Articles by Del F. Cowie

OVO Fest featuring Drake, Rick Ross, the Weeknd, Stevie Wonder, Lil Wayne

Molson Canadian Amphitheatre, Toronto ON July 31

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2011

For OVO Fest's second edition, Drake did everything to seem like the generous host. Last year, he brought out Jay-Z and Eminem to close the...

Little Dragon

Ritual Union

PUBLISHED Jul 22, 2011

Since the 2009 release of their sophomore album Machine Dreams, the Gothenburg-based Swedish quartet of Little Dragon have found themselves...

DJ Jazzy Jeff and Ayah

Back For More

PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2011

Legendary party starter DJ Jazzy Jeff still packs dance floors across the world, but it's been awhile since he's issued anything new from t...

Dr. Dre

The Pioneer

PUBLISHED May 29, 2011

It's hard to imagine what hip-hop might sound without Dr. Dre. The 46-year-old producer wields a formidable influence that extends deep int...

Kardinal Offishall, Glenn Lewis, Slakah the Beatchild Join Forces for Congo Classrooms for a Brighter Future Concert in Toronto

PUBLISHED May 18, 2011

A diverse array of Canadian musicians are coming together to help raise money for students needing to attend school in the Democratic Repub...

J Rocc

Some Cold Rock Stuf

PUBLISHED Mar 26, 2011

"Yo, yo, yo, yo! That was fresh. But bust the slow beat!" Anyone familiar with J Rocc (of the pioneering Beat Junkies turntablist crew or a...

Canadian Winter

Just Wait Till February

PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2011

Canadian Winter are a group of Hamilton, ON musicians headed up by Kobi Annobil, an MC hailing from Woking, which is south of London in the...

J*DaVeY

Evil Christian Cop: The Great Mistapes

PUBLISHED Feb 22, 2011

It's taking L.A. futuristic funk/new wave duo J*Davey a long time to drop their debut album, New Designer Drug, but they've managed to issu...