Articles by Kevin Jones

Sergio Mendes

Timeless

PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2006

Say what you want about Will.I.Am and his Black Eyed Peas’ pop-tastic new sound, but alone, the man has never been totally discountable beh...

Deux Process

In Deux Time

PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2006

A mission statement expressing a valiant (if not delusional) desire to save hip-hop from its purgatorial existence in the mainstream has lo...

Lotek Hi-Fi

Mixed Blessings

PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2006

That the founding member and principal beat-smith behind dubby London slow-burners Lotek Hi-Fi cut his teeth as live musical director and s...

The Roots

Homegrown Vol. 1 & 2

PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2006

For over a decade now, premiere hip-hop band rhe Roots have given us nothing but pure heavenly sweetness — both on record in the countless...

Sadat X

Experience and Education

PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2006

While a complimentary "E” for effort is never acceptable for any hip-hop release, you always have to give a little extra credit to the old...

DJ Serious Leads the Pack

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

When Toronto's DJ Serious made his first big moves as an artist nearly five years ago, the current of the city's hip-hop scene was moving i...

K'naan's Mission

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

A few weeks ago, members of the international music community banded together with Live 8 to effect tangible change in an African continent...

J-Live's Next Move

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

If talent, perseverance, and a superior product can together be viewed as fairly reliable determinants for success in the music biz, then B...