Articles by Pierre Hamilton

Dragonette

PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2007

To undress Dragonette's Martina Sorbara one needs to bundle up with a personality that reveals so much about of rock’n’roll and its desire...

9th Wonder

Dream Merchant Vol. 2

PUBLISHED Oct 9, 2007

Cast aside any worry about 9th Wonder’s split from Little Brother; his debut, a solo album of his beats and other people’s rhymes, spanks h...

Virgin Festival

Toronto Island Park, Toronto ON September 8 to 9

PUBLISHED Sep 24, 2007

It was spiritual. Nothing less than baptism upgraded with electronics, confetti and a laser light show. At the centre of this circus stood...

Mellow Black

At The Speed Of Motion

PUBLISHED Sep 18, 2007

What sinks most Canadian MCs is their inability to string together compelling narratives. Mellow Black (or MySpace alias Mello Black) may b...

Infinito 2017 & Unagi

You and Eye

PUBLISHED Sep 18, 2007

If A Tribe Called Quest’s Low End Theory gets regular rotation in your music collection, this seven-song EP walks the same territory. Unagi...

Retro Tech

Mixtape

PUBLISHED Aug 20, 2007

Suck UK's designers demanded that modern technology dress retro. And damn it if a too-thin USB key — great for making digital mixtapes — do...

Talib Kweli

Ear Drum

PUBLISHED Aug 14, 2007

Liberation for Talib Kweli meant freeing himself from the notion he had to be everything to everyone. With its slow stew of heartbeat drums...

RJD2

The Third Hand Instrumentals

PUBLISHED Aug 14, 2007

Much of what was wrong with The Third Hand is avoided here by stripping away the vocals. That doesn’t completely salvage this album but it...