Articles by Thomas Quinlan

The Dark Monk
True Underlord
PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2012
A student of DOOM's Metal Face Akademy, the Dark Monk hands in his term project, better known as his debut album, True Underlord, on which...
Modulok
You Look So Tragic
PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2012
With his third solo album, Modulok sounds confident and sure of himself, even when being self-deprecating, as on catchy first single "Just...
Mikedecline
Calmmunicate
PUBLISHED Jan 27, 2012
Vancouver, BC producer mikedecline returns with another oddly titled half-hour of instrumental hip-hop. Composed primarily of jazz and soul...
Bluebird
Cannonball!!!
PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2012
About a decade ago, the hip-hop underground was being challenged by an artsy rap collective called Anticon that inspired and opened doors f...
Blunts & Roses
Blunts & Roses
PUBLISHED Dec 31, 2011
L.O.D. Development artists Absent Minded and iLLvibe come together for Blunts & Roses, an album that puts their vocals over hip-hop beats f...
Waffle and Divinyl
Off the Iron
PUBLISHED Dec 23, 2011
The debut from London, ON's Waffle and Divinyl reveals a classic rapper and DJ/producer duo, demonstrated best on the opening of "Tough Aud...
Nomad
No Magic
PUBLISHED Dec 13, 2011
While Belgian rapper/singer Nomad has contributed vocals to his electronic hip-hop groups (Cavemen Speak and Gunporn), as well as Canadian...
The Mighty Rhino
He Whom The Beat Sets Free Is Free Indeed
PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2011
A consistent highlight of Toronto's Hip-Hop Karaoke stage, the Mighty Rhino debuts with an album of originals that alternates between raw h...