Articles by Thomas Quinlan

Toolshed

Relapse

PUBLISHED Apr 17, 2007

Press play and two cartoon children beckon to you with their highly polarised thoughts — their voices scratched and manipulated for hip-hop...

Various

Heads Connect: Vol One

PUBLISHED Apr 17, 2007

Toronto’s Rhythmicru and Montreal’s ICM Records celebrate the continued success of their shared dual-city hip-hop night with this compilati...

The Lost Room

PUBLISHED Apr 16, 2007

When homicide detective Joe Miller (Peter Krause) is assigned to an unusual murder case, he stumbles upon a key that opens a mysterious roo...

El-P’s Insomnia

PUBLISHED Mar 23, 2007

While most artists struggle their whole career to find their voice, Brooklyn, NY rapper-producer El-Producto has pushed the boundaries of h...

Aobaonkyo / Various

Aoon

PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2007

Japanese label Aobaonkyo Recordings connects with a bunch of left-field, underground MCs from the U.S. and provides them with production, r...

Dope Poet’s Society

PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2007

Canada's premier political rap group have yet to be silenced as Professor D and crew proved when they took to the stage opening for Public...

Goodword

Coulda Been That

PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2007

Goodword’s debut from last year, I Got A Story To Tell, was fun, positive and an easy listen. Unfortunately, his follow-up, Coulda Been Tha...

Josh Martinez

PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2007

While clean-cut hippie rapper Josh Martinez may not have been nominated for any Junos, he does have a Jew nose, which was only one of the m...