Articles by Thomas Quinlan

Thirstin Howl III & Rack-Lo

Lo Down & Dirty

PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2007

Lo Down & Dirty is noteworthy not just for being the first full-length collaboration between Lo Life founders Thirstin Howl III and Rack-Lo...

Wal Martian

Martian Law

PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2007

For his debut album, Wal Martian concocts a collage of obscure sounds and samples to create an instrumental album with a loose narrative ba...

N.I.F.T.Y.

PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2007

It was certainly a pleasant surprise to find that promoters Just Entertainment brought a lot of positive, political hip-hop to CMW with the...

Public Enemy

PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2007

Celebrating 20 years together, Chuck, Flav and Griff — along with DJ Lord, the S1Ws and a trio of backing musicians — still rock a wicked l...

Puppetmastaz

PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2007

Sure, a crew of rapping puppets might seem corny, but these Berliners back their gimmick with skills. The puppet masters behind the Puppetm...

Stolen From Africa

PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2007

While the audience may have proved to Americans 7L & Esoteric why Toronto is called the "Screwface Capital” with thrown bottles and booing,...

The Grudge 2

Takashi Shimizu

PUBLISHED Mar 13, 2007

Picking up where the first instalment left off, The Grudge 2 delves deeper into the history of that horrific curse born of rage. When the a...

Ricca Razor Sharp

12 Steps to a Deffer You

PUBLISHED Mar 9, 2007

Evolving through rap/metal and funk/hip-hop hybrid bands before going solo, Ricca Razor Sharp debuts his battle-honed mic skills with his 1...