The Airconcast? Yes, because I am recording this in our hotel room in Austin, surrounded by a noisy fridge and an even noisier air-conditioning unit. It was so loud I actually turned it off during the recording, but the room then quickly became uncomfortably stuffy, so this podcast was recorded with me sitting in my pants in a slightly uncomfortable sweat - picture that if you will. We are, as you will have guessed, out here for SXSW again, but seeing as next week's podcast is going to be our now-traditional chat with Peej, Vic Galloway and Stuart [...]
"I'm going back to Paris with a gun in my hand."
Ira Lee produces some of the most bizarre and haunting music we have ever heard. Yet, somehow the bizarre produces a result of unexpected beauty and addiction. We first listened to Ira Lee a couple years back in Montreal when the idea for Lovely Hearts Club first came to fruition. Now, years later, we see the evolution of his multi-talented character which has transcended from upbeat piano pop to dark and experimental R&B. Combining key elements of underground hip hop in the style of Busdriver and MC Chris with the raw [...]
Ira Lee produces some of the most bizarre and haunting music we have ever heard. Yet, somehow the bizarre produces a result of unexpected beauty and addiction. We first listened to Ira Lee a couple years back in Montreal when the idea for Lovely Hearts Club first came to fruition. Now, years later, we see the evolution of his multi-talented character which has transcended from upbeat piano pop to dark and experimental R&B. Combining key elements of underground hip hop in the style of Busdriver and MC Chris with the raw [...]
Perhaps you remember the little Canadian hip hop playlist we put together for the good people of R3, and their enjoyment of it . Well, the podcast we recorded with R3 should be up at some point today, and so I thought I'd put up a second special Rap-Sack Backpack to discuss the next four songs on the playlist . 'Aight then, away we go. Classified f. Joel Plaskett - One Track Mind There are multiple reasons for [...]
I don't know about you fine folks, but I'm still feeling fantastic about the Saints big win on Sunday night. Of course I've been a Saints for like 20 years, so perhaps the euphoria engendered by the feel-good story that is the Saints bringing a title to the city of New Orleans, that is still facing some well-documented challenges, has faded already for some. Not me though friend, this will keep me on a high for the foreseeable future. Because of that, I'd like to spread some goodwill around like Saint Drew spreads the ball to [...]
Ira Lee's new album, My Favorite Songs By Me , puts me in a bit of a quandary. I mean, I liked Ira's last album , and I really like this one, but I don't exactly know what to say to you fine folks to induce you to have a listen. And that's kind of the point isn't it? Well it's the point here, to spread the word about music we like - I realize other blog-type sites appear to have some other agenda, but your best friends here at the hill. So [...]
If Winnipeg is mini-Detroit , can Regina be mini-Winnipeg? At least until R-Town gets the domed stadium that promises to be the (sadly) hottest issue of its fall municipal election . Then maybe Regina can be mini-Vancouver. It's already rocking the urban poverty thing like no one else can (though not as sensationally as Wpg), so why not let well-fed white guys * watch football indoors? What's the worst that could happen? Municipal and provincial taxpayers blow an obscene amount of money that might be better spent on social services, infrastructure, [...]
Alberta - land of oil, Gretzky, booming economies, terrific beef and sunburn causing ski hills - we pay tribute to you. Listen, we know we took forever trying to get this mix off the ground and because my imac is still in storage, we didn't even finish the cover art. We apologize. We were waiting on some special tracks and then as soon as we got them, I had to move across the country. As a result, a few of our exclusives ( Women, Ayla Brook ) are now common fodder on the net (but thanks Ken, we appreciate [...]
For a minute, I thought Saskatchewan had an answer for the hip hop gauntlet I've been throwing down over the last few months. Ira Lee's new album Die with a Regina postmark, but myspace and other sources list Ira as being from Edmonton, so it looks like Saskatchewan is in the mix, but Alberta hip hop wins again. Which shouldn't surprise you if you're a regular here on the hill, as Albertans have shown more hip hop hustle than any of the other provinces. What is surprising is this description on the front page [...]
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