Shad keeps bringing the heat on "Keep Shining" the latest off his excellent TSOL LP. Catch a little holy ghost. Shad - Keep Shining Purchase / Info Rating: 8.2
London' ON rapper (and Juno nominee) Shad has just dropped a new video for his track "Keep Shining". The video is a criticism of the shortage of female artists in hip hop. Check it out: Shad's website
CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW VIDEO Director: Sarah Michelle Brown Note from the Director: To me, the "Keep Shining" video is an ode to the strong and often under-appreciated spirits of women. This video was designed as a candid and thought/emotion-provoking concept. My goals were to create a candid and uplifting experience that featured a wide diversity of women and girls and to also unearth what I felt lay beneath the lyrics: A call [...]
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Although real hip-hop seems to be on the rise again; a track this amazing overall doesn't just drop every day. Shad just released the video for his track "Keep Shining" that is off his latest album entitled TSOL . This type of track is what keeps you interested in the hip-hop movement and realize it's potential. Whether its the beat, the rhymes, or the messages; this track has it all and then some. Check out the beaitfully done video below and pick up the album, TSOL , out now. Click [...]
I appreciate a great track as much as anyone else, but I really appreciate when that track is taken to another level in the visual form. And that's just what we have here with Shad's "Keep Shining." Director Sarah Brown put together a video showcasing the topic of the MC's verses: Women. Most importantly, those who are under-appreciated and taken for granted by society as a whole. It's a moving piece for sure and one that's just extremely well done. Hit the skip for the visuals.
Vote for your favorite this year! I got this idea from Earbuds and Ticketstubs . To all the nominees nominated for CBC Radio 3 ''s Searchlight Contest. What outrageous things are you willing to do to win this competition? Go on http://r3.ca/0CvO to vote for you favorite Canadian music website. For dream sake "if I win", I would hold a big show (depending on which Ottawa venue to use) on winning the contest and get whatever band is available to play. Outrageous part will be [...]
Vote for your favorites this year! I was not aware that my site was nominated in CBC Radio 3 's Searchlight Competition for Canada's Best Music Website. Today of all days being Chinese New Years (Year of the Rabbit) and now this. I don't know how my site was picked out since I read on the day it was announced that mostly people listed these sites: Herohill , Chromewaves , iheartmusic , QBiM , Earbuds and Ticketstubs , Exclaim , Southern Souls , [...]
So in after my last post talking about D-Sisive, there were a lot of comments mentioning Shad , so I thought he merited his own post. For those of you who aren't familiar with the name, Shadrach Kabango (Shad or Shad K for short) is a rapper from London, Ontario, who first attracted significant attention from hip-hop and Canadian music fans in 2007 with the release of his second full-length studio album, The Old Prince . Based on the strength of singles "The Old Prince Still Lives At Home" (and its Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air -spoofing [...]
The Juno Awards are the Canadian equivalent of the Grammys, only Arcade Fire nominations are more an expectation than a surprise. This year, Win Butler and co. are up for four awards, including Album of the Year, Group of the Year, and Songwriter of the Year. Canada's other indie powerhouse, Broken Social Scene, scored nominations for Group of the Year, Alternative Album of the Year, and Music Video of the Year. Rapper Drake is also a big winner, as he netted nominations for Album of the Year, Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the [...]
CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO The good homie and fellow blogger Danny, just released the #4 issue of the very dope magazine "The Find" a magazine that has that Word Is Bond spirit of genuinely uplifting and informing fans about their favorite underground artists...check the features below to understand what I mean. A Must Buy! [...]
My god, this is my work break! I got part two of the team's Single. Listen to their remix to the song Listen. Its stellar! Not many words to say, other than this is a sick song that is just ridiculous! Thanks to JM for the find! Shad & Dallas - Listen (Remix) Download audio file (Listen-Remix.mp3) Tweet
Filed under: News , Exclusive , New Music , New Releases Patrick Lemieux | Chromewaves Dallas Green had always wanted to team up creatively with rapper Shad , but juggling his bands Alexisonfire and solo project City and Colour , leaves little time for anything else. But after Green heard Shad's album, 'TSOL,' the guy made sure he made time. The result is the new [...]
Here is a duo of Canadian acts, both of whom are unbelievably talented in their respective genres and are getting more and more respected for the work they can do. Shad, who has an extremely brilliant talent with words and putting them into a rap, really works his magic on this tune, Live Forever, and he really turns this song into a one that makes you think. Talking about our morality and our mortality at that, as well as the way that our heart is a guide for all we do, we get a great proclamation [...]
(photo: exclaim.ca) Skate4Cancer.com says its mission is to spread the positive message that the way to combat cancer's spreading plague is through open, honest discussions and arming ourselves with knowledge. Shad and Dallas Green are helping Skate4Cancer spread that message with a spirited and inspired collaboration: Shad & Dallas released the Two Songs EP this week , whose proceeds will go to skate4cancer.com. "Live Forever" is backed by a remix of Shad's track "Listen" (from last year's Polaris Prize shortlisted [...]
I honestly was just thinking about the fact that I haven't seen much of Dallas Green on the blogosphere - I had planned to do a post on some old City and Colour songs, and out comes a collaboration between Dallas and canadian hip hop artist Shad. I swear they read my mind by not only putting out the two track EP, but through the content of the single 'Live Forever.' I've listened to the track about fifteen times now - its especially relevant after the loss of a hallmate this morning to natural causes. I didn't know her well, [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News There will be no shortage of acts to check out at this year's Canadian Music Fest, which takes place March 9-13 in Toronto as part of Canadian Music Week . Announced today, the stellar lineup includes Kurt Vile , Dinosaur Jr .'s J Mascis , Janelle Monáe, Melissa Etheridge and Good Charlotte . And, naturally, the Canadian contingent is top-tier, with performances by Shad [...]
Filed under: News , Exclusive , New Music , New Releases After teaming up with Cadence Weapon and Broken Social Scene 's Lisa Lobsinger and Brendan Canning , Shad is back at the collaborating game, this time aligning himself with City and Colour / Alexisonfire mainstay Dallas Green . Today marks the release of their two-track EP, fittingly titled 'Shad & Dallas: Two Songs,' with all proceeds from the disc [...]
End of year lists are always a bitch to write, there's no two ways about it; you always end up mulling over numerous methods of presenting, as well as the inevitable mistaken omission of items. With the accessibility and dispensability of music nowadays, it becomes ever so easy to temporarily forget tracks or even complete albums. So instead of droning on about obscure albums that have floated between my ears, here is a concise guide to my personal highlights of the year. Foals - Spanish Sahara As well as claiming the track of the year title from [...]
Two of Canada's finest musicians are teaming up for an odd couple 12". Rapper Shad and the forever collaborating Dallas Green of City And Colour will be releasing the two song, um, Two Songs on January 11th. Proceeds from the sale of the vinyl will go to Skate4Cancer. You can hear the A-side "Live Forver" over at Consequence Of Sound. Shad's website City And Colour's website
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