Check out this trailer for Chris Bosh’s First Ink. We were first put on to First Ink by the project’s photographer Will Nguyen earlier this summer. Will is one of the 8 photographers participating in Grade Scool’s Life Cycles exhibit coming this spring.
Get ready for a big year for Raptors nation, we’re going to be having some fun in this city come springtime, we can feel it. Shout out to 1 LOVE TO for putting us onto the trailer.
The very talented and soulful Toronto artist Saidah Baba Talibah is set to release her newest collection of work entitled “The Phone Demos” tomorrow via iTunes.
The Phone Demos started after Saidah used her cell phone to record a song she and her guitarist were working on. After sharing the recordings, the singer noticed that people not only loved the music but the grainy texture of the sound which reminded them of early vinyl recordings. Bolstered by reaction, Saidah decided to share these songs for fans so they could follow her current journey of recording her debut, (S)Cream. “The Phone Demos are a way for me to share the raw beginnings, the vulnerabilities, the flaws in the sound and, simply, the rough sketches of these songs. I think it’s a cool way to build relationships with people who are getting to know me, the artist, by being invited into getting to know me in all stages of creation.”
Be sure to get your digital paws on this truly unique collection of music. And in the meantime, check out Saidah’s sultry performance of her new single (S)Cream at Honey Jam 2009 below. WARNING: Video may give viewers the grease face.
Some of our city’s favourite sons dropped a much anticipated debut EP on Tuesday and its already getting rave reviews. What a week for these guys, first they are invited to perform a short set for MTV live that you can now watch online by going to http://www.mtv.ca/mtv-live/music.jhtml. Then NOW Magazine gives the self titled release a four NNNN review (loosely translated as some damn good music) and then TONIGHT were all having a party at the Horseshoe tavern at Queen and Spadina to officially launch the EP. Their set is relatively early (9:00) so be sure to come on time. Needless to say these guys are the move and big things are anticipated from this power synth trio.
Check the band out at www.styrofoamones.com and be sure to buy the EP today on ITUNES, your dancing feet will thank you.
Duck Sauce is the vintage crate-digging disco-inspired collaboration of Armand Van Helden and A-Trak. Their “aNYway,” a song that loops Final Edition’s “I Can Do It (Anyway You Want)” into an up-tempo dance anthem. The song’s from Duck Sauce’s Greatest Hits EP, forthcoming via A-Trak’s Fool’s Gold label.
It’s the first Tuesday of the month, so that means that Alexander The is releasing a new track. If you havn’t checked out Alexander The’s music before, now is an excellent time to start. VINTA is a powerful tribal influenced track inspired from the heart of Manila and created in the heart of Toronto. We’re going to be working with Alexander The to get the word out about some fundraising efforts going down in Toronto in support of Flood victims in the Philippines, stay tuned and help where you can.
Until then, download your own copy of VINTA by going to www.alexanderthe.com or preview the song by listening here:
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