June 2012
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A Look at the Polaris Long List: 13. Leonard Cohen...
Leonard Cohen is a Canadian, nay international musical institution. He’s lived a life many would envy and is responsible for at least one song, “Hallelujah” that has become a standard covered by many, many artists and one of the all-time great songs in the pop music canon. And at 77 he’s still doing it, as this Old Ideas album attests. However, while you can feel the...
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[MP3] Nas Feat. Rick Ross - Accident Murderers
Another heatrock from Nas. This Life is Good album (due July 17) looks like it’s shaping up to be a banger. Shout to Biz Markie though.
Previously on The Kitchen:
Nas - The Don | DJ Premier & Bumpy Knuckles feat. Nas - Turn Up the Mic (remix)
[via 546inthemorning]
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The hypocrisy of the Toronto news media's coverage...
So John Raposo survived a mob hit 5 years ago (in which his friend died), was deep in the mob-run illegal gambling world and had known ties to biker gangs but there’s less media hysteria around his death than over the Eaton Centre shooting? The hypocrisy of Raposo being mourned as an ‘innocent’ victim who people are shocked was shot while Ahmed Hassan was demonized as having...
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A Look at the Polaris Long List: 3. Rich Aucoin -...
This album by East Coast rocker, Rich Aucoin is kind of interesting. Dude used over 500 musicians to create the record. The scope of his ambition is clear. The end results less so. The album had its moments but felt a little too all over the place to me but which might be the point. Two of the odder (or intriguing depending on your point of view) moments follow below: “Brian Wilson is...
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A Look at the Polaris Long List: 9. Cadence Weapon...
I think I’ve been pretty clear on how much I dislike this album. Polaris jurors know even more so. That being said, inexplicably jurors seem to love this guy so expect him to make a strong run at becoming a short list nominee. Disagree with me?
[stream via Exclaim]
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A Look at the Polaris Long List: 8. Blackie and...
This roots/country ‘super-group’ project features guest appearances by Emmylou Harris, Roseanne Cash, Lucinda Williams, Mary Margaret O’Hara and more (?) perplexing Exene Cervenka (of legendary LA punk band, X), Patty Scialfa (aka Bruce Springsteen’s fellow band-mate and wife) and jazz singers, Cassandra Wilson and Holly Cole.
Every time I hear a...
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A Look at the Polaris Long List: 1. A Tribe Called...
Once again it’s that time of the year. The Polaris Music Prize Long list was just announced last week and I did pretty well: 3 of my 5 picks made the cut which ain’t bad although I still feel like the Saukrates album, which didn’t make it, has been getting short shrift from his fans and the public at large.
As a member of the Polaris Music Prize jury who wants to do...
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“You grow up in Black america and it’s like living in a pressure cooker. Babies...”
– H. Rap Brown (via commonright)
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Check me out on the @PolarisPrize Long List Salon... →
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[Music Video] Saukrates - Tomorrow
I’m a little late on this but here’s the latest video from Saukrates’ new Season One album. I love the album, which can be considered as much an urban pop album as a hip-hop one, others not so much. Whatchu think though? Hit the jump to stream the entire album if you didn’t hear it yet from the last time I posted it.
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"The shooting at the Eaton Centre stayed the top... →
A friend’s analysis of the disparity between the Toronto Star’s coverage of the recent Eaton Centre and Little Italy shootings in Toronto. [note: the link embedded in the quote above goes to a Rosie DiManno op-ed on the same topic at The Star]
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From @SpecterMagazine #10: “Of Breakbeats and... →
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Can you engage in Racial Profiling and not...
via @HipHopwired:
The NYPD is amassing a reputation for the most racist force in the country, and Michael Deragjati is only adding to the fury. The officer, accused of falsely arresting a black man under the protection of the city’s “stop-and-frisk” policy, has admitted to racial profiling–but says he’s not racist.
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