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Backburner Crew Launches “Heatwave” and “Rhyme O’Clock” Videos on Feb 2nd

Much of what I could say here, you’ve probably heard me say before, so I’ll keep it short and sweet. Next week, on Thursday Febuary 2nd, The $5 Rap Show puts on their first show of 2012 celebrating the release … Continue reading

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Twenty Of My Favourite Records From 2011

Here we go again! As usual, this year I started with an obscenely long list of albums and then whittled it down to twenty. Things got pretty cut-throat when it came to dropping bands off the list — it seriously hurt … Continue reading

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Showlogues: Dream Jefferson Rip It Up At Sneaky Dee’s

A collection of videos from TWM shows gone by. See what you’ve been missing out on. If you weren’t there to see Dream Jefferson — who’s latest free EP Punch Perm got raves from publications like Cokemachineglow and more — … Continue reading

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Backburner Crew Spit Fire On “Heatwave”

If you are reading this and thinking the name Backburner is new to you, maybe some of these names will refresh your memory: Jesse Dangerously, Chokeules, Wordburglar, Thesis Sahib, Timbuktu, and More or Les. Yes, they’re all a part of the … Continue reading

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Free Stream & Download: Jesse Futerman’s Super Basement EP

Well, this was a nice surprise. I stumbled upon Jesse Futerman‘s new EP Super Basement while searching through the “Toronto” tag on Bandcamp. I was initially hooked by the beautiful artwork — put together by Alice Dufay — and was … Continue reading

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Free Stream: Dream Jefferson’s Punch Perm EP

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! New EP from Toronto’s finest party-rockers Dream Jefferson has finally hit the intertubes! But seriously, Dream Jeff have been rocking Toronto’s indie-rock and hip-hop scene for a while now, and they’ve released the follow … Continue reading

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Music Video: The Beastie Boys’ “Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win” ft. Santigold

The Beastie Boys made a splash recently with their star-studded 30-minute extended music video for “Make Some Noise”, so it comes as no surprise that their new video is another home run. Directed by Spike Jonze, the video for “Don’t … Continue reading

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New Releases: Tuesday, April 19th

Here’s a quick rundown of some major releases hitting shelves today in music stores: Del The Funky Homosapien spent a good amount of time off during the 2000′s, but lately he’s been quite prolific. His recent collaboration with Tame 1 … Continue reading

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Hear The New Beastie Boys Track “Make Some Noise”

It seems like we’ve been waiting for the new Beastie Boys record forever, but as of today their brand new song “Make Some Noise” off the new album Hot Sauce Committee Part Two is streaming online to tide you over. The … Continue reading

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Stream The Streets’ new mixtape “Cyberspace and Reds”

Lately Mike Skinner has been dropping a lot of scattered music on the internet. Between his YouTube song posts and his Twitter track previews, he’s just now released the mixtape Cyberspace and Reds via Soundcloud, in anticipation for the upcoming … Continue reading

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