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Blog digging producer Ryan Hemsworth a long way from Halifax
Ryan Hemsworth, a 22-year-old bedroom producer from Halifax, has risen to recognition over the past year with a couple of blog-hyped EPs, and is now commissioned to do remixes for the likes of French “electro-bro” Brodinski’s label, Bromance Records. I discussed his strategy in the July issue of AUX’s ipad magazine. Aside from producing... »
The best (and worst) of CMW 2011
We’ve pounded the pavement and blown out our eardrums over the last five days, and now it’s time to reveal our best and worst of Canadian Music Week. Avoiding some horrible headlining acts and Canadian music industry delusions, we look back on it as amusement tinged with dismal Vancouverian weather. »
The Best and Worst of NXNE 2010
NXNE is over, we’ve survived, and the hangovers have subsided just enough to post some hazy recollections. After pounding the pavement and blowing out our eardrums to countless bands, we’ve compiled our best and worst moments of Toronto’s finest music festival. If you have any to add, feel free to post them in the... »
On the state of DJing: Wisdom from dance music’s big wigs at CMW
Last weekend we sat in on Canadian Music Week’s Dance Summit in Toronto, and the panel discussion went much deeper than clubs and drugs – one topic being the lack of originality in DJing today. With the advent of globalism and online downloading, the concern is that dance music’s regionality (ex. Chicago vs. New... »
Where’s the funk at? Wrongbar, the new church of vintage soul
Elvir Kovacevic, the conga drummer for resident cover band The Main Thing says their monthly Revue guarantees retro-funk lovers a new experience (unless you are super-old, or lucked-out with parents’ exceptional record collection). “The stuff we’re playing is very obscure from songs off these rare 45s that just don’t exist anymore. A few DJs... »
Parallels Video: Pop gets serious
Toronto’s synth-pop up-and-comers, Parallels, premiered the video for its first single Ultralight a few weeks ago at the Ossington for mostly artists and friends, and now you can critique it yourself. A bonus point goes to anyone who can figure out the content of the flashing subliminal images planted by the creators (Aaron Kopff and... »
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