The meaning of a word depends on how it is used. This is to say that language is essentially contextual, and that a word only has an identity through its relation to its other. A cliché example of this is when one word, in different contexts, holds opposite meanings, as in when “bad” is used… Continue reading Language, Hip-Hop and the 23rd of April at the Cavern in Winnipeg
Category: New Music
Gruf the Druid’s Surface Area Album Release Party
There are three concert memories I have in my mind at all times. One is the memory of some fool in the front row of a Public Enemy concert refusing an offer from Flava Flav to swap his Florida Panthers jersey for the latter’s clock necklace. All these years later, I still ponder from time… Continue reading Gruf the Druid’s Surface Area Album Release Party
Downtown ’09 Now Available for Free Download
My new EP Downtown ’09 is now officially available for free download from Marathon of Dope! Please download, listen and pass it around! If you’d like a preview, listen to the song “Stab Somebody.” And please don’t forget, for those of you in Winnipeg, I will be performing every song, plus some others, next Thursday… Continue reading Downtown ’09 Now Available for Free Download
Stab Somebody
So, here is a song from my new EP, Downtown ’09. The song is called “Stab Somebody.” Although, the EP doesn’t officially come out until tomorrow, it is available for free download now. So please check it out, and share if you like it! “Stab Somebody” is about a guy who has developed a drug… Continue reading Stab Somebody
Coming Soon: Downtown ’09
Later this week I’m going to be dropping a new EP entitled Downtown ’09. It’s a collection of 6 songs that depict the sometimes dark side of Winnipeg’s nightlife. The songs form a narrative arc through the immature hedonism of one night stands and self-destructive drug use, leading up to a violent stabbing that brings… Continue reading Coming Soon: Downtown ’09
Video for “Saturday”
Last year I was lucky enough to have the experience of a lifetime: touring across Europe with my friends from Zucchini Drive. I’ve been on many tours before, but never like that one. Twenty-one cities in just under a month’s time. We drove all over Europe from Spain to Germany and (almost) everywhere in between.… Continue reading Video for “Saturday”
Nomad Covers “Me and All of My Friends”
Nomad covered my latest single and I’m so impressed. He turned my upbeat indie-pop song into the sort of death-folk that I can only dream of making. Check it out: When you ask one of your favourite contemporary artists to cover one of your songs, you risk the possibility that their cover version will completely… Continue reading Nomad Covers “Me and All of My Friends”
Me And All of My Friends Remix by Speed Dial 7
When I was putting together this maxi-single, I wanted to include some remixes. Plus, I wanted my friends to be involved in this project with me. Speed Dial 7 was the first one to return his remix. I like this remix. The original song is sort of a dancey/indie-pop song. This version slows down the… Continue reading Me And All of My Friends Remix by Speed Dial 7
The Me and All of My Friends EP is Here!
My new EP is here for your downloading pleasure. Yay! Here’s some more information about it: “After releasing three collaborative albums in 2013 (with Birdapres, Sugar Pill Gang and Magnum KI), Rob Crooks returns with his first solo release since 2012’s Hearts. This EP is a continuation of Rob’s exploration into the territory of post-rap… Continue reading The Me and All of My Friends EP is Here!
Me and All of My Friends
Next Tuesday, Match 25th, I’m going to be making a new EP available called Me and All of My Friends. The EP is kind of like a digital 12″, in that there are two original songs, two remixes and a cover version of one of the songs. I’m pretty excited to let people hear it. To… Continue reading Me and All of My Friends