This past summer, Pip Skid and I participated in an artist residency put on by Synonym Art Consultation at The Tallest Poppy in Winnipeg. We spent a whole weekend in one of the booths at the diner making beats, writing lyrics and recording songs while dining customers stared at us in bewilderment. We had a… Continue reading Poppycock Album Now Up Exclusively at the Tallest Poppy in Winnipeg
Category: Rap
Marathon of Dope Compilation Volume II
There is a new Marathon of Dope compilation complete with all new and exclusive songs by some of the great artists I’m proud to be associated with, such as Pip Skid, Bazooka Joe, Nestor Wynrush, Birdapres, Zucchini Drive, Nomad, Mike Ladd and more. Download the whole thing here for free. Listen to the brand new… Continue reading Marathon of Dope Compilation Volume II
Horizon
New song from the upcoming Transcendentality EP, “Horizon.”
Pluganomics Podcast
I recently sat down with the homie and Winnipeg hip-hop lover Bruce Lord to record an episode of his podcast Pluganomics. We had a couple beers at the Sherb and talked about rap, Winnipeg hip-hop history, the DIY attitude, punk music and authenticity. And some other stuff too. Then we got kicked out by the… Continue reading Pluganomics Podcast
Sunday, November 15th: Greg MacPherson w/ Rob Crooks
This Sunday, I’ll be opening up for Greg MacPherson at the Good Will in Winnipeg. Greg, along with co-owner Cam Loeppky, run Disintegration Records, the label that I am currently recording my new album for. All the songs I’ll be performing at this show will be from this upcoming album. The album is a continuation… Continue reading Sunday, November 15th: Greg MacPherson w/ Rob Crooks
Language, Hip-Hop and the 23rd of April at the Cavern in Winnipeg
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
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