Show Review : The Roots @ MTL Jazz Fest
Hip-Hop’s last standing group deliver another scorcher of a show to the Montreal Jazz Fest audience. The Roots Live are a sure thing, like Michael Jordan with the last shot in the 4th quarter… It was the fourth time I’ve seen the Philly group so it would only be normal …
Show Review and Interview: Jose James @ MTL Jazz Fest
The Montreal audience got their first taste of the much hyped Jose James. He was in town to tour his current project and first release on a US label (on Impulse! no less) along with a really exciting young talent, Jef Neve, a pianist from Belgium. US born and London …
Show Review: Gil Scott-Heron @ MTL Jazz Fest
Very touching concert at Montreal’s Jazz Fest from one of true living legends of American music: the criminally underrated “godfather of rap” mr. Gil Scott-Heron The show started a full two hours late but the crowd waited very patiently and hung outside the venue. I think people were this patient …
Sample Alert : Kheops vs Francois de Roubaix
Any real hip-hop head likes a good sample hunt. I rarely post about the whole sampler – sampled thing because frankly most of them have been done, so I focus on ones i’ve never seen before. This is a French Hip-Hop gem from 1997 used by Kheops for a Def …
A Copa Do Mundo (De Música) 2010
MusicIsMySanctuary presents the 2010 Copa do Mundo de MUSICA! We take the 32 teams and base our choices based on their musical output and heritage! Intense discussions encouraged!
Mark Ronson & The Business INTL – Bang Bang Bang
Hmmm, i’m not sure about this one… Yeah, Q-Tip is fire as always but honestly he could rap about his grocery list and it would still sound good. I guess i’ll let it grow on me. What do you think about this one?
Kindred Spirits presents “Musica de Futebol”
Pretty awesome podcast right here from the good folks at Kindred Spirits from Amsterdam.
Wax Poetics #41 “Hip-Hop Issue”
The new issue of our favorite record nerd magazine is out. #41 is a Hip-Hop focused issue. Can’t wait to get my hands on it! Visit WAX POETICS here Featuring: Ice Cube, Ice-T, EPMD, DJ Disco Whiz, Supreme Photo Essay, Grandmixer DXT, Latin Freestyle, Easy Mo Bee Record Rundown, DJ …