DEADMAU5 AND US

Deadmau5 | Photo By: Brittknee Withikaye

The digital deejay is KING.

London, ON no longer a party virgin! 
A party so sophisticated, that even mother nature couldn't F with her.  







Hosted by Premier Productions and The London Music Hall, Saturday October 02's 'Tent Party, rocked London, Ontario in historical fashion.  


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Was this the biggest outdoor event in our Ltown's ever? I dunno, but it was good, real good.  Yeah, there were people there that I never imagined dancing or kibitzing with, people who gave my camera the middle finger, but in good fun! Behind purple, "UWO" chants, W thumbs, and custom Deadmua5 masks, it was all about the music and the feeling of sharing something with a ton of peeps. It was like raving with your cousin David (the Hugo model) in Montreal inside Expo Stadium.  Plus, wouldn't you go back to university or college if you could for just one homecoming weekend?

An estimated 4,000 music fans and lost frosh attended Saturday's 'Tent Party'.  Without a doubt, this night proved that house music and dub step are in high demand in Canada and around the world.  "It's blowing up," Mark Russell of Premier Productions enthusiastically tells our team.  
Imagine a collage of rich and bass-Y beats that come at the brain like visual cues in a game of DDR: today's digital deejay manipulates and crosses audio layers at will.  One rule up and coming house deejays points out 'Tent Party' opener Bryan Wong, "pay your dues and master the art of the mix".    

Our team will dedicate an entire 24 minute show to this event this winter on London Calling IV.  In music terms, we see the 'Tent Party' as an example of the popularity and creativity associated with house.  Is this the ideal live experience?  You'd have to be there to know.  If you weren't, we'll do our best to show you what exactly went on in that tent.

DEADMAU5 | PREMIER PRODUCTIONS INC. | LONDON MUSIC HALL

EAGLES OF DEATH METAL | NXNE

"Don't leave your girl round me."


Eagles of Death Metal are bananas.  Not only do they slay your favourite tracks, moving swiftly between them and crushing solos where need be, occasionally they open up songs for further inspection. Jesse Hughes and company know how to work a crowd.  Picture what would have happened if Pierre Trudeau learned to play the drums back in the 70's and ditched politics altogether. Running with this lie, maybe Truedeau learns how to play guitar later in life ...  grows a dirty-doggin-handle-bar stache and that's the kind of charisma you can count on from Hughes night in night out.  If you've heard one Eagles of Death Metal, you can attest that most of the tracks revolve around sex, broken relationships, and timeless rock and roll.   These guys don't take themselves too seriously.  If you care about your girlfriend DO NOT bring her to this show.  She will end up on stage, then back stage, and eventually out of your life. 

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- AJS | BDM

EAGLES OF DEATH METAL | NXNE

DE LA | NXNE

Few hip hop bands deserve the title 'Legends'

De la soul played a free show on the (closing night) of NXNE and they threw down.  From 3 Feet High and Rising, De La Is Dead, to The Grind Date, De La threw down the classics and brought the thunder with tracks like ROCK CO KANE FLOW.   I saw De La perform the same act to close out Pitchfork two years back and all three Plugs have not lost their touch.  Thanks so much to NXNE for the media hook up and to my boy Adrian (A-train) for sweet talk'in the media personal.  This is what happens when good luck be on your side homies.

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Oodles of O's,

-AJS | BDM

DE LA SOUL | NXNE

THE MORNING BENDERS | PITCHFORK TV

"we are so smooth now"

If you haven't already picked up the latest from the Morning Benders you are sadly missing out on some of the BEST mood music of the summer.

I've been listening to BIG ECHO off and on since March, so at this point it's going to clearly define a good chunk of my existence in 2010; we'll call it a "nostalgic investment".
Lately, with the intensity of the summer weighing in, (air conditioner-less) it seems that this album becomes more of a fresh breeze, and a splash of cold water, just like the cover art.


Anyways...

Pitckfork.tv brings you a beautifully pieced live-to-tape set for the first track of Big Echo, "Excuses"

-Brittknee Withikaye, Editor

THE MORNING BENDERS | PITCHFORK 

PICK OF THE WEEK | PLANTS AND ANIMALS LA LA LAND

Montreal's Plants and Animals sharpen their skills, but will it help the Hab's?

If Montreal's Plants and Animals made it a goal to up the rock and roll ante with their latest release, LA LA Land - mission accomplished.

The album is full of surprises and wonder, starting with unfamiliar, up tempo guitar riffs on Tom Cruz, which pull back melodically into Swinging Bells.  

This pattern of hitting you hard with accessible, singable and very danceable three-piece rock, followed by 'come-downs' continues throughout LA LA Land.  This pattern makes the work unpredictable and emotional - something I know I will continue to reach for, especially when people stop in for din din.  Track three, American Idol, which I hope Warren C. Spicer is serious about reveals that he wants to be '... your American Idol'.  I'd watch.  Warren would stick it to those sheep.  Question though, who would he cover?  Himself?

There's something special about Warren's voice.  He transforms ordinary words into bright episodes full of open doors, which he kicks down to take his game that much further.  This was also true for the bands live performance.  He seemed to be barely opening is mouth, yet the enter venue was filled with this sweet sonic sounds.  This was cool cause you could really be anywhere in the venue and hear them well.

Our BDM team travelled to Toronto to see P&A play a free show at the Horseshoe for the launch of LA LA Land.

in Da Newz | SHAD ALBUM PREVIEW

Remember the first season of London Calling? Me neither... but what I do know is that the Old Prince was a big part of it, kicking off each episode with a freestyle on a London rooftop. [We'll have that one dug up for you later]

SHADK is getting ready to release his third LP: TSOL and you can preview it today at Spinner.ca all 13 tracks.

I just previewed the entire thing myself and it meets all expectations [good Ol' Prince].
Whatever you're doing right now, surfing the net, chillin' with some homies, or hula hooping on the back deck... do it to this.


Personal Picks: Rose Garden, We, Myself, and I, At the Same Time

SHAD | SPINNER | DUG UP

- Brittknee Withikaye, PA | BDM

THE HEAD HANCHO BLOGS! | PRODUCER'S NOTES

Big Tings!

Yes, this is why I dig a blog.  You can use everyday words that your mother or third grade teacher would take offense or a red pen to. 

I'm writing this from Fanshawe College - where I meet my interns Josh and Brit (and sometimes Sam who is mostly at the university) Monday through Friday. Yes, we be full time on this music tip.  I listened The Roots, Do You Want More on the weekend and out it comes. 

We have a dirty, dogg'in team this time around.  Brit, our chief editor, is taking our third season and ripping it of dated material and content that no longer stands up.  In our first episode (its on this page if you feel like being stimulated for 24 minutes) entitled 'Give It A Full Listen' we added west coasters soon to be on your posters (go ahead, steal my lyrics) Brasstronaut and Juno nominees Great Lake Swimmers.  Keep an eye out for the GLS on April 18th, 2010, they were nominated for best traditional folk album.  Also on episode one our intern Josh calls Alan Cross to discuss albums YOU need to give a full listen to start to back. I love that Cross gives some love to Nine Inch Nails, 'Downward Spiral'.  

More than music, we are also about making you laugh.  Our 'Special' Street Correspondent, Pat, hits the street to find out what album Londonders dig start to finish.  Still cannot believe the four and a half year old boy who said Iron Maiden's first, self-titled LP was tops on his list.  That kid is going to steal my job.  Big shout outs to the indie guy on the bike who gave some love to Wolf Parade's 'Apologies to the Queen Mary'. This album was my soundtrack in Mexico.  We have lots of photos available from this shoot, click here to see Pat in action. 

This week, we are working on Holy Fuck.  That's right, a phrase that includes a swear word, usually but not exclusively reserved for things that amaze us.  Case in point, the four piece electronic-rock band from Toronto who go by the same name.  They got their brand from impressed fans lost for how to express how blown away they were from their performances. "Holy fuck! you guys rule,' is what came out more often than not.  The name has gotten them an unprecedented amount of attention. Maybe we should call ourselves blackdogfuckingmedia.tv?On second thought, this new brand has taken long enough.

Enjoy episode two.  We hope it does not get us booted from local TV.  If so, you can still catch us here.  Thank god for beeps, our Boss Man (who gives us some love about our new segment Gorilla Video.

P.S. if you are a band who is looking to shoot something completely out of the box, find out more about GV on this page... I think), Pat tells us what makes him go Holy Fuck, and some random street swear words that will change the way you talk to your friends and family.

Keep it real world, but no real world for this guy,


Editor, Drew Skitt
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