December 2008
29 posts
Uptown Magazine - December 31/08
Here are five things I would like to see happen in 2009: Cheaper cell-phone plans Considering we get our fair share of American TV, it’s obvious to anyone with a cell phone that Canadians are paying way more for voice and data plans than our neighbours down south. According to a recent report, the average cell bill in Canada is a third higher than it is in the United States and the highest...
Winnipeg Free Press - December 31/08
Subcontinental Homesick BluesSince packing up his knives and stepping out of the kitchen at Les Halles in New York, chef/writer Anthony Bourdain has manged to recreate himself into a successful TV travel show host. Although his program, No Reservations is still closely tied to food, Bourdain also likes to explore the places that aren’t necessarily in your travel guide. Over the past four...
MyWinnipeg.com - December 30/08
Not sure yet what to do on NYE? Here are seven events featuring everything from a Bruce Springsteen tribute band to one of North America’s rave icons, Frankie Bones.
Genesis w/ Frankie Bones, Marco G, Deko-ze, Zew, Kristoff, Perosity, Doran and 28 local DJs Pantages Playhouse Theatre 180 Market Avenue East $50 in advance at Urban Bakery and Wild Planet It isn’t that often that...
Top 10 of 2008 - Uptown Magazine - December 25/08
Top 10 albums/downloads in no particular order:
Richie Hawtin - R.A.100 Torche - Meanderthal Girl Talk - Feed the Animals DJ AM & TRV$ - Fix Your Face Adam Marshall - LWE Podcast 6 Woodhands - Heart Attack Duotang - Last Demo MGMT - Oracular Spectacular DJ Co-op - Co-operation Version 4.0 DJ Z-Trip - Obama Mix
Uptown Magazine - December 25/08
Site of the Year: Garfield Minus Garfield Who would have guessed that a stripped-down Garfield comic would become 2008’s Death of a Salesman? More than just reductionist pop-culture art, the comic is “a journey deep into the mind of an isolated young everyman as he fights a losing battle against loneliness and depression in a quiet American suburb.” Best Web Application:...
Steve Aoki Interview
I am heading out to see Steve Aoki, Paul Devro and The Hosers tonight at Hi-Fi, so I thought I would post this interview that originally ran in Uptown Magazine. We spoke after Aoki got back from a busy weekend of partying at Coachella.
photo courtesy of my friends at good friends at T.U.B. (apparently Aoki is a hustler at poker, despite the fact in interviews he claims he just started playing...
Uptown Magazine - December 18/08
Marathon of Dope It’s not only established mainstream acts such as Radiohead and underground heroes such as mashup maestro Girl Talk that are experimenting with a pay-what-you-think-it’s-worth download model. Fledgling local online label Marathon of Dope now has three releases under its belt. Along with recent EPs from founders Pip Skid and The Gum Shoe Strut, uber-producer/MC...
Winnipeg Free Press - December 18/08
Kayne West & Guns N’ Roses
Kayne West has had a rough couple weeks. Although he sold more copies in the first week of his album, 808s and Heartbreak, than Axl Rose did of Guns N’ Roses’ long-awaited opus, Chinese Democracy, Stephen Colbert has taken a couple of well places shots at the hip hop star, West’s collection of morse Auto-tuned ballads hasn’t really...
MyWinnipeg.com - December 18/08
The last weekend before Christmas is always busy with local bands trying to capitalize on the fact that people are probably taking time off work and all their friends are back for the holidays. This year is no different, except for the fact there are three high profile out-of-town DJs who are also performing over the next few days. Thursday
Cosmo Baker w/ Hunnicutt and Co-op Hi-Fi Club 108...
Kittens - Sexboat (Live at Rackpickers NYE 2006)
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Uptown Magazine - December 11/08
Kittens Live: 2006 Reunion Performance Recorded live on New Year’s Eve in 2006 at the intimate spot above Ragpickers, these two tracks from Winnipeg noise mavericks Kittens - part of the first wave of ultra-heavy bands to emerge from Winnipeg’s underground scene - were taken from the band’s last performance. A Kittens show was like getting caught with your head down by Scott...
MyWinnipeg.com - December 11/08
It’s going to be extremely cold the next few days, but that shouldn’t stop you from heading out to see power-metal Guitar Hero gods, DragonForce, Chicago house DJs, Santiago and Bushido, or from going for a skate with Co-op and Hunnicutt at Soul on Ice at The Forks. Friday Symptom Technologies’ 12 Year Anniversary Party w/ Santiago and Bushido, Romeo Kardec, Mikhail, Sisk and...
Winnipeg Free Press - December 11/08
The 40 Great Lost Icons In Pop Culture History
Wonder what ever happened to the Bee Girl from that Blind Melon’s No Rain video or how the Jamaican Bobsled Team is adjusting to life after the Olympics or what Elian Gonzalez is up to in Cuba? Nerve.com spends come time in the pop culture time machine and looks back at The 40 Great Lost Icons In Pop Culture History and how they adjusted to...
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Duotang - Prisoner’s Dilemma (demo)
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““Techno should be about everything we’re not today - it should be...”
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Phase One Radio - December 4/08
Phase One Radio - 95.9 FM (podcast available)
www.ckuw.ca
10-11 pm (CST)
DJ Brager - Live Fan Death - Veronica’s Veil (Erol Akin remix) Holy Ghost - Hold on (Mack & Toff remix) Supersonic Lovers - Pinero (remix) Cut Copy - Hearts on Fire (Calvin Harris Remix) Ladyhawke - Paris is Burning (Chicken Lips Malfunction) Bonde Do Role - Gasolina (Radioclit remix) Matias Aguayo - Minimal Martin...
Winnipeg Free Press - December 4/08
Fake News Index: Charting the Media Parody Industry With President George W. Bush on his way out of the White House and Barack Obama set to take office in early 2009, satirists like Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and the entire writing staff of The Onion and SNL are probably wondering where they are going to get all their content from for the next four years. Under a Bush Presidency, the fake...
MyWinnipeg.com - December 4/08
Can’t decide what to do this weekend? With rising country stars, angry punk rockers, a soprano singer and Kayne West’s tour DJ all in town, there are lots of good reasons to head out into the cold. Friday Rise Against w/ Sage Francis and Thursday MTS Centre 300 Portage Avenue $36.50 - $39.50 at Ticketmaster Fueled by eight years with an inept President and a desire for change,...
Avoid the mall, save your sanity - December 4/08
Originally appeared in Uptown Magazine.
Shop in your underwear! Anthony Augustine has the lowdown on the coolest gadgets available on the web
ELECTRONICS
Tivo
While the monthly access fee is kind of a drag, you can’t beat Tivo’s DVR and mobile functionality.
Garmin GPS Navigation System
Have someone in your family who constantly gets lost? You can’t go wrong with a...