August 2009
9 posts
Interview with DJ AM (Uptown Magazine)
At 34, Adam Goldstein (aka DJ AM) has already avoided being a Hollywood cliché who got on the fast track only to crash and burn. Although he battled a serious crack cocaine addiction that threatened to derail his career early on, AM has been clean and sober for over nine years and is one of the most in-demand club DJs in North America. Tackling his demons and coming out on top has not only...
Uptown Magazine - August 20/09
GRAND ANALOG Aug. 15, Pyramid Cabaret w/ Lioness It’s really a shame the last date on Grand Analog’s Souls on Fire Tour with Toronto’s Lioness ended up on the same night as Co-op and Hunnicutt’s annual Funk Boat party. Considering Winnipeggers haven’t really had a summer, it seemed like a lot of people thought cruising down the Red on the MS River Rouge was a more...
Winnipeg Free Press - August 20/09
Tarantino: Happy and Inglourious
BASED loosely on Italian director Enzo Castellari’s film Inglorious Bastards (1978), Quentin Tarantino’s first movie since the commerÂcial flop Death Proof is Inglourious Basterds, which debuted at the Cannes Film Festival to mixed reviews. Hoping to re-establish himself as one of Hollywood’s best writer/directors, Tarantino has high hopes for...
Uptown Magazine - August 20/09
The 35 Best iPhones Apps of the Year (So Far)
Apple’s iPhone has been available in Canada for just over a year. In that short time period, it has gobbled up a huge percentage of the market share and has become an ubiquitous mobile device. One of the main reasons people are jumping ship from BlackBerry and other smart phones is the wide range of third-party applications available for the...
Winnipeg Free Press - August 13/09
8 Things in John Hughes Movies You Won’t See in Today’s Teen Movies
ONE of the most influential directors/screenwriters of the last 20 years, John Hughes may not have won any Oscars, but he established the blueprint for teen-focused movies. Behind the lens for genre defining films like Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985), Weird Science (1985) and Ferris Bueller’s...
MyWinnipeg.com - August 13/09
Thursday Tittsworth w/ The Hosers and Hollywood Hype Republic Nightclub $10 at the door 291 Bannatyne Ave Baltimore’s Jessie Tittsworth (yes, that’s his real name) has been making waves for the past few years with his party rocking, genre-bending mix of B-more, hip hop, rock, mashups and whatever else he may be feeling that night. His last two appearances have been sold out and...
Uptown Magazine - August 13/09
Chicks Flip Out - Teaser Video
When the Plaza Skateboard Park opened three years ago, some said the $2.5 million price tag was too steep for a sport they felt didn’t have mainstream appeal. Boy were they wrong. Along with receiving praise from legendary skateboarding icon Tony Hawk (who featured it in 2007’s Secret Skatepark Tour 3 DVD), the Plaza was recently named one of the 14 best...
Michael Mayer Mix
MP3:> Michael Mayer: Kompakt - The Early Years (1998-2004)
Tracklist (with commentary from Michael Mayer)
1. All: “Alltag 1” It’s appropriate to start this journey with the godfather: All is Wolfgang Voigt’s first appearance on Kompakt. “Alltag 1” still breathes the spirit of the Profan era and marks the birth of the Pop Ambient concept.
2. Ehlert &...