December 2011
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Winnipeg Free Press Best Albums of 2011
1. Art Department, The Drawing Board
This Toronto duo seem like they came out of nowhere, but Jonny White and Kenny Glasgow had been quietly paying their dues on their own until they got together in the studio, released a couple of monster singles and a stunning debut album that made everyone else take notice. Their dark, stripped-down, vocal heavy tech-house vibe is just what electronic music...
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2011's Top 10 (Uptown Magazine)
Anthony Augustine, Uptown Top 10 albums, in order 1. Art Dept – The Drawing Board 2. ASAP Rocky – LIVELOVEA$AP 3. Explosions in the Sky – Take Care, Take Care, Take Care 4. Fucked Up – David Comes to Life 5. M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming 6. J Mascis – Several Shades of Why 7. Cannon Bros. – Firecracker/Cloudglow 8. TIE: The Weeknd – House of Balloons & Thursday 9. Police Teeth –...
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Year in Review: December 29th - Uptown Magazine
Site of the Year: Dear Photograph dearphotograph.com — Dear Photograph pulls at the heart strings in just the right way. Runners up: Grantland.com, Longform.org
Best Tumblr: Feminist Ryan Gosling Feministryangosling.tumblr.com — With a cool Tumblr being created every few minutes it seems, this was a tough category to nail down, but Feminist Ryan Gosling was a big viral sensation in...
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December 29th - Free Press
The 10 Best TED Talks of 2011
IF you think the web is a big waste of time and all the videos on YouTube are of cats doing weird things, kids doing things they shouldn’t and video blogs about stuff you don’t care about, you may want to watch some of the Technology Entertainment and Design (TED) talks from this list. Touching on a wide range of topics, TED talks are usually fun,...
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December 24th - Free Press
VARIOUS ARTISTS
Fabric 61: Mixed by Visionquest (Fabric)
THIS was a breakout year for the four DJs/producers who record and perform under the name Visionquest. Since getting together, Seth Troxler, Ryan Crosson, Lee Curtiss and Shaun Reeves have played a pivotal role in reshaping the sound of house and techno, manoeuvring between trippy, late-night sounds, vocal-driven indie pop and sweaty,...
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Symptom Technologies - 15 Years of Party Rocking -...
Original flyer from Symtom Technologies’ first party. From the archives of Art Podsiadlo.
If you are looking for an example of how Winnipeg’s electronic music scene has grown, changed and adapted over the years, look no further than Symptom Technologies. Founded in 1996 by siblings Heather and Cory Ash (joined later that year by Nathan Zahn), Symptom’s first party was held in the...
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Skrillex - Winnipeg Free Press
The Guide to Skrillex
gaw.kr/guide_to_skrillex
Let’s face it. Until he was nominated for five Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist, the chances of you knowing who Skrillex was were pretty slim. Unless you have a teenager obsessed with dubstep who blasts it at home at all hours or you somehow stumbled upon an article online, Skrillex probably sounded like some sort of scouring pad you...
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December 22/11 - Uptown Magazine
Resident Advisor Poll: Top DJs of 2011 If DJ Mag’s annual list is a global barometer of the growing popularization and commercialization of electronic dance music, then Resident Advisor’s readers’ poll is a gauge of underground dance music culture. While some may argue that RA’s list is too heavily weighted toward house and techno DJs, it is the most respected annual poll in electronic music....
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