Uptown Magazine - July 29th
Sam & Judy
The mayoral race is off to a slow, uninteresting start as both high-profile candidates for this year’s civic election have been playing it safe. On the right, Sammy (Goldeyes) Katz has been doing what he does best: not much. On the left, Judy (The Chosen One) Wasylycia-Leis has been busy handing out buttons and trying to get the news media to pay attention to her, despite lacking anything in the form of a real platform (“I’m not Sam” just isn’t going to cut it). If you are on Twitter or regularly read Bartley Kives in the Winnipeg Free Press, you know a third high-profile candidate has emerged. Representing Section S, The Beer Snake has had more press in the last couple weeks than all the candidates combined. Watch for the plastic critter to steal votes from both the former owner of the Thunder and the former MP for Winnipeg Centre. In the same vein as Get Your War On, Sam & Judy uses stock cartoons to skewer the mayoral race. New comics are posted every Monday and Wednesday. Have an election topic you want covered? The creators are crowdsourcing ideas. That’s more than you can say about Sam and Judy.
Tony Hawk Does a 900
Despite being 42 years old, Tony Hawk recently landed a massive 900 at a demo event in Barcelona. The Holy Grail of skateboard tricks, only four skaters (Hawk, Giorgio Zattoni, Sandro Dias and Alex Perelson) have successfully landed the coveted 900 in competition.
Quick Hits
MP3 of the Week: LAZRtag – Paper Planes (remix)
In the electro world, you won’t find many more prolific producers than Los Angeles duo LAZRtag. Judging by tracks on Hype Machine and their Soundcloud page, these guys never sleep. LAZRtag will be rolling into town on July 29 to play at Ready Mix. Expect a hybrid DJ/live performance with a slew of unreleased tracks, on-the-fly remixes and post-rave electro anthems.
Video of the Week: Pip Skid – I Never Knew
Trippy visuals, a demented chicken with a monocle and a top hat, a space suit, dancing animals, a chopped-up Nirvana riff and the best cut from Pip Skid’s album Skid Row = Mike Maryniuk’s new video for I Never Knew. Simply brilliant.
