The Toronto Sun (one of the papers I rarely quote from) just ran an article highlighting K’Naan’s big win at the Junos. The Junos, for you non-Canadian readers, is an award show much like the Grammy’s and is designed to celebrate the best in Canadian music. It’s not without it’s own controversy, of course, since […]
4080Review: K’naan – Troubadour
K’Naan,the Somali-born Canadian rapper, is making huge waves right now. With the release of his sophmore album, Troubadour, he is pretty much on top of the world. Pitchfork loves him. Canada loves him. In fact, most people are already starting to say he’s just been shaming the other rappers in the world today. We here […]
San Francisco’s Outside Lands Festival looks awesome
The lineup for this festival looks unreal. It goes on August 22nd – August 24th. If you’re ANYWHERE near the area, you better be going. The Outside Lands Festival is like Rock the Bells for alternative music. They’ve got some huge names playing, from Radiohead and Beck, to Tom Petty. For the hip hoppers, they’ve […]