Dubstep
Are you ready to get Vilified?
(Apr 12, 2013) Since moving to Montreal a little over 4 years ago in 2008, Jenny Carmichael aka Vilify has been ripping up decks and dancefloor...
The Now Sound Of East Van
(Dec 18, 2012) East Vancouver, it’s a place everyone’s proud to be from. They represent as hard for East Van as Montrealer’s d...
Bleep: A Guide to Electronic Music
(Aug 07, 2012) Music compilations can be hard to swing – they might point you towards a few interesting artists, but rarely hold together ...
Tales from the Underground
(Jun 27, 2012) I really don’t know much about what’s happening in pop music, indie, rock, or other ‘pseudo-acoustic’ gen...
Burial’s Latest Headphone-Ready Downer
(Jun 12, 2012) I’ve given up on ever really wrapping my head around the constantly evolving sub-sub-genres which make up most of the UK ele...
The Unbearable Awesomeness Of Being Chadio
(Apr 23, 2012) Chadio. Aka Chadio Von Treetrunk aka Tucker Foldin’. The most noticeable face at party, if not only for the best facial hai...
The Librarian: Redefining Bass
(Dec 14, 2011) Okay, I’ll admit it. I have a minor obsession for females kicking ass in the music industry. Its probably largely due to th...
Drumstep
(Sep 08, 2011) Fast + filthy, raw + raunchy, drumstep is making the kids go crazy. Think hot sweaty dancefloor mayhem with crowd surfing. Bu...
Dirtybird
(Aug 15, 2011) Somewhere between house, techno, drum’n'bass + dubstep lies Dirtybird. Since 2005 this San Francisco label run by Claude ...
Vancouver’s Super Happy and Hyper DJs
(Jul 14, 2011) When it comes to active faces in Vancouver bass music, there may be no bigger a movement in Vancouver right now than that of the ...
Make It Rain (Heroes x Villains Remix)
(May 02, 2011) Spring is here and summer is rapidly approaching. It’s the time of year when you want music you can shake your ass to. Loca...
Needed Change
(Mar 22, 2011) This is definitely one of my favorite dubstep tracks out right now. Another 12th Planet x Skrillex (aka Sonny Moore, the former f...
Breaking the Shadowsphere
(Nov 30, 2010) There has been a longstanding battle between 4/4 beats and broken rhythms and it seems that at this particular moment in time, br...
Neon Sounds and Hyperdub Viruses
(Nov 16, 2010) Time to reflect. It’s been five years since I brought Hyperdub label owner, Kode 9, to Vancouver for what was his first gi...