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Last week the Ack posted a rather thoughtful opine on K'NAAN's Polaris-nominated album Troubadour. I think one of his main points was that too many guests can even dull the impact of you album if you have a compelling story to tell, as K'NAAN does. ...

topics: dj, funk, musicians

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I had nothing in the hopper for OSM this week, so I went looking into my old boxes of tapes for inspiration, and like The Biz in '88, I picked a winner. Yes, Stezo. He's the funkiest Steve Williams New Haven, Connecticut ever produced, a former bac...

topics: dj, djs, funk, show

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I mentioned Lyrics Born's new mixtape in this week's OSM, so I thought it only made sense to give LB and The Lyrics Born Variety Show Season Pho whatever teensie bit of shine we can offer. I must confess, I missed the first three installments of LB'...

topics: dj, funk, indie, show

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Yes, it's true, the time has come. Richard's on Richards is set to have its last show ever on July 19th in the company of Vancouver's own Five Alarm Funk. It seems all other shows previously booked at the venue will be moved to, uh, Venue at 881 Gran...

topics: funk, plaza, richards, show, shows

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Remember when you could find the occasional hip hop album that felt like you were listening to good old fashioned soul music when you played it? Seems a little harder to find these days, but folks like ATCQ, Slum Village, and The Roots just had an u...

topics: funk, rb, show

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Old School Mondays:: Kam (Neva Again Edition)A busy weekend, and a Sunday evening spent watching a tight game two of the NBA finals that had me thinking Orlando had a chance (oh Courtney Lee, you've had your Nick Anderson moment I guess), meant that ...

topics: funk, show

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Saturday May 9th12:30 pm to 6 pmmeet in Grandview Park (Commercial and Charles)This is an unfunded unofficial grassroots event for artists to help raise awareness of the upcoming referendum on BC-STV on May 12th. And yes, it's pretty last minute...

topics: bar, commercial-drive, dj, fruit, funk

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There is probably nothing as Canadian, or as confusing as Canadian football. Where to start with the CFL? The insane rules, incredibly huge field, medicine ball sized football, the fact two teams in an eight team league had the same name and, of cour...

topics: funk, show

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It seems somehow fitting that although this is the third album involving Toronto MC Modulok that I've reviewed in a relatively short timespan, I've only now realized that Modulok was also the name of a He-Man villain. I say fitting because Cities and...

topics: funk, show, shows

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web site Buy from OutsideThis year, the Junos came and went and - according to everyone I know in Vancouver were fairly well received. Normally, the celebration is a 3 hour circle jerk for fans of Celine Dion, Bryan Adams and Nickelback, but...

topics: dance, funk, indie, jazz, musicians