Monster Truck

My band just played a show with these guys and Die Mannequin the other night at the Sound Academy in Toronto. They're from Hamilton, and a couple of the guys used to be in The Reason. Monster Truck is heavier than The Reason, and has apparently existed for a bit over a year now. ;) Check out their debut 4 song EP as a free download.... Enjoy!

DWNLD: MONSTER TRUCK - 4 Song EP (2010)

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The Darrin & Darren Show #4!

This is an awesome episode of The D&D Show! It has a bunch of firsts too: First show recorded in Mista D's basement studio. First phone interview with a rockstar. And first time we played all these cool independent Canadian bands (sorta):

COMEBACK KID - Wake The Dead
BAPTIZED IN BLOOD - Kickin' Ass & Takin' The Blame
THE FLATLINERS - Carry The Banner
BUCKET TRUCK - Liberate The Fossils
OPERATION M.D. - Imaginary Friend
YOUTHINASIA - Feed The Machine
PURR - Space
ETERNIA & MOSS - Day In The Life (ft. Tona & Maestro Fresh Wes)
THE BEATDOWN - It's Alright
IVANA SANTILLI - Whateva U Want (DJ Fase Lover's Rock Remix)
CRUSH LUTHER - Gospel Music
-> PHONER W/A ROCKER: JARVIS of YOUTHINASIA
TIMBER TIMBRE - Demon Host
WE ARE THE TAKE - Wait It Out

Holla at The D's if you dig the show!

Enjoy this one....

DWNLD: EPISODE #4


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DWNLD: EPISODE #3

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P.S. Episode #5 will be aired on Tuesday October 26th @ 7PM @ INDIELOVE.CA. Tune in!

Red Elite

If you missed this amazing Canadian release a few years ago, you need to hear it now. If you're a fan of stoner rock sounding stuff like Kyuss and Queens Of The Stone Age, you need to hear this. Check out this lost Canadian gem, and let's root Red Elite out of retirement. Peace to my homey, Paolo! Thanks brother!

Enjoy folks!

DWNLD: RED ELITE - Endustry
visit Red Elite's website


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Saidah Baba Talibah

You have likely already heard Saidah Baba Talibah's amazing voice, but just didn't realize it. This lady's been everywhere and has some funky ass music that's ready to slap the world upside the head... so watch out for her!

For starters, check out this mixtape of "what's inside her head" and get on her vibe... then check out her dope new video...



I really dig this lady.. She's a real cool chick... Another talented and friendly Toronto artist that makes me proud of this city I live in. Oh and btw, her daughter is an excellent babysitter. :) ha

Big up, Saidah!

ENJOY!

DWNLD: SAIDAH BABA TALIBAH & DJ L'OQENZ - What's Inside Her Head (Mixtape)

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The Darrin & Darren Show!

If you enjoyed the debut episode of THE DARRIN & DARREN SHOW, you're gonna love this one! We had a lot of fun with it!

Enjoy this great mix of independent Canadian music with stories to go along with each song!

Episode #3 will be on Tuesday August 31st @ 7PM on IndieLove.ca!

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DWNLD: THE DARRIN & DARREN SHOW - Episode #2


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The Darrin & Darren Show!

HAPPY CANADA DAY!!

And to make it even better, here's the first episode of THE DARRIN & DARREN SHOW!

Here's a brief on the show:

Darrin Pfeiffer (drummer for Goldfinger/The Salads) and Darren Dumas (aka Mista D, singer for The Salads) are your hosts for this monthly online radio show at IndieLove.ca strictly dedicated to independent Canadian music of all genres. Darrin & Darren are not only musicians, but avid music fans too, with similar yet different tastes. Listen in as D&D turn each other on to new local talent, sharing their personal stories that go along with each song. Maybe you'll hear something new too?

Enjoy this one.... Episode #2 will be on Tuesday July 27th @ 7PM. Tune in!

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DWNLD: THE DARRIN & DARREN SHOW - Episode #1


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Grimace Love

This mixtape came out in 2008 from my Toronto homey Grimace Love. Check it out if you missed this one. Grimace is dope! Big up to Monolith!

Enjoy!

DWNLD: GRIMACE LOVE - The Pre-Album Smoke Session (Mixtape)


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Toronto Plays For Haiti

What a fantastic night! A HUGE success!! Check out this overview video put together by the Edge :


ENJOY!

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Staylefish Dub Stayle

Check out this dub remix of a Staylefish song, "Unbound" from their "Colour By Numbers" album, released last year. Nicely done!

DWNLD: STAYLEFISH - Dub Bound (JQ's Unbound Version)

ENJOY!

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Idle Warship (Talib Kweli, Res, Graph Nobel)

Idle Warship is a new super-group consisting of Talib Kweli, Res, and my homegirl from Toronto, Graph Nobel! They just released a mixtape (mixed by Mick Boogie) of new material (through Kweli's Blacksmith website) called "Party Robot"... and it's DOPE! Check it out, and keep an eye out for the full-length album!

DWNLD> IDLE WARSHIP - Party Robot (Mixtape)

visit the Blacksmith website

Enjoy!

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King Reign

Yet another dope Canadian MC drops a nice mixtape!

Here's a new one put out by the Real Freqs, featuring 7 tracks from BrassMunk's King Reign. The mixtape features appearances by Saukrates, Pharoahe Monch, and more!

Check it out...

DWNLD> KING REIGN - Reign Music

original Real Frequency post

Enjoy!

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Ian Kamau

This is a nice surprise from an old friend and Toronto MC, Ian Kamau. Kamau has given us a sweet 9 song mixtape to promote his upcoming album that's out on September 9th! Check out this one and go cop the album too! Glad to have some new Kamau material to add to the collection! Thanks homey!

Enjoy!

DWNLD> IAN KAMAU - September 9th Mixtape

visit Ian Kamau's MySpace

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The Real Frequency's 16 16's

This excellent mixtape was just released by The Real Frequency, Canada's longest running hip-hop radio show. 16 years to be exact. My man, Arcee's, concept behind this cd is to have 16 bars from 16 of Toronto's nastiest acts over classic beats from the past 16 years! DJ's P-Plus and Musiklee Inzane mixed it together, and what a great collection of MCs like Saukrates, Kardinal Offishall, King Reign (from BrassMunk), IRS, Theology3, and Ski (with my fave track! What up, Ski?! Get at me!), among many others!

Compilations like this make me proud to be a Torontonian!

Enjoy!

DWNLD> THE REAL FREQUENCY's 16 16's - Various Artists

THE REAL FREQUENCY BLOG


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D-Sisive

My boy D-Sisive just released this dope mixtape along with DJ Grouch and Chart Magazine to recap his highlights of '08. Very well done. Check it out...

Enjoy!

DWNLD> D-SISIVE - Knoblich: The Complete '08 Comeback Special (Mixtape by DJ Grouch)

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Little Brother + T.O. talent!

I just found this one, so I haven't heard it yet, but by the looks of the tracklisting....It looks HOT. Big up Toronto!!

Enjoy! :)

DOWNLOAD> LITTLE BROTHER & DJ WRISTPECT - Bridging The Gap 3: T.O. to N.Carolina (Mixtape)

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PTR's Next Stop

Public Transit Recordings just released a free compilation celebrating their 10 years running....and it's GREAT! I am not just saying this because I am friends with label-mates Moonstarr and LAL, but also because this is a Canadian compilation, and a fantastically diverse one at that! This 15 track collection has a variety of hip-hop, soul, and cool electronica to satisfy any music enthusiast.

If you click on the download link below, it will take you to the PTR site where you simply have to give them your email address for their mailing list, and in exchange they give you this awesome compilation for free! Check out the album, and don't forget to drop a "thanks for the free tunes" to the friendly folks at PTR... And tell 'em Mista D sent ya!

Enjoy!

DOWNLOAD> NEXT STOP: Public Transit Recordings - V/A
visit the OFFICIAL PTR WEBSITE

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You Have A Choice.

This is a new single that was just released by a group of Canadian artists who have joined together to record a song sponsored by Avaaz, titled “You Have a Choice,” to mobilize and inspire Canadians to stop a Harper majority from devastating our climate by voting strategically where we live for the candidate most likely to defeat the Conservative candidate.

The Canadian artists who rallied together for this effort, besides myself, include: K-OS, Ed Robertson of the Barenaked Ladies, Ben Kowalewicz of Billy Talent, Adam Gontier of Three Days Grace, Sarah Harmer, Hawksley Workman, Jason Collett of Broken Social Scene, Ian Lefeuvre of The Hundreds and Thousands, and the Arts Offstage Choir under the direction of David Reed.

You can hear me singing along with Benny Talent in the first half of the bridge, and backing up K-OS on the first chorus, and then again on my own during a part of the last chorus.

Check out the song, and help us save the planet!

Go here to listen and download the song: www.avaaz.ca

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Ivana Santilli REMIX by DJ Fase

My homey, DJ Fase, just did a KILLER reggae remix of this track off the new Ivana Santilli album, along with the Jamaica To Toronto band. This is new territory for Fase and I really gotta give it up to him on this one 'cuz it sounds NICE. Have a listen to it and check out his podcast for more deadly tunage!

ENJOY YO!

DOWNLOAD> IVANA SANTILLI - Whateva You Want (DJ FASE Lover's Rock Remix) ft. Jamaica To Toronto
DJ FASE'S PODCAST

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Kardinal Offishall

I found this hot hot hot new Kardinal Offishall mixtape with Clinton Sparks. Can't wait for Kardi to drop this next album of his called "Not For Sale"....Sounds gooooood! Toronto represent!

ENJOY THIS ONE!

DOWNLOAD> KARDINAL OFFISHALL - Limited Time Only (Mixtape by Clinton Sparks)

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The Makeshift Heroes

I first heard of these guys through my friends in the Cheap Suits. Then I saw them live, and was very impressed by these talented highschool kids who could lay down some good ska....and pull it off live!


I think these 2 EPs that the band released, "Not So Fast" in 2005, and "Last Call" in 2006, are a great full-length album put together...so here you go!

Big thanks to Branks for the approval to put these up for y'all. Go check out his new band with former Makeshift singer, Ben, called Dinosaur Bones. Different sound than Makeshift, but cool stuff still.

Enjoy!

P.S. If you are a fan of the song "Mad World" from the Donnie Darko soundtrack, be sure to check out these guys' version on the Last Call EP....Deadly!

P.P.S. Happy Mothers' Day!! :)

DOWNLOAD> THE MAKESHIFT HEROES - Not So Fast / Last Call
THE MAKESHIFT HEROES MySpace

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