Matt Pryor, of Get Up Kids and New Amsterdams (pseudo) fame released a solo album this week entitled, Confidence Man. Whether Pryor is referencing Herman Melville’s novel on the human masquerade or is simply just a huge fan of the hit TV series, Lost, I can’t be sure. What I do know is, when I was about a decade younger and just discovering delicious delicious alcohol and started having tingly feelings (of the pants variety) I loved the Get Up Kids like any teen should. Then when he was touring as New Amsterdams, I

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People, Sorry for the lack of "quality" posts latley, been super busy with this Obey Event thats happening tomorrow. With over 600 people expected and only room for 256, this one should be interesting. Be sure to click through to find out why my life has been pretty crazy these days: My homie Fraser tied the know with his longtime girl Jen! Best man status! The Reception was amazing. Great to see you all there! Step ya game up! whoooooooooooooh Don status The bachelor party might have been crazier though.

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Shout out to my homie Oliver over at Octobers Very Own for this one

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Be sure to check the No Limits booth for this one. Wes Makepeace does it!

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Get in the Know with the OBEY EBMC this coming monday at Canvas Lounge in Gastown. Been working on this one for a minute! Check the music lineup. Vancouver Stand up!

Beyonce Knows, So does HOV, click for his new track off Blueprint 3. Jockin Jay-Z

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Shout out to my homie Oliver over at Octobers Very Own for this one

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Be sure to check the No Limits booth for this one. Wes Makepeace does it!

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I've been hearing a lot about Kid Cudi for a few minutes now but DAMN this mixtape is a good one. Plain Pat, Emile and Kid Cudi make good music, simple and plain. Download this piece already.

Big thanks to the people over at Complex Magazine for hooking up a link to this free mixtape. If your not banging out to Embrace The Martian and Day and Night, you got head problems.

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1950’s & 60’s soul / pop legend Sam Cooke went the way of any self-respecting musician. Which is: exiting this fucking place way too early. While many musicians choose the sissy way of dying young to an overdose, Sam Cooke went the “oh shit!” route and was shot to death on December 11th, 1964 at the age of 33. Some crazed motel manager shot him in “self defense” as he 3-arm wrestled her (stir-stick included) wearing only his shoes and overcoat. And if I know anything about being buck

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I tried thinking of something to write where I could make fun of Toronto musician, Matthew Barber — and I couldn’t because I realized I was just too fucking depressed listening to this album to be able to crack any kind of wise. Well, it’s either that or I also once overheard some scientists down the hall saying something about this “fact” that after mixing some old ladie’s prescriptions, cheap rave drugs, and Escobar’s Imports that you may feel severe detachment and depression the following day. So there’s that.

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The soundtrack for this movie makes me feel good about hiphop again. The basis of this movie is simple - A weed-dealing teenager in 1994 inside NYC. Check the teaser at the end of the post and download the mixtape below. Some serious gems on this one! The Wackness Mixtape
 Side A 1. The Notorious B.I.G. “Party And Bullshit”
 2. Boogie Down Productions “Duck Down”
 3. Brand Nubian “Punks Jump Up To Get Beat Down”
 4. GZA & Method Man “Shadowboxin’”
 5. Gangstarr “Take It Personal”
 6. Diamond D “Fuck What U Heard”
 7. Intro “Love Thang”


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Not to be confused with European porn series Victoria’s Wet Secrets (available on DVD in PAL format), The Wet Secrets are a band (who, by the way they dress, are intent on making sure you know this) from… Edmonton. That’s the city in Alberta that isn’t Calgary. Still not coming to you? It’s in Canada, somewhere between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, in what I like to call “fly-over country”. I got this quote / brief bio on them from some website:

It all started with

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