The holidays are a two-sided coin. On the one hand, there’s the fact that winter is still kind of a nice novelty. We still have a little bit of reverence for the beauty of the snow and ice, and a feeling of playfulness that makes the cold much more bearable. It’s a small window of… Continue reading The Grinch Who Stole Pipmas
Category: Rap
Astronautalis, Busdriver and JEL with Rob Crooks
On Sunday, December 2nd at the Pyramid Cabaret in Winnipeg, I get to open for the Astronautalis with Busdriver and JEL tour. So, put on your backpacks, your hoodies and white sneakers, and let’s hop in the time machine back to 2002 and watch some serious underground rap! Astronautalis is not a house-hold name yet,… Continue reading Astronautalis, Busdriver and JEL with Rob Crooks
Reviewed in Uptown Magazine
Earlier this month, we learned of another heavy blow coming down on Winnipeg’s music scene. On top of venues closing down at an alarming rate (Negative Space now?), the free arts and entertainment weekly Uptown Magazine published it’s final issue last Thursday. It will apparently re-surface as an insert in the Winnipeg Free Press, replacing… Continue reading Reviewed in Uptown Magazine
A Fond Farewell…The Dope Joints Last Episode
Last week I posted about the future; sadly, this week I am forced to post about the past. Tonight, Wednesday, July 25th 2012 will be the final episode of “The Dope Joints” show, which has aired on UMFM (the University of Manitoba’s campus radio station) since 1998. The ever-changing landscape of hip-hop will… Continue reading A Fond Farewell…The Dope Joints Last Episode
Buck 65 at the Pyramid Cabaret in Winnipeg with Rob Crooks
In less than 2 weeks I will be opening up for one of my all-time favorite artists, Buck 65 at the Pyramid Cabaret in Winnipeg. When I first heard Buck 65, around ten years ago, he really changed the way I thought about not only music, but so many other things as well (for… Continue reading Buck 65 at the Pyramid Cabaret in Winnipeg with Rob Crooks
Buck 65 at the Pyramid Cabaret, May 11th, with Colleen Brown and Rob Crooks
Things are starting to pick up for me as summer starts to roll around. I have a few big shows coming up that I am really excited for, including this one: opening up for Buck 65 at the Pyramid Cabaret in Winnipeg, this Friday, May11th, with Colleen Brown. This show means a lot to… Continue reading Buck 65 at the Pyramid Cabaret, May 11th, with Colleen Brown and Rob Crooks
The Foultone Crew on The Dope Joints
On December 21st, 2o11, the Foultone Crew (Dj Kutdown, Ismaila Alfa, Influence, Mikel Rondeau and myself, Rob Crooks) took to the University of Manitoba’s campus radio airwaves as guests of Winnipeg’s longest running hip-hop mix show, the Dope Joints. A huge thank you goes out to Dj Kinteik, Dj @Large and Dj Stress for… Continue reading The Foultone Crew on The Dope Joints
Crooks and Bird
Over the weekend, Canadian hip-hop legend Birdapres and (not so legendary) I finished writing the EP that we’ve been working on! The next stage, which will take place over the next few weeks, will involve recording, mixing and mastering, and all the other fine-tuning that must be done before a music collection is released. I’m… Continue reading Crooks and Bird