RoadTrip : CRADLE TO GRAVE w/ Mecha Messiah and Over The Coals AUGUST 22/08 - The Cobalt
August 20th, 2008 Filed under: Made In Canada, Road Trip, News/Calendar/Industry by E.S. Day
The Gonzo Tapes: 5 Discs of Unreleased Recordings from Hunter S. Thompson
August 20th, 2008 Filed under: News/Calendar/Industry by E.S. Day
(Source - Rolling Stone)
The Gonzo Tapes, a five-disc set of unreleased recordings by Rolling Stone’s own Hunter S. Thompson, will be released on October 28th.
Compiled while filmmakers were producing Gonzo: The Life And Work Of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, the audio on The Gonzo Tapes was recorded between 1965 and 1975, with Thompson using the tapes to capture his thoughts and descriptions of what was happening around him or to look back at what he experienced.
Thompson’s widow granted permission to director Alex Gibney, producer Eva Orner and archivist Don Fleming to go through the tapes that were stored in boxes in the basement of Thompson’s Woody Creek, Colorado home. Disc 1 on the collection will feature Thompson’s year riding with the Hell’s Angels, Discs 2 and 3 both draw from his novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Disc 4 covers Thompson’s exploits between 1973 and 1974 and the fifth disc features his 1975 trip to Saigon.
The cover features original artwork by Ralph Steadman and the package will contain essays by Gibney and Thompson’s fellow foreign correspondent Loren Jenkins.
Sweet Soul Burlesque’s Retro Bikini CarWash!
August 20th, 2008 Filed under: News/Calendar/Industry, Vancouver by E.S. Day
Winkler’s Dinkler Gets Hard, as The Fonz Grabs The Bronze!
August 20th, 2008 Filed under: News/Calendar/Industry by E.S. Day 
ABOVE: “…and the best part is, it looks exactly like me!!”
(Source - UPI)
They’re giving two thumbs up to the bronze Fonz in Milwaukee.
Dozens of people lining the Milwaukee River downtown cheered as a bronze statue of the “Happy Days” character was unveiled Tuesday.
Actor Henry Winkler stroked his hair and smiled as he inspected the life-size, bronze statue of Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli. The statue shows the Fonz smiling and giving his signature two thumbs up.
Most of the cast was on hand Tuesday, along with the show’s creator, director and producer Garry Marshall and actors Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams from the spin-off “Laverne & Shirley.”
Milwaukee joins at least six other cities around the United States that have erected statues of classic television or movie characters
WTF?:Harper Chops $42 Million in Arts and Culture Funding
August 20th, 2008 Filed under: WTF?, News/Calendar/Industry by E.S. Day
ABOVE: “Y’all fuck off now ..ya hear?” Stephen Harper waves goodbye to the Arts & Culture funding
Citing unnamed sources, the Toronto Globe and Mail said the proposed cuts from the ruling Conservative Party would hit 10 Canadian Heritage programs. The plans have drawn protests from the mayors of Toronto and Montreal who have sent a joint letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the newspaper said.
The biggest cuts, which were approved in February, included the $11 million Canadian Memory Fund, an effort to digitize library collections and mount them online; the $3.6 million Culture.ca Web portal; the $528,000 Canadian Cultural Observatory; and the $5.3 million research and development budget of Canadian Culture Online, the Globe and Mail said.
A joint protest letter sent by Montreal Mayor Gerald Tremblay and Toronto Mayor David Miller received a cool response from the prime minister’s office, the report said. Communications director Kory Teneycke told the newspaper, “To listen to some in the arts community and the opposition, you would think that there’s blood in the streets.”
ABORT TV: Don’t Like it?..Dont Watch it. (Season One Trailer…again)
August 20th, 2008 Filed under: ABORT TV by E.S. Day Feat. Unearth, Ky-mani Marley, Mondo Generator, Ninjaspy, HORSE the band, August Burns Red and Canada’s only Herb Museum!Taken from ABORT TV: Season One
Filmed By Ben Carlin, Gary Lachance, Mark Boucher.Trailer edited By Ben Carlinhttp://www.abort.tvhttp://www.bighornproductions.ca
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R.I.P. - Pervis Jackson (The Spinners)
August 20th, 2008 Filed under: R.I.P., News/Calendar/Industry by E.S. Day
(Source - Jam Showbiz)
Pervis Jackson, the man behind the deep, rolling bass voice in a string of 1970s R&B hits by The Spinners, has died after being diagnosed with brain and liver cancer. He was 70.
Jackson died about 2 a.m. Monday at Detroit Sinai-Grace Hospital, said his wife Claudreen.
Doctors found tumours late last month but had been awaiting tests to determine if they were malignant. He was diagnosed with cancer two days ago, she said.
ABORT Recommends….DJ WARRIOR (Soul Assassins) AUGUST 22/08- SHINE, Vancouver
August 20th, 2008 Filed under: ABORT Recommends..., News/Calendar/Industry by E.S. Day
DJ Warrior is considered one of the most influential players on the West Coast within the hip-hop industry. Beginning his career as a DJ at house parties and clubs, now after 10 years in the game, Warrior has moved on to being the official Mixtape DJ for various popular artists including, most recently, the legendary rap group Dog Pound with Daz and Kurupt, released more than 50 mixtape CDs, and has become a household name among celebrities as one of the top picks for DJs. Currently, DJ Warrior is working on his first ever complete album under Angeles/Fontana/Universal entitled, Cali Untouchable Radio, which is due to release early 2007.
His popularity as a DJ stems from his natural entrepreneurial tendency and his love for hip hop music, which has accorded him several accolades. He is a four times winner of Justos Mixtape Awards for the best West Coast Mixtape DJ of the year, named top ten mixtape DJ of the year by Rolling Stone, labeled one of the top 10 most influential DJs in 2004 and 2005 by MTV and nominated for both mixtape DJ of the year in 2005 by Source Magazine and best mixtape DJ of year in 2004 and 2005 at Mixshow Power Summit in Puerto Rico and in the Bahamas. Not to mention, Warrior continues to make his staple within the hip hop industry by countless features in such magazines as Vibe, XXL, Source, Fader, URB, YRB,Rime,Import Tuner, Ozone, New York Times, LA Times, Zero, Modern Fix, Ruckus, allhiphop.com, etc. and appearances on the Jay Leno show, Jumpboxtv.net, LA Xlarge TV and Mundo TV.
F.U.T.P.T - It’s All Love and Ecstasy at “The Office” (and some Meth thrown in for good measure)
August 20th, 2008 Filed under: News/Calendar/Industry, Filling Up The Pisstank™ by E.S. Day 
(Source-SOHH)
Written By Janelle Griffith
Los Angeles prosecutors have filed felony drug charges against “The Office” funnyman, Craig Phillip Robinson.
According to the Associated Press, documents were recently released confirming the actor’s arrest on June 29th in Culver City. Authorities took the actor in for suspicion of possessing ecstasy and methamphetamine. He was released the same day after posting bail.
Robinson has since been charged with two counts of drug possession and one count of being under the influence of illegal drugs.
Best known for his role as Philbin on the hit television series “The Office,” Robinson most recently appeared in the film Pineapple Express.
Robinson is scheduled to appear in court on August 21st.
R.I.P. - LeRoi Moore (Dave Matthews Band), Dead at 46
August 20th, 2008 Filed under: R.I.P., News/Calendar/Industry by E.S. Day
PHOTO-dave-matthews-band.us)
(Source -AP)
Dave Matthews Band saxophone player LeRoi Moore, one of the group’s founding members and a key part of its eclectic jazz-infused sound, died Tuesday (Aug. 19) from injuries he sustained in an all-terrain vehicle accident in June. He was 46.
The band released a statement on its Web site confirming Moore died at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center.
Moore was initially hospitalized in late June after the ATV accident on his farm outside Charlottesville, Va. He was later discharged and had recently returned to his Los Angeles home to begin a physical rehabilitation program when complications forced him back to the hospital on July 17, the band said.
It was not immediately clear what complications occurred. Galina Shinder, a nursing supervisor at Hollywood Presbyterian, said the hospital could not release any details.
The band’s show Tuesday night in Los Angeles was not canceled. Saxophonist Jeff Coffin, who played with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, had been sitting in for Moore during the band’s summer tour.
RoadTrip: Rue Morgue’s FESTIVAL OF FEAR AUG. 22-24, 2008, Toronto ON
August 20th, 2008 Filed under: Road Trip by E.S. Day
Live Review: Judas Priest, Heaven and Hell, Motorhead and Testament - Toronto, ON.
August 20th, 2008 Filed under: Shooting Gallery, Reviews - Live by E.S. Day 
(PHOTO- Ajani Charles/www.ajani.ca)
Live Review: The Metal Masters Tour 2008 - Judas Priest, Heaven and Hell, Motorhead, Testament
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Molson Amphitheater -
Nice to know exactly what to expect from a show. Every band on the bill has had a hardcore fan base for at least 20 years or so. You’d figure it should be a big-ass blast from the get-go. It was. The first band, Testament, kicked off the event at 5:30pm, blasting their way through a well-received and polished set showcasing classics and tracks from the incredible new album, “The Formation of Damnation” that left the fans wanting way more. Too bad there was three other bands to go, with the core of support they had they could easily have played all night. Testament is back!
The seats were all full by the time Motorhead got underway. Alcohol chugging deviants rejoiced in unison as their heroes, led by the legendary Lemmy, charged ahead full-force. Dwarfed by a massive stack of
God-like riffmiester Tony Iommi has not lost a step over the years, but gained some new ones. His execution of all the songs was a work of art, a thing of beauty. Without a doubt, one of the best guitarists alive. With the evil gnome himself (Ronnie James Dio) belting out tracks from the albums The Mob Rules and Heaven and Hell, he was at his elfish best. Missing from the set list were tracks from Dio’s solo albums. No sign of “Last in Line” or “Rainbow in the Dark,” what a shame. Not that it mattered to the stoners in attendance, they thoroughly enjoyed themselves (as the constant smell of weed that permeated the atmosphere indicated).
A lengthy, but solid drum solo came at the tail end of the set, a must for rockers of this era. Priest kicked out the jams with a fine selection of their huge catalogue. The cougars in the crowd scrambled for a better view of twin axemen Tipton and Downing. Appearing to have aged surprisingly little over the years, they shredded with ease and precision. Rob Halford’s vocals were right on the money on all the songs as much of the crowd tried (without success) to sing along to.
The all-important encore revealed another couple of classic songs (as if any of them are not classics) to which the audience responded with the most deafening roar of the evening. Yes…METAL LIVES!!!
By Jimmy Lynch
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CD Review: The Human Abstract - Midheaven
August 19th, 2008 Filed under: Reviews - Music by E.S. Day
CD Review: The Human Abstract
Midheaven
Hopeless Records
Whispering soundscapes, electric pianos, jazz voicing’s, thick juicy harmonies and blistering heavy yolks fit for bestial carriage. Beat burdens filled with shakra-mental wine to get the listener hammered. This piece yields a flow like a run on sentence, smooth like sweet, sweep picking picture painting. The middle eastern metal in “Metanoia” sends you to the desert smashing yourself in the face with a battle axe. Midheaven is very ambitious.
Executed in the studio like a masterpiece of confidence. Intimidating for the all-appreciating music person. This record does much, so much. There is minimal overt repetition in the form of choruses, but many memorable melodies that you will wait for and sing to when playing this album front to back. Best to appreciate this in it’s entirety. This album puts A.D.D. prog-wankers to shame, but wanks its fair share all the same, underneath humble and heartfelt hearkenings by vocalist Nathan Ells.
This music is so inventive that I keep making up words. Put this review through a spell checkerboard of trustees, I dare you. And while you’re at it just you try to put Midheaven through a think-inside-a-box bureaucratic brain process and see where it gets you. This music is all feel and no think. “I think therefore I am” is a dead bit of philosophical prose, and in similar revolutionary fashion, listen and therefore hear. Hush a while; let this music speak for itself. It has a lot to say, and words are not necessary to convince you of its worth.
By .ninjoelspy.
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Hot Chip remix latest single from RMXXOLOGY - The Pharcyde’s “Passin’ Me By”
August 19th, 2008 Filed under: News/Calendar/Industry, Exclusive! by E.S. Day
On Delicious Vinyl’s RMXXOLOGY, indie dance-darlings Hot Chip remix “Passin’ Me By,” the much-loved tale of unrequited longing. The original track is classic 90’s hip-hop from The Pharcyde, from their legendary album Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde. Hot Chip takes the timeless track and reenvisions it as a sparkly dreamlike trip that’s heavy on the reverb, organ, and choral synths. The result is a track that evokes Gregorian chant as much as golden era hip-hop.
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RMXXOLOGY features Delicious Vinyl classics by the likes of Tone-Loc, The Pharcyde, Masta Ace, The Brand New Heavies, and Born Jamericans re-imagined by artists including Peaches, Eminem, Diplo, Hot Chip, Phillipians, Ed Banger’s Mr. Flash, and Bobby Evans. The singles for the album have been burning up the charts in the UK and in the US
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Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum Opens in London August 20, 2008
August 19th, 2008 Filed under: News/Calendar/Industry by E.S. Day
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(ABOVE: L -Shrunken Head, R- Vampire Killing Kit)
The doors to the quirky and world famous Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, the global authority on the weird, strange and bizarre, open for the first time in London on Wednesday, Aug. 20. Hosting more than 500 peculiar and wonderful exhibits never before seen in the UK, the attraction, occupying 24,000 square feet in the heart of London’s West End at 1 Piccadilly Circus, is set to become one of London’s major tourist destinations and a must-see for families.
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! offers a unique mixture of entertainment, education and fun for the entire family and appeals to anyone with a basic sense of curiosity. Guests of all ages will appreciate the authentic and unbelievable exhibits.
“Ripley’s Believe It or Not! is absolutely unique and promises to be the most incredible visitor attraction in London. There’s nothing like it. We’re looking forward to shocking visitors from all over the world,” notes Jim Pattison, Jr., President of Ripley Entertainment Inc., who adds that he enjoys visiting the Ripley’s attractions and watching people’s reactions as they observe outrageous items for the first time, such as Vampire Killing Kits.
From an albino alligator to a 3,000 lb piece of the Berlin Wall, a Swarovski-Covered Crystal Mini Cooper and three unbelievable human shrunken heads from Ecuador, the attraction features exhibits so bizarre they leave visitors wondering if something so outlandish could really be true.
Additional strange items on display include a magnificent portrait of Princess Diana made of laundry lint from a clothes dryer, a copy of The Last Supper painted on a grain of rice, the famous sweater worn by Marilyn Monroe during her last photo shoot on the beaches of Malibu, a mummified man, and a genuine moon rock.
OUT and ABORT: (Hee)Haw Par Villa, Singapore
August 19th, 2008 Filed under: Shooting Gallery, The Cutting Edge by E.S. Day
(Source - Cory Doctorow/FreakB)
Haw Par Villa, a Chinese mythological theme park located in Singapore, is famous for its “beyond your wildest imagination” statues, sculptures, and exhibits. Most of everything at Haw Par Villa is based on famous Chinese historical personalities, mythology and legends.
From a statue of a woman nursing her father-in-law, to a statue of a woman’s head and face attached to the body of a crab, this place has it all.
So, if you somehow find yourself tripping on mushrooms in Singapore, Haw Par Villa is the place to visit.
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BORDER PATROL™: Ill Bill
August 18th, 2008 Filed under: Border Patrol, Exclusive! by E.S. Day
Brooklyn MC, Producer and co-founder of La Coka Nostra - Ill Bill is known for his groundbreaking work with Killswitch Engage, Bad Brains and Chef Raekwon of the Wu-Tang Clan.
Ill Bill drops a dime on the US/Canada Border patrol experience and hits the road (hopefully with no problems) with Sean Price (Boot Camp Clik) in October/08
Ill Bill’s “The Hour of Reprisal” In Stores Soon!
FOR MORE BORDER PATROL, CLICK THE FUCKER WITH THE DUMB HAT
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Deathcore Band’s Promo Shots Get Banned by MySpace
August 18th, 2008 Filed under: News/Calendar/Industry by E.S. Day
(Source-AntiMusic)
One of Earache’s newest signings, the heaviest, most pissed-off deathcore band in the world, Oceano, recently posted up a number of pictures onto MySpace which were promptly removed by site administrators for being “too violent”.
Under MySpace rules and regulations, “images of violence are prohibited” on the popular social networking site. This led to the photos being taken down “within a half hour” according to Oceano guitarist Andrew Mikhail. “They even took them off our personal profiles. Guess they were too raunchy after all.”
The pictures in question from a recent Oceano photo shoot hit every measure of violence imaginable, both simulated and real.”On a scale of 1 to 10, we’d say it was about a 6 on the blood scale.” says Mikhail. “We knew how bloody it was already, but we told the photographer we wanted more. You could never have enough blood.” The models used in the photographs even contributed to the raw physicality captured in the graphic photos. “These girls were hardcore” says the imposing Oceano guitarist. “One of the models kept telling us stuff like “pull my hair” and “choke me like you wanna fuck me!” It really made things easier for all of us to get in the spirit of things…other than the studio smelling of rotten meat.”
Click on the following links to view the OCEANO promo pictures that were deemed “too violent” and BANNED by MySpace:
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earache.com/public/danny.jpg
earache.com/public/jeremy.jpg
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TONIGHT! August 18/08: MNL - Josh Martinez at The Lamplighter, Vancouver
August 18th, 2008 Filed under: ABORT Presents:, Road Trip, News/Calendar/Industry by E.S. Day
Fresh Coast Entertainment Presents…Monday Night Live
Aug 18th- Josh Martinez, Cody the catch, Genetics,Ground Breakers and Base Lo
DJ’s Vinyl Richie and Abel
Come check out a crazy night of performances and partying. Cody the Catch’s CD Release and also DJ Abel’s Caribana/Under pressure Tour 08 finale.
$10 advance tix available from the artists…$12 at the door
doors at 9pm- Show starts at 10
In the past five years Josh Martinez has managed to tour 200+ dates per year all over the world, start his own label, Camobear Records, ink deals with European labels Bella Union (UK) and V2 (Europe), license records to distributors in Japan, Europe and North America and headline festivals and showcases worldwide. And all of this, with absolutely no help from an established North American record label, manager, booking agent, publicist or industry support.
His recent naming to Urb Magazine’s Next 100 rising stars, profiles in Rockpile, Pitchfork, Magnet, Spin, CMJ magazine, and reviews from all over, signifies a larger media interest. Profiles in Europe have included excellent reviews in UK’s Jockey Slut, DJ Magazine, NME, Fader and HHC.
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The COBALT Calendar - August 21-27, 2008
August 18th, 2008 Filed under: News/Calendar/Industry, Vancouver by E.S. Day
NEW AC/DC DROPS ON OCTOBER 21, 2008
August 18th, 2008 Filed under: News/Calendar/Industry by E.S. Day
Columbia Records announces the worldwide release of Black Ice, the long awaited new studio album from AC/DC available in Canada on Tuesday, October 21.
Black Ice, the first full-length studio album of all-new material from AC/DC since the release of Stiff Upper Lip in 2000, is the band’s debut recording for Columbia Records.
Produced by Brendan O’Brien at the Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, BC, Black Ice premieres 15 new AC/DC compositions and performances including the album’s first single, “Rock ‘N’ Roll Train,” slated to arrive at radio around the world on August 28 with a video debuting in September.
No Bull: The Director’s Cut, a newly edited expanded DVD edition of AC/DC’s historic performance at Madrid’s Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas on July 10, 1996, will be released on September 9, 2008. No Bull: The Director’s Cut has been remixed in Dolby Digital Stereo and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and includes the original concert showcasing more than two hours of music as well as bonus features.
Both highly anticipated releases (Black Ice and No Bull: The Director’s Cut) will be available at all fine retailers across Canada.
AC/DC will embark on a major world tour, the group’s first since 2001, beginning late October.
CD Review: J*Davey - The Beauty in Distortion
August 17th, 2008 Filed under: Reviews - Music by Grimm Culhane
CD Review: J*Davey
The Beauty in Distortion
Interdependent Media
With a poignant title like The Beauty in Distortion, one might expect transcendent rhymes, artistic allusion and dissonant electronic beats… one out of three ain’t bad. J*Davey’s raspy, dark vocals and Brook D’Leau’s shrill sporadic beats entwine to create newness: funk, soul and new wave are forced together awkwardly. The distortion is most apparent in the unexpected rhythms and the warped and tinny vocal manipulations.
There are some disappointments on the lyrical front: the newness of J*Davey’s sound does not bleed into their ideas and The Beauty in Distortion ends up being just another sex album. A prime example is the first track, “Divisions of Joy.” Traditionally, the words “Joy Division” are associated with Ka-tzetnik’s 1955 novella about Nazi prostitution camps; the name was later taken by post-punk pioneers. J*Davey, however, takes a new spin on the words in singing “don’t you want to lay here in the division of my joy?”
“Mr. Mister” is similar in theme and sound: the shrill and isolated snare tempos are not grounded in a bassline and the words are simply invitations to fuck. “Everybody Touch It” is a little more grounded, with simple but consistent bass and winding, arpeggio synth-lines. “Private Parts” is pretty self-explanatory. “Camera (Gangsta)” veers away from sexy-talk and into ghetto-talk: “I’m a thug from the ghetto/ So dirty and so low down.” One almost doesn’t know whether to be turned on or scared.
Although there is little lyrical substance to be had, the album still sounds quite good. Basic, punchey synth melodies are juxtaposed with exotic and evasive singing; distortion, indeed. Beauty… remains to be seen.
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ABORT IS A PROUD SPONSOR OF: THE ELEMENTAL HIP-HOP BLOCK PARTY…AUG. 24/08 FREE!!!!!!!
August 17th, 2008 Filed under: ABORT Presents:, Made In Canada, News/Calendar/Industry by E.S. Day 
The block party runs 6:30 to 8 each Thursday at Ray Cam Community Center
Hastings and Campbell, Vancouver, BC
Some of the artists of the Elemental Hip-Hop Collective:
Estea El
Emotionz
Brent Clowater
S.O.S aka Sauce
DJ C-Lo
Diskreet tha chosen1
Joose
Yutaka
Agent 33
DJ Direct
CD Review: Ill Bill - The Hour of Reprisal
August 17th, 2008 Filed under: Reviews - Music by E.S. Day
CD Review: Ill Bill
The Hour of Reprisal
Uncle Howie Records
Weighing in at twenty tracks, Ill Bill’s newest covers a lot of ground both sonically and thematically - from the conspiracy theory dissection of “The Revolution Will Be Classified”, to the drug narratives of “Enemy” and “Coka Mosiach” featuring Raekwon. Shit gets provocatively controversial on “White Nigger” - give this track a couple of listens ’cause Bill’s definitely got something to say on this one, “’cause any type of racism is wrong!”.
“Awaiting the Hour” featuring Killah Priest kicks the album into rapcore overdrive, with hardcore gladiator styles rapped over loops from “Reign in Blood” wherein Bill declares “I’m a Slayer album personified…”. Bill really follows through on his Slayer obsession with “Unauthorized Biography of Slayer”, a nostalgic, “back in the day” account of the greatest Heavy Metal band that will ever exist, and leaves us anticipating the “…next book, Bad Brains”.
“War is My Destiny” features Immortal Technique spitting politically charged venom, with Max Cavalera of Cavalera Conspiracy/Sepultura fame screaming out the chorus. “I’m From Brooklyn” features Brooklyn Academy getting grimy over a spooky paranoid beat.
Noticeably more intelligent, complex and diverse than his previous releases, “The Hour of Reprisal” fulfills Ill Bill’s promise to release a modern classic - one that fuses hardcore Hip Hop with metal sounds and punk rock sensibilities, one that destroys the stereotypes of white rappers, and proves that real Hip Hop is still being made in the place where it originated, the sound of hardcore culture coming up from the street in the pursuit of knowledge of self.
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ABORT Recommends… THE 2008 CALGARY TATTOO + ARTS FESTIVAL AUG.30-SEPT. 1/08 Feat. Paul Booth!
August 17th, 2008 Filed under: Inksploitation, Made In Canada, Road Trip, Visuals - Art/Tattoos/Reader Submissons, The Cutting Edge, News/Calendar/Industry by E.S. Day 
THREE DAYS OF DERBY ACTION AT THE CALGARY TATTOO & ARTS FESTIVAL
Once again those beautiful girls on rollerskates are back to entertain the visitors of The Calgary Tattoo & Arts Festival each day this year. This year the Calgary Rollerderby League has invited some special friends and will be playing against teams from Edmonton, Victoria and Vancouver.
The girls will be breaking in the newest addition to the venue for The Calgary Tattoo & Arts Festival as they battle it out in The Stampede Corral. Come down to the show and cheer on the hometown girls as they take on the best from the west. Also slated for action in the Corral is Calgary’s Top rollerderby team facing Vancouver’s top team for the inaugural Ink Cup on Saturday Aug 31st at 6pm!! This trophy will be up for grabs at each Calgary Tattoo & Arts Festival from 2008 onwards.
To view the entire schedule, please visit calgaryrollerderby.com
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