Quickies

 

-Some vinyl collecting enthusiasts are singing the praises of the light rock sounds of Robin George. Yowch, at $69.99, I'll just watch his videos thankyaverymuch.

-Idlewild, still getting away with "it."

-The rapper Shad has an update on the state of Canadian hip-hop:

"There’s definitely some regional differences. Toronto is close to Detroit and New York so there’s more of that kind of vibe going on there. I find out West there’s more of an underground kind of vibe in towns like Victoria and Calgary. A lot of our hip hop artists that have found an audience have a range of influences. Kardinal’s got some West Indian Flavor. K’naan uses a lot of African rhythms and sounds, k-os fuses a range of sounds together, etc… so that’s something that can be said for Canadian hip hop too.

Shad is currently part of this year's Warped Tour when not working towards a Master's Degree at Simon Fraser University.