Posted by Scott Willats It’s been a healthy amount of time since Deadmau5 capped his Meowingtons Hax tour with an epic show at the Rogers Center in Toronto. Since that magical night I have heard and seen performance discussed and dissected everywhere, from talk radio to blogs to pop culture magazines. It seems like nobody fully understood how just how extraordinary that night was going to be until it was over. Until they’d witnessed it for themselves. Those of us who love EDM and … [Read more...]
Vote Deadmau5!
February 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
So the JUNO Awards are happening April 1 in Ottawa, with Captain Kirk hosting. And voting is underway for the Fan Choice Award — the one prize whose winner is decided by actual music fans, as opposed to … um, whoever decides all the other awards. In the Fan Choice category, Deadmau5 is carrying the banner for EDM. And we kinda sorta think he maybe possibly deserves to sort of, you know, win. Seriously, with all due respect to the likes of Justin Bieber, Nickelback, Michael Bublé and … [Read more...]
Sweets of the Week – January 20
January 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Posted by Scott Willats Clockwise from top left: Dada Life, Jokers of the Scene, Gesaffelstein, Brodinski The slow weekends are over and it’s time to hit the concert scene running. Some heavy shows going down. First up: Dada Life was in Toronto last night, and the Swedish duo put the Hoxton to the test. Next in line: Jokers of the Scene tonight at Wrongbar. The Ottawa duo always puts on a show you want to catch, managing to lay down some … [Read more...]
