INTERVIEW: Raekwon (Wu-Tang Clan)
Our exclusive interview with The Chef after his live performance on October 14, 2011 at Le Belmont, Montreal.
Interview: Lunice at LOOKOUT x Pop Montreal
Lunice (Photo: Ed Gumuchian / ForYourBenefit.ca)
Big welcome home to the homie Lunice, who's just coming off a whirlwind of European and Australian dates that followed our Pop Montreal show with Araabmbuzik in September. We caught up with Lunice before his set to rap about his new EP, One Hunned, his collabo with Ango and Prison Garde: Nouveau Palais, and whats next for the local producer turned globetrotter.
Lunice catches a couple days at home before heading out on a final tour of 2011, across the U.S. & Canada in November. Hats off to Montreal's finest young son. Get it! One Hunned.
Interview: Azealia Banks at LOOKOUT x Pop Montreal
Current darling of blogs and bootie-shakers alike, Azaelia Banks is on a one way ticket to the top right now. We caught up with her after she wowed the crowd with rapid fire raps at our Pop Montreal 2011 show. Away from the stage it's clear that beneath her exuberant persona lies a remarkably humble and self-effacing character for someone so talented.
INTERVIEW: AraabMUZIK at LOOKOUT x Pop Montreal
AraabMUZIK. Photo: Ed Gumuchian / ForYourBenefit.ca
It's easy to be dazzled by Araab's outrageous skill with an MPC. Sure, the guy knows his way around the buttons and knobs, but Araab's greatest skill is the precision with which he matches his samples to drums. There's no other way to put it, the man is a musician's musician. We were lucky enough to catch up with Araab after our show at Pop Montreal 2011 and spend some time with a producer who is surely only at the start of a long and successful career.
More coverage of the night in the live footage here, and photos
INTERVIEW: KINGDOM + NGUZUNGUZU
Kingdom + Nguzunguzu (Photo: Ed Gumuchian / ForYourBenefit.ca)
Kingdom has been around the musical block, so to speak. Over the last few years he's put in the hours and put out a range of genre-defying and forward-thinking tracks on a number of great labels. In fact he's even recently started his own imprint 'Fade to Mind'. First release on Kingdom's label? The 'Timesup EP' by Nguzunguzu, a duo similarly respected for pushing the boundaries of contemporary dance music. We managed to catch up with both Kingdom and Nguzunguzu before our show at Pop Montreal 2011, and the meeting of wise experience and youthful verve was as insightful off stage as their music is bumping on it.
Photos from the night over here.
Interview: Kid Sister at LOOKOUT x Pop Montreal
Kid Sister (Photo: Ed Gumuchian / ForYourBenefit.ca)
'Star quality'. They say you're either born with it or you're not. By that definition Kid Sister must have some of the best genes in show-business right now. Not only do her beats sparkle with the pizazz we would expect from a protege of Kanye West, but off stage she has the charisma to match. Her effortless charm almost disarmed our entire crew when we caught up with her for a chat before her show at Pop Montreal 2011.
PHOTOS: LOOKOUT x POP MONTREAL – KID SISTER + AZEALIA BANKS
Photos by ForYourBenefit.ca - view the full album here.
JESSE ROSE @ BELMONT
NEON & HIGH FOOD & LOOKOUT present:
JESSE ROSE - http://jesserose.net/
RILLY GUILTY - http://soundcloud.com/rill
TRONALD TRUMP - http://soundcloud.com/tron
HOSTED BY RODRIGO VERGARA
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JESSE ROSE
http://jesserose.net/
Jesse has been producing and playing records for over fourteen years. Raised on an upbringing of Motown Soul, Jazz and Eighties Funk, in London’s Ladbroke Grove area, Jesse moved to Bristol at the age of twelve and started working with old friend Jamie Anderson at the beginning of the nineties.
He's is fast becoming one of Europe’s most in-demand house DJ’s, regularly playing the worlds most respected clubs including Fabric, Panoramabar, Basics, WMF, The End and Weekend to name just a few. Residencies have included Front Room Sessions @ Kinzo in Berlin, Wagg in Paris, a two-year stint on Kiss FM & Back to Yours in London, which he continues to play bi-monthly.
RILLY GUILTY
http://soundcloud.com/rill
In Montreal, Guilty is regarded as a taste-maker, helping everyone find their groove whether behind the decks or on the floor. He’s a fantastic hip hop and house DJ, rocking Montreal’s afterhours scene. Dedicated to the masses and to exposing underground music, Guilty held down an incredibly successful Saturday night weekly at Blue Dog for two years. This man comes more than equipped to mash up the dance floor.
TRONALD TRUMP
http://soundcloud.com/tron
Getting put on by Skratch Bastid at his infamous "Stay Fly" Thursday night at Blizzarts, Tron got to flex what he had for a demanding crowd all while having one of the best mentors a thriving DJ could ask for. With this, more moves were made. Having known Rilly Guilty for years they decided to start up their own weekly night at Lola Lounge (RIP). This led to regular gigs around the city including the late great CODA (not to be forgotten, the evening with legend Dj Premier), some only pictures could explain, all night house jams, and he was on the Le Spank/Usual Suspects (Saturdays at Blue Dog) team during it's nearly 3 year run.
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