Uncategorized Rap is the music of the underdog. Despite its ‘corner office, VIP section’ status these days and before it was considered a multi-billion dollar cash cow, it was the voice of the inner-city as, to quote Chuck D, ‘The Black…
Uncategorized Try as you might, you can’t escape commercials. In North America, they account for almost a third of scheduled programming. During the Superbowl, they generate almost as much hype as the game itself. Fortunately for those of us who seek…
Uncategorized Comic book fans are an impatient and fickle lot. Summer blockbuster season can sometimes seem a long time away, so what do they do to while away those eight months? Most go to forums and bitch about everything from the…
Uncategorized Imagination. It’s a wonderful thing. All those years ago the Jack Kirbys and Joe Kuberts of this world dreamt up some pretty far flung stuff. These guys conjured space operas that take place across a multitude of dimensions, without breaking…
Uncategorized Sean Ward is a renaissance man. His self published comics nestle side by side on the shelves of Toronto’s Silver Snail with the Marvel and DC titles. His work has been the subject of award winning documentaries and he can…
Uncategorized With an increasing number of comic books being adapted for the big screen these days (and some before the book itself has even been finished), you’ve got to wonder how the creators feel about their work getting the Hollywood treatment.…
Uncategorized Aaron LaCrate is a man of many talents. When he is not working on his Milkcrate Athletics clothing line or remixing the likes of Madonna, Mr. LaCrate is one of the best-known ambassadors for Baltimore Club music, a regional sound that…
Uncategorized Make no mistake; Stevie Williams blazes trails. From his early days as a mainstay in the Philadelphia skate scene he has gone from strength to strength. Not only has he linked up with The Kayo Corp, who distribute his Dirty…
Uncategorized We start our story in the mid 80’s. Ronald Reagan was still in office. People weren’t yet convinced that McDonalds was all that bad for you – after all, would a clown sell you something that could be detrimental to…
Uncategorized Let’s be honest, the concept of committing representations of hip-hop culture to celluloid hasn’t always panned out. For every Juice and 8 Mile, you have a Carmen: A Hip-Hopera, and alluring as Mrs. Carter is, well – you can polish…
