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September 2011

4 posts

Can of soup for a BBQ lunch// 09.14.11

An extra can of soup, a box of pasta or a cash donation will get you a barbecue lunch on Wednesday. In exchange for canned goods or some cash, Lay’s potato chips (through its parent company PepsiCo Foods Canada) and Alberta Food Banks are hosting a lunch in the downtown core to boost donations and raise awareness around food banks and what they do. Last year, the Calgary Food Bank handed out...

KASKADE - BBC RADIO 1 ESSENTIAL MIX

French hip-hop/dance producer DJ Mehdi, who began his career on the underground Parisian hip-hop scene, died on Tuesday (September 13). According to several reports, the DJ/producer (born Mehdi Favéris-Essadi) was fatally injured when the roof of his Paris home collapsed. He was 34 years old. A source told MTV News that Mehdi was celebrating his 34th birthday with friends on his rooftop when...

August 2011

3 posts

happiness happens when our hearts combine**: That... →

mpolinar: “Our greatest fear should not be of failure, but of succeeding at something that doesn’t really matter.” - D.L. Moody (via happyslip) We can totally expand on this… (and this is a reminder for myself as well) A LIST of THINGS that doesn’t really matter in the bigger picture: youtube…

Legitmix - clearing sample service

Hey all you DJs and producers out there! Ever had a masterpiece at your finger-tips that you just know would be a monster smash with listeners if you only you could clear the sample that you so cleverly used in the making of your track/remix/mixtape? Well now you don’t have to worry about all the hassle and oodles of money that that process involves as a new online service is setting out to...

Avicci & Afrojack on David Guetta's double album

As he enthused to inthemix last month, the new David Guetta album Nothing But The Beat promises a lot of David Guetta. With two discs and 21 tracks, it’s the Frenchman’s attempt to straddle commercial radio, club dancefloors and even the bags of “the most credible DJs on the planet”. It’s all part of the Guetta game-plan. “People going after-hours tripping on my music, that’s my challenge,”...

July 2011

19 posts

Beastie Boys - Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win

Your average rap video, this is not! In the 11-minute course of Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win, the plasticized trio gets shot at, shoots back, escapes in a submarine, takes Santigold waterskiing, and kills many bad guys. The stupendous Spike Jonze video will please anyone who enjoyed Team America, likes toys murdering each other, yetis, fake snow, cheeky dialogue,...

Dwayne Wade - Hacked my Mavs fans?

NBA star Dwyane Wade is headed to Texas — no, he’s not goingto apologize sheepishly to Maverick’s star Dirk Nowitzki. He’s traveling to the Lone Star State to testify in a hacking case. For the last five years, Wade has been under attack from hackers that live in Texas. These unidentified perps reportedly broke into his email account and stole both business and personal...

SUNGLASSES AT NIGHT - Global Clubbing Brand

After a great weekend with Rachel Sehl here in Calgary, negotiations have begun to bring on me (Mikey Da Roza) into the Sunglassesatnight.com family. This brand is a global clubbing brand, having successful residencies in many cities, not only in North America, but in Europe as well. I have to say, I am more than honored to be part of this exciting experience. Regardless of the outcome, I am...

UNDRCRWN: Mick Boogie & Jazzy Jeff ‘Summertime 2′...

UNDRCRWN presents the second installment of its Summertime mixtape series: Jazzy Jeff & Mick Boogie: Summertime 2. The first volume has been downloaded and streamed over 500K times and this new one promises to reach even more people. Laid-back, beach-friendly, top-down, barbeque-rific music from De La Soul, Stevie Wonder, The Fresh Prince (of course!), The Turtles, Slum Village, The...

The Amazing Spiderman - July 2012

Andrew Garfield feels his Spidey senses tingling on the cover of Entertainment Weekly’s latest issue, on newsstands Friday (July 15). Here’s what the 27-year-old English actor, who will hit the big screen in The Amazing Spider-Man next year, had to share: On relating to Peter Parker: “I always felt stronger inside than I looked on the outside, which got me into trouble. I related to Peter...

Kanye West – SXSW 2011 Performance

During this year’s SXSW festivities, Kanye West invited his G.O.O.D. Music family and close friend Jay-Z to assist him on stage during his much anticipated set. The event’s sponsor, Vevo, has now unveiled quality footage of the performance that include the likes of KiD CuDi, Mos Def, John Legend, Pusha-T, Big Sean, CyHi Da Prynce, Mr. Hudson and of course the Watch the Throne protagonists. Check...

To Catch an Adulterer

Remember Chris “Why don’t you have a seat over there” Hansen? Most of us are familiar with the host of the Dateline series, To Catch a Predator. He’s the guy who, along with film crews and police, confronts pervs trying to hook up with underage girls. Guess who was secretly filmed having an extramarital affair? Oh, the irony! Apparently, Hansen, 51, who is married and has two young sons,...

Happy Birthday Cheech!

That’s right. Today marks Cheech Marin’s 65th birthday. A cult icon from his days as ‘Cheech & Chong’, Marin has had some great success, not only at the box office, but on the small screen as well. From all your pot smokin’ friends - happy birthday. May this one go ‘Up in Smoke’ :)

Bad-Ass Mayor of the Day

Cheers to Sara Z. Duterte, mayor of Davao City, Philippines, for fighting for the poverty-stricken members of her community by telling the local sheriff “aw, hellll naw” with her fist… repeatedly. Duterte said she had asked court sheriff Abe Andres to wait for two hours before serving a demolition order that would destroy shanties of 220 families in the area. The well-respected mayor...

The iPhone SLR Mount. Yes, it's really real.

Buy the The iPhone 4 SLR Mount at the Photojojo Store! Ever since the iPhone camera was invented, it’s aspired to be what it simply never quite could be: a DSLR. Sure, apps have helped your camera phone inch forward with simulated focusing and faux filters. Faux no more. The iPhone SLR Mount gives you the real thing. It’ll set your phone photos apart from everyone else’s on...

Boner-Inducing Spider Runs Rampant!

A five-inch Brazilian Wandering Spider—the most venomous spider in the world, which “can also cause priapism in humans”—stowed away in a box of bananas and leaped out in a German grocery store, running through the aisles and causing pandemonium on Friday. After shutting down the store down for three days, a team of 30 wildlife experts failed to find the spider. They did, however,...

Motivation - 5 tips for DJs, producers & artists

Creative professionals everywhere struggle with the challenges of getting things finished. Successful creative professionals beat those challenges. This is a sentiment that should resonate with the bedroom producer. With the rise of affordable music equipment there has been a flood of people trying to get into this field and the competition is fierce. But music production is just one of the...

RELEASE YOURSELF PODCAST #506 - GUEST MIX BY WALLY LOPEZ Kids - seriously, you think house music is dead? Check out this heavy, heavy heat by Wally Lopez.

June 2011

16 posts

RISE:45 Sundays on West’s Rooftop Patio Launches... →

Join me as I launch the RISE:45 series on the West patio on July 3rd. Hit me up for more details!

Network Cross Pollination

It’s truly an amazing and small world, isn’t it? I have to say, upon returning from my trip to Vancouver, I really noticed something different. Something cool. Something that could continue to grow in the touched peoples lives for days, weeks, months and years. Network Cross Pollination. To give you an idea of what I’m talking about, I’ll paint the picture. I went to...

17 Tips to DOUBLE your Productivity in 14 days →

1. Turn off all technology for 60 minutes a day and focus on doing your most important work. 2. Work in 90 minute cycles (tons of science is now confirming that this is the optimal work to rest ratio). 3. Start your day with at least 30 minutes of exercise. 4. Don’t check your email first thing in the morning. 5. Turn all your electronic notifications off. 6. Take one day a week as a...

A E.R. nurse's thoughts on an instigator's...

Ambulance cars line the streets outside of St. Paul’s Hospital’s emergency triage centre for those injured on the night of June 15. Photo credit: Andrés Goñi Tim, Just because you can string an apologetic sentence together does not mean you are sorry. Perhaps I should make you aware of the consequences of your action. To you, it’s just an overturned car that you set on fire. To me, it’s...

Why Vancouver Rioted

Words by Token White Guy via Vancity Buzz Thousands of people downtown were certainly depressed after the third goal in Game 7, but even the most disappointing loss of the playoffs couldn’t have triggered the latest riot. Wednesday night was certainly a planned event by anyone but hockey fans. Let’s face it. By 9pm, the real hockey fans had gone home. The only ones left rioting were beyond...

February 2011

1 post

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September 2010

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August 2010

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