SPOTIFY TO ALLOW ARTISTS TO UPLOAD THEIR OWN MUSIC
Spotify has announced changes to their Spotify for Artists service that could have a major impact on their platform and the industry at-large. Current...
INTERVIEW WITH THE ICONIC DIRECTOR X
Iconic music video director and producer, Julien Christian Lutz, a.k.a. 'Director X' was recently inducted into the Brampton Arts Walk of Fame for his...
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ALBUM REVIEW – KAMIKAZE IS EMINEM’S BEST MUSICAL SHOWING IN YEARS
Eminem, Slim Shady, Marshall Mathers, or as most of us know him, the hip-hop phenom who was so peculiar yet so lyrically nice that it didn’t matte...
HOUSE OF PAINT FESTIVAL CELEBRATES 15 YEARS OF HIP-HOP IN THE CAPITAL
This past weekend marked the 15th anniversary of one of Ottawa's most underrated festivals, House of Paint. The three day hip-hop festival once again ...
EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE – FREDDY PRINTZ FEAT. CASHTRO CROSBY, CHICKEN GREASE MUSIC VIDEO
Today rapper Freddy Printz released the music video for his single Chicken Grease and SHIFTER has the exclusive premiere. Aside from Pittsburgh native...
SHIFTER PRESENTS CAPITAL ESSENTIALS, OTTAWA’S HIP-HOP AND R&B PLAYLIST
Ottawa, also known as the sleepy government town; the city that fun forgot. The city where everything shuts down at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. When I...
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ALBUM REVIEW – TRAVIS SCOTT’S GAMBLE PAYS OFF ON ALL LEVELS
Astroworld projected to sell 422k copies in its first week
At only 26 years old, Travis Scott is back with his most successful album yet, deliv...
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ALBUM REVIEW – BUCK-N-NICE’S EMAG IS CLASSIC HIP-HOP AT ITS FINEST
After moving to Ottawa from Toronto many years ago, I scanned the Ottawa hip-hop scene to see what was going on. There wasn't much, but one act ca...
DANCE MUSIC SCENE IS GOING THROUGH MUCH NEEDED UPHEAVAL
I think it is time I address a plethora of issues. The dance music scene is going through a massive transitional upheaval right now. If you don't see ...
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ALBUM REVIEW – MISSING LINX’SSPAXE CAMELS REMINDS US WHY WE FELL IN LOVE WITH HIP-HOP
Last month, I ventured out to the Origin Arts & Community Centre in Ottawa's Mechanicsville neighbourhood to check out the listening party for...
RBC BLUESFEST 2018 RECAP – LOCAL TALENT SHINED BRIGHT AT BLUESFEST 2018
If you're into rock, RBC Bluesfest 2018 had some iconic names - Bryan Adams, Foo Fighters, and Dave Matthews Band. There were major lineups. People we...
RBC BLUESFEST 2018 – GOOD MUSIC, GOOD PEFORMANCE FOR RAE SREMMURD
Waiting for the only "modern" hip-hop headliner, Rae Sremmurd, to start, I listened to the DJ do his set and thought about how far I'd come in a year....