Archive for July 2010
“BlackWater” is a preview of his upcoming Anchorman Mixtape on August 6. It features Sebastien Grainger who was the former drummer and vocalist for Death From Above. This song will also be on the David Suzuki Foundation’s Playlist for the Planet, an environmental CD due out in October. Listen and Download Here
Jay-Z summed it up for the general public, “I’m not a businessman, I’m a business, man.” Kenyan-born, London, Ontario-raised rapper Shad’s (aka Shadrach Kabango) approach to making music involves business too—just don’t expect to hear about grills or guns in his verses. “It’s not what interests me, really,” he said. “When I really started to [...]
The record is slated to be released on October 5th through Black Box/Decon/Fontana North. Like previously posted, Shad has been added to k-os’ first US headline tour to promote his album and will also be going to Europe soon!
US TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED FAN PRE-SALE NOW! Summer is well underway and we still have so much more to look forward to in the coming months! … Check the listings for a city near you, and don’t forget to get your tickets early – pre-sale is available now! Ticket links below! Check out the limited [...]
k-os: Proud to Be a Canadian. k-os: Songwriting is an Art. k-os: Speak Your Mind. k-os: The Selfish Altruist. You can watch the rest of the interview HERE.
Canadian hip hop artist, Shad, performs his newest single “Rose Garden” on the main stage at St. Catharines’ S.C.E.N.E Fest.
Back in January, Hawksley Workman released Meat, a stripped-down collection of lo-fi garage rock. Now that album’s dance pop companion piece, Milk, will be officially released on August 10. According to a press release, the album “wraps most of the seven deadly sins in synth-soaked dance pop packages.” This includes collaborations with Shad (who contributes [...]
Sweatshop Union Presents: Dirty Circus – In To The Sun (feat. Shad & Geo of Blue Scholars). Album available now: http://www.itunes.com/sweatshopunion or http://www.urbnet.com/dirtycircus
Canadian rapper k-os has announced that he will release a 10-song mixtape on August 6 titled the Anchorman Mixtape. The digital-only format includes two collaborations with some other powerful Torontonians: “Faith,” with rapper Drake and “BlackWater” with soul multi-instrumentalist Sebastien Grainger, formerly of Death from Above 1979. Earlier this year k-os joined Drake on a [...]

