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Fernandes teams up with Marianas Trench frontman
October 28, 2011 – 4:55 pm | No Comment
Fernandes teams up with Marianas Trench frontman

On the new Danny Fernandes joint, “Hit Me Up” featuring CP label mate Belly, Fernandes collaborates with Marianas Trench frontman Josh Ramsay. “Hit Me Up” marks the third single from Fernandes’ AutomaticLUV album.

King Reign teams with Saukrates, Kardi on “Money”
October 28, 2011 – 2:14 pm | No Comment
King Reign teams with Saukrates, Kardi on “Money”

The video for King Reign’s “Money” features fellow Canadian MCs Saukrates and Kardinal Offishall. The song is the lead single from Reign Music Vol. 2, which features appearances by Pharoahe Monch and Boi-1da.

Aesop and Sonic trade lines over meal at Grubstake
October 28, 2011 – 2:12 pm | No Comment
Aesop and Sonic trade lines over meal at Grubstake

In the new video from Hail Mary Mallon’s Are You Gonna Eat That?, Aesop Rock and Rob Sonic – two-thirds of the hip-hop supergroup with DJ Big Wiz – trade lines over a meal at San Fransisco’s Grubstake Diner.

Midway State blaze a fire in new video from POI
October 28, 2011 – 2:09 pm | No Comment
Midway State blaze a fire in new video from POI

Check out the new video from Toronto rockers The Midway State’s latest album, Paris or India. The video for “Fire” marks the first official single from the band, which released its sophomore offering in July of this year.

Duck Sauce take on the “Big Bad Wolf”
October 28, 2011 – 1:30 pm | No Comment
Duck Sauce take on the “Big Bad Wolf”

After the DJ duo of A-Trak and Armand Van Helden’s last video for “Barbara Streisand” garnered 63 million hits, it seemed inevitable to see a follow-up from the Fool’s Gold Record products. Duck Sauce present “Big Bad Wolf.”

Goodluck Assembly test their tastebuds
October 28, 2011 – 1:18 pm | No Comment
Goodluck Assembly test their tastebuds

Check out the latest single and video from Ottawa-based band The Goodluck Assembly. The song derives from the group’s new album, Glowscape, which was released earlier this year.

Mic Boyd directs Classified’s “Run With Me” video
October 24, 2011 – 1:34 pm | No Comment
Mic Boyd directs Classified’s “Run With Me” video

The latest video for “Run With Me” from Classified’s Handshakes and Middle Fingers was directed by his brother Mic Boyd. Said Boyd: “[We] had some fun with his GoPro camera and tried making a video for “Run With Me”.”

Sherman Downey bike Gros Morne for new video
October 22, 2011 – 2:23 pm | No Comment
Sherman Downey bike Gros Morne for new video

Newfoundland and Labrador band, Sherman Downey and the Ambiguous Case hit the roads of Gros Morne National Park on bike this summer to film the music video for the song “Blue,” from the band’s Honey for Bees album.

Hollerado have a good day at the races
October 22, 2011 – 2:00 pm | No Comment
Hollerado have a good day at the races

Manotick, ON, rockers and winners of Live 88.5′s Big Money Shot Hollerado are back at it with a new video for the band’s latest single, “Good Day at the Races.” The song comes from Margaritaville 2: The Reckoning.

Lindi Ortega chases black flies in new video
October 20, 2011 – 10:18 pm | No Comment
Lindi Ortega chases black flies in new video

Canadian songstress Lindi Ortega has a voice that has been described as a mix of “Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash and Emmylou Harris.” “Black Fly” is the second video and single from Ortega’s Little Red Boots album.