Articles by Joshua Ostroff

Aphrodite Recombination

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Like many producers, Aphrodite first blew up thanks to a remix. But it wasn't some random DJ adding a 4/4 beat under a hip-hop track à la J...

Buck 65

Cabaret, Montreal, QC - February 4, 2003

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

With French cabaret music announcing his arrival, a newsboy cap-wearing Buck 65 completed his transformation from abstract Maritime MC into...

Kazaa Strikes Back

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

The latest salvo in the file-sharing wars has been launched by Kazaa in a semi-desperate attempt to avoid being Napstered. In response to a...

Richie Hawtin

System Soundbar, Toronto ON - January 30, 2004

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Though the era of the superstar DJ is long gone, some wax-spinners have managed to maintain their drawing power. In the midst of a freezing...

Ben Kweller's Growing Pains

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

"Music is the one thing that's been a complete constant, the one common thread throughout my crazy life," explains Ben Kweller — and he ain...

Gang Starr's Time Has Come

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

"We're still hungry," Guru says over speakerphone from New York, as his legendary DJ, Premier, audibly agrees in the background. "We never...

Kaiju Big Battel - Terebi Sento

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

According to urbandictionary.com, kaiju ("kiay-jew") means: "A type of, or relating to, a type of creature exceedingly common in Japan. Usu...

Buffalo Soldiers

Gregor Jordan

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Set at the cusp of the Cold War's end, Buffalo Soldiers fell victim to the start of the new terror era. This dark-as-night military satire...