Articles by Ryan B. Patrick

Roni Size

Take Kontrol

PUBLISHED Aug 26, 2014

The Bristolian known as Roni Size (real name Ryan Williams) is an artist whose musical exploration in jungle and drum & bass has delivered...

Partynextdoor

Two

PUBLISHED Jul 29, 2014

With each new effort, the Mississauga, Ontario artist known as Partynextdoor is getting stronger, more sure of himself as an artist and mor...

Majid Jordan

A Place Like This

PUBLISHED Jul 17, 2014

Drake's "Hold On, We're Going Home" was clearly a huge hit, and perhaps no one benefitted more from that success than Toronto duo Majid Al...

Sia

1000 Forms of Fear

PUBLISHED Jul 4, 2014

The fun part of listening to Sia's new album is guessing if a particular song was created with a specific singer in mind. Such is the life...

Robin Thicke

Paula

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2014

What a peculiar project this Paula is. Try as one might, it's hard to separate the grief that Robin Thicke has been getting for releasing t...

Seun Kuti Talks New Album, Working with Robert Glasper and Living Up to Father Fela's Afrobeat Legacy

PUBLISHED Jun 30, 2014

As the youngest son of legendary artist Fela Kuti, the fact that Afrobeat saxophonist Seun Kuti has a lot to live up to is a played-out tro...

Bernhoft

Islander

PUBLISHED Jun 30, 2014

The Norwegian artist and multi-instrumentalist known as Bernhoft (born Jarle Bernhoft) dubs his style as retro-soul — a sound that he...

Popcaan Talks 'Where We Come From,' His Love for Canada and Working with Pusha T

PUBLISHED Jun 23, 2014

The artist known as Popcaan has accomplished a lot in the world of dancehall reggae within a short period of time (including a turn on Vybz...