Articles by Ryan B. Patrick

Melanie Fiona Talks 'The MF Life'

PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2012

For Toronto's Melanie Fiona, the time is now. After suffering various album delays, her new 13-track project The MF Life finally sees the l...

Perfeck Strangers

Series Premiere

PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2012

The reference to a fondly remembered '80s sitcom notwithstanding, there's nothing dated about Perfeck Strangers. The pairing of two seeming...

Perfeck Strangers

PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2012

The reference to a fondly remembered '80s sitcom notwithstanding, there's nothing dated about Perfeck Strangers. The pairing of two seeming...

Jus Randy

InfoBahn

PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2012

"Whatever happened to May One 9 from Brassmunk?" As one of the O.G.s in the Canadian hip-hop game, the rechristened Jus Randy is back and v...

Melanie Fiona

Living the MF Life

PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2012

As we speak, Melanie Fiona's two new Grammy trophies are in a box en route from Los Angeles. When they arrive, they'll christen the spankin...

Robert Glasper Crashes the Party

PUBLISHED Feb 27, 2012

Jazz pianist Robert Glasper's mission has been to make music that bends musical genres without breaking them, and his successes thus far ha...

Slakah The Beatchild

PUBLISHED Feb 27, 2012

Neatly tucked away in a small, nondescript Scarborough strip mall, Slakah the Beatchild (aka Byram Joseph) is busy making music that is any...

Galactic

Carnivale Electricos

PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2012

Galactic's musical path has seen them transition from purely making organic, Louisiana-flavoured funk to a harmonious gumbo of jazz, electr...