Our sister site AthertonTV.com recently posted this wonderful video.  It's weekly webisodes Freestyle Thursdays featured guest rapper SHAD.  It certainly isn't the best interview he's ever participated in, but I'd put a fair wager down that it was his most awkard. On a not entirely unrelated topic the week following the interview SHAD won CBC's Canada Reads competition defending Carmen Aguirre's book Something Fierce. So, we'd like you to think about that as well.

Vinyl Tap remains strong in 2012! 

Beta here from the Homebased camp. I would like to formally invite the villains and villainettes to come rock with us on Friday, February 03 at Ritual Nightclub (137 Besserer Ave, Ottawa). We're real pumped to be a part of this bill and you should be too! This joint features Cali's own FASHAWN (fashawn.ca) as well as Canadian rap gods NOTES TO SELF (notestoself.net) and FUNDAMENT (myspace.com/fundament416). 

If you've been following the Homebased fan page on facebook or tuned into our interview last week on CYPHER KINGS (chuo 89.1fm Friday nights 9-11pm), you already know we're unveiling the NEW addition to our roster, NOCK NOCK (@nocknockbeats). We've got something special lined up for this and we're hella pumped to bring it live. DON'T SLEEP. Links below... easy.

https://www.facebook.com/events/249181611818656/

Homebased links:

twitter: @homebasedcrew

facebook fan page: "homebased"

homebased.bandcamp.com

fresh for 2012 yall!

Great video for title track off the Backburner family's new record Heatwave, go cop that ish.

 Feeling like Frontiersman, we grew our beards and arrived in Mactier at 7:30pm. Cold as f*ck. 4 hour drive North (of Toronto). Pitch black outside. Cabin smelled like pine and rosé. Dropped our bags, chose our beds, Bronze took the air mattress. Half hour till the NBA Dunk-Off. Donk was geeked. Flat screen, satellite, middle-of-nowhere. Heats on. Lee is lit. Drunk off Timbits. Blake Griffin jumps over a car. Here to shoot a music video. 
 Eric suggested we charge the equipment. Didn't knock on wood. Inexcusable in a cabin. Power went out. Cold as f*ck. Pitch black inside. Cabin smelled like weed and sulfur. Dropped our plans, went to bed, Bronze froze on the air mattress. 5 hours till daylight. Rosh is lit. Left-over Timbits for breakfast. Last night Blake Griffin jumped over a car. Here to shoot a music video, with Ben to direct. A take on rap's pioneers, we planned to wear fur. The events that followed were captured on camera; All of the Above took place. This is a true story. *No animals were harmed in the making of this video.

- Notes to Self

Toronto Producer Fresh Kils

Toronto producer Fresh Kils performs his Sound Battle Royale Championship winning routine, right from the Kilzone kitchen. Sound Battle Royale pits the cities best and brightest hip-hop producers against each other in a world class beat makers tournament.

      On this special day my idol, comedic inspiration and personal spirit guide Bill Murray helps remind us all what's important about Christmas day ...... KUNG FU! The following youtube vid has been taken from The National Lampoon Radio Hour. Which was a show that ran between 1973-74.  This particular broadcast was written by Brian Doyle Murray, Christopher Guest, Paul Shaffer and Bill Murray. Lyrics included. ENJOY!

L to R: Dj Dopey, Swamp Donkey. Bronze One & Roshin

Just got this release from young Rage Roshin of Notes To Self Fame.  Dudes are definitely on their grind.  We here at Vinyl Tap respect that type of hustle dedication to the utmost.  Go tell a friend.

-Atherton

Hot off the release of their video for "Nobody" w/ Evidence, Notes to Self return with "All of the Above [BBRC]."  This is the final single leading up to Notes to Self's new project, "Used to be Dark." Stay tuned for the upcoming video and the new project!

All of the Above [BBRC] by NotestoSelf

 -Atherton