The Rise of Snoop Lion

For the past few years, Snoop Dogg had become somewhat of a caricature of his former self. Snoop Dogg of the new millennium was no longer as “thug” or as “hard” as the Snoop Dogg of the 90’s. He began appearing on MTV Cribs, The View and even forayed into the sex-trade world as a […]

Hackathon

There’s a commonly held conception of hackers, computer scientists, and software designers that often involves them stealing your bank info, or being responsible for stuff you’d see in WarGames. To be fair, there is an equally common conception that these people are digital superheroes who can control the matrix. Both of these absurd (but in […]

A Vegan Education

One of the reasons I love documentaries is because I like to learn. Call me a nerd, but it’s true, I love digesting information on just about any topic. More recently I have become curious about our food industry, which is why when I saw Vegucated floating around in my recommended watchlist, I figured I […]

The Ramblings of a Clean Tramp

Rock memoirs tend to fall into one of two categories: 1)  the self-aggrandizement of a misfit whose life is a tsunami of drugs, sex, and fame. 2) the acrimonious account of every poor business decision and artistic compromise, where the plot is lost in an endless harangue of anyone the author cares to scold. Richard […]

Elin Ruth “Bang”

[youtube]http://youtu.be/y6u8CxmSh3M[/youtube] Elin Ruth’s new video for “Bang” has an irresistibly oldschool Motown flavour with its rich mix of instruments, R&B, backup singers, and soul.  The Swedish singer-songwriter is quite the bombshell, and with her retro style it looks like she’s channeling her inner Bettie Page, if Bettie was a tatted up blonde rocker chick.  Directed […]