Danger Mouse goes to the spaghetti West
Posted by jessekg in Music on 31. Mar, 2011 | 0 Comments
It really shouldn’t be possible for Brian Joseph Burton, better known as super-producer Danger Mouse, to surprise us anymore. After announcing his arrival with the much-lauded Jay-Z Black Album/Beatles White Album mash up, the Grey Album, being one half of Gnarls Barkley (who pretty much cross over into almost all musical genres), his work with the [...]
Jay Electronica, live at the Phoenix
Posted by jessekg in Music on 13. Mar, 2011 | 0 Comments
We were fortunate enough to catch the brutally under-marketed Jay Electronica concert last night at the Phoenix in Toronto as part of Canadian Music Fest. While the energy in the building was unmistakable, it definitely could have fit 100 or so more people. Aside from yet another misogynist rant in response to his choke/hair pulling [...]
Ask a White person
Posted by jessekg in Curiosities, Race on 22. Feb, 2011 | 7 Comments
Fact one: we here at the Ashcan are a multi-ethnic motley crew. Think of us as the Captain Planet of blogs, with disparate elements from far-reaching corners of the world coming together to form a heroic, mullet topped defender of environmental justice. Fact two: White people are probably the most under-represented, mysterious people to inhabit [...]
Toronto through Rick Ross’ eyes
Posted by jessekg in Music on 28. Jan, 2011 | 3 Comments
The rapper with a gloriously ample set of man boobs, Rick Ross, recently released a video for his Kanye-less version of “Devil in a new dress.” And guess what? The entire thing is shot in Toronto, showing off the best the city has to offer. Such as, Yonge and Dundas Square, the Milestones at Yonge [...]
Shit List 2010: Second worst commercial featuring a rapper
Posted by jessekg in Uncategorized on 23. Dec, 2010 | 0 Comments
Just in time to make the list everybody’s favourite, anti-establishment “underground” rapper/latest signee to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, Jay Electronica, has made a commercial. That, in and of itself, should outrage Jay’s fans, but it’s not just any commercial. Its’s a Mountain Dew commercial. But no, wait, it gets better. It’s not just any ol’ Mountain [...]
