Tag Archives: The Weekend Playlist

WEEKEND PLAYLIST | ‘BORN TO RUIN’ – Wildlife

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Oak and Oar

“…On The Heart”, Wildlife’s sophomore album, will be available everywhere March 5th, 2013 “The heart is a funny thing. It’s strong, vulnerable, vital, but unlike most of the important things in our lives, it’s not protected by bricks or kevlar. Unless you have a kevlar heart.. and if so, where did you get it? Can I have one? For the rest of us, we put ourselves out into the world blind and unguarded; we love, we live and sometimes we get hit (possibly hard). When we mess-up or get messed- up, our hearts help us use those mess-ups to learn, to light the way, and get a bit closer to a less messed-up truth. Wildlife has always kind of been about a similar kind of thinking. We’re all in this together, so lets get movin’, always forward, never back, don’t dwell on the past, let’s build on our mistakes, try new things and stop pretending you know everything cause you don’t and that’s annoying. AND That’s pretty much what our entire first record was about! Strike Hard, Young Diamond  (our first record) was a study of letting go, an observation of youth, what it means to be young, reckless, naïve and all of the incredible things that can come out of happy accidents. We used themes of adventure, exploration and vitality to explain jumping into the dark, deep water not knowing or caring where you came up for air. I guess it only makes sense that our new record is about realization. It probably asks more questions than gives answers.  The one answer it does give is really nothing new, but it has a lot of meaning to me either way, which is why we call it “…On The Heart”. We view it as an essay, a love letter, a tribute to the heart itself. Everything … Continue reading →

WEEKEND PLAYLIST | ‘WINGS’ – Macklemore x Ryan Lewis

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Oak and Oar

Heist is turning out to be one of my favourite studio albums from this past year. In keeping with the sneaker trend but flipping the coin we leave you this week with the visual and audio to ‘Wings’ off of Macklemore x Ryan Lewis’ October album. If you are in to it you’ll also enjoy these. Thanks E.  

Young Prince | Wax Society ft. Saint Kris & Cowen

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Oak and Oar

Phoenix based duo Wax Society teams up with our homie Saint Kris (Winnipeg) and emcee Cowen (Atlanta) on a little satellite project. One half of Wax Society put in time in the city and laid the groundwork for the project. Through the power of the internet the three connected and through email and video correspondence put ‘Young Prince’ together. Each part was recorded and film in each artists respective hometown – Phoenix, Atlanta and Winnipeg. Saint’s location of choice for his part was one of the most iconic and famous street corners in Canada – Portage and Main. If you are a Winnipegger you are probably rolling your eyes that I claim it as ‘famous’ but the fact of the matter is Portage and Main is pretty well known. It was once the centre for the banking industry in Western Canada, served as the setting for the famous Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 and referenced in song by everyone from Randy Bachman and Neil Young to Stompin’ Tom Connors. And if that doesn’t sell you, the intersection is forever secured as a property on the Canadian Monopoly board. The connection still strikes me as a bit strange – for the simple fact that Phoenix took the Winnipeg Jets, Winnipeg took the Atlanta Thrashers so I can only assume that Atlanta will take the Phoenix Coyotes. Young Prince is a stellar track. Support all these talents and look for the Wax Society  mixtape “One Red Summer” October 21. Make sure you download it. WAX SOCIETY (Phoenix) http://facebook.com/waxsociety Twitter/Instagram | @waxsociety @redwaxsociety @summerthekid SAINT KRIS (Winnipeg) http://facebook.com/pages/Saint-Kris/134925826568318 Twitter/Instagram | @saintkristoffer COWEN (Atlanta) http://youtube.com/user/itscowen Twitter/Instagram | @itscowen

WEEKEND PLAYLIST | ‘LONE MIGRATION’ – DEMETRA

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Oak and Oar

Our homie Cam (Nice! Productions) released his latest music video project this week with homegrown talent Demetra. Demetra is a Winnipeg based songwriter, painter, filmmaker, yoga instructor and globetrotter. “Her debut album, Lone Migration, was formed through her polar experiences – a musical trial by tundra – and brought to light with the recording prowess of Royal Canoe’s Matt Peters”. The video was shot out at Fort Whyte with emphasis being placed on simplicity, natural beauty, and landscapes. Above is the visuals to accompany a very enjoyable listen. Directed by: Camren Friesen & Demetra Penner Director of Photography: Tyler Funk Editor: Camren Friesen

SHAD | melancholy and the infinite shadiness EP

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Oak and Oar

Giving gifts on his birthday, Shad drops a free 5 track EP that samples some of his childhood joints. The EP was recorded in Toronto at Dreamhouse Studios. The studio has become a popular destination with the likes of The Airplane Boys, Alexisonfire and The Weeknd having worked on projects in the downtown studio. Accompanied by his right hand man DJ Terrance Lo (DJ T LO) the two former Wilfred Laurier alumni give us a little summer sampling. All tracks produced by: DJ T LO, HajahBug, and Shad Cuts by: DJ T LO Recorded and mixed by: Elijah Walsh Recorded at: The Dreamhouse Studio Mixed at: Big World Studios Samples: Milli Vanilli, The Breeders, Lenny Kravitz, Prince, PM Dawn Download here. Follow @shadkmusic