Sinopsis
Canadian Counter-Culture
Episodios
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Liquid Sunshine: Episode 13 – DJ K-Rec
10/02/2015This time the Liquid Sunshine Posse rides with the hardest working man in Van, DJ K-Rec. K breaks down how he went from rappin’ wack shit, to being one of the freshest beatmakers and DJs around. On the way he got grants, got signed and got on Electric Circus…but not necessarily in that order. Plus, as our first guest DJ, he also drops an ill set of some of the many songs he’s recently made. Sauce is hungover, Archive is […]
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Liquid Sunshine: Episode 12 – Attikus
07/01/2015In this episode we are joined by an incredible guest, Attikus! We get to yabbering about Atty coming up battling from the Valley to Van, the gangster as eff creation of his name and rolling deep in the beautiful land of Castro’s Cuba. Is this the first time the guest has out-drank the hosts? Attikus breaks down his history, rips up some phone-read new-new and busts wicked freebies. C-Lo’s still diggin’ up new heat and keeps it continuous. Liquid Sunshine. […]
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Liquid Sunshine: Episode 11 – Billy Slade
26/12/2014Merry Muthaphuckin Christmas from the jabrones at Liquid Sunshine! It’s the last episode of the first year of the podcast! This special holiday edition features the infamous and multi-talented Billy Slade as the special guest. Vancouver’s king of raunchy raps breaks it down about body building, his life as a stand-up comedian, working at Camobear records, an upcoming album with Moka Only and their 10,000 Starz project and website. Listen as Archive over comes his hang-over, and Sauce does not. […]
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Liquid Sunshine: Episode 10 – Azrael
09/12/2014The boys are back and joined this time by one of Vancouver’s most respected emcees, Azrael (fka Azraelian.) We chop it up about the formation, and continuation, of one of Vancity’s dopest crews, Imaginations Treetrunk, Azzy’s five year experiment of writing rhymes in his head (no paper y’all!) and how he joined the ILL-Legitimate crew. Plus he busts some truly astounding verses over C-Lo’s seemingly bottomless collection of beats. Archive gets cozy with a gangsta sized bottle of wine, and […]
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Liquid Sunshine: Episode 9 – Spyte
25/11/2014The Liquid Sunshine boys are back on some new-new with a special guest, the one and only Spyte. Conversation swerves from how MC Hammer got a very young Spyte into hip hop, to personal struggles, to his intense time in KOTD, to what’s poppin right now. We get blessed with 112 bars (give or take) of some rugged, OG shit and cap it all off with some basic, entertainment-based conspiracy rigamarole. Former guest Gorgeous Geordie even drops by for some […]
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Liquid Sunshine: Episode 1 – The Lost Episode
11/11/2014Liquid Sunshine is back…kinda. Way back in the day, before jumping into your mind with the debut episode, featuring Gorgeous Geordie; Sauce, Archive and C-Lo recorded a trial run. A test press, if you will. In the grand tradition of not wasting any part of the beast, LSP brings to you our first-ever outing. In this guest-free edition, the boys talk (no longer) current events, while dabbling in a loose discussion and even looser overview of some of Hip Hops […]
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Liquid Sunshine: Episode 8 – Jakub Evolved
28/10/2014Awww yeah. Liquid Sunshine is pouring right now! The boys are back with Jakub Evolved from the incredible, KIDS! Jakub breaks down his journey to Vancouver, the latest KIDS album, The Hazing, and winning against and losing to Masta Ace’s crew in street-ball while on tour with him. And he follows it all up with the slickest effing freestyle you’ve heard in a while. Sauce and Archive are more repping that “meh…” steez. But the blibber babber is blade like. […]
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Liquid Sunshine: Episode 7 – Kid Lithium
15/10/2014It’s Liquid Sunshine time again! Our guest this episode is emcee, beat-maker, video genius and self-proclaimed ’80s aficionado, Kid Lithium. We take a run through his artistic journey and influences, Archive remembers Kid being a dick when they first met and Sauce refuses to accept Lithium’s Top 5 ranking for Temple of Doom (seriously though,) there’s even a boisterous written and freestyle sesh to boot. All that and another podcast first, as the team prank-calls Lithium’s good friend, and East […]
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Liquid Sunshine: Episode 6 – Sythe of the ILL-Legitimate crew
30/09/2014Liquid Sunshine is back at it! This episode the lads turned down the lights and got close with co-founder of the ILL-Legitimate crew, and hella gift-bearer, Sythe. Conversation drifted from Sythes early days rhyming at raves, to the current, international and diverse ILL-Legitimate line-up, to Sauce’s unabashed love for Sythe’s collab with Azrael, Pocketwatch. There’s a freestyle in there somewhere and Archive attempts to shatter a self-proclaimed perception as “that guy that says motherfucker”, all while the team creates and […]
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Liquid Sunshine: Episode 5 – Abyss
16/09/2014The boys came in hot on this one, setting off alarms and all that as we stumbled in with a fantastic guest. This week Liquid Sunshine sits down with the good homie Abyss (Influents Crew, Fully Faded) to discuss his new album, Family, how his son jumped in the booth within seconds of birth, bringing hip hop to a country town in the golden-era and a little tasty live icing to cap this thang. DJ C-Lo on the mix, Archive […]
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Liquid Sunshine: Episode 4 – Copasetic of the ILL-Legitimate crew
03/09/2014The Liquid Sunshine Posse welcomes the homie Copasetic of the ILL-Legitimate crew. We do what we do, talking about: his latest album, Dragon Soul Zero, the proper etiquette for artist’s trying to push their music to blogs, and how the Vancouver scene can get it’s collective shit together. Cope even blesses the team with the podcast’s first freestyle. Take a listen and decide for yourself: is Archive actually touching Copasetic inappropriately? is Cope lying his ass off about this? will […]
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Liquid Sunshine: Episode 3 – Trevar Fox AKA Inkspill
21/08/2014This week Liquid Sunshine spits the giggles with tha homie Inkspill. Ink is many things, not the least of which is a true, layered, abominable flowman of an emcee. Tune in to hear: incredible raps from Inkspill, seamless live mixes from C-LO, us talking about everything from where to get the best acting coaching, to penis sightings, and other assorted buffoonery. This episode is dope…and shorter. Liquid Sunshine. WANT MORE INTERVIEW PODCASTS? Copyright © 2004-2015 ABORT Magazine. All Rights Reserved. […]
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Liquid Sunshine: Episode 2 – Gorgeous Geordie
06/08/2014The Liquid Sunshine Crew kicks off their premier show with the multi talented Emcee Gorgeous Geordie who has been flooding the internet with deep dark goth themed hip-hop complemented by videos with great visuals and concepts. We got a chance to sit back enjoy a few beverages, discuss recent live shows, B movies and of course the Goth Mobbing movment with the one and only Gorgeous who gets us up to date on whats next and even spits some unreleased […]
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AbortCast #123: Dream Theater – The ABORT Interview
06/08/2014(CLICK TO ENLARGE | Photo – Derek Carr) From the vault: ABORT Magazine presents our exclusive interview with Dream Theater. ABORT’s Sam Landa sat down with legendary guitarist John Petrucci to discuss the band’s intensive touring regimen, the Berklee connection and strange fan requests. Hosted and Written by Sam Landa Produced by Alxs Ness “The Enemy Inside” Written and Performed by Dream Theater (Courtesy of Roadrunner Records) DreamTheater.net WANT MORE INTERVIEWS? VISIT: abortmag.com/abortcast Copyright © 2004-2014 ABORT Magazine. All Rights […]
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AbortCast #122: DragonForce – The ABORT Interview
10/05/2012(CLICK TO ENLARGE | Photo – Scott Alexander) Known for having two of the fastest guitarists in metal, a sound inspired by video game music and a tongue-in-cheek approach to song-writing, DragonForce has been thrashing against the boundaries of metal music composition since 2000. Currently on the tail-end of The Power Within North-American Tour, bassist Fred Leclercq and newly appointed vocalist Marc Hudson had a sit-down with ABORT Magazine’s Sam Landa to discuss the new album, the recording process and […]
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AbortCast #121: The Agonist – The ABORT Interview
03/05/2012(Photo – Scott Alexander) Since the release of 2007’s Once Only Imagined, Montreal’s The Agonist has earned recognition as one of the world’s leading female-fronted metal bands. Founding members – Danny Marino (guitar) and Chris Kells (bass) – took a moment to chat with ABORT Magazine’s Alxs Ness about their current tour, the upcoming album Prisoners and Heavy MTL 2012. Hosted and Produced by Alxs Ness “Ideomotor” Written and Performed by The Agonist (Courtesy of Century Media Records) myspace.com/theagonist WANT […]
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AbortCast #120: Kittie – The ABORT Interview
02/05/2012(Photo- Scott Alexander) Right before Kittie’s first Vancouver, B.C. show in nearly twelve years, frontwoman Morgan Lander took some time to chat with ABORT Magazine’s Sam Landa about the band’s latest release I’ve Failed You, on-tour shenanigans and the return of bassist Trish Doan. Hosted and Written by Sam Landa Produced by Alxs Ness “We are the Lamb” Written and Performed by Kittie (Courtesy of E1 Music) “Already Dead” Written and Performed by Kittie (Courtesy of E1 Music) “Empires (Part […]
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AbortCast #119: Snoop Dogg – The ABORT Interview Part 2 (Issue 16 Preview)
31/03/2010(Photos – Scott Alexander) With his latest DVD/CD combo More Malice in stores now The Reigning “King of The West Coast” Snoop Dogg is back with a bigger bark and an even more deadly bite. His current role heading up the revamped Priority label sees him bringing back the old school rap flavour that Hip-Hop so desperately needs right now. ABORT Magazine’s E.S. Day got blazed and confused with Snoop at his hotel recently in Vancouver, to discuss his new […]
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AbortCast #118: Serj Tankian – The ABORT Interview (Issue 16 Preview)
14/03/2010(Photo – Erik Weiss) Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter and outspoken activist Serj Tankian known for his vocal ferocity as frontman for System of a Down, has had a successful and unique solo career. As the intrigue intensifies, so does his thought-provoking musical expansion. Next up – the release of his recent collaboration with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, which was filmed for the Elect the Dead Symphony CD/DVD (in stores now) and a recently announced string of US and European dates […]
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AbortCast #117: Phil Anselmo – The ABORT Interview
05/03/2010(Photo – Jamie Sands) After his notorious stints with Pantera, Superjoint Ritual and currently as vocalist for the band Down, Philip H. Anselmo has now taken it to “A New Level” with his own record label HOUSECORE RECORDS. Boasting some of the most “Extreme” music for 2010, Phil gave ABORT Magazine’s E.S. Day the lowdown on the latest chapter in his now lengthy career. Hosted by E.S. Day Produced by E.S. Day and Grimm Culhane thehousecorerecords.com myspace.com/housecorerecords WANT MORE INTERVIEWS? […]