Rollin' & Scratchin'

As music and film lovers, we’ve all been privy to a few ’shot in the dark’ collaborations where seemingly overconfident producers and songwriters team up with a slew of other artists to create something that is larger than life. Danger Mouse has always set his sights high...

We were pleasantly surprised on Friday when it was announced that our favourite Austin TX rockers, Spoon, would be returning this summer with a new EP out on Merge Records June 30th...

Benjamin Diamond might be known best for his work as part of high-flying supergroup Stardust, but his solo work needs a bit of love too. Although he could easily come off as a blog-house Timberlake, BD’s tracks keep the hooks fresh and still strike back to some 1996 French Touch love...

If you haven’t heard of these boys, get familiar. 84.85 consist of Cass and Jay, two regular dudes with some sort of superhuman ability to rock any performance handed to them...

Whenever the subject of Holy Ghost comes up, everyone’s asking, “when’s the next song coming out?”. Now that Holy Ghost and DFA have let the popularity of ‘Hold On’ run its course, we are presented with a brand new track from one of New York City’s finest Disco enthusiasts...

It actually took me a really long time to get into LMFAO, but I have to admit - I’m in Miami Bitch! snuck up on me. After exploring a few of their prime cuts, including an ode to alcoholics called Shots featuring none other than Lil’ Jon, I became a full out fan...

I’ve been showing Toronto a lot of love as of late, however it’s not hard to see why. We’ve got a crew of extremely talented artists who are slowly making the leap from sweaty basement jams to filling rooms with hundreds of people. Tape Deck Bros...

I’ve always been a person that appreciates the moment, and I think it’s safe to say that when a song strikes the right cord and fits my mood, I’ll preach the sermon! Joel Plaskett has always been this type of artist for me...

Well, I heard a while back that Sebastien Tellier and his team was working on a video for his latest single, ‘Kilometer’. Silly me, but after waiting so long, I had forgotten. Lucky his label in Paris, Record Makers, was kind enough to remind and send it my way...

We’re very pleased to be hosting the after party for the YYZ Record’s Showcase tonight at the Drake Hotel. All night long, we have amazing bands, and the Toronto debut of Hypem’s biggest star, VIKING!!!! Don’t miss out...

As many of you know by now, The Juan Maclean has released their follow up to ‘Less Than Human’ this year called, ‘The Future Will Come’. The outcome is a more mature, confident sounding Juan Maclean, but just as fun...

With NXNE this week, there’s tonnes of great shows to look out for in our fine city. The first of many is Esser’s Canadian debut at Wrongbar this Wednesday. I first heard of this cat on the Soulwax ‘Part of the Weekend Never Dies NYE’ MixMag compilation CD...

Craig ain’t the only one from the R$S crew to have a summer album, but my choice is a little different. While he chose the lighter, kickin’-it-on-a-patio stylings of Grizzly Bear (which I totally cosign), I went for the grittier, darker release by one of my favorite rappers, Mos Def...

We regret to inform you that MIIKE SNOW has had to cancel their appearance tonight at Supermarket due to last minute Visa issues! GOD WE HATE VISA and stupid border controls!!!! Their Swede’s! Lovely people! Why can’t you let them in??? They will be back in Toronto opening for Lykke Li on Aug...

A friend of mine from New York told me about 3 months ago that I should really check out this Passion Pit band. Of course, with my usual busy schedule, I listened to one track a quickly forgot to listen to the rest. Lucky for me, I was reintroduced to what is now my favourite band of the moment...

For all the loud, mindless, buzz sawed mix tapes that are floating around the Internet, it sure is refreshing when you have something soft, sweet, and soulful that drops in your mailbox...

Every summer, I manage to find one or two albums that set the mood perfectly for summer time chillin’ no matter what time of the day. Last year it was Dr. Dog’s, ‘Fate’, and the year before that it was Joel Plaskett Emergency’s ‘Ashtray Rock’...

So tomorrow night Suicide Girls.com and Jagermeister are teaming up to throw a hella jackin’, whip crackin’, dance party at Tattoo in Toronto and we had 5 tickets to give away to this exclusive event...

It’s that time of week again. From the Ryder boys and R$S to you, HAPPY MONDAY everyone! Starting today, we’re going to try and keep people updated on what’s new and what to look out for in a short little Happy Monday inspired news feed...

While Barletta’s Panther EP hits the ground running, we’re graced with one particular remix by our new friend Lucy ‘Lo who puts a very minimal and funky spin on Barletta’s new hit...

Toronto’s freshman duo the TapeDeckBros. have recently caught R$S’s attention. With their blend of dirty synths and an I’ve-been-playing-alot-of-Nintendo-in-the-last-24-hours sound, they bring an additional and much-appreciated piece to Toronto’s dance music scene...

In preparation to hit the town for a Friday night, a friend of mine from New York turned me onto the latest video from Animal Collective. Having been a fan for a while, I felt somewhat shameful that I had never seen this video for ‘My Girls’...

Springtime has arrived in T.O. and we have a very tasty treat for y’all to set the mood for patio drinking with. TMDP have been kind enough to send us yet another installment of their monthly mix series. This time around we have some oldies and newbies, all of which are pure gems...

We all know that Miike Snow has been one of the most talked about bands over the last few months. First we saw of this ‘mysterious’ band was a couple of high profile remixes from the likes of Crookers, DJ Mehdi, and Treasure Fingers for their two lead singles ‘Animal’ and ‘Burial’...

A month or so back we posted a blurb about the upcoming Valery Gore remix contest hosted by Do Right Music. Well, the time for submissions has come and gone already and they’ve announced the winner. Honourable mentions came from several new up comers including Toronto via Miami’s, TEEN...

I recently recorded a new mix to celebrate Handsome Clothing Co.’s upcoming collaboration with YYZ Records and I’m offering it up for free for all you electro & bassline lovers out there. This is that good shit to keep you partying as things start to heat up in the summer months...

Our homies the Fragglerock DJs have been making a whole lot of noise lately...

It’s been a couple years, since we’ve heard from Basement Jaxx. Nothing out of the ordinary really. They usually put out an album every two years. ‘Raindrops’ - their new track - premiered on Pete Tong’s BBC show a couple of days ago...

Vitaminsforyou has been busy. Not only has he just released a new full-length album, he’s also wrapped up a tour of Western Canada and was nice enough to answer a few questions for Rollin’ $ Scratchin’. You just released your latest album, “he closed his eyes so he could dance with you“...

Spring has sprung, and lucky for us our friends TMDP have sent us a dope mix to ring in patio season for 2009. Chalk full of rare disco grooves, TMDP have crafted a clever little hour lon mix for your listening pleasure. Enjoy...

Rollin $ Scratchin readers - we’re being extra generous during these tough economic times. This time, albeit short notice, we’re tossing up a couple tickets to the Steam Whistle showcase tomorrow night @ The Phoenix in Toronto, featuring some of Ontario and Montreal’s finest talent...

Come watch my SyncLive.com show at 11:00 PM on 4/10/2009 If you’re in Toronto, don’t miss this tonight at the Supermarket (268 Augusta Ave.) If you’re not in T.O. watch it here

Keys N Krates have been on our radar for quite some time now. For a band that has the balls to claim that they’ve ‘Re-invented the remix”, they certainly do have the chops to live up to their reputation...

It seems like ever since the release of his new album ‘Sexuality’, Sebastien Tellier hasn’t stopped touring. Well, truth is, he really hasn’t...

Apologies to all our readers. We’re having some tech issues. But we’re gona be back in a day or so with our full WMC MIAMI recap!!! it’s big, trust

Wow, I haven’t posted in weeks! Sorry guys, but with all the CMW madness and a relative non-interest in what Hype Machine had deemed popular in the weeks prior, I just haven’t found something worthy enough to hand over to our loyal R$S readers...

It’s been a little while since we’ve posted anything about Bryce Kushnier’s project, Vitaminsforyou, but with patience comes good things my friends...

They’re back folks. Edmonton’s hottest export since Rollie Pemberton aka Cadence Weapon, Shout Out Out Out Out’s have just released the follow up to their 2006 ‘Not Saying/Just Saying’...

Seems like Kid Cudi electro remixes always are a little better than his original songs. Don’t get me wrong, I really like the original tunes he puts out but when remixers get their hands on them they always seem to take them to a level you couldn’t imagine...

There’s no question that over the last six months, hometown disco threats, TMDP, have sort of become the poster boys of Toronto’s live electronic scene. Now with the release of their debut album, they’ve permanently left their footprint on the Canadian music scene...