December 2009
5 posts
"James and The Strips" @ Degrees Diner at UoM,...
James Struthers (guitar, vocals) and his makeshift backing band, Greg Arcace (guitar), Rilo Hastings (bass), and the most erotic drummer on the planet, Shoniqua Jones (a.k.a. me!). The fine folks that made the poster for this event forgot that “stripes” has an “E” in it, so we became The Strips that evening. A UoM student that can’t spell? Surprise, surprise! Photo...
Dec 9th
Listen[Hockey - Four Holy Photos] That’s right,...
Dec 9th
Listen[Hockey - Wanna Be Black] Despite being named...
Dec 9th
Listen[The Cat Empire - Hotel California (Live)]
Dec 7th
The Cat Empire @ The Garrick in Winnipeg, 11/24/09
Dec 7th
August 2009
1 post
isKwé
Meghan Meisters a.k.a. isKwé is a fantastic trip hop/RnB singer born and bred in Winnipeg that now calls the City of Angels home sweet home.  Check out a few tracks on her website: www.iskwemuzik.com . Keep your ears open, this girl is going places!
Aug 2nd
July 2009
5 posts
Listen[DJ Logic - 9th War Blues]
Jul 16th
DJ Logic @ Winnipeg Folk Fest, 07/11/09
New York dub spinster DJ Logic brought festival goers to their knees with his unrelenting Jazz/Dance mixes this past Saturday at the Winnipeg Folk Fest.  I had a blast shooting and dancing with the folkies in the grass.  Check out Logic’s MySpace, though it really doesn’t come close to comparing to his live show.
Jul 16th
WatchWatch
boomshockalocka: Jenny Lewis does her take on 60s spy movies in the video for “See Fernando.” I’m so in love with Jenny Lewis it’s absurd.  To think that I still have a crush on my first crush 20 years later.  My goodness.
Jul 15th
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Listen[Xavier Rudd - Better People]
Jul 15th
Xavier Rudd & I
I had the great pleasure of interviewing Australian/Candian hybrid Xavier Rudd this past weekend at the Winnipeg Folk Festival.  The man is incredible to behold and truly awe inspiring in his mindset and mentalities.  Enjoy the tune above and look for the article coming soon on Pop Zap.  (Thanks to Jasmine for shooting the interview!)
Jul 15th
June 2009
2 posts
Augusta
Last Wednesday after our soundcheck at Augusta House in Toronto, I was walking down the street with The Lytics and we noticed that the area had a real Brazilian slums sort of feel to it.  Apparently it’s actually a super laid back area full of hippies and stores that sell pot.  Either way, this building’s got some character!
Jun 24th
Jun 3rd
May 2009
1 post
Keeping Out Of The Primordial Moral Ooze: A... →
May 5th
April 2009
5 posts
Metric
Yesterday I had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with two of the most talented and amazing people on this planet; Emily Haines and Jimmy Shaw, also known as [two parts of] Metric. Both Emily and Jimmy were gracious and lighthearted; and, despite their very real time constraints, they were kind enough to give me a half hour of their life. These are some shots during and after the...
Apr 22nd
ListenSick cover of the classic sex song.  Let’s...
Apr 17th
DJ Action Rick
Here’s the rest of the shots from yesterday with Gavin — sans chat.  Considering the confined space, limited time and circumstances, I’m pretty happy with how these came out. Look at that handsome mammajamma!
Apr 12th
Here Kitty Kitty
I went over to Gavin’s (aka DJ Action Rick of The Lytics fame) yesterday to do a mini-shoot and we decided to get his fat-cat involved. The idea was to get her to paw at the headphone cord like it was a ball of yarn, but she was having none of it (see: above).  I think it’s actually funnier this way, but for Gavin’s sake, I sure hope she’s de-clawed!  (Not really,...
Apr 11th
Yum
I picked up this gorgeous Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM Standard Zoom Lens for a shoot I’m doing tomorrow with Toronto based (but from good ol’ Winnipeg) DJ Dougie B. This bad boy weighs in at four pounds; better do some neck-xercises (see what I did there?) before heading out tomorrow!  I’m pretty excited for this shoot, DB has some really cool ideas in mind… Stay tuned!
Apr 10th
March 2009
8 posts
Patches
It was pretty nice out today so my pup and I went in the backyard for a little photo shoot with the snow before it all melts (again).  Don’t let her poses fool you, this 13 year old Keeshond is very high maintenance.
Mar 30th
WatchWatch
Pop Zap Intro animated by Vince Krochak at Digital Iris on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
Mar 29th
Listen[The Hives - Diabolic Scheme] Shot from May...
Mar 26th
Kay Pea - take 2
Well that’s about a million times better than my first attempt!  Funny how much having a good monitor can help!  Enjoy!
Mar 25th
Appleton & Sprite
Photo from the summer of my buddy Myron.  Purely candid — we were out for drinks one night and I risked bringing the cam with me.  Zenon played around with it in Lightroom this past weekend inspiring me to work on it and get it up here.  Please let me know what you think!
Mar 24th
Listen[My Chemical Romance - Desolation Row] I took...
Mar 15th
Miss Aniela: Photography →
I’m really digging this girl’s photography.  She’s been featured in a few exhibits and does some really cool work with cloning and other clever creations. She is also the model in all of her photos, and a fine model at that!  Well done, Miss Aniela!
Mar 12th
10 Ways to Take Stunning Portraits →
A pretty good article on creative ways to shoot portraits.
Mar 9th
February 2009
4 posts
Feb 13th
The Lytics - February 16th, 2009 @ HiFi Club in...
Poster and ticket I designed for The Lytics’ upcoming show on February 16th at HiFi.  Tickets include a free download of The Lytics EP.  Give me a shout if you want one! Facebook event page and MySpace
Feb 4th
Feb 4th
New Logo! [Updated]
[The final version!] [Gator flavoured candy coming soon to a store near you!] My incredibly talented designer Sanya (who also did the Pop Zap logo and header), has proven once again just how much of an asset she is to me.  Here is her first stab at the Sugar Gator logo, and to be honest, I don’t see how she could make it any better [edit: she DID make things better, wow!].  It really is...
Feb 2nd
January 2009
15 posts
Jan 31st
144 notes
The GDrive is Coming →
Curt already said what I was going to say.  Curt of course being “boomshockalocka”. boomshockalocka: oh fuck yes thebrowncoat: As the article says - if this is real and it’s free (or heck, I’d even pay for this), it will be AWESOME.
Jan 30th
Jan 30th
Jan 26th
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Jan 26th
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Charlotte Sometimes @ Warped Tour - August 3, 2008... →
Charlotte Sometimes live photo gallery from Warped Tour 2008.
Jan 26th
The Lytics interview in the Winnipeg Sun
“Bringing positivity & humility to the rap game” A fun little Q&A with The Lytics.  This can also be found in the Entertainment section of today’s Winnipeg Sun.  Click on the image for a hi-res (printable) version and check out the interview on the Winnipeg Sun’s website. Oh hey, that photo sure makes those guys look sharp!  The photographer must know what he’s...
Jan 23rd
Listen[Franz Ferdinand - Lucid Dreams (Album Version)] ...
Jan 22nd
Jan 20th
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Jan 20th
Listen[Gym Class Heroes - Like Father Like Son...
Jan 20th
Listen[Charlotte Sometimes - AEIOU] Charlotte Poland...
Jan 20th
Jan 19th
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Listen[The Lytics - Stay Humble] Dig this throwback to...
Jan 19th
Pop Zap | See the world through our ears. →
Jan 19th