Embrace

As fans of DC punk know, Embrace was the short-lived post-hardcore outfit formed by Ian MacKaye after the demise of Minor Threat. The band helped shape the sound that the rock media dubbed 'emocore'. Here's what MacKaye had to say about the term:"I must say one thing. I must say emocore must be the...

Summer Breezin'

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Norman Cook

I've been meaning to upload this mix for a while. It's hard to remember what Smalltown's sets sounded like or were intended to sound like when we started Hai Karate in the late 90s. But as far as the electronic stuff goes this mix has a bunch of the tunes on it that were big for us back then, then...

Smalltown Mike

Is in Nicaragua shredding gnar waves. You dont believe me? Check this shit out: createSummaryAndThumb("summary6035880901125181224"...

Australian Mixes

Hey - our homies Ayres, Catchdubs and Neoteric are going to Australia, and they have mixes (which from these guys are always good) chock full of evvy chunes to prove it.First Ayres & Catch:AYRES & CATCH - OZ TOUR MIX LINKDJ AYRES:Alkaholiks - All NightRoyksopp - Vision OneSnoop & Xzibit...

RETURN OF THE MAC

Got free tix (thanks Hana) to go see Fleetwood Mac beat their old hits to death and it was AWESOME. In spite of it all - Christine McVie's absence, Stevie's laryngitis and inability to move her fat arse around, Mick Fleetwood's unfortunate drum solo - that was one of the most engaging arena shows I've...

SWEET DICK JAMES

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DUDE SUSHI

Most of you probably know that the purpose of the pickled ginger at sushi spots is to cleanse your palate. Since we've none of that, this song will have to do the trick. Then again, judging by the title, it might be a trap. Just grab it:Ken Laszlo - Hey Hey GuyIt reminds me a lot of all this Valerie...

Get Yur Fuk On (Smalltown Remix)

A few months back we hit the road for the Redbull Three style competition out East with Jokers of the Scene. We spent our last night playing some records at Team Canada's new Bar in Montreal "Blue Dog". Grandtheft was about to release the "Get Yur Fuk on" single from the first signing on his...

Reintegration Time Tour Video

Hey I'm just learning to use iMovie - and put together this video of highlights from the tour we just finished with Shout Out Out Out Out. SMALLTOWN DJS present: Shout Out Out Out Out Reintegration Time Tour 2009 from Pete Emes on Vimeo. createSummaryAndThumb("summary2789908404180767315"...

FUBAR II

Further to the topic of sweet bangers, we have confirmation that a deal has been struck to make a sequel to the greatest movie ever made. Fubar II will mark the return of Deaner and Terry, played by two of Calgary's most important thespians, Paul Spence and Dave Lawrence. Set for release in late 2010,...

MORE SWEET BANGERS

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ELECTRIC AVENUE

a friend of mine just sent me this video. two beautiful men. infamous electric avenue. stampede. 1991. that's just a no brainer...World's Worst Street Fight - Watch more Funny Videos createSummaryAndThumb("summary4576012345233202358"...

NEW SMALLTOWN ROMEO REMIX ON BEATPORT

HEY!Beatport has the new Smalltown Romeo Remix available for download. It's of the Fort Knox Five's banger called Party Pushers, and it's sure to shake your house party to the ground. LINK HERE: FORT KNOX FIVE RADIO FREE DC REMIXED VOL 8 ON BEATPORTPlease buy this so we can reach the charts! Also...

BSD 2009

Smalltown played at the annual BSD party at U of C on April 17th. It was such a crazy fun party - lots of crowd surfing and drunk youngsters. The video here: createSummaryAndThumb("summary8164821996635788202"...

MIKE 2600

Our good homie Mike the 2600 King from Burlesque Design just killed it at Hai Karate last week. He took some great photos on his Canadian mini-tour and you can see them here:MIKE 2600 - CANADIAN TOUR PHOTOSHe also has a cool design blog called SO MUCH PILEUP which is good for at least an hour of great...