UMC’s were in my opinion one of the greatest Hip Hop artists to ever record an album. I know there are many great artists that have made many albums etc.. but this CD, Fruits Of Nature is the ultimate! Every track is amazingly produced and put together. Every song is catchy and has awesome lyrics. Another amazing thing about this album is it was intelligent and clean. No swearing, sex or violence. This album is simply an album I can be proud to play anywhere no matter who is listening.  This album, and the group deserve an achievement award, simple as that! Thank you Kool Kim & Hass G for this epic work of art!

I’ve had a UMC’s tape and CD and now a USB stick in my car since I had my first car in 1993. They have never left me, and never will. I never get bored with this CD.

Actually I wish Rhino Records would pick up the rights to re-master and re-release this album. That would be sweet!

The other sweet thing would be if UMC’s would re-unite and come out with a new album or EP along the same lines as Fruits Of Nature!

If you can find this album anywhere, GET IT! In the meantime, enjoy this video from the UMC’s, 1990’s style! Blue Cheese!

Inflated profits, regulations, and taxes keep prices high!

So says a great article written by Macleans Magazine. Take a read about the reasons we as Canadians are getting royally screwed and ripped off on all the things we buy! You will then realize who’s else fault it really is.. yes, YOU! The person who keeps supporting the inflated prices rather than making a statement by not buying it! Read the article online here!

These are one of my favorite cookies from Japan. Are they a cookie? They seem to be a cross between cookie and cake. There is marshmallow in the middle as well. It’s not too sweet, and that makes it extra nice.

The closest thing we have to it in North America are Wagon Wheels, but they are a bit too sweet. I can’t find Angel Pie anywhere in Vancouver, so I had this box given to me by a friend who had it shipped from Japan! Nice eh?

The new album from Marlinspike is out. If you don’t know who Marlinspike is, check them out here!!!

This band is formed by one of my long time friends who resides in Langley. Check it out if you like Canadian Pop Punk.

Yes, Digital Underground is still around, always evolving.. Shock G dropped the latest album about a month or two ago. Of course it’s not available in Canada, so you will have to download it, legally or otherwise. It’s a shame though since you want to support the artists you love, but you really have no choice!

The album is not too bad, it’s experimental as always, but it has a couple nice throwbacks to the early years, or Sex Packets era. Shock G, Money B, & Humpty are all here, plus a bunch of other no namers.. (I wish they had the original crew..) but it’s not too bad. I do miss the Humpty Dance type tracks though from back in the days…

I picked up the pilot to the Transformers Animated series recently, because it was said to have many throwbacks to G1. I don’t normally watch any of the new Transformers cartoons, cuz well, they suck! The only series I watched was G1, & Beast Wars, since they were actually linked together. I discount all the anime style Transformers shows because they tend to be so stupid looking. So I was a bit worried about this new series, now 2 years old. Well.. I was surprised and amazed actually at how good this new series is! Everything is well produced, and although it has anime shades in it, it’s not really anime style. So this is a blessing! I watched the pilot, and right off the bat it shows a future Optimus Prime watching a documentary about Cybertrons past, and the actual footage they used is right out of G1! So cool!

The characters all resemble similar characters from G1 and the movie, and I must say, they made Starscream quite like the G1 Starscream! The transform sounds are from G1 and the music on the intro is similar to G1 as well. I won’t give anything away, and all I can say is if you were a fan of G1, check this series out! Season 1 arrives on DVD this August! I’ll be sure to get that as well, as I hear there are many shoutouts to the original G1 series.

Transformers Animated - Pilot @ Amazon

Ok, here is my opinion of Tim Horton’s & Krispy Kreme Donuts. This is only a comparison of the Donuts. Before we had our first Krispy Kreme donut shop, Tim Horton’s made the best donuts, simple as that. Tim’s is a Canadian icon! However, Tim’s decided it would save money by firing all the in house donut bakers and start producing the donuts in some factory somewhere, and then storing/freezing them, and then shipping them out to the Tim’s locations. WTF!!! So today, Tim’s donuts taste like dried out crap! They are no longer fresh. How Canadians let Tim’s get away with this, I’ll never know.

Now, Krispy Kreme on the other hand is still making donuts fresh in store, everyday, and the taste is obviously better, unless your an idiot. The only slight problem with Krispy Kreme is that the donuts are a bit sweeter than Tim’s. If you can get past that, they are now a far supreme donut.

Tim Horton’s, shame on you.. selling out to corporate greed.

Winner: Krispy Kreme (For freshest donuts)!!

Tim’s better watch out also for Dunkin’ Donuts, as they are making their way into Canada. They have big plans to spread out all over Canada if they get their way! It should be fun! Tim’s needs the competition, since Krispy Kreme only opened 1 store in all of Vancouver. The more donuts the better!

V: Twenty years after invading, the Visitors now have a solid chokehold on Earth’s scientists, intellectuals, celebrities and natural resources. While there remains an active resistance movement, they cannot stop the domination of Earth on their own. Enter the alien Zedti. Enemies of the Visitors (though sharing their general lack of concern for individual human lives), the Zedti come to the aid of the resistance efforts. Throughout, it remains ambiguous whether the Zedti are truly friends of humanity.

If you watched this show in the 80’s it was pretty cool! So now here is the new book, and the writer is trying to get a new mini series produced to continue the story where it left off. If this is the case, it would look far cooler than it did in the 80’s. However, too many people have forgotten this story, and would be best to remake the original rather than the continuation as all the younger viewers of TV would have no idea what this show or series is about. It should be re-introduced to everyone with a fresh start.

V: The Second Generation @ Amazon