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Kardinal Offishall Teams With Lupe Fiasco and Melanie Fiona for Children's Charity

Roger Kisby, Getty Images Some artists get a taste of international stardom and forget about the little people, but anyone who's followed Kardinal Offishall's career won't be surprised that, in the wake of his Akon-assisted 2008 single, 'Dangerous,' becoming a worldwide smash, his feet are still firmly planted on the ground. With the Toronto ...

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The Pharcyde Learn How to Merge the Past With the Present at NXNE

Andrew H. Walker, Getty Images "You know, I mostly just can't wait," Slimkid3 (aka Tre Hardson) of California rap pioneers the Pharcyde tells Spinner, when asked about the band's upcoming appearance at NXNE in Toronto. "I'm excited! I want to be like, 'Check this out!' I'm getting ahead of myself." There are two reasons why reunions ...

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F---ed Up Mark 'Last Chapter of This Era' With 'David Comes to Life' Rock Opera

Daniel Boud "We're ready to talk about our feelings now." In theory F---ed Up guitarist Josh Zucker's explanation of why they aren't making so many songs like 'Police' anymore makes perfect sense. But in terms of whether he's being ironic, like the kid in 'The Simpsons' episode about Lollapalooza, dude, we don't even know anymore. The Toronto ...

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Tinie Tempah Says 'I'm Just a Regular Guy,' Admires Kanye West's Approach

Cindy Ord, Getty Images Tinie Tempah is lying to our face. But we forgive him, though. "I'm just a regular guy," the prodigious Brit award-winning London MC tells Spinner, smiling broadly in a pair of Wayfarer shades and a carefully selected leather jacket. "Life has been pretty cool, life has been pretty alright. I grew up with my mum and ...

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Miracle Fortress' Second Album Tackles 'Tribulations of the Real World'

Nick Helderman On his second album, 'Was I the Wave?', Graham Van Pelt aka Miracle Fortress embraces a glossy palette of synthesizers and drum machines, one that has doubtlessly surprised fans of his sunnier, crunchier and more guitar-based Polaris Music Prize-nominated debut, 2007's 'Five Roses'. Ironically, making 'Was I the Wave?' found ...

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Odd Future Preach the Time-Tested Gospel of Rebellion

Roger Kisby, Getty Images Sara Quin is not afraid to say that she doesn't "get" Tyler, The Creator, or his hip-hop band of merry miscreants, Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All. The indie singer-songwriter of Tegan and Sara fame knows her opinion -- in the form of a scathing post on the band's website -- might make her "'old' (or a faggot)." ...

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Man Man's Honus Honus Reveals Writing 'Life Fantastic' Was 'Excruciating'

Courtesy of Man Man Man Man do not do anything the easy way. When Spinner spoke with moustachioed singer and keyboardist Honus Honus the day before their new record, 'Life Fantastic,' drops, the Philadelphia spaz-rock-wizard-clan were somewhere in Albuquerque, N.M., transferring gear from their just-broken-down van into a U-Haul. "People ...

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