Antidote Magazine | The Remedy is Diversity

Holding out a banana slowly, I’m unsure of what to expect. In a heartbeat, a massive trunk snatches the tiny piece of fruit from my bare hand and whisks it into his mouth. Astonished, I face the 10,000 pound Asian elephant in disbelief. It’s not every day that you get to hang out with an elephant.

Le1f comes back again, after the recent release of Liquid with Boody and last year’s mixtape Dark York, with Fly Zone. The mixtape continues the rapper’s impressive record of crazy production and slick swagger flow that incorporates a variety of subcultures that can be found in New York. Le1f, along with Mykki Blanco, have brought homosexual rappers into the mainstream whilst having more originality and fresher production than many of the straight boys.

NDMA is bringing a little bit of style, a little swag, and a little sex to Ottawa’s music scene. The DJ, rapper, and Concrete Runway host has just graced up with another slick video directed by Michael Cumming. While last time it was all about the club and the shots with “Whiskey,” this time things are a little more relaxed, a little more island-r&b flavour… but still, “she wants to dance.”

Disclosure had a strong 2012, but 2013 is already looking like it’ll be the young British duo’s year. The electronic, post-dub producers have unleashed a killer track titled “White Noise.” The song is a collaboration with fellow up-and-comers AlunaGeorge, a British pop/electro duo who have an amazing track record with their releases thus far, including “Your Drums, Your Love,” “Body Music” and “Watching Over You.”

Do you dream of bacon? Is bacon that guilty pleasure that you wish you could snack on whenever you please? As a bacon-fanatic myself, I have found bacon mecca my friends. Let me introduce you to the paradise of this crispy delight: Baconery. Quenching any bacon craving that you can conjure in your wildest dreams, this specialty shop has made it their business to create any combination that you can think of, in any edible form possible.