So, Hypergraphia release date is fast approaching. The 4th of December is the day and Backburner will celebrate with a show at Rancho Relaxo in Toronto. Live sets by The Toolshed with Fresh Kils and DJ Irate, Wordburglar and Uncle Fester will be making the trip from Halifax to throw down on the 1′s and 2′s

Hypergrahia is possibly the best Toolshed related release to date and that’s saying something cause the Shed is both prolific and dope.

From Hypergrahia here’s the whole Shed back together again flexing their muscle on a track called Strong Bros!!

Chokeules (of the Toolshed) is just about to release his new solo effort “Hypergraphia” and he has blessed us with his single “Stand Out”

If you’re a Toolshed fan, get ready cause this album from beginning to end is a heat rock, beats, rhymes, cuts et all. Check the poster above for the release show info in Toronto, click the player below for the stream of “Stand Out”

After a successful release show at the Drake this week in Toronto. Here’s the video everyones been talking about, “POP N CHIPS”.

Lithium Studios presents the “Pop N Chips” video, fresh from The Les-Kils EP, featuring More Or Les, Fresh Kils, Ghettosocks, Timbuktu & Uncle Fester!!  Directed by Darrell Faria, produced by Mike MacMmillan, and edited by Jonathan Eagan (FACTOR)

The Les-Kils EP can be purchased in hard or digital format from CDbaby by following this link: BUY IT NOW!

The album is also available from iTunes, and all other major MP3 retailers.

The Burners been real busy lately, most of the crew just got back off tour. After a ton of successfull shows everyone is settled back into their respective cities finishing their verses for the upcoming BackBurner crew album. More on the crew album at a later date, for now, time to share some live audio from the tour.

Check out some live audio treats courtesy of Beatmason and the Vault studios….

BACKBURNER LIVE AT THE SEAHORSE IN HALIFAX (25 mins)

(2 ToolShed songs, 2 WordBurglar songs, Possecut and a whole lotta KARG)

Hey, what’s up people?

Just checking in to handle a couple bits of business. A lot is going on in the Backburner camp these days and I might as well let you guys in on some rumors and secrets (well, maybe not secrets)

First off, I’m deep into doing the Turntable work on Chokes album and Holy S#$t….I would never use a cliche like “people aren’t ready for this” cause quite frankly, people are ready for this album. In fact, They need it.

All three Toolshed members are releasing Solo projects, Psybo’s album is done and is breath of fresh air. All of the shed boys are accomplished MCs and they’re all about to do something special. Timbuk2′s album is also underway right now and you know how hot that will be.

If you don’t know who Toolshed is, I urge you to find out as fast as possible.

http://www.phonographique.com – you can find some Toolshed merch here

http://www.myspace.com/dehsloot – go listen, now.

Second bit of business. We have a new contributor, everybody say hi to Justine. She’s lending a hand and runs 79rpm’s (stands for representation, promotion and management) which offers a bunch of handy services for upcoming artists. She’ll have her section up soon but you can click the link there for the 79rpm contact.

The Extremities will have some shows in Toronto to announce very soon for the begining of June. Also, we’ll be playing Bayfield Ontario on June the 6th. Shouts to Pete Meades and Top Billin. While there, Kils and I will be putting the finishing touches on the Extremities next album on 5 and a 1/4 records.

http://5and1quarter.com/

http://www.myspace.com/514records

oh yeah and rumor is, The Word Burglar is putting out a remix and rarities type project soon. sweeeet.

ok, enjoy these little audio treats, care of  www.stonecutterlabs.com

More or Les – Eat Your Food (Live in Hell)

WordBurglar – Slobberknocker (Live in Hell)

Peace. Young Fes out.

For this week’s (okay, last week’s – this is the internet) offering, I have for you an unreleased gem from Toolshed. It’s called Cult Classic Hits (left-click the song name to listen, right-click to download) and it’s produced by Timbuktu, who also rhymes on it along with Choke. Psybo’s voice is absent from this number, which means that a few years ago we would have said it was by Sequestrians (which is what Timbuktu and Choke temporarily went by during his previous absence), but don’t worry – he’ll be turning up soon, and with a vengeance.

For now, check this smooth and slamming paean to underground origins.

On another note… this Saturday night, I had the pleasure of seeing Timbuktu, Ghettosocks and Fresh Kils share the stage with one of your all-time true school legends, El Da Sensei (late of New Jersey’s The Artifacts). Despite a few running time issues and a competing show by The Clipse across town, the show went off like a dream. Watching my friends tear a stage up under the approving stewardship of one of the architects of the way we do things to this day? It’s my biggest vicarious thrill of 2009… so far.

And although I wasn’t a performer that night, did I get a chance at the end of the night to elicit props from the god with my secret light speed flows? Let’s just say the answer isn’t “no.”