[MP3] Crywolf – The Home We Made Pt. II

Don’t know nathan about this group or song, but if you like this pop/alternative track with lashings of dubsteppy bass on the bridge, you can download it HERE.

[MP3] Grandtheft & Smalltown DJs – Get Based

Track by the homie, Grandtheft from a new EP project out April 9 on T&A Records also featuring remixes of “Good People” by Drop The Lime + Jelo & Jefr Tale. Download the track via Grandtheft’s Facebook page HERE. Good People Remix EP on iTunes HERE.

[MP3] Broken Social Scene – Deathcock

New Broken Social Scene!!! This is the first song from the rarities disc of Arts & Crafts: 2003-2013, the 10th anniversary retrospective deluxe album from the Toronto-based label. Learn more about the track HERE.

[CONTEST] Win Tickets to See the Legendary Shuggie Otis Live at The Phoenix in Toronto, April 14

[NOTE: contest is DONE! Go to @Stellaskid on twitter to see the winner announcement. Thanks to all who entered and check back at the Kitchen for more contests coming soon!]

Don’t know the name? GET FAMILIAR!!!! Trust me, you don’t want to miss this very, very special show this coming weekend here in Toronto.

Shuggie is the son of blues legend, Johnny Otis; wrote the classic “Strawberry Letter 23”, better known by most via the Brothers Johnson version, and famously turned down an offer to join the Rolling Stones. Not up him musically? Hit the jump to listen to his Inspiration Information album and hear where I believe artists like Miguel and Pharrell got their creative ‘inspiration’ from.

And now, you’re wondering, “How do I win the tickets?”, right? Read on…

Just follow me on twitter (so I can DM you in the event that you win) and then tweet: “@Stellaskid: I wanna win tickets to see @ShuggieOtis April 14 at The Phoenix in Toronto presented by @TheUnionEast” [note: the quotation marks not necessary when you send your tweet]

The contest will end at 12 noon EST on April 12 and the winner will be announced via twitter. Thanks to the homie, Ramos and Union Events for supplying the tickets for this very special contest.

Get more details on the show via Facebook HERE. Tickets are on sale for $39.50 (plus S/C) at Ticketmaster.

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Kitchen Link Roundup: This Week (or so) in Racism….

42: the biopic about ballplayer and civil rights icon, Jackie Robinson’s experiences as the first Black player in Major League baseball comes out this month and it’s amazing.

Infographic: are there really more Black Men in jail than college?

Mona Scott-Young Responds To “Love & Hip Hop” Critics: “Don’t Tell Me I’m Not Changing Lives” [Clutch magazine]

English Premier League soccer team, Sunderland FC hires avowed and unapologetic Italian Fascist, Paolo Di Canio as their team manager. WTTF??!?

Intimacy Intervention: “My Husband Uses Racial Slurs During Sex” [Essence.com]

Film director, Antoine Fuqua Says, “Stop Crying Racism At Hollywood… Put In The Work” [Shadow and Act]

Is “Pass The Mic”, this week’s Grid magazine oral history cover feature story on MuchMusic, as told by their on-air VJ’s & show hosts, racist for not including any on-air personalities of color? Soulafrodisiac examines the case.

“Once again the Junos TV slots do not reflect true diversity in music. Still a Molson Canadian Rocks World I guess….” – an industry friend on the recently announced artist performance line-up for the Canadian music industry award show, the Junos.

This one is kind of obvious but I had to include it anyway, NYT Op-Ed: “The G.O.P.’s Diversity Deserts”

And finally, there’s this:

Brad Paisley ft. LL Cool J – “Accidental Racist”:

Brad Paisley On ‘Accidental Racist’: ‘I Wouldn’t Change A Thing’ [Huff Post]