I can't remember the first time that I heard of Sean Paul, I want to say that I saw a low budget music video that he released in the late 90's on Much Music (back before they dropped the Music)..but I can't figure out what song it was for (maybe it was a feature?..)..either way, lets just say that I was first introduced to Sean Paul through Money Jane from Kardinal Offishall's Firestarter Vol 1. (Kardi's classic album). It seems that not too shortly after that feature Sean Paul just blew up. The next thing I knew Gimme the Light dropped and wowzers,, he was everywhere. Dutty Rock sold like crazy (I can't say that I purchased the album when it came out..but I managed to hear every song off of it..somehow) and hot dang there were some bangers. I still listen to Gimme The Light, Like Glue and Punkie somewhat regularly. Living in Bdn, MB being exposed to dancehall isn't a regular occurrence (and I haven't taken much time to delve into the genre) so I can't speak from an educated standpoint (I lack the reference points to compare Dutty Rock to others of it's ilk [I'm also not sure how bastardized it is from straight up Jamaican dancehall]) but I can tell you this for sure, Dutty Rock has some serious bangers and if you haven't listened to (at minimum) the 3 songs I singled out in this paragraph lately (or at all) you're doing yourself a disservice. Have some fun, go listen to Dutty Rock. Fire man, fire.
I really like jerk chicken. Anyway, recently a friend from work, Robert, went to Jamaica and he was kind enough to bring me back a 40g sack of Tortillaz Spicy Cheese tortilla chips. When I cracked em open they smelled like corn tortilla chips. Chip entered maw, nice crunch, similar to a Doritos chips for weight maybe slightly crunchier. The flavour coverage throughout the bag was fairly consistent. Now what was that flavour you ask, it was a salty cheese with a very nice kick closer to the swallowing end of mastication. The chips are more yellow corn based than a lot of US/Canadian tortilla chips which I dig, it gives them a less processed flavour, tricks you into thinking that they're healthier, haha. If you happen to be in the Caribbean or to a store that stocks Caribbean foods and you stumble accross some Tortillaz, grab a bag or 2. The spicy part of their namesake is very enjoyable.
Stay hydrated,
Marc
PS..
I'm sitting here currently consuming a bag of Doritos Blaze chips (I had the bag of Tortillaz this afternoon) and I figure I may as well bang out this review as well. They're standard Doritos chips. Does "Blaze" suit their flavour? Yes, they're quite spicy. They're borderline chemical heat but manage to stay in the chili pepper category. There's the tiniest hint of barbeque flavour before the heat takes over and starts to rip your head off, which is nice to have the combination of flavour AND heat. I'd say I'm less than 30g into the bag I have quite a forehead sweat going on. They're borderline brutal on the heat spectrum, but there's just enough flavour to keep you interested.
Speaking of brutal a few years back I noticed that my buddy Ryan was wearing a Nails shirt in one of his band's promo shots, I thought, "Nails hey. That shirt looks heavy. He has good taste in music that differs a fair bit from my own towards the metals, maybe I should check them out". Nails play brutal grind that's not just noise, it's music, it has flavour. In 2016 Nails released You Will Never Be One Of Us, if you're into grind or power violence..or think you might want to dip your toes into some extreme metal you're gonna want to listen to this album (if it's not already in your collection). Good shit. That said, the pits are probably completely un-enjoyable at their shows.
I really like jerk chicken. Anyway, recently a friend from work, Robert, went to Jamaica and he was kind enough to bring me back a 40g sack of Tortillaz Spicy Cheese tortilla chips. When I cracked em open they smelled like corn tortilla chips. Chip entered maw, nice crunch, similar to a Doritos chips for weight maybe slightly crunchier. The flavour coverage throughout the bag was fairly consistent. Now what was that flavour you ask, it was a salty cheese with a very nice kick closer to the swallowing end of mastication. The chips are more yellow corn based than a lot of US/Canadian tortilla chips which I dig, it gives them a less processed flavour, tricks you into thinking that they're healthier, haha. If you happen to be in the Caribbean or to a store that stocks Caribbean foods and you stumble accross some Tortillaz, grab a bag or 2. The spicy part of their namesake is very enjoyable.
Stay hydrated,
Marc
PS..
I'm sitting here currently consuming a bag of Doritos Blaze chips (I had the bag of Tortillaz this afternoon) and I figure I may as well bang out this review as well. They're standard Doritos chips. Does "Blaze" suit their flavour? Yes, they're quite spicy. They're borderline chemical heat but manage to stay in the chili pepper category. There's the tiniest hint of barbeque flavour before the heat takes over and starts to rip your head off, which is nice to have the combination of flavour AND heat. I'd say I'm less than 30g into the bag I have quite a forehead sweat going on. They're borderline brutal on the heat spectrum, but there's just enough flavour to keep you interested.
Speaking of brutal a few years back I noticed that my buddy Ryan was wearing a Nails shirt in one of his band's promo shots, I thought, "Nails hey. That shirt looks heavy. He has good taste in music that differs a fair bit from my own towards the metals, maybe I should check them out". Nails play brutal grind that's not just noise, it's music, it has flavour. In 2016 Nails released You Will Never Be One Of Us, if you're into grind or power violence..or think you might want to dip your toes into some extreme metal you're gonna want to listen to this album (if it's not already in your collection). Good shit. That said, the pits are probably completely un-enjoyable at their shows.
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