Cadence Weapon
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M for Montreal: Day 2...soul-pop influence and feature twangy Peter Gunn guitar licks raise the spirits somewhat. And a duet with Edmonton hip-hopper Cadence Weapon seems to please the crowd - even though the dude really can't sing. DD/MM/YYYY How many bands... In this article: Montreal, Silly, Two Hours Traffic, The Velvet Underground, New Wave, and Individualism |
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thestar.com | August 25, 2009
MuchMusic turns 25...quietly
...and wait and hope something you like comes on, when you have control now?" said Edmonton hip-hop artist Roland Pemberton, a.k.a. Cadence Weapon. "It's kind of disappointing that there's not more of a music focus on a music channel, but...
In this article: MuchMusic, John Roberts, Britney, Billy Talent, Alexisonfire, PunchMuch, and MuchLOUD
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NME.com | August 17, 2009
Sufjan Stevens, Yo La Tengo added to Pop Montreal
...30 to October 4. Lee Fields & The Expressions, Dragonette, Jay Reatard, Micachu & The Shapes, Clues, Think About Life and Cadence Weapon have also been added to the line-up, joining Dinosaur Jr., Butthole Surfers, Lou Barlow And The...
In this article: Pop Montreal, Yo La Tengo, Sufjan Stevens, Dinosaur Jr, Butthole Surfers, Dalai Lama, Tobacco, The Missingmen, and Lou Barlow
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Wikipedia | August 08, 2009
Cadence Weapon
...he briefly attended journalism school, dropping out soon afterward to concentrate on music. He released the underground mix tape Cadence Weapon is the Black Hand in 2005, and his full-length debut Breaking Kayfabe at the end of the year.
In this article: Breaking Kayfabe, Final Fantasy, Owen Pallett, Edmonton, Hip hop, 2007 Tour, Cjsr-fm, and Metacritic
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Punknews | May 27, 2009
Cadence Weapon named poet laureate of Edmonton
Posted by aubin on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 4:30 PM (EDT) Epitaph Records hip hop artist Rollie Pemberton a.k.a. Cadence Weapon has been named poet laureate for Edmonton, Alberta according to a Canadian Press report. The artist, writer...
In this article: Edmonton, Punknews.org, Governor General's Literary Award, E.D. Blodgett, Afterparty Babies, and Epitaph Records
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topix | May 26, 2009
Cadence Weapon named Edmonton's Poet Laureate
Rapper Roland Pemberton, otherwise known as Cadence Weapon, has been selected to be the new poet laureate for the city of Edmonton. He announced the news earlier today via his Twitter account , pointing out this Canwest story . Type in...
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Cadence Weapon releases name-your-price digital release
Contributed by an Anonymous Source. Posted on Sunday, February 1, 2009 at 1:00 PM (EST) Epitaph Records hip hop artist Cadence Weapon has released a new name-your-own-price compilation, titled Separation Anxiety. The 20 tracks feature...
In this article: Afterparty Babies, Separation Anxiety, Punknews.org, Epitaph Records, and Breaking Kayfabe
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Boing Boing | June 25, 2008
Russell Porter with Canadian rapper Cadence Weapon
Today, part one of his exclusive interview for Boing Boing tv with the rap / IDM / hiphop / house / genre-bending artist Cadence Weapon, aka Rollie Pemberton, who hails from Edmonton, Canada. Cadence Weapon, who is 22 years old, is...
In this article: Boing Boing, MySpace, Afterparty Babies, Epitaph, Edmonton, Europe, Canada, and UK
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A.V. Club RSS Feeds | March 03, 2008
Cadence Weapon The A.V. Club
...admirable idiosyncrasies, Kayfabe felt slightly detached; on his techno-flavored follow-up, Afterparty Babies, Cadence Weapon (a.k.a. Rollie Pemberton) lets his guard down, spinning stories of friends left behind and failed relationships that...
In this article: Pitchfork, Nintendo, The A.V. Club, MySpace, Afterparty Babies, and Kindergarten Cop
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Drowned in Sound - News | February 22, 2008
Drowned In Sound // Music News / Cadence Weapon records track for new SMD album, targets Leonard Cohen, Sartre for his + live photos
Cadence Weapon records track for new SMD album, targets Leonard Cohen, Sartre for his + live photos Cadence Weapon has revealed that he's recorded a track with Simian Mobile Disco for their forthcoming album. Speaking to Drowned in...
In this article: Leonard Cohen, Jean-Paul Sartre, Drowned in Sound, Nausea, Afterparty Babies, Big Dada, Simian Mobile Disco, and Manhattan
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Pitchfork | November 14, 2007
Cadence Weapon Births Afterparty Babies on New LP Pitchfork
...LP | Pitchfork 21-year-old "Guitar Hero 2" addict, former Pitchfork scribe, and indie rap star-in-the-making Cadence Weapon (aka Mr. Rollie Pemberton) will release his sophomore full-length via new label Anti-/Epitaph on March 4. The...
In this article: Afterparty Babies, Upper Class Recordings, Big Dada, EMI, Breaking Kayfabe, Europe, London, and Pitchfork
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Cadence Weapon is the stage name of Rollie Pemberton, a Canadian rapper.
Born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, his father was Teddy Pemberton, a pioneering hip hop DJ on CJSR-FM and his grandfather was Edmonton Eskimos great Rollie Miles. He began rapping at 13, and following high school he briefly attended journalism school, dropping out soon afterward to concentrate on music. He released the underground mix tape Cadence Weapon is the Black Hand in 2005, and his full-length debut Breaking Kayfabe at the end of the year. Breaking Kayfabe has garnered strong reviews in Canadian, American and British media, and Cadence has toured extensively to support the disc, including concerts across Canada and three shows in Austin, Texas at the 2006 South by Southwest festival.
Chart magazine named Cadence Weapon one of the 15 Canadian artists to watch in 2006. In addition, composite review site Metacritic lists Breaking Kayfabe as one of the best albums of 2006.
In addition to his own recordings, Cadence Weapon has also remixed tracks for Lady Sovereign and Ciara, and has written hiphop reviews for Stylus and Pitchfork.
Cadence Weapon was nominated for the 2006 Polaris Music Prize which awards $20,000 for the Canadian album of the year. However, he lost to Final Fantasy's He Poos Clouds. Coincidentally, the Toronto alternative newspaper Eye weeklys cover photograph the Thursday before the award was presented featured both Cadence Weapon and Final Fantasy's Owen Pallett adopting a mock confrontational pose. The accompanying article, in fact, revealed that Cadence and Pallett had become friends and both really admired each other's records. Cadence and Pallett also performed together on the CBC Radio concert series Fuse in April 2007.
- Name At Birth:
- Rollie Pemberton
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- Years Active:
- 2005–present
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