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The 3 Albums That Anchor The Tastes Of Super Vancouverites

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Definitive Records asks interesting Vancouverites to pick the three albums that anchor their musical tastes. Today, we hear from photographer, tech savant, visionary polymath, able fisherman, and all around awesome fellow Kris Krug…

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Beastie Boys – License To Ill | LISTEN | My first tape. Their first tape. The start of a long and glorious relationship culminating in hangin’ out with them at the ‘Free Tibet’ concert in Golden Gate Park.

Flaming Lips vs Kleptones: Yoshimi Battles the Hip Hop Robots | LISTEN & LISTEN | Either project stands alone as a good choice but together they epitomize the best of remix culture and the genre-smashing bootysex of modern music.

Paul Simon – Graceland | LISTEN | I remember being the only guy showing up to the snowboard mountain parking lot not blaring Pennywise or Stone Temple Pilots over his speakers. Fave song: Gumboots.

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