Adam Simpkins
Adam Simpkins is a Vancouver-based music writer.
Stories by Adam Simpkins
All Aboard the Admiral Radley
Still missing Grandaddy? Your ship has come in.
Sure, But Is It Hip Hop?
Sage Francis is a genre-bending freak on Li(f)e.
Chillwave for Dummies
With your gentle guide, Toro Y Moi.
Do MCs Dream of Electric Sheep?
Hip hop meets Philip K. Dick in an underground classic.
Ice Hus, Anyone?
Norway's Röyksopp recovers from wipeout on sophomore slope.
Growing Up Ugly
Maturing trio offers the audacity of hip hop.
Roll Over, Jack Johnson!
Reefer offers baked Polynesian warmth without inducing a coma.