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      ATHE
      CADRE
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      UNIVERSITY
      OF
      PRINCE
      EDWARD
      ISLAND’S
      STUDENT
      VOICE
      OCTOBER
      25,
      2006
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      “KOS
      AND
      CONFUSION
      Ai
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      USkz
      OUNiLY
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _IRRAR
      *
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Photos:
      Courtesy
      of
      UPEI
      Nexus
      Yearbook
     
    
   
   
    
     
      k-os
      performing
      at
      the
      Wave
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Photos:
      Courtesy
      of
      UPEI
      Nexus
      Yearbook
     
     
      This
      is
      what
      most
      of
      the
      crowd
      got
      to
      see
      at
      the
      Wave
      on
      Friday
      Night:
      k-os’s
      back.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Nathan
      Gill
     
     
      Reporter
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Grammy
      nominated
      and
      Juno
      award
     
     
      winning
      artist
      k-os
      walked
      off
      stage
     
     
      during
      his
      performance
      at
      the
      Wave
     
     
      on
      Oct.
      20.
      While
      the
      rumour
      mills
     
     
      spun
      into
      high
      gear
      with
      stories
     
     
      relating
      to
      k-os
      being
      on
      drugs,
     
     
      frustrated
      with
      a
      poor
      turnout
      and
     
     
      even
      him
      contracting
      the
      Norwalk
     
     
      Virus,
      the
      official
      reason
      was
      he
      was
     
     
      feeling
      under
      the
      weather.
     
     
      Engineering
      student
      Justin
      Gallant
      was
     
     
      in
      the
      crowd
      on
      Friday
      night.
     
    

    
     
      “P’'m
      kind
      of
      sad
      that
      I
      wasted
      my
      time.
     
     
      Tjust
      hope
      I'll
      be
      able
      to
      get
      my
      money
     
     
      back.”
     
    

    
     
      While
      there
      has
      been
      no
      word
      yet
      if
     
     
      any
      refunds
      will
      be
      handed
      out,
      at
      $15
     
     
      ($12
      in
      advance)
      a
      ticket,
      and
      k-os
      only
     
     
      performing
      for
      approximately
      40
     
     
      minutes,
      it
      left
      those
      attending
      the
     
     
      show
      with
      much
      to
      be
      desired.
     
    

    
     
      As
      the
      show
      progressed
      it
      was
      clear
     
     
      that
      k-os’
      condition
      was
      worsening.
     
     
      Near
      the
      end
      of
      the
      show
      he
      even
     
    
   
   
    
     
      pulled
      his
      hood
      over
      his
      head,
      stopped
      -
     
    
   
   
    
     
      singing
      and
      stood
      in
      a
      corner
      of
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      stage.
     
    

    
     
      Dave
      Fleming,
      a
      UPEI
      student
     
     
      attending
      the
      show,
      said
      he
      wasn’t
     
     
      impressed
      either.
     
    

    
     
      “k-os
      acted
      entirely
      different
      from
      the
     
     
      last
      time
      he
      was
      here.”
     
    

    
     
      Fleming
      discussed
      how
      the
      Whitby,
     
     
      Ontario
      artist
      spent
      very
      little
      time
     
     
      engaging
      the
      audience
      and
      clearly
     
     
      appeared
      agitated.
     
    

    
     
      “He
      said
      something
      about
      getting
     
     
      people
      in
      from
      the
      hallway
      and
      generally
     
     
      looked
      like
      he
      did
      not
      belong
      on
      stage,”
     
     
      said
      Fleming.
     
    

    
     
      Gallant
      said
      k-os
      asked
      for
      the
      lights
     
     
      to
      be
      turned
      off
      before
      leaving
      the
      stage
     
     
      only
      to
      return
      several
      minutes
      later
      with
     
     
      a
      garbage
      bag
      of
      popcorn,
      later
     
     
      identified
      by
      Wave
      staff
      as
      being
      left
     
     
      over
      from
      trivia
      on
      Wednesday
      night,
     
     
      which
      he
      tore
      open
      and
      dumped
      out
      on
     
     
      stage
      before
      tossing
      the
      bag
      into
      the
     
     
      crowd.
      Shortly
      after
      k-os
      slipped
      away
     
     
      and
      made
      a
      break
      for
      the
      hotel.
      The
     
     
      band
      continued
      without
      their
      emcee
      for
     
     
      several
      minutes
      before
      a
      notice
      came
     
     
      over
      the
      PA
      that
      he
      wasn’t
      feeling
      well
     
     
      and
      that
      the
      night
      had
      ended.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      few
      hours
      before
      the
      debacle
      of
     
     
      Friday
      night’s
      show
      k-os
      sat
      down
      to
     
     
      discuss
      a
      variety
      of
      topics
      including
      his
     
    
   
   
    
     
      new
      album,
      Atlantis:
      Hymns
      for
     
     
      Disco,
      his
      collaborations
      with
      other
     
     
      artists
      and
      the
      hip-hop
      lifestyle.
     
     
      For
      a
      man
      who
      went
      on
      to
      stir
      up
     
     
      frustration
      in
      so
      many
      fans,
      he
      was
     
     
      friendly,
      informative
      and
      well-
     
     
      presented.
      The
      interview
      can
      be
     
     
      heard
      in
      its
      entirety
      in
      the
      coming
     
     
      weeks
      in
      a
      feature
      podcast
      on
      Radio
     
     
      @
      UPEI
      (radio.upei.ca).
     
    

    
     
      It’s
      hard
      to
      deny
      k-os
      integrity
      as
      an
     
     
      artist.
      He
      feels
      his
      brand
      of
      hip
      hop
     
     
      is
      different
      because
      he
      approaches
      it
     
     
      from
      songwriting.
     
    

    
     
      “T
      love
      the
      art
      of
      making
      a
      song,
      but
     
     
      I
      love
      hip
      hop
      also.”
     
    

    
     
      Moreover,
      his
      approach
      to
      writing
     
     
      songs
      for
      his
      latest
      release
      has
     
     
      become
      a
      lot
      more
      personal.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      “For
      so
      long
      I
      didn’t
      want
      to
      talk
     
    
   
   
    
     
      about
      certain
      things
      in
      my
      music.
      I
     
     
      wanted
      to
      come
      off
      as
      someone
      who
     
     
      was
      above
      things
      and
      it
      was
      kind
      of
     
     
      a
      lie
      ...
      now
      it’s
      a
      bit
      easier
      to
      express
     
     
      my
      own
      feelings.”
     
    

    
     
      Through
      the
      process
      of
      making
      the
     
     
      record,
      he
      was
      inspired
      to
      state
      his
     
     
      truth,
      and
      by
      doing
      so
      found
      that
     
     
      people
      derive
      their
      own
      truth
      in
      his
     
     
      music.
     
    

    
     
      “That’s
      when
      you
      know
      you’ve
      made
     
     
      a
      good
      record,
      when
      people
     
    
   
   
    
     
      personalize
      it.
      When
      Bridge
      to
     
     
      Nowhere
      came
      out
      I
      was
      like
      ‘Ts
      this
     
     
      about
      me?’
      to
      Sam
      [Roberts].”
     
    

    
     
      While
      purely
      speculation,
      k-os’
     
     
      identification
      with
      Bridge
      to
      Nowhere
     
     
      could
      provide
      some
      insight
      as
      to
      why
     
     
      he
      slipped
      out
      the
      back
      and
      kept
     
     
      moving
      on
      after
      Friday
      night’s
     
     
      performance.