June 2010
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Slakah the Beathchild & Tinksek Interview
Slakah the Beatchild is a talented producer who has worked with artists such as Drake, Divine Brown, Glenn Lewis, Nelly Furtado and Melanie Durrant. He is in the groups Art of Fresh and Slakadeliqs. Tingsek is a soul artist and producer from Sweeden. Photo credit – Stefan Isaksson I caught up with them both at […]
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Teaching Tip Tuesdays – Leadership
Imagine that you belong to a group of children. You all want to do something, but you can’t decide what exactly. (1) Three boys want to go on a hike. Two girls want to go to the mall. One boy thinks watching television is just fine. The last boy doesn’t seem interested in anything at […]
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Boomtown – Awesome TV
I can’t believe that this show almost completely slipped by my radar. It is amazing and one of the best shows I’ve seen in a long time. Unfortunately, it got cancelled five years ago. I had never heard of it before. I saw it in the 2 for $10 bin at the grocery store. I […]
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Cadence Weapon Interview
Cadence Weapon was at the 2010 Stylus DJ Awards to accept a posthumous award on behalf of his father. T.E.D.D.Y was inducted into the Stylus DJ Hall of Fame for his groundbreaking work in Canadian radio. We had the chance to sit down and talk with his son who is also a well-respected musician himself. […]
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Boi 1da Interview
Boi 1da took home Canadian Producer of the Year at the 2010 Stylus DJ Awards. I had the chance to catch up with him backstage for an interview. You can download the interview for free, you can stream it with the player at the bottom of this post, or you can read the transcript. Please […]
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Jester and Chief Interview
The Worldwide Wakeup Show on 89.5 CIUT won College Radio Show of the Year at the 2010 Stylus DJ Awards. The talented DJs from that show stopped by the DOPEfm booth for this interview. You can stream it, along with all of our coverage of these Awards, at the bottom of this post. You can […]
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Comics Meme
I found this meme at Calvin’s Canadian Cave of Cool and decided to give it a try. 1. Did you read comics as a kid? I didn’t really get into comic books until I was about 12 years old. I remember one day, my family went to a flea market and I found a comic book […]
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The World Cup in Your Classroom
The World Cup is the biggest sporting event in the world. However it doesn’t seem to get as much coverage or attention in Canada as it should. We seem to focus on hockey, football, baseball, and the Olympics with much more attention than we ever give to the sport of soccer. I love soccer. I […]
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The Illusion of Permanence Online
MarkersOriginally uploaded by blip . The Internet is always there for us. It is like a window into amazing resources that we can tap into forever. Right? Wrong? I spent over two hours looking for a teaching resource that I have used time and time again. I had the direct link to the lesson but […]
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Reflection Eternal Concert
Talib Kweli is one of the most respected MCs and lyricists in hip-hop. He was been making great music since 1997. Hi Tek has made a name for himself as a sought after producer and DJ. He’s produced hip-hop classics and has quite the catalogue of hits. Together Talib Kweli and Hi Tek form the […]