March 2011
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Proud to Shred
Here is my new skateboard. It’s an Alien Workshop deck with matching wheels. The trucks are Hornet Reflex. Skateboards have changed a bit since I bought my last board. It’s hard to see what I mean until I put both boards beside each other. As you can see my old wheels are a lot […]
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Know Your History 14 – Comedy in Hip-Hop
Image via Wikipedia So many people outside of hip-hop culture think that rap music is just about sex, drugs, and violence. I find myself having to apologize for hip-hop a lot. I stand up and tell anyone who will listen that there is a lot more to hip-hop than you could possibly realize. Welcome to […]
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Chasing Content – March 2010
Image by rbrwr via Flickr It’s time for Chasing Content, that monthly feature here on Silent Cacophony where we take a moment to look back at the month that was. Here are some of my favourite posts from last March. A Song I Know All The Words To – Last year I did a 30 day music […]
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Teaching Tip – Share a Story
Cover of Coyote Sings to the Moon One of my all-time favourite picture books is Coyote Sings to the Moon by Thomas King and Johnny Wales. It is a delightful book that sounds great when read aloud. It tells the story of Old Woman and her animal friends who sing to the moon every night. […]