January 2021

Pretty Things by Janelle Brown This novel was heralded as one of the best of last year, and it was easy to see why. It grabbed me early on and kept me riveted to the pages. The story revolves around a woman who makes her living by paying close [Keep Reading]

I started a tradition back in 2009 when I counted down my favourite albums of the year. Instead of making a Top 10 list, I counted down the Top 9 Albums of 2009. Every year since then, I have been adding one album to the list to keep up with the [Keep Reading]

Here’s a straight out the box spectacular from the Mastermind Street Jam. He always had the freshest jams and blessed the airwaves with real hip-hop music. This episode is from March 1996 and I’m sure you will enjoy this trip down memory [Keep Reading]

Tessa & Scott: Our Journey from Childhood Dream to Gold by Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir with Steve Milton Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are national treasures. Their list of statistical accomplishments is extraordinarily lengthy: they set the world [Keep Reading]

Labels can be dangerous. Once a child has a label placed upon them, they often live up, or down, to, that expectation. As such, they play a role that can limit their growth and development. Fortunately, there are things we can do to free children [Keep Reading]

Lozen has been releasing music for close to ten years now and has quite the story to tell through her music and this interview. It was a pleasure chopping it up with her on the radio. We had a lengthy discussion off-air too that I wish you could [Keep Reading]

The Mastermind Street Jam did an all-request show back on March 18, 1996 featuring tracks from . . . AZ, GZA, Masta Ace, Method Man, Pete Rock & CL Smooth , Raekwon, Real Live, Souls of Mischief, Ultramagnetic MCs, Wu-Tang Clan, and more. I hope [Keep Reading]

It’s 2021! Man, that sounds strange to say. This was not something I even could imagine when I was a kid. The year 2000 seemed so far away and futuristic.  I thought by now we would have personal robots, flying skateboards, and jetpacks. [Keep Reading]