Silent Cacophony is a sounding board for Chase March. Here you will find his podcast, book reviews, skatepark tours, teaching-related articles and resources, and much more. Please use the buttons on the home page to navigate to the topics that interest you.
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Ghettosocks on Mixtapes, Liner Notes, and Vinyl
Ghettosocks: “All right, we’re back.” Back with our exclusive interview of Ghettosocks for DOPEfm. Download it for free, stream it with the player below, or keep reading. Chase: “Yeah, that was awesome. We just heard ‘Ricochet’ and there’s an awesome line in that song that says, ‘I make it fit like I’m playing Tetris /…
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Ghettosocks on Video Games, Music Videos, and Hip-Hop
Chase: ‘We’re back with Ghettosocks. Just chilling on the patio here at Hess Village before he takes to the stage. If you missed Part 1 of this interview, you can go back and read it now, you can download the entire show for free, or stream it with the player below. Besides Ghettosocks, we also…
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Ghettosocks Interview
Chase: “All right everybody, this is Chase March here with Gamma Krush. We’re in Hess Village for an exclusive interview with Canadian hip-hop legend, Ghettosocks. We also have Muneshine, and DJ Irate with us. You can download this show for free, stream it with the player below, or keep reading this transcript. So, Ghettosocks, have you performed…
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Page by Paige: The Book and The Soundtrack
Page by Paige by Laura Lee Gulledge really took me by surprise. I have never marked up a comic book with this many sticky notes before. This book spoke to me on several different levels. The main character is named Paige and she is a reluctant artist. When her family moves from Virginia to New…
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Healthy Lunches that Kids Will Love
Choosing and preparing healthy lunches that your kids will actually enjoy can be quite a challenge. They have to be easy to make, portable, healthy and tasty? That’s a tall order. Fortunately, your children aren’t likely to be gourmands who need a lot of variety for their palette, and a few basic lunch ideas can…
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Buzz and Praise (It is Time to Redefine Masculinity)
I hope you had the chance to read my latest article over at The Word is Bond. It’s entitled “RE: DEFinition: Changing our Perception of Masculinity” It’s generated a little buzz and I’d like to share some if it here. They called my post “genius,” and Mariel Richards LOVED my article on the Word is Bond…
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A Visual Tour of Lambeth Centennial Park
Lambeth is a small town just south of London, Ontario. Today, we will be going on a Photographic Tour of Lambeth Centennial Park. This park really is something different. It has unique playground equipment including this skateboarding type ride. You stand on the black platform, hold on to the handle and swing yourself to the…
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NaNoWriMo Update (Part 1 – The Set Up)
It is Sunday night, day 13 of National Novel Writing Month. I was planning on writing a post every week about my progress but I simply haven’t had the time. It’s tough writing 1,700 words a day for two weeks straight. But I’ve done it each and every single day so far this month. I’ve…
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DOPEfm’s Podcast and Archives Need a New Home
DOPEfm.mypodcast.com has been our podcast provider now for years. We have hundreds of shows . . . dating all the way back to November 2008. It’s been comforting to know that the shows are online and accessible at any time. Unfortunately, I got this email earlier this month. We must regretfully inform you that effective…
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Redefining What It Means to Be a Man
Today, I have a guest post on the website “The Word is Bond.” It’s featured in this month’s “Food for Thought” column. The article is entitled “RE: DEFinition – Changing our Perception of Masculinity in Hip-Hop” If you are on Tumblr – please go click on the heart emblem at the top right corner to…