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Musicians for Mental Health Concert
A month ago, I had the pleasure of DJing and co-hosting a special concert with Tyler Stewart called Musicians for Mental Health. It is a show that happens every year during Forest City London Music Awards week to help end the stigma surrounding mental health. Here is a short portion of the concert featuring my…
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Chatham’s Mud Creek
I found myself in Chatham and thought I’d explore a new trail and get a run in. I asked someone for a suggestion of where I could go and they suggested Mud Creek. The paved trail loops around a creek for three kilometers. I’m not sure what Lioness Park is. It just seems to be…
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The Ghost in the House (Book Review)
The Ghost in the House by Sara O’Leary Fay thinks there is a ghost in her house and she can’t quit figure out why everything seems little off. The furniture she loved has been replaced and the walls have been painted a different colour. But it is still, most definitely, her house. So what is…
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R.I.P. Biz Markie + John Robinson Interview
Hip-Hop has lost another icon. Rest in Peace, Biz Markie. You made us laugh, kept the beat going with your mouth, rhymed alongside some of the best to ever do it, all the while with a smile on your face and a spring in your step. The show starts out with a tribute mix to…
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Mastermind Street Jam – R&B and Hip-Hop Edition
Mastermind started off this edition of the show by spinning half an hour of R&B and then followed that up with some great hip-hop tunes. This is Tape 77 of my collection of Mastermind Street Jam, episodes. I share a new one here every week and will continue to do so until my collection has…
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Every Idea Can Be A Good One
Every Idea is a Good Idea: Be Creative Anytime, Anywhere – How Songwriters and Other Working Artists Get It Done by Tom Sturges “Creativity is a limitless function of your intelligence that allows you to see, hear, and imagine empty spaces filled with sounds or images that are no there, at least not yet, whether…
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Come On, Write One Song!
How to Write One Song by Jeff Tweedy “Have you ever have an heard a song and responded to it?” I am sure for most of us, the answer is yes. So that means you can write a song. I know that you are probably thinking something like, “But I can’t sing”, “I don’t play…
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Renovation Complete
Welcome to the newly renovated website of Chase March. I spent quite a lot of time trying to get the site looking the way I wanted. There was no question about staying with WordPress because it truly is the best blogging platform that I have ever used. The only problem was finding a theme that…
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Double Up with Word is Bond Rap Radio
Double Up with some great hip-hop for two hours. Featuring a few artists twice along the way. This was a live show back before the global pandemic closed the radio station. I hope to get back in to the station soon. Live college radio is always so much fun. And while this is an encore…
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Mastermind Steert Jam – July 8, 1996
I once again have a numbering issue with this edition of Mastermind Street Jam. I labelled this one as Tape 76 but it looks like it should have been Tape 75. I don’t seem to be missing a tape in the date sequence. Oh well! Press play and enjoy this radio show I taped live…