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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The Magic in the Pause (Lessons from Blue’s Clues)
When Blue’s Clues premiered in 1995, it was truly unique and revolutionized preschool television with the use of something called the four-beat Pause. It worked this way, Steve, the host of the show, would break the fourth wall and ask the viewer a question. He would then pause and give the chance for the viewer…
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Word is Bond Goes Non-Stop
The station computer wasn’t working on Tuesday so I wasn’t able to run commercials and had to do two hours live on the radio, non-stop. I kicked things off with the brand-new Gangstarr track. It’s a gorgeous song and almost brought a tear to my eye. Rest in Peace, Guru, you are truly missed. That’s…
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Scrabble is Always Super
My wife bought me Super Scrabble for Christmas and I not exactly sure why. I mean, obviously I love Scrabble and have a collection of different types of the board game, but she isn’t too keen on playing any of them with me. Maybe I can get a little competitive while playing. Maybe I get…
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Catching Up with Old Content
Every month, I stroll through the posts I wrote last year at the time and create a small highlight reel of sorts. There are a few months I haven’t done yet, so I am trying to catch up. Let’s jump back in time, eleven years and see what was happening then. Read all of the…
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Beats N’ Rhymes: A PA Day Experience (Friday)
Beats N’ Rhymes is a unique P.A. Day Experience that will be held at the Boys & Girls Club of London this Friday. It’s an introduction to the world of creating your own beats from scratch. You’ll learn the basics of music production, sampling sounds, and sequencing your own composition. You will also learn how to…
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WIBRapRadio #384 – Pack Your Suitcase
Pack your suitcase, it’s time to go on a journey of music and sound. We do this every week on a little program called Word is Bond Rap Radio. In episode, 384, we lost a suitcase right at the start of the trip, but that didn’t stop us from keeping things moving. Adversity often makes…
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Small Town Skatepark (Tilbury, ON.)
Tilbury has a skatepark on 24 Stewart Avenue. It’s small, but then again, so is Tilbury. I found myself there and just had to stop for a quick session. It’s got a variety of rails, a small spine and block obstacle stairs, launch ramps, and quarter-pipes. Apparently, there are other skateparks not too far from…
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Chasing Content – September 2007
It’s time for a second dig through the archives this month. Let’s go back in time to 2007 and look at what was happening here on Silent Cacophony at that time. Read all of the posts from September 2007 or just these highlights. Stephen King’s “On Writing” I can’t say enough good things about this…
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Common Wants Love to Have the Last Word
Let Love Have the Last Word by Common When Common Sense first emerged in the hip-hop scene, I wasn’t immediately sold. His debut just didn’t impress me. But over the years, he showed an impressive growth an emcee. He has released some amazing albums, starred in films, and even written a book. His latest project…
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DJ Muggs & Meyhem Lauren on WIBRapRadio
If you’ve been listening to Word is Bond Rap Radio for any length of time, you will have heard Meyhem Lauren. He’s been making moves for quite some time now. For his latest project he has teamed up with DJ Muggs. DJ Muggs is a founding member of Cypress Hill, leader of the Soul Assassins,…