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People Helping People (Mid-Day Concert Saturday)
The Digital Creative Arts Centre (DCAC) and local artist Typo are teaming up and collaborating to bring you an outdoor showcase of local talent as we help the less fortunate in our community. This is a donation based showcase featuring current and previous award winners as well as FCLMA nominees With performances by King Cruff…
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Mastermind Street JAMuary
I titled this edition of The Mastermind Street Jam – Street Jamuary, get it? It is Tape 37 of my collection of this iconic Canadian hip-hop mixshow that was broadcast on Energy 108 (107.9 fm) This one features music by . . . Bahamadia, Blahzay Blahzay, Broadway, Das Efx, Gang Starr, GZA, Inspectah Deck, LL…
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Show Me Some Love!
Word is Bond Rap Radio started in 2012 and has been going strong ever since. With close to 500 episodes now the show features . . . mixsets of underground hip-hop and boom-bap classics in-depth and exclusive interviews with some of the best emcess, DJs, and producers in the game documentaries focusing on hip-hop music and…
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Alphabet Soup – Jon Corbin Remix
The Hip Hop HeadUcatorz are a group of Ontario teachers who believe in the use of Hip Hop culture to inspire and engage students. The HeadUcatorz are made up of DJs, producers, emcees, and graffiti artists who are active educators across Southern Ontario. This track features Jon Corbin, Chase March, I.Khan, Wizekrak, The Apologette, and…
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Nifty November
November is nifty. The autumn leaves are lovely and we have great posts from last year that we can look back on. Won’t you join me for another edition of Chasing Content? Read all of the posts from last November or just these highlights My Tom Green Autograph Many years ago, before Tom Green became…
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Mastermind Street Jam Stands the Test of Time
January 8th, 1996 at midnight, Mastermind took to the air to cut, blend, and mix some of the best hip-hop out at the time. He broke records, premiered tracks, and held it down for the hip-hop mixshow tradition every single week. These tapes have stood the test of time. I hope you enjoy them as…
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Celebrating Radio Western’s Birthday with a Video Mixset
Radio Western celebrated its 39th birthday last night with special one hour video mixsets from several of its hosts and radio shows. This is the second time Word is Bond Rap Radio has done a video stream of its show. We spun some great hip-hop music featuring a ton of local artists. Forest City has tons…
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How to Talk to Kids
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish This book is a classic and I knew I had to reread it because I was sure there were bits of wisdom in it that I had forgotten or just needed to reinforce. Here are some…
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Mastermind Street Jam – Kicking in 1996 with a Bang!
Every Monday and Tuesday night at midnight, we got some great hip-hop mixed live on the radio by DJ Mastermind. It was pretty much required listening back in the day and I am proud to share these tapes of one of the best radio shows ever; The Mastermind Street Jam. Click on the picture to…
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There’s Power in Daily Practice
The Power of Daily Practice by Eric Maisel I love taking notes when I read. If I own the book, I underline key passages and make notes in the margins. If I am borrowing the book from the library, I take notes on a single sheet of paper that I also use as a bookmark.…