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DJs Run It and Run With It
Playing With Something That Runs by Mark J. Butler This book focuses on DJ and laptop performers in the EDM (electronic dance music) realm. I thought it was worth exploring even though that isn’t really my genre of music. I was sure there would be tie-ins to hip-hop and what I do as a DJ.…
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Chasing Content – Highlights from July
Let’s look back at what was happening last year at this time in a little feature I like to call Chasing Content. You can read all of the posts from last July, or just these highlights . . . Skate Port – Port Stanley’s Skatepark Not the best skatepark I have ever skated, but it’s…
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DJing an “Insane” Show Tomorrow
I’m DJing the Insane Clown Posse concert at Station Music Hall in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada tomorrow. This should be a huge show. Hope to see you out! North 2 West Promotions Presents INSANE CLOWN POSSE RETURN TO CANADA For years they have not been allowed in Canada, and finally, its the return of ICP.. Hosted…
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Hip-Hop Anonymous Hamilton
Hip-Hop Anonymous Hamilton goes down tomorrow night in my home town of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It takes place at the Touchdown Pub right near the football stadium that is the home of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. I am excited to be deejaying this event and hope you can make it out. Here are the details .…
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A DJ Showcase You Won’t Want to Miss
Here is the press release about the super-cool DJ showcase event going on tomorrow night that I cam proud to be part of. DJ Arctic currently holds down a residency at this bar but has opened up the night to showcase some of the great DJ talent we have in this city. I am honoured…
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Conscious Men – Why We All Need to Wake Up!
Conscious Men by John Gray and Arjuna Ardagh It’s nice to see a book like this. I think far too often in the world, men go around blind to what it means to be a man. We don’t think about the gender roles we play in our daily lives. We are not conscious of things…
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Paying Tribute to Muhammad Ali on Word is Bond Rap Radio
I had to pay tribute to Muhammad Ali on the radio program last week. Without him, I don’t think we would have hip-hop music and culture. He was a forefather of the art-form. He rapped before anyone knew what rapping was. He had a braggadocio flow that emcees still try to emulate. He is mentioned…
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Introducing . . . Sons of Boombap (World-Wide Hip-Hop Collective)
What is the Sons Of Boombap (S.O.B.)??? S.O.B. is a newly formed collective of close to 50 artists, mc’s, producers, DJ’s, scene builder and heads across the globe, with the shared goal of preserving old-school, boom-bap, hip-hop music. It was founded by Sharky with a tonne of help from Cable and in just a few weeks…
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Carving Out Some Time
I share things on Instagram and Facebook that I don’t necessarily share here. That’s probably because of the immediacy of those platforms. It’s easy to throw up a quick update and move on. With my blog, I am a little more deliberate of what I post and take several hours each week crafting entries. At least,…
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The Inaugural “Instagram Immemorial”
I started using Instagram 111 weeks ago. It’s hard to believe that it has actually been that long. This is my first post from April 2014. It shows a small part of my Daredevil collection. I saw Atmosphere in concert and took this terrible photograph. I did get to talk to Slug backstage and record…