Silent Cacophony
Welcome to the mind of Chase March. This blog is the place to find musings, book reviews, skatepark tours, teaching-related articles and resources, and information about DJing. Please use the navigation page to focus in on topics that interest you.
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Best Gift I Gave This Year
About a month ago, I found the remastered DVD box set of Season 3 of the original series of Star Trek. I found it in a cheap bin and couldn’t believe that it was priced at $19.99. When the show first came out on DVD years ago, I remember seeing it priced at $199.99. I…
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Canadian Christmas Rappin’
Every year George Stroumboulopoulos assembles some of the best musical talent we have in this country for a special Christmas Eve broadcast of his talk show. This year is no different. Tonight’s extravaganza features this amazing remake of Kurtis Blow’s Christmas Rappin’. It really is a Christmas treat to hear Kardinall Offishall, Maestro Fresh Wes,…
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In 1986 Rap Moved to Philly
Today we continue our coverage of Know Your History: Episode 7 – Rap Moves Out of New York. If you missed Part 1 you can go back and read it now or you can stream the entire show with the player below. Don`t forget that you can download it for free as well. Without further ado,…
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Know Your History: Episode 7 – Rap Moves Out of NY
Welcome to Episode 7 of Know Your History, your monthly dose of hip-hop knowledge. You can stream this show with the player below, download it for free, or read this transcript. It’s important to remember that everything is built upon what has come before. We take it for granted that we have samplers, laptops, and…
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Top 10 Albums of ’10
Here are my picks for the best albums of 2010. 10) Eternia & Moss – At Last I really wish this album had made it further up the list. Eternia is a fierce emcee who consistently drops some amazing underground hip-hop. Moss is a rising star producer and has done some amazing work this year.…
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Teaching Tip – Take a Break
Image via Wikipedia Teaching can become an all-encompassing profession. It is so hard to fit everything we need to do into the small amount of time we have at school. Most teachers I know either come in early, stay late, or take work home with them. Many teachers actually do all three. I know that…
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How Rap Got Popular – Part 2: Whodini & Run-DMC
We just played a track called “Friends” by Whodini that gets classified as an old-school track. However, it is important to note that when that track was released, old-school as a genre or a term didn’t even exist. Now we define old-school hip-hop as containing a simple drum pattern, a bass-line, and a few sparse…
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Know Your History: Episode 6 – Rap Gets Popular
Welcome to the sixth installment of Know Your History. This is the show where we explore the rich culture that is hip-hop. You can download this show for free, stream it with the player at the bottom of the post, or read it here on the blog. Whatever you choose to do, thanks for tuning…
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Teaching Tip Tuesday – Art Attack
Image via Wikipedia Have you seen the television show Art Attack? If not, you really should look for it. The show is a treasure trove for the elementary classroom. Host Neil Buchanan shares a passion for art and creativity that is simply inspiring. Every week on the show, he goes through simple projects that you…
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5 Lovely Ladies of Silent Cacophony
My first celebrity crush was Claire Danes. I was completely captivated by her when I saw the very first episode of My So-Called Life. I also developed a bit of a crush on the fictional Erica Strange played by Erin Karpluck on the excellent television series Being Erica. And then, of course, there was Black…