Ivan Ives is attempting something this year that could catch on and become the new trend in how music is delivered. He launched his First of the Month project with a video and single for “All My Life” on January 1st. He will be releasing a new song again on February 1st, and continuing this…

Here are my picks for Top Albums of the year 2009. 1) Brother Ali. I just love this album. The title cut is one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard. The entire album has a feel-good vibe to it that I just can’t seem to put into words. It has been in…

Dear Santa, I have had my eye on this device for a few years now. It is a Roland MV 8000 Professional Studio. I’ve been drooling over this piece of tech ever since I saw an advertisement for it in Scratch magazine. I loved making beats when I was younger. I haven’t really done it…

I wrote a post two years ago to try and battle the mind frame that Rap Music Isn’t Music Since then, I have continued to get comments on that post where the vast majority of people cannot seem to concede that rap is indeed music. The argument seems to go that it takes no talent…

Last month, I had the chance to interview Toronto emcee Cale Sampson. I transcribed the interview and laced it with some YouTube videos but at the time of the posting, we had some technical difficulties getting the podcast up. Well, I am glad to announce that the podcast is now available for free download. I…

In between Part 2 and Part 3 of this interview I had a really hard time reading my messy scribbles otherwise known as interview notes. We had just played a song called “Never Had a Choice” but with my writing it looked like is said “Chance” instead of “Choice.” It led to some funny moments…

Chase: “How ya doing Cale?” Cale Sampson: “I’m doing great, man. Thanks very much for having me on the show. I really appreciate it. DOPEfm is solid radio show that’s been around for a long time. I got much love for you guys. I’m really happy to be on the air with you guys to…

Last month, I had the honour of interviewing Toronto’s own Cale Sampson. I have transcribed the interview here but you can also catch the whole thing as a podcast at the DOPEfm page. Thanks to Daddy J for helping to set this interview up and for manning the boards. So without further ado, we bring…

I went to this show on Friday and had the opportunity to sit down with Cale Sampson for an in-depth interview. The interview will air next weekend on DOPEfm. Please stay tuned to my blog to download the podcast for free and read the transcript of that interview here next week. In the meantime, here…