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Happy Valentine’s Day, My Love!
This is the second Valentine’s Day that I have had with my beautiful, amazing, and thoughtful girlfriend. I mixed this collection of songs with love just for her. Diana, you make my life so much better. Thank you for your friendship and your love. I hope you enjoy this mix! You can download this mixtape…
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Know Your History 39 – Women in Hip-Hop (Radio Special)
This episode of Know Your History, your monthly dose of hip-hop knowledge focuses on some notable Women in Hip-Hop. We look at the history of the women in hip-hop and feature tracks from Lil Kim, Foxy Brown, Missy Elliott, Eve, Rah Digga, Remy Ma, Nicki Minaj, and Angel Haze. This was part of Women in…
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Know Your History – Swearing in Hip-Hop
Welcome to Know Your History, your monthly dose of hip-hop knowledge. Be forewarned that there is a lot of cursing in today’s episode as we explore swearing in hip-hop. We’ll listen to a sound clip from a movie, a few interview clips, and of course, great music. I used to have the time to transcribe every…
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How to Properly Reboot a Franchise
Star Wars tried to rebuild their franchise with the prequel trilogy but those films were flawed and didn’t gain a lot of traction with fans. Fans have loved the books, animated television shows, and comics for years now. It was finally the right time to restart the film franchise. But they went about it the…
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Star Wars VII – The Force ReTread
I avoided pretty much all of the hype leading up to Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens because I wanted to go in to it with an open mind. This was one film that I was hoping would blow me out of the water and replenish the franchise. But as I watched the film, I…
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Why I’m Not Making Resolutions This Year
There are a lot of things I want to accomplish this year. I want to . . . be more creative DJ all sorts of events (weddings, rap concerts, dances, etc) get my fiction published produce quality radio build a life with the woman I love find a way to support myself financially find a…
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How I Did with My 2015 Goals
I set some goals for myself at the start of the year. I think this is a good practice. But setting goals doesn’t do anything without a little reflection. So, let’s look back at the ones I set and see how I did with them. MY SET GOALS 1. Revise, Polish, and Actively Seek Ways…
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Back Pain . . . Once Again
Two years ago I hurt my back and was shocked to see that it became unaligned somehow. After a couple of weeks of treatment by the chiropractor, I was finally straightened out and got back to normal. I had a flair up again last week. I wasn’t even doing anything stupid this time either. I…
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Cross Border Connection Concert
I’m really excited to be DJing this event tomorrow night. It is the album release party of Tempomental‘s “Involution.” You can already download the project, but if you want a physical copy, come through tomorrow, pick one up, and get it signed. TempoMental – Involution by TempoMental The bill is jammed pack for this show…
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Please Vote for Me
I have been nominated for a Hamilton Independent Media Award for Best Journalist – Arts and Culture. Please take a moment to click through and Vote for Me (Voting closes on Thursday) I’m honoured to be nominated and glad my efforts are being noticed. Wish me luck!