Here’s an interesting commentary on race relations from hip-hop activist and media assassin Harry Allen. It’s a bit of a rambling read if you already know how Twitter works and you’re no stranger to watching celebrities argue on it. But it’s a thoughtful piece with a lot of insightful ideas on race in North America […]

John Kameel Farah has a brand new CD called Unfolding coming out on the Dross:tik label. They’re hosting a CD release performance this Sunday night at 8:00 PM on the first floor of El Mocambo. You really ought to be there. I’m hoping to be there. John’s one of the most talented guys in town, […]

I’ve been exercising more than usual lately. I’ve also been eating better, and I’m cutting back on my drinking to boot. I’m even sleeping a little more, if you can believe it. You know what I’ve discovered? The more you exercise, the easier it gets. The more and the better you eat, the more you […]

The next edition of Everyone’s a DJ is tomorrow night, and chalk it up to booking in July, but I’ve still got a number of spots to fill. So far we’ve put a great bill together, with a lot of new faces on board, and I’d hate for those remaining spots to go to waste. […]

I didn’t want to say anything about this until it was official, but today I got the final word. Starting the week after next, I’ll be taking Mondays off and cutting back to a four-day week at the office. My company’s been tightening up the purse strings, and although I don’t want to bore you […]

Hey, remember the other day when I told you about the signup form I built for Everyone’s a DJ? Well, this morning I added a similar form to the Strong Words website. We’ve been talking about listing other local readings on our site, and this is the form that people can use to submit them. […]

As you may have already heard, local DJ and radio personality Martin Streek committed suicide in his home last night. Eye Weekly has the story. I’ll admit that I haven’t been listening to Edge 102 much in recent years, and I hadn’t even known until today that they let go of Streek and fellow on-air […]

Recently I got into the habit of buying one new disc a week. I didn’t want to fall behind on new music, and I figured it was better to buy than to download. While I’m at it, I thought, I might as well start reviewing what I’m hearing – if only to have one more […]

Naomi Klein recently called for a boycott of Israel. Speaking from the village of Bil’in in the West Bank, which she was visiting as part of an ongoing promotional tour for her book The Shock Doctrine, Klein clarified that what she’s calling for is “a boycott of Israeli institutions… a boycott of the Israeli economy.” […]

I promised you big news from the Everyone’s a DJ camp, and now I’m glad to be able to share it. On Sunday, 19 July 2009, we’ll be hosting our first all ages event at Whippersnapper Gallery from 2:30 PM to 9:00 PM. All proceeds will benefit East Metro Youth Services, a community based children’s […]