The Choice is Yours
Sweet Linda Divine. 1970. I'm writing about this record for many reasons. Firstly - this is what The Black Sheep sampled for "The Choice...
Ships Pass
It must’ve been grade 11 or 12. 98 or 99 I think. It was spring, and my boy Matty burned me a J-Live cd, which I still have. Zack and I...
Places & Spaces
I think of DJ Evil Dee and Pete Rock, using the same record, both in 1994! Did they pick it up at the Roosevelt Ballroom? Did one of...
Runnin'
I just got back from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, where I had the honour of standing as a groomsman in my close friend, Ryan's, wedding. Ryan...
Instant Funk
At my local spot, they know me by name. "Hey, Andrew, how's it going?" "Good, Tim, how are you?" That's about the extent of the exchange,...
"Hobo Scratch" & Trugoy
I remember finishing a long canoe/hiking trip in the Yukon when I was 15 years old. For the first time in weeks, we buckled seat belts...
Sunflower
It turned out that Sunflower was there, and it bloomed beyond initial DJ Honda/Common connections. Before we get into ballet, the drug...
Red Clay
Hip hop is everywhere for me. This past Friday I felt it’s presence at the edges of my consciousness, egging me on, inspiring passion,...