It’s Your Thing! You’ve heard the tune countless times on the radio and in TV commercials among other places but rest of The Isley Brothers catalog is well worth a look. The trio of brothers had a number of hits in the 60s and 70s with memorable tunes like “Shout!” and...

For most of us in modern life, this happens several times a week. You’re hungry, haven’t prepared anything but want to eat right away. Sound familiar?  It’s why fast food and frozen food companies make zillions of dollars.   But since eating fast food or frozen food several...

Well, this week I feature me! In preparation for applying to perform at at least one music festival this summer, I put together a demo mixtape.  It’s 25 minutes long but covers a lot of ground in old school funk, dance and hip hop. Click here to listen! Right-click to save it on your...

Chinese noodles with spicy mixed vegetables.   This was actually what I did with leftovers from Chinese take-out.  The original dish was szechuan vegetables with shrimp so the next day, I just boiled some noodles and heated them through with the leftover vegetables.  Add a little extra oyster...

Skratch Bastid!   There are loads of great DJs across this great land but none quite like Bedford, Nova Scotia-born DJ Skratch Bastid. His jaw-dropping show covers all kinds of genres while always propelling a hook that gets people on the dance floor.   You’ll hear James Brown and...

Back in the mid-60s, Slyvester Stewart, a radio DJ in San Fransisco, assembled a local group of musicians and started producing some cool tunes that appealed to local youth, the heart of the burgeoning hippy scene.  It wasn’t long after he started that James Brown dropped Cold Sweat on...

Recently I’ve started to rethink salad. What is it that makes a great salad?  The lettuce?  Other vegetables?  Nope.  For me, it’s the little things, the accents if you will.  A properly balanced dressing plus one or two key, strong flavours is what makes it for me.   Lettuce with...