SPOKEN WORD ARTIST, DWAYNE MORGAN, SIGNS 3 BOOK PUBLISHING DEAL
Toronto, March 11, 2010 – Dwayne Morgan is a household name on the North American Spoken Word Scene. This will be solidified further with next weeks release of Cunnilinguistics: The Sensual Musings of Dwayne Morgan. Cunnilinguistics is the first of three books of Morgan’s sensual poetry to be published through a deal with Montreal’s Adage edition.
Adage edition co-published Morgan’s first French translation ‘Le Making of d’un homme’ in 2009, with Maelstrom reEvolution in Brussels, Belgium. With the success of that release, and Morgan’s popularity steadily on the rise, Adage proposed continuing their relationship.
“This is really good for me right now”, says Morgan. “I do a lot of work with young people, but also a lot of performances for more mature audiences. It’s great to be able to put my sensual material in its own book, so I can keep that out of the books that the youth access”.
Cunnilinguistics will be released this Sunday, March 14th in Montreal, then at Members Only, at the Toronto Centre for the Arts, on Thursday, March 18th, presented by Champagne and Strawberries Ent (www.champagneandstrawberries.ca). There will also be a number of other promotional events for the book including Sexy Sushi at Yorkville’s new hot spot, the KOKO! Share Bar.
Barack Obama’s inauguration as President of the United States easily goes down as one of the biggest/most important events in modern history. Headed by the fam over at 1LoveTO.com, 3 bus loads of Torontonians headed down to D.C. for the event and documented their journey along the way. Now just over a year after the event, they proudly present the documentary “T.O. to D.C. – The Journey To Barack Obama’s Inauguration”. There’s a free screening coming up on March 17th – all info is below!
1 LOVE T.O. Proudly Presents…
On Wednesday March 17th, 2010 at 7p we will be premiering the 1loveto.com documentary “T.O. to D.C. – The Journey To Barack Obama’s Inauguration.” at the Isabelle Bader Theatre (93 Charles Street). It will be the first time since just over a year ago that all the passengers will be in the same room again. It will be the first time for us to share our journey with friends, family, and media that were not on our trip, and we would be honoured to have you join us.
Vincor Canada who is presenting the night, has been very supportive of this project thus far. They’ve gone the extra mile to provide us with wines and hors d’eourves for the event.
Please RSVP to getonthebus@live.com.
P U R P O S E !
Our purpose was to provide an opportunity to be a part of history. We have re-lived history through songs and stories but this time we had a chance to live it out. We also felt it important that Toronto had a presence on this historic day. We believe that this day wasn’t simply a great day for Black history or just American history but more so a significant day for all of us in World history.
On this trip there were 168 people ranging in age from 11-63yrs. A representation of all races and religions all residing in what we call ‘The World In 1 City’ our home 1 Love T.O.
The #1 joint in the city (see The Megacity Countdown to the right), Kardi‘s “We Gon’ Go” is the new joint of the day today on 106 & Park! Be sure to check it out! Chyyyeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaa!
hyperadmin | Music,News | Thursday, March 11th, 2010
For Immediate Release:
Buck 65 and D-Sisive Are…The Ricardo Christoff Apparatus!
Hey Young World!
Buck 65 and D-Sisive are teaming up – as The Ricardo Christoff Apparatus – for a project called 100 Story Building. But we need your help to make it work
We re looking for stories. Tell us a story about a person you know – a friend, a relative, a love interest, a co-worker, a roommate The story should be funny, strange, tragic, inspiring, epic or all of the above. We ll pick a bunch of the best stories and turn them into songs. That s it! Be sure to tell us the name of the person the story is about, because that will be the title of the song. Instant immortalization!
Buck 65 and D-Sisive have laid it all on the line telling their stories with guts and teeth and blood for years and now they want to tell the story of our fellow man/woman/beast.
Ms. Fiona releases the official remixes to her smash single “It Kills Me” from the album The Bridge. The EP features Ghostface’s version (below) as well as remixes by Da Internz, Headbanga, E. London and Mike D. Check ’em out on iTunes here!
Also…Be sure to check out Melanie on MuchMusic today at 5pm!!!
Last Thursday was the launch party for the new Northsidehiphop.ca website. The site launched with an event called T-Dot Pioneers (an exhibit showcasing some of the most important memorabilia in Canadian hip-hop history). From classic flyers, the first record Beat Factory ever put out, to Choclair’s Gold plaque, the exhibit aims to document our hip-hop history while also acting as a launch for the new website. The opening night was last Thursday and was an historic event featuring an interview/discussion with legendary Toronto MC K4CE. Toronto’s hip hop foundation was also in the building including the likes of Ivan Berry, Rumble, Thrust and Mastermind.
On Saturday there was also a panel discussion at the gallery featuring Michie Mee, Lady P, True Daley, Jeni from FLOW, Isis, Tara Muldoon and Danielle Etienne. There will be a next panel discussion on March 27th (hosted by OTA Live) and the exhibit is open until April 18th @ the Toronto Free Gallery (1277 Bloor St. West @ Lansdowne).
Northsidehiphop.ca would like to thank you for being a part of a historic night. The launch of T-Dot Pioneers was an overwhelming success thanks in part to your attendance. We have posted some pictures on northsidehiphop.ca and you can post comments on www.tdotpioneers.blogspot.com.
Grumpy’s Northsidehiphop.ca initiative gets some well deserved CBC coverage. Don’t forget the launch that includes a month of exhibits, panels and performances kicks off tonight.
Juno nominees are out! For the full list click here but here are the categories that matter most (to us). More under the hood! Congrats to all the nominees and yes, Drake will be performing!
SINGLE OF THE YEAR:
Rusted From the Rain
Billy Talent WEA*Warner
Anybody Listening
Classified
HalfLife*Sony
Best I Ever Had
Drake
Aspire*Universal
Haven’t Met You Yet
Michael Bublé
Reprise*Warner
Love Is A First
The Tragically Hip
Universal
RAP RECORDING OF THE YEAR:
Still Fly
Big Page, Drake & U.G.O. Crew
Smoke & Mirrors*E1 Music
Self Explanatory
Classified
HalfLife*Sony
So Far Gone
Drake
Aspire*Universal
Yes!
k-os
Crown Loyalist*Universal
Troubadour
K’Naan
A&M/Octone*Universal
R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR: INTRO
Danny Fernandes
CP*Fontana North
Lonesome Highway
jacksoul
Sony
The Long Way Home
Jarvis Church
EMI
The Black Book
Jully Black
Universal
The Bridge
Melanie Fiona
Universal Motown/SRC*Universal
THEOLOGY 3 VIDEO RELEASE EVENT MARCH 4th AT REVIVAL NIGHTCLUB
Internationally renowned Toronto emcee Theology 3 a.k.a. Theo3 proudly presents the official debut video for ‘How I Flow part 2’. The lead single from Theology 3’s upcoming Screwface Capital records release ‘Airplane Over One Way Streets’ highlights a collaborative effort with some of the city’s most talented and highly respected artists. The smooth, infectious beat is layered with fluid flows and a flavourful chorus that begs for repeat listens. NOW magazine’s 2009 Toronto Hip Hop artist of the year Tona, Stylus DJ awards 2009 R & B single of the year winner Andreena Mill and stratospheric producer Boi 1Da (Best I ever had, Forever) join Theology 3 in this self directed video debut. Produced by Rinku Dasgupta and DP’d by James H.
This one of a kind event will take place at College street West’s hot spot Revival and offer up musical selections from some of Toronto’s most recognizable and musically diverse DJ’s. Turntablist extraordinaire DJ Grouch, FLOW 93.5fm’s Hip Hop representative Musiklee Inzane from the Real Frequency show and Toronto’s ever present party rocker DJ Fase will team up with a host of unbelievable selectors to keep the crowd in constant motion.
Will definitely be at this event. More details after the jump!
