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Cure for deafness now within reach
Deaf people could one day have their hearing restored through a groundbreaking gene therapy technique, a new study suggests. By Roger Highfield.

Deaf people could one day have their hearing restored through a groundbreaking gene therapy technique, a new study suggests. By Roger Highfield.

The transfer of a specific gene is shown [...]

Skool of Thought is by far my favorite DJ.  Always has been, always will be.  Always underrated, always under-appreciated, but ALWAYS a great set and always a great guy.
I’ve had the pleasure of bringing him to Toronto 3 times over the years.  Sadly, none of those parties were the massive blow-outs that they should have been, and for [...]

Canadian Hip Hop’s Lookin’ Good.  Big Up Shad!  This video is bananas…  HOLLER!

Pure Phunk presents ‘NU:SOUND Fridays‘
Grand Opening – Friday, August 29th, 2008

Each and every Friday night, Pure Phunk brings the funk back to the club district featuring the best in breaks, Bmore, and booty shaking beats provided by some of the best DJ’s the city has to offer!

Every Friday in the Vision Room, featuring:

D-MONIC

DJ MEZ

+ guests

Hosted [...]

Here’s his Brooklyn Radio mix:

1 – Kova & Miles – Clap Clap (Handclapping Song) 
2 – Missill – Forward 
3 – Wicked Lester – Grand Funk Edit 
4 – Me & You – DWYK (Remix) 
5 – Sharps – Love 2008 (Nosynth Mix) 
6 – Vibe Squad – Snaggle Puss 
7 – Blend Colonial – Mule (Spark Arrester remix) 
8 – Niles [...]

The latest ‘DJ’ movie is building a lot of hype overseas.  Apparently, Toronto will be lucky enough to be the only city in North America that will have a screening of this movie during TIFF.  Check the trailer.

… just to make people mail me things and have to write this on the envelope.

More info coming shortly…

D-Monic – “Dancehall Swing” (CLUB PHUNK EXCLUSIVE!)
Here’s a simple likkle ting I did a while back.  Debuted on the ‘Don Dada 2‘ CD and played heavily in all my sets as of late.  Very effective on the dancefloor.  Big up da Canadian gyal dem!
[audio http://www.dmonic.com/blogtunes/DMonic_DancehallSwing_LOW.mp3]
D-Monic – “Dancehall Swing” (Right Click to Download)

DJ Mutiny
A: ‘Sign of the Times‘
AA: ‘Here I Come‘
Label: iBreaks
Release Date: Oct/ Nov 2008
“At iBreaks, we’ve worked really hard over the last couple of years to build up a strong label with a reputation for quality and have been proud to feature such talented and respected producers as J-Mekka, Peter Paul, Deibeat, and The [...]