[Event] Dec. 17 in Los Angeles: Rock Boy Radio’s First Annual Christmas Party and Toy Drive Hosted by Big Hutch (of Above the Law)

Sent to me by the homie, Cold 187um aka BIG HUTCH of Above The Law who hosts this First Annual Christmas party and Toy Drive sponsored by Rock Boy Radio. Details below:

Bring an unwrapped Toy and get in FREE!

Join us Saturday December 17th 2011 from 9pm to 2am at:
Maverick’s Flat Grill and Jazz
4225 Crenshaw Blvd.,
Los Angeles, CA 90008

CLICK HERE for more details via the Facebook event page.

Don’t forget to tune in to Rock Boy Radio, streaming live 24/7

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This Wednesday in Toronto: Polaris Music Prize Record Salon #12 – the Hip-Hop Panel

At The Drake Hotel in Toronto:

Polaris jurors who love and cover hip-hop will gather for Polaris Record Salon #12, December 14 in Toronto. Your panelists are Ty Harper (City on My Back), Anupa Mistry (freelance journalist), Dave Morris (freelance journalist) and Thomas Quinlan (Urbnet), moderated by Spinner Canada’s Josh Ostroff. They will present their fave hip-hop recordings released so far this year eligible for 2012’s Polaris Prize. We’ll play some tracks plus discuss the state of the genre in Canada. Do they think Drake is a shoo-in or a shut-out? Come find out! As always, cool prizes from our sponsor ClairityOne Earbuds. And did we mention it’s free?!

Wednesday, December 14

Polaris Music Prize Record Salon #12: Hip-Hop Panel
Drake Underground
1150 Queen Street West,
Toronto, ON M6J1J3

FREE EVENT!!!

Doors at 7:30 (runs ’til 10:30pm)

If you claim to love Canadian hip-hop, want to help this country’s hip hop industry infrastructure grow and live in the GTA, you need to be at this!!!!

CLICK HERE for more details via the Facebook event page.

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Artists: Submit Your Application Now to Perform at NXNE 2012!

I am actually screening all the hip-hop submissions for NXNE 2012 so for those of you who see the value in performing at Canada’s equivalent to SXSW, a citywide music festival attended by over 300,000 people, get crackin’ now. Artists of all genres are, of course, welcome to submit applications but note: I’ll only be f-ckin’ with the applications tagged as being hip-hop genre submissions for NXNE.

CLICK HERE to learn how to submit.

[Video] Boots Riley Of The Coup Speaks About The Planned December 12th Occupy West Coast Port Shut Down

Real talk! Pay attention…..

For more on the West Coast Port Shut Down: website | twitter | facebook

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[Video] Other Voices: When Amy Came To Dingle (VEVO Exclusive Preview)

Amy, her voice and a single guitarist live on stage for 20 minutes only at the Other Voices festival in the tiny Irish town of Dingle. Pure magic! And in case you haven’t heard the Lioness: Hidden Treasure album, which is fantastic, yet, hit the jump to stream it in FULL….

CLICK HERE to learn more about ‘When Amy Came To Dingle.’

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