Merry Christmas!

Now, in my opinion, there's a lot of corny Christmas music out there, and it's pretty tough to find a full album of Christmas music that isn't cheesy and annoying. I put together this collection of songs on behalf of my family as a gift to you and yours! Feel free to share this cd with your family and friends, and hopefully we can all have happy ears this holiday season! haha

HAPPY HOHO!!

P.S. If you listen to this album in iTunes, you can view the original album cover for each song by clicking on the little arrow in the artwork window while the song is playing.

Enjoy!

DWNLD> MERRY CHRISTMAS 2008 from THE D FAMILY! - Various Artists

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Eddie Hazel

Here's a rare EP from Eddie Hazel, the amazing P-Funk guitarist extraordinaire! People seem to have been diggin the post I did on the Game, Dames, & Guitar Thangs album, and then there were a few requests for this one... so here it is!

Enjoy!

DOWNLOAD> EDDIE HAZEL - Jams From The Heart EP

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Amp Fiddler + Sly & Robbie

This is some HOT shit y'all. Serious business here, as most of us would expect from Sly & Robbie. I've been listening to Amp Fiddler's stuff for a few years now too, so this is a pleasant surprise collaboration! A note to the reggae heads: Because this is Sly & Robbie, it is not necessarily straight reggae/dub style. It''s more on the futuristic/soul/r+b/electronic type o'thing. ;) ..but of course there's a surprise or two towards the end!

Just listen to it...and support it if you love it!

Enjoy...

DWNLD> AMP FIDDLER + SLY & ROBBIE - Inspiration Information
(Thanks again to Let's Go Get It! for the link! Respect!)

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Pulp Fusion: Bustin' Loose-Vol.9

These "Pulp Fusion" compilations are all SO good, and as I look at the tracklisting to this one, this new volume 9 looks like it'll continue bringin' us hot, hidden funk gems and classics!

....thanks to Let's Go Get It! for this one!

Enjoy!

DOWNLOAD> PULP FUSION: Bustin' Loose : VOL.9. 2CD- Various Artists

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Little Brother + T.O. talent!

I just found this one, so I haven't heard it yet, but by the looks of the tracklisting....It looks HOT. Big up Toronto!!

Enjoy! :)

DOWNLOAD> LITTLE BROTHER & DJ WRISTPECT - Bridging The Gap 3: T.O. to N.Carolina (Mixtape)

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PTR's Next Stop

Public Transit Recordings just released a free compilation celebrating their 10 years running....and it's GREAT! I am not just saying this because I am friends with label-mates Moonstarr and LAL, but also because this is a Canadian compilation, and a fantastically diverse one at that! This 15 track collection has a variety of hip-hop, soul, and cool electronica to satisfy any music enthusiast.

If you click on the download link below, it will take you to the PTR site where you simply have to give them your email address for their mailing list, and in exchange they give you this awesome compilation for free! Check out the album, and don't forget to drop a "thanks for the free tunes" to the friendly folks at PTR... And tell 'em Mista D sent ya!

Enjoy!

DOWNLOAD> NEXT STOP: Public Transit Recordings - V/A
visit the OFFICIAL PTR WEBSITE

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You Have A Choice.

This is a new single that was just released by a group of Canadian artists who have joined together to record a song sponsored by Avaaz, titled “You Have a Choice,” to mobilize and inspire Canadians to stop a Harper majority from devastating our climate by voting strategically where we live for the candidate most likely to defeat the Conservative candidate.

The Canadian artists who rallied together for this effort, besides myself, include: K-OS, Ed Robertson of the Barenaked Ladies, Ben Kowalewicz of Billy Talent, Adam Gontier of Three Days Grace, Sarah Harmer, Hawksley Workman, Jason Collett of Broken Social Scene, Ian Lefeuvre of The Hundreds and Thousands, and the Arts Offstage Choir under the direction of David Reed.

You can hear me singing along with Benny Talent in the first half of the bridge, and backing up K-OS on the first chorus, and then again on my own during a part of the last chorus.

Check out the song, and help us save the planet!

Go here to listen and download the song: www.avaaz.ca

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