The Track

Please accept this post as a final farewell friends. The Track bows out of the podcasting world, for now. I'm working on new things every day. Find me at thingsreadinthedark.com x musicfordinner.net! Thanks to all the listeners, supporters and contributors. Much love! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/message

Hi there, it’s been awhile. Did you miss me? I missed you. I wrapped up some tracks for you. Don’t think twice about it, jump in with both feet and let me sweep you away. My sincere apologies about the quality, this episode was recorded on a potato. Let’s talk about getting guns.. do we need guns for these anti-masker fucks or is it just my reintegration anxiety? Let’s wash all that talk away with some tracks. Did I tell you I purchased a domain? Visit me: thingsreadinthedark.com to check out what I’m reading this week & musicfordinner.tumblr.com for an experience in music through my eyes. Email me at the usual spot: heresmytrack@gmail.com. Lastly, check out the official extended ‘The Track’ playlist on Apple Music here: https://music.apple.com/ca/playlist/the-track-hosted-by-chantel-nx-nouseforaname/pl.u-BqJyRIpWkBzK --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/support

Apple Music pissed me off this month. They put together their little pop celebration of Women in Music but completely overlooked updating the Heavy Metal & Alternative Rock section for Women’s History Month! I made this podcast episode as a remedy for myself. Highlighting some ladies that I love in Metal, Hard Rock, Prog & Industrial — we jump into ladies killing it in the present and OGs who give their all to their craft. I had a ton of fun making this. I hope you enjoy listening. Visit musicfordinner.tumblr.com for *almost* daily music-nerd musings and thingsreadinthedark.tumblr.com for updates on what I’m reading this week. Send me a song via email at heresmytrack@gmail.com! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/support

I missed you last month. Since we missed a month, let's get reacquainted. We celebrate Women's History Month and Black History Month by starting off the episode celebrating one innovator that we lost in February 2021, Sister Charmaine. We also celebrate an OG innovator still killing the game.. hit play to see who! I got a secret love day dedication to you. It's something soulful and beautiful and I think you'll really enjoy it. Finally, we end off the episode talking about the stress that Black folks experience discussing slavery and our shared traumatic past, and how white people can be a better friend to their Black friends. Remember, it's always critical to consider the emotional and mental wellbeing of our Black friends. I'll try to be more about this show, I had to take a break y'all... and I go with the vibe. I never force the vibe - ya catch me? Alright! Visit me on musicfordinner.tumblr.com to enjoy my *almost* daily musical explorations. I've updated this show and now it's called The Track w/ Chantel Nouseforaname. Claiming my work - it's a labour of love and passion. Visit me on thingsreadinthedark.tumblr.com and catch what I'm reading this week, because you know a bitch be READING!!!! Send me something you like at heresmytrack@gmail.com and check out the extensive The Track playlist on Apple Music by clicking here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/support

That's a clicky buzzword, I like it. I'm running with it. ... No, but seriously. I'm hoping your year is off to a calm start. I know we're living in the era of madness and mayhem, but let these 38 minutes be a reprieve for you. Join me for some tunes and you know, our usual lovefest over shared music. Don't forget to check out my microblogs: musicfordinner and thingsreadinthedark. Email me at heresmytrack@gmail.com and check out the official The Track playlist on Apple Music by clicking here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/support

It's happening and it's here! It's really a gift to myself. I always said I was going to do a full Dru Hill episode and this is it. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year. I would apologize in advance for how hyper and extra I am during this episode, but I don't want to. I would apologize for singing with some of my favourite songs and worshiping at the alter of Sisqo and Jazz's runs. I'm not going to. Dru Hill to me consists of Dru Hill up until Dru World Order. Just a clarification. I hope you enjoy this and have as much fun with it as I had making it. Finally, I would like to thank you for rocking with me this year in 2020. I would also like to take these notes to wish you the best and hope that you have a magical and prosperous 2021. I at least will hope that you get outside, that we all get outside, more than we did in 2020, a year that we'd like to forget. Don't forget to check out my microblogs: musicfordinner.tumblr.com and thingsreadinthedark.tumblr.com. Email me at heresmytrack@gmail.com and i'll see you next year, friends. Check out the official The Track playlist on Apple Music by clicking here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/support

Recorded on November 14, 2020 — join Chantel Nx Nouseforaname talking about surviving this shit. Playing some REM.. and a random slew of tracks.. how are we filling the boredom? By creating more and more randomness. As usual, there are songs for your soul and spirit. Get at The Track via email at heresmytrack@gmail.com! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/support

Vibes from this past weekend and a song that I keep playing over and over again have got me thinking about how creative people are with their vocal cords. Do I have the audacity to make you sit through a near 10 minute masterpiece at the beginning of the show, you're damn right I do! Which artist do I think is Björk-level creative? I know, I know, I should never compare but I'm just amazed at this artist's newest creation and it's stirred something inside of me that took me back to childhood and seeing Human Behaviour on television for the first time.. who am I talking about? Lastly, a gem. I have an absolute gem to share with you that crystallizes the magic of the human voice and what it means to collaborate and to really develop a connection with others. I don't think you'd see this track coming. As usual you can email me at heresmytrack@gmail.com - I record this show on a baked potato so I will never apologize for it's DIY nature and incredible backdrops of sound pick up. Much love, mask up, stay safe. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/support

Hi, Chantel Nouseforaname here. We’re kicking it in the middle of the night again; playing up some fire tunes. Did you see that awful presidential debate? I’ve got a selection for the madness that we all felt watching the orange monster talk trash. Someone’s gotta say what’s really going on and who better than our OGs Cypress Hill!! Special compliments from my twitter homies who sent me some Cypress & Offspring tunes after the debate to encapsulate the moment. Speaking of moments... can we have this rap moment for life? The women have really got this rap shit covered. I haven’t heard a fire record from a dude since like a year ago and that song went: beep boop, beeeep boop. I’ve got a special selection by a girl who’s giving me Uzi vibes killing this rap shit. So creative. Lastly, we’re out of here with a special cut and dedication for my good friends who sent me some notes this week that they were listening to the show. Thanks! I love y’all! Email me at heresmytrack@gmail.com if you’d like to contribute and I’ll catch you a next time. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/support

I feel unsettled. // B.I.G.‘s My Downfall found it's way into my mind this morning. It's because I feel like the white supremacist systems in place are like the dude whispering on this track praying for the downfall of black people. We're not going anywhere. Black people, Black women, WE ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE. The part of the song where Puffy screams at the end about how you can’t breathe without seeing us, I’m there mentally. Puffy screams: you won’t be able to sleep without seeing us; that’s how I feel today. Fuck the system. It will change because Black folks will keep fighting in every way. We’ll be there on the ground, in the office, organizing behind the scenes, starting our own initiatives, running for office, engaging the youth, challenging the status quo. We’ll be there. #JusticeforBreonnaTaylor #JusticeforRegisKorchinskiPaquet #DefundthePolice #AbolishThePolice --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/support

... because you shouldn't have a guilty conscience about being a happy person if you're happy during this pandemic. I, for one am struggling to find the happiness footing but sharing these tracks with you in the middle of the night does put a smile on my face. Have I ever told you about how much I love It's Real by K-Ci & JoJo? No?! Well, you're in for a treat! And if you really love me... you're gonna listen to this! >_< Hahahaha, real crazy girl shit. These are all puns. Sorry. Lol. Contribute to this show by emailing heresmytrack@gmail.com or leaving me a voicemail at the link in the show notes. Peace and love. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/support

Season 3 gets kicked off with a special guest: Winnipeg songstress, Begonia!! I'm excited! We talk evolution, growing up, big orchestral energy and what makes her song, The Other Side, a special track of mine. She shares the creative process around The Other Side, the first track off her 2019 Polaris long-listed album, Fear. Hold up tho! The music video for The Other Side dropped yesterday. Have you seen it? https://youtu.be/XTubpZCiHNc — Thanks to Begonia for joining me and if you'd like to contribute to The Track get at me at heresmytrack@gmail.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/support

Whaddup whaddup friends!! Here we are working towards season 3! Season 3 is all about The Track's deep dive into some special, unique and legendary tracks, old and new. We're breaking down the magic in certain songs and talking about why they're gems. As usual you can get at me via email: heresmytrack@gmail.com and come back for a full new episode soon. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/support

Did your girl struggle through the night to stay awake and watch Black is King? Yes. Was I actually able to actually stay awake? Find out! My love for Beyoncé is unending, unyielding, eternal. She has managed to make me even more proud and has awakened a new peace in me. This is the last episode of Season 2, I’ll be back in a new format for Season 3 soon thanks for rocking with me. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/support

On this show, we will forever stand with Meg. Imma tell you why I'm mad son. Imma tell you why I'm mad! This week we talk about how much I hate that it's always some dude acting wild as shit trying to stop the show. Fuck Tory Lanez. The show will go on, when Meg is good and ready. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/support

Yours truly talks Polaris Predictions in the middle of the night.. what tracks are my faves from the albums on the newly released short list? Who do I think could win? Who do I think they should just give it to?? All that and more. Email me at heresmytrack@gmail.com // one more show until the format is completely changed for Season 3! // --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/support

Episode from last week, moving away from my sadness and into a space of action.. making movements into community spaces and contributing to calls for action. Tracks this week include something from my most played album of 2020 so far: Chromatica!!!! Also tracks from my future most played album, Ungodly Hour by Chloe X Halle, those girls are the future. Final segment: we talk Breonna Taylor, black women supporting other black women, black people holding space for each other and working together to be there for each other as friends and as a community. If you wanna email me: heresmytrack@gmail.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/support

We're all exhausted, but we are a resilient people and we'll make it through. A few tears were shed in here and I talk about what to do with your anti-racist booklist now that you've got one. white people - what you should read to learn; Black folks what you should read to restore, all my opinion, from a reading ass nerd's nerd. -- Yo, if you want to email me: heresmytrack@gmail.com. I got a sprinkling of city sounds on this episode, background noises from the window - that Toronto charm. Anyway, it is what it is, my black life matters and fuck you if you think otherwise. #RIPBreonnaTaylor, #JusticeForRegis - Donate: https://ca.gofundme.com/f/justice-for-regis --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/support

Recorded in the middle of the night on the long weekend, your host Chantel Nouseforaname discusses a legendary Verzuz battle featuring two queens. Find out what role one queen played in Chantel's life. Also featured, books & hooks! Also, a special dedication featuring a new kid on the block sampling old faves. Have a track you want to share? Email: heresmytrack@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/support

A whole episode to pump up your mood, love. Going hard out the gate, a little late night or early morning hobby time. As always, you can reach me at heresmytrack@gmail.com or on twitter if you can find me! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/support

Took me a minute, took some time off, had some water, some sunlight, love, loss, growth, had a good time and now we're locked down - I'm ready to go again. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/support

Nostalgia is key today. It's Wednesday and we're at it again. This week three guys are bringing the tracks. We talk to Dave, thebikelawyer, who shares why Runaway reminds him of past relationships and how it became his track. We move forward with Chairman, who drops some knowledge on what track puts him in his vibes and what track he used to get down to as a b-boy back in the '80s. We round out the show with Toronto's very own: author and activist, Ricky Atkinson. Ricky shares a story of how tough guys ran the record player in his training school and how tears got shed if you wanted to play Zeppelin because he was sure enough blasting black power anthems and amping folks up. Jump in and serve yourself on this one; we're throwing down a very healthy helping of tunes. If you'd like to contribute to the show, email your host, Chantel Nx at: heresmytrack@gmail.com and be sure to look for your addition to the show in the future. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/support

Birds of a feather are flocking together this week! We're going with divas who share the stage with no one in each of their scenes, respectively. Three contributors are sharing their tracks! First up - Warrior is Tanya's track because she recognized something in the lyrics that's empowered her. What about Warrior gave Tanya life? Listen in and find out! Following up, we've got Emma emailing in what's she's learned about love since Britney Spears released Everytime back when she was a teenager. Lastly we've got Mel talking about what Trent Reznor taught her about the beauty of quiet spaces in music. Email me at heresmytrack@gmail.com and let me know what YOUR track is! All voice recordings will be played on air and all messages will be read on air. Get at me on Anchor if you're bout that life! anchor.fm/thetrack --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/support

Your host is advancing in age! Tomorrow is Chantel's birthday and her family has a lot to say about it! Listen to what song each family member says reminds them of the young queen. Get into a special moment from her brother; imparting wisdom as a younger sister is pushing forward. What is Chantel's quintessential 90's track? Listen and find out. What song really impacted Chantel as a young adult going into her adult adult years? Listen and find out. This episode is like a Sunday dinner at my house. It's filled with lots of reggae and laughs and moments from my brother, sister, mom and dad sharing stories about life together and this week, celebrating me! It's always a beautiful thing when your fam can celebrate your existence. HAHA! Thanks to my family for their input. Sorry but not sorry that this episode is a little long and very flavourful! Next week we're back to the regularly scheduled programming and I want to hear from you!! What's your track? What's a song that's influential in your life and why? Get at me via email at heresmytrack@gmail.com and send in a voice recording, essay, text, whatever and I'll get it up on a future episode. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/support

Music is a very powerful agent of socialization! E4 finds your host, Chantel Nx, rolling through three tracks with this week's contributors: Morgan, Jodi and Steve! The vibes this week feel like we're focusing on reality and the fact that things CAN change in the world; but we're also paying special attention to acknowledging that we are who we are at the end of the day, fam. Janet Jackson's Velvet Rope shared a really important fact about paying attention to who's in the mirror with Morgan. Jodi learned from Joe Budden that we don't have to stay under Black Clouds because, just like the weather, we are always evolving. Steve was being shown truths about the world from New Model Army since 14 years old. Dive in and look for a special Taurus SZN episode next week! YO, what's your track??? If you'd like to contribute a recording or written piece to a future episode of The Track, send an email with your song (track) selection and some background info (why you love your track) to heresmytrack@gmail.com and listen for your addition to the show. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/support

We climbing the mountain with this episode. Episode 3 finds your host Chantel Nx, kicking it with Rebecca, Omar and Marco. 3 powerful stories about jumping over hurdles and making it through to the other side. The ever divisive Kanye West used to heal people, Rebecca was one of them. Hear her story of Jesus walking with her through the past 13 years of sobriety. Omar's track finds him with Tupac; relating Shed So Many Tears to his childhood, lost loved ones and finding peace through Tupac's legacy and influence in hip-hop culture. Marco takes the whole show on an upbeat swing with You Get What You Give, by the New Radicals, bringing us back to a time of simple pleasures, sunny days and youthful experiences. Your Host, Chantel Nx throws in a hidden track dedicated to a friend who'll never be forgotten. Yo, I know you want in on this! Send The Track a voice recording of you talking about your track to heresmytrack@gmail.com. What's an influential track in your life and why? Tell us about a song you have an emotional attachment to, whether it be good or bad. Share share share share share and come visit us next week again for a new episode, released every Wednesday at 8 am for your listening pleasure. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/support

How did Michael Jackson shape a young girl's emergence out of communist Romania into the woman she is today? What shenanigans did three children left to their own devices on the weekend get up to while listening to The Prodigy? Where lyrics are king, can a Crüxhadows song shared on a birthday shape the future of a young nurse? Are The Carpenter's drums legendary?!? Let Roxana, Christine and Paul share why they like their chosen tracks with you this week on The Track, hosted by none other than yours truly, Chantel Nx. If you'd like to contribute your track to a future episode of The Track send a voice recording and song selection to heresmytrack@gmail.com and listen for your addition to the show. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/support

For the first episode of THE TRACK, I kicked it with two people who are pretty close to me on the daily. Fazia, a friend and mentor, shared with me why Common's The Light is her track. It's all about real love. My best bud and brother from another mother, Fin, shares why he can't get down with today's texting games; but why he can get down with his track - Some Attention by Toronto musician, Philip Garcia. Fazia kicked the big question back to me, your host: Chantel Nx, and I get wayyyy into why Chastity Belt's Caught In a Lie reminds me of my mom and my childhood. No matter what the score, Chantel's a ride or die for the fam. Thanks for joining me for the first episode. Email me at heresmytrack@gmail.com and let me know what YOUR track is! All voice recordings will be played on air and all messages will be read on air. Get at me on Anchor if you're bout that life! anchor.fm/thetrack --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/support

Introducing The Track a new Podcast by Toronto ex-music blogger (retired)/social worker & bedroom beatmaker, Chantel Nx aka Chantel Nouseforaname. Want to send in a track/recording?? Email: heresmytrack@gmail.com and listen for your addition to the show! 1love! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thetrack/support