The Winnie Coopers have their basis in the community -- community groups to be exact. Charlie Thomson, who raps as the Educator, began performing when only 12 years old as part of a Gold Coast community group's outreach program. Although he was sidetracked by rock & roll in his teenage years, joining a band called Nagasaki, by 2002 hip-hop had called him back. With DJ Indelible he recorded a four-track EP, which, although it was never released, became the foundation of the debut Winnie Coopers album. That album, Being Different, was released independently in 2005 with help fro...