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Ep. #801: Islands

Post author By vish
Post date September 14, 2023

Nick Thorburn discusses his band Islands and their new, sunny/dark album, And That’s Why Dolphins Lost Their Legs, making a musical trilogy, creative people striking and speaking out about cultural exploitation, pivoting in the modern age, John Lennon and Robert Smith, how to remain optimistic, always living near large bodies of water, making beats for people like Fat Tony, touring again, other future plans, and much more.

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Ep. #800: Buck 65

Post author By vish
Post date September 12, 2023

In his first interview in nearly a decade, Buck 65 explains his self-imposed exile from hip-hop and why he’s back, incredible recent albums like 2022’s King of Drums and 2023’s Super Dope and making beats in secret, giving up space for other artists, attracting the attention of a New York Yankees scout as a kid and making a triumphant return to baseball as a middle-aged man, working with Controller 7 and asking Vincent Gallo for permission to create Billy, rapping his ass off, releasing more records, his Substack, other future plans, and much more.

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Ep. #796: Ratboys

Post author By vish
Post date August 22, 2023

Julia Steiner discusses her band Ratboys and their eclectic, emotionally charged new album, The Window, living in places like Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky, her mother’s influential Beatles and Sheryl Crow CDs, a Bob Dylan detour, loving Wilco, Chad VanGaalen, and Sufjan Stevens, exploring grief and grieving on The Window, upcoming tour dates, other future plans, and much more. Supported by you on Patreon, Blackbyrd Myoozik, Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG. Follow vish online.

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