a palace from ruin

On a random day in September, I tweeted out asking for people to send me their music. Originally I was going to offer technical critiques. But I got too many songs to do that. Instead, I checked them all out and played them on my podcast, saying a few words about each, for other people to hear. Much love to all the people who submitted music. Here is the tracklist —> LINK Here is a link leading to several links of places for donations: https://biglink.to/blmdonations | Here is a link that will lead you right to donate, but will split your donation up evenly among several organizations: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd | Black Lives Matter. thank you.

Hey, thank you for listening. This is another episode I recorded quite a while ago. Like - a long time. After COVID but still before protests started. I'm excited to put it out there now - the guest is ShrapKnel (https://shrapknel.bandcamp.com/) ShrapKnel is a rap duo by Premrock ( https://planetpremrock.bandcamp.com/ ) and Curly Castro ( https://curlycastro.bandcamp.com/ ) Two artists and friends I've known for several years now – they’ve both had incredible solo careers, been involved in many collaborative projects before- and formed ShrapKnel in 2019 – dropped an EP and then a full-length album on the Backwoodz Studios label, both amazing and was received incredibly well. Then in May of this year, they put out flechette – an album with remixes and a little new material. Please enjoy and visit the links for Prem and Castro, support these incredible people and artists. Here is a link leading to several links of places for donations: https://biglink.to/blmdonations | Here is a link that will lead you right to donate, but will split your donation up evenly among several organizations: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd | Black Lives Matter.

Hey, thank you for listening. This episode is with Asterios Kokkinos, it was recorded a while ago before the protesting started. I didn’t know whether to scrap it or just post it quietly, but I have a few other episodes I recorded before the protests started as well, and I want to release them all. If listening to podcasts gives you a respite as it does me, please enjoy – Asterios is an incredibly genuine and funny dude who puts out great content. We talk about his podcast The Loudest Podcast, weight loss, him wrestling a friend of mine in the street in college, and a bunch more. I hope you fully support these protests and fully support Black Lives Matter. If you don’t, don’t listen, I don’t really fuck with you. I truly hope for the abolishment or at least defunding of police forces across the country. Police forces are completely non-essential and their unimpeded murdering of black people with impunity is despicable. If you're a white person listening to this please speak about this wherever you can, and if you have disposable income, send it to some of the Black Lives Matter organizations and bail funds in the episode description. Continue to support the protests. Black Lives Matter. Here is a link leading to several links of places for donations: https://biglink.to/blmdonations | Here is a link that will lead you right to donate, but will split your donation up evenly among several organizations: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd | Black Lives Matter.

I talk with Gareth Reynolds. Gareth is a writer, comedian, podcast host, and a truly hilarious and great guy. His podcast The Dollop gets MILLIONS of downloads every week - and he and his co-host have literally traveled the world to do sold-out live shows. We chat about his work there, his stand up, his cat, his new Instagram live shows, and a bunch more.

I connect and chat with my friend and collaborator Duncecap. Please excuse the audio, we did this over zoom, what with the corona and all. Duncecap is a rapper, producer, video producer/director, and a talented, funny, and nice guy. Listen to and buy his music here and check out more his work and videos here.

i sat down with Alaska. a rapper from NY whos a legend and has run with several crews for several years. i was a fan of his music since like 2002 - fast forward over a decade and we met through both of us continuing to forge friendships with dope artists....and eventually, our circles overlapped. we talk about a ton of different things and keep getting sucked back into politics. check out his music here:https://thatrapperalaska.bandcamp.com/ and listen to his own podcast here: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/call-out-culture thanks!

Big Baby Gandhi and i go way back. probably like 7 years or more. i love his art. we talk about what that means, and lot of other very weird and funny things. go get his new album by clicking here

Fat Tony & i got in the studio to make some new jams. before getting to work we discussed a few different things from weed to frank ocean to a broken iphone and everything in between. Tony also drops several artistry knowledge-based gems for creatives young & old. check out more Fat Tony bandcamp | youtube

I talk with Darko the Super & Harvey Cliff about the record label U Don't Deserve This Beautiful Art and our newly launched kickstarter. Visit udontdeservethisbeautifulart.com to learn more. Also check harveycliff.com & steeltippeddove.com