The Roundabout S6E3: Beat the Champ
Climb the turnbuckle high, take two falls out of three Blackout for local TV This week on The Roundabout, a curtain call, desperate housewives, and the human body. Co-Host: Peter Grant Playlist: Southwestern Territory The Legend of Chavo Gurrero Foreign...
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The Roundabout Archive: Season 5
Want to catch up on Season 5 of The Roundabout? This is the post for you!*
read moreThe Roundabout Archive: Season 1
The first semester of The Roundabout had super sketchy production on several weeks (100% my fault), so there are parts of the audio that don't sound quite right. October 2nd: Animals-Pink Floyd (Technical issues led to a big gap here. On October 9th, I...
read moreFictional Attachments S2E1: Eggsy
It has been another week of Fictional Attachments (the radio show where all of your favorite characters are brought to life by their musical inspirations). This week was inspired by young London gentleman spy Eggsy from the Kingsman movie series. Eggy's inspiration...
read moreKHDX Interviews Dent May
Dent May’s set at KHDX’s Hat Trick Music Festival was perfectly placed between the soulful hip-hop of Black Milk and the jazz-funk explorations of Moon Hooch. The Dent May sound veers from funk to show-tune romance to psychedelic harmonic sweetness; his music feels...
read moreWe are Moon Hooch!
Moon Hooch is a Brooklyn-based trio made up of James Muschler, Mike Wilbur, and Wenzl McGowen. The three first met while attending New York School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. The band's unique sound, crafted by a simplistic combination of two saxophones and a...
read moreNaked Ape Talk – Scientific Illustration: Then and Now
On Darwin's 207th birthday, I got to share my interview with scientific illustrator, Taina Litwak of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History and spend some time talking about the life and accomplishments of Maria Sibylla Merian, a founding 'mother' of illustration....
read moreSwoon City 9/25: “Soul” and That Good Ache
Listen to the full podcast here: https://soundcloud.com/swooncity/ultimate-heartache-playlist I can't help but wag my tail at the act of putting music into genres. It's a somewhat vain and private pleasure to feel incisive enough to peel back the layers of a song to...
read moreMusic Has the Right To Children – Mingus (9.22.2015)
On today's show, we will listen to tracks spanning across three decades of Charles Mingus' career. The esteemed composer, conductor, and bassist saw himself as the heir to Duke Ellington's dynasty, and few jazz fans today would disagree with him. His works take jazz...
read moreASAD 15 September, 2015 – Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday is often considered to be one of jazz’s most prominent and influential musicians. Her unique vocal sound and style “changed the art of American pop vocals forever,” according to John Bush. While her pre-musician years were plagued with hardships, her...
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