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Interview with Don Rauf of Life In A Blender
Don returns to talk about Life In A Blender's new album Bent By The Weather.
 
DON RAUF loves W.C. Fields, Preston Sturges, and Nikola Tesla. He lives with his lovely beekeeping wife, Monique, and his cartooning, surrealistic son, Leo. He is a writer whose books include Killer Lipstick and Other Spy Gadgets. He is the proud founder of The Blowhole Theater, an annual Brooklyn variety show featuring the Blowhole Theater Players and their characters Puckerballs the Garbage Can Elf, Scottish Jesus, and Abraham Lincoln. Life In a Blender A SHORT HISTORY For over 25 years, Life in a Blender has been the canvas for singer and songwriter Don Rauf's blackly comic landscapes. The group has released albums ranging from screaming punk to orchestrated chamber pop, and has brought the high theatrics of its live act to stages from Berlin to Austin to Toronto to Brooklyn and Seattle. Don Rauf formed the band with high school friend Dave Moody (then bassist, now cellist), and within a couple of years had acquired the drumming services of Ken Meyer. Guitarist Al Houghton and bassist Mark Lerner joined in 1992, and violinist Rebecca Weiner Tompkins signed on in 1993. While the band's core lineup has remained remarkably constant for the past 18 years, the list of former members, guest artists, and collaborators includes Chris Butler (The Waitresses, Tin Huey), Chris Rael (Church of Betty), Jonathan Gregg, John Linnell (They Might Be Giants), Gavin Smith (Les Sans Culottes), Susan Hwang (Debutante Hour), Brian Dewan, and Olivier Conan (Chicha Libre, Las Rubias Del Norte). Life in a Blender's "Friend from Quebec" was featured in Michael Moore's Canadian Bacon, and "Mobile Wash Unit" appeared in Sara Lamm's documentary, Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox. The band's most recent album, SATSUMA, is being released on November 20, 2020.
Don's Info http://www.lifeinablender.net/index.html 
 
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Interview with Steve Dawson 2024.
Ghosts is the sixth solo album from Chicago-based musician and songwriter Steve Dawson. It’sbeing released June 7 on venerable Chicago label Pravda Records on CD, 12” LP vinyl, digitaldownload and on streaming platforms.
Steve's info 
http://www.stevedawsonmusic.com
http://www.instagram.com/stevdawso
https://www.youtube.com/c/SteveDawsonMusic
https://www.facebook.com/steve.dawson1
https://twitter.com/stevejdawson
 

Interview with Chelsea Nenni of Late Slip.
Late Slip’s ringleader, Chelsea Nenni, was born on the East Coast but grew up in California. Elvis Presley was her first love and Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin’” her first favorite song. She studied opera in college, but Gwen Stefani gave her the guts to be in a band. Nenni moved to New York City in her mid-20’s to pursue a life onstage.
There she weaved through singing Sondheim, 1920’s jazz, and then, during an especially fierce winter, taught herself how to play guitar. What started as a means to stave off seasonal depression turned into a vessel for big feelings. Now armed with a handful of chords, pangs of unrequited love and homesickness turned into the first Late Slip songs.
I Love You is the first full-length album from Brooklyn-based retro-pop outfit, Late Slip. Thealbum was produced at the hands of Lewis Pesacov (Best Coast, FIDLAR, Nikki Lane, Poolside)and is being released on 12” LP vinyl, CD, as a digital download, and via streaming platforms, June 7 th on Party Mermaid Records. Pesacov’s transportive production delivers a nostalgic soundscape with a little bit of twang, alittle bit of surf, and a whole lotta heart. Nenni’s sun-soaked, tear-stained gems tap into the tenderness we tend to lock away.
I Love You offers the invitation to cozy up close, let your feelings flow, and dance it all away.
 
Late Slip's Info
Website: https://lateslipmusic.com/ 
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7e5N34OVNyOB26btN8p9Ly 
Bandcamp: https://lateslip.bandcamp.com
 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lateslip
/  Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/lateslip
 

Interview with Angelo Moore, aka Dr. Madd Vibe!
 
Angelo Moore is an American musician best known for his work as lead singer and saxophonist for the Los Angeles ska and funk metal band Fishbone. Moore also performs and records under the stage name Dr. Madd Vibe.
 
Angelo's info
https://www.drmadvibe.com/shows
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May 19th Cleveland OH, Angelo Moore and C-Level Show Info 
https://thewinchestermusictavern.com/tm-event/angelo-moore-of-fishbone/

Interview with David Nagler of As For the Future.
As For the Future is a new Brazilian music-inspired group based in NYC. Drawing on avariety of styles – bossa nova, samba, MPB (Música popular brasileira) – andcombining them with rock, jazz, folk, and soul influences, the group mates their distinctive sound with vibrant, original lyrics.
As For the Future’s self-titled / self-produced debut album will be released on Friday,June 14 on their own As For the Future Music imprint. The record will be available ondigital/streaming, LP, and Deluxe Edition CD featuring nine bonus tracks (alternatemixes, dub versions, and edits). Over 90% of the record was recorded entirely remotely at an assortment of home &professional studios. The record was mixed by D. James Goodwin
As For the Future's Info
instagram.com/asforthefuture
soundcloud.com/asforthefuture
facebook.com/asforthefuture
tiktok.com/@asforthefuture
youtube.com/@AsForTheFuture
asforthefuture.bandcamp.com

Interview with Mark Scully of WORLDSUCKS  
The world sucks—but it doesn't have to. WORLDSUCKS is a band born from friendship and fueled by frustration. Our songs and shows deal with the injustices of the world, channeling our own fury and seeking out others who feel a similar sense of rage and exasperation. This is activism rock, just one action of many we're trying to take to stand up for the liberation of all people. We are not hopeless—justice is inevitable. 
WORLDSUCKS is the ongoing evolution of 30 years of friendship and music making between Mark (guitar/vocals) and Nick (drums/vocals). Our music expands and deepens along with our consciousness. As part of that sonic exploration comes Tony Doucet, whose bass playing and creativity is adding new dimensions to the WORLDSUCKS sound. Now it's 2024 and we are armed with a new single, "NO!/GO!", that showcases our progression and our way forward, ferocious and frustrated as ever at the world around us. Eight new sonic onslaughts will be recorded this year, with a new album due out in 2025. WORLDSUCKS is heavy music for heavy times. Power to the people.
 
5/29 Cincinnati OH 5/30 Youngstown OH SHOW INFO IN LINKS
WORLDSUCKS'S info 
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https://www.instagram.com/worldsucks66/?img_index=1
https://worldsucks.bandcamp.com/