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In a past life Jody Garrett managed record stores.  Now he’s the General Manager of DRM (Digital Rights Managers), New Zealand’s go to aggregator for digital music releases.  We have an in-depth conversation about the streaming platforms and navigating a music career in the digital age.  

  Step back into the vibrant era of 1979 in St. Louis with radio host Johnny Rabbit. Join him on a nostalgic exploration of music trends, iconic eateries, and the pulse of the city's cultural scene. From the rise of Western fashion to the bustling dining spots frequented by local legends, immerse yourself in the city's eclectic offerings. Discover the intriguing history of radio stations, memorable personalities, and groundbreaking moments that shaped the music landscape, including the pioneering play of the first hip hop song on the airwaves. Unearth forgotten record stores, transportation legacies, and a spine-tingling true crime tale from yesteryears.  

This week on the podcast we are so incredibly thrilled to welcome Grammy Award-winning musician Aimee Mann! Vanessa recalls the first time that the Bayers worked with Aimee on their old web series and how Jonah got so nervous about a joke they'd written he had to walk out of a taping with her to regain his composure. The three of us also discuss, you guessed, Scholastic Book Clubs and the sheer joy of getting a bundle of books delivered onto your desk by your homeroom teacher as a kid. We also discuss the brilliance of a perfectly crafted young adult novel, Aimee's experience working at the first Newbury Comics and talk about that time she and husband Michael Penn experienced the cultural phenomenon known as Four Loko. Finally, we play a captivating round of CHANGE DOT DORK where we review petitions for bringing back dessert-flavored gums, producing a proper physical release for the DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES soundtrack and Snapple's not-so-memorable line of Elements drinks. Was Aimee a vocal advocate for Motorhead back in the day? You'll have to listen to this episode to find out! 

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One of Max's many musical adventures included owning a few record stores. Midnight Music came first with Max becoming a partner in an existing record store. In true Max fashion, tempers flared, ultimately causing Max to leave Midnight Music behind, eventually landing on a new spot off I-240 & Penn, South Okahoma City & Choice Music was born! There were a few versions of Choice Music, from the southside to the north. The last version, off of S. 59th, just west of I-35, ended up burning to the ground & once again, Max lost it all. Social Media didn't exist completely yet but online message board did & the rumors were flying about the reasons why Choice Music burned down. In this episode we clear up the rumors & hear the story from the man himself! He didn't come this far to lose! 

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J Dilla—aka James Dewitt Yancey or Jaydee as he was previously known—was a musical genius who was hardly known to mainstream audiences during his brief life. 

In Dilla Time—equal parts biography, musicology, and cultural history—hip hop historian and NYU professor Dan Charnas chronicles this musical outlier who changed popular music behind the scenes, working with renowned acts like D’Angelo and Erykah Badu and influencing the music of superstars like Michael and Janet Jackson.

Dilla died at the age of 32, and in his lifetime never had a pop hit. Since his death, however, he has become a demigod of sorts: revered by jazz musicians and rap icons from Robert Glasper to Kendrick Lamar; memorialized in symphonies and taught at universities. And at the core of this adulation is innovation: a new kind of musical time-feel he created on a drum machine, one that changed the way “traditional” musicians play.
 

Charnas echoes the life of James DeWitt Yancey from his gifted childhood in Detroit, to his rise as a Grammy-nominated hip-hop producer, to the rare blood disease that caused his premature death. Charnas also rewinds the histories of American rhythms: from the birth of soul in Dilla’s own “Motown,” to funk, techno, and disco.

Dilla Time (MCD/FSG, 2022) is a different kind of book about music, a visual experience with graphics that build those concepts step by step for fans and novices alike, teaching us to “see” and feel rhythm in a unique and enjoyable way. It’s the story of the man and his machines, his family, friends, partners, and celebrity collaborators. Culled from more than 150 interviews about one of the most important and influential musical figures of the past hundred years, Dilla Time is a book as delightfully detail-oriented and unique as J Dilla’s music itself.

Filling in for interviewing duties this episode is Charnas’ NYU professor colleague and Hat & Beard Press editor Vivien Goldman, who is the author, most recently, of Revenge of the She-Punks: A Feminist Music History from Poly Styrene to Pussy Riot.

Here is Vivien’s conversation with Dan Charnas, discussing the life and times of J Dilla.

Reading by Dan Charnas from Dilla Time.

music by J Dilla

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On this track, Kris and director Rob Roth talk about the short documentary, Blondie: Vivir En La Habana, on the heels of it's premiere at this year's Tribeca Film Festival. 

Learn about Rob's friendship with Debby Harry & the band, how the film got made, and what it was like to document a film in Havana Cuba. 

For more from Rob, check out his website. 

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Day 2 of Film Festival Week! 

On this special RR Entertainment series, we're dropping an interview every day this week, featuring conversations from the recent San Luis Obispo & South By Southwest Film Festivals. 

In this Episode, we spend another day at SLO Film Fest with the Co-Directors of the documentary Vinyl Nation, Kevin Smokler & Chistopher Boone.  

Vinyl Nation digs into the crates of the record resurgence in search of truths set in deep wax: Has the return of vinyl made music fandom more inclusive or divided? What does vinyl say about our past here in the present? How has the second life of vinyl changed how we hear music and how we listen to each other?

For more about Vinyl Nation, visit their website. 

Vinyl Nation will be available on DVD at various local record stores on June 12 (Record Store Day!) Be sure to follow them on Social Media for the latest updates: Instagram & Facebook

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Brian McNelis, SVP of Music and Soundtracks at Lakeshore Entertainment. Brian talks with Joseph about his early days in a band, why he chose the business side of music and how his Pivot Points let him to Lakeshore Entertainment where he has music supervised over 36 films with titles as Drive, Lincoln Lawyer, Stranger Things and One Song.