mattswriting.com » Joe Sciarrillo http://mattswriting.com DJ Matt Werner Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:33:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The DJ Matt Werner Show on Fresh Air: The Alternative features interviews with some of the most provocative musicians and writers today who challenge the status quo of the music and literary scenes. Featured guests include hip hop artist Talib Kweli, spoken word artist and musician Saul Williams, rock composer Dave Smallen, modern classical composer Fr. Bruno Clifton, beatboxer and voice artist Kid Beyond, and poets from the Def Poetry Jam including Ise Lyfe, Dahlak Brathwaite, and George Watksy. DJ Matt Werner no DJ Matt Werner mattswriting@gmail.com mattswriting@gmail.com (DJ Matt Werner) DJ Matt Werner and the respective copyright holders, 2009 A weekly musician interview program with Scotland's premier literary DJ Fresh Air, DJ Matt Werner, Fresh Air: The Alternative, Talib Kweli, Saul Williams, Hyphy, Dahlak Brathwaite, Watsky, Kid Beyond, Literary DJ, Conscious, Hip Hop, Michael Krasny mattswriting.com » Joe Sciarrillo http://mattswriting.com/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/MLK_and_Eminem_for_iTunes_thumbnail.jpg http://mattswriting.com Interview with K.Flay http://mattswriting.com/2010/03/25/interview-with-k-flay/ http://mattswriting.com/2010/03/25/interview-with-k-flay/#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:06:09 +0000 Matt http://mattswriting.com/?p=228

First Rumpus Radio podcast: Interview with K.Flay

What is your pun threshold?

Are you ready for a pun battle between K.Flay and the International Pun Champion, Joe Sabia? Tune in at the 20-minute mark in the interview.

Topics also discussed by San Francisco hip hop artist K.Flay and Rumpus Radio host Matt Werner include MC Lars, K.Flay’s Mashed Potatoes Mix Tape, K.Flay’s songs, Guinevere, No Ignorance (remix of Paramore’s Ignorance), K.Flay staying straight-edge after her father’s passing, and her Do-It-Yourself ethic in music production. The podcast also features an exclusive acoustic version of Bye, Bye Illinois recorded by Rumpus Radio.

Pun battle excerpt:

What do you call it when Sara Palin gets high?

Baked Alaska.

For more on: K.Flay, visit http://kflay.com. And for more on Matt Werner’s podcasts, visit http://mattswriting.com.

This is a podcast for Rumpus Radio at http://therumpus.net. Voice overs are by Ben Felsing. Interview photo is by Joe Sciarrillo.

Podcast is 26 mins. MP3 file is approx. 60MB. Direct download link: http://mattswriting.com/K.Flay-Interview.mp3

Podcast is also available for free download on iTunes in my Mattswriting podcast channel. Search iTunes for K.Flay to find interview.

]]> http://mattswriting.com/2010/03/25/interview-with-k-flay/feed/ 0 Ben Felsing,Joe Sciarrillo,K.Flay,Matt Werner,The Rumpus.net First Rumpus Radio podcast: Interview with K.Flay What is your pun threshold? - Are you ready for a pun battle between K.Flay and the International Pun Champion, Joe Sabia? Tune in at the 20-minute mark in the interview. First Rumpus Radio podcast: Interview with K.Flay What is your pun threshold? Are you ready for a pun battle between K.Flay and the International Pun Champion, Joe Sabia? Tune in at the 20-minute mark in the interview. DJ Matt Werner no 26:00 Interview with Talib Kweli http://mattswriting.com/2009/04/17/interview-with-talib-kweli/ http://mattswriting.com/2009/04/17/interview-with-talib-kweli/#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:27:40 +0000 Matt http://mattswriting.com/?p=109 talib-kweli-ear-drum

DJ Matt Werner’s interview with the hip hop artist and CEO of the Blacksmith Label Talib Kweli was recorded on March 3, 2009, and originally aired on Fresh Air: The Alternative on March 10, 2009.

In the interview, Talib Kweli answers rumors about a future Black Star reunion with Mos Def, and he talks about balancing his role as both an MC and the CEO of the Blacksmith Label, his upcoming second Reflection Eternal album with DJ Hi-Tek, Jean Grae, Strong Arm Steady, his Party Robot album, how he defines himself as an artist, Nina Simone’s Four Women, President Barack Obama, the evolution of hip hop, Auto-Tune, and many other exciting topics. The show also features an introduction by Joe Sciarrillo.

A PDF of the transcript of this interview can be downloaded here.

For more on Talib Kweli, please visit http://www.talibkweli.com/and http://www.yearoftheblacksmith.com/

You can download this podcast from iTunes by clicking here, or:

(Right click and select “Save Link As” to download the large, 142 MB mp3 audio file)

To listen to the interview only, you can download the smaller mp3s in 2 parts: Part 1 (24 MB)  and Part 2 (29 MB).

Click on the player to listen to the hour-long phone interview and feature on Talib Kweli.

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