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I Met The Walrus

Fascinating story behind this beautiful animated interview with John Lennon, courtesy of Current. In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic named Jerry Levitan, armed with a reel-to-reel tape deck, snuck into John Lennon’s hotel room in Toronto and convinced John to do an interview. This was in the midst of Lennon’s..


Big Daddy Kane on Juan Epstein.

How did I miss this? An incredible interview with Big Daddy Kane on Cipha Sounds and Peter Rosenberg’s Juan Epstein podcast. Download: Juan Epstein ft. Big Daddy Kane Bonus: The music video for Paul Simon’s “Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard”, featuring Biz Markie and Kane freestyling. BDK talks..

Nardwuar interviews Common.

You know we mess with Nardwaur, so its pretty much a must we throw up Nardwuar’s latest encounter.  He meets up with Common in Vancouver and knowledge on everything from early Chicago rap to Mongolian BBQ with Dilla is discussed, check it out. Spotted at 2DB. Sphere: Related Content


T La Rock In A Jewish Nursing Home.

(amazing T La Rock photo via earfuzz) G at GRANDGOOD unearthed a 1996 article in the New York Times about T La Rock’s time spent in a Jewish nursing home. After receiving brain damage while trying to break up a fight in the Bronx, he moved to the Haym Salomon..

Me and Nardwuar.

Hey, I forgot to mention this happened: I went to see Nardwuar’s band, the Evaporators, earlier this month and I got a chance to meet the man. Nardwuar is very friendly and a seriously cool guy. It’s a bit late for a full review but I will tell you two..

Ratatat Interviewed On the Sound of Young America.

We posted their video for “Mirando” back in July. My friend Jesse recently interviewed Mike and Evan of Ratatat for his radio show and podcast, the Sound of Young America. I’ve featured the show a few times before on the site, and his interviews are always worth a listen. Stream..