My friend, Evan Mack, joined me from his Brooklyn apartment for a broadcasted catch-up. In between his insights on Chicago rap, the music industry, and Mick Jenkins and my rants on my relationship to the world of critique and The Incredibles, we played some tunes. A full run down of the music can be found below.
Discussion topics throughout:
- Reflections on HBO's The Defiant Ones and Evan's love/hate relationship with the music industry
- Jazz/ funk guitar prodigy, Taz (CHECK HIM OUT: http://www.brandonniederauer.com/)
- The Grand Padudas, and what that means
- The relationship between the artist and the critic, and how Ratatouille plays into that
- Where music journalism is failing artists
- Despicable Me 3
- Friendship and the best Pixar films
Playlist (heavy Chicago-based music vibe here, if you can't already tell from a glance):
- Old Friends by Pinegrove
- Have You Been Good to Yourself? by Johnnie Frierson
- Low Key by Tweedy
- Gonna Hurry As Slow As I Can by Whitney
- It's All Good by Superorganism
- Tiny Straws by Woo Park
- Drowning by Mick Jenkins
- Penthouse Floor by John Legend (ft. Chance the Rapper)
- Ode To Then by Liam the Younger
- Rage by Vic Mensa
- Game Winner by Vulfpeck
- Ultralight Beam by Kanye West
- I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know by Donny Hathaway
- You Know I'm No Good Remix (feat Ghostface Killah) by Amy Winehouse
- Same Drugs by Chance the Rapper
- Why iii Love the Moon by Phony Ppl
Thanks for listening! Shout-out to the token Aussie. - MZ