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The Upful LIFE Podcast- Ep.041: ALFRED HOWARD (spoken word-lyricist-vocalist) / TALIA KEYS (guitarist-singer-songwriter)

February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 B.Getz alfred howard, alfred howard writes, I love America, Karl Denson, Karl Denson's TIny Universe, LGBTQ, poet, poetry, Rock Camp SLC, salt lake city, san diego, slam poetry, spoken word, talia keys, Talia Keys & the Love, The Heavy Guilt, The Midnight Pines, the redwoods collective

Welcome San Diego’s prodigal poet/songwriter/vocalist ALFRED HOWARD and SLC’s badass firebrand TALIA KEYS to Episode 041 of The Upful LIFE Podcast! Placing the spotlight on a pair of phenomenal underground artists, each carving out their own path with purpose, ingenuity, and verve.

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Madlib Taps Four Tet To Unlock The Secrets Of ‘Sound Ancestors’ [B.Getz on L4LM]

January 29, 2021February 7, 2021 B.Getz breakbeats, electronic music, four tet, hip hop, madlib, madlib invazion, sampling, sound ancestors, stones throw

For roughly two years beginning in 2018, Four Tet quietly collected hundreds of Madlib’s beats and snippets, creative sparks of themes and ideas that Jackson had privately shared with him.

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Upful Life’s 20 Favorite Records of 2020: Quarantine Deep Dive 365 [Reviews/Playlist]

December 23, 2020January 2, 2021 B.Getz afrobeat, bass music, best albums of 2020, best records of 2020, downtempo, dub reggae, electronic music, favorite albums, favorite albums of 2020, favorite records of 2020, favorite songs of 2020, favorite spotify albums 2020, funk, hip hop, jamband, jazz, jazz funk, live album, live music, psychedelic, psychedelics, R&B, rap, soul jazz, soul-funk, trip-hop, year-end best-of

20 favorite records reviewed, 20 more album recs, plus a smattering of singles and live sh*t. A collection of works that resonated with me most, during this complex, confounding revolution around the sun.

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The Upful LIFE Podcast- Ep.040: JONNY G. — lespecial (guitar/vocals/keyboards/samples)

December 22, 2020January 12, 2021 B.Getz adam deitch, ancient homies, berkfest, electronic music, guitarist, heavy metal, jamband, jonny g, lespecial, lettuce, music historian, music podcast, musician interview, nine inch nails, ropeadope, ropeadope records

JONNY G of lespecial hollers from the Music Cellar to discuss his influences, career, the band, and their fantastic 3rd LP ‘Ancient Homies’, released Dec. 2020 on Ropeadope. Episode 040 of *The Upful LIFE Podcast*!

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Tycoon Teams Up With Erick “Jesus” Coomes For New Single, “Emergence” [B.Getz on L4LM]

December 21, 2020January 5, 2021 B.Getz hip hop, jesus coomes, lettuce, lo-fi hip-hop, tycoon, tycoon beats

Arriving cosmically right-on-time for the solstice, “Emergence” is the first single from Tycoon‘s forthcoming solo LP Heavy Times. The track is a sublime downtempo number that harnesses a beautiful serenity and brings the vibes that are much needed in this unprecedented moment in time.

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FOOD OF THE GODS: Decoding the New lespecial LP ‘Ancient Homies’ [B.Getz on L4LM]

December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 B.Getz ancient homies, drum & bass, drum and bass, EDM, electronic rock, heavy metal, idm, lespecial, lespecial ancient homies, metal, post-metal, post-rock, ropeadope records, sludge metal, thrash metal

originally appeared on Live For Live Music Jon Grusauskas of lespecial slid into the DMs unsolicited, and rather unassumingly. He had

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The Upful LIFE Podcast- Ep.039 : MIKE DILLON [punk-jazz vibes/percussion – Garage a Trois, Critters Buggin’, Rickie Lee Jones, Claypool’s Frog Brigade, Ani DiFranco, Nolatet, Hairy Apes BMX, Band of Outsiders, Punkadelic, more!]

December 2, 2020January 5, 2021 B.Getz addiction, bad brains, beastie boys, garage a trois, heroin, Karl Denson, Les Claypool, mike dillon, mike dillon & punkadelic, mike dillon band, music podcast, musician interview, New Orleans, nine inch nails, recovery, relapse, rosewood, royal potato family, skerik, sobriety, stanton moore

Welcome the legendary MIKE DILLON to Episode 039 of *The Upful LIFE Podcast* for no-holds barred story-telling and a free exchange of ideas!! Punk Rock Jazz Freak Vibraphonist/Percussionist/Singer-Songwriter/Philosopher extraordinaire!

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Inside Josh Blake’s Hip-Hop LP, ‘Unemployment Benefits’ [B.Getz on L4LM]

November 11, 2020December 2, 2020 B.Getz asheville, echo mountain, gfe, granola funk express, hip hop, iamavl, josh blake, live hip-hop, rap, rap producer, Unemployment Benefits

GFE’s Josh Blake drives the lane with the just-released Unemployment Benefits, a 13-track studio album that’s a piping platter of heatrocks, brimming with banger after banger of boom-bap rap songs.

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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.038: DEREK BERES (Conspirituality Podcast / EarthRise Soundsystem / BIG Think) – journalist, DJ-producer, yoga

October 21, 2020October 21, 2020 B.Getz anti-vaxxers, big think, conspiracy theories, conspirituality, conspirituality podcast, derek beres, earthrise soundsystem, festival culture, psychedelics, qanon, racism, spiritual community, wellness, yoga

Episode 038 welcomes the esteemed DEREK BERES to *The Upful LIFE Podcast* for a fascinating, informative and inspiring conversation unlike anything you’ve ever heard on this program! Author/journalist/yoga & movement instructor/DJ-Producer, and co-host of CONSPIRITUALITY PODCAST.

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By Any Shmeeans: Lettuce’s Funky Guitarist On Cannabis As Medicine [B.Getz on Herb An’ Music]

October 11, 2020November 11, 2020 B.Getz

Adam “Shmeeans” Smirnoff is the guitarist/co-founder of Grammy-nominated future-funk cosmonauts Lettuce, and also a longtime proponent of cannabis as medicine, dating back to well before the legal-weed era. He’s the host of the online talk show “Dabs with Shmeeans”, lives in ganja metropolis Denver, CO, and has been a vocal advocate for the responsible, medicinal use of cannabis flower and concentrate.

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Upful LIFE 2024: Favorite Records & More!Pete Rock & Common: The Auditorium Vol.1 Neither Common nor Pete Rock needs much of an introduction to anybody over 35. Their East Coast golden-era hip-hop bonafides are long established and mostly impeccable. However, with both men over 50 nowadays, and hip-hop forever a young person’s game, the question remained whether they had anything relevant, interesting, or poignant to say or contribute to the landscape today. With their throwback boom-bap collab LP The Auditorium Vol.1, these fellas show n’ prove that indeed they do. And please believe, they went ahead and did the dayum thang… and how! Colour me pleasantly surprised and stoked! A proper one producer/one emcee project, a cohesive statement from start to finish; this platter is the product of a bygone era just like these crafty veterans themselves. Since 1992, Pete Rock’s been The Creator, his bottomless crates and jazzy buttas have never – ever – been in question, he is a master of the craft of making beats (just don’t follow him on Instagram). Common, who’s been prone to some cheesy bullsh*t himself over the years, is back to emceeing with proper braggadocio and a chip on his shoulder, reminiscing over the glory days, hurling that Chi-town heat that first won our hearts with Resurrection and Like Water For Chocolate many moons ago. The Chocolate Boy Wonder remains a genius producer in the old-school essence, forever rich in soul samples and thwackin’ cracklin’ drums. Soul Brother Number One brings his magic touch with more intelligent, meticulous, screw-face bangers . Same as it ever was. Somewhere up there, Rashid’s Pops is delivering a priestly benediction. Hot Tracks: “Dreamin’”, “Now & Then”, “Lonesome”, “Everything’s So Grand”, “Fortunate”*Peep the 8th annual comprehensive compendium w/ reviews, playlists, & purchase links! Please consider donating to support this work.*READ --> bit.ly/upful-2024***LlNK lN Bl0***@common @realpeterock ... See MoreSee Less

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