Playing the hottest new artists that you will not hear anywhere and having a great time talking to artists you will love for the rest of your lives...also having fans call in and ask some of the most ridiculous things you will ever get asked...
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The New Scene Podcast - Presented by Iodine Recordings. Host Keith M. brings you the most in-depth conversations with your favorite artists in the world of punk, hardcore, post hardcore, emo and all subgenres as we discuss life, music and everything in between.
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A podcast about Metal music, crazy adventures while reporting live shows and more
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The show format is a daily show and music interviews. Daily show mornings at 5 a.m. EST dropping new music released from local music scenes around the world. Music interview shows are twice a month on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month at 5 p.m. EST. We cover every independent music genre. Artist interviews are in open format. Nothing taboo. We talk about them and feature new music. If it is important for you to hear new music before it hits mainstream, we will rock your world. Daily Drop ...
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Welcome to The Rundown: Love & Hip Hop. The official unofficial podcast for vh1's Love & Hip reality series. Join Jon and Chelle weekly to discuss the latest episode and news on vh1's Love & Hip Hop: New York, Atlanta and Hollywood. Visit 1515ave.com and Follow us: @1neNOnly @CexiChelle
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Into The Necrosphere is a weekly metal podcast hosted by Jackie Smit. Tune in every Tuesday for reviews of new music and candid discussions with the finest free-thinkers in extreme metal, where no topic is off limits.
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Sets include genres such as House, Electro, Bigroom, Progressive House and Uplifting Trance.
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The DJ known as “Inferno” has become a house hold name in the city of Las Vegas. Upon his arrival to Sin City DJ Inferno has gained residency after residency from his excellence in programming to extreme versatility. Ranging from Hip Hop, Rock, 80’s to House music, Inferno is able to read a crowd and deliver with great success. From his 2003 club debut inside MGM Grand’s highly rated “Dome”, DJ Inferno has managed to attain residencies at hot spots such as Rio’s VooDoo Lounge, Empire Ballroo ...
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The number one podcast about tech business and culture, from James "JR" Hennessy and Raph Dixon.
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QUALITY TECHNO/TECHHOUSE MIXES AS AIRED ON INFERNO RADIO facebook.com/InfernoRadio America is an irradiated wasteland. Within it lies a city. Outside the boundary walls a desert. A cursed earth. Inside the walls a cursed city, stretching from Boston to Washington, D. C. An unbroken concrete landscape. living in the ruin of the old world and the mega structures of the new one. Mega blocks. Mega highways. MEGACITYONE.
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Just a misfit talking about life. Contains LGBTQ+ content, mental health content, and music commentary. This podcast is a safe haven for everyone who feels like a misfit or weirdo that struggles to fit into society.
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The power of storytelling meets the colorful history of the Sikh faith
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GeeK KetchUP is your go to podcast for fun and comprehensive discussions about video games, comics, professional wrestling, movies, TV, music and more! Tune in as 2 life long friends discuss the hottest topics in pro wrestling, bring you reviews of the latest games, play-throughs of timeless retro classics, tips and tricks, and more! Catch our new chapters every 2 weeks as we “ketchup” on what we’re playing, watching, listening to, and hey, maybe we will even talk cooking too...because even ...
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Podcast about consciousness of the state of streaming, while we stream consciousness about the things we find on streaming. Consciousness. (We also talk about New Releases, Games, Music, and everything in between and beyond.) Our spinoff series, TWI-ING TIMES, is also hosted here! Join hosts AJ, Josh and Emma as they venture into Stephanie Meyer's problematic universe. Live Reactions to each film (barring "Twilight" for bullshit reasons) will be posted alongside each chapter. Other projects ...
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Saeleen Bouvar stands as the visionary behind the groundbreaking TRANSTRONICA Festival, now entering its third consecutive year as the world's first and only electronic music festival featuring a purely trans lineup. Renowned for her sets saturated with queerness, Bouvar crafts narratives brimming with passion and sensuality, igniting dance floors and evoking a palpable intensity that leaves bodies glistening with sweat. Since its inception in May 2017, Bouvar has served as the Salonnière of ...
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Hello & welcome to my podcast, It's so great you could join me as I'm going to take you on a musical journey through some of my favorite genres of music. With every Episode always being new and fresh with a live set from the club to a laid-back set in the studio, you never know what you're going to get till you get that weekly dose. each volume has edits and remixes as well as bootlegs from myself and a handful of friends of mine. for your ears to enjoy. So what are you waiting for PRESS PLA ...
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A club banger ✊🙌😎By Fiekster
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The RUNDOWN Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta S11E31 'Hard Pressed'
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Yandy begins her fertility journey, Zell's social media posts leave Saucy with a bad taste, and Scrappy's court filings have him and Bambi acting out of order at Rasheeda's fashion show.By The RUNDWN
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Everything is chatbots now. Every company must become a purveyor of bespoke chatbots.The latest cab off the rank is Meta, which just unveiled Llama 3, the latest version of its open source LLM. But this time they have integrated it deeply into Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, whacking a big nasty chatbox over the searchbar in all these apps. In th…
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VLTIMAS, TERRORIZER, I AM MORBID - David Vincent | Into The Necrosphere Podcast #223
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My guest this week requires absolutely no introduction: the legendary David Vincent, currently spreading the devil’s message by way of Vltimas, Terrorizer and I Am Morbid. We had a lengthy conversation about a host of topics including his songwriting and performance philosophy, living life on your own terms and what continues to motivate him at thi…
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#09 - Bandlogo on a milk carton, a symbol of milking it?
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This episode Elvira talks about her faves from Welcome To Hell festival, Sabine shares about what she looks forward to at Dark Troll We discuss bands doing a-typical merch and we talked about the recent releases/singles we have been listening to by the following artists: Slower, Black Light Discipline, Nightrage, The Bleak Picture, Last Train To Ve…
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Episode 224: Jonah Matranga of Onlinedrawing / Far / Gratitude
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Jonah Matranga returns to the show and we discuss our history with recovery, staying focused on the present, Jonah's recent move to Oregon, early musical influences and Jonah's early history of performing music. We also discuss Onelinedrawing, the origin of the project, their 2022 LP "Tenderwild" and how it helped us process the year 2020, the late…
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The RUNDOWN Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta S11E30 'Expecting and Unexpected'
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Jessica helps Amy open up about her fertility issues, Erica shines at her album release, and Kai's gesture at Zell's fashion show surprises Karlie and sets off Jessica's alarm bellsBy 1515Ave
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The RUNDOWN Love & Hip Hop: Miami S5E25 'Nasty Work'
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Trick and Swurv nearly come to blows at the Rockstarr Music Festival, Shay makes a choice between her family and Fabo, Princess opens up about her marriage, and Eliza confronts Safaree.By The RUNDWN
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Have We Replaced The Smartphone Yet? (PREVIEW)
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This is a free preview of a premium episode. To subscribe to Down Round Premium and get access, head here. As Downies will know well, one of the themes we're keeping an eye on is the number of products and product categories that are trying to replace the smartphone, which has been lagging in sales and hype of late. Two devices which pitched a bold…
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CULT NEVER DIES - Dayal Patterson | Into The Necrosphere Podcast #222
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For this very special episode of Into The Necrosphere, I caught up with Dayal Patterson, founder of Cult Never Dies, at the Inferno Festival in Norway. We discussed his journey from photographer to journalist and eventually writer of indisputably the greatest book to chronicles black metal’s history ever published, “Black Metal: The Evolution Of Th…
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Over the past few weeks, there has been a surprising amount of movement in the AI music space. Suno and Udio are two lavishly funded AI music generation startups which just launched new models, which allow you to make songs in a wide range of genres from prompts. While not perfect, they both sound pretty good. At the same time, Spotify is trialling…
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ANTICHRIST SIEGE MACHINE - S.B. | Into The Necrosphere Podcast #221
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On this week’s episode, I connect with S.B., drummer and vocalist for Richmond, Virginia’s Antichrist Siege Machine, for his first ever long-form podcast interview. In a wide-ranging discussion, we cover several topics including how S.B. manages drumming and vocals on stage, the steps he took with regards to his own physical health to level up his …
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Episode 223: Christian Lembach of Whores
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Keith sits down with Christian Lembach to discuss growing up in South Florida, early music influences, discovering punk rock and hardcore, moving to North Carolina for college, leaving college to settle in Atlanta GA and Christian's story of getting sober. We also discuss the formation of WHORES, the early days of the band, recording the debut EP "…
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The group hits the slopes, Spice has an après scheme to end the trip on a high note, and Yandy realizes the cracks in her marriage may be beyond repair.By 1515Ave
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The RUNDOWN Love & Hip Hop: Miami S5E24 'Stunt Queen'
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Amara and Allan's relationship hits a new low, Eliza struggles with her daughter's pregnancy, Marcus and Safaree have a breakthrough, and Shay posts a video that has the ladies up in arms.By 1515Ave
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Capital Inferno Heaven (feat. Kyle Harrison)
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This week, we're joined by Kyle Harrison, who is General Partner at Contrary, a US venture capital fund. As well as investing, Kyle writes the newsletter Investing 101 2.0, where he shares his various insights into the VC ecosystem – including where, in his view, it's all gone wrong. Kyle joins us to chat about the state of VC after the end of the …
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1349 - Archaon + Svarlatv (Nocturnal Breed) | Into The Necrosphere Podcast #220
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In this episode, I’m on location at the historic Akershus fortress in Oslo, Norway, where I have the pleasure of a conversation with Archaon, the guitarist of 1349. We delve into his personal journey into black metal, the origins of the band, and get an exciting glimpse into their upcoming album. Later we’re also joined by my good friend Svartalv, …
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Keith sits down with Marc Byrd to discuss growing up in El Dorado, Arkansas and the difficult circumstances there, reconciling the past, early music influences, Marc's pre-Hammock band Common Children, their history, the end of the band and the formation of Hammock. We also discuss the history of Hammock, their debut LP "Kenotic", the trajectory of…
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The RUNDOWN Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta S11 E28 'Sassing Through The Snow'
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The group connects with members of the Stoney Nakoda tribe, Joc invites Gloria and Gianna to his memorial kickball game, and Yandy tries to de-escalate the tension between Karlie and Spice.By The RUNDWN
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The RUNDOWN Love & Hip Hop: Miami S5E23 'A Slap in the Face'
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As the trip continues, Trina begs Trick Daddy to join the group, Amara has a dramatic altercation, Gaelle makes her messiest move yet, and Estelita demands an apology from Shay.By The RUNDWN
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Join us for an extra long episode about all we witnessed at Inferno conference and festival.By Tempelores
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The Worst Tech Acquisitions Of All Time (PREVIEW)
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This is a free preview of a premium episode. To subscribe to Down Round Premium and get access, head here. Sometimes a company merges with or acquires another, and it turns out to be a bad idea. That's OK. We all make stupid decisions. There's nothing to be ashamed of, even when we're talking about multibillion-dollar deals. Some of these bad acqui…
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Vapes: Smoking, but less cool and more illegal
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One of the great turnarounds in 21st century was the tobacco industry's shift toward a so-called 'smokeless' future – agreeing that cigs are pretty bad for you, and that a range of hi-tech vapes could be a less bad replacement. Of course, it hasn't actually worked out that well, with public health bodies and governments around the world cracking do…
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INFERNO METAL FESTIVAL 2024 RECAP w/ Shayan (Trivax), Katy Irizarry (Suspiria PR) & Laetitia Abbenes (NorthStar Media)
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This past weekend I had the privilege of ticking off an experience that's been very high on my bucket list by attending the 2024 edition of the legendary Inferno Festival in Oslo, Norway. Joining me on this grand odyssey was my good friend and fellow Horseman of the Podcasting Apocalypse, Shayan of the band Trivax and the host of Iblis Manifestatio…
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Episode 221: Buzz Osborne of Melvins
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Keith sits down with Buzz Osbourne to discuss growing up in Montesano Washington, early musical influences, the formation of Melvins, the early days of a band, making a living as a musician and the Melvins lasting influence on bands like Nirvana, Soundgarden and Boris. We also discuss Melvins' time on Atlantic Records, firing Kurt Cobain from produ…
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The RUNDOWN Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta S11 E27 'Blame Canada'
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The group lands in Canada hoping that a fun time in the snow will allow cooler heads to prevail, and Jessica decides to heat things up when Spice continues to give Karlie the cold shoulder.By 1515Ave
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The RUNDOWN Love & Hip Hop: Miami S5E22 'Island Inferno'
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Amara loses control of her girls' trip to the Dominican Republic when Brooke invites a controversial cast member, Florence and Gaelle trigger Zoey's wrath, and Shamya reveals a secret to Eliza.By The RUNDWN
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This is a free preview of a premium episode. To subscribe to Down Round Premium and get access, head here. This week, we're back on Apple. There are two big reasons: one, they're being sued by the United States on antitrust grounds. And secondly, multiple news reports suggest they are looking for a partner in the generative AI space – which might b…
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Neuralink: No monkeys were harmed in the production of this episode
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Last week, it was reported that Elon Musk's Neuralink had successfully allowed a patient to play chess with his mind. It represents a small – and maybe a tad overhyped – step towards the company's goal for a full brain computer interface. In this ep, we discuss Neuralink, brain-computer interfaces, and exactly what Musk and others in the space are …
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MY DYING BRIDE - Andrew Craighan | Into The Necrosphere Podcast #218
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On this episode I’m joined by Andrew Craighan, founding member and guitarist for seminal UK doom mongers, My Dying Bride. We discuss their upcoming record, the masterful “A Mortal Binding”, and go in depth into the history of the band, including a frank assessment of arguably their most controversial album, “34.788%... Complete”. Then it’s on to a …
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Episode 220: Christina Michelle of Gouge Away + Artist Spotlight: HEAVYHEX
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Keith sits down with Christina Michelle to discuss growing up in Florida, discovering the local scene, some of the difficulty Christina faced as a young promoter in Florida and being inspired to keep pursuing music by seeing Paint it Black live. We also discuss the formation of Gouge Away, the early days of the band, recording the debut EP, signing…
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The RUNDOWN Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta 'It's a (Thirst) Trap!
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Spice celebrates one year since her second chance at life, Saucy is fed up with his relationship, and Momma Dee's latest music video is anything but endearing.By The RUNDWN
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The RUNDOWN Love & Hip Hop: Miami S5E21 'Hopeless Romantics'
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A steamy collab turns up the heat between Safaree and Amara just as she reconnects with the father of her twins, Shay publicizes her reunion with Fabo, and Estelita confronts her nemesis.By The RUNDWN
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Dropbox: What's going on up there? (PREVIEW)
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This is a free preview of a premium episode. To subscribe to Down Round Premium and get access, head here. Dropbox. There's a name you probably haven't thought about in a while. Once among the hottest startups on Earth, it lost some of its lustre once every major company in the world began offering consumer and enterprise cloud storage. But it's st…
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BYD: How hard can a battery and four wheels be?
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This week we're looking at BYD, the Chinese battery maker turned electric vehicle behemoth, which is now the world's biggest EV maker. Following on from our premium episode about the Apple Car a couple of weeks ago, we talk about the current state of the EV market, how BYD found success, and why the world is still relatively slow on the uptake of e…
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Oriental Coentenservice @ TRANSTRONICA Salon Queertronique
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At the last TRANSTRONICA Salon Queertronique, I wanted to combine oriental rhythms and sounds and merge them together with electronic beats. In this set, you can hear the result out of this beautiful fusion of belly dance beats, egyptian Mahraganat, as well as turkish Sezen Aksu mixed together with vogue beats into a world trip through sound.…
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PSYCROPTIC / PERMAFOG / DOMINATION CAMPAIGN - Jason Peppiatt | Into The Necrosphere Podcast #217
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My friend Jason Peppiatt makes his long overdue return to Into The Necrosphere this week. I get the latest on all of his musical endeavours, including Psycroptic, Domination Campaign and Permafog. We also discuss his approach to writing lyrics, his thoughts on AI in the metal scene, dealing with growing older and much more in an epic 2-hour long co…
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#07 - Payments of bands, artists doing solo albums and Pontus Ekberg (Moon Coven)
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When going to Achterhoek Music Meeting we learned about a tool for Dutch venues to calculate a fair price for the artists they hire. The albums we discuss are by Acid Mammoth and Moon Shot. Some talk about bandmembers and their solo efforts. Pontus Ekberg from Moon Coven shares about his bass journey and the hapiness of our weeks certainly came fro…
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Episode 219: Thomas Barnett of Strike Anywhere
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Keith sits down with Thomas Barnett to discuss his early days in the Richmond Virginia scene, early musical influences and events that shaped his political beliefs, the political landscape in America, the making of Strike Anywhere's latest EP "Nightmares of the West", band dynamics, performing at Over the James Fest with Avail and Snapcase, stories…
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The RUNDOWN Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta S11 E25 'Reddy or Not'
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Spice spills the tea on her latest health scare, Joc's LGBTQ+ community comments become a topic of discussion, and Saucy exposes issues in his and Zell's relationship at his birthday party.By 1515Ave
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The RUNDOWN Love & Hip Hop: Miami S5E20 'Safaree Ride'
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Estelita gets close to Emjay, Trick and Trina reach a breaking point, Eliza makes a dramatic decision about her love life, and Marcus schools Safaree about his behavior toward women.By The RUNDWN
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Well folks, it's happening again. The US is threatening to ban TikTok. A bill is currently worming its way through Congress which would ban the app unless it fully divested itself from ByteDance, its Chinese parent company. This led TikTok to engage battle stations, and launch probably the stupidest PR campaign in recent history. In this episode, w…
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NECROPHOBIC - Joakim Sterner | Into The Necrosphere Podcast #216
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Joakim Sterner of Swedish blackened death metal legends, Necrophobic, joins me this week to discuss their tenth album, “In The Twilight Grey”. We also reminisce over the halcyon days of the Swedish death and black metal scene, Joakim reveals how and why he became a drummer and much more. PLUS - I wax lyrical about some of my favourite new releases,…
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Episode 218: Courtney Taylor-Taylor of The Dandy Warhols
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Keith sits down with Courtney Taylor-Taylor to discuss his formative experiences with music, attending Jazz college, the story of getting kicked out of his first band which led him to form The Dandy Warhols, the early days of the band and getting signed to Capitol Records. We also discuss the recording of "The Dandy Warhols Come Down", performing a…
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The RUNDOWN Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta S11 E24 'Bae Watch'
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Sierra attempts to broker peace between Renni and Erica Banks, Bambi makes a connection at Karlie's singles mixer, and Amy wonders if she and Mazi are walking toward the aisle or the exit.By Jon Robinson
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The RUNDOWN Love & Hip Hop: Miami S5 E19 'My Messy Valentine'
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Estelita arrives in Miami, Zoey attempts to clear the air with Bigg D, Florence puts Shay on a path to spiritual healing, and Amara reveals a shocking music collaboration.By 1515Ave
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This is a free preview of a premium episode. To subscribe to Down Round Premium and get access, head here. The fabled Apple car – also known as Project Titan – is no more. After working on it for the last 10 years and blowing $10 billion, the company internally announced that it would scrap the project and reassign many of its staff to generative A…
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The AI Girlfriend Experience (feat. Tom Cashman)
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One less discussed angle of the rise of AI and widely available LLMs is the relationship dimension. From ChatGPT's personalisation features to AI chatbots on Meta platforms, through to porn and sexbots, many people are using AI for companionship. It's big business too, with The Information reporting that pornbot providers are one category of AI com…
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SUSPIRIA PR - Katy Irizarry | Into The Necrosphere Podcast #215
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Katy Irizarry makes her fourth appearance on Into The Necrosphere, and true to our tradition, we hold nothing back as we set the world to rights. We delve into the influence of AI in music, the chaotic state of today's politics, and much more. Katy also provides an exciting update on the rapid expansion of Suspiria PR, and we offer a sneak peek int…
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#06 - Responsibility of informing fans of leaving bandmembers and bass talk with Damien Sisson (Death Angel)
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Liveshows: Salon Brut, Therion, Into The Void Albums: Bodyfarm, Blind Channel About bands updating their fans of leaving bandmembers; what if you bought a VIP ticket to meet your hero but he left/gotfired/sth else? And we also share an example of TOO MUCH info. Damien Sisson of Death Angel has some words of bass for us. Our spotify playlist "The Ba…
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