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Talk About the Passion is a podcast where I will be talking with folks about their passions in creativity. There’s a slight slant towards people from the punk and hardcore scenes, but of course I’m open to anyone. Nominated for Best Music Podcast - Boston Music Awards - 2019.
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Tuesday Jul 09, 2019
#44: Get On The Mic (A Conversation About The Beastie Boys With Brian Smith)
Tuesday Jul 09, 2019
Tuesday Jul 09, 2019
In this episode of Talk About the Passion Brian and I talk about one of our favorite bands, the Beastie Boys. We share our experience first hearing them and what they meant to us early on and what they mean to us now. We talk about their legacy on pop culture, underground music, and hip hop. Going through most of their catalog album by album and song by song, this is a bit of a deep dive but also a loose episode that meanders a tiny bit but mostly stays on course, just like their discography, as we discover here. Join two friends talking about one of their favorite bands.
Tuesday Apr 30, 2019
#40: So Long Ago (A Conversation With Kevin Norton)
Tuesday Apr 30, 2019
Tuesday Apr 30, 2019
Episode 40 is a conversation with Kevin Norton. Kevin played bass in the excellent Boston hardcore band Eye For an Eye and now he's still playing music with his current band The Eulogy based out of Southern California. We talk about growing up in Lynn Massachusetts and what it was like getting into metal and hardcore in the early and mid eighties when metal and hardcore were regularly crossing over. Kevin has never stopped and his passion for music make him a perfect guest for this podcast, his work in the labor movement is discussed as well and Kevin talks about how being involved in the hardcore scene has informed his career and work ethic.
Tuesday Nov 06, 2018
#34: Words I Manifest (A Conversation With Brian Coleman)
Tuesday Nov 06, 2018
Tuesday Nov 06, 2018
Episode 34 is a conversation with Boston area author Brian Coleman. Brian has written a few absolutely essential books for fans of hip-hop, Rakim Told Me, and Check the Technique Volumes 1 & 2. His new book, Buy Me Boston is a look at advertisements, flyers and vintage posters from Boston in the 60's, 70's and 80's. In this episode we talk about his evolution in getting into music, and his process writing about music as well as what it's like interviewing people like Chuck D and Ice Cube. Brian is a fascinating guy, a great story teller and a perfect guest for TATP.
Tuesday Oct 24, 2017
Episode 4: Elevate Me Later (A Conversation with Michael Brousseau)
Tuesday Oct 24, 2017
Tuesday Oct 24, 2017
Episode four is a talk with tattoo artist and owner of Hope Street Tattoo in Providence, RI, Michael Brousseau. We talk in detail about his artwork and how he went from an early love of Mad Magazine, to grafitti, to tattooing and everything in between. We spend a good amount of time on hip-hop music as well as 90's indie rock. Michael talks in detail about the infamous "Guilty of Being Delicious" tattoo he did on his close friend.
Michael has a great personality, is hilarious and is a great story teller. The perfect guest for Talk About the Passion, a good friend that can hold an in depth coversation about anything. His passion and love of his artwork and an intense love of music are glaring throughout this conversation.