Matt's Writing
10 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 13 years ago -Matt Werner, writer & editor
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Interview with Pale Kid who raps fast: George Watsky
January 19, 2011 08:45 - 38 minutes - 89.1 MBDJ Matt Werner’s exclusive interview with spoken-word artist George Watsky, originally aired on Fresh Air: The Alternative on November 11, 2008. In this interview, rising hip hop sensation, writer, and performer George Watsky addresses his beef with Michael Cera, and his experiences performing on the Def Poetry Jam, and working with Robert Redford in sustainability. This podcast also features 6 of Watsky's tracks and poems: Lonely Hearts Club, Half Jewish, Where the Sidewalk Ends, Fight! Fig...
Interview with K.Flay
March 25, 2010 23:06 - 26 minutes - 59.5 MBFirst Rumpus Radio podcast: Interview with K.Flay What is your pun threshold? Are you ready for a pun battle between K.Flay and the International Pun Champion, Joe Sabia? Tune in at the 20-minute mark in the interview.
Interview with Edinburgh Composer
October 05, 2009 21:36 - 38 minutes - 88.1 MBDJ Matt Werner interviews the University of Edinburgh composer about the world premiere of his orchestra piece Love and War on May 25, 2009. Topics discussed in this interview include music theory, Zurawski's battle with ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, the role of illness in art, hill walking in the Scottish Highlands, film music, and his compositions, including Love and War, My Home is in the Mountains, What Life Could Be, and The Journey Towards the Open Sea.
Interview with MC Lars
May 06, 2009 18:10 - 56 minutes - 129 MBDJ Matt Werner’s interview and feature with post-punk laptop rapper MC Lars was recorded live at The Cathouse in Glasgow on April 15, 2009, and first aired on Fresh Air: The Alternative on May 5, 2009. In the interview, MC Lars and DJ Matt Werner discuss the songs Guitar Hero Hero, Download This Song, Hot Topic is Not Punk Rock, Hipster Girl, Twenty-Three, Hey There Ophelia, Signing Emo (feat. the Matches), and White Kids Aren't Hyphy (DJ Khaled Remix). Topics also discussed include MC Lars'...
Interview with Talib Kweli
April 17, 2009 16:27 - 1 hour - 142 MBDJ Matt Werner’s interview with the hip hop artist and CEO of the Blacksmith Label Talib Kweli was recorded on March 3, 2009, and originally aired on Fresh Air: The Alternative on March 10, 2009. In the interview, Talib Kweli answers rumors about a future Black Star reunion with Mos Def, and he talks about balancing his role as both an MC and the CEO of the Blacksmith Label, his upcoming second Reflection Eternal album with DJ Hi-Tek, Jean Grae, Strong Arm Steady, his Party Robot album, how ...
Award-Winning Interview with Saul Williams
April 17, 2009 01:06 - 1 hour - 139 MBsaul-williams DJ Matt Werner’s award-winning interview with the ground-breaking poet, musician, and actor Saul Williams was recorded on November 21, 2008 and originally aired on Fresh Air: The Alternative on December 9, 2008. Topics and ideas discussed in the interview include Saul Williams' third album, the Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust!, collaborating with Trent Reznor, esoteric religions, William Butler Yeats, poetry as an intuitive artform, what is beyond words, Walt Wh...
Interview with hip hop artist Ise Lyfe
April 16, 2009 16:29 - 54 minutes - 125 MBDJ Matt Werner’s interview with hip hop artist Ise Lyfe originally aired on Fresh Air: The Alternative on March 3, 2009. Ise Lyfe wrote and performed in the best play I saw in 2008, a one-man play entitled "Who's Krazy." Having followed Ise's early work in Youth Speaks since he was a teenager, I was excited to interview this author, educator, hip hop artist, actor, and community organizer from East Oakland, California. In the hour-long radio broadcast, Ise Lyfe talks about the commodificati...
Interview with hip hop artist Dahlak Brathwaite
April 16, 2009 15:16 - 36 minutes - 84.1 MBIn this 40-minute interview and feature on Dahlak Brathwaite, Dahlak discusses his Kanye West tribute album Commencement, touring with Ill-Literacy (his group with Adriel Luis, Nico Cary and Ruby Veridiano-Ching), his views on race in the United States, life after graduating from UC Davis, and Barack Obama. The interview also features 6 of Dahlak's tracks and poems, including A Peculiar Evolution, Take It Away, Black Genius, Fight! Fight! Fight! (with George Watsky), Do It, and Never Know. F...
Interview with beatboxer Kid Beyond
April 15, 2009 01:08 - 47 minutes - 109 MBDJ Matt Werner’s exclusive interview with beatboxer, singer, live-looper, and voice actor extraordinaire Kid Beyond originally aired on Fresh Air: The Alternative on November 25, 2008. In addition to playing his live cover of Wandering Star by Portishead and I Shall Be Free off of his album Amplivate, the interview also features his voice-overs for video games like Call of Duty, Sims (and how he improvised speaking Simlish), Guitar Hero and American Idol video games, and Nokia commercials. K...
Interview with rock musician Dave Smallen
March 31, 2009 22:37 - 1 hour - 139 MBDJ Matt Werner's exclusive interview with Dave Smallen, originally aired on Fresh Air: The Alternative on March 17, 2009. Many topics are covered, including Dave's time touring the U.S. with Street to Nowhere while signed with Capitol Records, and his latest singles America and Every Time I Leave (I Leave for Good). In addition to these new tracks, also played off of his Charmingly Awkward album are Georgia, Can You Hear Me?, You Can't Go to Sleep, and Tipsy. Check out more on Dave Smallen a...