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Widely considered a feminist icon, Grammy winner Ani Di Franco joins me for an interview on LaunchLeft. Ani opens the show explaining how she lost her job yet has been busier than ever. Ani explains why she created her own label in the 90s. At
This week is our inaugural artist takeover show with guest host, Michael Stipe and his friend, Jem Cohen. Michael and Jem open the show talking about the role artists have in politics and activism and how artists want their work to carry on for
E from EELS opens the show explaining why releasing an album during the pandemic was sort of perfect. The EARTH TO DORA album was released October 30th; if you haven't already, you definitely need to check it out. Then, E explains how a little
George Clinton, the founder of Parliament-Funkadelic collective, joins us in our first episode of 2021 to talk about his family's group called 3GP. George is a singer, songwriter, bandleader, and record producer; he is a man who revolutionized
Side B of our special year-end mixtape episode. You'll be hearing from various artists for quick Q&A before we play their featured song. I hope you enjoy side B of the 2020 LaunchLeft year-end mixtape featuring Rexx Life Raj, Tayla Parx, Deep S
We have a special year-end mixtape episode featuring new artists and their new songs. I hope you enjoy side A of the 2020 LaunchLeft year-end mixtape featuring Nana Adjoa, Alewya, SWIMM, Miloe, Leyla McCalla, Lo Talker, Henry Hall, Mobley, Couc
Thurston Moore joins the show to talk about his latest record, By The Fire, and the launch of the London based band, Big Joanie. Estella Adeyeri, Big Joanie's bassist and co-vocalist, later joins the episode to share what the band is all about,
What’s it like to talk music with two friends who truly enjoy each other’s company? Well you’re about to find out when you tune into this week’s episode with The Kills. Alison and Jamie discuss their new Rarities Album 'Little Bastards', stayin
James Blake cites his family as earliest musical inspiration, details the difficulties of solo music making and shares how the mandated lock down in NYC added so much to his very collaborative new EP entitled Before. Khushi joins the conversati
Two for Tuesday! Pretty much everything is messed up about the thanksgiving holiday, historically speaking, it’s all kinds of wrong, but, the thankfulness part is something we can get behind! So for this holiday week we are also thankful for Lo
Two for Tuesday! Pretty much everything is messed up about the thanksgiving holiday, historically speaking, it’s all kinds of wrong, but, the thankfulness part is something we can get behind! So for this holiday week’s two for Tuesday first dro
Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes sits down with LaunchLeft! He talks about how his band is adapting to the challenges of recording new material and playing LIVE during COVID, how he manages his anxieties as a creative and molecular activism! Later in
LP sits down this week with LaunchLeft! The prolific singer/songerwriter expounds upon how she found her own voice in songwriting, how it evolved over time and eventually expanded her capacity to create music for different genres. She also sha
Standing in long lines to vote? Experiencing anxiety waiting for the election results? If you are, Wayne Kramer’s episode that dropped today is sure to leave you hopeful. His life, his journey and his experience with our favorite mashup, art &
The Resistance Revival Chorus joined together to breathe joy and song into the resistance, and to uplift and center women’s voices. On this week’s episode of LaunchLeft, hear the RRC go deep into art and activism, defining their music through s
Katie Melua, Georgian-British singer/songwriter, joins the LaunchLeft conversation. She discusses how she prepares herself for making a new record including how she finds ways to come out of “creative burnout” by “measuring your energies”. We
Aloe Blacc, American soul singer, record producer, and activist joins LaunchLeft. He describes the profound moment music found him and turned him into an “active participant” and breaks down his recording process on some of his earliest songs.
Singer-songwriter and record producer Róisín Murphy joins LaunchLeft this week! Up for discussion: her earliest musical memories, her love for dance and the influence it has had on the music she creates. We talk about her latest disco-centric r
Grammy-nominated music producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and founder of Nice Life Recording Company, Ricky Reed joins LaunchLeft. He discusses a “day in the life” at the studio and the dichotomy of working with Top 40 recording artis
Arlo Parks, breakthrough singer/songwriter/poet joins the LaunchLeft discussion. She opens up about her unique writing process by which she uses her poetry and “stream of consciousness” exercises as the foundation to her songwriting. Arlo also
This week LaunchLeft welcomes the legendary Daniel Lanois from his home studio in Los Angeles California! He walks us through some of his earliest days in music, expounding upon how he connected with Brian Eno and later went on to co-produce w
Singer/songwriter/musician Ondara sits down with LaunchLeft to talk about his new record, “Folk N' Roll Vol 1: Tales of Isolation” written entirely while in lockdown in Minneapolis over the course of a week. He shares about his deep need to cre
“We have to think about each other, [we have] same feelings, same actions whether black or white, we have to come together instead of fighting each other.“This powerful statement and many more from the legendary Toots Hibbert of Toots And The
Join Rain in celebrating River through his music, words and friendships in this special Aleka’s Attic episode featuring conversations with 3 of his closest friends, Flea, Dermot Mulroney & Michael Stipe—all of whom contributed to the recently r
Long time friend and left-of-center inspiration Catherine Keener is Rain's special guest this week on LaunchLeft Podcast. With River Phoenix's 50th birthday celebration around the corner, Rain asks Catherine to share memories about her brother
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