POPULARITY
Read transcriptHell hath no fury like a Hellspawn scorned, especially when that Hellspawn is leaping between platforms on your PlayStation 2! This week's episode of Play Comics dives headfirst into the fiery pits of “Spawn Armageddon,” the video game that attempted to cram the first 99 issues of Todd McFarlane's demonic anti-hero saga into button-mashing glory on PS2, Xbox, and GameCube. Chains will fly, capes will billow dramatically for no apparent reason, and we'll answer the burning question: can any game truly capture the essence of a character who essentially told both Heaven and Hell to take a hike? Joining us on this unholy quest is the supremely talented Rob Duenas from the Sketchcraft YouTube channel, whose pencil might actually be mightier than Spawn's chains. When Rob isn't dropping knowledge bombs about art techniques online, he's busy creating jaw-dropping illustrations for comic books – including the mind-bending “Spawn Kills Every Spawn.” Yes folks, our guest has literally drawn Spawn murdering alternate versions of himself, which makes him uniquely qualified to judge a game where Spawn murders… well, pretty much everything else. So grab your favorite necroplasm-infused beverage, wrap yourself in a sentient cape that definitely isn't judging your choice of pajamas, and prepare for an episode more twisted than Violator's family reunion. We're diving deep into the 2003 gaming experience that asked the important question: “What if we gave the angriest character in comics a bunch of weapons and unleashed him in a world that looks suspiciously like the developer's first attempt at a 3D environment?” The answer, dear listeners, involves a lot more jumping puzzles than anyone ever asked for. Learn such things as: Who would have thought that Rob knows so much about game development? Would anyone believe that you could cram 99 issues of comic story into a single game back in 2003? Is this really how we're going to let Spawn end in console games? And so much more! You can find Rob on on YouTube @Sketchcraft or his website Sketchcraft which has links to whatever social media places are still alive this week. If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you're interested in. If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix. You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscaston Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Groupon Facebook. A big thanks to Spawnography and the BicentenniKILL + Invasion from Planet Wresletopia Kickstarter campaign for the promos today. Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who could probably make a better Spawn game in his sleep, but it would star Sam and Twitch. Support Play Comics by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/playcomics
WARNING: Real Hell Magic was used in tonight's Midnight Ritual of Spawn(1997)! TNC: https://linktr.ee/thenightclub -Letterboxd- Travis: https://letterboxd.com/thenightclub/ Ricky: https://letterboxd.com/fvlsekvltrick/ Trevor: https://letterboxd.com/darkfixius/ Cody: https://letterboxd.com/codyco/ Special Guest: Madame Wyrd.
By the late ‘80s, Depeche Mode had already evolved from their early synthpop roots into one of the most successful and influential alternative bands in the world. The group had built a devoted following with dark, electronic anthems, but their sound was still evolving. Music for the Masses had pushed them into stadiums, proving that electronic music could be as powerful live as rock music. But with Violator, Depeche Mode would transcend their status as cult heroes and become true mainstream icons.
Join Mike and Bill as they discuss Exciting Comics #46-48, Let This One Be A Devil #1, Violator #2, Hell Heist #1-2, The Lucky Devils #1, Death of Copra #1, Finders Keepers #1, Cruel Kingdom #1 The post Geek Brunch 439 – Lucky Devils f...
"LIVE" from #PSRlaw Studios #LasVegas it's #SportsXradio on a #FatTuesday w/ #KenThomson & guests: #CaseKeefer #LVSun Sports & #ThomasViola #Unabated #CollegeHoops plus #Violator #Raiders #SuperFan
This week in the world we live in and life in general w/ host Jon Justice - 35 years of Violator- More on Violators history- Listener feedback. SUPPORT JON JUSTICE THRU KO-FI: https://ko-fi.com/jonjusticeOR YOU CAN SUPPORT JON JUSTICE BY PICKING UP YOUR COPY OF THE EMBARK, THE SCIENCE FICTION SERIES WRITTEN BY JON JUSTICEAn exciting mix of Fast and Furious, Star Wars, Ready Player One and the sci-fi adventures of the 70's - 1990'sEMBARK: Book 1 and EMBARK: Treasure in Darkness (Book 2) EMBARK: The Vanishing War (Book 3) Gahan Corbijn and the Asteroid of Misfortune, The Rocket Queen (Book 5) Fear the Dangerous Night (Book 6) are available now in ebook, paperback, audiobook and free on Kindle Unlimited!EMBARK Battle Planet (Book 7) is now available!https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K7LLFZYEmail: TalkShowNerd@gmail.com@X @JonJusticeInstagram TheJonJusticeFacebook Jon JusticeJoin the mailing list! TalkShowNerd@gmail.com
Bienvenidísima queridísima fauna radial de la noche les saluda su servilleta Juan Eltomeiro Jackson en la operación, producción, conducción y libación de esta ocación invitándolos a esta 2a edición de Al Boom Del Album de este año que dedicamos acá en el Ritual de Lo VIRTUAL de eclectomeiroland Sedición #573 a celebrar los 35 años del álbum Violator de Depeche Mode un álbum que definió su carrera. Un día como hoy, en 1990, Depeche Mode lanzó "Violator". Un disco innovador con himnos generacionales que marcó un antes y un después. El 19 de marzo de 1990, el panorama musical vibraba con el lanzamiento de Violator, el séptimo álbum de estudio de la banda británica Depeche Mode. Producido por el propio grupo junto a Mark Ellis Flood, este trabajo no solo significó un punto álgido en su trayectoria, sino que también se erigió como un referente indiscutible dentro del género de la música electrónica, celebramos el 35 aniversario del álbum Violator de Depeche Mode acá en nuestro Ritual de lo VIRTUAL de eclectomeiroland Sedición 537 por La Política y RockandRoll Radio 106.7 FM desde Hermosillo hasta el Ajusco en CDMx por La Radio Común 103.1 FM
An unexpected music miracle unfolded in Athens, Georgia when all four original members of REM reunited on stage during a Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy tribute performance celebrating the 40th anniversary of "Fables of the Reconstruction." This rare convergence became the highlight of a music-packed fortnight in Athens, GA that I'm thrilled to share with you in vivid detail.The magic moment happened at the legendary 40 Watt Club when Michael Stipe took the microphone, joining Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Bill Berry for a performance of "Pretty Persuasion." As someone witnessing this unicorn of rock reunions, I found myself torn between capturing the moment on my phone and simply absorbing the once-in-a-lifetime experience with my own eyes.My Athens immersion continued with visits to iconic landmarks like the Murmur Trestle and Weaver D's (of "Automatic for the People" fame), followed by four days at Cracker's annual "Camp in" event. This gathering of devoted fans—affectionately called "Crumbs"—featured intimate performances ranging from David Lowery and Johnny Hickman's acoustic sets to full-band experiences. A particularly moving moment was Ike Reilly's performances featuring his adult children, weaving themes of redemption and musical legacy.We dive into musical history with explorations of Depeche Mode's "Violator" album and its transformative impact on their fanbase in 1990, plus Mike Watt's collaborative 1995 album featuring members of Pearl Jam, Nirvana, and the Foo Fighters. "Minute with Jimmy" spotlights The Vapors' surprising return with a new album 45 years after their hit "Turning Japanese," proving great music transcends time.Whether you're a devoted fan of Athens' storied music scene or simply love discovering musical connections across generations, this episode captures those special moments when music history unfolds before your eyes—and why sharing these experiences matters now more than ever.Send us a one-way message. We can't answer you back directly, but it could be part of a future Music In My Shoes Mailbag!!!
Eric and Eliot welcome Lt. Col. (ret.) Alexander Vindman, former director for Europe on the National Security Council during the first Trump term and author of The Folly of Realism: How the West Deceived Itself about Russia and Betrayed Ukraine (New York: Public Affairs Press, 2025). They discuss the U.S. government's prioritization of US-Russia relations over Ukraine policy across multiple Administrations and the tendency towards a transactional relationship with Ukraine as well as the degree of agency and responsibility of Ukrainian officials for this chronic state of affairs. They touch on the Obama Administration's underwhelming response to the seizure of Crimea and destabilization of Ukraine in 2014 as well as Trump's vulgar transactionalism and personal grudge against Zelensky as a motivation for the Oval Office meltdown two weeks ago. Eric and Eliot also discuss their respective articles in the Dispatch and the Atlantic on Russia's habit of violating agreements it has reached and Ukraine's success in fighting a war of attrition against Russia despite the media's misreporting of the state of the war. They also discuss the generational damage to American alliances and national security intellectual capital that the second Trump term is creating, Trump hostage envoy Adam Boehler's direct negotiation with Hamas terrorists, Trump's mistaken reference to Viktor Orban as the leader of Turkey, and Elon Musk and Marco Rubio's trashing of Poland's Foreign Minister on Twitter. The Folly of Realism: How the West Deceived Itself About Russia and Betrayed Ukraine: https://a.co/d/dTa2qN8 Eric & Frank Miller's latest on Russian treaty violations: https://thedispatch.com/article/russia-history-broken-treaties-agreements/ Eliot & Phillips O'Brien's latest on the rate of attrition in Ukraine: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/03/russia-ukraine-war-status/681963/ Eliot on the Trump administration's reputational damage to the U.S.: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/03/buzz-saw-pine-forest/681984/ Shield of the Republic is a Bulwark podcast co-sponsored by the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia.
This week in the world we live in and life in general w/ host Jon Justice - How DM changed Album to album - Violator facts you may not know- Answering emails SUPPORT JON JUSTICE THRU KO-FI: https://ko-fi.com/jonjusticeOR YOU CAN SUPPORT JON JUSTICE BY PICKING UP YOUR COPY OF THE EMBARK, THE SCIENCE FICTION SERIES WRITTEN BY JON JUSTICEAn exciting mix of Fast and Furious, Star Wars, Ready Player One and the sci-fi adventures of the 70's - 1990'sEMBARK: Book 1 and EMBARK: Treasure in Darkness (Book 2) EMBARK: The Vanishing War (Book 3) Gahan Corbijn and the Asteroid of Misfortune, The Rocket Queen (Book 5) Fear the Dangerous Night (Book 6) are available now in ebook, paperback, audiobook and free on Kindle Unlimited!EMBARK Battle Planet (Book 7) is now available!https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K7LLFZYEmail: TalkShowNerd@gmail.com@X @JonJusticeInstagram TheJonJusticeFacebook Jon JusticeJoin the mailing list! TalkShowNerd@gmail.com
We start with this week’s China propaganda update (2:27), followed by a look at a 112 y/o letter from Borden in Cairo (34:05). Next, we look at how to Pray for China this week (39:19) followed by an insane team schedule that I unearthed from exactly 12 years ago in NW China (46:06). Follow me on X (@chinaadventures) where I post daily reminders to pray for China (PrayforChina.us). If you enjoy this podcast, follow or subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also email any questions or comments to contact @ PrayforChina dot us. And don’t forget to check out all the things we are doing at PrayGiveGo.us. Luke 10:2! China/Russia vs Ukraine/USA: https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202502/1329289.shtml The “Real China” Breaks Through: https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202502/1329281.shtml Death Sentence for Child Trafficker: https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202502/1329258.shtml China: US Violates Human Rights: https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202503/1329294.shtml Borden’s Arab Homestay: https://open.substack.com/pub/chinacall/p/arab-homestay Pray for China (PrayforChina.us) Mar 1 (Sat) - Pray for Tongling in Anhui Province, which is paired with Iowa for prayer: www.PrayforChina.us Anhui Podcast: Beheaded https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/tabs/audio/podcasts/30293/episodes/31 Mar 2 (Sun) - Pray for Siming District in Xiamen Prefecture of SE China's Fujian Province, which is paired with South Carolina for prayer: www.PrayforChina.us Fujian podcast and more info…https://prayforchina.us/index.php/fujian/ Mar 3 (Mon) - Pray for Chengguan (“CityGate”) District, the urban core of Lanzhou, capital of Gansu Province, which is paired for prayer with its sister state of Oklahoma: www.Pray4Gansu.com Here's my Gansu podcast (and more)... https://prayforchina.us/index.php/gansu/ Mar 4 (Tue) - Pray for Shijingshan District in the suburbs of west-central Beijing, which is paired with Washington DC (and MD) for prayer: prayforchina.us/index.php/maryland/ My Tiananmen Crosspolitic interview: https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/tabs/the-pub/videos/30786 Mar 5 (Wed) - Pray for Kaili City, the most populated in Qiandongnan Prefecture in Guizhou Province, which is paired with Missouri for prayer: www.prayforchina.us/states/missouri.html Here's the Guizhou podcast (and more)... https://prayforchina.us/index.php/guizhou/ Mar 6 (Thu) - Pray for landlocked Nada Town, the largest in Danzhou Prefecture on Hainan Island, which is paired with Hawaii for prayer: www.PrayforChina.us Here's the Hainan pod: https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/tabs/the-pub/podcasts/30293/episodes/37 Mar 7 (Fri) - Pray for Yongnian District in Handan City, in southern Hebei Province. “Huh-bay” is paired with both Wisconsin and Michigan for prayer: https://prayforchina.us/index.php/michigan/ Here's my Hebei pod: https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/tabs/the-pub/podcasts/30293/episodes/39 Mar 8 (Sat) - Pray for Nangang District, the most populated in Harbin City, the capital of Heilongjiang, which is paired with MN and the UP of MI for prayer: https://prayforchina.us/index.php/michigan/ My Heilongjiang podcast: https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/tabs/the-pub/podcasts/30293/episodes/20 Listen to hear the "Insane Adventures" I share at the end of today's podcast...
We start with this week’s China propaganda update (2:27), followed by a look at a 112 y/o letter from Borden in Cairo (34:05). Next, we look at how to Pray for China this week (39:19) followed by an insane team schedule that I unearthed from exactly 12 years ago in NW China (46:06). Follow me on X (@chinaadventures) where I post daily reminders to pray for China (PrayforChina.us). If you enjoy this podcast, follow or subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also email any questions or comments to contact @ PrayforChina dot us. And don’t forget to check out all the things we are doing at PrayGiveGo.us. Luke 10:2! China/Russia vs Ukraine/USA: https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202502/1329289.shtml The “Real China” Breaks Through: https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202502/1329281.shtml Death Sentence for Child Trafficker: https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202502/1329258.shtml China: US Violates Human Rights: https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202503/1329294.shtml Borden’s Arab Homestay: https://open.substack.com/pub/chinacall/p/arab-homestay Pray for China (PrayforChina.us) Mar 1 (Sat) - Pray for Tongling in Anhui Province, which is paired with Iowa for prayer: www.PrayforChina.us Anhui Podcast: Beheaded https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/tabs/audio/podcasts/30293/episodes/31 Mar 2 (Sun) - Pray for Siming District in Xiamen Prefecture of SE China's Fujian Province, which is paired with South Carolina for prayer: www.PrayforChina.us Fujian podcast and more info…https://prayforchina.us/index.php/fujian/ Mar 3 (Mon) - Pray for Chengguan (“CityGate”) District, the urban core of Lanzhou, capital of Gansu Province, which is paired for prayer with its sister state of Oklahoma: www.Pray4Gansu.com Here's my Gansu podcast (and more)... https://prayforchina.us/index.php/gansu/ Mar 4 (Tue) - Pray for Shijingshan District in the suburbs of west-central Beijing, which is paired with Washington DC (and MD) for prayer: prayforchina.us/index.php/maryland/ My Tiananmen Crosspolitic interview: https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/tabs/the-pub/videos/30786 Mar 5 (Wed) - Pray for Kaili City, the most populated in Qiandongnan Prefecture in Guizhou Province, which is paired with Missouri for prayer: www.prayforchina.us/states/missouri.html Here's the Guizhou podcast (and more)... https://prayforchina.us/index.php/guizhou/ Mar 6 (Thu) - Pray for landlocked Nada Town, the largest in Danzhou Prefecture on Hainan Island, which is paired with Hawaii for prayer: www.PrayforChina.us Here's the Hainan pod: https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/tabs/the-pub/podcasts/30293/episodes/37 Mar 7 (Fri) - Pray for Yongnian District in Handan City, in southern Hebei Province. “Huh-bay” is paired with both Wisconsin and Michigan for prayer: https://prayforchina.us/index.php/michigan/ Here's my Hebei pod: https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/tabs/the-pub/podcasts/30293/episodes/39 Mar 8 (Sat) - Pray for Nangang District, the most populated in Harbin City, the capital of Heilongjiang, which is paired with MN and the UP of MI for prayer: https://prayforchina.us/index.php/michigan/ My Heilongjiang podcast: https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/tabs/the-pub/podcasts/30293/episodes/20 Listen to hear the "Insane Adventures" I share at the end of today's podcast...
Comentamos el disco 'Violator' de Depeche Mode, con Lucila Zetina como invitada. Lucila Zetina es una referente de la radio alternativa en México. Empezó como locutora en la emisora Rock 101 y actualmente presenta el programa ‘Polaroid 105' de Reactor 105.7 FM. Ha entrevistado a artistas como David Bowie, Robert Smith, Ozzy Osbourne, Duran Duran, St. Vincent, Dave Grohl, Coldplay, U2, Enrique Bunbury o Gustavo Cerati. En este episodio hablamos de: La evolución del sonido de la banda desde su primer disco, ‘Speak and Spell', hasta el ‘Violator'. El éxito comercial y crítico del ‘Violator', y el punto de inflexión que supuso para Depeche Mode. La participación de Flood como un elemento clave para la producción del disco. La estética visual de Depeche Mode como parte fundamental de su legado. La capacidad del ‘Violator' para trascender la música electrónica e influenciar a artistas de géneros muy diversos. El título y la portada del disco. Cómo la banda sonora de ‘La naranja mecánica' inspiró la movida ‘electropunk' inglesa de finales de los 70. Si quieres participar en la elección de los discos que tratamos en el podcast, ¡visita discoprestado.com y date de alta en mi lista de correo! La música original de 'Disco prestado' forma parte de mi EP 'The Entertainer', disponible en todas las plataformas y marcaliana.com/musica Contacto: discoprestado@proton.me ¡Salud y buena música! Marc Aliana marcaliana.com
Jace and Rocky close out 2024 with the final week of indie titles. We get three books from ghost Machine with Geiger providing a bit of a Hulk vibe and Redcoat showing that Simon Pure is a character you can tell any type of story with. Hornsby & Halo's second issue shows that the story is much bigger than we first thought and Rocky chooses it as his book of the week. We get some spectacular art in Violator as it provides some alternate history. Speaking of history, Dust to Dust is set during the Great Depression with a serial killer loose in a small town. Join us to hear our thoughts on these titles and more.
LPE se penche en cette fin d'année sur un groupe mythique de la scène électronique, à savoir les anglais de Depeche Mode!Autour de la table virtuelle: Seb, JP, Clément, accompagnés de Sabine & aussi de Maxime, du podcast Recoversion!Bisous et bonne écoute. Les chapitres:L'intro (00:00:00)Speak & Spell (00:09:10)A Broken Frame (00:20:12)Construction Time Again (00:27:47)Some Great Reward (00:40:27)Black Celebration (00:53:00)Music For The Masses (01:04:15)Violator (01:16:25)Songs of Faith And Devotion (01:25:15)Ultra (01:47:50)Exciter (02:01:23)Playing The Angel (02:15:21)Sounds Of The Universe (02:23:11)Delta Machine (02:31:40)Spirit (02:43:00)Memento Mori (02:49:43)Les compiles & live (03:02:16)La porte d'entrée? (03:08:50)Retrouvez-nous sur X (ex-Twitter), Instagram, Bluesky, Twitch et Patreon.X (ex-Twitter) -- https://twitter.com/La_Pause_Clope Instagram -- https://www.instagram.com/la_pause_clope_podcast/Bluesky -- https://bsky.app/profile/lapauseclope.bsky.socialTwitch -- https://www.twitch.tv/la_pause_clopeNotre Patreon -- https://www.patreon.com/lapauseclope Merci de votre fidélité, de nous écouter, et n'hésitez pas à vous abonner à nos flux (et à mettre 5 étoiles sur vos applis de podcast) pour ne rien louper!Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.
New York City native and longtime contributor to its music and nightlife scene, W. Andrew Raposo is best known as a crazy dog dad and for his work with DFA records--most notably with Hercules and Love Affair, Still Going, and Jayson Green & The Jerk--and as a founding member of cosmic dance floor stalwarts Midnight Magic. His studio, La Piscina Recordings, has hosted such clubland luminaries as Justin Strauss, Eli Escobar, and Nomi Ruiz as well as rocketing torchbearers The Illustrious Blacks, Muscle Cars and Cesar Toribio. Raposo continues to tour both on stage and in the DJ booth with Hess Is More, Midnight Magic and 79.5 (Razor N Tape) bringing his three layer dip of post-punk, psychedelic disco, and haunted-house to sweaty basements and debaucherous mountain chalets all over the world. For the Record is a conversation series where we speak with all manner of music heads — DJs, music journos, indie label captains, record shop owners, listening bar kingpins, et al — about their stories + the music that makes them. Join the Crate Coalition: https://discord.gg/sAaG6a7bv4 Formed in 2009 by Tiffany Roth, W. Andrew Raposo, Morgan Wiley, and Carter Yasutake, Midnight Magic is responsible for some of the most beloved 'new classics' from the disco-revival era of the early oughts including club mainstays "Beam Me Up" and "Drop Me A Line." Through their collaboration with Brooklyn jazz legend Nick Roseboro, former Charles Bradley & The Extraordinaires drummer Caito Sanchez, saxophone and synthesizer wizard Julio Monterrey and past members Max Goldman, Andrew Frawley, and Jason Disu, Midnight Magic casts a genre defying spell on sweaty discotheques and festival stages across the universe. MUSIC MENTIONS Sonic Youth Johann Sebastian Bach Green Day LASPEES The Come Ons Early days of Midnight Magic (16:20): Bernard Herrmann Ennio Morricone Angelo Badalamenti Goblin ESG Siouxsie and the Banshees Grace Jones Chaka Khan Selda Bağcan “Yaz Gazeteci Yaz” by Selda Bağcan Wendy Carlos “The Shining” by Rachel Elkind & Wendy Carlos Sequential Dave Smith Patrick Crowley August Arnell Patsy Alley Jorge Roeder Patrick Adams “Journey into Paradise: The Larry Levan Story” album Larry Levan DFA Records Factory Records Beastie Boys Bernard Edwards Bootsy Collins Q&A H0L0 (NYC) Toribio Antenes “Ain't Too Proud to Beg” by TLC “Let's Talk About Sex” by Salt-N-Pepa Tyler Pope !!! (chk chk chk) LCD Soundsystem Interference Pattern “Australia und vorbei” by Angela Werner “Stop The War” by Örö “Suicide Commando” by Echo Park and No More “Síntesis Moderna (An Alternative Vision Of Argentinian Music 1980-1990)” by Various Artists “Ain't That Better (Harari Edit)” by Toby Aphex Twin Sylvia Striplin Faze-O William Devaughn Denise Williams Patrice Rushen Weezer Discovering music today (34:19): Shazam Friends, DJ's Justin Strauss James Mulry JKriv Razor-N-Tape First album ever purchased (43:10): “Violator” by Depeche Mode “Dark Side of the Moon” by Pink Floyd Most recent album purchased (46:05): “I hit the water” by Lollise “Pay Attention To The Bass” by Tyler Pope Artists discovered in the past year (49:58): Kate Fagan Tik and Tok Todd Terje Jex Opolis Angela Werner Örö No More Desert island discs (59:28): “Standing On a Beach” by The Cure “Catching Up With” by Depeche Mode “Champion Sounds (Funk)” by Various Artists “Selected Ambient Works II” by Aphex Twin “Roseland NYC Live” by Portishead “King Sunny Ade” by Juju Music
Book a free space clearing assessment here: https://abundantchicks.com/remote-space-clearing . In this compelling episode, Junior shares his intense and vulnerable experience dealing with spiritual and sexual attacks by a spirit in his home and his journey through a profound spiritual awakening. . Starting with unexplained activities and escalating to violent spiritual encounters, Junior sought help from readers and spiritual guides. . Through space clearing and forgiveness, he encountered spirit guides and connected deeply with the land and his spiritual ancestors. . Despite a challenging past and a difficult relationship that intensified his awakening, Junior now embraces his psychic and mediumship gifts, offering valuable lessons and inspiration for those experiencing similar spiritual phenomena. . He also beautifully emphasizes the power of journaling and writing as a therapeutic tool. . Below is the link to his first digital poetry album that he put together: . https://unpopulararmadaartstudio.bandcamp.com/album/the-anti-social-media-soundtrack . The link below is another place people can go to listen to his album, but it also includes videos where he tells his story (for other areas in my life, e.g. childhood trauma). . https://www.youtube.com/@UnpopularArmadaArtStudio . 00:00 Introduction and Welcoming Junior 01:28 Junior's Paranormal Experiences Begin 03:35 Escalation of Spiritual Attacks 06:27 Seeking Help and Spiritual Guidance 08:09 Failed Attempts and Continued Struggles 16:05 Personal Life and Emotional Turmoil 26:39 Spiritual Awakening Through Heartbreak 29:47 Discussing Spiritual Gifts and Space Clearing 30:03 Encounter with a Malevolent Spirit 32:56 Messages from Spirit Guides 34:47 Experiences with Spirit Animals 38:58 Developing Psychic Abilities 43:14 Connecting with Ancestors 47:43 The Power of Journaling and Poetry 52:19 Final Thoughts and Reflections #spaceclearing #spiritremoval #spiritualawakening
In this episode of Weekly Pulls Pick of the Week, hosts Mike, Steve, and Jared discuss various new comic book series, sharing their insights and reviews. They explore titles such as 'Something is Killing the Children', the latest DC All-In series featuring Batman, and the relaunch of the Justice Society of America. The conversation also touches on the humor in 'Babs' and the intriguing concept of 'Rome Eternal'. Throughout the discussion, the trio shares their thoughts on storytelling, artwork, and character development in the comics they review. In this episode, the hosts delve into various comic book series, discussing their latest reads and personal favorites. They explore the world of Conan comics, the clever storytelling in the Terminator series, and the emotional depth of 'The Sacrifices.' The conversation also touches on the origins of Violator, the intriguing narrative of 'One for Sorrow,' and the dual storytelling in 'Life.' They conclude with a discussion on 'Savage Sword of Conan' and the character-driven storytelling in 'Minor Arcana.'Find Jarrod: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvXJrtBl0FP3P_CCcyaq51ASend us a textSupport the showPageChewing.comPAGECHEWING: Comics & Manga PodcastFilm Chewing PodcastLens Chewing on YouTubeSpeculative Speculations PodcastBuy me a coffeeLinktreeJoin Riverside.fm
Defector's Very Own Ray Ratto joins Drew and Roth to talk only about sports and bagels and not about the election. We promise. First, they run through a game of How Fucked Is This NFL Team? It turns out, a lot of them are fucked. And in the second half, we have a heaping helping of Funbag questions, as they answer both written and voicemail questions from real listeners.Do you want to hear your question answered on the pod? Well, give us a call at 909-726-3720. That is 909-PANERA-0!Stuff We Talked AboutRaiders Fire Three Coaches For Lack Of Anything Else To DoIs Football-Shaped Bread the Wave of the Future?Got Bulgogi? The (Maybe True) Story Behind A 'New York Times' AdDo you want to hear your question answered on the pod? Well, give us a call at 909-726-3720. That is 909-PANERA-0!Sponsors- Raycon, where you can get up to 30% off sitewide at https://raycon.com/distraction- Betterhelp, where you can get 10% off your first month at https://betterhelp.com/distractionCredits- Hosts: Drew Magary & David Roth- Producer: Eric Silver- Editor: Brandon Grugle- Production Services & Ads: Multitude- Subscribe to Defector!About The ShowThe Distraction is Defector's flagship podcast about sports (and movies, and art, and sandwiches, and certain coastal states) from longtime writers Drew Magary and David Roth. Every week, Drew and Roth tackle subjects, both serious and impossibly stupid, with a parade of guests from around the world of sports and media joining in the fun! Roth and Drew also field Funbag questions from Defector readers, answer listener voicemails, and get upset about the number of people who use speakerphone while in a public bathroom stall. This is a show where everything matters, because everyone could use a Distraction. Head to defector.com for more info.
Join Mike and Bill as they discuss The Giant Kokju #2-3, Furrlough #195, Freakier Than Normal #1-2, Jungle Comics #23-25, Violator #1, Prairie Gods #1, Calaguerra #1, Kosier Mafia #1, Elizabeth Bathory Ch 19, Venom: The Last Dance, Late NIght with the ...
Join Mike and Bill as they discuss The Giant Kokju #2-3, Furrlough #195, Freakier Than Normal #1-2, Jungle Comics #23-25, Violator #1, Prairie Gods #1, Calaguerra #1, Kosier Mafia #1, Elizabeth Bathory Ch 19, Venom: The Last Dance, Late NIght with the ...
Don from the Album Nerds podcast talks about Depeche Mode's Violator! Host: Matt LathamGuest: Don (Album Nerds Podcast)Listen to the Album Nerds Podcast!----Listen to The Spotify Hall of Fame PlaylistEmail: Pick A DiscFollow us on:Twitter | Instagram | FacebookPick A Disc(Ord) Discord ServerListen to We Dig Podcasts Shows: @wedigpodcasts | LinktreeLogo designed by: Dan Owen
https://www.virginradio.it/audio/long-playing-stories/1375604/long-playing-stories-depeche-mode-violator.htmlhttps://www.virginradio.it/audio/long-playing-stories/1375604/long-playing-stories-depeche-mode-violator.htmlWed, 09 Oct 2024 16:11:54 +0200Virgin RadioVirgin Radiono0
Comic Reviews: DC o Absolute Power: Task Force VII 7 by Dan Watters, Fran Galan o Batman: The Long Halloween – The Last Halloween 1 by Jeph Loeb, Eduardo Risso, Dave Stewart o Lobo Cancellation Special by Kyle Starks, Kyle Hotz, Dan Brown Marvel o Avengers Annual 2024 by Derek Landy, Salvador Larroca, Guru eFX o Venom War: Daredevil 1 by Chris Condon, Lan Medina, Yen Nitro o Marvel Unlimited § Jeff Week by Gustavo Duarte § Alligator Loki 40 by Alyssa Wong, Robert Quinn § Lovable Lockheed 4 by Nathan Stockman Boom o Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Usagi Yojimbo 1 by Ryan Parrott, Shawn Daley, James Fenner Dark Horse o Magic Order Five 1 by Mark Millar, Matteo Buffagni, Giovanna Niro o Masters of the Universe/TMNT: Turtles of Grayskull 1 by Tim Seeley, Freddie Williams II, Andrew Dalhouse o Survival Street: The Radical Left 1 by James Asmus, Jim Festante, Abylay Kussainov, Ellie Wright DSTLRY o Missionary 1 by Ryan Stegman, Jason Howard IDW o My Little Pony: The Storm of Zephyr Heights 1 by Jeremy Whitley, Andy Price, Heather Breckel Image o Creepshow Volume Three 1 by Chip Zdarsky, Kagan McLeod, James Stokoe o Knights vs. Samurai 1 by David Dastmalchian, Fede Mele, Ulises Arreola o Manchurian (Horizon Experiment) 1 by Pornsak Pichetshote, Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson o Old Dog Operations 1 by Declan Shalvey; PJ Holden, John McCrea, Mike Spicer; Declan Shalvey, Matias Bergara, Sofie Dodgson; Rory McConville, David O'Sullivan; Sumeyye Kesgin; Declan Shalvey, Luke Sparrow, Dee Cunniffe; Leonardo Romero, Triona Farrell; Alex Paknadel, Chris Sprouse, Dexter Vines; Charles Soule, Gavin Guidry, Chris O'Halloran o Violator 1 by Marc Andreyko, Piotr Kowalski, Brad Simpson o Violent Flowers 1 by Maria Llovet Mad Cave o Revolution 9 1 by Mark London, Carlos Reno, Jao Canola Valiant by o Black, White, and Bloodshot 1 by Luciano Saracino, Ariel Olivetti; Marc Guggenheim, Agustin Alessio; Matts, Guillermo Fajardo; Tim Seeley, Rodrigo Rocha Magma o Hell's Half Acre 1 by Denton Tipton, Jack Jadson Indie o Yuletide Flame by Hayden Fryer OGN Countdown o Transplants by Dave Collard, Domenico Carbone, Josh Rodriguez o Grinch Takes a Vacation by Kaeti Vandorn o New Adventure of Turning Red Vol 2: Panda Power by Sloane Leong, Sergio Algozzino, Sara Galanti o Moosicians by Steve Behling, Jeff Crowther o Inventor Vol 2: The Secret of the Scrap Goblin by Lars Henrik Eriksen o A Quick and Easy Guide to Coming Out by Kristin Russo, Ravi Teixeira o Spinal Cord by David Brana, Pahito o Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens o Amazing Grapes by Jules Feiffer o Holler by Jeremy Massie Additional Reviews: Wild Robot, Justice League International, Wilderness, Agatha All Along ep3, Penguin ep2 News: rumors of a James Gunn/Jim Lee Superman comic in 2025, Justice League x Sonic, Hellboy: Crooked Man going straight to digital, superhero trademark Trailers: Sinners, Caddo Lake, Dream Productions, Killer Cakes, Sweatpea Comics Countdown (25 September 2024): 1. Helen of Wyndhorn 5 by Tom King, Bilquis Evely, Mat Lopes 2. Spectregraph 3 by James Tynion IV, Christian Ward 3. Ultimate Spider-Man 9 by Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checchetto, Matt Wilson 4. Lobo Cancellation Special by Kyle Starks, Kyle Hotz, Dan Brown 5. Action Comics 1069 by Gail Simone, Eddy Barrows, Danny Miki, Jonas Trindade, Rex Lokus 6. Standstill 2 by Lee Loughridge, Andrew Robinson 7. Drawing Blood 6 by David Avallone, Kevin Eastman, Troy Little, Ben Bishop, Luis Antonio Delgado 8. Detective Comics 1089 by Dan Watters, Ram V, Guillem March, Christopher Mitten, Luis Guerrero, Triona Farrell 9. Batman: Brave and the Bold 17 by Michael Conrad, Christopher Mitten, Miguel Mendonca, Mike Spicer; Zipporah Smith, Mike Norton, John Kalisz; Alex Segura, Andy MacDonald, Patricio Delpeche; Troy Peteri, David Baldeon, Veronica Gandini 10. Universal Monsters: Frankenstein 2 by Michael Walsh
Nick previews three of the biggest matchup across the NFL in Week 4 with Jeff Hathhorn, Sal Capaccio and Matthew Coller and discusses the Browns' 1-2 start with Spencer German and assessing the situation of confronting a violator in a parking garage.
Jace chats with writer Marc Andreyko and artist Piotr Kowalski about the Violator: Origin series launching Septermber 18, 2024. Set in the greater Spawn Universe this is a series narrated by the Violator himself, so you are never quite sure what is true and what is not. The guys talk about the incredible art from Piotr both in the action and character scenes. Piotr also talks about how he lays out the panels and always tries to add detail in the background to provide realism. Join us to hear about the series and what's to come for this fan favorite Spawn character.
Veteran artist Bart Sears joins Dave to talk about his long career in comics. They discuss his early work with TSR and Hasbro, examine the industry decline of the 1990s and Sears' work on C.O.P.S., G.I. Joe, Justice League, Violator, Blade, Turok, Heavy Metal, Wizard Magazine, CrossGen and the early days of Valiant. Bart's Website - www.Bartsearsart.com Www.DirectEditionPodcast.com
Ultimate JagCore member Marlana May Carlson joins the pod to talk all things Depeche Mode, one of the most successful bands of all time. We go through their entire discography, talk our earliest memories of the band, submit 45-minute playlists, and compare them to their peers such as New Order, the Cure and the Smiths. What album is their most underrated? And where do they rank all-time? Tune in for ultimate EMT jams!
Did JD Vance go full perv or is that more fake news? Faker than the Harris Border Czar they sold to us for 3 years? TIMBUK3, GO GOs, ACCEPT, WHIPLASH, VIOLATOR, THE VANDALS, BLONDIE and more!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/whiskey-and-the-surfer--2019344/support.
Zach and guest Rob Hoover return to the world of Spawn to see how the story of Al Simmons continues to unfold as he battles Heaven, Hell, corrupt government, and his own inner turmoil.Created by: Todd McFarlaneWritten by: VariousArt by: Various---------------------------------------------------Check out Rob Hoover's art for the children's book On Top of a Yeti by Patrick T. Fibbs---------------------------------------------------GoFundMe to help my wife's family in VietnamAny help is appreciated. We also understand if you can't. A share would also be nice!---------------------------------------------------Check out Dreampass and all their killer tracks on Spotify!---------------------------------------------------Join the Patreon to help us keep the lights on, and internet connected! https://www.patreon.com/tctwl---------------------------------------------------Listen to my other podcast!TFD: NerdcastAnd I am also part of the team over at...I Read Comic Books!---------------------------------------------------Want to try out all the sweet gigs over on Fiverr.com? Click on the link below and sign up!https://go.fiverr.com/visit/?bta=323533&brand=fiverrcpa---------------------------------------------------Follow on Instagram!The Comics That We LoveFollow on Tiktok!The Comics that We LoveFollow on Twitter!@Z_Irish_Red
https://www.virginradio.it/audio/long-playing-stories/1370951/long-playing-stories-depeche-mode-violator.htmlhttps://www.virginradio.it/audio/long-playing-stories/1370951/long-playing-stories-depeche-mode-violator.htmlFri, 21 Jun 2024 11:43:00 +0200Virgin RadioVirgin Radiono0:06:30
This week's edition of The Blerd Cave, Ernie and Carter give their Furiosa review, talk about the upcoming Violator series, and much more! As always, we'll also be answering YOUR questions & giving you OUR recommended reads for the week! Want to support the channel without giving half the money to Google? You can donate to the channel here: https://streamlabs.com/blerdwithoutfear --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blerdwithoutfear/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blerdwithoutfear/support
It's time for the Comic Talk Headlines with Generally Nerdy! Deadpool & Wolverine movie tickets on sale.Wytches getting an animated series on Prime.Sandman casting.And so much more...Plus, don't forget to subscribe for more fresh content. MusicFollow-ups/CorrectionsAdam & Howard - Mixing their side project finally. Last heard about this project in August of last year. https://blabbermouth.net/news/killswitch-engage-guitarist-adam-dutkiewicz-and-ex-singer-howard-jones-have-begun-mixing-debut-album-from-new-project New Music/VideoNonpoint - Underdog https://youtu.be/hzY9Pz_g1hQ Just saw them with Mudvayne and Coal Chamber. Sounds like their fans will be happy. Looks like a lot of the footage came from that tour. Really holding onto that Nu-Metal flame. Not bad though.Nightwish - Perfume of the Timeless https://youtu.be/oHCaZmIzr0o SUPER EPIC 8 minute banger. The video concept is cool, “ancestors dreams are why you are here.” DAMN, that last movement is heavier than expected.Serj Tankian - A.F. Day https://youtu.be/-UVNjc6QAco written for SOAD, but released solo. I can kinda see it.Tours/FestivalsGoatwhore - Support from Vitriol, Thantifaxath, Herakleion, Necrofier. Aug 9 through Sept 30th.https://www.metalblade.com/goatwhore/ Lorna Shore - Whitechapel, Kublai Khan, and Sanguisugabogg!!! Sept 19 through Oct 30.https://lornashorestore.com/ Reg ‘ol NewsSlipknot - Gearing up to release their first single featuring Eloy Casagrande. Called “Long May You Die”https://youtu.be/VDC9G2lvA_Q Staind - Original drummer, Jon Wysocki, dead at 56. Had been having liver issues. Also played for Soil.https://blabbermouth.net/news/founding-staind-drummer-jon-wysocki-dead-at-53 Guns N Roses - Working on a new album… believe it when we see it. Slash claims they wrote a handful of songs during lockdown for the pandemic.https://blabbermouth.net/news/guns-n-roses-is-trying-to-make-a-new-album SuggestsStaind - DysfunctionGaming/TechFollow-ups/CorrectionsKingdom Hearts - Steam release June 13th. Individually or as one big download, which will give players access to the “Dark Seeker Saga” once it is released, in order to get people ready for Kingdom Hearts 4. https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/kingdom-hearts-pc-release-date-steam/ TrailersMultiversus - https://youtu.be/qX5AUVIAg_o Jason Vorhees and Agent Smith? May 28Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree - https://youtu.be/6uT8wGtB3yQ Reg ‘ol NewsAssassin's Creed Shadows - BLACK SAMURAI? Yeah,Yasuke was a real person, which is fitting for what we know of the storytelling of the franchise. Will they take some artistic liberties with the character? Yes, without a doubt, but if this is the ONLY issue you have with the “historical accuracy” of the Assassin's Creed franchise, your racism is showing. The biggest liberty is that Yasuke wasn't even a Samurai. But are they billing him as one?Microsoft Copilot Laptops - Microsoft has unveiled a new lineup of laptops called "Co-Pilot Plus PCs" powered by Qualcomm's 12-core Snapdragon X Elite and 10-core X+ ARM-based chips, aiming to bring an "ARM revolution" to Windows PCs similar to Apple's M1 chips for Macs. These ARM-based Windows laptops boast impressive battery life of up to 20+ hours, outperforming the M1 MacBook Air according to Microsoft. They also offer access to advanced AI models, new AI-powered software features, and performance claims of beating the M1 MacBook Air in both single and multi-threaded tasks.https://youtu.be/nHr2aSFV_A4 SuggestsKingdom Hearts - a series of action role-playing games created by Japanese game designers Tetsuya Nomura and Shinji Hashimoto, being developed and published by Square Enix (originally by Square). It is a collaboration between Square Enix and The Walt Disney Company, and is under the leadership of Nomura, a longtime Square Enix employee.Comic Books/BooksFollow-ups/CorrectionsNetflix/Apple/Peacock - bundle now has a $15 price monthly. With no contract. Starting next week for xfinity customers. Saves $100/yr. It IS in fact the ad supported tier of Netflix. https://www.darkhorizons.com/apple-netflix-peacock-bundle-cost-revealed/ Reg ‘ol NewsViolator - Todd MacFarlane has announced a new Violator series set to explore the villain's origins. To be launched this summer. Written by Eisner Award winner Marc Andreyko, with art by an all-star lineup of artists including Piotr Kowalski, Kyle Hotz, Jonathan Wayshak, Gianenrico Bonacorsi, Cully Hamner, and Von Randall. https://comicbook.com/comics/news/todd-mcfarlane-violator-series-villains-origin/ Spider-Society - Marvel announced a new Spider-Man book. A 4 issue limited series written by Alex Segura, and art from Scott Godlewski. Aug 14, spinoff from the Edge of Spider-Verse.https://comicbook.com/comics/news/marvel-spider-man-spider-society-series/ Assassin's Creed: Mirage - A new Assassin's Creed comic series, "Assassin's Creed Mirage: A Soar of Eagles," will be released on November 6, 2024. The comic will be a three-issue series and will be $3.99 per issue. The story follows a young Fuladh, who returns to his homeland to investigate political unrest that could point to a secret Order of the Ancients' stronghold.https://www.firstcomicsnews.com/a-new-assassin-rises-in-assassins-creed-mirage-a-soar-of-eagles/ SuggestsWytches - Scott Snyder's horror book. illustrated by Jock. The first issue of the series released on 8 October 2014 and is currently published through Image Comics. The rights for a film adaptation have been purchased by Plan B Entertainment, but it has since evolved into an animated series for Amazon Prime Video.TV ShowsFollow-ups/CorrectionsSandman - Adrian Lester(Spider-Man 3 deleted scene, Euphoria) is playing Destiny, Esmé Creed-Miles is Delirium, and Barry Sloane(Darron Aronofsky's Noah 2014) is The Prodigal, and they join Tom Sturridge as Dream, Kirby as Death, Mason Alexander Park as Desire and Donna Preston as Despair. https://cosmicbook.news/netflix-sandman-season-2 Silk - The project that was 5 years in the making at Prime is now DOA. Sony is said to be shopping it around to other streamers. https://deadline.com/2024/05/silk-spider-society-dead-amazon-marvel-1235919257/ Reg ‘ol NewsWytches - Scott Snyder's comic book is becoming an animated series on Amazon Prime. Said to be eyeing a 2025 release for season 1, and Snyder just confirmed that the writer's room is looking to reconvene in about a month to begin work on season 2. Snyder and Jock to EP.https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/wytches-animated-series-gets-new-update-from-scott-snyder/ SuggestsBig Bang Theory - television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, both of whom served as executive producers and head writers on the series, along with Steven Molaro. It aired on CBS from September 24, 2007, to May 16, 2019, running for 12 seasons and 279 episodes.MaxMoviesFollow-ups/CorrectionsDeadpool & Wolverine - TICKETS ON SALE!! https://youtu.be/YLswizPsdYk Venom 3 - The Last Dance is the final Tom Hardy Venom movie. Oct 25. Official announcement from sony. https://cosmicbook.news/venom-3-is-the-last-movie-confirm-sony Star Wars - James Mangold's production partner Simon Emanuel referred to Mangold's upcoming movie as Jedi Prime. https://comicbook.com/movies/news/star-wars-james-mangold-movie-title-possibly-revealed/ Happy Gilmore Sequel - OFFICIALLY confirmed by Netflix. https://variety.com/2024/film/news/happy-gilmore-2-adam-sandler-netflix-1236005107/ TrailersNever Let Go - https://youtu.be/ZDfRp_ukHDU Halle Berry survival horror movie. Looks CRAZY. Alexandre Aja (Hills Have Eyes, Crawl)Ultraman Rising - https://youtu.be/TwXgOMDONK8 Netflix June 14. Looks like a hell of a lot of fun for the family.Longlegs - https://youtu.be/OG7wOTE8NhE July 12. Nicolas Cage horror movie.Reg ‘ol NewsJason Universe - New Friday the 13th joint universe announced by Horror, inc. Which apparently means a slew of new movies, TV shows, games, etc. More specific announcements coming throughout 2024. https://www.ign.com/articles/jason-universe-horror-inc-announces-multi-platform-expansion-of-friday-the-13th-franchise SuggestsColor Out of Space - 2019 American science fiction Lovecraftian horror film directed and co-written by Richard Stanley, based on the short story "The Colour Out of Space" by H. P. Lovecraft. It stars Nicolas Cage, Joely Richardson, Elliot Knight, Madeleine Arthur, Brendan Meyer, Q'orianka Kilcher and Tommy Chong. This is Stanley's first feature film since his firing from The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996). According to Stanley, it is the first film in a trilogy of Lovecraft adaptations, which he hopes to continue with an adaptation of "The Dunwich Horror".Shudder for free, Amazon Prime for money.Rumor MillNew RumorsHawkeye - season 2 coming to Disney+ with both Jeremy Renner and Hailee Steinfeld returning to the series. You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.
It's time for the Comic Talk Headlines with Generally Nerdy! Deadpool & Wolverine movie tickets on sale.Wytches getting an animated series on Prime.Sandman casting.And so much more...Plus, don't forget to subscribe for more fresh content. MusicFollow-ups/CorrectionsAdam & Howard - Mixing their side project finally. Last heard about this project in August of last year. https://blabbermouth.net/news/killswitch-engage-guitarist-adam-dutkiewicz-and-ex-singer-howard-jones-have-begun-mixing-debut-album-from-new-project New Music/VideoNonpoint - Underdog https://youtu.be/hzY9Pz_g1hQ Just saw them with Mudvayne and Coal Chamber. Sounds like their fans will be happy. Looks like a lot of the footage came from that tour. Really holding onto that Nu-Metal flame. Not bad though.Nightwish - Perfume of the Timeless https://youtu.be/oHCaZmIzr0o SUPER EPIC 8 minute banger. The video concept is cool, “ancestors dreams are why you are here.” DAMN, that last movement is heavier than expected.Serj Tankian - A.F. Day https://youtu.be/-UVNjc6QAco written for SOAD, but released solo. I can kinda see it.Tours/FestivalsGoatwhore - Support from Vitriol, Thantifaxath, Herakleion, Necrofier. Aug 9 through Sept 30th.https://www.metalblade.com/goatwhore/ Lorna Shore - Whitechapel, Kublai Khan, and Sanguisugabogg!!! Sept 19 through Oct 30.https://lornashorestore.com/ Reg ‘ol NewsSlipknot - Gearing up to release their first single featuring Eloy Casagrande. Called “Long May You Die”https://youtu.be/VDC9G2lvA_Q Staind - Original drummer, Jon Wysocki, dead at 56. Had been having liver issues. Also played for Soil.https://blabbermouth.net/news/founding-staind-drummer-jon-wysocki-dead-at-53 Guns N Roses - Working on a new album… believe it when we see it. Slash claims they wrote a handful of songs during lockdown for the pandemic.https://blabbermouth.net/news/guns-n-roses-is-trying-to-make-a-new-album SuggestsStaind - DysfunctionGaming/TechFollow-ups/CorrectionsKingdom Hearts - Steam release June 13th. Individually or as one big download, which will give players access to the “Dark Seeker Saga” once it is released, in order to get people ready for Kingdom Hearts 4. https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/kingdom-hearts-pc-release-date-steam/ TrailersMultiversus - https://youtu.be/qX5AUVIAg_o Jason Vorhees and Agent Smith? May 28Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree - https://youtu.be/6uT8wGtB3yQ Reg ‘ol NewsAssassin's Creed Shadows - BLACK SAMURAI? Yeah,Yasuke was a real person, which is fitting for what we know of the storytelling of the franchise. Will they take some artistic liberties with the character? Yes, without a doubt, but if this is the ONLY issue you have with the “historical accuracy” of the Assassin's Creed franchise, your racism is showing. The biggest liberty is that Yasuke wasn't even a Samurai. But are they billing him as one?Microsoft Copilot Laptops - Microsoft has unveiled a new lineup of laptops called "Co-Pilot Plus PCs" powered by Qualcomm's 12-core Snapdragon X Elite and 10-core X+ ARM-based chips, aiming to bring an "ARM revolution" to Windows PCs similar to Apple's M1 chips for Macs. These ARM-based Windows laptops boast impressive battery life of up to 20+ hours, outperforming the M1 MacBook Air according to Microsoft. They also offer access to advanced AI models, new AI-powered software features, and performance claims of beating the M1 MacBook Air in both single and multi-threaded tasks.https://youtu.be/nHr2aSFV_A4 SuggestsKingdom Hearts - a series of action role-playing games created by Japanese game designers Tetsuya Nomura and Shinji Hashimoto, being developed and published by Square Enix (originally by Square). It is a collaboration between Square Enix and The Walt Disney Company, and is under the leadership of Nomura, a longtime Square Enix employee.Comic Books/BooksFollow-ups/CorrectionsNetflix/Apple/Peacock - bundle now has a $15 price monthly. With no contract. Starting next week for xfinity customers. Saves $100/yr. It IS in fact the ad supported tier of Netflix. https://www.darkhorizons.com/apple-netflix-peacock-bundle-cost-revealed/ Reg ‘ol NewsViolator - Todd MacFarlane has announced a new Violator series set to explore the villain's origins. To be launched this summer. Written by Eisner Award winner Marc Andreyko, with art by an all-star lineup of artists including Piotr Kowalski, Kyle Hotz, Jonathan Wayshak, Gianenrico Bonacorsi, Cully Hamner, and Von Randall. https://comicbook.com/comics/news/todd-mcfarlane-violator-series-villains-origin/ Spider-Society - Marvel announced a new Spider-Man book. A 4 issue limited series written by Alex Segura, and art from Scott Godlewski. Aug 14, spinoff from the Edge of Spider-Verse.https://comicbook.com/comics/news/marvel-spider-man-spider-society-series/ Assassin's Creed: Mirage - A new Assassin's Creed comic series, "Assassin's Creed Mirage: A Soar of Eagles," will be released on November 6, 2024. The comic will be a three-issue series and will be $3.99 per issue. The story follows a young Fuladh, who returns to his homeland to investigate political unrest that could point to a secret Order of the Ancients' stronghold.https://www.firstcomicsnews.com/a-new-assassin-rises-in-assassins-creed-mirage-a-soar-of-eagles/ SuggestsWytches - Scott Snyder's horror book. illustrated by Jock. The first issue of the series released on 8 October 2014 and is currently published through Image Comics. The rights for a film adaptation have been purchased by Plan B Entertainment, but it has since evolved into an animated series for Amazon Prime Video.TV ShowsFollow-ups/CorrectionsSandman - Adrian Lester(Spider-Man 3 deleted scene, Euphoria) is playing Destiny, Esmé Creed-Miles is Delirium, and Barry Sloane(Darron Aronofsky's Noah 2014) is The Prodigal, and they join Tom Sturridge as Dream, Kirby as Death, Mason Alexander Park as Desire and Donna Preston as Despair. https://cosmicbook.news/netflix-sandman-season-2 Silk - The project that was 5 years in the making at Prime is now DOA. Sony is said to be shopping it around to other streamers. https://deadline.com/2024/05/silk-spider-society-dead-amazon-marvel-1235919257/ Reg ‘ol NewsWytches - Scott Snyder's comic book is becoming an animated series on Amazon Prime. Said to be eyeing a 2025 release for season 1, and Snyder just confirmed that the writer's room is looking to reconvene in about a month to begin work on season 2. Snyder and Jock to EP.https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/wytches-animated-series-gets-new-update-from-scott-snyder/ SuggestsBig Bang Theory - television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, both of whom served as executive producers and head writers on the series, along with Steven Molaro. It aired on CBS from September 24, 2007, to May 16, 2019, running for 12 seasons and 279 episodes.MaxMoviesFollow-ups/CorrectionsDeadpool & Wolverine - TICKETS ON SALE!! https://youtu.be/YLswizPsdYk Venom 3 - The Last Dance is the final Tom Hardy Venom movie. Oct 25. Official announcement from sony. https://cosmicbook.news/venom-3-is-the-last-movie-confirm-sony Star Wars - James Mangold's production partner Simon Emanuel referred to Mangold's upcoming movie as Jedi Prime. https://comicbook.com/movies/news/star-wars-james-mangold-movie-title-possibly-revealed/ Happy Gilmore Sequel - OFFICIALLY confirmed by Netflix. https://variety.com/2024/film/news/happy-gilmore-2-adam-sandler-netflix-1236005107/ TrailersNever Let Go - https://youtu.be/ZDfRp_ukHDU Halle Berry survival horror movie. Looks CRAZY. Alexandre Aja (Hills Have Eyes, Crawl)Ultraman Rising - https://youtu.be/TwXgOMDONK8 Netflix June 14. Looks like a hell of a lot of fun for the family.Longlegs - https://youtu.be/OG7wOTE8NhE July 12. Nicolas Cage horror movie.Reg ‘ol NewsJason Universe - New Friday the 13th joint universe announced by Horror, inc. Which apparently means a slew of new movies, TV shows, games, etc. More specific announcements coming throughout 2024. https://www.ign.com/articles/jason-universe-horror-inc-announces-multi-platform-expansion-of-friday-the-13th-franchise SuggestsColor Out of Space - 2019 American science fiction Lovecraftian horror film directed and co-written by Richard Stanley, based on the short story "The Colour Out of Space" by H. P. Lovecraft. It stars Nicolas Cage, Joely Richardson, Elliot Knight, Madeleine Arthur, Brendan Meyer, Q'orianka Kilcher and Tommy Chong. This is Stanley's first feature film since his firing from The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996). According to Stanley, it is the first film in a trilogy of Lovecraft adaptations, which he hopes to continue with an adaptation of "The Dunwich Horror".Shudder for free, Amazon Prime for money.Rumor MillNew RumorsHawkeye - season 2 coming to Disney+ with both Jeremy Renner and Hailee Steinfeld returning to the series. You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.
On this week's episode of The Album Atmosphere, David sits down with Sara Tant to discuss 1990 album by Depeche Mode, "Violator".
Free Comic Book Day 2024 was awesome! Not only did we pick up a bunch of free comics and visit some of our favorite stores, but we also ran into many friends and recorded a live Geekscape episode at Golden Apple Comics in Hollywood! Comics writer Marc Andreyko joined us to run some trivia with the audience and talk about his upcoming Spawn spin-off Violator book hitting stores in August! Enjoy the live conversation! You can also subscribe to the Geekscape podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H27uMH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3BVrnkW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We discuss the best and worst songs from ”Violator” by Depeche Mode. Let us know your thoughts about these songs and follow us on Facebook and X. Please support Depeche Mode by purchasing and streaming this album wherever you pay for music! We have a Spotify playlist containing this album and all albums discussed on The Album Argument Podcast: https://spoti.fi/3ddbwaL.
Spawn Universe Ep #1: Spawn - Questions Welcome to the first episode of the Spawn Universe Podcast! Host Phil lays out the plan for the show going forward, share news on new Spawn content (comics, merchandise, movies) and review the Spawn comic book catalog in order. This time, Phil reviews the beginning of the Spawn saga, the Questions arc from Spawn #1-#4 (May-September 1992). Tune in today and don't forget to review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and anywhere else you can! Spawn Universe's Links → Twitter https://twitter.com/SpawnUPod → Instagram https://www.instagram.com/capeslunatics/ → Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SpawnUniverse → YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/CapesandLunatics ==================
En 1990 Depeche Mode lanzó un disco que los llevo de ser una banda de culto a un fenómeno global. Esta es la historia de Violator.
We are moving deeper into our March Sadness Bracket, eliminating more albums from earlier shows. Stick around for our discussion on the life and relevance of one Phil Spector.Album Matchups:Round OneNas - IllmaticvsAllman Brothers - At Filmore EastRound TwoPixies - DoolittlevsRobyn - Body TalkRound ThreeArctic Monkeys - AMvsDr. Dre - The ChronicRound FourDepeche Mode - ViolatorvsCrosby, Stills, Nash, and Young - Deja VuAs always, thank you for listening!Support the showCheck out our homepage website here!Follow us on Instagram!You can now listen to the show on YouTube!Support your favorite uncaffeinated podcasters - buy us a coffee... please???
My brother Sam is here to talk about the 1990 Depeche Mode album "Violator" with me! I talked about that I should listen to this album on the previous episode, and then I did and I freaked out all week. Sam and I go through the album, which somehow includes me playing songs by two artists who are in no way related to Depeche Mode. Also at one point I say something about "when we were a kid" - were Sam and I conjoined or is this something I should take to therapy? You decide!
Gypsy Rose Blanchard was released from a served prison sentence on December 28th after a conviction of second degree murder of her mother. Since her birth, Gypsy Rose had been used as a free meal ticket, and abused for her attempts at having her own life. Listen to the shocking story that could only have ended in someone's death-- and see if you would have done the same thing in her place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On the latest episode of the Las Vegas Raiders Insider on FFSN, Hondo Capenter talks to one of the Most ICONIC NFL Fans of All TIme, the Las Vegas Raiders Wayne Mabry, The Violator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
I didn't post this late. Your galaxy just stinks. WARNING AARON IS SO DIRTY ON THIS ONE.
Merry Halloween everyone! Some of our listeners might call this episode a double decker bust but the rest of you pissants will recognize it as the best podcast about Buddy Holly and the 166th greatest album of all time, 20 Golden Greats. Before we get to the music we think it over and talk about leprechaun tag, the best things to do in San Francisco, and concerts at the Vegas Sphere. We also revive our annual graveyard smash with a list of the scariest songs of all time. Then at (52:00) we share some words of love on 20 Golden Greats, the greatest hits album by Buddy Holly & the Crickets. Can't you picture your grandpa fumbling a bra to these hits? We discuss how Buddy Holly is credited with the rock-and-roll lineup, the story behind Peggy Sue, and the best songs featuring the Bo Diddley Beat. Over the next week you can enjoy the silence, but next Tuesday we'll be back with the sweetest perfection when we become the best Depeche Mode podcast and discuss their electronic music album, Violator.
August 11, 2023 is the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. What started out mostly as a spoken word artform has become a worldwide juggernaut. Thanks to the moguls who pushed the genre forward, hip-hop went from 0 to 100.In this episode, we rank the 50 greatest moguls in hip-hop's history. We reached out to industry experts — from artists to execs to media personalities — to help us compile the list. Friend of the pod, Zack O'Malley Greenburg, joins me to count them down from No. 50 to No. 10:39 How do we define “mogul”7:06 Honorable mentions09:10 The “Don't overlook their influence” group (ranks 50-41)16:19 The “Playing chess not checkers” group (ranks 40-31)23:38 The “Our impact runs deep” group (ranks 30-21)33:47 No. 2035:37 No. 1937:56 No. 1841:32 No. 1744:27 No. 1647:21 No. 1551:22 No. 14 55:55 No. 1359:09 No. 121:00:46 No. 111:02:16 No. 101:04:39 No. 91:06:44 No. 81:10:20 No. 71:14:06 No. 61:15:37 No. 51:17:11 No. 41:20:53 No. 31:29:06 No. 21:30:34 No. 11:33:22 Who got snubbed?1:35:42 What trends stick out from the list?1:41:21 Who would you pick to run your empire?Listen: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | SoundCloud | Stitcher | Overcast | Amazon | Google Podcasts | Pocket Casts | RSSHost: Dan Runcie, @RuncieDan, trapital.coGuests: Zack O'Malley Greenburg, @zogblogThis episode is sponsored by DICE. Learn more about why artists, venues, and promoters love to partner with DICE for their ticketing needs. Visit dice.fmEnjoy this podcast? Rate and review the podcast here! ratethispodcast.com/trapitalTrapital is home for the business of music, media and culture. Learn more by reading Trapital's free memo.TRANSCRIPT[00:00:00] Zack Greenburg: ownership. Was just such an important thing for Nipsey. Such an important thing for Berner. And, you know, interviewing the two of them, I would say, their mindset around ownership was the closest I've ever seen to Jay Z.[00:00:13] Dan Runcie Intro Audio: Hey, welcome to the Trapital Podcast. I'm your host and the founder of Trapital, Dan Runcie. This podcast is your place to gain insights from the executives in music, media, entertainment, and more who are taking hip hop culture to the next level.[00:00:39] Dan Runcie Guest Intro: This episode is a celebration to hip hop's 50th anniversary. This is a countdown on the 50 greatest moguls ever in hip hop. I'm joined by Zack O'Malley Greenburg, friend of the pod, and we both reached out to. A bunch of label heads, executives, people in hip hop that would know best. And we put it together in an aggregate list.And we're here to break down that list today. We talk about what does it mean to be a mogul? What are some of the considerations we made when we were looking into this list ourselves, how the results looked, what surprised us? What were the snubs? What were the misses? And what can we learn from this overall?And if Zack and I were putting together our dream teams, what would that look like? This is a lot of fun. Really happy with how it turned out. So let's dive in.[00:01:25] Dan Runcie: All right, hip hop's 50th anniversary is right around the corner and we decided to celebrate it in the only way that we know best countdown hip hop's greatest moguls and I'm joined by Zack O'malley Greenburg, who reached out to me about this. I was really excited about it and we spent some time over the past couple of weeks, reaching out to people we know, making sure that we have the best insights looking through and making sure that we had all of the. Breakdowns to share. So Zack, I'm ready for this. How are you feeling?[00:01:55] Zack Greenburg: I am stoked. Yeah, I mean, you know, 50th anniversary of hip hop. We reached out to 50 different judges. amongst, you know, the sort of, the most respected folks from, you know, label heads to artists to entrepreneurs, you know, I think we've got half of them, roughly half of them replied since in their votes, we're going to keep their individual votes anonymous, but, you know, Dan could tell you about some of the judges.Yeah, and it was just really fun to kind of mix it up, you know, I think the thing about this list, a lot of these characters are just kind of an apples to oranges comparison as you'll see once we dive into it, but that's the beauty of it, right? I mean, how do you, you know, compare like a pioneering executive to like a modern day artist mogul? And we really kind of left it in the hands of the judges. And we just said, basically the only guidance was, this is a business focused list, but you know, you can rank artists, executives, people who are both. It just, whatever your definition of mogul is, that's how, you know, that's how you should rank them. And people submitted lists and obviously the higher they rank somebody, the more points we gave them and, you know, the lower they got, but, you know, so there's some people on there who are like accumulators. They ended up on everybody's list, but not so high, but, you know, as a result, they ended up on the top 50.And then there are some who were just like, not ranked at all by most people, but had a couple of really high ranks so that they made the list. So I think it's a pretty cool mix.[00:03:10] Dan Runcie: Right? It's kind of like how we look at artists. There's some artists that have just been consistent, steady through and through each year. You'll always get some reliable output from them, but then there are other artists too. They were the best for a certain amount of time. Maybe they cooled off for a bit.Maybe they came back and that's kind of the way music is too. One of the things that. I was asked whenever I was reaching out to people about this was the same thing that you posed earlier. People wanted to know, how are we defining mogul and we left it up to their interpretation. It is a term that means different things to different people, but maybe for the sake of this conversation, let's kick it off here.Zack, how do you define mogul? And how did you define it when creating your list?[00:03:51] Zack Greenburg: Yeah, I mean, to me a hip hop mogul, more general is just, you know, somebody who not only is a business person, but has some degree of ownership, in whatever it is that they're doing. that's not the only definition of it for me, but like, you know, when I was putting together my rankings, I thought, you know, who are the owners?the same time, you know, people who are executives who are in a decision making place. you know, that counts for something. And I think also, you know, if you're an artist, and you simply have some control over your own work, you maintain your copyrights, whatever, like that counts as being a mogul. So, you know, specifically when it comes to hip hop, you know, I'd say people who are, you know, definitely getting in charge of your own work, but also creating new lines of business, you know, influencing the culture. but you know, a way that they've got some skin in the game from a business perspective, you know, that, kind of thing.That's kind of how I looked at it. but you could see from the votes that, you know, everybody had a slightly different definition too.[00:04:47] Dan Runcie: Yeah, there was definitely a lot of correlation with the artists who tend to be the ones that are the wealthiest. They end up at the highest rankings in on some of those lists, too, but it wasn't exactly correlated because there's a difference. And these are some of the things I kept in mind, too, with the mogul definition, thinking specifically aboutinfluence and impact, were you having, or did you create opportunities for others around you? Were you able to be a bit of a kingmaker or queenmaker in your respective right? Was there a impact in terms of other generations that either looked and modeled how they're doing what they're doing and looking at you as some form of inspiration with that?So there's the indirect impact and influence, but also the, Indirect piece of it too. So there's the money piece as well, but then what do you do with that money? And then that's how I had went about it. And similarly, everyone had their own unique spin to it.[00:05:42] Zack Greenburg: Yeah, for sure. And, you know, and I think the definition changed over time, of what a mogul really is, but when I was putting my rankings together, I think the idea of starting something new, you know, that's also paramount, amongst all the criteria as well.[00:05:55] Dan Runcie: Right? So, of course, Zack and I had our list, but we reached out to a number of people and several other label heads, executives, and people that are in the game.So thank you all to your contributions. We couldn't have done this without you. And if anything, it helped add a variety beyond just you and I, getting and putting our list out there. It added a more full scope and like anything. Oh, this is how you look at it. Interesting and being able to pull unique insights there.[00:06:21] Zack Greenburg: Yeah, for sure. you know, one thing I think we probably ought to point out, on the list, you know, the list is, heavily male. but it's about only 20% women on the list. you know, we did everything we could obviously to make it more equitable, but, you know, the votes are the votes.And, you know, I think there is a bit of a reflection of sort of the state of affairs over the past half century, you know, unfortunately, like many parts of music business, hip hop has been, you know, heavily overindexing for males. So, you know, here's hoping that when 50 years to do a hundred years of hip hop, you know, we'll have even things out a bit or completely, let's say maybe even, you know, made up for lost time, but I think some of the spots on the list, you know, the rankings do kind of reflect an industry reality that we've seen, unfortunately for 50 years.[00:07:06] Dan Runcie: Right? And hopefully this gets better. We do feel and you'll see when we talk about some of the people here, glad about some of the names that got mentioned. Of course, there's always room to be able to have more and hopefully for hip hop's 100th anniversary. If when and people are breaking that down, there's hopefully even more representation there.So, with that, I think it's probably good for us to get started right before the list, but talk about some of the honorable mentions. So, there were people that didn't quite make the cut of 50, but we still wanted to highlight them and the work that they. Did here. So a few of those names here to give a shout out to.So we have Cindy Campbell, Jermaine Dupree, Audrey Harrell, Jay Cole, Damon John. What comes or what do you think about when you hear those names?[00:07:55] Zack Greenburg: Yeah, you know, I mean, Cindy Campbell, I think in many ways you could look at her as the first promoter in hip hop history, right? I mean, you know, we're talking about 50 years of hip hop. That's 50 years from that first party that. She and DJ Kool Herc through, you know, in the rec room on Cedric Avenue.And, I think the idea was that they were going to raise a little bit of cash so she could go get herself a new back to school wardrobe. Now, if that's not, you know, entrepreneurship and hip hop, you know, from the very beginning, I don't know what it is. And so I think Cindy deserves a ton of credit, for being there at the very beginning, you know, but I think on the honorable mentions to a lot of the folks that are on here, you know, or maybe like a little bit, you know, not exactly falling on the same radar, you know, for the list. So like, you know, Damon John, obviously he did with, you know, creating FUBU and, you know, everything he's done as an entrepreneur, it's incredible, but it, I think it's sort of like more of a national brand that is, you know, apart from hip hop and so is his personality, right? Like you see him on shark tank or, you know, whatever, like he sort of moved past, I wouldn't necessarily categorize him, as just hip hop, although he's had a tremendous impact on hip hop.So I think probably that's why, he wasn't on more lists. It's not to sort of ding him his impact, which is considerable.[00:09:10] Dan Runcie: Right, and I do think that of course, music is one element of hip hop. You do have fashion, you do have others. So music definitely got weighted heavily in this list, but Dave and John and his influence in fashion, and there's other people in fashion and we'll get into them in this list too, but we can't overlook everything he did there and some of the more unique and clever marketing tactics that came from food booth that other people did who will mention in this list as well. 1 person that I do want to highlight here from that list 2 people. So, Jermaine Dupri want to give him a shout out as well. Just everything he was able to do with.So, so Def records. He was part of that movement in the 90s, where you saw LaFace and then all these other groups in the South be able to come up, do their own. There was a so so deaf sound, a so so Def vibe and his ability to do it both in rap, but also have a bit of the soul there. Some of the epic production that he's been involved with, even outside of hip hop, thinking about albums like Mariah Carey's Emancipation of Mimi and others, even though he didn't always do everything in hip hop. I think that some of his influence can't go overstated there. And then the second person who's similar in that regard, I would say is Andre Harrell. We talked about him in past episodes, especially the bad boy one, but everything that he did from Uptown Records and then moving on to Motown Records and gave in many ways helped give Puff the blueprint for what he was able to do years later.[00:10:37] Zack Greenburg: Yeah, absolutely. And, you know, I think Andre had a lot of successes, also had a lot of failures, not necessarily, you know, through his own doing, the time, but definitely somebody who deserves, you know, a hat tip at the very least. And, you know, I'm sure Puff would agree about that too.[00:10:52] Dan Runcie: Agreed. Agreed. All right. We ready ready to get into it.[00:10:57] Zack Greenburg: Let's do it.[00:10:58] Dan Runcie: All right. So in the initial group here, which we're calling the don't overlook their influence group. This is people who are ranked 50 through 41. so in order we have Ethiopia have to Marion at 50. She was the former CEO of Motown. We have Top Dog, co founder and CEO of Top Dog Entertainment. We have Mona Scott Young from her work at Violators and more recently Love Hip Hop. And what she also has done with Hip Hop Homicides and some other multimedia projects. We have T.I. with everything he's done with Grand Hustle and Multimedia. We have Eazy E with Priority Records. Many ways pioneering so much of the stuff we saw.We have Todd Moskowitz, L. A. Reed, Craig Kalman, former CEO from Atlantic. We have Sylvia Roan and then tied for 40. We have Desiree Perez and Steve Stout. What are your thoughts on that group list?[00:11:55] Zack Greenburg: Oh, man, I don't know. Maybe we should just pick out a few here and there that we thought were particularly interesting. I mean, you know, I think Ethiopia is a good example of somebody who would be higher up if she were identified, you know, solely as a, you know, as a hip hop mogul, but she's had kind of like a pretty wide reach, you know, especially in R and B, and pop. I mean, some of the stuff she's done with Erykah Badu, NeYo, Stevie Wonder, you know, like over the years, you know, wouldn't be classified as hip hop, but it's worth it nonetheless. just think that, you know, being kind of like in between, in between genres, you know, resulted in her being down a little bit further on the list.But, you know, somebody who had a tremendous impact. you know, I would also, I would highlight TI here, you know, the self proclaimed King of the South, but, you know, in terms of, I remember the years when, you know, we were putting together the Forbes list and, you know, kind of looking at, you know, kind of regionally who is most important to me.Yeah, he was sort of like. The Jay Z of the South. And he was really, especially when he was having that moment, you know, getting a lot of songs on, you know, national radio and, kind of being in the public eye, I mean, had a tremendous business focus, you know, he was always interested in sort of like, what's the next thing that I can create?and you know, that kind of entrepreneurial energy, you know, I think, especially within the context of the South, like taking the blueprint, from guys like Jay Z, you know, I think he certainly deserves a mention. I kind of thought he'd end up higher here, but I guess he's been, not as, especially in the music front lately.and then I would definitely highlight, Desiree, you know, she's somebody who's been behind the scenes for a really long time, with Jay Z and rock nation, but like. she runs rock nation. And although Jay Z obviously has the final say in things, you know, a lot of things that you see, come out of that camp are, you know, her doing and have her fingerprints all over them.And I know some of y'all might have seen the Book of Hove exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum or the Brooklyn Public Library that was a Desiree Perez production and, you know, she said that it was like her emptying her 80, 000 square foot storage unit into the library, but, you know, but to have, you know, that kind of, impact at a place like Roc Nation and to help, you know, Jay Z do what he's done, you know, I think those are all worthy, of notation and, you know, I think she deserves her spot there for sure.[00:14:09] Dan Runcie: Yeah, Desiree is someone that has been working with Jay Z for a while now, and I feel like she deserved a shout out on Jay's verse in Pound Cake, the Drake song. You know where he's like, Dave made millions, Lyor made millions. I feel like Desiree should have gotten a shout out there too, but yeah.I'm glad that she got mentioned here. Two other names I'll run through quickly. Steve Stout, someone who I thought would have ended up higher, and I know that, you know, it was interesting to see how the results played out, but I do think that one of the best marketers that we've seen come through hip hop.He was ahead of the curve in a number of ways, dating back to the 90s with seeing the men in black sunglasses and everything that he's done there from his time working with Nas, everything that they've done, whether it was the firm or, him being a record executive himself and then showing as well, how he's able to do it in advertising and bringing a lot of these companies and brands that didn't necessarily align or think about being related with, you know, hip hop culture and those elements to be able to do it.You look at a company like State Farm and how we now look at what that company has done. And a lot of that is through his work and obviously with what he's done at United Masters. So shout out there and I also do want to give a shout out to Mona Scott Young mentioned her earlier, but she was a right hand to someone who will mention on the list as well coming up soon with everything she did in Violator, this is back when, you know, Q Tip and Busta Rhymes and that whole crew were doing their thing. And then later, I know people have a lot of polarizing opinions about love and hip hop, but if you look at the career opportunities that were created for people that have came through, and the longevity that she's granted, a lot of people that the record industry forgot about that she was able to continue to give opportunities for think about the trick daddies, Trina's and folks like that. I know people hate to see them arguing on camera, but would we have Cardi B where she is today? If it weren't for the platform of love and hip hop, and she's continued to do things with other vocals on the list that we'll get into. So I do want to give a shout out to her[00:16:08] Zack Greenburg: Yeah, definitely a worthy shout out. And we could probably go on and on about even just like the tent in this bracket here, but I suppose we ought to, we ought to move on to the next room before, before we run[00:16:19] Dan Runcie: indeed. Yep. So the next group is playing chest, not checkers. So at 39, we have Dave Mays, founder of the source 38. We have Irv Gotti, founder of Murder, Inc. 37, Cardi B 36, Lil Wayne 35, Nipsey Hussle, 34. Steve Rifkin, from Loud Records 33, Missy Elliot. 32 Birder from Cookies, 31 Kevin Lyles and 30 Chris Lighty.[00:16:47] Zack Greenburg: Oh man, this is a pretty stacked bracket, I must say. I think that, you know, there are a couple of names that stick out to me here. I'm going to go with Nipsey and Berner, because in a funny way, I think, they have like a sort of a similar, a sort of similar strategy, which is like, you have a very clear idea of what it is that you're going to do.You own it, and then you, you know, you continue to own it like ownership. Was just such an important thing for Nipsey. Such an important thing for Berner. And, you know, interviewing the two of them, I would say, their mindset around ownership was the closest I've ever seen to Jay Z. and they really understood from the beginning that they had to own all their music.Own all of their branding own, you know, the companies that create on the side and then they can monetize it later. And, you know, with Nipsey rest in peace. I mean, he was just on the cusp of, of kind of like becoming a mainstream superstar, you know, when, his life ended all too soon. So, I think what Berner is doing with cookies is really fascinating like Berner is, you know, you want to talk, lists. I mean, he's in the top five, probably the top four or three at this point, in terms of net worth for actual, hip hop artists. And that's because of the success of cookies and, you know, there's been, a lot of ups and downs in the cannabis business lately, but like the amount of ownership that he has, you know, I think it amounts to about one third still of cookies, which is, you know, a billion dollar brand. When we gets legalized, you know, like he's going to see the fruits of his labor and, that focus on ownership I think is really going to pay off on the longterm.So I would highlight those two guys, in this tier as the ones that, I think were the most impressive to me. That's not to shade anybody else, but,[00:18:25] Dan Runcie: Yeah, those two guys are also two of the few people who I see people still wearing their merchandise on a regular basis. Granted, I live in San Francisco. There's a cookie store here. So, I mean, I know there is a local connection for sure, but same with Nipsey Hussle. I mean, sadly, it's now been over 4 years since he passed away, and you still see Crenshaw shirts.He understood, Nipsey especially, understood exactly where everything's going. And it's just so sad that, you know, it was gone so soon. Two names, I'm going to shout out here. I'm going to shout. I'm going to shout out Cardi B and I want to shout out Chris Lighty. So Cardi B talked about her a little with the Mona Scott young piece, but she's entered and ran her rap career more uniquely than other artists that we've seen at her level have. And I think that speaks a lot to just where the game is now. It's been over six years since Bodak Yellow came out. And it's been over five years now since her debut album. This is someone who hasn't put out a studio album in over five years.And hasn't gone on tour in a traditional way, but it's still doing her thing. And I think this is one of the things that's unique. She finds interesting ways to monetize herself and to put herself on. She's like, Hey, I can do these private shows and they're going to pay me, you know, 1. 5 million or 3 million just to do a half an hour set.I'm going to do my thing. I'm going to be there at Super Bowl weekend. I may not be performing at the Super Bowl, but I'm going to go do these private shows for Bob craft or the fanatics event or all these things and collect the checks. it's very interesting to see younger artists to do that Lionel Richie playbook, but she is like, Hey, I don't necessarily have to do that. And even though people always do try to, you know, loop her into the Nicki Minaj versus Cardi B beef, she still has lended her hand and extended it to other young artists, especially women in the game, whether it's Ice Spice and others, whether she's doing it through her talents and others. So she's someone that I hope as she continues on, you know, into her thirties and into her forties can continue to rise up this list.And then Chris Lighty talked about a little bit with Mona Sky Young, co founder of Violator and everything they're able to do there. Sad that he was taken away so soon, but if you have not heard this yet and if you haven't listened to the podcast, I highly recommend the Mogul podcast series that was done several years ago on it.It was done by Reggie Yose, who is Combat Jack, who has since passed away as well, but I highly recommend that if you want a full breakdown on everything Chris Leite did. Violator and after that was truly one of the early ones looking at product partnerships and a lot of the things that we see now that are common in hip hop.[00:21:07] Zack Greenburg: And, you know, if we didn't have Chris Lighty, I don't think we would have had 50 Cent. I mean, at least not to the extent that we have him. you know, I mean, I remember writing my first story about 50 and like for Forbes, maybe 2008 and sitting down with Chris and just kind of like hearing him lay out the plan.And again, it's the emphasis on ownership, right? you know, Chris Leidy, I think was the one who really pushed, 50 to take the equity in vitamin water and his parent company, rather than just do an endorsement. And, you know, obviously that became a huge, deal and really like a model for so much, not only of hip hop, but like other parts of the entertainment industry, you know, I think Chris definitely deserves a spot, maybe even should be a little higher. and you know, probably also, there's, you know, again, all these folks deserve a shout out, but Kevin Lyles, I think is, got one of the most inspirational stories. you know, it's another person, I think we've both interviewed a bunch of times, but, you know, just his journey from intern to president of Def Jam and I think seven years. And he just did it by working harder than everybody else like he wasn't an artist that got put there because he had some hit, it wasn't some kind of like nepotism deal, you know, he just outworked everybody and, you know, he had the talent and, you know, the horsepower to just like get it done. And to make that journey within seven years. So I think it's, for people who are listening and, you know, want to do something like that with their own career, you know, study Kevin Miles because he was able to make it, without being, you know, some kind of like preternatural, singing talent or something like that he just did it on smarts and work ethic.[00:22:39] Dan Runcie: And one of the few people that co founded a record label and sold it a decade later for hundreds of millions of dollars, which is what he did 300 as well. Right? So of course, not 300 now underwater, but everything he did with Lyor and Todd, there, is impressive. There's not that many black founders in general. In tech, any sector that have built and exited companies for several hundred, a million dollars, the way that he was able to be a part of that. So, hats offhim.[00:23:09] Zack Greenburg: yeah, I think it takes a special kind of guts to be able to, you know, I mean, he was a well paid executive with a cushy music job, you know, to leave that world, start your own thing. I mean, I know they had, you know, big backers and everything, but like to take a risk once you've already experienced that level of success and to go out and start something, you know, as opposed to starting something from scratch when you have nothing anyway.I mean, it, takes a lot of gumption to do that. So, you know, again, yes, a pretty cool second act for Kevin miles.[00:23:38] Dan Runcie: Indeed, the next group here, our impact runs deep. It is Nicki Will Smith at 28, Swiss beats 27, LL Cool J, 26, Coach K and P, 25, Julie Greenwald, 24. The E40 23, Pharrell 22, and Rick Ross, 21.[00:24:01] Zack Greenburg: Yeah. I think, that's a pretty strong, deck there. And I think also, you know, here, you find some people who, you could argue should be higher or lower based on, you know, how much of their career was done in the hip hop music world, right? Like Queen Latifah, LL Cool J, Will Smith.Obviously those are huge crossover acts. but I think they all got a lot of points from some of the voters because, you know, that is in one way, the measure of a mogul, like you're diversifying your portfolio and whether that's by owning different things or, you know, by getting into, different types of performance, you know, on the silver screen, I think that's a viable path too.but just from like a purely musical entrepreneurial perspective, I would highlight, Swiss Beats and Pharrell, who I think, you know, the two of them are more influential than anybody in terms of like, I'd say Swizz in terms of art and Pharrell in terms of fashion. and you know, some of the things they've done around those two areas and, you know, Pharrell certainly, now with LVMH, but also before with Ice Cream, Billionaire Boys Club, you know, he was very active in starting his own things on the fashion side.And, you know, kind of inspiring artists to do that. you know, would we have had a Yeezy if we hadn't had Pharrell, you know, doing what he was doing and, you know, and even doing what he did with Adidas? you know, I don't know about that. And, Swiss beads certainly, you know, not only from the art side of things, but you know, it's a really impressive art collection.I did a story on him a few years ago and, you know, he's got like, Jeff Kuhn sculptures and Basquiat's and Warhol's and his, you know, like in his foyer. I mean, it's, pretty impressive stuff. but the way that he moves behind the scenes, as sort of like a corporate brand whisperer, at places, you know, like Bacardi, Lotus, you know, this goes on, you know, I think he, he's sort of like more quietlyinfluential than, some folks realize. And, you know, certainly has been earning, on par with, you know, with all the, you know, most of the names, if not higher than most of the names we've mentioned so far. and you know, what he's done on the, both of them, what they've done on the production side, also hard to top.So that must count for something as well. I kind of went more than one shout out there, didn't I? So[00:26:06] Dan Runcie: Yeah. No, that was good. That was good.I'm glad you mentioned the two of them though, because if you didn't, I probably would've called the other one out. The thing about Swiss as well, everything that he's done with versus specifically also embodies this idea and definition of a mogul because he was able to be.A kingmaker in the sense of creating opportunities for others. He did that through the equity that he was able to give all of those early participants in versus in trailer itself. And then additionally, with the careers that we're able to have a boost because of. everything that happened, with the matchups from versus specifically, you look at someone like Ashanti, who is now doing tours and pop it up every now and then she wasn't doing that before her versus and her battle versus Keisha Cole was one of the not, if not the most watched one that we've had.You look at Jadakiss and everything that he's been able to do since his epic showdown against, with Lox versus Dipset with that versus you look at Jeezy versus Gucci Mane. I know that versus definitely had its peak popularity during the pandemic, but that kind of stuff that he was able to do with Timbaland, I think also speaks so much to everything that he's been able to do there.And another person I want to mention to that was in this group as well that I think is similar is LL Cool J because I think similar to the way that. Swiss beets is Ella is also with someone that's been involved with multimedia with everything from the jump. He was the 1st artist to truly breakthrough from Def Jam and did it as a teenager.So, of course, he gets plenty of shout out for that, but he's also always been trying to find ways to look out for that next generation of artists. And he's been doing some of that more recently with rock the bells, and that's its own. Company and entity now where they have a festival coming up as well to celebrate things that are happening with hip hops anniversary.So it's been cool to see him do things as well. And I'll give a very brief shout out here to, coach K and P because they, similar to how I mentioned, Kevin Liles were able to build and grow a company and then sell it for, I believe, forget the exact sale price for, quality control. But they were able to do that thanks in part to a lot of the work that Ethiopia had done, helping to give quality control, the platform that it did, and especially in an era where I think it's harder for a record label to have a true brand, they were able to help give it a boost.[00:28:36] Zack Greenburg: That's true. And on that note of labels, I think Julie Greenwald, there's a mention, you know, she and Craig Kalman, who's mentioned, in an earlier grouping, you know, run Atlantic together. And there's a lot of, of music that we wouldn't have seen if it had been for the two of them, you know, running the show over there.So, shout out to Julie. I mean, the only one actually we haven't discussed here with E40 and Rick Ross. And I don't know, you know, probably get moving, but, do you think Rick Ross deserves to be number 21 on this entire list? Like ahead of Pharrell, ahead of, you know, some of the other names on here. I was surprised that he was ranked this high.[00:29:09] Dan Runcie: I love the spicy questions. Cause this is what people wanted to hear the podcast about, right? They wanted to hear one of us, you know, poke the bear a little bit.If Rick Ross was able to nail that dive in the pool, do you think you would have ranked him higher?[00:29:21] Zack Greenburg: Ha ha ha ha ha ha. No, no, I wouldn't. I mean, I still know. I mean, you know, like I get it, you know, he's called the boss that he must be a mogul, You know, and, some of the things he's done in terms of, you know, Bel Air and Maybach music and all that. Sure. But like, you know, when you put them up against like some of the other ones, did he really do something new or was he more just like following a, blueprint that had worked for others before and, you know, executing it to a degree success, but like, again, not, you know, not to the level of, let's say Pharrell.I think maybe I just, I'm salty that he ended up ahead of Pharrell. I think Pharrell is just way more influential and Mowgli, but, I don't know. What do you think?[00:29:59] Dan Runcie: So, I've read 2 of Ross's books and I interviewed him once on Trapital. I think that, to your point, he did follow the blueprint that we saw from others. I think he is smart about the types of partnerships he does, but it does feel like a ditty light. Type of playbook that he's been able to do and build.And I do think a lot of it makes sense. He may not necessarily have the large media entities the way that he does. Although I do think he's overdue for some type of comedy show or some type of reality show just following him around because I think he's hilarious. And anytime that he gets that, it could just generate something unique.And I'm sure he's been hit up about it. I do think that he's done well for himself. Just thinking about. Now, how his career is growing, I think it's been what, 16, 17 years since hustling 1st came out. I think in this range, there is some flexibility there in terms of like, where people are in certain ways.I get why he may not necessarily be as high. I'm sure if you looked at the net worth or the earnings, that some of the people that are lower than him may actually be higher. I think 1 of the knocks potentially is although Maybach music was cool. I wrote about this in Trapit as well. I think there was a missed opportunity.And part of that comes from, huh, did Ross do all the things that he probably could have done from a leadership perspective to especially like, when Meek Mill and Wally were beefing and stuff. And I think Ross had a bit more of a laissez faire approach to things, which in some ways is kind of the opposite of King making as we're talking about this, right?Can we really bring folks together and make something larger than it is. I think it was a bit tough in general for people to try to do everything themselves, try to be the boss of this label, which is signed to a different label because Rick Ross was signed to a different label than MNG was himself. And I think anytime you have that type of dynamic, it's just splitting the leadership interests. So I hear you.[00:32:00] Zack Greenburg: Yeah. So then how much of a mogul are you, if your label is really, you know, so I guess everybody's labels on somebody else's label and have you distributed by something, but you know, it's like when they're like multiple labels kind of, you know, intertwined with your label, it kind of causes the question.are you really the boss? If you have several bosses that you're answering to, but you know, I think actually though. in Rick Ross's defense, what he's done with Wingstop, I mean, that is pretty unique and, I don't know that anybody else on this list has something comparable in that space.So, you know, maybe that's why, I think, you know, by virtue of that, you could put them pretty high up. And maybe that's what some of the judges were thinking, you know, but he also ended up on a lot of lists, you know, so some of the judges just kind of like, maybe we're getting to some of the judges sent rank lists, and they're like, you know, this person is the top and they should get the most points and other people were like, here are my people.And you can just rank them evenly. and I think Rick Ross ended up on a lot of those lists. So, you know. I think again, maybe like I was alluding to earlier, he's a bit of a compiler, nothing wrong with that, you know, you can get into the hall of fame by compiling 3000 hits, but, it's interesting to see how, how the opinions differ. That's the whole fun of it.[00:33:06] Dan Runcie: He runs his business is almost like how a small business owner would in a number of ways where he has a bunch of car washes and, you know, his is 1 of the family members does that he has his wing stops, right? He has that. And it is a bit of this, like, mogul dumbness from that perspective in terms of like, okay, I have my hands in these things and I've hired people to have, you know, different roles within that that doesn't necessarily have things in aggregate. It's a bit more of the strip mall mentality as opposed to the, you know, building a skyscraper that could then build other skyscrapers, but it's something worth mentioning, but I hope we keep that up with a few of the other rankings we have coming up as we dig into the top 20, here.So, yeah, let's start with 20. So, 20, Queen Latifah, I think that she and, Ice Cube, who we'll get into in a minute, were one of the first that noticed, hey, I may not be able to do this rap thing forever, what are areas that I can expand this multimedia empire and everything I'm building.She was able to do this with Living Single, the show that was Friends before Friends was, and even the way that she was able to show young black people that were having, you know, highly sought after roles, but they still had their interpersonal dynamics. It was cool. It was refreshing. It was aspirational, which I do think that a lot of the black sitcoms were in the 90s.And she was able to do that, continue finding ways to put other people on as well through the work that she did. She was also willing to take risks. Like I remember when she was in set it off, people had a bunch of questions about, Oh, you're going to play a lesbian in this heist movie. What is this going to do for your career?And she was willing to do that. And I think she is always, you know, be willing to take risks. So, you know, shout out to her and I'm glad that several people have mentioned her[00:34:56] Zack Greenburg: Yeah. And I think she gets credit for, like you say, diversifying her portfolio. you know, into the acting world. it's worth noting, you know, she was barely ahead of Rick Ross. but you know, there is a big difference between 21 and 20. It's the top 20. So, again, I think, you know, she was a bit of a compiler, but there were a couple of people who ranked her in the top 10.and, you know, I think just like in terms of the breadth of her career, you know, the longevity, the diversity of the things that she's gotten into. you know, even if it's not as much ownership as somebody, even like a Rick Ross, it's just like, having your hands in a lot of pies and like that really counts for something as a mogul.So, I think it makes sense to see you there.[00:35:36] Dan Runcie: Agreed 19 is Eminem. So let's talk about it. How do we feel about Eminem in 19?[00:35:43] Zack Greenburg: You know, I think it's a weird one, honestly. you know, there's no doubting, his lyrical prowess and where, you know, where he kind of stacks up as part of like the pantheon of lyricists, like fine. But is he really a mogul? I mean, he's somebody who has been, you know, very reclusive at times. Who has, you know, kind of gotten in his own way at other times. I mean, I could see ranking him up here though, just by virtue of ownership of the music and sort of like the quality and quantity of his catalog. you know, what he did with D12, you know, he did have shady records and, you know, and all that.So again, you know, there, there is kind of a layer cake of a label situation, like some of the folks who mentioned earlier across, but, you know, that was at least important to him to set up, you know, as his continued ownership of, You know, his work and, you know, certainly when it comes to like raw commercial prowess, you know, Eminem, is one of the best selling hip hop artists of all time.If not the best, depending on how you look at it. And just, you know, simply by virtue of the amount of revenue he generated, you know, throughout the late 90s and early aughts at the peak of the sort of CD age there. you know, that deserves, some kind of something, even if he wasn't running around starting his own, you know, side businesses as much as some of these other folks[00:37:02] Dan Runcie: Best selling artist of the 2000s by a pretty strong amount, I believe, and has the most of any genre, right? And the most streamed song of the 2000s as well, at least on Spotify with Lose Yourself, and I'm pretty sure Till I Collapse and maybe a couple of others aren't too far. Behind as Will Page as Spotify's former chief economist said, anytime Eminem farts or burps or releases anything on a streaming service, it provides a huge bump to everything in this back catalog.So, I still laugh about that, but I do think that speaks to it there and. If, correct me if I'm wrong, but I think he was one of the first hip hop artists to have a Sirius XM channel himself.So that's something that's unique and obviously Sirius is still doing its thing. So, shout out to him there. A bit higher than I probably would have ranked him, but that's why it's interesting to get the group results here. Ah, this one's gonna be spicy. Number 18. Your boy, Suge Knight.[00:38:02] Zack Greenburg: Yeah, you know, I mean, I think this is one of the tougher ones on the entire list. You know, this is not like a list of, Ms. Congeniality or Mr. Congeniality, as you'll see, you know, some of the other names on here. Obviously, you know, Suge is in jail. he's been involved in the death of, you know, human beings that like that is, you know, not sort of like what you're after in a mogul here, but, enough people, you know, I guess felt that the business, if you just, you know, looking at it from a pure business perspective, was enough to put them up here. And, you know, there is no arguing that death row at its peak was one of the most influential record labels, you know, not just in hip hop, but of anything. I mean, any genre, when death row was at its hottest, I don't know any, kind of moment where any other, you know, you'd have to stack that up against peak Motown or, you know, Atlantic or something like that, but, you know, that was really like a, peak moment. So, you know, I think this is one of the things we run into on this list like if somebody exhibits, a level of, you know, sort of business ingenuity, you know, that counts for something and, you know, the other things that you do in your life and your career, you know, we'll detract from that, but, you know, what you did at your peak, I think will get you pretty far in a list like this when people kind of count, you know, we kind of count sort of like the ceiling as opposed to the average, in some cases. So, I don't know. What do you think?[00:39:27] Dan Runcie: These are the two most impressive business moves that Suge Knight has done. Number two is shaking down Vanilla Ice to get his points for everything that he did on the album that had Ice Ice Baby there. Because he was able to use that money to then start and co found Death Row with Dr. Dre. That's number two.Number one is at the 1995 Source Awards where he publicly makes his Call to attract Tupac to say, Hey, I know you're in jail, but we're riding with you. Tupac wasn't signed there at the time, but he knew that this was an opportunity. Tupac likely needed somewhere to call a home and he called his shot. He was able to make it happen.I know everyone talks about the diddy shot about, you know, being all in the video death row. And that, of course, is infamous in its own right. But I think the number one thing that should night did is that that said. those 2 things speak to what should night is, 1, it is that muscle and the prowess of being able to overpower a situation and then take advantage.And I think those were things that he was good at. That said, I don't think he was necessarily strong as a. Business leader, the company imploded in large part. And I don't think it imploded because of Dr. Dre, it imploded because of all of the things, all the shenanigans. And I think for what he was building, some of that just got a little too close to the sun, unfortunately. And, that's Chuck Knight[00:40:49] Zack Greenburg: And, I think that, you know, in some of the reporting I've done over the years, One of the things people say is that Shug and a lot of the guys around him, you know, it wasn't that they were necessarily like that. It's just they kind of had been watching too many bad gangster movies and the music business, didn't know what to do with somebody like Suge Knight.And so the more he kind of like played this role, the more he grew into it to where, to the point where he was actually living sort of a bad gangster movie. and sort of like created, turned himself into a monster. Yeah, so I think like the evolution. or the evolution, of somebody like Suge Knight is sort of fascinating in terms of like what you can, what sort of playing a role can do to you, over the course of time.[00:41:32] Dan Runcie: Agreed. And well said number 17 here is America's most wanted ice cube. I'll start here to kick things off. I think that Ice Cube, like Queen Latifah mentioned earlier, was one of the early ones who had said that he knew that living and doing everything off a raft wasn't gonna last forever. And I think a lot of it was because he experienced some of the brunt and ugliness of it.I mean, we've all seen the Straight Outta Compton movie. He goes into Jerry Heller's office. He starts smashing shit. He releases no Vaseline. There was definitely a no fucks given that carried through even after he was done with NWA, but he saw what this industry is like as well and then that's when he starts writing screenplays.And then that's how Friday because the thing becomes a thing. And then. His career just continues to take off after that he still dabbled in rap and did his thing, but he definitely became known early on for one of the people that took a risk with cube entertainment and everything that he was able to do there.And with any of the movies that he had, whether it was the movies with Mike Epps and plenty others, I do believe that most of these movies were pretty profitable. And he was able to. Do it work within the confines that he had and just continue to build everything he did from a career. We've seen him expand as well into everything that he's done with the big 3 specifically giving a home for basketball players that can still play, but maybe they can't make, you know, a 13 person NBA roster anymore.I do think that some of his more recent news highlights that are a bit more politically driven or him walking around with Tucker Carlson and probably take it away from some of the more prominent memories of Hugh Ice Cube is, but yeah, that's why I had had him or that's why he, I think deserves to be, you know, where he is, on the list.[00:43:27] Zack Greenburg: Yeah. And I think it's interesting, you know, you see, Eminem, Suge Knight, Ice Cube, all together, you know, they're all, inextricably connected to Dr. Dre. one way or the other. Right. and you know, would there, would Dre have been Dre without the three of them? you know, at different phases of his career, you know, I don't know, I mean, I think certainly what, Ice Cube did as part of NWA, you know, I wouldn't say that, that NWA was like.like a business first organization. But like that wasn't the point of NWA and if it hadn't been for NWA, I don't think you would have been able to have business first organizations come out of hip hop in the way that you did. and certainly, you know, somebody like Dr. Dre, so. I think he gets extra points for that.and, you know, this is probably why, you know, he was again, I don't know, was he compiler? He was, you know, he had like a lot of kind of middling, a lot of lists, a couple of top 10 votes, you know? So, you know, I think again, everybody has their favorite and he's up there for a lot of folks.[00:44:27] Dan Runcie: Agreed. Number 16 is Drake. Should we poke the bear again?[00:44:33] Zack Greenburg: Yeah. Does Drake deserve to be at number 16 on this list?[00:44:37] Dan Runcie: This one surprised me, I was very surprised at the number of people that had him on the list, because you can make a case for the opposite, right? It's similar to the M and M thing, but almost to the extreme because M and M, yes, most commercially successful artists, XYZ. There's other artists that are less commercially successful at M and M that did more in that mogul definition but for Drake, it's even bigger of a Delta between these two, because here you have the most streamed artists of all time. So clearly commercially successful on its own, but people believe that OVO. Records or OVO sound itself actually could hurt an artist's career. And when you think about that, you think about some of the other multimedia things that he's done.I know he's been active as an investor and I know that people like Nicki Minaj and others have said, Oh, you know, Drake's a low key billionaire. He just doesn't want you to know it personally. Again, he may be, I mean, I'm not sure what he may not disclose, but it isn't always just about wealth. It's like, what opportunities were you able to create for each other?I do think it's good. That drink has been able to have different people that have been working alongside that. I think did get a bit of that drink stimulus package. And I think that's something that is quite debated, but I do think that. I feel like 21 Savage has definitely benefited from it. I mean, he was already commercially successful, but for him and Drake to do a joint album together was huge.I think it was the same way that it was huge for Future and the same way that the Migos going on tour with Drake in 2018 was huge for them and anything else that Drake continues to do from that perspective. So I think it is, you know, debatable, but I mean, people do definitely add some weight to the artists themselves.[00:46:18] Zack Greenburg: Yeah. And, you know, I think he should be around Eminem and whether they're both too high is an open question, but, you know, there's no doubting the commercial viability of what he's done. He did start more side businesses in Eminem, right? With OVO, whether it's the label, the festival, the clothing line, you know, he started a whiskey brand called Virginia black, which I tried once.It tasted okay. but I don't think it's selling, you know, I don't know if he's even still doing it. yeah, he is definitely involved as a startup investor, so maybe, you know, we'll see some exits and we start to think of him differently at that point. But, yeah, you know, again, I think it's, some voters just kind of overweighted, you know, musical prowess and pop culture influence.And if you're talking about that, I, I don't know anybody who's been as influential in the past 15 years. I mean, he's, you know, he's the most streamed artist of all time and that's got to count for something.[00:47:08] Dan Runcie: Right. I know his cannabis line failed, but there's a lot of people, even people that we'll get to in this list that have also had failed or struggling cannabisbusinesses. And, there's a lot that we could discuss there, but moving on number 15 is Sylvia Robinson, the originator.[00:47:26] Zack Greenburg: I think she deserves to be in the top five, personally. because if there were no Sylvia Robinson, yeah, I mean, I don't know that we have hip hop and, you know, it's, you know, for those who don't know the story, she was running sugar hill records with her husband, Joe sylvia was actually a child star singer herself.And, you know, they kind of had this like middling existence with their label. And then all of a sudden she's at this birthday party that she didn't even want to go to in Harlem and she sees Lovebug Starsky up on the microphone. A hip hop hippie to the hippie to the hip hip hop. You know, this is early, early seventies.She's never heard anything like it. All the kids, you know, hands in the air, like you just don't care. And the whole thing. she tries to get Lovebug to sign. There's some kind of dispute, like with his management, never happens. And so she just goes to the pizzeria in New Jersey, finds three kids, get him, gets them to talk real fast over this record is how she described it.and that's, you know, that's Rapper's Delight. That's the first hip hop song on Wax. That's the first hit. you know, that sort of spawns the whole genre. So, you could certainly argue, that, you know, she, borrowed or she hired, hired people who borrowed or whatever to do this, you know, like the idea that, that the first hip hop, track on wax was like, you know, originated in a pizza shop in New Jersey is really unfortunate cause it started at the Bronx, but like, you know, Sylvia came from Harlem.She, you know, she, she knew that world. Like, you know, she was part of the music business and, for better or worse, she took hip hop from being, you know, just basically like spoken word in person kind of thing to being, you know, national events. Would it have happened eventually?Yeah, I think so. But you know, who knows? I mean, it could have taken years longer and if it took years longer, you know, are we going to have the eighties with like run DMC and Def Jam and all that? Like, you know, I don't know. I mean, it, could have taken a lot longer to get off the ground if she hadn't done what she'd done.And, you know, I don't think we, I don't think we should really be dinging Sylvia Robinson for her Machiavellian tactics, given some of the other people on this list, you know, we're talking like Suge Knight and whoever else, you know, there's quite nefarious characters, you know, as we get higher up too in this list.So, you know, I don't think anything she did was. remotely as bad as, as like a lot of the dudes on this list. and, you know, so, you know, let's, I think we give her her due and yeah, I would definitely put her higher, but, you know, I think that's part of the deal when, when you have somebody who's that early on.You know, people are going to say, Oh, well, you know, the total gross is not quite as much as so and so or whatever the case may be. And she wasn't as famous as some of the artists. So, but you know, she's up there, I mean, ahead of some pretty big names, Drake, Eminem, what have you. So, I think she's getting some flowers here[00:50:00] Dan Runcie: The total gross knock is always one that makes me roll my eyes a bit because even if you take out the inflation aspect and the amount of money that's now in the industry, this is something that happens with pioneers in any type of industry. They are the ones that take the early hits to make it possible.She and her work is what made it possible for rappers to like, she and her workers have made it possible for the message and anything else that we then see after that. Yes. Sugar Hill. records did have its struggles, afterward, like many other labels. But what do you think about broader context of the eighties being a very tough time in general for black music?And there were only a certain number of decision makers in power that could make that happen. Yeah. You have to take that into account. And then additionally, she did stuff outside of even just this record label itself. As you mentioned, she was a recording artist herself. She also owned a nightclub. So there were other mogul type things that she had her hands.And so shout out to Sylvia, who knows where this would be without her.[00:51:00] Zack Greenburg: And probably worth caveating also that, you know, she did have some, Disputes over paying artists, as the years went on. So did like really a lot of people on this list is we could do like a whole separate, you know, like has some kind of dispute on how they pay artists. So, you know, that, that's probably worth noting too, but yeah, I mean, so does everybody else.And, you know, I think she deserves her flowers.[00:51:22] Dan Runcie: Number 14, Dame Dash,[00:51:25] Zack Greenburg: Another, another hot one coming in. I mean, I think a lot of people would disagree with this, but you know, some people would put them even higher. I mean, I think he might be the most polarizing name on this entire list. Like some people had on top five, you know, some people didn't list them at all.you know, I think it kind of comes in. We've had this conversation before. Would there be a Jay Z without a Damon Dash? you know, I mean, I think so, but it's that part of the, you know, we've talked about him in the context of startups and do you, you know, you need a different kind of founder for your like pre seed days than you do for your series B.you know, if you're like a mafia, family, you need like a wartime Don, you know, versus like a peacetime Don or whatever it's called. But like, you know, I think, Dame Dash is a wartime Don. He's a seed stage startup founder. and he does it fair as well. You know, when it comes to like the growth stage and the corporate boardrooms and stuff, but, you know, there's no denying his brilliance.you know, I think what he did, you know, certainly with rock aware, you know, expanding, the Roc-A-Fella empire beyond music. you know, maybe he realized that Jay was eventually going to leave and that they just, it wasn't going to be forever. And so he wanted to get his hands into, you know, as many different areas as he could, but, you know, there's like a lot of pro and a fair bit of con, but, you know, I think again, he's one who, you know, the pro outweighed the con, he didn't kill anybody, you know, so there's some people on here who did.yeah, the con is only like so much con in my opinion.[00:52:56] Dan Runcie: This conversation makes me think about, that backstage documentary that. Roc-A-Fella had put out after the hard knock life tour. And there's that infamous scene of Dave dash yelling and swearing at Kevin Lyles, who was at Def Jam at the time about the jackets and where what logo was supposed to be, or something other than that.And thinking about that in context now of like, you know, how we talked about Kevin Lyles and everything he was able to do from that run and still can continue to do. And with where Dame Dash is, is in his career, Dame Dash doing his thing. I think he very much lived through and practice and preach the ownership standards that worked for him, where he has Dame Dash Studios, Dame Dash this, and he's been able to.Create exactly what he wanted to. We heard him on that infamous 2015 breakfast club interview where he's yelling at DJ Envy and Charlemagne about, Oh, well, if your son wants a job, can you get him a job here at power 105 or whatever? No. Well, I can do him at where I'm at. And as comic as the delivery was, there is some aspect of mogul dumb.That is a bit of that King making aspect of, okay, can you create opportunities for others around you? What those opportunities look like definitely vary. And I think that is a factor. So I do highlight that is something that Dame is able to do. And Dave is also similar to he's similar to a polarizing basketball player in the sense that the media may look and be like, why do you all fuck with this guy?Like, what's going on? But if you ask the people that are actually in it, a lot of that would be like, oh, well, you got to look at Dame dash, Dame dash is the guy. And when I have. Interviewed. I'm sure you've interviewed and talked to many of young artists, too, or young label executives, too. A lot of them will reference Dave Dash.A lot of them will look at what he was able to do alongside Roc-A-Fella, almost in the same way that, you know, players will swear by Kyrie or swear by James Harden or some other type of athlete that may be polarizing in their own right. And the media is like, Oh, why do you all like this guy? And it's like, Oh, well, no, you don't understand.So there's something about. The people, and obviously I say that being self aware is us as people more so on the media side, as opposed to being in it themselves. But there's something about these young artists and moguls as well that have always looked up and respected what Dame has built. And even though it may not resonate, like, personally, I acknowledge that.[00:55:23] Zack Greenburg: I would say, if you're going to make a basketball reference, Maybe not personality, but like basketball style, I'd almost liken him to Carmelo Anthony, you know, like he's an isolationist. He's a scorer, like, you know, he may not be very good at distributing the basketball, but like, you know, you throw him the ball in the corner and he's going to find a way to get it in.And, You know, like a lot of people wouldn't think that he belongs in the Hall of Fame at all, you know, but some people would, be insistent on it. So, you know, yeah, I think that sort of like singular focus, you know, you could definitely give him credit for that,[00:55:55] Dan Runcie: Agreed. Number 13, we are Cohen.[00:55:58] Zack Greenburg: man, another like bulldozer of a human being, but, you know, certainly somebody who, you know, maybe he has also got the finger roll, you know, like he, he can have a light touch when needed. you know, I think just like in terms of longevity, we talk about longevity with some of the names on this list, you know, Leroy was there in the very beginning of hip hop, you know, managing rappers, and it gives the road manager run DMC, taking the leader
She was always very nice to Grace when she'd call into the Howie Carr Show. Still, Rachael Rollins is making headlines for an alleged violation of the Hatch Act, an act aimed at preventing pernicious political activities. Grace shares the case against the MA U.S. Attorney that involves none other than Dr. Jill!