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Good Convo
by Vinyl Me, Please & Michael Penn II
Good Convo is a music interview show that puts content in context, no cap necessary. Presented by Vinyl Me, Please.
Episodes
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Episode 36: Heno.
From Takoma Park, MD to the Bay to L.A, Yihenew Belay (known as Heno.) has lived his life infatuated by the potential of what life could be once acknowledging the known unknown as inevitable. He's lived through the streets, addiction, depression, hypersurveillance and the trials of forging one's...
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Episode 35: serpentwithfeet
To witness the gifts of serpentwithfeet is to witness an immeasurable gratitude to the legacies before him, and an incomparable style emanating from himself. His voice commands the room, his melodies haunt and delight within seconds, and his star's rising with every dazzling performance. He's…
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Episode 34: Mia Berrin (Pom Pom Squad)
The cheerleader: a symbol of power, femininity, even purity should she be coated in porcelain. She's despised and desired, and according to Mia Berrin, this image colored her formative girlhood experiences as a pillar of something unattainable. Pom Pom Squad became her project: a reimagining of…
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Episode 33: Knox Fortune
Kevin Rhomberg's well-accustomed to the whirlwind of what a music career can be: He's been on the broke hustle in L.A., been on the radio, and won a Grammy just to end up back in the dingy apartment where he got out his dreams. Knox Fortune's already took us to Paradise with his otherworldly pop...
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Episode 32: 454
'Twas a simple recommendation (before recording our ARTHUR episode) that initiated our host into the otherworldly nature of 454. Almost a year later, and the artist born Willie Wilson is poised for a breakthrough by making hyperdriven rap influenced by everything from footwork to early Rvidxr…
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Episode 31: Guapdad 4000
What's life for the Lil Scammer That Could? Ask Oakland's own Guapdad 4000, and it looks like a feature on a platinum record, a hefty Lyft budget, several durags, and L.A. weather. Gone are the days of his Dior Deposits, but not the pain that came from it; when one inherits a hustler's bloodline,...
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Episode 30: Fana Hues
Fana Hues is a Black woman from Pasadena: known for the Rose Bowl, yet small enough for everybody to know one another. Whether shows with the family band or volunteering in her neighborhood, her entire life thus far has given her the foundation for an artist with a deep care for community. She...
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Episode 29: Djo (Joe Keery)
What happens when the theatre kid/music nerd earns a life-changing role that marks him as the next All-American Boy Next Door? If you're Joe Keery, that means your teenage stans call you Steve from Stranger Things, and a pizza company fashions you like Ferris Bueller. From a sleepy Massachusetts...
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Episode 28: Ricky Reed
There's a common thread in being thoroughly accomplished, yet feeling like you still have plenty to prove. Enter the life of Ricky Reed: Grammy-winning producer, songwriter, Billboard veteran, reformed indie rocker, and EDM hybrid artist in a past life as well. Movie themes, #1 records, deep…
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Episode 27: Erick the Architect
Erick Arc Elliott (known as the Architect) has spent the past decade as one-third of the beloved NYC crew Flatbush Zombies, leaving a collective legacy as one of the most energized live acts in hip-hop. Solo, Elliott's built a discography as one of the most versatile producer-rappers of all time....
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Episode 26: Puma Blue
The journey of Jacob Allen took him from demo versions at the BRIT to tours around the world as Puma Blue: a shape-shifting multi-instrumentalist delving into the depths of romance, heartbreak, and pain. It made him a lo-fi indie darling with millions of streams, but who is Puma Blue in his...
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Episode 25: Love Mansuy
Be it pure fate or by design, Michael always manages to talk with fellow Aquarians during Aquarius Season. This conversation with Love Mansuy is no different, chronicling Love's journey-in-progress as a passionate overthinker with heavy attention to detail. He's Canada-born Haitian from Jersey…
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Episode 24: Killer Mike
This uncut two-hour episode features an intimate portrait of VMP's 2021 Hip Hop ROTM "Killer" Mike Render: rapper, businessman, thinker and debater. Many know him as one-half of Run the Jewels, or from his days in the Dungeon Family, but this episode finds Mike (our guest) giving Michael (our…
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Episode 23: Ric Wilson
Rapper, abolitionist, Soul Train line conductor: Ric Wilson's kept busy as a Chicago rising star making funk-laced bops for the dance floor and the protest. (Sometimes, they're the same place.) Still reeling from a Summer from Hell, Ric checks in with Michael for their second interview, a...
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Episode 22: SIR E.U
There's a myriad of ways to describe SIR E.U, and a shortage of words that do the 27-year-old DC native any justice: idiosyncratic, innovative, relentless Aquarian leaning contrarian. As a multimedia artist, he's spent over half his life designing sound, specializing in rap music and performance...
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Episode 21: Billy Lemos
At 22 years old, the Iowa-raised, Chicago-based Billy Lemos has weathered more waves from his computer than many artists a decade older. Lemos is a self-managed producer/A&R who survived early popularity from the advent of bedroom pop, and currently strives to push pop music to its strangest...
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Episode 20: Thes One From People Under The Stairs
People Under the Stairs have rested their LA caps on the mantle, retiring with the legacy of two underdogs dedicated to hip-hop's essence, prevailing no matter who hated on them. For Thes One, the chip of notoriety remains, but so does the fighting spirit; every pretty memory's tied to a long...
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Episode 19: Slow Pulp
Three years after nearly breaking up, Madison-bred/Chicago-based rock band Slow Pulp have risen to become critically-revered Midwestern darlings, earning nods from major publications and touring with the likes of Alex G and Post Animal. But the road to their own solo debut, Moveys, was paved in...
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Episode 18: Gabriel Garzón-Montano
Gabriel Garzón-Montano lives to occupy whomever he must be as each moment requires: globetrotter, heartthrob, loner, lover. Now, he's arming himself with the sounds and stories to become the popstar symbol of his dreams. Agüita, his second album, steeps him in such lineage by casting him as the...
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Episode 17: Tasha
Chicago-born artist/activist Tasha is in the business of making bed songs: music to rest to, stringed refuge for the excluded. (Make no mistake, she's in the streets when she can be.) Her talents have brought her across the country, and granted her a devoted core who bask in their feelings as she...
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Episode 16: Mavi
Let the Charlotte-bred MC tell it... the South still got sum'n to say, but the sun's not talking right now. The storm's approaching, and Mavi's been preparing himself. He's had a whirlwind year full of wins and lessons, sparked by an outpour of support for his riveting debut album. But the world...
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Episode 15: Sen Morimoto
As a maker, Sen Morimoto's used his music as a canvas to pour his insides onto, sorting through the big questions and little pleasures of a vibrant life. Mere neighborhoods apart, Sen checks in with Michael for the third Sooper Records edition of Good Convo. As he assembles his belongings in a…
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Episode 14: Rexx Life Raj
From the gridiron to the Grammy race, Rexx Life Raj has built his career through the lens of flight. The Bay Area artist has become a deeply-affecting songwriter through the spoils of constant growth and ceaseless collaboration. He leans on his community, and will stop at nothing to foster…
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Episode 13: ARTHUR (LIVE)
Live from the backyard of his family's Pennsylvania home, ARTHUR checks into Good Convo livestream, fresh off the release of his sophomore album Hair of the Dog. This episode features Michael's deep inquiries into the rewarding eccentricities of ARTHUR's work, attempting to unravel the truths...
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Episode 12: Sammus (Live)
On this Good Convo Live, Michael checks in with the beloved rapper-speaker-postdoc Sammus for a freewheeling conversation of practice, ethics and aesthetics. In a lively hour, they work to untangle the politics behind engaging hip-hop from places of privilege, reconciling one's love for music...
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Episode 11: Naeem (Live)
In this episode of Good Convo, we tune our feeds to the West Coast to tap in with Naeem: the Baltimore-born rap legend formerly known as Spank Rock. After two decades of international touring and fighting the current, Naeem's on the verge of a public rebirth, putting the past to rest and creating...
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Good Convo Episode 10: April +VISTA (Live)
In this Good Convo Live episode on VMP's Lost Sounds Radio, Michael interviews the DMV duo April + VISTA in a feature-length spree of nostalgia and light. From two different homes, A+V delve into an oral history of their experiences in the DMV scene before finding each other and collaborating...
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Episode 9: Ivy Sole (Live Episode)
In our first Good Convo Live, we have Michael's second interview with Ivy Sole... powered by wine, water, and the Internet. In the year since their first VMP feature, Ivy's relocated to Brooklyn, released an Overgrown live album, and faced the ever-shifting hellscape of independent artistry in a...
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Episode 8: KAINA
Welcome back to Good Convo, Vinyl Me, Please's interview podcast that puts the content into context. This latest episode features Souper Record's KAINA who put out Next to the Sun last year intricately warm pop songs to melt into and get lost in. Joined by the presence of her producer, Sen...
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Episode 7: El-P
This episode features El-P: one half of Run the Jewels, founder of Def Jux, relentless artist settling into his next act. He's the most popular he's ever been, and the most thoughtful. But as the sunset approached Wilshire, another darkness enveloped our surroundings: the death of the young. The...
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Episode 6: NNAMDÏ
This latest episode features Chicago's own NNAMDI: a musical polymath and DIY legend, known for relentless innovation that's always unpredictable. This hour's equally as unpredictable: we discuss his come-up, the present and future of Sooper, how to survive a crushing musical ecosystem, and how…
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S1E5: DMC of Run-DMC
On the season one finale of Good Convo, we talk with the O.G. rap superstar, DMC of Run-DMC, about everything from how he made rappers with sneaker deals possible, to his adoption, to everything else he felt like talking about over the course of an hour. Hosted by Michael Penn II Executive…
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S1E4: Yoh from DJ Booth
Good Convo is a music interview show that puts content in context, no cap necessary. In the fourth episode of this season, we go to A3C in Atlanta to talk with Yoh, the writer behind your favorite rapper's favorite content. We talk about #invoiceboyz and everything else we felt like, damn near....
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S1E3: Dua Saleh
Good Convo is a music interview show that puts content in context, no cap necessary. This episode marks the second convo with Dua Saleh in a year filled with elevation and revelations. They go long on everything: gaining visibility in a toxic world, expanding their repertoire to curate the slaps,...
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S1E2: Psymun
Good Convo is a music interview show that puts content in context, no cap necessary. This episode we sat down with legendary hip hop producer Psymun, who co-produced (with Wheezy and SinGrinch) "Fine China" by Future & Juice WRLD and "Chanel (Go Get It)" by Young Thug, Lil Baby and Gunna, has...
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S1E1: Clairo + JPEGMAFIA in Conversation at Pitchfork Fest
The premiere episode of Good Convo features JPEGMAFIA and Clairo, live from Pitchfork Music Festival, in a conversation about everything and nothing. Topics include: pre-album pressure, fame and criticism, authenticity on the internet, and whether or not Ted Bundy was f*ckable. Brought to you by...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Good Convo is a music interview show that puts content in context, no cap necessary. Presented by Vinyl Me, Please.
HOSTED BY
Vinyl Me, Please & Michael Penn II
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