Robo Robb

I first met this dude during our Pakistan Flood Relief benefit concert at Oakland University. This summer I was able to speak with him about his ambitions and his expertise in information technologies, rap, and fatherhood. J Scriptz is a very humble dude and was glad I got the opportunity to speak with him. I am confident this isn’t the last we will be hearing from him. Take a listen and enjoy!

Doc Waffles is one of the more interesting people to have come on my show in the past year. For one, this dude is a antique book dealer. Two, his “rapper keeper” is Jane Fader. Last but not least, he raps about socks… “socks with a man eating a man eating shark on em’”. Oh yeah… he also brought Selfsays and J. Walker of Midcoast Most to join him for this interview. Supposedly J. Walker is his handler when he battle raps. So take a listen and enjoy! At the end you get to hear a little cypher with all three of these fine gents.

This dude made a throne out of books....

I had the opportunity to speak with Spank Rock before he opened of for Ke$ha this summer at DTE Music Theater. Spank Rock was one cool dude and willing to speak at length with me on a variety of topics. I have been playing his music on my show for years and was glad to finally be able to speak to him. Take a listen to this interview and enjoy!

I got to interview Quest Mcody a few months ago and was very impressed by where our conversation led. We didn’t just talk about MTV and battle rapping… we actually were able to dig deeper and discuss Quest for the Cure (his charity) and other issues of social significance. Take a listen to our interview and learn a little bit about Quest and the city of Detroit. Enjoy!

This was my first interview with a Jazz group. I’ve interviewed Jazz singers who have their own take on Jazz but this was the first time I had a legit jazz group come through and bless the airwaves in front of me. Their name is Rare Standard and I had the pleasure of meeting their sax player a few months ago. He nonchalantly told me he was just starting a jazz group. Now when I hear “just starting a band” I automatically think “OK I’ll see these guys in a few years…. Nope. These guys were like ready to rock out of the gate. There is a live performance at the end of the interview so take a listen and as always enjoy!

Saxaphone: Timothy Gay, Drums: Doug Austin, Bass: Damon Warmack, Keys: Daniel Meinecke

I don’t even think I have to write much about this young fella. If I ever had a full length cartoon movie created after the adventures of Robo-Robb, and I fully intend on it, Drew32 would be my sidekick. Kind of like the Jr. Wall-E robot in the Wall-E movie. Drew is a stand up dude and he also can rap. If any of you “purists” have an issue with the kid come have a chat with me so I can enlighten you. I’m going to let the dudes radio play, blog buzz and magazine love stand for itself… Drew32 is one of the next big things out of Metro Detroit, if not ‘the next big thing’. Take a listen to the interview.

Senior picture?

I was dropping off my work one day at FedEx, this past spring, and ritualistically went to Biggby to get myself a Teddy Bear Latte as a reward. I walked in and there was this dude sitting with a home computer, not just any home computer, this was like a 27 inch display. So I sparked up a conversation with him and found out he was a musician making a benefit project for autism. I told him I had an opening on my radio show if he would like to come by and speak with me about the project. Without a further question I had thrown it in my calendar, just like that. This interview turned out to be really insightful and not only was I further educated on autism, I think many of my listeners got a lot out of it too. Take a listen and enjoy!

I met Robby a long time ago when he was still a young lad and I was just beginning my undergrad. Last year a friend brought me to an Imagine Nation concert where I was reintroduced to Robby. A few months ago I got a call from him saying he was no longer in his old band and would like to have his new band on my show. Well, we made it happen and Robby and the gang came on my show to speak about their projects. Ladies and Gents I present to you Shotgun Soul, enjoy!

I have been looking forward to this interview for months. Finally I got in touch with Jessica and she even played drums and sang! I should also let you know that you should check out Armando’s! I’m not going to say much more, I am in awe of her talent and was honored to speak with her. Enjoy!

One day I got and e-mail from Rob St. Mary (WDET 101.9FM Detroit) asking me if I would be interested in interviewing Sleigh Bells. I looked them up and took a listen, sure why not they sounded pretty sweet. I wouldn’t say this is my biggest interview, in my opinion, but my listeners have different ideas about that. This was a truly a great experience and the concert was awesome. Take a listen and enjoy!