You have become the face of MilledPavement Records. I feel like mentioning them is the most appropriate way to start this interview. What’s the history of Milled Pavement and your relationship with the label. I actually first found you through Nomar Slevik, who was very prolific with early Milled Pavement releases.

I’ve always thought of Moshe (owner, CEO) as the face, so that’s wild to think about. My first dealings with the label/collective is when it was more of a crew, in 2002 or so. When Moshe was putting together a compilation called “The Lesson”, he asked Agent 8 and I to contribute a track, and I’ve been rolling with MP ever since. We’ve put out such incredible music from such a vast amount of people… Seditious Acts was the 88th release. To shed light, Jeep (DJ HALO / Four Finger Distro) holds a lot down for us as well. He’s an OG friend, and a great advisor to keep things on track. If you don’t have a team, you don’t have anything.

Nomar Slevik is a huge connector in mid-00’s indie hiphop. He knew everybody, and had their mailing address. Nomar had this job in 2004 where he had access to a CD burner and mail-meter, and we may or may not have sent  many CDRs to folks. It really helped light the grass-roots fire for both of us, and I thank Nomi for facilitating and being conduit for the underground for me. I was running around playing 20 crappy local shows a month, he was at home connecting the known universe.

I want to ask about your long time collaborator C$BURNS. How did you guys meet and when was the first time you worked together? You guys have become like the goth-rap version of Guru and Premier at this point.

I can’t actually pinpoint in time when I first met C$. I’d seen his band Seekonk years before we ever talked, and he would DJ at a Portland ME bar I worked at in 2006 or so. We connected through Moshe, and sharing mutual space. I loved the fact that he was an autodidact who dressed super goth/metal, but had the mind of a jazz musician. He and I started working on putting together his feature-heavy album Friends w/ Money on MilledPavement, then he helped me make sense of the mess of tracks I had for Blooddrive Vol. 3…and we’ve kept rolling like the Red Army for over a decade. He’s one of my favorite humans, ever, and easily the most talented comrade I know. On the rare occasion when he says “You might like this book/album/podcast”, I take that seriously. We’re kindred snobs for quality.

How would you describe your progression as a lyricist? This new EP is thematically consistent with your album with C$BURNS last year, “Subjugation of Bread”. Tell us about that.

This EP is in lockstep with The Subjugation of Bread, absolutely. This is an expansion-pack, or “extended universe” to better flesh out our Anarcho-Communist worldview in an art-rap landscape. We’ve had some appreciable success with our co-billed collaboration, and we have a stack of songs in progress.

In terms of lyrical progression, it’s difficult to gauge from the inside. I just write for a project, in the year(s) that I write for it. Every year, I change as a person, and my ideas change. I will say that the writing feels effortless. I’m not “trying”, I’m “executing a vision”, and I feel great about that development. I made a commitment in 2011 that I would never write a song about “feelings” again, only “ideas”. I’ve since softened that stance, but the idea of eschewing “My” “Personal” “Feelings” has aided the co-billed work I do with C$.

I’ve noticed more First Person lines on this one, is this one more personal?

This is a question that extends beyond what I didn’t want to say in the last answer, but I appreciate you noticing.

I’ve re-inserted the First-Person, which I’ve left alone for a long while. I felt I needed more of myself in the lyrics, to be present, and not a detached narrator. The Accelerationist is as much of a diary-entry as a polemic, as is The Beauty of Pure Concrete. I was “not OK” for a few moments, and could not divorce myself from the art. I like how those songs turned out, and I got some personal misgivings out there, even if hermetically coded.

There are no covid bars on your last two releases. I’ve talked to you throughout Covid and I know it’s something that has altered all of our lives and that you’ve taken very seriously. No mention of Covid on your dystopian era releases though. Is there any particular reason?

I want to make art that exists outside of time. I know we are all products of our time, or generation, epoch, whatever…I seldom use pop-culture references for the same reason. I don’t need a time-stamp. I’ve made reference to plagues in my songs since 2009. I had to resist the urge to release “I Told You So: The Mixtape” (laughs)!

Referencing current events/politics/etc is cheap. It dates your art, and pegs it to a place in space-time immediately.

You’ve been rapping for twenty-plus years now. How has the landscape of underground hip hop changed in your eyes?

This question alone could be a webinar. The landscape has changed immeasurably. In 2005 I was paying my poor-kid bills from selling CDRs and taking Greyhound buses to play shows. I also lived in abject poverty, but it felt like heaven to sleep until noon every day and wake up to ship CDs and rehearse my unrecorded verses. There were peers blowing up making weird/progressive hiphop, and I, like so many others, thought I was next.

In many ways I was next, but the sales-floor dropped so hard around 2006 when my debut album came out that it adjusted my expectations. I toured my ass off, and kept my supporters while gaining new ones with every show and release. That model remains the same. I come from DIY Punk roots. The More you Do, the More you Are.

 Is “the scene”  still a youth culture? The first time we rapped together, I believe both of us were about 21 years old. That was 17 years ago.  Are the kids still interested in our form of rap music?

I’m not entirely sure, because I don’t pay attention. I look at myself, MilledPavement, and our friends. I do better mail-order, streaming, and ticket-sales every year. I don’t make “weird” post-rap music to get rich or famous. I do it because I love it, and because I want to. I’m very fortunate to have enough supporters to make it a viable vocation. I’m a blue-collar artist, because, to quote James P Honey, I’m “Hugely Overrated by a Tiny Few”.

Every time I play a mixed-genre show or a rap show with younger artists, I make fans/supporters, and that’s invigorating. Our “scene” as we knew it, does not really exist anymore. Maybe that’s ok.

As a follow up, where do you see this micro-scenes place in the history of hip hop? Can we preserve such niche and underground music for future generations or will it eventually just disappear?

It is already disappearing, in some ways. It’s not a negative per se, it’s cool to be here for 3+ generations of this stripe of hiphop. There are some flagship-artists that are now “big”, but that does not necessarily shine light on their peers/crew in the way it used to. “Back in the day”, if you were into X artist, you did the research and listened to everyone in their crew/label to see if they were cool to you as well. That isn’t happening as much, and so labels, crews, and collectives do not render as much importance in listeners’ minds. I’ve had fans say to my face “I like YOU but I don’t like HIPHOP”, which is actually an insult as opposed to a compliment. I can’t really trip about it though. I’m just exceedingly thankful to have a career in the music I love for this long. When I hear that Johnny Cash song “I’ve Been Everywhere”, I literally can tick the boxes. Do more songs with your friends to close-the-algorithm.

Tell me about the importance of physical media when it comes to your art. You’ve done a string of cassette releases over the last few years. Do you think CDS are nearing obsoletion?

Physical media is of utmost importance in terms of sustainability. I’m also a vinyl/tape/CD/book collector, so I’m biased. I like objects. My shows and tours are essentially a commercial to sell shirts and physical media. I’m at peace with that, because that’s reality. I love being a loquacious traveling shirt salesperson.

CDs sell great at shows, especially in Europe and the American South/Midwest. I’ll certainly keep pressing CDs. It’s almost a “retro” format- it’s far from over.

What are you plotting now, what’s next, if you can say? (etc)

I have 2 collections of songs right now. 1 pile for a BRZO solo album, and 1 stack for another BRZOWSKI & C$BURNS release. No timeline on either, as this year will be about sponging information, writing, and shows with friends. I’ll be back in Europe in 2023 for certain, and a few regional runs are in the works as well. I won’t say more than that, as I create glacially slow…so I don’t make timeline promises. I’m exploring environmentalism, and the radical movements surrounding it, for inspiration.

Thanks so much for taking the time to dive deep with me, I love y’all- meaning Based Greenfield and UGS!

BRZOWSKI & C$BURNS upcoming Northeast US shows:

Sat. May 21 – All Roads Festival – Belfast ME
Fri. June 24 – News Cafe – Pawtucket RI^
Sun. August 7 – Higher Ground – S. Burlington VT*
*supporting Pink 802 ^w/ DJJETFUEL

Follow Brzowski:
twitter.com/brzowskimusic
facebook.com/BRZOWSKImusic
instagram.com/brzowskimusic
brzowskimusic.bandcamp.com

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New video and single (streaming everywhere) off of Factor Chandelier’s upcoming album ‘Time Invested II’ (out March 28). Pre-order the vinyl from Fake Four Inc.

https://fakefour.bandcamp.com/album/time-invested-ii

“20 years after the release of his first album, Factor Chandelier has created Time Invested II, a nostalgic and energetic compilation reminiscent of how his music career started. With the intent of creating something inspiring for a younger self, the producer collaborated with his heroes, long-time friends and contemporaries to create a work of 16 songs. Time Invested II features a mix of artists that include tour mates, frequent collaborators and friends with whom Factor Chandelier shares undeniable creative bonds including Open Mike Eagle, Ceschi, Sunspot Jonz of Living Legends, Eligh, Def3, Dope Knife, Awol One, Kay the Aquanaut, Common Grackle, Evil Ebenezer, Taylor Jade, Paranoid Castle and Moka Only. The release of the album aligns with his 40th birthday and somehow still feels like this might just be the beginning.”

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Great video for a certified banger off of the Rob Crooks produced ‘Mental Health Day’ album from Gruf & Yy – out now on Saskatoon Folk Rap Records / Audio Recon.

saskatoonfolkraprecords.bandcamp.com (Canada: vinyl, cassette, digital)
audiorecon.bandcamp.com (USA: vinyl)
hhv.de (Europe: vinyl)

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The Peanuts & Corn podcast is back with another new series – bigmcenroe (formerly known as mcenroe) and Bazooka Joe 204 (formerly John Smith) host the “Prairie Nilsson” series, highlighting their work on the “Prairie Nilsson” album, and its parallels with their past work in the Peanuts & Corn catalog.

Join Rod and Joe for the final 3 tracks from the new album, and 3 more tracks from the catalog. Joe breaks down his writing process, his battle with addiction, and what else he is working on in the future, and bigmcenroe reveals what is coming next from P&C!

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The Peanuts & Corn podcast is back with another new series – bigmcenroe (formerly known as mcenroe) and Bazooka Joe 204 (formerly John Smith) host the “Prairie Nilsson” series, highlighting their work on the “Prairie Nilsson” album, and its parallels with their past work in the Peanuts & Corn catalog.

Join Rod and Joe for 3 more tracks from the new album, and 3 more tracks from the catalog. There is a heavy emphasis on poverty and the down and out in the songs featured in this episode. Hear new tracks from the record dropping on October 15 – and if you are in Winnipeg, catch Bazooka Joe 204 live this Friday for his album release!

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Lyric video for a great new Fat Tony single, produced by GLDNEYE. Out now on Carpark Records.

Download/stream: https://found.ee/fattony_afm

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New Louis Logic remix for “Tiny Aphrodite” from Common Grackle’s Old Dog New Tricks Who This LP. Find the remix streaming everywhere (Spotify / Apple).

Get the album here: https://fakefour.bandcamp.com/album/old-dog-new-tricks-who-this

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New album out today from Burlington, Vermont’s 99 Neighbors. I’ve been a fan of this seven member crew since they dropped “Ripstick” and “Welcome to Chili’s” a couple of years ago. Wherever You’re Going I Hope It’s Great is their major label debut, released via Nice Work (Warner Records). Check out the videos for the album’s singles below.

Members:
Aidan Ostby –  Vocalist, Songwriter
HANKNATIVE – Vocalist, Songwriter 
Jared Fier – DJ, Producer, Engineer 
Juju – Producer, Instrumentalist, Composer, Engineer 
Sam Paulino – Vocalist, Songwriter
Somba – Producer, Engineer, Composer, Songwriter, Videographer
Swank – Vocalist, Songwriter

99nbrs.com

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With A Certain Death, Drummachinemike has created an immersive experience that allows listeners to become submerged within the space between drums. The concept of place and time are eroded by presenting the listener with the feeling of familiarity, yet simultaneously being exposed to something completely alien and unlike anything heard before. Haunting vocals are layered on top of detuned synthetic melodies to create constantly shapeshifting soundscapes. 

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Video for the first single off of DJ Abilities’ “Phonograph Phoenix” album – dropping Oct 29.

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New video from Parab Poet’s upcoming ‘Babelism’ album, set to be released Fall 2021. The song/video features his daughter Rena.

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Video for a great song off of Alph Tha Alien’s (fka Alpha MC) Black Tax album.

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The first two singles, featuring Open Mike Eagle and Fat Tony, from UAP – a new group by Bryson The Alien and psych duo Pioneer 11. Released on LA’s POW Recordings.

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New Your Old Droog solo album coming this Fall; YOD x Count Bass D album soon after.

https://yourolddroog.com

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The Peanuts & Corn podcast is back with another new series – bigmcenroe (formerly known as mcenroe) and Bazooka Joe 204 (formerly John Smith) host the “Prairie Nilsson” series, highlighting their work on the “Prairie Nilsson” album, and its parallels with their past work in the Peanuts & Corn catalog.

Join Rod and Joe for 3 tracks from the new album, and 3 tracks from the catalog, as well as the story behind the new record, the album title and cover, the name change, and much more.

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Video for a great new summer jam from Chris Conde, produced by El Dusty.

Chris Conde’s album ‘Engulfed in the Marvelous Decay’ is out now on Fake Four. Order a copy on vinyl / digital here: https://fakefour.bandcamp.com/album/engulfed-in-the-marvelous-decay

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New Homeboy Sandman, rapping over the theme song from The Last Of The Mohicans (“Promentory” by Trevor Jones).

Lyrics:

This’ll keep monsters at bay
This’ll keep monsters away
When it come to soul, understand Sand isnt gon play
Doing whatcha can’t stand isnt okay
Shirking on your self worth isn’t gon work
But you worried bout your wallet think you gotta go to work
Lemme do you all a solid sit in silence and observe
How to make it stop, drop a bit of knowledge that I’ve learned
Money’s not real
Money’s not love, money’s not clothes, money’s not meals
That’s an idea
Deep inside you feel it in your chest
But you ain’t never had the faith to put it to the test
You’re afraid
You’d rather be a slave
You’re scared to move on to another stage
You just waking up to make some wage
You think somehow it’s gonna keep you safe unscathed
Yeah right
But tryna bribe the stars to realign’s
Become a way of life
It take a rare type
To recognize the theory isn’t really air tight
Money versus destiny is not a fair fight
People think that billionaires are living better lives
You could be a billionaire and wake up paralyzed
You could be a charismatic pauper
And get into everything this planet has to offer
If you weren’t filled with so much doubt
You’d see you could pay for everyone and never run out
You’d see you pay for everything and always have more
All this saving for a rainy day is just a trap door
Tryna take you out the present
You’re happy and you’re healthy then you’ll never be a peasant
We hold these truths to be self evident
You can’t squeeze no life out dead presidents
The illusion of control is on a roll
Make yourself miserable and you’ll avoid this
Make yourself miserable and you can have that
Make other people miserable, pay off all the principal
Distracted from everything that you passionate about
Burning crashing for the cash in your account
No wonder when you off clock all you do is sit on the couch
You been suckered into bugging out
You tuckered out
Chasing dreams is not a part time gig
You gon have a hard time kid
You gon value life less, yours and others
You won’t see right and wrong all you’ll see is numbers
You’ll be for sale
Bottom line is all a lie if you’re convinced
No telling the horrors you’ll commit
If you ain’t doing what you’re doing for God
You’ll do anything and be like “I’m only doin my job”
Thats is one hell of an excuse
Don’t give help, get loot
That’s when all hell breaks loose
Society of people bent on bringing home checks
Society of people tryna save they own necks
Running in place and never reach the next leg
Trying to lay a nest egg
But what you expect
The whole concept of paper
Is sacrifice the now for the later
But there’s something greater
You don’t need to have a trust fund
Trust fun
Trust the creator
I just want you to know
Money doesn’t help you play in the snow
The real challenge is achieve real balance thats a balance than can never be low

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Dope new EP from Heir Max – out now on Fake Four – featuring production from Progeny, 80HRTZ, Moodie Black, and Factor Chandelier; alongside guest spots from Gentle Jones and Thorts.

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New instrumental project from The Gumshoe Strut. ‘Old Bank Vol.1’ is a collection of 14 sample-based beats, with Vol.2 also set to drop in the next few weeks.

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The latest video off of the Chadio & The Dirty Sample album, No Wives Club on Hand’Solo Records.

Download the “Eulogy” DJ Pack with acapella, instrumental, and remix by Sythe: https://handsolorecords.bandcamp.com/album/eulogy-dj-pack

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Brand new video off of Sankofa’s Floodgates EP, produced by DJ Matty Lite, out now. sethros.com

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New MCPB album out now, under his Youngman alter-ego, produced by Celestaphone. Featuring a guest spot from Billy Woods.

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The first two singles from the upcoming Bazooka Joe 204 (fka John Smith) album ‘Prairie Nilsson,’ produced by bigmcenroe.

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Great new album from bigmcenroe (fka mcenroe) out now! If you’ve been listening to our seven part Peanuts & Corn ‘Brandon’ podcast that just wrapped up then you’ve already had a chance to preview the album a few tracks at a time and dig deep into the stories behind the album. Great to finally hear the songs all together now – ‘Brandon’ is available on CD and streaming everywhere.

If you missed out on the bigmcenroe ‘Brandon’ podcast as it aired, it’s a perfect companion piece to this autobiographical album. bigmcenroe used the album as a chance to make a musical scrapbook – memories of being a teenager in the late 80s and early 90s in Manitoba’s second largest city of 40,000 people. The album details his discovery of new friends, alternative music, girls, skateboarding, and finally hip-hop. ‘Brandon’ is a collage of these memories with short songs and commercials from radio and TV of the era.

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New Homeboy Sandman EP, produced by Aesop Rock, out now on Mello Music Group.

“I wrote half of these songs when my energy was either headed in the wrong direction or already there. I wrote the other half while my energy was moving in a direction I’m more excited about, that I find to be more enriching. They’re all still my songs though. My mother, and lots of my relatives, used to call me “Angelito.” Little Angel. The taijitu is the symbol for yin and yang. Opposites that make a whole. Given the dualistic/duelistic nature of the songs on the record, put it all together and what do you get, Anjelitu.”

Homeboy Sandman

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New beat tape from Pasquale (Chadio’s production alias) up now for pre-order from Hand’Solo Records (cassette + digital).

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The Peanuts & Corn podcast returns in 2021 with a new series – bigmcenroe (formerly known as mcenroe) hosts the “Brandon” podcast. Over 7 episodes, bigmcenroe will be sharing his new album, which is all about growing up in Brandon, Manitoba in the late 80’s and early 90’s, and discovering music, friends, skateboarding and dating. Hear the tracks from the new album along with other influential tracks, the occasional track from the P&C archives, and stories from the time with special guests.

For episode 7, bigmcenroe is joined by Sean Carruthers, who was in the retail record business in Brandon and got a lot of music into young people’s hands, as well as hooking up Farm Fresh with the Rheostatics… and finally Tyler aka DJ Hunnicutt joins Rod to wrap up the series.

Tracklist:

bigmcenroe – 92 Another Effing Jock
mcenroe – Cereal For Dinner
bigmcenroe – 92 Brandon The Planet
bigmcenroe – No Cliches (Farm Fresh)

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New video for “Weed In L.A.” featuring J Rocc, off of The Koreatown Oddity’s Little Dominiques Nosebleed LP on Stones Throw.

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Great new EP from Chicago’s Jyroscope, out now, plus a new video for “Take It Easy”. Produced by Montana Macks. Scratches by DJ Seanile.

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New video for “Address” from Chadio & The Dirty Sample’s No Wives Club album. As a bonus, grab the DJ Pack which includes a remix by Saskatoon beat-maker Dren.

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The Peanuts & Corn podcast returns in 2021 with a new series – bigmcenroe (formerly known as mcenroe) hosts the “Brandon” podcast. Over 7 episodes, bigmcenroe will be sharing his new album, which is all about growing up in Brandon, Manitoba in the late 80’s and early 90’s, and discovering music, friends, skateboarding and dating. Hear the tracks from the new album along with other influential tracks, the occasional track from the P&C archives, and stories from the time with special guests.

For episode 6, bigmcenroe is joined by Ken Jaworski, who was a mainstay in the punk rock and metal scenes in Brandon starting in the late 80’s. They talk about their common love of skateboarding, getting into playing in bands, and Ken’s organizing to keep the live scene going, including bringing in some legendary acts.

Tracklist:
bigmcenroe – 91 Bombs On CNN
bigmcenroe – 91 Brandon Punks
bigmcenroe – 92 So Not Ready (Girl 5)

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New single from Homeboy Sandman’s Angelitu EP, produced by Aesop Rock – out August 6 on Mello Music Group.

“I had psoriasis all over my body. It was driving me crazy. I asked the doctor “could it be something I’m eating?” She looked me dead in the eye, straight faced, “food has nothing to do with it.” Thank God for the intuition to disregard her “treatment plan” intended to make me a lifetime customer of the medical industry. Year and a half after removing all meat and dairy from my diet my skin is completely clear. I met a dude who told me he cured his diabetes eating plants. I talked to a guy just the other day who told me he cured his mother’s cancer. It’s all in The China Study you should read that. I’m not saying every body is the same. I’m just saying my doctor straight lied to me. Now that’s true, that’s why I never have no beef.”

Homeboy Sandman

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New single from Jyroscope’s upcoming ‘Happy Medium’ EP, produced by Montana Macks – out July 23.

Pre-order: https://jyroscope.bandcamp.com/album/happy-medium

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Great video for “90 The Cure” off of the upcoming bigmcenroe ‘Brandon’ album.

Preorder “Brandon” here – Available August 6:
https://ampl.ink/4oqKG

Download “90 The Cure” here:
https://ampl.ink/jEJBP

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The Peanuts & Corn podcast returns in 2021 with a new series – bigmcenroe (formerly known as mcenroe) hosts the “Brandon” podcast. Over 7 episodes, bigmcenroe will be sharing his new album, which is all about growing up in Brandon, Manitoba in the late 80’s and early 90’s, and discovering music, friends, skateboarding and dating. Hear the tracks from the new album along with other influential tracks, the occasional track from the P&C archives, and stories from the time with special guests.

For episode 5, bigmcenroe is joined by his old pal Patrick Skene aka Pip Skid. They talk about Pip’s early days of isolation as possibly Brandon’s first hardcore rap fan, becoming friends, switching from Hockey to Skateboarding, collecting and finally making music, doing grafitti in a small town, and finally moving on from Brandon. Lots of laughs on this one!

Tracklist:
Farm Fresh – Downtown
bigmcenroe – 91 Wasn’t Ready (Girl 4)
bigmcenroe – 91 Rhyme Machine
bigmcenroe – 91 In The Spot

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“Remorse”, produced by Fresh Kils, is the first video off PremRock’s Backwoodz Studioz debut ‘Load Bearing Crow’s Feet’ – out now.

Get the album here: https://orcd.co/lbcf

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New Noah23 remix of the Souls of Mischief classic.

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Video off of the 1000 Apes in a Room (K-The-i??? and Ten-Headed Skeleton) album, Tell Them We Have Landed – out now on Illuminated Paths.

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Canada Sucks. Today and every day. Pip and bigmcenroe work together again for the first time in 15 years.

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The Peanuts & Corn podcast returns in 2021 with a new series – bigmcenroe (formerly known as mcenroe) hosts the “Brandon” podcast. Over 7 episodes, bigmcenroe will be sharing his new album, which is all about growing up in Brandon, Manitoba in the late 80’s and early 90’s, and discovering music, friends, skateboarding and dating. Hear the tracks from the new album along with other influential tracks, the occasional track from the P&C archives, and stories from the time with special guests.

For episode 4, bigmcenroe is joined by Alison Walden, a classmate and friend at New Era and Neelin Schools from grade 8 until grade 12. They chat music, high school dances, mixtapes, avoiding fights, and how they went to the school with the worst sporting record in Brandon’s history (this may or may not be true). Alison has some great stories!

Tracklist:
bigmcenroe – 90 The Cure (Girl 2)
bigmcenroe – 90 I Won’t Give In
mcenroe – Got Away With One
bigmcenroe – 90 That Weekend (Girl 3)

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Brand new Brandon B album, ‘Expensive Habit’. Featuring Z-Man, Luke Sick, Eddie K, Dev Rambis, QM, Equipto, and more. Out now on Gurp City Digital.

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New video and DJ Pack off of Chadio & The Dirty Sample’s ‘No Wives Club’ album. Out now on Hand’Solo Records.

https://handsolorecords.bandcamp.com/album/partner-dj-pack

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New video from Austin TX based emcee/producer Scuare – off of his ‘Phenomenal’ album.

https://exordiummusic.bandcamp.com/album/phenomenal

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Video for a great first single from Jyroscope’s (I.B. Fokuz + Collasoul Structure) upcoming ‘Happy Medium’ EP – dropping July 23 (pre-order now). Production by Montana Macks.

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The Peanuts & Corn podcast returns in 2021 with a new series – bigmcenroe (formerly known as mcenroe) hosts the “Brandon” podcast. Over 7 episodes, bigmcenroe will be sharing his new album, which is all about growing up in Brandon, Manitoba in the late 80’s and early 90’s, and discovering music, friends, skateboarding and dating. Hear the tracks from the new album along with other influential tracks, the occasional track from the P&C archives, and stories from the time with special guests.

For episode 3, bigmcenroe is joined by Stefan Goulet, an organizer of skateboard culture in the late 80’s in Brandon. They talk about sharing music, how Stefan brought pro skateboarders to Brandon, and “Spine and Grind” – the legendary skatepark that lasted a short time in the small city. Stefan was among the first to leave Brandon, as he was offered a piece of Sk8 Skates in Winnipeg and co-owned the shop for a decade, while continuing to influence and organize those left behind in Brandon.

Track list:
bigmcenroe – 89 Alternative Kids
bigmcenroe – 89 The Apprentice (girl 1)
bigmcenroe – 89 Brandon After Dark

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Video for great song from the new “Big $ilky, Vol.3” album by Angel Davanport (aka Angelenah) and Psalm One.

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