Bad With Names

The conversation is always amazing when we chop it up with Twilite Tone the so having him as a guest on the show was an absolute no-brainer. Never one to disappoint this Tone-talk was full of insight detailing where he's been and more importantly where he's headed. He also gave us a few beats to play during the commercial breaks to make it a complete YNOT takeover! We don't get to listener letters this week but remember to shoot an email to BWNPodcast@gmail.com so that we can read it on air next time! Hit up WorkingCreative.BigCartel.com to grab some merch and check out Mixcloud.com/TheTwiliteTone to hear Tone's latest mix.

This week I'm holding it down all by my lonesome yet again but it's still an episode that you don't wanna miss. I get into a few listener letters and read some jokes I submitted to 'The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore'. I also talk about the upcoming Tanya Morgan album and tour then play some new unreleased music. Action packed! Remember to shoot an email to BWNPodcast@gmail.com so that we can read it on the podcast. This week's show featured songs by: Ray Will: https://soundcloud.com/raywill225lvl CRL CRRLL: https://crlcrrll.bandcamp.com/track/cheers

Upcoming Tanya Morgan Tour Dates: 2/8 Philadelphia @ Kung Fu Necktie w/ Green Street 2/11 Boston @ Middle East Upstairs w/ Green Street 2/14 Albany @ Ship's Pub

This week we went out to Astoria Queens to kick it with the talented Tony Deyo. After he poured me a fresh cup of coffee we talked about his comedy career, his job as a marching band choreographer and shared a few philosophies that any creative can appreciate. To find out more about Tony Deyo pay a visit to TonyDeyo.com and as always be sure to follow us on twitter at @BWNPodcast.

Our guests on the show this week are stalwarts on NYC's indie music scene, Armand Hammer. We met up in Steel Tipped Dove's studio to talk about a wide range of topics including HBCU's, creative processes and Spike Lee's filmography. We also get some information on upcoming Backwoodz releases as well as the story of the group's origin. For more information on Armand Hammer check out BackwoodzStudioz.com. Be sure to follow us on twitter at @BWNPodcast.

We kept it local this week and shot up the block to check in with Brooklyn's own Fresh Daily. The conversation covered a wide range of topics including his artistic origins and why he loves the rap group Arrested Development.We also talked a bit about how his quarterly producer showcase Beat Haus came about and why I should stop sleeping on Busta Rhymes. For more information on Fresh Daily check out FreshDailyMC.com and run over to BeatHausShow.com to learn more about Beat Haus. Also don't forget to download 12 Minute's At Karriem's from HipNOTTRecords.com.

As the year draws to a close Von Pea, our invisible co-host, drops by to chop it up about about Christmas gifts, the best rap releases of 2014 and Iggy Azalea. We dug into the mail bag to read a few listener letters and tried something new by replacing the commercials with song snippets from an upcoming Tanya Morgan release that drops on Jan 2nd at soundcloud.com/TanyaMorgan. As always rate, review and subscribe and be sure to drop us a line at BWNPodcast@gmail.com. We just may read your email on air!

This week we dropped by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh's home studio to talk Art Basel, feminism and awful names. Her wildly successful wheat paste project, "Stop Telling Women To Smile" uses illustration as a tool for social change and has been a hot topic since she put up the first poster. We also discuss how horses are the same thing as motorcycles in Oklahoma. Learn more about Tatyana's project at StopTellingWomentToSmile.com and don't forget to hit up WorkingCreative.BigCartel.com for some cool Tanya Morgan hats and t-shirts.

We trooped to Queens this week to kick it with Bay Area transplants Mike Baker The Bike Maker and Tap 10 aka The Honor Roll. If you don't know who they are prepare to get an education like no other as we discuss everything from the origins of their crew, the 'slim-case' era of music, the scene in the bay area and exactly what 'the antique roadshow' is. Check out honorrollcrew.com for updates and follow @mkbkrthebkmkr and @tap10 as well. As always send anything you'd like advice on to BWNPodcast@gmail.com or @BWNPodcast on Twitter and we'll include it in the 'Horrible Advice' segment of the show in the near future.

Donwill went to Cincinnati for Thanksgiving and caught up with his good friend Ilyas. On this episode the missing member of Tanya Morgan explains exactly why he left the group as well as discusses his feelings about their last release. We also get a couple of tour stories as well as perspective on why Donwill and Ilyas had beef in high school. This episode also introduces the "Horrible Advice" segment and urges listeners to send anything they'd like advice about. Drop us a line at BWNPodcast@gmail.com or @BWNPodcast on Twitter. As always rate, review and subscribe and don't forget to check out WorkingCreative.BigCartel.com and OldGold.nyc.

On this episode we stop through the Cunninglynguists 'Strange Universe' tour to hang out with J-Live and end up talking to Mr Mecc and Tonedeff as well. The conversation goes from Wetlands to behind the scenes at the Source magazine and of course we discuss J-Live's tenure in the game. Pull up a chair and catch one of these gems that get dropped. Be sure to check out J-Live's 'Around The Sun', Mr Mecc's 'I Can Explain' and hit up QN5.com for all things Tonedeff, Pack FM and CunninLynguists.

In this episode I'm joined by Karlie Hustle who walks us through her time at Hot 97 and talks about what she's been up to since leaving the station. She also explains her 'How To Quit Your Job' series on Youtube and we talk about street harassment and gender in general. Trust me when I say that you don't wanna miss this one! For all things Karlie hit up www.karliehustle.com and a special thanks goes out to Steel Tipped Dove for recording, engineering and mixing this episode.

This week's guest is Spree Wilson. Not only is he an accomplished singer songwriter who most recently penned DJ Afrojack's smash hit single 'The Spark' but he is also a budding photographer/cinematographer. In fact he shot the image i used for my cover art! In this episode I drop by his new apartment and we talk about gentrification, #thatsite and what makes all artists nerds.

On this episode of Bad With Names I'm joined by Von Pea and together we collectively mourn the Wiz/Amber breakup as well as talk about Tanya Morgan, robbery attempts and how not to use twitter.

Bad With Names is a weekly podcast hosted by Donwill.