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Mike Schmidt, formerly of Never Not Funny, has launched a new podcast called The 40-Year-Old Boy. This is a direct link to the feed - copy and paste into iTunes.

Full set from highly esteemed UK alt-comic Daniel Kitson (authorized by no less than Mr. Daniel Kitson)

This is kind of old news, but since their publicists sent it to me with permission to post it, here's N.E.R.D.'s awesome single "Everyone Nose"

NPR: Long Duk Dong, Last of the Hollywood Stereotypes?

Music Festival Dos and Don'ts with the Internets Celebrities

Sure like this new Busta

Seattle's KEXP is picking up a repeater station in New York City

New single (legal download!) from Flight of the Conchords is on Brooklyn Vegan

The earliest audio recordings weren't in the 1890s on wax cylinders -- scientists have deciphered recordings on something called a Phonautogram from the 1860s.

I think I'm gonna like this State Prop album. Peet Crack Daddilac!

Damian Kulash, past TSOYA guest and lead singer of OK, GO!, argues convincing in favor of net neutrality in the NY Times

Geoff Nunberg responds to all the dorks who email me about saying "um."

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New Roots f. Dice Raw and Peedi Crakk is bananas!

XM has launched a bunch of podcasts, including not one but TWO comedian interview shows, and Bob Edwards Weekend.

MFer Doug-Life remixed "Hyphy" by The Federation (and E-40) with The Free Design's "Love You," aka the theme to JJGo. Kick ass.

Neither Memphis Bleek nor Uncle Murder is a great rapper, but this is a pretty hot record.

Yeah, Billy Danze of MOP - God Bless and Goodnight

And "Gangsta". It is Billy Danze's opinion that you, sir or madam, are not gangsta. And he is unafraid to express that opinion emphatically.

Long, longtime TSOYA supporter Martin Degrell (of Sweden) has started a music podcast called Hour of Truth. Check it out!

New Devin mixtape (direct torrent link)

T-Mo Goodie f. TI - Connect Like Dots (love the white-guy voice chorus)

Devin leaving Rap-A-Lot

CHAIN FIGHT TONIGHT! The Gorch visits The Best Show

Audio plays by The Coen Bros and Charlie Kaufman (THANKS FORUMERS!)

Onion editors on WNYC -- listen as Joe Garden offers to pledge in exchange for Brooke Gladstone's autograph on his chest.

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George Saunders, Zadie Smith and Vendela Vida discuss making fiction on WNYC

This unreleased Dangerous-era Michael Jackson tune is pretty jammin.

And speaking of the K of P, here's Rhymefest's new mixtape -- which is all MJ samples.

The AV Club celebrates "Nillson Sings Newman," the wonderful late 60s teaming of Harry and Randy.

Nation of Thizzlam runs down the best of Yay Area hip-hop in 2007. Was it the year Hyphy died?

Dan Deacon working on new 7" and album

Missy Elliott is underrated. And maybe overrated too, but more under than over.

Great interview with Peedi Crakk in Hip Hop Game -- an update from our interview a year or so ago.

Billy Danze of MOP - New York

Paul & Storm - If James Taylor Were on Fire (hilarious)

Classic Geto Boys video - Damn it Feels Good to be a Gangsta

Honestly, I can't think of a better dude to be on the Flashing Lights remix than Kells. He's perfect for the cool alienation combined with raw emotion on that record. Still creepy that he videotaped himself peeing on the teenage girl, though, huh?

Stretch and Bobbito reunion? Fuck yeah.

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My man Mr. Sayre plugged this cat Richie Cunning to me... sounds good. Anybody plugging Rick Reuschel in their ad-libs gets big points from me.

MF Grimm on Fresh Air

Pay-what-you-want album from Saul Williams and Trent Reznor

Jeff Chang gives a great playlist to the NY Times Paper Cuts blog.

How Femi Kuti went international -- and why Fela never did.

The SP-1200: the machine that defined early 90s New York hip-hop

This new Too Short f. E-40 is a great record

New Andre 3K - Art of Storytellin' Pt. 4

Cocaine Blunts interviews underrated Dungeon Family member Witchdoctor, who didn't show up for his interview on The Sound of Young America

DID YOU KNOW: Singer/rapper Novel's uncle is Solomon Burke? Also, his album that never came out like five years ago was pretty good. Also, this is his new video.

I am interviewed extensively on the podcast of the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography

Jonathan Coulton in French!

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Steve Carrel on Fresh Air!

And Colbert, too!

Colbert's on All Things Considered, too.

Chris Elliott on Adam Carolla

Oliver Wang sets up an all-time battle: who flipped "Be Real Black for Me" by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway: M.O.P. with "World Famous" or Scarface with "My Block." It would be tough to name two hip-hop songs I love more.

David Wain visits the Pop Candy podcast

The Life and Times of the legendary Chief Rocker Busy Bee

Some new Yay Area slaps from Nation of Thizzlam, including new ones from The Pack and Keak da Sneak

Tommy "The Kid" Scharpling rocks out at WFMU -- a spirited rendition of "A Quick One While He's Away"

Bruce McCulloch on the TV Squad

Brooke Gladstone, one of the geniuses behind the wonderful On the Media, visits the Bay Area's mustachiest public radio talk host, Michael Krasny of KQED's Forum.

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Bob Edwards and Randy Newman - an hour-long PRI special. My thoughts: FUCK YEAH.

The Onion's AV Club lists the great masters of stage banter.

A huge cache of Stephen Fry radio programs (via Jumbodump)

Solomon Burke performs "Down in the Valley," looks like maybe in the early to mid 80s. There is only one King of Rock & Soul.

Zapp & Roger live in 1989 (thanks Adam)

While we're on the subject, this video of 40- and 50-somethings dancing to jheri-curl funk while Tom Joyner makes odd encouraging comments warms my heart.

This Junior Senior video makes me feel GLAD!

David Wain on Fair Game

Not to mention Greg Giraldo

"Tell ya managers / I'm in the building with keys / Call me janitors" - brand new borderline nonsense from NORE

Ill Doctrine documents a 4-country multi-lingual freestyle cypher. The hotness.

Jonathan Coulton is on the road again!

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Here's me on the Alt.NPR podcast "Club Awesome." I talk about how much I love my girlfriend and then I talk about Andrew WK, who I also love, but in a purely platonic way. (MP3)

Paul Rudd visits Fresh Air to promote "The Ten," is interviewed for 40 minutes without mention of "The Ten," outside of re-sets ("Paul Rudd is the star of The Ten")

Probably Werner Herzog should get the award for craziest/fascinatingest/hilariousest/thoughtfullest German American now, we can just skip the nominating process.

?uestlove visits Gilles Peterson's show on Radio 1

Tunequest.org takes a look at John Vanderslice's "Exodus Damage," which he talked about on this very program.

Ricky Gervais on Fresh Air

The rise and fall of hip-hop producer Disco D


Jon Lovitz explains his brawl with Andy Dick on the Dennis Miller radio show

Finally, Thom Yorke and Weird Al are working together.

Download the new mixtape by the Houston MC Trae (who's excellent, btw)

A movie about soap magnate Dr. Bronner? AWESOME.

I am so pro-dance-craze. From Louisiana: The Cupid Shuffle

New Dipset that I like? Suprise! It's true!

Chamillionaire's "Can't Tell Me Nothin" freestyle is excellent.

I'm not sure if this video, made by listener Max Goldberg, represents what's good and charming about college guy humor, or what's wrong with it. It is kind of funny, though.

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This interview with NORE is probably the craziest rapper interview I've ever read. It is fucking amazing and will change your life even more than his classic couplet "I swim laps around the English Channel / Neptunes, I got a cocker spaniel."

Sly Stone interviewed in Vanity Fair.

The GREAT Swamp Dogg in the UK's Guardian

When you were 14, you were thinking about bras. When Just Blaze was 14, he was making these dope beats.

Black Thought speaks to Tha Formula.

Noz on the new release from Turf Talk

Flight of the Conchords on Fresh Air

Brad Bird & Patton Oswalt on same

Crooked I rips the shit out of the Wake Up Show a few years ago. I see what Suge saw in this dude.

Scharpling & Wurster on AST Radio

NPR: Giant super-bird: FUCK YEAH!

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Amp Live (Zion I) making slaps for Keak da Sneak? Solid gold. "Fasst Like a Nascar"

This cat Jay Electronica is nice.

Best James Brown video ever? Check out Bootzilla in the back, too.

KRS-One video extravaganza

Ghostface - My Guitar (this might be my favorite unreleased Ghost record, ever)

MTV runs down what's up with Andre 3K and all the guest shots he's been doing lately.

I found this interview with Brother Ali very touching.

Our old pal Joe Garden of The Onion visits PRI's Fair Game

Kam - Still Got Love 4 'Um video. A classic.

Who are the Masons, really?

What's so great about rock reunions?

More on funkateer Betty Davis

Remember when I was talking about how I might like Z-Ro because I'm a saddington bear? Maybe I'm not! His new single is super happy!

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The SF Chronicle's Tim Goodman talks with Conan O'Brien about his upcoming shows in San Francisco (MP3)

Long-time Prince and James Brown road manager Alan Leeds talks about Prince in depth on Housequake.com

?uestlove detained (& humiliated) by the DEA

My kid brother is friends with this Panamanian rapper named DunDun, and he's pretty dope.

Yeah, I'm a supporter of this Bone Thugs comeback shit. And maybe even The Game's verse on this song.

Killer Mike - Top Shotta

Not to be self-congratulatory, but if you want to know why TSOYA interviews are important, listen to this interview with our pal Nick Adams on the HIT morning show Kevin & Bean on KROQ in LA.

Some Maximum Fun discussion in the "Mac Break Weekly" podcast - skip to 46:20

Joell Ortiz - Brooklyn Bullshit video

For fans of Jay Dilla, Yesterday's New Quintet, Jazzanova: check out this cat Dolphin

DJ Quik's top five west coast producers (that you may or may not have ever heard of)

My old podcast meetup pal produces the CASH Theater Podcast -- if you're interested in Bay Area theater, it's very much worth checking out, and it got just picked up for distribution by KQED interactive.

Bilal & 88 Keys - MILF

Trick Daddy: another smart, interesting gangsta rapper. (Also, Trick loves the kids.)

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Damn, this DJ Stretch Armstrong blog is serious. This time it's the original demo version of Nas' "It Ain't Hard to Tell"

Finally, someone has stepped up to the plate on a matter of vital national interest. Our own DJW remixes the theme from "Airwolf."

Can I lay this on you right now? THIS AMERIE TRACK IS BANANAS. I presume that's the uber-talented Rich Harrison on the boards. I just listened to this song four times in a row.

USA Today's Pop Candy Podcast gets a serious Galifianak Attak

Patti Smith struggles with what it means to be inducted into the rock & roll hall of fame.

A fascinating interview on Fresh Air on how credit card companies screw you.

Timbaland in the Times

Run DMC rock it live with Naughty By Nature: Treach rips it.

R.A. tha Rugged Man: An American Original

Stevie knocks out an amazing drum solo sometime in the late 60s

Jim Gaffigan on Fair Game (MP3)

And Tig Notaro, too (MP3)

Why am I so excited about this Ciabatta Bread rap song?

Jazzy Jeff is the DJ, Peedi Peedi is the rapper

A well earned appreciation of Philly rapper Bahamadia

Longtime TSOYA boosted David Lifton interviews Jordan Zevon (son of Warren) on his Wings for Wheels podcast

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Mitch Hedburg Download-stravaganza

James Brown and the JBs (feature Bobby Byrd and, yes, Bootzilla on bass) rip apart "Sex Machine" in France in 1971

Excellent interview of Simpsons producer/writer Joel Cohen by SF Chronicle TV critic Tim Goodman.

New KQED podcast "Nest of Vipers" (great name!) features our old pal Tony B from the Hemlock Tavern in SF.

Beanie Sigel speaks on Jay, his label situation, and even on our pal Peedi Crakk. And make sure to watch the powerful freestyle linked on this page.

John Vanderslice on The Merlin Show. That Vanderslice is great.

This Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips Believes

Redman kills it on Green Lantern's show: "My family feuds like Richard Dawson / Survey says I'm hot, and up in your apartment"

Rakim live on the Keenan Ivory Wayans Show in 1998

Devin the Dude interviewed by XXL

Speaking of which, Noz on Devin: "You either love The Dude, or you just haven't heard him yet."

Wow, Wynton Marsalis really really REALLY hates hip-hop

The Diceman visits Adam Carolla, and Greg Fitzimmons calls in to clarify why Dane Cook is shitty. (Thanks Mo)

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David Mamet on Talk of the Nation: whether his aphorisms are meaningful or meaningless, they are always delightful. Mamet to listener: "that's a little bit sophist of you, and I honor you for it." He also explains why "Galaxy Quest" is a perfect movie.


"Vaudeville legend" Count Arthur Strong on the BBC2: FUNNIEST THING EVER

Sly & the Family Stone albums to be re-issued on CD

New Kweli & Hi-Tek - "More or Less"

Mind-blowing footage of the GFOS performing a medley anchored by Sex Machine in 1971

New Killer Mike street album - "Skulls & Roses"

Alternate versions of the Mr. Show theme (which has always creeped me out, by the way)

MTV's "My Block: Virginia" (that Sway does good work sometimes)

I guest-host the Six Apart podcast, and interview author Kevin Shay.

Is Scott Storch seriously rapping? On a diss track to Timbaland? This can't be real, can it? This is some sort of nightmare, right?

Very interesting review of Jen Kirkman's CD "Self-Help"

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