Home

Brother Ali Interview: The Sound of Young America

Posted Mon, 06/08/2009 - 12:01 by Jesse Thorn | 7 comments
Brother Ali
Show: 
Bullseye
Guests: 
Brother Ali

Brother Ali is a Minneapolis-based MC with a reputation for raw, soul-searching lyrics and passionate delivery. His new EP is "The Truth Is Here," a follow-up to his 2007 LP "The Undisputed Truth."

Listen Now
Pop-out Player
Download This Show (MP3)
Embeddable Audio Player Code (Copy and Paste)
Discuss This Episode on the Forum

Comments

How was this recorded

Tue, 06/09/2009 - 12:21 — Someone

Was Brother Ali in LA or did he do a remote in Minneapolis? I so hope it was remote from Minnesota Public Radio and that MPR is thinking about putting your show on...

It was recorded via remote at

Tue, 06/09/2009 - 14:02 — Someone

It was recorded via remote at the PRI studio in Minneapolis.

wow

Tue, 06/09/2009 - 20:43 — Someone

Never knew that. So PRI is in Minneapolis and American Public Media is in St. Paul. The Twin Cities are awesome.

No intro?

Mon, 06/08/2009 - 16:57 — Someone

I'll do it myself.

The Sound of Young America is an independent production, supported by listeners like you and me. If you'd like to support the show, go to MaximumFun.org and click on donate.

Live on tape from my house in Los Angeles, I'm Jesse Thorn and this is The Sound of Young America from MaximumFun.org.

Radio Sweetheart, On the airwaves, It's the Sound of Young America! Maximum Fun! Maximum Fun! Maximum Fun!

yeah... no intro this week.

Mon, 06/08/2009 - 20:29 — Jesse Thorn

yeah... no intro this week. editing mistake on my part. it's been a long few days.

that's ok

Mon, 06/08/2009 - 20:57 — Someone

That's okay Jesse. Singing the song every week mustt do a number on your lungs.

I only sing backup vocals.

Tue, 06/09/2009 - 08:00 — Jesse Thorn

I only sing backup vocals. Dan sings lead.

My hands hurt from the handclaps, though.