A-Live, Ren, and Soupa from the Brooklyn/Boston hip-hop group Green Street stopped by WTBU for an interview with The College Blueprint. The group talked about their beginnings, group chemistry, being featured in XXL and on MTV, their creative process, and touring in Japan. A-Live and Ren also talked about dealing with life-threatening illnesses and how they were able to conquer them. Towards the end of the show, A-Live and Soupa freestyled (at the 24:18 mark) and performed their song “Daydreams” (at the 36:28 mark) live on-air. Be on the look-out for their album “The Will to Win”. For more information… click headline to Read More
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Michael Weiskopf, a member of the Complete Unknowns, a Bob Dylan tribute band, joined BU In The Morning on March 7th to talk about the release of his new album “Suffering Fools.” Along with an exclusive interview Michael played two songs live in studio. You can check out The Complete Unknown’s at www.reverbnation.com/thecompleteunknownsny Make sure to also check out Michael Weiskopf on his website at michaelweiskopf.com and you can purchase his album “Suffering Fools” now on i-tunes.
Boston soul, blues, pop, jazz and folk musician Tina Hughes stopped by the WTBU studio on March 20, 2013, performing a selection of her original tracks. Alex Shi conducts the interview for WTBU News.
Orlando Jones, star of FOX’s hit show “Sleepy Hollow,” chatted with Katie DiMento and Gabrielle Walker of WTBU News on March 18, 2014, promoting his Not Comedy Tour (set to hit Boston soon) and speaking about his experiences in the worlds of acting and comedy. Photo courtesy of Orlando Jones/Sabrina Hutchinson Public Relations.
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of The College Dropout, WTBU’s The College Blueprint interviewed Grammy-winning poet J.Ivy . The three-time HBO Def Poet delivered an unforgettable spoken verse on “Never Let Me Down”, the 8th track on Kanye West’s first album. In the interview J. Ivy talks about the significance of his verse for spoken word poetry, what part of his verse still resonates with him, and how it feels to look back on the album a decade later. J. Ivy also relayed the unforgettable story of how Kanye reached out to him. If the embedded stream does not… click headline to Read More
Chicago based artist, Sonny Apollo, joined BU In The Morning and talked about his single “You Could do Better” and the release of his EP “Gypsy Fire” The EP is set to drop on April 17th. You can check Sonny out on his Facebook or Soundcloud If the embedded player does not work, click here
Rock This Way WTBU interviewed legendary Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer. He talked about life, music, and his new brand of coffee Rockin’ & Roastin’! Check out the audio below! If the embedded player does not work, click here Rock This Way airs every Thursday 6-8AM and they can be found on Twitter @RockThisWayWTBU
MMG artist Stalley stopped by Laced Boston before his show at the House of Blues and did an interview with WTBU’s The College Blueprint. In the interview, Stalley talks about his beard, religion, the mentality behind following no one on Twitter, having his music being the walk up music for Cleveland Indians’ outfielder Michael Bourn, playing basketball in college as well his relationships w/ Curren$y, Ski Beatz, and meeting Rick Ross. He also talks about the meaning behind “Intelligent Trunk Music”, the brotherhood of MMG, and the future. Video credit to Jordan Pories
Listen to the interview with Aer here: If embedded soundcloud player does not work, click here. Aer Show Review by Ben Brondsky On Friday, January 31st I interviewed and saw Aer at the House of Blues. Started by David von Mering and Carter Schultz while both in high school together at Wayland High, just 30 minutes outside of Boston. The two have been able to blend a mix of rock, rap, and reggae and make it their own creation. They released their first mixtape, Water on the Moon, while seniors in high school in 2010. When they released their first… click headline to Read More
Local band Swim Team joined BU In The Morning this past Friday and performed live in-studio. Swim Team recently played at the Lilypad in Cambridge, MA on Friday January 17th. You check out Swim Team at http://swimteammusic.com/ and on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/4GuysCharting Swim Team Live Also check out their video “Beach”