In a world fueled with the most precious moments, an aspiration to do the  most pretty and perfect thing, a place where your mind takes precedence over your body—my next band is the escape you need. Because sometimes you just need to get bleeped….

I Want You To Know Sex Faces

A special 4th of July show. Some songs to accompany the dismantling of the USA, and some audio fireworks for the dark sky in your mind. (Don’t do fireworks, they scare the pets)

Katy Atchison is an artist, journalist, and creative…sometimes guest host of IWYTk. She was in town, and popped by. Nero and Katy discussed Gemini Disco, 1964, listening to music and going dancing… and if people do that anymore. 

I want you to know Katy Atchison 

As much as our creative process is about figuring out the right routine, rituals, and cycles to keep us hungry, interested, sharp, and honest—we do need some sort of fire that keeps us burning, or if you’re water sign oriented—keep us quenched, earth sign—connected, air sign—alive

Anyway, but, the pain of working your process in the real world—is you need the real world, you need challenges, and I don’t mean emotional strife, and unrest—thats good too. But, often you need to embark on challenges that will disrupt your process, or challenge your process—even if it’s just what you know. 

My next guest acted in an emotionally violent and unsettling play, and she had a hard time finding a connection to her character, she was glorious, but her lack of connection caused her to write a piece about finding connection in the most deepest and disturbing way….

I Want You To Know Julia James, and her new project Method.

I go down to DTLA and interview folks who were protesting last weekend and the days following, and I survey the property damage. I also check out how the LAPD, and National Guard interact with protestors. I also see for myself If citizens are destroying the city.

I Want You To Know my experience at DTLA protests

At a certain point we all have to just make what we like; make a life, a creation, a new frame of mind. But, we have to step from behind the comfortable and familiar— and be vulnerable and make our truest self front and center. 

My next guest is an accomplished drummer who is often asked to; come in and elevate music, steady a band, add pizazz…and even look great. But, at this point she’s ready to share her own story, elevate her own music and steady her own story.

I Want You To Know Brittany Macc and her project Take My Lungs

I’m not down with the monarchy, I am not down with anything that folks can possess by simply being born. But, there is something to be said about (forgive this hokey description) legacy of love. When within a family, or community-- people have a love for something handed down to the next generation, or handed to the side. My next guest is a singer, who is a descendant of singers, and artists, with ideals, etc. And, she's carrying on the tradition in new ways, and honoring the ways before her. 

I Want You To Know Loretta Miller

Most of the world think music is made the same way.  A person writes a song, hits the studio, releases it, and just so happenly it takes the world by storm. But, now,, more than ever, music is made by committee, with the corporate planning and precision as rolling out a new fast food item, or new car. As a sometimes ad and marketing guy—I can identify the craft in that, but the art in it is something  you can only see if you squint your eyes. 
 
 But, the idea of pop music being a consciously pleasurable experience is not exclusive to the corporate cogs. It’s a medium, it’s a genre, it’s meant to be enjoyed. And sometimes, even often, it’s designed for your pleasure, for your catharsis…and the art part is free of charge. That’s the difference. My next guest wonders and ponders these things, he’s a songwriter, he’s a producer, and he has a new song 

I want you to know: Chris Thomas, and his project Livinry