Big Joanie guitarist and vocalist, Stephanie Phillips is on My Little Underground to discuss her new book, We Were Here: A History of Black People and Alternative Music !

Stephanie shares what prompted her to write this book, the research involved and some black artists who she thinks are getting their history erased. We also talked the racist history of radio formats and music charts, how genres keep getting redefined to push black people out, our shared love of ska legends, The Selecter, and more!

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Long Island native Nicole Matarese is on My Little Underground to discuss her time with many creative mediums including podcasting, creative writing, filmmaking and acting. Nicole discusses how she landed the role of Sam O'Brien in Curse of the Weredeer and show she supports the independent film community. Lately, Nicole has been sharing clever short stories on her substack Nicole Writes Words and we uncover some relatable themes from her work!

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https://www.instagram.com/_gabagoolghoul/

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https://nicolewriteswords.substack.com/

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https://watch.troma.com/videos/curse-of-the-weredeer

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Shannon Lay returns to My Little Underground to talk her new album "Past The Veil" out her recently launched record label, All The Best! Shannon reflects on her Sub Pop departure and shares how she would run a label and gives her perspective on an album rollout. She also talks spirituality, keeping calm in these trying times, and more!

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Long Island bred, France based author, Lisa Czarina Michaud is on My Little Underground to share stories of growing up on Long Island and self publishing her own books. She published her three novels, "Lost On Long Island", "Slanted And Dischanted", and "Somewhere In Hollywood" on her very own publishing house, Barre Chord Press! Lisa shares the DIY approach she takes to book publishing, how she stays cool with no air conditioning, and more!

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Gemma (Felicia Douglass and Erik Gundel) make their second appearance on My Little Underground to discuss their third album, "Be About It". Felicia and Erik also share what they have learned from each other in the 11 years as group, the changes they have noticed in the New York music scene, the struggle of being genre ambiguous, and the complicated logistics in touring and playing shows in general.

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https://gemmanyc.bandcamp.com/

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On the latest episode of My Little Underground, historian and professor, Dr. Austin McCoy discusses his new book; Living in a D.A.I.S.Y. Age: The Music, Culture, and World De La Soul Made.

Listen as we talk understanding De La Soul’s messaging in their music as we age, how inaccessible their work was as music entered into the digital age where De La Souls influence is most prevalent today and more!

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https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Living-in-a-D-A-I-S-Y-Age/Austin-McCoy/9781668047941

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This week on My Little Underground. fellow podcast creators, Malcolm & Kenya are on the show to tell the story of their podcast, Still Diverted!

Your Brooklyn besties share the history of Still Diverted from its college radio beginnings of our shared alma-mater, 90.3 WKRB out of Kingsborough Community College, to a weekly YouTube show, and its latest form, a fully produced audio and video show.

Malcolm and Kenya also share how they stay motivated to flex their creative muscles, juggling various topics and not staying in one niche, and more!

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In the 2026 premiere of My Little Underground, Peter A chats with NY-based producer and content creator, Marsanne on her debut beat collection "Stars we don't see". Marsanne talks up her decision to release music in a traditional form after mostly sharing her beats on social media along with the influence, video games, Tumblr, and Nardwuar had on her!

How to listen to "Stars we don't see":

https://marsanne.bandcamp.com/album/stars-we-dont-see

https://www.ninaprotocol.com/profiles/marsanne

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Tallahasee based rapper/DJ/label head, Artisan P returns to My Little Underground to discuss his new album "Direct Flights 2" produced entirely by DJ Proof. Artisan P talks the loose concept of the album, challenging himself to rhyme over certain Proof beats, future plans for his label Citronella Room, and more!

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Listen to "Direct Flights 2":

https://citronellaroom.bandcamp.com/album/direct-flights-2

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https://www.citronellaroom.com/

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Kelly Moonstone returns to My Little Underground for a third time to talk up her new album "New Moon"! She shares what a headlining Kelly Moonstone tour would look like, the success of her single 'IKEA', her love of anime, and more!

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