This week Lana and Josh sit down with the acclaimed Sidney Bird to discuss her newest release, On Brand. She talks about what it's like to have a song do over 2 million streams on Spotify, how it felt when she first saw her own song on a tv show, and that time Miley Cyrus was super into the sweater she was wearing.

Listen to all her work here

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This week Josh and Lana dissect Thinkin Bout You by Frank Ocean and Rainbow by Dodie, in their inaugural pride month episode. Plus Lana teaches Josh how to make a beat where he teases a rap that may or may not see the light of day, and the hosts discuss the importance of not dropping music on Friday for indie artists. 

This week Josh celebrates pride month by giving Lana the day off and sits down with the Austin Texas GOAT Faaris to discuss his soon to be dropping song 1000 Nights. He talks about how the pandemic taught him how to rap, how dropping 7 hot tracks in a year still doesn't feel like enough, and murders a freestyle in the first ever OPUS Single Finger of Death. 

Go presave his newest single here

Peep the rest of his work here

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This week Lana and Josh go international with Filipino sensation Brxn. He talks about being on 88rising's radar, the verse he wrote for "These Wheels", and drops a super exclusive snippet of his newest song "Dial Up". Stick around for the whole conversation, you won't want to miss it.

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This week Lana and Josh sit down with Pittsburgh's own Kenny Potter, who gives an exclusive preview of his new song SMTH LIKE THIS. He talks about his discography, what it feels like to miss out on the chance to hang out with Lauv, and how his creative process has led to penning songs like we didn't last.

You can presave his newest song and find tickets to his upcoming concert here

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This week Lana and Josh unravel When Sparks Fly by Vince Staples and You, Dear by Eloise. Plus Lana gets to use her degree to dissect Dripsody and Josh and Lana have a discussion about cultural appropriation in music. 

Follow Lana at @LanaHolgado on all platforms.

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This episode we sat down with producer/audio engineer/viral Tiktok sensation Madeline aka @mixedbymj to discuss all things audio engineering. She details how leaving college was the best decision for her career, why it's sometimes good to be annoying, and whether or not getting millions of views on Tiktok really does fill the deep void inside of us.

You can follow her at @mixedbymj on TikTok and @mixed_bymj on instagram

For business inquiries, you can reach her at [email protected]

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This week Lana and Josh dive into the world of two equally powerful pop culture juggernauts, Jay Z and 4*TOWN. They break down Moonlight off of Jay-Z's album 4:44 and Nobody like u from the Pixar movie Turning Red. Plus Lana uses her degree to explain the benefits of Music Therapy.

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This week for indie artist spotlight, Lana and Josh meet with the much acclaimed Taylor Ash to discuss her newest album, Vignettes. She talks about how she bounced back from a vocal injury, inventing stories of cheating while in a happy marriage, and how she missed out on her chance to hang with Beyonce.

You can listen to her newest album, Vignettes, here

This week Lana and Josh unravel Be Sweet by Japanese Breakfast and Come and See Me by PARTNEXTDOOR. Plus Lana gets to use her music degree to explain music concrete, and Lana and Josh discuss the true backbone of society: adult theater kids.

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