The Nexxt Spin

Matt Shaw, has reported on national stories for the New York Times, and he’s the co-founder of Winterland Records, and the upcoming two-day Winterland festival. He joins us for a conversation about music journalism and the reemergence of vinyl, surf culture and his time as Editor of Void Magazine, and talks about the projects he's currently working on,  as WJCT's Arts & Culture Editor , to help grow the culture around music in Jax 

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- Attend the Winterland Festival
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Yaya selects the theme for this month's meet-up (Salsa!) and invites DJ Papi Disco (Dorian Lopez) as the guest of honor. The Nexxt Spin crew get an in-depth history lesson on the genre's origin, and Dorian shares his life story about hitchhiking across the country and how music saved his life. 

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Fresh off from hosting a successful vinyl fair event, one of the top DJ's in the city, DJ Mas Appeal, joins Badr & Adrian for a conversation about the journey he took leaving the boardroom to go full time with music, and the lessons that came with it. Check out mixes from DJ Mas Appeal on his SoundCloud!

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The crew celebrate one year of the podcast surrounded by friends, and returning guest co-host: Michael. And since this is the last meet-up/episode of the year, the crew dissect their Spotify Wrapped/Apple Music Replay results, discuss their favorite record purchases of the year, and share their music goals for next year.

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The Nexxt Spin crew is riding high after being named a Best 10 Record Collecting Podcast. The group talk about the music that make them move their feet, and their favorite memories from the dance floor, with special guest co-host:  Alex Saparata, the creator and owner of Luvcreatexplore Vinyl, and the winner of the show's first giveaway is announced this episode! 

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James Siboni, the bassist of the hardcore punk band: Bane, and owner of Tiger Records, joins the crew for a conversation centered around their personal favorite (and most impactful) movie soundtracks and film scores, and the show's first giveaway is announced!  

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Nick Fresh returns for this month's vinyl meet-up: Music of the African Diaspora (as selected by Adrian). The collective talk about the challenges of shopping for international music, discuss the influence of the diaspora on different genres of music, and share what they learned from researching their ancestries.

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Check out Nick's new music podcast: Choons and stay tuned for Yanira's upcoming Viva La Fiesta Fest!

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Recorded during last month's vinyl meet-up; The Nexxt Spin crew and special guest: DJ Enerji, discuss the roots of Reggae, its significant influence on Reggaeton and Hip-Hop, and the contributions from icons like Bob Marley, Sean Paul, and more

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This episode was recorded during "Gay Icons" night and  features Badr Milligan, Toni Smailagic, Adrian Ross, Freddie Douglas, and special guests: DJ Nick Fresh and Michael (For Filth podcast), discussing their first exposure to the genre, Donna Summers, Nick gives a lesson on the contributions of Patrick Cowley, and the crew chat about the records they brought to play for the meet-up.

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This episode was recorded during "Neo-Soul" night and features Badr Milligan, Yanira Cardona, Adrian Ross, and Freddie Douglas discussing their introduction to the genre and talking about the records they brought to play for the meet-up.

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