Two Virgins

On this week's episode, Sam and Teresa interview Sydney Holmes over a cup of watermelon juice. Originally from Atlanta, Ga, photographer Sydney Holmes aims to tell visual stories through her work that feel emotive and dignified, whether she uses her camera and creative eye to foreground stories that already exist, or to create space for ones that yet don't. She is a soon to be graduate of Yale University with a major in Art/Photography. Sydney is incredibly adept at carefully executing any artistic vision, whether as creative director, or as a collaborator, and has a wide variety of experience photographing for large institutions like Yale and the International African American Museum, celebrities such as Jidena and Playboi Carti, and a host of smaller organizations. Sydney talks to Teresa and Sam about stories she hopes to tell through photography, photography as an academic discipline, and her inspirations.

On this week's episode, Sam and Teresa interview Psalm One over a glass of pink lemonade. Psalm One is an artist from Chicago who has been named one of the nation's Best Artists by The Chicago Tribune, and made her television debut on MTV's series, Made. She made her debut album, Bio: Chemistry while studying chemistry at the University of Illinois. She is also part of groups Nacrobats, Rapperchicks and Big Silk. In 2019 she released her album, Fight of the Wig, and recently debuted her single, "Anxious, Nervous, and Imperfect." Psalm One talks to Teresa and Sam about focusing on community, her album covers, as well as the lyrics behind her newest single. 

On this week's episode, Teresa and Sam interview artist Lucy LiYou over a glass of coconut water. Lucy LiYou is a Korean-American musician whose music draws on elements such piano, text-to-speech vocalization, and pansori. Their most recent album, Practice, was released on February 1, 2021 and was recorded, produced, and composed by Lucy in Washington. Lucy talks to Teresa and Sam about the process of making Practice chronologically, their classical piano background, and their love for Mariah Carey.

On this week's episode, Teresa and Sam talk to Lundon Avery over a glass of Horchata. Lundon Avery is an artist from Peoria, Illinois who has now relocated to New York City after signing a distribution deal with UnitedMasters. Lundon released his first song of the partnership entitled “Intro” on November 20, 2020 as the lead single to his upcoming self-titled album Lundon Avery. He has been featured on the Fresh Finds Editorial playlist, ESPN X-Games social sync, and during the Lakers vs. Pelicans game. Lundon talks to Teresa and Sam about shifting from being a producer to his own artist, being a multi-instrumentalist, and his inspirations for his upcoming album.

In this week's episode, Sam and Teresa interview Big Up Menace X over a cup of hot green tea. Big Up Menace X is an experimental film maker, composer, producer, pianist, vocalist, and skateboarder from Detroit, Michigan. According to the artist, his sounds capture the image of a majestic deteriorating purgatory non-chalantly while incorporating rare sample sources to create an auditory and visual world. Big Up Menace X talks to Teresa and Sam about his newest release, Artificial Emotions and Coping with Cybernetic Love TELEPATHIC GOTHIKA ISSUE #4, navigating through different genres, and finding sonic and spiritual balance between light and darkness.

On this week's episode, Sam and Teresa interview Swamp Dogg over a glass of strawberry milkshake. Jerry Williams, a.k.a. Swamp Dogg, is a legendary soul and R&B musician, songwriter and record producer. His most recent release, Sorry You Couldn’t Make it Demos, dropped on February 2nd on Bandcamp, and features a collection of six Swamp Dogg demo tracks, recorded between the early 1970s to the early 1980s. Each of the songs was considered for inclusion on Swamp Dogg’s critically acclaimed 2020 album, Sorry You Couldn’t Make It. Swamp Dogg talks to Sam and Teresa about maintaining a career that spans decades, constantly reinventing himself, and his most recent collaborations.

On this week's episode, Sam and Teresa interview Lundon Avery, Zach Bernagene (Gosha Guppy), Samori Coates, and Isaiah Shimkin of New York Lab over a cup of Hawaiian Punch. Founded in 2018 by Samori Coates, Zuri Campbell, Muhummad Elbadri, Isaiah Shimkin, Nate Antoine, Gosha Guppy, and Kenza Ikli, New York Lab is a label that aims to create a space for Black people to creatively express themselves in a way they want. They recently signed a collaboration with United Masters, and currently have four artists under their belt: Mavi, Gosha Guppy, OPB, and Lundon Avery. The team at New York Lab talk to Teresa and Sam about building a label with some of your closest friends, launching music during quarantine, and the gatekeepers of the music industry.

On this week's episode, Sam and Teresa interview rapper YUNGMORPHEUS over a glass of Dr. Pepper. Colby Campbell, otherwise known as YUNGMORPHEUS, is an LA-based rapper who continuously pushes the boundaries of originality and lyricism. States of Precarity, released on January 8, 2021, is YUNGMORPHEUS' newest album. YUNGMORPHEUS talks to Teresa and Sam about his college experiences, working solo on projects, and the importance of family.

On this week's episode, Sam and Teresa interview musician whoswyLee over a glass of pomegranate San Pellegrino. whoswyLee (also known as “feat wyLee”) is a Zimbabwean-South African multi-disciplinary artist based in Johannesburg. Their artistic sense of self is ever evolving and at this time what motivates their work is to sonically capture the present. “My mind is always in past or in the future,” says wyLee, “but I want to get better at being here and using my music or art to reflect right now.” According to them, life right now sounds like “measured chaos” as they continue to embark on the journey of learning to heal themselves. “That includes pain,” wyLee says, “a deep uncovering. But it also includes embracing play and experimentation. It includes learning to appreciate all of me and attempting to arrive in full to the art I’m making.” They claim this accounts for why engaging with their work means witnessing them encounter themselves through a variety of genres and creative mediums. Since the start of their career, the self-proclaimed “wordy ass nigga” has opened for AlunaGeorge, D.R.A.M., Mykki Blanco, Bbymutha & Dounia and have appeared on the Huffington Post show “BARS”.

On this week's episode, Sam and Teresa interview rapper Killah Priest over a cup of ginger turmeric tea. Walter Reed, better known as Killah Priest is an American rapper and affiliate of the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan. Priest also formed the group Sunz Of Man with rappers Hell Razah, 60 Second Assassin, and Prodigal Sunn. Killah Priest's first solo album was Heavy Mental, and his most recent release is The Third Eye in Technicolor.  Priest talks to Teresa and Sam about the process of creating The Third Eye in Technicolor, his creative flow in quarantine, and the weed industry.