On this episode, Trevor is joined by Luke McGowan-Arnold Luke, a Black writer from Rockford, Illinois based in Philly, covering American subcultures, Black experiences, and social movements. His work appears in Chicago Review of Books and The Metropolitan Review.

Notes From This Show:

• Irregular Notes – https://irregularnotes.substack.com/
• Searching For Bigger – https://www.metropolitanreview.org/p/searching-for-bigger
• How To Write an American Novel – https://lilmamahumor.com/p/how-to-write-an-american-novel
• Rough Drafts Podcast – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rough-drafts/id1772169326
• DJ Clue talks Roc Marci & says he doesn’t think the label “Underground Hip-Hop” is relevant anymore – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhRfQ-pxwyk

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Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsmusic@gmail.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

• State Of The Union: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvIZaz16DI0
• Racial Preferences: https://www.tiktok.com/@nuri.robinson/video/7610905292087266573?_r=1&_t=ZT-94KotQog1Vu

On this bonus episode, Ken and Mario give us another West Coast Sharks hip-hop deep dive; focusing on what it takes to be a good MC, and what makes a great album.

PLZ NOTE: Due to some tech difficulties during the recording, Marios audio was affected negatively but we did our best to bring it up and out so you can enjoy the conversation.

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Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsmusic@gmail.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

On this episode, Trevor and Ken get into the pro’s and con’s of ‘The Fall Off’, in a track by track breakdown.

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Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsmusic@gmail.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

On this episode Trevor and Ken welcome guest Rich Moses on the show to talk hip-hop, culture, and the diddy diddling disaster doc “Sean Combs: The Reckoning”.

Links from the show:

1. Diana Ross – Workin Overtime: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnDN6_CkXvc
2. Flashbeagle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RxUF6U6O-I
3. EsDeeKid ft Timothee Chalamet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57C13H0BnnU
4. People Under The Stair – OSTs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGfP9MFFgIE

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Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsmusic@gmail.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

On this special West Coast Sharks episode, Ken and Mario open it up about family, hitting middle age and everything that comes along with getting older. Then for the main topic, the Sharks take us back to the shows origins and discuss how Champagne Sharks has been shaped and changed over time.

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Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsmusic@gmail.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

On this episode Trevor, Ken and Mario continue the conversation started in CS 650: Gone Platinum. The party is officially over, and there are some factions who are unwilling to let it go. Living vicariously thru live streamers, not admitting when your leader lost, the Sharks chomp into all the false pretenses that make up our current popular culture.

ATTN: For deeper context to this episodes conversation listen to “CS 650: Gone Platinum” first.

Links From This Episode;

• The End of The Millnial Lifestyle Subsidy – https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2022/06/uber-ride-share-prices-high-inflation/661250/

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Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsrec.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

This week Trevor, Ken and Mario cirlce up to deep dive on hip-hop. Death Row on the West Coast, Posi-Rap on the East, this episodes gets deep in the Old School and how it compares to the New School.

Links From This Episode:

• The Chronic Pre-Sale Commercial – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPs11_OvEfQ
• The End of The Millennial Lifestyle Subsidy – https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2022/06/uber-ride-share-prices-high-inflation/661250/

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Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsrec.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)