Hip-hop pioneer Grandmaster Flash broke out more than 25 years ago with hits that included "The Message" and "White Lines (Don't Do it)." He joins us to talk about his childhood, his groundbreaking days with the Furious Five, and his new memoir, The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash: My Life, My Beats. And later: Mason Jennings provided the voice of Bob Dylan for scenes in last year's biopic "I'm Not There." The Minneapolis-based songwriter plays songs from his new album, "In the Ever," live in our studio.
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Grandmaster Flash on the Secret of his Success
As a kid growing up in the Bronx, Joseph Saddler was fascinated by his father’s record albums and turntables. As Grandmaster Flash, he used that fascination to pioneer hip hop DJing, cutting and sound mixing. First, hip hop historian Jeff Chang talks about the legendary DJ's influence. The, the Rock ...
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Douglas J Cuomo: Arjuna’s Dilemma
The hit movie so far this year is Sex and The City, and the score includes a number of references to the familiar theme from the TV series. That theme is probably Douglas Cuomo’s most famous work. But Cuomo’s new CD is a far cry ...
The hit movie so far this year is Sex and The City, and the score includes a number of references to the familiar theme from the TV series. That theme is probably Douglas Cuomo’s most famous work. But Cuomo’s new CD is a far cry ...
Mason Jennings
Mason Jennings was among the two dozen artists tapped to provide the voice of Bob Dylan for director Todd Haynes' rock biopic, "I’m Not There." (Christian Bale lip-synched his versions of "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" and "The Times They Are a Changin'.) His trademark folk rave-ups – and ...
Grandmaster Flash: from soundtrack of the 70's to Hall of Famer
New York in the '70s was an amazing place to grow up, especially if you were into music. I was heavily into the punk scene, but because I rode the J train every day through Bushwick, East New York, and pre-hipster Williamsburg, I also heard the emerging sounds of rap. ...