#145 - Run The Jewels, Muzz

06/08/20 • 48 min

Audioface: Music News, Reviews, & Culture

On the 145th episode of Audioface:

REVIEWS: "RTJ4" by Run The Jewels, and "Muzz" by Muzz

New singles: “FTP” by YG

The music industry erupts with an outpouring of support and responses to the George Floyd protests, including #BlackoutTuesday, Republic ending the "Urban" label, and millions of dollars in donations to black liberation groups. Individual artists describe how recent events have impacted them, and what they're doing about it. The K-Pop fandom becomes an unlikely hero online this week. The RTJ4 review. These songs accompanied the US's first mission to space in nearly a decade. The Muzz review. And Radiohead's best live concert is back on the internet in HD.

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On the 145th episode of Audioface:

REVIEWS: "RTJ4" by Run The Jewels, and "Muzz" by Muzz

New singles: “FTP” by YG

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BONUS - Political Report #5: Silvercorp Slip-Ups

This edition of Political Report was recorded before the George Floyd demonstrations. If you'd like commentary about that, we got you. Check out Political Report 4 earlier in the Audioface podcast feed for commentary on that, or the Protesting Racism episode of Controlling our Narrative with Brooke Thomas.

Topics include some of the fallout from the Tara Reade saga, Joe Biden questioning black people's blackness, continued impacts from corona, and the latest spectacularly failed coup attempt in Venezuela. (The article mentioned can be found here, via NY Mag) Joined by Ceez & Bam of We Made It Podcast.

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#146 - Teyana Taylor, Chloe x Halle, Black Eyed Peas

On the 146th episode of Audioface:

REVIEWS: "The Album" by Teyana Taylor, "Ungodly Hour" by Chloe x Halle, & "TRANSLATION" by Black Eyed Peas.

New singles: “The Bigger PIcture” by Lil Baby, "Friday 13th" by Gorillaz, "Sign" by Roosevelt & "Trollz" by 6ix9ine feat. Nicki Minaj

RAP BEEF between J. Cole and Noname. The Album review. Beyonce's Black Parade initiative, and Lady Antebellum fails to change their problematic name. The Ungodly Hour review. The Grammy's announce the removal of the word "Urban" from almost all of their award categories. The TRANSLATION review. And how K-Pop fans used TikTok to destroy Donald Trump's ego.

Subscribe to Audioface wherever you're listening so you always get new episodes. Check out Sean and Dan's respective 2020 playlists on Spotify for their favorites of the year so far. Follow @audiofacepod on Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube for extra Audioface. We appreciate it, and you.