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CanaryPod: Topple Uncaged meets… Micah Shemaiah – Part One
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09/22/19 • -1 min
THIS PODCAST CONTAINS LANGUAGE AND CONTENT SOME PEOPLE MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS EPISODE ARE THE OPINIONS OF THE HOST AND GUESTS.
Welcome to series two of #ToppleUncaged!
Every week, The Canary will be bringing you an innovative podcast for the media landscape; hosted by me, Steve Topple.
I’ve got a two-part treat for you because I had the opportunity to interview one of the most important artists of a generation: Micah Shemaiah. Here’s part one.
Mr Topple x Micah Shemaiah: Part OneMicah’s been one of the most prolific and influential roots reggae artists of recent years. Searingly conscious, musically ingenious and with a stunning back catalogue to boot, he has blazed a trail in terms of message music. Moreover, Micah is a passionate advocate of vinyl, leading the way in promoting this form of music release. But it is perhaps his worldview which is most profound. Micah is a highly skilled orator with an almost unparalleled depth of though in the music industry. He is currently set to release The Forgotten Scrolls, a three-part series of vinyl music.
So, I caught up with him for a two-part special of the #ToppleUncaged podcast. In this, part one, we discussed The Forgotten Scrolls, the music industry, artificial intelligence and technology, the cult of celebrity and more. Part two will be released very soon!
Enjoy!
https://www.thecanary.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/REDUCED-Micah_Shemaiah_Interview_pt1_master.mp3 CanaryPod: #ToppleUncaged meets... Micah Shemaiah – Part One show notes:Presented, produced and edited by Steve Topple.
Sound engineering by Gav Pauze.
Zions Gates by Micah Shemaiah via JahSolidRock Music:
Buy The Forgotten Scrolls Volume 1.
Find out more about Micah.
Read Pauze Radio‘s bio of him.
Follow Micah on Facebook and Insta.
Follow on Twitter:Steve Topple @MrTopple; The Canary @TheCanaryUK; Micah Shemaiah @MicahShemaiah; Nicola Jeffery @NicolaCJeffery; Gav Pauze @PauzeRadio; Rai Star Music @rai_star113
Use the hashtags #ToppleUncaged #CanaryPod
Find out more about Gav Pauze and browse his vinyl store.
Topple Uncaged Theme Music: Lost Souls by Lee Wrizzle.
Legal by Micah Shemaiah and Rassi Hardknocks via Reggaeville:
Featured image via Steve Topple, Maurice – Wikimedia and Micah Shemaiah
By Steve Topple
CanaryPod: Topple Uncaged S2 EP19
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09/22/19 • -1 min
THIS PODCAST CONTAINS LANGUAGE AND CONTENT SOME PEOPLE MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS EPISODE ARE THE OPINIONS OF THE HOST AND GUESTS.
Welcome to series two of #ToppleUncaged!
Every week, The Canary will be bringing you an innovative podcast for the media landscape; hosted by me, Steve Topple.
You’ll get my quick fire round-up of the news in Topple’s Twittering. Then, I’ll be going in on a story or campaign you may have missed, with a very special guest, on Free Flying With... After that, you get to have your say on the week’s talking points in Twitter Chirps Back. And finally, I’ll be bringing you the freshest, most banging political music in Revolutionary Bird Song.
This week I round off Series Two with a look back at some of the campaigns I’ve featured so far. Plus there’s music and chat from a friend of the show and reggae legend Clinton Fearon.
Enjoy!
https://www.thecanary.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Uncaged_S2_ep19_master-1.mp3 CanaryPod: #ToppleUncaged show notes 22/9/19:Presented, produced and edited by Steve Topple.
Sound engineering by Gav Pauze.
Topple’s Twittering intro:Jo Swinson should know that attempted smears on Jeremy Corbyn always backfire
Jeremy Corbyn saves Tom Watson and he survives attempt to oust him
Free Flying With... campaign details:CanaryPod: #ToppleUncaged with Unite Community.
Labour conference
12:30 – 1:30pm Mon 23 September
Lunch provided.
Join @Unite_Community at the Grand Hotel in Brighton for the launch of our new report 'Not fit for purpose' laying bare the misery of Universal Credit for so many families.#Lab19 #ForTheMany #StopUniversalCredit pic.twitter.com/C3yboWAPRC
— Unite Community (@Unite_Community) September 19, 2019
CanaryPod: #ToppleUncaged meets... Save Samantha.
Read more about Samantha’s story on her website and follow her on Instagram.
Join the #SaveSamantha Facebook community.
Find out more about her charity the EDS Foundation.
Twitter Chirps Back:OI TWITTER
YES it's that time
FORGET #bbcqt! It's #TwitterChirpsBackfor my #Podcast #ToppleUncaged
YOU tell ME YOUR views on the biggest stories
WELL? Give me YOUR take on the UK being in #BrexitShambles!
REPLY TO THIS TWEET & I'LL READ EM OUT ON SUNDAYRT PLS pic.twitter.com/Xs0YYJEIqJ
— Steve Topple (@MrTopple) September 19, 2019
Universal Credit forcing claimants into debt and stress
Read more about Alex Tiffin’s issues at the Lab...
CanaryPod: Topple Uncaged meets… Sherieta
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09/13/19 • -1 min
THIS PODCAST CONTAINS LANGUAGE AND CONTENT SOME PEOPLE MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS EPISODE ARE THE OPINIONS OF THE HOST AND GUESTS.
Welcome to series two of #ToppleUncaged!
Every week, The Canary will be bringing you an innovative podcast for the media landscape; hosted by me, Steve Topple.
In a special episode, I meet the First Lady of the renowned Ghetto Youths International record label, who has just dropped her debut EP, Conversations in Key: Sherieta.
Mr Topple x SherietaSherieta has been in the music industry for many years. She is already an established songwriter and backing singer, having worked with some of the biggest names in reggae like Marcia Griffiths and Tarrus Riley. But she has also steadily released tracks of her own, including 2010’s Reggae is Life. Now, under the guidance of the Marley heritage Ghetto Youths, she has released her debut EP. Conversations in Key is a stunning project. The six tracks showcase her remarkable voice fantastically, along with her unique songwriting ability and top class musical arrangement and production. Conversations in Key has cemented her status as one of the most exciting musicians to emerge from Jamaica.
So, I caught up with Sherieta for the #ToppleUncaged podcast. We discussed Conversations in Key, her journey to this point, musical inspirations, the current movement of artists emerging from Jamaica and more.
Enjoy!
https://www.thecanary.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Sherieta_Interview_master.mp3Listen on iTunes here.
CanaryPod: #ToppleUncaged meets... Sherieta show notes:Presented, produced and edited by Steve Topple.
Sound engineering by Gav Pauze.
Don’t Fail Me Now by Sherieta via Ghetto Youths International:
Download Conversations in Key on your preferred platform here.
Follow Sherieta on Facebook and Insta.
Read more about Ghetto Youths International.
Follow on Twitter:Steve Topple @MrTopple; The Canary @TheCanaryUK; Sherieta @SherietaSings; Nicola Jeffery @NicolaCJeffery; Gav Pauze @PauzeRadio; Rai Star Music @rai_star113
Use the hashtags #ToppleUncaged #CanaryPod
Find out more about Gav Pauze and browse his vinyl store.
Topple Uncaged Theme Music: Lost Souls by Lee Wrizzle.
Reggae is Life by Sherieta via Future World Promo:
Featured image via Steve Topple, Maurice – Wikimedia and Destine Media PR
By Steve Topple
CanaryPod: Topple Uncaged meets… Kabaka Pyramid
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08/31/19 • -1 min
THIS PODCAST CONTAINS LANGUAGE AND CONTENT SOME PEOPLE MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS EPISODE ARE THE OPINIONS OF THE HOST AND GUESTS.
Welcome to series two of #ToppleUncaged!
Every week, The Canary will be bringing you an innovative podcast for the media landscape; hosted by me, Steve Topple.
In a special episode, I got to meet one of the most talented artists on the planet: Kabaka Pyramid:
Mr Topple x Kabaka PyramidKabaka has been in the music industry for over a decade. But it was his 2018 album Kontraband which immediately propelled him into groundbreaking territory. It fused reggae with hip-hop, afrobeat, soul and other genres. Lyrically, Kontraband was also one of the most important works of last year. But moreover, it was the combination of these elements coupled with top class production that made the album an instant classic. It showcased Kabaka’s unique talents exquisitely.
So, I caught up with him at the Market Place bar in central London for the #ToppleUncaged podcast. We discussed Kontraband, how reggae-based music has evolved over the decades, his views on politics, Africa and more.
Enjoy!
https://www.thecanary.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/REDUCED-Kabaka-Pyramid-Interview-August-19-master-FULL.mp3Listen on iTunes here.
CanaryPod: #ToppleUncaged meets... Kabaka Pyramid show notes:Presented, produced and edited by Steve Topple.
Sound engineering by Gav Pauze.
Africans Arise by Kabaka Pyramid featuring Akon via Ghetto Youths International and Bebble Rock Music:
Read my full review of Kontraband here.
Watch Kabaka’s latest video, Natural Woman:
Download Kontraband on your preferred platform here.
Follow Kabaka on Insta and Facebook.
Read more about him.
Follow on Twitter:Steve Topple @MrTopple; The Canary @TheCanaryUK; Kabaka Pyramid @Kabakapyramid; Nicola Jeffery @NicolaCJeffery; Gav Pauze @PauzeRadio; Rai Star Music @rai_star113
Use the hashtags #ToppleUncaged #CanaryPod
Find out more about Gav Pauze.
Topple Uncaged Theme Music: Lost Souls by Lee Wrizzle.
Reggae Music by Kabaka Pyramid via Ghetto Youths International and Bebble Rock Music.
Featured image via Steve Topple and Maurice – Wikimedia and additional image via Covered PR
By Steve Topple
CanaryPod: Topple Uncaged meets… Tarrus Riley
CanaryPod - The Canary's Podcast
08/24/19 • -1 min
THIS PODCAST CONTAINS LANGUAGE AND CONTENT SOME PEOPLE MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS EPISODE ARE THE OPINIONS OF THE HOST AND GUESTS.
Welcome to series two of #ToppleUncaged!
Every week, The Canary will be bringing you an innovative podcast for the media landscape; hosted by me, Steve Topple.
In a special episode, I’m joined by one of the most celebrated artists of the past two decades: Tarrus Riley.
Mr Topple x Tarrus RileyRiley has a career spanning over 15 years. With a voice grounded in both reggae and soul, he is responsible for one of the biggest songs of the noughties: She’s Royal. But he’s not defined by one track, more by his approach to music, his effortless mixing of genres and his ability to reach out to people via his work. But now, Riley’s eclecticism has reached new heights. He’s recently released his first EP. It’s called B.L.E.M. and features some of the hottest artists of 2019 like Stonebwoy, along with the production talents of rising star IzyBeats.
So, I caught up with Riley for the #ToppleUncaged podcast. We chatted about B.L.E.M., his career, his thoughts on the current music scene and why his work is so conscious.
Enjoy!
https://www.thecanary.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Tarrus-Riley-Interview-master.mp3Listen on iTunes here.
CanaryPod: #ToppleUncaged meets... Tarrus Riley show notesPresented, produced and edited by Steve Topple.
Sound engineering by Gav Pauze.
Kryptonite by Tarrus Riley via Destine Media PR:
Download B.L.E.M. on your preferred platform.
Follow Riley on Insta and Facebook and read more about him.
Follow on Twitter:Steve Topple @MrTopple; The Canary @TheCanaryUK; Tarrus Riley @tarrusrileyja; Nicola Jeffery @NicolaCJeffery; Gav Pauze @PauzeRadio; Rai Star Music @rai_star113
Use the hashtags #ToppleUncaged #CanaryPod
Find out more about Gav Pauze.
Topple Uncaged Theme Music: Lost Souls by Lee Wrizzle.
Feel It by Tarrus Riley via Destine Media PR:
Featured image via Steve Topple, Maurice – Wikimedia and Destine Media PR
By Steve Topple
CanaryPod: Topple Uncaged S2 EP15
CanaryPod - The Canary's Podcast
08/18/19 • -1 min
THIS PODCAST CONTAINS LANGUAGE AND CONTENT SOME PEOPLE MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS EPISODE ARE THE OPINIONS OF THE HOST AND GUESTS. GIGI’S FAMILY GAVE THEIR FULL PERMISSION FOR SHARING THIS INTERVIEW.
Welcome to series two of #ToppleUncaged!
Every week, The Canary will be bringing you an innovative podcast for the media landscape; hosted by me, Steve Topple.
You’ll get my quick fire round-up of the news in Topple’s Twittering. Then, I’ll be going in on a story or campaign you may have missed, with a very special guest, on Free Flying With... After that, you get to have your say on the week’s talking points in Twitter Chirps Back. And finally, I’ll be bringing you the freshest, most banging political music in Revolutionary Bird Song.
This week’s guests? Campaigning mum Tina Rodwell on the heartbreaking story of ‘Gigi’. Plus record-breaker and global legend Usain Bolt has answered my questions about his new move into the music industry.
Enjoy!
https://www.thecanary.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/REDUCED-Uncaged_S2_ep15_master.mp3Listen on iTunes here.
CanaryPod: #ToppleUncaged show notes 18/8/19Presented, produced and edited by Steve Topple.
Sound engineering by Gav Pauze.
Topple’s Twittering intro...Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg to sail on zero-carbon boat from Plymouth to New York
Details of the Transition Monaco Forum 2018
The Manufacturing of Greta Thunberg – For Consent (six part series)
But even so... given pollutants contribute directly (not thru warming) to thousands of deaths per year in the UK, it's worth doing regardless of whether other nations following our lead! https://t.co/Ie1MxNYGtq
— Grant Shapps MP (@grantshapps) August 16, 2019
There are 32.81 million people employed in the UK. That’s a new record.
Average weekly pay grew 3.9% in the year to June, that’s the highest over a decade.@Conservatives policies support the economy so we can pay for our great public services.
Join us: https://t.co/Fegge3vxcu pic.twitter.com/ybUvlV5kEi
— James Cleverly MP (@JamesCleverly) August 15, 2019
I’m sure Russia, Iran and Maduro in Venezuela will be looking forward to Prime Minister Corbyn
— Mike Gapes (@MikeGapes) August 16, 2019
"This isn't really about Jeremy Corbyn, it's about who could command a majority in the House of Commons to stop a no deal Brexit" @ChukaUmunna pic.twitter.com/CNJq96zm5t
— Liberal Democrats (@LibDems) August 15, 2019
Free Flying With... campaign details:Follow Tina Rodwell on Twitter for updates on Gigi’s story.
Read more about this case.
Get involved with the crowd funder.
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust told The Canary:
Jehan is a priority for us and we are taking her care very seriously. We have sought advice from specialists in this field and continue to work with her family and doctors to ensure she receives the best care and treatment.
Twitter C...CanaryPod: Topple Uncaged meets… Clinton Fearon
CanaryPod - The Canary's Podcast
09/21/19 • -1 min
THIS PODCAST CONTAINS LANGUAGE AND CONTENT SOME PEOPLE MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS EPISODE ARE THE OPINIONS OF THE HOST AND GUESTS.
Welcome to series two of #ToppleUncaged!
Every week, The Canary will be bringing you an innovative podcast for the media landscape; hosted by me, Steve Topple.
In a special extended episode, I’m joined by a friend of the show and a reggae icon: Clinton Fearon.
Mr Topple x Clinton FearonClinton has been in the music business for 50 years. He’s enjoyed a career that started when he joined the mythical group The Gladiators all the way back in 1969. A string of acclaimed singles and albums followed, as did Clinton’s work for legends like Lee Scratch Perry. At the end of the 1980s, he departed The Gladiators to form his own collective, The Boogie Brown Band. 12 albums followed, and now he’s back.
Clinton’s brand new album is History Say. To say it is pure ‘Fearon’ doesn’t do it justice. It’s a glorious, intricate mix of styles; grounded in reggae but interspersed with jazz, funky soul, calypso, dub and some rock thrown in for good measure. But as always with Clinton, it’s his wonderful ability to mix serious political and social messages with some good old fashioned fun which really shines. The top class instrumentation, vocal arrangements and production finish off what is perhaps this artist’s seminal work.
So, I caught up with Clinton for the #ToppleUncaged podcast. We discussed History Say, his continued success, the current state of the music and political worlds and modern technology, the latter being something he’s not too keen on!
Enjoy!
https://www.thecanary.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/REDUCED-Clinton_Fearon_Interview_Sept_2019_master-1.mp3Listen on iTunes here.
CanaryPod: #ToppleUncaged meets... Clinton Fearon show notesPresented, produced and edited by Steve Topple.
Sound engineering by Gav Pauze.
I Will by Clinton Fearon via Kool Yu Foot/Boogie Brown Productions.
Download History Say on your preferred platform here.
Read more about Clinton.
Follow him on Facebook and Insta.
Take a look at Pauze Radio‘s bio of History Say.
Follow on Twitter:Steve Topple @MrTopple; The Canary @TheCanaryUK; Clinton Fearon @clintonfearon; Nicola Jeffery @NicolaCJeffery; Gav Pauze @PauzeRadio; Rai Star Music @rai_star113
Use the hashtags #ToppleUncaged #CanaryPod
Find out more about Gav Pauze and browse his vinyl store.
Topple Uncaged Theme Music: Lost Souls by Lee Wrizzle.
Time by Clinton Fearon via Kool Yu Foot/Boogie Brown Productions:
Featured image via Steve Topple, Maurice – Wikimedia and Kool Yu Foot/Boogie Brown Productions
By Steve Topple
CanaryPod: Topple Uncaged – Antonia’s story, part two
CanaryPod - The Canary's Podcast
08/10/19 • -1 min
THIS PODCAST CONTAINS LANGUAGE AND CONTENT SOME PEOPLE MAY FIND OFFENSIVE AND UPSETTING. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS EPISODE ARE THE OPINIONS OF THE HOST AND GUESTS. THE GUESTS GAVE THEIR FULL PERMISSION FOR SHARING THIS INTERVIEW.
Welcome to series two of #ToppleUncaged!
Every week, The Canary will be bringing you an innovative podcast for the media landscape; hosted by me, Steve Topple.
In the second of two special episodes, I meet Victoria Cheney, mother of Antonia Payne-Cheney.
Antonia’s storyHer daughter’s story about battling chronic life-threatening illness, the NHS and the state is remarkable. It is one of hope, trauma, resilience and a family’s love.
I spoke to Victoria at length about Antonia’s journey and her current situation. She went from being an outgoing, active teenager to almost dying several times. Along the way were countless diagnoses and, what they both feel is clear medical neglect. You can listen to the second part of my exclusive interview below. Also, click here to listen to the first part.
Continue reading to find out more about what has happened to Antonia and how you can get involved.
https://www.thecanary.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/NEW-VICTORIA-PART-TWO-DRAFT-MP3.mp3Listen on iTunes here.
The story continues...In article one, I discussed Antonia’s story. You can read in more detail about the multitude of illnesses that she lives with, including hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS), postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), gastroparesis and craniocervical junction syndrome:
Antonia and her mother VictoriaIt is hard to express the levels of “trauma” (as one psychiatrist put it) that medical professionals and the state have subjected Antonia to. Her illnesses have been ignored; care packages abandoned; experts in her illnesses not listened to; branded as a ‘drug seeker’; and her mother accused of making up her conditions. It has gone as far as Antonia accusing one consultant of physical assault. She now lives with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to her experiences.
It is perhaps best to let Victoria’s voice speak about this. Below is an extract from an email she wrote to Baroness Blackwood. Victoria gave permission for The Canary to publish this. Blackwood is parliamentary under secretary of state at the Department of Health and Social Care. She also lives with EDS.
A damning testimonyAs Victoria said to Blackwood:
You wrote... imagine being pushed from pillar to post with no one knowing what is wrong with you – steadily getting worse – that is so true – but imagine having that experience – being diagnosed by experts and being treated – getting on a path to better health and wellbeing and then due to a system acting wrongly – having your protocols by those experts and treatment plan taken away.
There being an insistence that you attend a hospital that not only does not accept the illness exists but actively blocks all referrals to other hospitals – a hospital that... made you really ill from their lack of understanding and states that they do not care about your quality of life.
A hospital where you were assaulted by [a] consultant overseeing you but their legal team and senior clinicians have made it impossible for you to... [bring] a case despite you reporting [it] to the GMC [General Medical Council], police and safeguarding.
Imagine having been treated so badly with your EDS – bullied in the extreme having to fund raise for lifesaving su...
CanaryPod: Topple Uncaged S2 EP9
CanaryPod - The Canary's Podcast
06/30/19 • -1 min
THIS PODCAST CONTAINS LANGUAGE AND CONTENT SOME PEOPLE MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS EPISODE ARE THE OPINIONS OF THE HOST AND GUESTS.
Welcome to series two of #ToppleUncaged!
Every week, The Canary will be bringing you an innovative podcast for the media landscape; hosted by me, Steve Topple.
You’ll get my quick fire round-up of the news in Topple’s Twittering. Then, I’ll be going in on a story or campaign you may have missed, with a very special guest, on Free Flying With... After that, you get to have your say on the week’s talking points in Twitter Chirps Back. And finally, I’ll be bringing you the freshest, most banging political music in Revolutionary Bird Song.
This week’s guests? Disability rights activist Paula Peters talking about the #DumpMetroDWPLies campaign and Ross from the UK’s hottest rap duo Too Many T’s.
Enjoy!
https://www.thecanary.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Uncaged_S2_ep9_master.mp3 CanaryPod: #ToppleUncaged show notes 30/6/19Presented, produced and edited by Steve Topple.
Sound engineering by Gav Pauze.
Topple Talks intro...*taps mic, clears throat
Chicken coup 4.0 is underway people. We knew they’d have one last go before a general election. Last chance to keep the left out of govt. We’ve been here before.
Some people are going to crumble like month-old cheese. Rise above it. Eyes on the prize.
— Kerry-Anne Mendoza (@TheMendozaWoman) June 28, 2019
Labour MPs attacking The Canary – an independently regulated, trust-stamped news org – on behalf of a racist MSM & people who back a racist regime in Israel. While calling us & our readers the racists.
You couldn’t make it up.
Good job we work for the people, not them. Onward.
— Kerry-Anne Mendoza (@TheMendozaWoman) June 28, 2019
The major benefit of burning bridges with the MSM. You can be true to your principles at all times and never risk losing a gig for it. Haven’t regretted it for a day
— Kerry-Anne Mendoza (@TheMendozaWoman) June 27, 2019
Free Flying With... campaign details:Find out more about “Dump Metro DWP Lies”.
Check out the hashtag #DumpMetroDWPLies.
Twitter Chirps Back:OI OI TWITTER
YES it's that time again
FORGET #bbcqt. It's Twitter Chirps Back for my #Podcast #ToppleUncaged
YOU tell ME YOUR views on the biggest stories #BorisBus #PhilipAlston? #Lionesses?
REPLY TO THIS TWEET & I'LL READ THE BEST OUT ON SUNDAY RT PLS! pic.twitter.com/b5KaIcxZc7
— Steve Topple (@MrTopple) June 27, 2019
The DWP’s muddled maths is sending universal credit deeper into meltdown https://t.co/fm3h7r05Q6
"What appears on the surface like a fairly bland report, filled with numbers and percentages, sheds light on the scale of devastation being inflicted on people across the country." pic.twitter.com/5kxAznfSdp
— I was a JSA claimant (@imajsaclaimant) June 28, 2019
The DWP has been caught trying to ‘coerce’ GPs into saying their patients are fit-for-work
Revolutionary Bird Song:Boris Next Door by Too Many T’s:
CanaryPod: Topple Uncaged meets… Bella Blair
CanaryPod - The Canary's Podcast
09/29/19 • -1 min
THIS PODCAST CONTAINS LANGUAGE AND CONTENT SOME PEOPLE MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS EPISODE ARE THE OPINIONS OF THE HOST AND GUESTS.
Welcome to #ToppleUncaged!
Every week, The Canary will be bringing you an innovative podcast for the media landscape; hosted by me, Steve Topple.
In a special episode, I met one of the the rising stars to emerge from Jamaica in the past few years: Bella Blair.
Mr Topple x Bella BlairBella was heavily involved in the performing arts from a young age, having studied it at every level of education. She first came to prominence via her comedy skits on her YouTube channel. But music was clearly her first love. Her first venture into this was featuring on Eddie Ferrer’s Jigsaw Love back in 2012. More music followed, but it was her 2018 EP Aura which cemented her status as an artistic force to be reckoned with. It is an ingenious mix of genres, from ambient RnB to soul, via afrobeat, dancehall and reggae. But it’s Bella’s voice and storytelling which really set Aura out as such a strong project. Now, she’s back with her latest track. Called Mistake Too, it’s a bang-up-to-date afrobeat RnB track, produced by the UK-based Jamie Rodigan and Aaron Horn.
So, I caught up with Bella for the #ToppleUncaged podcast. We chatted about her musical upbringing and career, the diverse mix of styles and genres she is becoming renowned for, the music industry and more.
Enjoy!
https://www.thecanary.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Bella_Blair_Interview_master.mp3Listen on iTunes here.
CanaryPod: #ToppleUncaged meets... Bella Blair show notes:Presented, produced and edited by Steve Topple.
Sound engineering by Gav Pauze.
Mistake Too by Bella Blair, produced by Crate Classics via Lilalockdcity:
Download Bella’s debut EP Aura on your preferred platform.
Follow her on Facebook and Insta.
Follow on Twitter:Steve Topple @MrTopple; The Canary @TheCanaryUK; Bella Blair @thebellablair; Nicola Jeffery @NicolaCJeffery; Gav Pauze @PauzeRadio; Rai Star Music @rai_star113
Use the hashtags #ToppleUncaged #CanaryPod
Find out more about Gav Pauze and browse his vinyl store.
Topple Uncaged Theme Music: Lost Souls by Lee Wrizzle.
Good Gyal Anthem by Bella Blair:
Featured image via Steve Topple, Maurice – Wikimedia and Bella Blair
By Steve Topple
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