Uncommon Radio

Uncommon Radio feat. Arcsin (August 2006)

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 01:55:00 GMT

This is episode was recorded last year as Arcsin finished up his debut Uncommon Records release, "Oculus Fang" (OUT NOW). We talked a lot about Arcsin's influences and musical process in this episode. We played the following tracks, all of which are either earlier versions of songs that are now available or are still unreleased:

1. Apache Cyborg (earlier version then what's on "Oculus Fang")
2. Scarlet Fever (snippet)
3. Unreleased, Unnamed track
4. Unreleased, Unnamed track
5. Unreleased, Unnamed track
6. Future Calamity- The Presence and Centri (We Are, Vol. 1)
7. We Are- The Presence feat. Stacs of Stamina & Centri (Members Only EP)
8. Green Pigs (would later evolve and be renamed "Acid Tearstain" from "Oculus Fang")

Pick up "Oculus Fang" on CD at www.uncommonmusic.net, www.undergroundhiphop.com or www.amazon.com. Pick it up digitally at Itunes, www.emusic.com or many other digital retailers online!

Uncommon Radio feat. The Juggaknots (Sept. 2006)

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 01:19:00 GMT

This episode was recorded in September 2006 just before their album "Use Your Confusion" was released. They talked about their early years making music together, the deal with the Dante Ross lead Elektra that never came to fruition, the underground scene they helped create, and their latest album. They also dropped some freestyles at the end. The tracks we played, at the time never heard before exclusives, were:

1. Leon Phelps
2. New $$$
3. Sumday
4. Namesake

Uncommon Radio feat. Pumpkinhead (October 2006)

uncommonradio@uncommonmusic.net — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 19:37:00 GMT

This is the first of our long awaited re-airings from the pre-podcast era of the show. Pumpkinhead came by Nasa Labs last year to record this episode where he talked about his full length album "Orange Moon Over Brooklyn" produced by Marco Polo. He also got into his thoughts on the 'Battle Scene' and dropped a fire freestyle at the end. We played tracks that were unreleased as well as some from his LP and Mix CD, Park Slope Renaisance. We will be re-airing other Uncommon Radio episodes week by week starting now, next week will be The Juggaknots.

Uncommon Radio feat. Beans

uncommonradio@uncommonmusic.net — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 01:33:00 GMT

This episode features Beans. Beans is a former member of Anti-Pop Consortium and veteran of 3 solo LPs since that time in the group. He stopped by with exclusive never before heard tracks from his forth coming album "Thorns". He talked about his new album, his roots as an artist, his time in Anti-Pop Consortium & solo career and his break with his long time record label, Warp Records. The tracks we played were:

1. Thundermouth (Thorns)

2. No Thrills (Thorns)

3. Ultimate (Thorns)

4. Beauty of a Beast on a Beat (Thorns)

5. Only Four (Thirsty Ear project "Only")

You can check out more on Beans by visiting www.myspace.com/mrballbeamakabeans

(Programming note: Starting in 2 weeks we will be posting all the episodes of Uncommon Radio that were recorded and aired previous to us having them hosted at this location. One of these episodes will appear per week, starting with the last to the first ever episode. The episodes include The Juggaknots, Pumpkinhead, Arcsin and many more.)

Advertise on Uncommon Radio

uncommonradio@uncommonmusic.net — Fri, 8 Jun 2007 02:35:00 GMT

You can now get your ad played on the next episode of Uncommon Radio for as low as $25. Uncommon Radio is available through Itunes and many other subsciption services online and is heard by 200 people per episode with an audience that is expected to grow. Get in now. Previous guests have included Pumpkinhead, The Juggaknots, The Rammellzee, Arcsin, K-the-I???, Super Chron Flight Brothers, Karniege, Masai Bey and many more with our current episode featuring Mr. Len. All ads are subject to approval, and must be relevant to the program, Ie. and ad for an underground release or for a store or product that would appeal to our audience. If you don't have an ad, an ad can be produced for you! Send all inquiries to uncommonradio@uncommonmusic.net. The deadline for the next episode is approaching, we expect to have lots of great guests this year, so get in now!

Uncommon Radio feat. Mr. Len

uncommonradio@uncommonmusic.net — Thu, 17 May 2007 05:03:00 GMT

The current episode features Smacks Records owner and a co-founding member of Company Flow, Mr. Len. Mr. Len and the group he became known for, Company Flow, changed hip-hop forever. They were part of the NYC scene that sparked the independent/underground hip-hop movement. He's since released a solo album "Pity the Fool" on Matador Records, been part of the group, Roosevelt Franklin and started his own label Smacks to which Bullymouth, Kice of Course, Mental Case & Rhino CMZ are signed. On this episode he talks about the state of the underground scene, the state of DJing nowadays, his record label and the rumors of a Company Flow reunion. Also, in the house was Espee from Bullymouth who rocked freestyles at the end with Mr. Len on the tables. The tracks we played are from the roster of Smacks Records:

1. Who Is It?- Mental Case
2. Rock & Roll- Rhino CMZ
3. Boombox- Bullymouth
4. Definition of a Bullymouth- Bullymouth
5. Competition- Kice of Course (Prod. by Mr. Len)
6. For Kicks- Bullymouth feat. Kice of Course (Prod. by Mr. Len)
7. ***Suprise Throwback Classic

You can find out more about Mr. Len and Smacks Records by checking out www.dummysmacks.com.

Uncommon Radio feat. The Rammellzee

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 05:23:00 GMT

This episode was recorded in Late March 2007.

The current episode features hip-hop pioneer and avant garde hip hop performance artist, The Rammellzee. The Rammellzee was on some of the earliest European Hip-Hop tours, bombed with Dondi in the NYC subway system in the late 70s and went on to make a succcessful career in the art world as well as the music world. He's most known for performing on stage around the world in multiple costumes and for some of his most current artwork, like his Letter Racers and action figure like dolls. You can find out more about him at www.gothicfuturism.com

The tracks we played are:

1. Beat Bop (Original Version) feat. K-Rob {End portion}
2. New Meaning (Japanese Import)
3. Jamming Zabar (Bi-Connicals of The Rammellzee)
4. Quack (Bi Connicals of The Rammellzee)
5. Caution (Unreleased, from Bill Laswell project features Buckethead on Gtr)
6. This Was My School Bag (Unreleased from forthcoming "Gothic Futurism" LP)