Album Review: An Evening with Silk Sonic by John M Ellison IV
Sketchy Conversations With John M Ellison IV
Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak’s project Silk Sonic started to form in 2017 when Anderson Paak was on the European leg of the Bruno Mars 24k Magic World Tour. They hit it off and bonded over James Brown, Stevie Wonder and just anything funky and soulful. Once acquainted, they started recording with the iconic Niles Rodgers of Chic and Guy Lawrence of Disclosure. Out of nowhere, Silk Sonic drops “Leave the Door Open” in March of 2021. The song and video was a smash on YouTube and went viral. Even the harshest of Bruno Mars critics hearts softened towards him. Around July, another single...
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Jake Logan
Sketchy Conversations With John M Ellison IV
John talks to wrestler Jake Logan about the promotion Control Your Narrative.
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Sketchy Conversations With John M Ellison IV
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Tom Ruegger
Sketchy Conversations With John M Ellison IV
John talks to animator/cartoonist/producer Tom Ruegger of Animaniacs, Tiny Toons, Freakazoid...his fingerprints are pretty much somewhere on 90's animation. We talk about his body of work, differences between working at Warner Bros. and Disney and other topics. Tom Ruegger's New Project
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Mike Jones
Sketchy Conversations With John M Ellison IV
John chats with DC 101 radio announcer Mike Jones. We talk wrestling, The Ramones and other topics.
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Juan Blak
Sketchy Conversations With John M Ellison IV
John talks with rocker Juan Blak of the band Blak Sunday. We talk about his influences, Indiana's music scene compared to L.A.'s music scene and other topics
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"Ill Will" Will Dorsey Jr.
Sketchy Conversations With John M Ellison IV
John talks with "Ill Will" Will Dorsey Jr. of Body Count about his roots in the Baltimore music scene, how he got into Body Count and also being the drum tech for punk band The Offspring.
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Avant Strangel
Sketchy Conversations With John M Ellison IV
John chats musician/model/actor Avant Strangel. We talk about the differences between living in the U.S. vs France, France's film scene, David Ryan Harris, Fencing and other topics.
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Dan Bynum
Sketchy Conversations With John M Ellison IV
John talks with director Dan Bynum. Dan Bynum has worked with wrestling promotions such as World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) World Championship Wresting (WCW), Ring of Honor (ROH) and Major League Wrestling (MLW) also has worked with the PGA. We talk about how he got into the business and other topics.
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Chaka Malik
Sketchy Conversations With John M Ellison IV
John talks with Chaka Malik about NYHC, funk and some other topics.
info_outlineJohn talks with Mega Ran about growing up in Philadelphia, working his way up the studio system, wrestling, his new book Dream Master.
Mega Ran's website
Mega Ran's Book "Dream Master: From the Stoop to the Stage to the Stars"
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