Beats Brews and Points of View

For our milestone 150th episode, Beats, Brews, and Points of View traveled to Pittsburgh for the 5th Annual Barrel & Flow Festival, where E-Man Bates and Neil Richter were on-site as official media and Na Bonsai lit up the stage with a performance. We sit down with Bonsai to discuss their highly anticipated new album, arriving September 13th, and explore the creative journey behind it. A key theme...

On this episode, Neil and E-Man discuss Detroit's historic Marche Du Nain Rouge, touch on Women's History Month, an extended Something Old Something New segment, book recommendations and a no spoilers breakdown of the new Netflix show, "Adolescence" and the conversations surrounding the show. Opening Song: Durand Jones and the Indications: Been So Long Closing Song: Che Noir x Superior: Seeds In B...

On this Episode, Neil and E-Man go into the relevance of sequels, WWE talk, The recent passings of Roy Ayers, Roberta Flack, Angie Stone and D'Wayne Wiggins(Tony! Toni! Toné!). We run our something old, something new segment as well as a hidden easter egg from a classic comedy we didn't catch till now. Make sure to subscribe to be in the loop on future episode releases. Also, happy women's history...

On this episode, Neil and E-Man break down the Kendrick Lamar Superbowl halftime show, New music from The Weeknd and the late Mac Miller, E-Man recaps his recent trip to Portugal and Spain and more! Shout out to the city of Detroit for making February 7th officially "Dilla Day" in honor of the late world renowned producer, J Dilla. Opening: FrostISRad: System of a Down Freestyle(Tiny Desk Submissi...

On this episode, Neil and E-Man dive into the recent freestyles released by Joey Bada$$, Tyler, The Creator, Rapsody, Drake, and others. We also went to the WWE holiday show and talk about Neil's first experience at a wrestling event and E-Man's first JCW Show. Opening: Bullet Showers-Noisy Ne!ghbour FEAT The God Fahim x Jalen Frazier Closing: Black Noise- Jahshua Smith

On this Episode, Neil and E-Man discuss the new Kendrick Lamar album, "GNX", Tyler, The Creator's "Chromakopia", and others released in 2024. We talk about some of our favorite moments of 2024 in media since we last recorded and much more.

In this Episode, E-Man and Neil recap their visit to Roots Picnic in Philadelphia and the travel stories that ensued from the trip. E-Man recaps the Michigan Central concert and Neil talks about going to Blue Slide Park, a park in Pittsburg made famous by the late Mac Miller. With everything going on in Hip Hop between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, Neil, and E-Man also give a brief history of Beef in...

On this episode, E-Man and Neil open up with Payola and how it affects the music you here via who gets pushed through the machine, a breakdown of the flurry of dis tracks between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, our something old something new segment and more! Brew of the week: Fair State Brewing "Hop Water with Cirta and Centennial hops CQ drink enhancer.

In this Episode, E-Man and Neil touch a bit on the legacy of poet, activist, one of the founding members of the White Panther party, and former manager to MC5Jonh Sinclair, who recently passed away, Drake vs seemingly all of mainstream hip hop, and much more. Also, happy birthday to E-Man. Beverage of the week: Tonic, infused drink. Opening Song: Imposter Syndrome-NameNReverse Closing Song: Courtn...

In this episode, E-Man and Neil give a breakdown of the TikTok vs Universal Music Group situation, albums vs singles, and the genius of Issac Hayes and Stevie Wonder. Also, they give big praise to the new ScHoolboy Q album, "Blue Lips." Make sure to subscribe to the show to stay in the loop on new episodes and more! Opening song Revolution- Na Bonsai Closing song Evermore- Oddisee

In this episode, Neil and E-Man go into the cost of being an artist in current day compared to older generations, black artist crossing over to white audiences, Censorship, and much more. We open U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib's message in front of Congress talking about payout per stream. Make sure to tune in and subscribe! Beverages of the week: Sünner Kölsch: 4.9% ABV 19 IBU Armada Cannabis...

In this Episode, E-Man and Neil break down their favorite albums of 2023 and talk about what they're most excited for 2024. Neil celebrates 1 year sober and E-Man talks about the expansion of DOR Media Happy Dilla Month and happy Black History Month. Beer of the week: Detroit Fan Zone IPA 5% ABV (Ellicott Brewing)

On this episode, E-Man and Neil sit down with artist Jalen Fraizer. We talk about what makes an artist genuine, realizing musical talent and creating a lane for yourself, different creative processes, and much more. As always, thank you for tuning in! Jesus Looks Like Me EP and God Bless My Chalice EP are available on all streaming platforms now! Beer's of the week: Little Saints CBD and Botanical...

In this episode, Neil and E-Man set up shop at Stadt Garten in Detroit's Cass Corridor for the release of "Hey You" A collab beer between Hopewell Brewing and Fair State Brewing. We sit down with Phil from Fair State and Jonathan from Hopewell to talk about how the collab came about, working together in the industry, the importance of networking, and of course a ton of music. Fair State is based i...

On this episode, Neil and E-Man dive into Shock Value in music and how artists have used it over decades to generate buzz. Sex, Violence, Outfit choices, cringe-worthy visuals, and many more tactics have been used to garner viewership, sometimes it works, and sometimes it backfires. RIP Bray Wyatt Brews of the week: Desthil Brewing Dill Pickle Sour Beer 5.2% ABV 20 IBU Sweet Justice Pacific Island...

In this episode, Neil and E-Man sit down with Duke Newcomb, a promoter, artist, and community organizer out of Ann Arbor Michigan. Notably, hosting the Dojo, Luna Cypher, and Bridging the Gap. He organizes these hip-hop workshops for emcees vets and rookies alike to sharpen their craft and build community within the area. We talk about music festivals and upcoming concerts, building community, ene...

On this episode of BBPOV, Neil and E-Man sit down with Jamilah Falero aka Uni. Uni is an all-around jack of all trades, yoga instructor, business owner, clothing designer, holistic healer, artist, and a marine and mother. Uni also hosts cannabis-infused dinners called. "The High Bungalow" which brings together a community of people for a Cannabis infused dinner with plans n launching the cannabis...

This week, Neil and E-Man cover Toxic RnB. Let's be honest, we all listen and we all enjoy it, but does it have a negative impact on real life? Do people listen to these songs and take it as advice? Neil gives you a brief history into RnB and we try to pinpoint around the time when the change from romance and serenade to glorifying cheating and toxic behavior. Brews this week Pleasantrees/Blakes H...

On this episode, The guys set up shop in Downtown Plymouth and go over a bunch of new music, including a new ep from Co-Host E-Man Bates aka NameNReverse entitled, "Before The Chaos." Topics also include something old, something new, the new Lil Yachty's "Let's Start Here." The J Dilla Biography "Dilla Time" and much more. Beer's of the week are Athletic Brewing Company Run Wild IPA (N/A) And Blak...

Did ya miss us? E-Man and Neil are finally back after a few month long break! Happy 2023 to everyone on a brand new episode of BBPOV. In this week's episode, the guys address why they've been off the air for several months, talk about the new format of the show going forward and give you their top 25 albums of 2022. Tap in, glad to be back and wishing everyone a safe and happy new year! Also I rea...

In this episode, Neil and E-Man sit down with Detroit-based artist Sam Be Yourself to talk about his upcoming album "Sunshine Diaries" to be released on September 2nd. Sam Be Yourself was a featured contestant on the Netflix show Rhythm and Flow but has been around the Detroit creative scene for quite some time. We talk about his experience on the show, creating music during the pandemic, a ton of...

On this episode of the Beats, Brews & Points of View Podcast, we are excited to have some guest back on the show with us. So this week we took the hike out to Ypsi to visit our friends at Grove studios for a discussion with some local artists and community members who are part of the Washtinaw chapter of the Brothers Keepers program. We discuss A lot. We talk about inspiring the youth and being in...

Live from Arctic Circle Brewing Co, Neil and E-Man are on-site at the brewery for ACBC's Sour Magazine day. The owners of the brewery, Eric Lehman and Devin Sills join us on the show as we toast up some sour brews. We had a wide range of topics we've touched on this episode and it's capped off with our something old/something new segment. Make sure to follow Arctic Circle and BBPOV on all streamin...

This week on the show we had beer to and music to review. We talked about Act Casual's live show. We discussed a rare disorder that Justin Bieber came down with that forced him to cancel some shows. We discuss some TV shows that returned. We discuss how a TV show shot an 80's pop star back to the charts. Lastly we talk about the Rolling Stone list of top 200 hip hop albums of all time that set the...

Coming to you from the crib, E-Man and Neil recap their time at Detroit's Movement festival this week and get into a lot of music talk. We say goodbye to film legend Ray Liotta and talk about some of our favorite movies that he stared in. We have a bunch of other stuff we covered as well as our Something Old, Something New segment. We a *Trigger warning, a good portion of this episode was spent ta...