Beyond The Album Cover

For this episode of Beyond The Album Cover I had the pleasure of interviewing my good friend from Switzerland DJ SoulChild. We talk about all things new jack swing, UK music scene, his start in DJ'ing and more. This is an interview you don't want to miss!!!! Catch this interview wherever you stream your podcast,  On my YouTube channel at Youtube.com/BeyondTheAlbumCover, or on the website beyo...

For this episode of Beyond The Album Cover I have the pleasure of interviewing Rico Anderson. If you listened to anything from Another Bad Creation, Boyz II Men, BBD, MC Brains off of Biv 10 then "Super Producer" Rico had a hand on those albums in some way, shape, or form. We talk about his upbringing in DC, first encounter with Michael Bivins which lead to him producing for Biv 10, The East Coast...

For this episode of Beyond The Album Cover I had the pleasure of interviewing Greg Mack from 1580 KDAY. We talk about how he landed at KDAY, programming strategies against other stations, West Coast hip hop, and a lot of talk about broadcasting and how it has changed since his start in the business. This is an interview you don't wanna miss!!!! You can follow Beyond The Album on the streaming plat...

For this very special episode of Beyond The Album Cover I have the pleasure of interviewing my good friend Dr. Christine Ross. We talk about a wide range of issues from minority representation in New Mexico, her upbringing in Kansas City, MO and Albuquerque, current racial climate in this country and a plethora of other topics. Don't miss this very special episode!!!!! You can catch the podcast wh...

This episode of Beyond The Album Cover is special because I had the pleasure of interviewing Rock and Roll Hall Of Famer, Grammy Lifetime Award Achievement Recipient and soon to be inducted this year into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame; Mr. Chris Jasper of The Isley Brothers and its spinoff group Isley-Jasper-Isley. This is music history 101 as we talk about the early days of The Isley Brothers when...

For this special episode of Beyond The Album Cover I chop it up with my friend Isaac Crumpton aka Ike The Retro Gamer. We talk about our love for video games among the current changes we have both seen in video games since growing up as kids in the 90's.  So if you are a gamer then this is an interview you are for sure gonna love. Catch it in audio and video form wherever you stream your podc...

For this episode of Beyond The Album Cover I had the chance to interview UK R&B singer Ricardo Williams. We talk about all things UK from racism amongst Blacks and the current revelations revealed during Megan Markle and Prince Harry's interview with Oprah, UK Pop and why that UK has such a knack for making great pop records, UK R&B and the struggle it took to finally get it on mainstream...

For this episode of Beyond The Album Cover I have the pleasure of interviewing R&B/Latin Group Via Mas out of Philly. We talk about their formation, Philly groups, Philly Soul, Latin music, and how their cover of Overjoyed by Stevie Wonder came to be. One of the members of Viva Mas is Shawn Rivera formerly of Az Yet (Catch my interview with him if you have not done so) so this is a treat for t...

For this episode of Beyond The Album Cover I had the pleasure of interviewing Tony Mason. He along with his brothers had a record deal with Elektra Records as the R&B group Mason in the mid 80's. We talk about his life growing up in Tulsa,OK, Black Wall Street, Gap Band, Leon Russell, the ins and outs of the music business, how he got to audition for The Voice, his ministry, and so much more....

For this episode of Beyond The Album Cover I had the pleasure to interview Rick Allen. He is known for his imagining work for various radio stations all over the world and has his own company called Rick Allen Creative Services where he crafts sounds for radio stations, television shows, video games, etc. We talk about his career in radio, how he came up with his famous top of the hour ID for WQHT...

For this episode of Beyond The Album Cover I have the pleasure of interviewing Walter "Mucho" Scott from Basic Black and 9-1-1. We talk about his upbringing in Columbus, GA, formation of Basic Black, Atlanta Music Scene, Teddy and Future Studios down in Virginia Beach, VA, and so much more. For all of you new jack swing lovers this is an interview you don't want to miss. Follow the podcast either...

I invite back my good friend Desmond Johnson from Tobacco Road Sports Radio to talk shop about FX's series Hip Hop Uncovered, 90's Hip Hop, Sports, and everything else in between. Catch this interview available in audio platform wherever you stream your podcast and in video form on my YouTube channel at YouTube.com/j85. Follow the Facebook group Facebook.com/BeyondTheAlbumCover to stay updated wit...

For this episode of Beyond The Album Cover I interview Joe and TQ of Franchise Sports Media(Based out of Las Vegas, NV). We talk about how they linked up to form Franchise Sports Media, TQ's music career, and all things sports. This is an episode you don't want to miss!!!! Follow the podcast on all streaming platforms and on my YouTube channel at Youtube.com/j85 !!! Join the Facebook group Faceboo...

For this episode of Beyond The Album Cover I had the pleasure of interviewing Buddy Wike from the R&B group Intro and Jason Evans director of the upcoming documentary Intro: Music, Lyrics, and Life which premieres 6/4/21. We talk with Buddy and Jason a bit about what people can expect from the documentary upon release and Buddy speaks about the formation of Intro,  the anticipation leadin...

For this episode of Beyond The Album Cover I have the pleasure of interviewing my good friend DJ Ern. We talk about all things radio and his days deejaying nightclubs in and around Greensboro, NC. This is an interview you don't want to miss. You can find this interview in audio form wherever you stream your podcast and on my YouTube channel at Youtube.com/j85. Go to Facebook.com/BeyondTheAlbumCove...

For the latest episode of Beyond The Album Cover I had the chance to interview Danni Gee. We talk about her career in dance, life in Philly, singing background for Cher, Gloria Gaynor, Kathy Sledge, all things Philly and everything else in between. This is an interview you do not want to miss!!!! Join the Facebook group for the podcast at Facebook.com/BeyondTheAlbumCover and all interviews are als...

For this episode of Beyond The Album Cover I had the pleasure of interviewing host/creator/producer of the syndicated show Sunday Night Slow Jams R Dub! We talk about his humble beginnings in radio, Art Laboe, Radio's place in today's landscape with social media and podcasting, his love of travel, appearance on Shark Tank and more!!! Don't miss this interview!!! Facebook.com/BeyondTheAlbumCover is...

For this episode of Beyond The Album Cover I invite back Kevin Woodley to pick up where we left off in his first interview on the podcast. We talk about the art of DJ'ing, days working the music industry and everything else in between. Be sure to follow the Facebook group for the podcast at Facebook.com/BeyondTheAlbumCover and you can also find the podcast in audio form wherever you stream your po...

For today's episode of Beyond The Album Cover I get a chance to interview one of my influences that inspired me to get into broadcasting,  Shadoe Stevens. We discuss his career in radio , television and film, his daughter actress Amber Stevens West and her rise in acting, Federated commercials, American Top 40 and taking over for Casey Kasem and his current project Mental Radio(App is availab...

Back with another episode of Beyond The Album Cover and it is with Melissa Haizlip, founder of Shoes In The Bed  Production and director of the documentary Mr. SOUL! about her uncle Ellis Haizlip and the show SOUL! which ran on NET/PBS from 1968-1973. We talk about SOUL!, African American content creators in today's digital landscape, Spike Lee, Robert Townsend,  How SOUL! had a hand in...

For this episode of Beyond The Album over I had the chance to interview my good friend and fellow DJ from In The Beat Of The Night on WUAG 103.1 FM (Greensboro, NC)Prez. We talk about how is show In The Beat Of The Night was formed, how he ended up in Greensboro, NC hip hop scene, Atlanta and Virginia hip hop, other WUAG alumni, and everything else in between. This is an interview you can't miss....

For this episode of Beyond The Album Cover I had the chance to interview Mr. Break It Down himself Mr. Kyle West. From his production work to Al B Sure, Jodeci, Tevin Campbell, etc; he along with Al B Sure forever changed the sound landscape of R&B music. In this rare interview we talk about the early days in Mount Vernon, Uptown Records, Andre Harrell (RIP), Teddy Riley, Success of In Effect...

For this episode of Beyond The Album Cover I invite back my guy WGHP's Brandon Blakney to talk shop about the upcoming Super Bowl, NFL news, Current state of NBA, Triad(Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point NC) hoops, ACC hoops, and everything else in between. Be sure to listen to him along with the rest of the Tobacco Road Sports Radio slate at www.tobaccoroadsportsradio.com and subscribe to my Y...

For this episode of Beyond The Album Cover I have back on once again my good friend and current WRAL (Raleigh-Durham NC) Sports anchor Chris Lea. We talk about his new podcast Culture State which highlights people, places, and things that make NC great along with various other topics ranging from NC's contribution to pro wrestling, current NBA players from NC, our first time seeing Steph Curry pla...

For this episode of Beyond The Album Cover I had the chance to interview Nicky Siano. He was at the ground floor before disco exploded and has work with several artists as a remixer. He is also responsible for The Gallery which was a disco in SoHo,Manhattan. We talk about Disco, The Bee Gees, Hip Hop, Punk, How the industry caused the disco backlash and everything else in between. If you are a mus...