Beyond The Album Cover

For this interview on Beyond The Album Cover I had the pleasure to interview Steve Greenberg. He was head of A&R at Mercury Records and responsible for signing Hanson, Jonas Brothers, Joss Stone, and a slew of other acts. He also founded S-Curve Records which put out many acts including Baha Men that took the world by storm with Who Let The Dogs Out. He is a Grammy award winner and host of the...

For this episode of Beyond The Album Cover, I am interviewing "The Captain" Paul Porter. We talk about his book Blackout, career in radio in Boston and the Washington DC market, BET, changes in the broadcast industry courtesy of the Telecommunications Act Of 96, streaming, social media, and everything else in between. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the interview!!! Follow the show page at Facebook.com...

For this episode of Beyond The Album Cover I had the chance to interview my good friend, fellow UNCG Spartan, and Licensed Clinical Social Worker Jaren Doby. We talk about his upbringing in Greensboro, our time at UNCG, his journey into becoming a licensed clinical social worker, hip hop, the effects of lyrics on youth, COVID, and so much more. It's an exciting interview that you don't want to mis...

For this episode of Beyond The Album Cover, I had the pleasure of interviewing Kenny Whitehead(1/2 of The Whitehead Brothers). We talk about everything from Philly sports, growing up around Philly International and the music of Gamble & Huff, Being in a legendary family (Father is the late John Whitehead from the duo McFadden & Whitehead), Philly hip hop, Boyz II Men, Making of the Serious...

Today's throwback interview from The Time Machine archives is with music video director Lionel C Martin. We talk about his time on Video Music Box, how he got into directing videos, and everything else in between. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the throwback interview!!! Follow the podcast on whatever platform you use to get your podcast and the Facebook page at Facebook.com/BeyondTheAlbumCover. Al...

Another throwback interview from The Time Machine archives and it is with Kel Mitchell. We discuss his audition for All That, Keenan and Kel, Nick Cannon's beginnings, Good Burger and much more!! So sit back,relax, and enjoy this throwback interview from The Time Machine archives right here on Beyond The Album Cover!!!

Part 1 was so good that I had to ask my good friend Alec Shantzis to come back on the podcast to discuss all things music. Go listen to Part 1 for a refresher!!!!! Subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcast(Search Beyond The Album Cover) and Youtube.com/j85 for video content!!!!!

This episode is with Bernadette Cooper founder and member of the group Klymaxx. Klymaxx holds the distinction of being the first female group R&B or Pop to go platinum. We discuss her career pre Klymaxx, their formation, backstory on their biggest hits, working with Jam/Lewis in their beginning stages as producers, Joyce "Fenderella" Irby discovering a young Dallas Austin, Klymaxx: Diva and A...

Here is another throwback interview from The Time Machine archives. It's with Mic Murphy from The System. We talk about his beginnings, formation of The System, Beat Street, Don't Disturb This Groove and so much more. Enjoy the interview and be sure to subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcast and Youtube.com/j85 for audio/video content for Beyond The Album Cover!!!!

For this episode of Beyond The Album Cover I interview my good friend/former WUAG co hort/musician Craig Veltri. We discuss everything from his time at UNC-G, WUAG, pit stop in indy wrestling, WWE/WCW, Nashville, country music, and his new EP Vagabond. It's a great interview that you don't wanna miss!!! Follow  the show page at Facebook.com/BeyondTheAlbumCover. Podcast is on all major streami...

For this episode I had the chance to interview my good friend, former co-worker and mentor in radio CJ Riddick. This was a fun interview as we discuss his love of music, career in broadcasting, radio industry shifts, and share a few laughs from our days at WYTT-FM 99.5 Jamz (Roanoke Rapids,NC). Sit back, relax, and enjoy the interview!!!!!

On this episode of Beyond The Album Cover I had the change to interview Rahsaan Langley from the 90's R&B group Shomari. We talk about Shomari's beginnings, new jack swing, working with Teddy Riley, How Connecticut is overlooked in terms of musical talent, production techniques and so much more. An interview you don't wanna miss!!!

For this episode I chop it up with WXII(Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point ) anchor Brandon Blakney. We talk about his career, golden era hip and thoughts on NC music scene. A dope interview so sit back, relax, and enjoy!!!!

Here is another throwback interview with a celebrated BET personality since the network turns 40 this year. It's Alvin Jones aka The Unseen VJ. We discuss his beginnings pre BET, getting hired by BET, and find out what Saturday morning favorite accidentally got uploaded on air a few times during Video Vibrations. Enjoy this throwback interview!!! Podcast is available on wherever you get your podca...

Here is my throwback interview from The Time Machine archives with Kevin "KT" Thornton from Color Me Badd. We discuss their beginnings in OKC, I Wanna Sex You Up, The CMB album and everything else in between. So sit back, relax, and enjoy this throwback interview!!!

For this episode I had the pleasure of interviewing Alyson Williams. We talk about her long career in the music industry from her days as a background/session singer, being signed to Def Jam, and she gives backstories about how she was at some of the biggest moments in rap's infancy and everything else in between. It's an eye opener so don't miss it!!! Follow the Facebook page at Facebook.com/Beyo...

For this episode I had the chance to interview one of my radio influences while growing up in rural Northeastern NC and that is Thomas "The Thrill" Hill from K 97.5 (Raleigh-Durham NC). We talk to him about his career in radio, his market stops before K97, Time at K97, radio strategies, and how radio has changed in the age of streaming and everything else in between. It's a great interview that yo...

This throwback interview from The Time Machine archives is with Steve Clements. He was an executive producer on The All New Mickey Mouse Club from 1989-1991 and a writer for Welcome Back Koetter, Dinah, and Three's Company. We discuss his time on Mickey Mouse Club, television, and why Keri Russell wasn't almost a mouseketeer. Sit back, relax, and enjoy this throwback interview!!!

For this episode I had the chance to interview my good friend Marc Gay from the R&B group Shai. We talk about everything from Shai, Howard University, VP candidate Kamala Harris (Howard University alum), upbringing in Miami, Uncle Luke and Miami Bass, Slip N Side, DJ Khaled, Pitbull, Atlanta hip hop and everything else in between. We spoke briefly about Chadwick Boseman and this interview was reco...

I had the chance to chop it up with my good friend Jaray aka JD The Barber. We went to school together and he joins me on Beyond The Album Cover to talk about all things hip hop. Sit back and enjoy this interview!!!!!

Another dope episode with a good friend of mine Mr. Black Cotton!!!! We talk about our upbringing in the 252 (Area code for Northeastern North Carolina), Black Cotton, athletes from Northeastern North Carolina, current events in our country in regards to race, and so much more. Go to www.blackcottton.us to show support and cop some product! Enjoy the interview!!!!!

For this episode I had the chance to interview from Brooklyn DJ Swanny River. We talk about his beginnings as a DJ, golden era hip hop, state of current hip hop, west coast hip hop, Miami bass, Atlanta scene and so much more!!! You definitely don't want to miss this, so sit back, relax, and enjoy this interview!!!!!!

This interview is very special for me, Josh Kimbrough was my former Program Director at WUAG 103.1FM where I got my start. We talk about our college days at the radio station, North Carolina artists, Indie music scene, Merge Records, Indie record stores, artists landscape in the state of social media, and everything else in between. This is an interview you don't want to miss!!!!!

In another throwback interview from The Time Machine I had the chance to interview one of my biggest influences to get into broadcasting and it is the one and only Donnie Simpson. We talk about his early days in radio, growing up in Detroit, getting pitched to host Video Soul at BET, BET's early years, state of radio and much more!! He was just announced as one of the new inductees into the Radio...

This is a very special episode here, I had the chance to interview Darryl Drumgold Sr. former member of Boston based R&B group The Untouchables. His group was the seed for another group that came out of Boston and changed the face of music forever, you know them as New Edition. We talk about how The Untouchables formed, gentrification, growing up in Boston during the busing era of the 70's, Bo...