Had the pleasure of chopping things up with two of my favorite people in LA, Superstar DJ Anthony Valadez of KCRW and just plain super Novena Carmel of Baby Stone & Wallpaper. At Anthony’s invitation we got together late last night to talk about all things 2014, including the “Hands Up/I Can’t Breathe” movements after the deaths of Mike Brown and Eric Garner, the NYPD response to Mayor DeBlasio, the earlier case of Ebolamania that the US caught, Impressions of Obama in his final years, a case of Kardashian-Itis, Iggy Azalea and Appropriation, the triumphant return, all Black Messiah like, of D’Angelo, the shock of Robin Williams losing his battle with depression and a whole lot of other things. We also spent time talking about our favorite music in 2014 and things we’re looking forward to in 2015. Vala put the whole conversation up on his blog and on Soundcloud for the world to hear, but mainly for you to hear…give a listen and I can almost 100% guarantee there will be more of these in the future!
https://soundcloud.com/anthonyvaladez/in-conversation-2014-the-year-in-review