Sam Swig & Eric Bosick – Oakland, CA
I first met Sam at Tropicalia in Furs during one of those impromptu parties that would just start out of nowhere. We smiled at each other and said hi a couple of times throughout the night but said nothing—we were both pretty wasted...
Stephen Marshall – Edinburgh, Scotland
Stephen is a whisky expert who travels the world talking about drinking and uses that time to collect records.
Ahmir Questlove Thompson – Philadelphia, PA [An excerpt]
When a window opens in Questlove’s schedule—even if it’s very last-minute and on July 4—you take it. As drummer for the legendary hip-hop band the Roots, bandleader for The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, professor at New York University, and round-the-clock DJ, Questlove rarely gets a break in his schedule.
Philippe Cohen Solal (Gotan Project) – Paris, France
Co-Founder of Gotan Project, Philippe reveals how a trip to a kibbutz, electronic music and film scores led him to urban tango.
Jeff “Chairman” Mao – Harlem, NY
A humble Harlem brownstone apartment with a massive vinyl collection.
Jeff Gold – Venice, CA
The man behind Record Mecca shows us records he would never sell.
Zach Cowie – Los Angeles, CA
Turquoise Wisdoms takes us high into space and back on a spaceship fueled by Brian Eno, Vangelis, Robert Wyatt and more records.
Noah Uman – Nashville, TN
Noah’s fascination with horror and ghouls softens his spot for novelty rap and hardcore punk on his WFMU radio show.