Deep Dive Divas

Links: Guest: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dave Discography Developing Diva: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Taste of Vomit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us online!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Kanye West Playlist⁠⁠⁠ Citations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:⁠ Abebe, Nitsuh. "Explaining the Kanye Snub, and Other Thoughts on the Grammy Nominations." Vulture. December 1, 2011. Asker, Jim. "Kanye West's 'Jesus Is King' Make History on Hot Christian Songs, Hot Gospel Songs Charts." The Hollywood Reporter. November 7, 2019.⁠ Callahan-Bever, Noah. "Kanye West Project Runaway." Complex. December 28, 2010. Christian, Margena A. "Dr. Donda West tells how she shaped son to be a leader in 'Raising Kanye'." Jet. May 14, 2007. Davis, Kimberly. "The Many Faces of Kanye West." Ebony. June 2004. Dombal, Ryan. "The Yeezus Sessions." Pitchfork. June 24, 2013. Gajewski, Ryan. "Instagram Restricts Kanye West's Account and Deletes Content for Violating Policies." The Hollywood Reporter. October 8, 2022. Graham, Ruth. "Evangelicals Are Extremely Excited About Kanye's Jesus Is King." Slate. October 28, 2019. Hyman, Dan. "No I.D. Talks Almost Giving Up on Hip-Hop Career, Working With Kanye & JAY-Z, More at Red Bull Music Festival." Billboard. November 21, 2018. Kearney, Kevin. "Rapper Kanye West on the cover of Time: Will rap music shed its "gangster" disguise?" WSWS. September 30, 2005. Lilah, Rose. "Kanye West To Remain Hospitalized Over Thanksgiving." Hot New Hip Hop. November 22, 2022. Macia, Peter. "Kanye West Cover Story and Interview." Fader. December 2, 2008. McGee, Tiffany. "Kanye West's Fiancee 'Sad' Over Breakup." People. April 21, 2008. Melas, Chloe. "Ye plans to drop a new album." NBC News. August 25, 2023. Moye, David. "Kanye West Shows Up At Skechers Headquarters After Being Dumped By Adidas." Huffpost. October 26, 2022. Nevins, Jake. "Kanye West returns to Twitter, writing a philosophy book 'in real time'." The Guardian. April 18, 2018. Reid, Shaheem. "Kanye West Inspires The Question: Should Rappers Sing?" MTV. November 24, 2008. Tyrangiel, Josh. "Why You Can't Ignore Kanye." TIME. August 21, 2005. Wenger, Stephanie. "Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Finalize Divorce, Rapper Must Pay $200K Per Month in Child Support." People. November 29, 2022. West, Donda. "Raising Kanye." Gallery Books. March 12, 2009.

Discography Developing Diva: ⁠⁠⁠Anna Hudson ⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us online!⁠⁠⁠ Citations: Astley-Brown. "We have made a heartrbreaking and difficult, but necessary, decision..." Guitar World. August 3, 2024. Bullock, John Paul. "'Weird Al' Yankovic on 'Polkamania!,' Why He Won't Release Another Album." SPIN. July 19, 2024. Caoile, Rhea. "Rock band Journey cancels overseas tour dates amid members' legal battle." Fox 5 San Diego. August 9, 2024. Ehrlich, Brenna. "Former Red Hot Chili Peppers Guitarist Josh Klinghoffer Sued For Wrongful Death Over Fatal Traffic Accident. Rolling Stone. July 10, 2024. Manasco, Cole. "Former Alabama Shakes frontwoman Brittany Howard makes light of the dark on her celestial sophomore solo album." The Crimson White. February 18, 2024. Owen, Matt. "I find it hard to believe we'll never play again..." Guitar World. September 11, 2024. Stahl, Jay. "Miley Cyrus sued over allegations her hit song 'Flowers' Copied a Bruno Mars song." USA Today. September 17, 2024. Willman, Chris. "Lauryn Hill Says U.S. Tour Was Called Off Due to Low Ticket Sales..." Variety. August 7, 2024.

WELCOME TO EARTH! Discography Developing Diva: ⁠⁠Valentina Sounds ⁠⁠⁠Follow us online!⁠⁠ Our "DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince" Playlist Citations: Colburn, Randall. "Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff's new song, 'Get Lit', is tremendously bad." Consequence. August 28, 2017. Del Barco, Mandalit. "The Academy bans Will Smith for 10 years for Christ Rock slap." NPR. April 8, 2022. Ehrbar, Ned. "MTV flubs Prince tribute by playing Fresh Prince video." CBS News. April 22, 2016. Horowitz, Steven J. "Will Smith, Queen Latifah and Public Enemy Celebrate Hip-Hop in Star-Studded 'Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop': TV Review." Variety. December 10, 2023. Kreps, Daniel. "Will Smith's Upcoming Film Projects Reportedly Paused in Aftermath of Oscars Slap." Rolling Stone. April 3, 2022. Palma, Sky. "Will Smith's failed private school kept Scientology connections hidden from parents." Dead State. April 14, 2014. Pinkett Smith, Jada. "Worthy." Dey Street Books. October 17, 2023. Raab, Scott. "Will Smith on Kids, His Career, Ferguson, and Failure." Esquire. February 12, 2015. Rowley, Glenn. "Here's How Will Smith's Grandmother Influenced His '90s Rap Lyrics." Billboard. January 15, 2020. Shafer, Ellise. "Will Smith Apologizes to Chris Rock for Oscars Slap: 'I Was Out of Line and I Was Wrong'." Variety. March 28, 2022. Smith, Will. "I watched my father punch my mother so hard she collapsed." The Times. November 13, 2021. Smith, Will and Manson, Mark. "Will." Penguin Press. November 9, 2021. Stenning, Paul. "Success - By Those Who've Made It." In Flight Books. November 24, 2013. Takiff, Jonathan. "Fresh Ink Talks to Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince." Jazzy Jeff Fresh Prince. October 21, 1993. TeamEBONY. "He's the (Famous) DJ, I'm the Son." Ebony. July 14, 2015. "The Story of Jazzy Jeff's 'A Touch of Jazz" Told by the Artists & Producers Who Were there'." You Know I Got Soul. September 25, 2020. Winters Keegan, Rebecca. "The Legend of Will Smith." Time. November 29, 2007.

THE CNN JAZZ BAND! Guest: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Heidi Discography Developing Diva: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Blackburns ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us online!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Pink Martini Playlist⁠⁠ Citations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:⁠ Chinen, Nate. "Grab a Cocktail and Listen to the Vintage-Chic Band." The New York TImes. June 15, 2007. "Derek Rieth 1971-2014." Pink Martini. Accessed June 20, 2024. Gorder, Alisha. "How Pink Martini Became a Portland Export Worth Millions." Portland Monthly. October 1, 2013. Hall, Kasia. "Pink Martini's Derek Rieth died of gunshot wound, death ruled a suicide." The Oregonian. August 22, 2014. Ham, Robert. "China Forbes to Take Year-Long Leave of Absence from Pink Martini." Wiliamette Week. June 21, 2011. "Thomas M. Lauderdale." Pink Martini. Accessed June 20, 2024.

DOIN' M'DISHES. Guest: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dan Discography Developing Diva: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lorenzio Jones ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us online!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Madonna Playlist⁠ Citations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Barnes, Anthony. "Kabbalah: is Madonna losing her religion?" The Independent. July 9, 2006. Barr, Sabrina. "Madonna birthday: How the 'Material Girl' has shaped modern fashion trends." The Independent. August 16, 2020. Bauder, David. "Super Bowl most watched TV show in U.S. history, draws record 111.3 million viewers." The Vancouver Sun. February 6, 2012. Bessman, Jim. "Madonna's 'Sacrifice' Hits Home Market." Billboard. August 3, 1985.⁠ Farber, M. A. "From Marilyn to Madonna, the Unglamorous Business of Posing in the Nude. The New York Times. August 2, 1985. Glass, Joshua. "Remember When Madonna Made Bleeping History." CR Fashionbook. March 28, 2019. Grow, Kory. "Madonna Aims to Help Detroit Hometown by Funding Charities." Rolling Stone. June 30, 2014. Johnston, Maura. "These Are the Best Madonna Books." Pitchfork. August 16, 2018. Lee, Joyce. "Madonna to Open 'Hard Candy' Gym Chain." CBS News. October 26, 2010. Levenson, Eric. "In R-rated anti-Trump rant, Madonna muses about 'blowing up White House'." CNN. January 21, 2017. Mathur, Paul. "Madonna: A Biography." Omnibus Press. October 1, 2005. Mitchell, John. "Dick Clark, Thank You For Introducing Madonna to The World." MTV. April 19, 2012. Moss, Corey. "Madonna Smooches With Britney And Christina; Justin, Coldplay Win Big At VMAs." MTV. August 28, 2003. O'Brien, Lucy. "Madonna: Like An Icon." It Books. November 6, 2007. Orth, Maureen. "Madonna In Wonderland." VF Magazine. March 3, 2015. Palmer, Landon. "Rock Star/Movie Star: Power and Performance in Cinematic Rock Stardom." Oxford University Press. June 30, 2020. Parker, Lyndsey. "Dress you up: Meet Maripol, the woman behind Madonna's early, iconic look." Yahoo! Entertainment. July 24, 2023. Richards, Will. "Madonna donates $1 million to fund hoping to create coronavirus vaccine." NME. April 4, 2020. Savage, Mark. "Judge rules on Madonna custody dispute." BBC News. March 21, 2016. Smith, Neil. "Show-stealer Madonna on tour." BBC News. May 24, 2004. Stein, Seymour. "How I Met Madonna, by Seymour Stein, the Man Who Signed Her." Variety. June 14, 2018. Stern, Bradley. "Madonna X-periments With 'The Madame X Tour'." Papermag. September 20, 2019. Taraborelli, J. Randy. "Madonna: An Intimate Biography." Simon & Schuster. October 18, 2007. Winship, Frederick M. "Madonna makes unimpressive Broadway debut in Mamet play." UPI. May 4, 1988.

MORE LIKE ICEBERG! Discography Developing Diva: ⁠The Samphires The Weird Picture Owen Posted on My Behalf ⁠⁠Follow us online!⁠ Citations: "Cynthia Johnson." CynthiaJohnson.net. Accessed May 15, 2024. Henderson, Alex. "Ta Mara & the Seen Review." Allmusic. Accessed May 15, 2024. Huey, Steve. "Lipps, Inc. Biography." Allmusic. Accessed May 15, 2024. Swensson, Andrea. "Steven Greenberg talks about creating Lipps, Inc. and writing 'Funkytown'." February 27, 2014.

I'M NOT EVEN EATIN' IT. Guest: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠John Discography Developing Diva: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Echochamber ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us online!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ "Weird Al" Yankovic Playlist Citations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anderson, Sam. "The Weird Enduring Appeal of Weird Al Yankovic." New York Times. April 9, 2020. Conrad, Harold. "The Glamorous Life Of Al Yankovic." SPIN. August, 1985. Demento, Dr. "Permanent Record: Al In The Box." 1994. Edgers, Geoff. "Was 'Weird Al' the real star all along?" The Washington Post. February 16, 2017. Graff, Gary. "Why 'Weird Al' Yankovic Means Big Business." Billboard. July 25, 2014. O'Neal, Sean. "We got it all on UHF: And oral history of "Weird Al" Yankovic's cult classic." AV Club. March 23, 2015. Pemberton, Patrick S. "'Weird Al' Yankovic: Cal Poly alum still getting laughs after 35 years." The Tribune. July 28, 2014. Thompson, Stephen. "'Weird Al' Yankovic: Tiny Desk Concert." NPR. June 22, 2010. Venutolo, Anthony. "The clown prince of song parodies." NJ.com. August 10, 2007. Watercutter, Angela. "Alpocalypse Now: 'Weird Al' Yankovic Says 'Twitter Saved My Album'." Wired. June 20, 2011.

THE BLACK PARADE! Guest: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Longfriend Timefriend Discography Developing Diva: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Longfriend Timefriend ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us online!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Gaslight Anthem Playlist⁠⁠⁠ Citations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Baltin, Steve. "Gaslight Anthem Singer: It 'Might Be the Weird Album Coming Up'." Rolling Stone. December 17, 2012. Breihan, Tom. "The Gaslight Anthem: The '59 Sound." Pitchfork. November 25, 2008. Caramanica, Jon. "The Gaslight Anthem Hits New Shores." The New York Times. June 18, 2010. Conoley, Ben. "Gaslight Anthem Have Got Soul." Exclaim. September, 2008. "Gaslight Anthem Head to Nashville for 'Completely Different' LP." Rolling Stone. May 23, 2014. Graff, Gary. "The Gaslight Anthem Talks Springsteen Comparisons, 'American Slang' Success'." Billboard. July 12, 2010. Hann, Michael. "The Gaslight ANthem: 'Fans look up to us. That's creepy'." The Guardian. August 9, 2012. Moran, Chris. "The Gaslight Anthem: Sink or Swim." Punk News. May 29, 2007. O'Donnell, Kevin. "Gaslight's Brian Fallon on 'Radical' Side-Project." Spin. May 26, 2011. Persaud, Travis. "The Gaslight Anthem: Signature Sound." Exclaim. July 11, 2010. Stutz, Colin. "Gaslight Anthem 'Taking a Break' After Tour." Billboard. July 29, 2015.

SOUNDS LIKE A HOTTIE. Guest: ⁠⁠⁠Sara Discography Developing Diva: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠pose norma ⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us online!⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Cab Calloway Playlist⁠⁠ Citations⁠⁠⁠⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠ Alvarez, Luis. "Power of the Zoot: Youth Culture and Resistance During World War II." University of California Press. 2008. "Big Band leader Calloway dies at 86." UPI. November 19, 1994. "Cab Calloway: 'A Hi De Ho Centennial." NPR. December 26, 2007. "Cab Calloway Legends Park." Baltimore Department of Planning. February 23, 2023. "Cabell Calloway II." Find a Grave. Dorn, Lori. "How the Rotoscope and Cab Calloway Changed the Way Animated Characters Move." Laughing Squid. December 4, 2019. Gates, Henry Louis Jr. "African American Lives." Oxford University Press. April 29, 2004. Gates, Henry Louis Jr. "Harlem Renaissance Lives from the African American National Biography." Oxford University Press. 2009. Hasse, John Edward. "Rare Footage of Duke Ellington Highlights When Jazz and Baseball Were in Perfect Harmony." April 1, 2014. Hildebrand, David K. and Schaaf, Elizabeth M. "Musical Maryland: A History of Song and Performance from the Colonial Period to the Age of Radio." JHU Press. September 14, 2017. Lloyd, Robin. "Black History Month: The Bold Blanche Calloway." KNKX Public Radio. February 24, 2021. McClellan, Lawrence. "The Later Swing Era, 1942 to 1955." Bloomsbury Academic. August 30, 2004. Morry, Emily. "Hi-De-Home pt. 2: The Mystery Surrounding Cab Calloway's Birthplace." Rochester Public Library/Local History & Genealogy Division. Rasmussen, Frederick N. and Smith Linell. "Cab Calloway's memoirs tell story of growing up in a segregated Baltimore." The Baltimore Sun. November 30, 1994. Semmes, C. "The Regal Theater and Black Culture." Palgrave Macmillan. April 2, 2006. Shipton, Alyn. "Groovin' High: The Life of Dizzy Gillespie." Oxford University Press. July 19, 2001. Sorene, Paul. "Cab Calloway's Hepster's Dictionary: A Guide To The Language Of Jive (1938)." Flashbak. April 26, 2017. Trussell, Robert. "A Case of Black and White: The Night They Beat Up Cab Calloway and Gave Kansas City a Black Eye." The Kansas City Star. February 6, 2012. White, Timothy. "Catchin' Cab: The Magic Of Calloway." Billboard. August 14, 1993. Wilson, John S. "Cab Calloway Is Dead at 86; 'Hi-de-hi-de-ho' Jazz Man." New York Times. November 20, 1994. Zurawik, David. "PBS treats Baltimore's Cab Calloway as an American Master." The Baltimore Sun. February 27, 2012.

HE MAKES ME DO THIS EVERY TIME. Guest: ⁠⁠Michele Discography Developing Diva: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠First Boy On The Moon ⁠⁠⁠Follow us online!⁠⁠⁠ Khruangbin Playlist⁠ Citations⁠⁠⁠:⁠⁠⁠ Davidson, Tess. "Who Needs Genre Anyway? The Universal Groove Of Khruangbin." Clash Music. February 15, 2018. Domanick, Andrea. "How a Thai Funk, Surf Soul Trio Named Khruangbin Found Their Groove in a Texas Barn." Vice. April 11, 2015. Gotrich, Lars. "Khruangbin's Vibrant 'Con Todo El Mundo' Is Drawn From Life." NPR. January 26, 2018. Greenberg, Rudi. "Khruangbin takes fans on a sonic journey to Thailand - and beyond" The Washington Post. September 1, 2016. Kobylensky, Paul. "Khruangbin's Mark Speer: Addicted to Reverb." Premier Guitar. March 8, 2018. Moore, Marcus J. "'Was It a Lost Psych-Funk Classic?' It's Khruangbin, Right Now." The New York Times. June 15, 2020. Murphy, Bill. "Khruangbin: Chasing the Eternal Sunrise." Relix. January 26, 2018. Petridis, Alexis. "Vieux Farka Touré and Khruangbin: Ali review-inspired grooves to get lost in." The Guardian. September 22, 2022. Rhodes, Margaret. "Khruangbin's Feel-Good Funk Is Undeniable." Vulture. January 30, 2018. Savage Levenson, Max. "Khruangbin: The Universe Smiles Upon You." Paste. November 10, 2015. Stones, Lucy. "Khruangbin - A Calf Born In Winter." Echoes and Dust. April 19, 2014. Wally, Maxine. "Khruangbin Hopes Their New Album Mordechai Sounds Like the World." W Magazine. June 26, 2020.