Six years ago, Keith was asked (and happily accepted) to put together a mix of blaxploitation-vibe songs made in the 21st century, as Volume 3 of a mix series on Paris DJs.

This is that mix, released six years ago to coincide with Big Pimp Jones' second freestyle album 'Jimmy Ruckus and the Five Fingers of Death'. Keith took a liberty or two and grabbed a song or two from the 90s but in general stayed true to the promise. The mix was specifically done with songs that were readily available at the time and shouldn't be that hard or expensive to track down today. Hope you enjoy!

Inspired by Sama's harmonica series, Keith begins a series of his own focusing on music from New Orleans (of varying levels of obscurity). First up, Keith takes a look at the discography of drummer Stanton Moore, a founding member of the funk band Galactic who has become a prolific recording artist, New Orleans ambassdor and respected drummer.

This is our third installment in the “Harp Series”, as Sama briefly covers the life history of the legendary Sonny Boy Williams II.

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Hand Drawn Records is a name that may be familiar to people from Season One of the Vinyl Exam; a member of their team named Gabe was instrumental in getting Sama up to pro-level in terms of gluing records. This episode, Keith talks with Gabe on music, technology (and yes, a few record maintenance tips) and also discusses Hand Drawn Records itself, a company that not only serves as a record label but also a record pressing plant.

Thanks to Amber, Dustin and of course Gabe for taking some time to make this happen!

All tracks on the episode are from Hand Drawn, they are (in order):
Angel From Montgomery - Exit 380
Mama Don't - Screaming Thieves
South of France - Bravo Max!
Cry for Me - Charley Crockett
Pure Destroyer - war Party
Bubbles in my Beer - Wesley Geiger with the Texas Gentlemen

http://www.handdrawnrecords.com/

This episode, Keith discusses a trip he took last fall where he set a day aside to hit up five record stores in Portland, each of which has a unique spirit and personality. At the time it didn't really strike him how different the stores were, but fusing the idea of eclectic mixtapes and better know a record shop gives us the Eclectic City.

Our host Sama gives you a teaser of the sound he is going for in his upcoming afrobeat compilation.

Tracklist:
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Jo Tongo - Piani
Ebo Taylor - Come Along
Basa Basa - Homowo
Mad Man Jaga - Hankuri
The Apostles - Never Too Late
Fela Kuti - Water No Get No Enemy
Mulato Astatke - Yekermo Sew
The Funkees - Slipping into Darkness

Cover Art by Ed Noncent
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In this episode Keith sits down (in a loud Microbrewery Tap room) with Brian Parker from San Diego Metal Swap Meet, a once-a-year event with records, t-shirts, live band performances and more.

Brian talks with Keith about the evolution of the Swap Meet, where it may going and of course metal. If you're interested in attending it's Saturday April 29 at The Quartyard in San Diego - more details at http://www.sdmetal.org/msm/

We welcome back long-time friend of the podcast, Wam Bam Ashleyanne! Our host Sama and Wam Bam discuss how she got into spinning records, diversity in the DJ scene, and exploring the meaning of Northern Soul.

Make sure to go back to Episode 25 in Season 1 to check out Wam Bam’s 45 Review! It’s one of our favorite episodes.

Wam Bam is part of the Heart of Gold DJ crew and also produces the podcast Phonographic Memory.

http://www.thevinylexam.com/season-one/episode-25

photo credit: Lily Chou http://www.wildaboutyouphotography.com/

http://www.wambamashleyanne.com/
http://www.heartofgolddjs.com/
http://phonographicmemory.org/

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In this episode, Keith sits down with Junior from Recordbreakin Music (who is familiar to long-time listeners as the first-ever Vinyl Exam guest) to discuss music, making records and the upcoming projects to celebrate the label's 10-year anniversary.

The interview went long and we spoke on a number of subjects, so this is part one of the conversation.

Check out the RBM webisodes here: http://www.recordbreakin.com/videos/

And of course check out the main Recordbreakin site here: http://www.recordbreakin.com/videos/

Special shout out to our Patreon supporters, Bryan Seybold and Yan Wang!
And major thanks to our Executive Producer, Ben Lack.

Become a supporter of The Vinyl Exam by joining our Patreon campaign: www.patreon.com/thevinylexam

www.thevinylexam.com

In this episode, Keith sits down with Junior from Recordbreakin Music (who is familiar to long-time listeners as the first-ever Vinyl Exam guest) to discuss music, making records and the upcoming projects to celebrate the label's 10-year anniversary.

The interview went long and we spoke on a number of subjects, so this is part one of the conversation.

Check out the RBM webisodes here: http://www.recordbreakin.com/videos/

And of course check out the main Recordbreakin site here: http://www.recordbreakin.com/videos/

Special shout out to Bryan Seybold and Yan Wang for supporting us on Patreon.com/thevinylexam!

Our Executive Producer is Ben Lack.