I had the pleasure of interviewing Chicago native and dope MC, Psalm One who will be in Minneapolis this Saturday, September 24th at Cause with Desdamona, and The Tribe & Big Cats. Check out the interview below! Introduce yourself My name is Cristalle Bowen, pka Psalm One. I am a regular black girl from the South Side of Chicago, a college graduate, a former chemist, an avid traveler and an extraordinary wordsmith. I like cheese, but...

BM: So first of all I’d like to ask, what happened with Atlantic Records? Zubin: We recorded our second album with funding from Atlantic Records. Having no A&R at the time, it was only after the completion of the record that they were able to give it a listen. We were given a warm reception. After a drawn out decision process, though, we agreed it would be mutually beneficial to release the album separately. So, we parted ways! BM:...

Introduce yourself I’m a talented 21 year old Hip-Hop individual that goes by the name of “Tha Rain”. My government name is Courtney Deshaun Sykes. I’m from the Southside of Minneapolis (MPLS stand up). I live music everyday. I wake up and I gotta write somthing. How long have you been rapping and writing music? I’ve been rapping and writting almost thirteen years now. I started with my friends Charlie and...

This past week I was able to chat with the Boston-based rock band The Venetia Fair. Though they’re currently busy touring with the likes of Less Than Jake, Reliant K, Attack Attack, and The Expendables on Vans Warped Tour, The Ventia Fair band members Mike and Benny took the time to answer some questions for me.   Beholder Media (BM): First things first: How’s Warped Tour going? What’s been your favorite part of the tour so...

Origin interview with Paul Ryan outside of Station 4 in Saint Paul, MN – Jul 2011

This Minneapolis MC has been grinding extremely hard within the last year. His efforts has landed him a performance at Soundset 2011 and write-ups in magazines such as the City Pages and Vita.MN. In this interview, MaLLy and I talked about his music and his experience at Soundset. Introduce yourself My name is MaLLy and I’m from Minneapolis, MN living my life with one foot in Corporate America, while the other is in the world of music....