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MAINE HIP HOP RADIO · 2010–2015

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March 25, 2015

Top 10 Fever with Pat Jones, Jack Cluesto, Dray Senior & Syn the Shaman

Jack Cluesto & Pat Jones This week we woke up from our sleep to bring you our second live show of 2015. With Pat Jones & Ryan Augustus slated for Rap Night performances it only made sense to ask Pat to join us to play a couple tracks from his latest collaboration, The Crafstmen. At this point Syn has pretty much become the third member of the Appleton team so he set off the show and helped us host it all night long. He also invited Jack Cluesto to come through so we could world premiere a couple of his tracks and speak to him about his music. During the show we got the full YETI treatment when Dray Sr. showed up. Like we’ve done in the past we asked Dray to do a couple “hot or not” segments. This episode is crazy. But we know why you’re all here. TOP 10 FEVER!!! The concept of a Maine MC top 10 list scares a lot of people but here at Appleton we’re not afraid to confront these controversial topics. You’ll have to tune in to see how it all works out but we encourage you to think about it and share your own top 10 lists with us! Peace to Maine Hip Hop and we’ll see you next time.

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February 13, 2015

The 8th Annual Ruckus Cup Classic MC Battle feat. winner Zack Jones aka Pensivv

It’s been a hot minute since we have dropped a podcast on you but we just couldn’t resist coming back after the 8th Annual Ruckus Cup Classic went down. This year the finals came down to Zack Jones & Ryan Augustus with Zack Jones emerging as the champion. Zack joined us, as he has done after every Ruckus Cup battle, to help recap the event. There’s a lot more talk then music in this episode but you know we managed to sneak in some of the latest 207 material. New Dray Jr., Shane Reis/DJ Rew, Armz & more made appearances in between all our chatter. It was fun to be back! We’ll look forward to seeing you next time…. Ap Ap Ap Ap Appleton!

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July 30, 2014

MC 22 presents Catch 22

We are back with our first podcast in weeks to bring you a live interview with MC 22! MC 22 is no stranger to The Appleton Radio Show but this was the first time he was specifically in the building as our featured interview. He came through to promote his first official project, Catch 22. We were excited to chop it up with 22 and debut a few tracks from the project. He’s been a permanent fixture in the local hip hop scene for quite some time so it felt great to celebrate and congratulate him his accomplishment. As always we start the show with an hour of the latest and greatest local 207 flavor and since we had so much time off there was plenty of new music to play. We also were lucky to have a few heads in the spot including Mike Rich & Pensivv hanging. Hope you enjoy the show and look for us to come back in September. Peace!

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June 11, 2014

Queen City night feat. Brandon Ross

This week we were happy to have the Queen City crew on the live show! Brandon Ross accompanied by his DJ 2-Phat & Sean Smith of Queen City Entertainment graced our listeners with their first appearance on the program. Sean Smith has been a long time promoter of hip hop shows all over Maine and is the man behind the Grab the Mic battles (and others) that have taken place over the years. Brandon Ross isn’t necessarily new to the scene but he is one the newer cats coming out of Bangor and if you missed him at Rap Night you can hear several of his tracks in this podcast after the interview. It was great to get up with these guys, including speaking with DJ 2-Phat, who has been a long time Appleton Radio listener and supporter as well. Check the podcast for all the latest 207 flavor plus our conversation with Queen City. Thanks for coming through!

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March 19, 2014

Unnoticed Architects

Man we are about a month late posting this podcast and for that we apologize! On this edition of The Appleton Radio show we welcome the Unnoticed Architects on the program to play tracks and talk about their new project Secluded Chronicles. Unnoticed Architects consist of producer Slop (aka Tony Dolo) and Rew. Enough small talk, it’s taken us long enough to post this bad boy, get it in! Ap ap ap ap Appleton!

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February 26, 2014

I Can Relate Takeover with Dray Jr., YETI & Haze

This week both The Appleton Radio Show & Rap Night got a full dose of the I Can Relate movement. Dray Jr. made his first appearance on our podcast to promote his brand new album “Death Before Dishonor.” Jr. brought another first timer to Appleton, Haze, along with two-thirds of the YETI (Syn Shamez & Dray Senior) plus G Dubbs. We get it in with nearly everyone and with the addition of Dynamo P & Shane Reis in the building there were just too many MC’s and not enough mics for us not to end the show with a cypher. All that plus a gang of Maine Hip Hop including brand new Dray Jr. to keep you going until next time.

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February 19, 2014

Post Ruckus Cup Ruckus w/ Shane Reis, Pensivv, & A-Frame

King Rich We took the week off immediately following the 2014 Ruckus Cup Classic MC battle so tonight we had a chance to talk about it. We were also joined in the studio by Shane Reis, Pensivv & A-Frame. Shane is coming off the release of his second music video from his project “The Reis N Shine” so we got the opportunity to discuss that and play the track. It’s funny how things work out, if you listen to our 2013 podcast entitled “Post Ruckus with a splash of DJ Boondocks” you would see that the two people we had in the building discussing the evening were none other than Shane & Pensivv. I guess they are our “go to” guys on this subject! In any event, as always, the podcast is filled with all things Maine Hip Hop and we also tried to get in a few listener submissions that we have been sleeping on. We appreciate the support and will be back at it again this coming Wednesday.

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February 5, 2014

MC Monsoon & Ziontific Productions

This week we welcomed Monsoon on to the program for the first time. He dropped by to give us a copy of his brand new project “Return of the Real” which, as we found out, is the first of the trilogy he is working on. The other great thing about this project is it features all original production by Autonomous who Appleton listeners may know from Lab Seven and other projects. Monsoon fills us in on what’s happening in his world, most importantly an upcoming showcase at Rap Night Portland on February 12th. Tonight we also had Justin Wargo in the building with us. Justin is from Ziontific Productions who are the organizers of the annual Ziontific festival that takes place in Vermont. Over the years Justin has connected with the Maine music community to infuse that 207/802 synergy and bring many local acts to the festival including Educated Advocates, Spose & more. In addition to being a long time supporter of Appleton Radio Justin is also the manager for The Alchemystics who we have played several times on the show. Check out the podcast and keep in mind we won’t be back live until February 19th where we could have what proves to be an interesting recap of this year’s Ruckus Cup Classic MC Battle. It should be noted that Appleton Radio is proud to inform you Ryan Augustus won the battle by defeating Eyenine in the final round. Ryan Augustus now holds 3 wins in the Ruckus cup putting him ahead of Eyenine & Mr Harps who each have 2 wins. Thanks for checking out our show, we are proud to be from Maine!

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January 29, 2014

Jay Brown

This was our first live show and podcast of 2014, happy new year! We bring the new year in properly by inviting Jay Brown, local video producer/director extraordinaire onto the program. Being in the hip hop scene you probably have seen some of Jay’s latest work including videos for Eyenine, Jaw Gems, & most recently Sage Francis. We are happy to get a glimpse of the man behind the camera by bringing you this exclusive interview. We hang out with Jay all night but you know the deal, for the first hour or so we get into the latest and greatest in local hip hop. We’ve been getting a lot of new tracks to the Appleton Radio inbox and we appreciate every submission and had a lot of new tracks (at least new to Appleton) to play as well as some classics. Our schedule is filling up. We might not be live every single week but you can be on the lookout for quite a few shows in February & March. Next week we bring you Monsoon & Vermont crew The Lynguistic Civilians who are in town for Rap Night. Until then download or stream the podcast and share it with your friends. Ruckus Cup Classic MC Battle takes place Friday, February 7th at the Asylum, don’t miss out!

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December 18, 2013

Poverty aka Thommy Kane & Enbius: Rise From Ruin

This week we were happy to finally bring the Rise From Ruin crew on the program! We’ve waited a long time to get Poverty in the building and most regular listeners recognize we keep Poverty/Thommy Kane tracks in the mix regularly here on the live show. Stories about huge pieces of Maine Hip Hop, legendary really, were finally discussed straight with the source this week. In all reality we barley scratched the surface when it comes to Poverty but we definitely got a good start. The focus really tonight is on Rise From Ruin, both Enbius & Thommy, and their struggle, friendship, and come up together. Enbius brings us his perspective as a writer so the graffiti element is also present on tonight’s show. We get a lot of good Maine Hip Hop in during the first hour and some exclusive tracks from Thommy Kane during the interview as well. This is another mandatory listen podcast for sure! We also want to congratulate everyone but especially Trails & Spose on their awards from the Portland Phoenix Best Music Poll! Maine Hip Hop is at the forefront of local music right now, right where it it belongs! You can check out all the details here: http://portland.thephoenix.com/music/156778-best-music-poll-2013/ Happy holidays to you all, the next live show won’t take place until after the new year so keep it safe as you celebrate and we’ll catch you in 2014!

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November 20, 2013

The Graffelton Radio Show presents Graff Night

This week we embarked on our second graffiti themed episode by welcoming back Mike Rich. Rich brought fellow writers Peck119 & Gerv with him to chop it up. Any write up we attempt to give you for a preview of the show won’t do it justice. Mike is always fun to chat with and this time is no exception as he talks about various aspects of Porland Graffiti & much more. Gerv updates us as well including updates about the book he is working on documenting Portland graffiti culture. This week we were also happy to announce that our friends at Rap Night Portland have found a new venue and will be back next week, November 27th, at The Asylum! We hope to see you there for the relaunch with Ock Cousteau & more! Check the podcast below and we will see you the next time we are live! WARNING: THIS PODCAST CONTAINS GOLD BY MIKE RICH.

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October 30, 2013

Vinyl Cape

On this edition of The Appleton Radio Show, like we do every year around Halloween, we welcomed long time 207 grinder Brzowski on the program. This time he brought along C $ Burns and was here to promote his latest endeavor Vinyl Cape. Unfortunately Mo Niklz who also is a member of the group was not able to be with us. Brzo & C $ talk about the new project but also provide a glimpse into things past and present with their collaborations. We were also fortunate they brought a brand new Vinyl Cape track for us to debut so be on the lookout for that. You can catch Vinyl Cape along with many other artists at the 2nd annual Portland Prog-Rap Summit tonight, November 9th at Empire, 575 Congress St. At the end of the show Ill by Instinct stop by to discuss the current status of Rap Night Portland and shares what details and plans he and Shupe have in the works with the sudden closure of The Big Easy. Nothing solid as of yet but moves are being made. Rap Night Manchester continues in full effect every Sunday night so make sure to show them some love when you can. You know the drill, the podcast is below and we’ll see you next time.

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October 16, 2013

Essence Presents An Unseasonable Spring

On this edition of The Appleton Radio show we welcomed back long time Appleton veteran Essence to talk about and play tracks from her brand new project An Unseasonable Spring. This project has been eagerly anticipated in the 207 hip hop community and we are happy to be some of the first to debut tracks. Essence gives us an inside view of the project’s vision and walks us through some of the track concepts. If you haven’t purchased it yet you can hit up your local Bull Moose. As always we pack the first hour with plenty of new and classic Maine Hip Hop for your listening pleasure. Make sure to tune in next week.

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October 9, 2013

JTB Flying Solo

Here is the podcast from Wednesday, October 9th where JTB hosts the show alone due to Ryan Augustus being sick. We didn’t have an official guest this week but do chat briefly with both Shane Reis & Boon Docks in addition to playing all the new and classic 207 hip hop throughout the show.

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September 25, 2013

Momentum

On this edition of The Appleton Radio show we welcomed the guys from Momentum, Portland’s newest and freshest boutique/barber shop, on the podcast. In addition to the owner Jason, we had both barbers Frank & Robbie in the building with us. Momentum is huge supporter of the hip hop culture not only providing fresh styles but also carrying local hip hop cd’s and inviting artists to do in store performances. It was great to sit down with Jason and hear his vision for the store and how he has been making it happen. Throughout the podcast more and more MC’s kept showing up so another Appleton Cypher was unavoidable. Near the end of the show you can check out Ghost, Ill by Instinct, Frank the Barber, Dynamo-P, Lazarus, and DJ Rew get down on the MIC. Plenty of Maine Hip Hop in the first hour and throughout, check into it otherwise check into Momentum downtown Portland on Middle St.

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September 18, 2013

Happy 3rd Birthday to Freezingprocess.net

This week we were joined by Dan & Kevin from freezingprocess.net to discuss some of the festivities they have lined up for their big 3rd birthday celebration and find out what else is new in the world of freezingprocess.net and Maine Digital Press. In addition, during the first hour of the show where we focus on music, we had Shameek the God (formerly Rome of Abattoir) in the building and were able to get him on the mic to say hello and talk for a moment. To close out the show Ill by Instinct came through and discussed the unique battle format that was going down at Rap Night that night. Check the podcast below and we’ll see you next time.

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September 4, 2013

Appleton Radio – Making Moves in the Industry with DJ Rew

This week we returned from our summer break to give you our first live show in over a month. We wanted to make it all about the music so we didn’t have any guests lined up but as luck would have it DJ Rew came through and we were able to catch up on what he has been up to. Other than that it was all about the music and the fact we are back in the game, making moves in the industry, representing the 207 every Wednesday night 7 to 9pm. In this podcast you will hear us speak about a benefit show we are happy to be a part of to raise money for Nate Shupe, local DJ/Producer, co-host of Rap Night, member of Sandbag, general good guy, and so much more. Long story short: Nate has cancer. He is currently telling said cancer to fuck off via chemotherapy but he needs our help. We hope to see you Saturday, September 28th at the Big Easy in Portland where all proceeds will go to help Nate pay his bills. Listen to the podcast for all the details on the show and don’t forget that you can help even if you aren’t local by visiting the site we’ve setup to shoot a gift Shupe’s way or pick up one of the limited edition T shirts that have been designed by our friends at 207 Brand: http://shupe.appletonradio.com. See you next week!

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July 24, 2013

Eyenine & Shane Reis

Welcome to our second live show of the summer! You know there had to be a good reason to get us back “on the air” and this time it was both Eyenine & Shane Reis dropping new CD’s that caught our attention so we asked them both to come on the program. In typical Appleton fashion we start out the show playing some brand new material along with some new local artist submissions. Then we speak with our guests. Eyenine’s project, Dissembler, features production exclusively by El Shupacabra and we were happy that he was also in the building for the show. Ill by Instinct was also in the studio and eventually is able to sneak in a word or two about the project between us playing tracks from it. Once Eyenine and the crew clear out we get it in with Shane Reis who has just released his first solo LP, The Reis & Shine. We speak with Shane about the project and played a few tracks from it. Because we are late posting the podcast we’re happy to report that Shane hit #1 on the local CD charts his first week out, nice job! Download or stream the podcast below and look for Appleton to be returning on a regular basis in September!

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June 15, 2013

Anvil’s & Pianos & The Peter Sparker Mixtape

Trails & Co: Spose edition Here is the first Thursday live edition of The Appleton Radio Show! Even though we’re taking most of the summer off from the live show there are always reasons that we might want to sneak back in. This podcast was one of those times welcoming two local hip hop heavy weights on the show, Trails & Spose! It’s always a good time when Syn & Spose join us and this show is all about celebrating the two new projects that they recently dropped. We cover some good topics and bring you a lot of new tracks including a collaboration between Trails & Spose. As you can see from the picture the studio was packed with zombies all night! You can hear the following people in the background throughout the show: Josh TheLin, Shane Reis, Mike Rich, Boon Docks, J Jack & 207 Brand’s Glen Halliday. It might be a while before we are back live again but don’t forget you can always tune in 24 hours a day!

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May 22, 2013

The Big Benchmark: Ken Bell & James Read

It’s been an exciting week for Maine Hip Hop and we’re happy that we are able to keep it going by welcoming two long overdue guests onto the show last night, Ken Bell from The Big Easy & James Read from Benchmark Multimedia who are two of our official sponsors! If you are a regular listener to our show or active in the local scene there is no doubt you recognize what a significant role these fine gentlemen play in it and it was about time we were able to get them on the program to speak about their efforts. The Big Easy & Benchmark Multimedia have shown nothing but love and support for Appleton Radio and we are happy to finally return the favor. Ken breaks down The Big Easy, home of Rap Night and so much more, and his passion for the local scene is contagious. James gives us a view of Benchmark that we really haven’t had before, detailing the many services they offer which goes way beyond CD/DVD duplication. If you are an independent artist we invite you to listen to the podcast and learn about some of the local tools & services you have at your disposal. You know the deal by now, the first hour is all about the music. Like we mentioned it’s been a big week for the 207 and we are happy to recap and bring you some of the highlights. You can expect to hear 3 brand new Trails joints in the mix from their brand new LP called Anvils & Pianos with some ridiculous features! We also sneak in two new tracks that had videos released this week! Spose’s I’m Starving and Shane Reis’s What a Wonderful World ft. Lucas Kennard. We also gave away a pair of tickets to the Kendrick Lamar show this week so remember the drawing has already happened but we still encourage you to call our listener line and leave a drop. 207-200-4277! Check the podcast below! We also need to let you know that we’re taking some time off this summer due to the fact the studio turns into a sauna come June so this will be our last live show on Wednesday for a little bit. Chances are we’ll be back sporadically over the summer to bring you podcast updates but the weekly live show won’t go down for a little while. The 24/7 stream will always be there for you and we will continue to put our past 100+ shows in the rotation and, of course, you can download or stream them anytime. We will still keep you updated on the latest and greatest happening in Maine Hip Hop on Facebook & Twitter so make sure to “like” the fanpage and follow us! Our listeners and the 207 hip hop community are what fuel us to make this show a success and it’s about to start raining new projects around here so we will ensure you know every detail as it happens. Thanks for all your support and let’s keep things moving!

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May 15, 2013

Dynamo-P & Micodin: Serious Problems

This week we welcomed back both Dynamo-P & Micodin to the program. This was a bittersweet episode as it will be the last time we will have Micodin in the studio for a while as he is relocating back to Philadelphia. That being said we got some good talk in with the duo on many subjects including their latest project, Serious Problems, plus they let us play a brand new track called Ghostwriters from the album. We even somehow tricked DJ Boondocks into grabbing a microphone and talking with everyone during the show at one point this week. Big things! The first hour was all about the music as usual including a lot of new older 207 tracks that have recently been added to the Appleton archives. Next week we have both Ken Bell (The Big Easy) and James Read (Benchmark Multimedia) coming through for the first time and we are excited to welcome them. Download or stream the podcast below and we’ll catch you Wednesday night at 7pm!

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May 8, 2013

Cold Legistics

Here is the podcast from May 8th featuring local beat smith Cold Legistics. Chris comes through Appleton to talk about his production tactics and to talk about some of the artists he’s currently working with including Shane Reis who was also in the studio with us. Other than that you can expect to hear plenty of local hip hop in this episode including some exclusive Cold Legistics beats. Ap Ap Appleton!

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May 1, 2013

Wisdom presents Flannabis

This week we welcomed Wisdom on the show to promote his latest project, Flannabis. Unfortunately we had to cut the show early so you’re only getting an hour and 20 minute dose of the 207. It turns out that was plenty of time to play a few new tracks and hear about all things Wisdom. Shupe also joins us later in the show and we all have some lively discussions about the scene. Download or stream below and tune in next week when we bring local producer Cold Logistics on the program for the first time!

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April 24, 2013

LEARN

This week we bring you another glimpse into the world of graffiti with special guest LEARN who provides a rare personal look into his history and lifestyle. In addition to the elusive LEARN the studio was packed with other writers including RICH, TURDL, GERV, and EMBER ONE. As always we start the show with a full hour of the latest and greatest Maine Hip Hop and then we go in with LEARN & company in the second hour. A lot of ground was covered in this interview, Portland graffiti history, graffiti etiquette (stop tagging people’s houses!), chase stores, and more. We had a lot of fun and will definitely have to revisit this topic with this crew in the future on the program. For now, stream or download the podcast below and we’ll catch you next Wednesday night!

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April 17, 2013

Podcast is back – Listen to Maine Hip Hop!

Posting yet another ridiculously late podcast and for that, we apologize. Here is our show from Wednesday April 17th where we are back from a week off. This week we had some fun in the studio and were joined by DJ Boondocks & MC 22 who hung out with us for the entire show. This show is all about the music, you know the drill, stream or download below and tune in every Weds night from 7 to 9!

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April 3, 2013

J Jack in the Building

Here is the podcast from our last live show which took place on April 3rd. We actually had to end the show early that night but we also started early so you end up with over 2 hours of Maine Hip Hop! We also had J Jack in the building for most of the show and were able to speak with him about the 206 hip hop scene (his home state of Washington). Other than that it’s all about the music so please enjoy streaming or downloading the podcast below!

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March 27, 2013

Slop & Jay Caron

We are horribly late posting the podcast for last week so we will keep it brief. In addition to playing a gang of Maine Hip Hop to kick off our 101st live podcast we welcomed both Slop & Jay Caron on the show for an interview. We want to apologize in advance for not being able to post a picture of their magnificent beards. Jay has been on the show a couple times with Educated Advocates but this was our first time being able to chat with Slop. The two discuss the project they have been working on together in addition to many other topics. Check out the podcast below and tune in every Wednesday night from 7 to 9!

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March 20, 2013

The Appleton 100

We made it! To celebrate the occasion of our 100th live show we lined up DJ Boondocks to spin beats for a live cypher and invited a lot of past guests to stop by. The turnout was better than we could have hoped for and we had the following people in the studio with us: Spose, Lady Essence, Shane Reis, Frank The Barber, Case In Point, J Jack, Dynamo-P, God Damn Chan, JJ King, Doc Josh, OD and Boons! Needless to day the cypher went down in a big way for the end of the show. In addition to the cypher, Spose premiered one of his new tracks off the Peter Sparker project called “I’m Starving” and God Damn Chan premiered one of his new beats called “Flexxxin” off his Diamond project. We talked with JJ King about his latest doings and of course Rap Night and got it in with a lot of our guests to celebrate 100 live shows dedicated to Maine Hip Hop, some of our favorite moments, and plenty more. After the show we took the whole operation to Rap Night where DJ Rew blended 207 music all night before the performances kicked off. Thank you Boondocks & Rew for helping us keep it moving for the 100th show and thank you to all our guests and listeners for keeping the movement moving for the 207! See you next week.

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March 13, 2013

Mark Curdo

Ryan Augustus & Mark Curdo This week’s podcast features the one and only Mark Curdo of WCYY coming through to chop it up with us on many different topics. We felt pretty fortunate that Mark agreed to come on the show and it was fun turning the tables and being able to ask him a few questions instead of the other way around. Mark, who started his radio career at Saint Joseph’s College doing a hip hop show, has been a big supporter of all things local, including hip hop, especially on his weekly radio program Spinout which airs for 3 hours every Sunday Night on WCYY. The first hour aims to please your ear buds with some classic 207 hip hop and quite a few brand new tracks and then we go in with Curdo. Episode 99 is in the books! Next week we go live for the 100th time on a Wednesday and if everything goes our way DJ Boondocks will be in the house spinning beats for a 100th podcast celebration cypher! After the show we’re taking our tracks to Rap Night where DJ Rew will be playing Maine Hip Hop all evening before showcases from Ryan Augustus, Doc Joshua, & JJ King. We hope to see you there!

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March 6, 2013

Turt Mcgirt

We are back and this week we are happy to bring you yet another glimpse into all things graffiti with our special guest, Turt Mcgirt. We speak with Turdl heavy in the second half of the show after paying respect to some 207 hip hop flavor to start the show off. OD also was in the studio and be on the lookout for the Ryan Augustus lightning rounds that went down with both OD and Turdl. If you can believe it, this is our 98th podcast and you have probably noticed in the past couple weeks we’ve started to countdown to our 100th episode. Our 100th live show will be going down March 20th and not only are we planning a cypher featuring DJ Boondocks providing beats, but after we will also help host Rap Night at the Big Easy. We’ve got DJ Rew lined up to play all Maine Hip Hop at Rap Night before the performances from Doc Joshua, Ryan Augustus, & JJ King. Next week episode 99 is serious business too when we are happy to welcome Mark Curdo to Appleton Radio for the first time.

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February 27, 2013

Ap Ap Appleton

Below you will find the podcast that aired live on February 27th 2013, the same night Gangstagrass came through Rap Night. We had no official guests lined up for interviews but we did have Shane Reis in the studio with us. Other than that this week it was all about the local scene, shows, and of course music. Thanks for listening!

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February 20, 2013

Farewell A-Frame Show & Free A-Frame & Mike Clouds Download!

Appleton Radio & Rap Night were both out of control last night and I can’t think of a better send off for A-Frame as he makes his way out to Ohio next week to start a new chapter in his life. In this podcast you can expect to hear plenty of Maine Hip Hop but seeing as we won’t have A-Frame around for a while we snuck in lots of his tracks covering all of his releases over the years. We also debut some brand new A-Frame & Mike Clouds tracks and we are happy to provide you this FREE DOWNLOAD of their latest untitled project. This download link contains 7 brand new Frame tracks that he wanted to give everyone as he makes his way out of the 207. You can download that project here: http://www.appletonradio.com/arshow/A-Frame_2013.zip A lot of people are in and out of the show this week including Dynamo-P, AJ, Micodin, Shupe, Ill by Instinct, Daddy-O, Boondocks, Ayo Ruth, Kristina V, and more that I’m forgetting so stream or download the podcast below and tune in next time! Thanks for all the good memories A-Frame and best wishes in Ohio!

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February 13, 2013

DJ Rew & Elijah Divine

DJ Rew, JT, Ryan, Elijah Divine Big podcast for you this week featuring an interview with Elijah Divine and special guest DJ Rew in the building all night on the turntables spinning that 207 flavor his way! Elijah Divine was, of course, in town to perform at Rap Night and agreed to come through to speak to us and also world premiere some of his latest tracks! In addition to the Worcester Mass. based MC stopping by DJ Rew makes a great addition to our efforts in 2013 to showcase more DJ’s on the show. You won’t want to miss him mixing, blending, cutting, and juggling the playlist! We will see you next week when we have A-Frame in the building before his show at Rap Night.

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February 6, 2013

Post Ruckus with a splash of DJ Boondocks

First off we want to congratulate Eyenine on his victory in the Ruckus Cup MC battle! We didn’t have an official guest lined up this week but we were fortunate to have DJ Boondocks in the house and he agreed to spin some joins on the tables to start the show off proper. Quite a few people came through the show to keep it moving the week after the 6th annual Ruckus Cup. We were able to chat with Shane Reis briefly about his set at the battle and in addition to all that Maine Hip Hop you are used to we discuss the battle at length and a bunch of people chime in. Podcast is below and we’re doing it all again this Wednesday, tune in!

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January 30, 2013

King Richard the 1st

Mike Rich Our guest on the show this week was local artist Mike Rich! It was great having him come through and speak about his art & graffiti as we continue to diversify the topics we discuss on the show and paint the picture of what the 207 hip hop scene looks like from all aspects. Mike has been a long time supporter and fan of the local hip hop scene so he was a natural to hang in the cut and talk shop with us. He even crafted a couple nice Appleton Radio hand styles and logos while visiting with us (we hope to have them online soon!) In addition to Mike we had A-Frame in the building and DJ Boondocks who helped us pick out some classic Maine Hip Hop joints to play. Tune in below to check it out and we’ll see you this Wednesday when we will revisit what happened at the Ruckus Cup battle Friday night. Spoiler alert, congratulations to Eyenine for taking it down!

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January 23, 2013

Indigenous Immigrants Invade

INVASION! This week, in addition to the normal music and Appleton luxuries you are accustomed to, we welcomed Indigenous Immigrants on the show for the first time. These guys descended upon us from Waterville to talk, play music, and of course end the night at The Big Easy to perform at Rap Night. As pictured and in order left to right the group consists of Acrylic, Words of Phrase, Perspective, and Vortex. We apologize for being super late posting the podcast so we’ll quit yapping and let you tune in to the podcast below to hear it all.

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January 9, 2013

DJ KTF Takes Over Appleton

Last week we welcomed DJ KTF to the Appleton airwaves for the first time and with it we broke new ground. In addition to starting out the show spinning for us, KTF did an exclusive set when we handed him the Appleton airwaves and he also DJ’d a cypher to close out the show. Check out the podcast below, the cypher features Ryan Augustus, Dynamo-P, Rize & Ill by Instinct.

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January 2, 2013

Welcome to 2013

We can’t claim that we’ve made any major changes to the program for 2013 but we can claim that we continue to be THE spot to get your weekly Maine Hip Hop fix! Once again we did not have a guest this week but we did have the likes of MC 22, Pensivv, Eyenine, OD & Kyle Bryant in the house to help us deliver your weekly installment of 207 flavor. We’re including a picture of last year’s Ruckus Cup trophy in the article in honor of the 6th annual Ruckus cup that we talk about at the end of the program. The battle goes down Friday February 1st at The Big Easy and you can catch all the details here: https://www.facebook.com/#!/events/587615674587006/?fref=ts. Podcast is posted below- see you next week!

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December 26, 2012

2012 Wrap Up with El Shupacabra on the Decks for a Cypher

Well that’s it, 2012 is a wrap! The intro to the show didn’t make the recording this week but welcome to our year end wrap up show. In this podcast we reflect upon the local hip hop releases of 2012, well over 20 by our count, and try to get in a track from most of them. In addition we had the good fortune of having El Shupacabra the Floppy Disk Jockey in the building to DJ cypher in the second hour of the show using all original productions. To close out year Appleton regulars Dynamo-P, MC 22, Pensivv & OD stopped through to help Ryan Augustus do some final 2012 damage to the microphones. We would like to thank all of our listeners for your continued support and we look forward to many more show’s next year! We will start next week by welcoming DJ KTF on the program for the first time. Happy New Year! Wait one last thing, don’t forget there is a Spose show TONIGHT Thursday December 27th at The Big Easy! It’s the homecoming and final stop of the Yard Sale Tour featuring Cam Groves, Kristina Kentigian, Flowpez & Ock Cousteau (Jay Caron & Mike Be from Educated Advocates latest project). Show is ON despite the snow so we’ll see you there! APPLETON!

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December 19, 2012

We are back! Merry Christmas!

Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas from The Appleton Radio Show! You know we had to J Jack that pic of Santa on this special occasion! After a two week vacation we returned in full force to close out 2012 the best way we know how- giving you two hours of Maine Hip Hop! As usual we were joined by a few Rap Night veterans to keep the show moving and speak on a few different things happening in the scene.

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November 28, 2012

The Appleton Radio Show 11-28-12

Here is the last show we recorded before our break on November 28th featuring the likes of Ill by Instinct, Dynamo-P, A-Frame, MC 22, Ryan Augustus, Kyle Bryant & more! In this podcast you will find two hours of fresh Maine Hip Hop and a quick cypher to end out the show. We are back from our break this Wednesday so tune in at 7pm for your fix and shoot any new tracks to the Appleton Radio inbox. Thanks for listening!

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November 21, 2012

Appleton Radio Raw

This week we didn’t have any official guests lined up so we took the podcast back to basics, straight music. Need we say more? No pictures, no write up, just JTB & Ryan Augustus spinning some of the latest and greatest 207 hip hop. See you next week!

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November 14, 2012

ECID & Prhym8

ECID & Prhym8Last week we were able to bring two new guests to the program, ECID & Prhym8 both being from another spot you might not expect a thriving diverse hip hop scene: Minneapolis, Minnesota. Eyenine & Shupe linked up with our guests on the final legs of the Go High Lion tour that took place across the country and were able to bring them through both Appleton & Rap Night to get a taste of Portland Maine. We are able to speak with the guys at length about their music, production process, tour happenings, and all kinds of other fun topics. We play new music to the Appleton audience from both artists and with the likes of MC 22, Eyenine & others in the building we close the show out with a quick cypher. Plenty of new & exclusive hip hop you want to hear in the first hour as well. Tune in Wednesday night at 7pm for another live installment and don’t forget to come out to Rap Night to see Trails & both DJ Rew & DJ Boondocks turning those tables for your enjoyment. Till next time…

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November 7, 2012

Tour Stories with Eyenine, Shupe & Ill by Instinct

This week Eyenine, Shupe & Ill by Instinct came through the show in the second hour to talk about The Man with the Iron Fists motion picture soundtrack tour which they recently got back from. A couple weeks ago they called into the show from the road but this week we just kick back and listen to the good bad and ugly tour stories they have to share. The first hour won’t let you down on the Maine Hip Hop front either! We blast off the show with a bunch of local emcees over industry beats which always makes for a good time. We also had A-Frame and MC 22 in the building showing support and you can catch it all in the podcast below. Thanks for tuning in!

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October 31, 2012

Brzowski & DJ Halo – Bloodrive Vol. 3

Brzowski & DJ Halo - Happy HALOween!Aside from posting the podcast extraordinary late we have nothing but positive things to say about last week’s show. We welcomed long time 207 grinder Brzowski back to the Appleton Radio “airwaves” and this time he brought fellow collaborator, tour mate, and co-villain DJ Halo. Brzowski usually makes an appearance on Appleton around Halloween to spread his gospel and this year with Rap Night falling on the actual day it made sense you would see him at both venues doing his thing. Quick plug, as always, you can search the site for Brzowski to catch all the podcasts he’s been a part of since we started doing the live show. Brzo and Halo come armed with stories from the road as they just completed a tour across the country and of course, the main focus is Brzowski’s new record Blooddrive Vol. 3. Brzowski unveiled four new tracks throughout the podcast and we are happy to say this is yet another Appleton exclusive we are able to bring you. Other than that you will find the usual Appleton shenanigans taking place in this podcast including a full hour of the newest Maine Hip Hop we can get our hands on to start the show and even a quick chat with Sandbag’s Pensivv at the end of the show. Tune in Wednesday night when we will have Eyenine, Shupe, & Ill by Instinct live in the studio to recap The Man with the Iron Fists tour. Thanks for checking us out and help spread the word! Appleton!

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October 24, 2012

Juba Zaki

Juba ZakiThis week we were excited to bring yet another new act to the Appleton Radio “airwaves” in the form of Juba Zaki. Juba is originally from Brooklyn and although he’s been living and travelling in Europe for over 3 years Juba is no stranger to the Portland hip hop and slam poetry scenes. It’s great to have him back in town and his musical diversity made for a great addition to our podcast series. From live instrumentation track raps, to banging hip hop tracks, to acapella poetry we were able to paint a pretty good picture this week of what Juba is all about. We were also joined by A-Frame & MC 22 in the studio this week to help keep things moving and fill us in on Rap Night. Also during the first hour we make a call to Brzowski who is on the road and we speak for a few minutes about his tour. Brzowski will be live on the show next week along with DJ Halo helping us keep things spooky for Halloween so make sure to tune in! See you then!

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October 17, 2012

The Man with the Iron Fists

Shupe & Eyenine - Boston 10/04/2012There’s a certain buzz in the 207 & 603 right now about Eyenine, El Shupacabra the Floppy Disk Jockey, & Ill by Instinct who are currently touring the nation as one of the opening acts for Supernatural, Ugod, & RZA. Last night we were able to call them on the road during the live broadcast and speak with each one individually to get their perspective and ask questions about the tour. Since we didn’t have any other guests lined up for the show we are simply calling this week’s episode “The Man with the Iron Fists.” We call Eyenine 30 minutes into the podcast which is available for streaming or downloading at the bottom of this post. The reason for the tour is to promote the upcoming film “The Man with the Iron Fists” which is RZA’s directorial debut on the big screen. Check the trailer if you aren’t familiar. If you are a loyal listener to Appleton over the past year you probably are caught up on exactly how Eyenine came to be one of the opening acts on this tour. If you aren’t you can start your homework with this Appleton podcast from December of last year where we recap the Wu Tang show at the State Theatre and speak on how RZA came through Rap Night while he was in town. Fast forward almost a year later and Eyenine & crew are hitting the following spots across the country warming the crowds up for the man himself: 10/03 New York, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 10/04 – Boston, MA @ The Royale 10/07 – Baltimore, MD @ Soundstage 10/08 – Falls Church, VA @ The State Theatre 10/10 – Atlanta, GA @ Vinyl 10/12 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew’s 10/13 – Chicago, IL @ Shrine 10/15 – Austin, TX @ Beauty Ballroom 10/16 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s 10/19 – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues 10/24 – Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues The three videos below are clips from the 10/4 Boston show at The Royale: In addition to all the Iron Fist fun we had Spose, Dynamo-P, & MC 22 in the house this week. Both Spose & Dynamo-P debut a new track (Spose’s features Kristina Kentigian) and MC 22 fill’s us in on Rap Night as he holds it down while Shupe and IBI are on tour. All that 207 flavor plus a cypher at the end of the show! Check the podcast below and check in every Wednesday night from 7 to 9pm when we do it all over again.

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October 10, 2012

Partial Podcast Productions

You never know what will be behind the Appleton studio door every time you tune in on a Wednesday night. This week we had a great show but due to technical problems the very beginning and the last 30 minutes were not recorded. In any event we bring you a lot of great new music and a lot of fun chatter with the likes of A-Frame, MC 22, O.D., Chris Moulton, Kyle Bryant & Jay Humble. Near the end of the show we all start grilling Ryan Augustus on different topics but unfortunately that’s where the show abruptly ends. Check out the podcast below and we will see you Wednesday!

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September 26, 2012

A-Frame Live

A-Frame in the building! There isn’t much more we have to say than that. A-Frame, the first rapper ever to be featured on Appleton Radio, made his third official appearance on the show but he’s been here plenty more to hang out and even help host a time or two. Frame fills us in on his recent activity, upcoming shows and plans, but most importantly he performs 3 tracks live on the show and crushes it! Appleton veterans Dynamo-P & O.D. were in the building for most of the show as well so make sure you download the podcast this week and keep it in a safe place.

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September 19, 2012

2High

Wisdom & Keck are 2HighThis week Wisdom & Keck returned to the Appleton Radio studio as a newly formed duo called “2High” to promote their latest project and of course their appearance at rap night. Check the podcast below for an exclusive look at a couple new tracks including a collaboration they did with local emcee Saiyid. In fact, they brought Saiyid through the show along with Click North. A couple other resident Appleton “employees” showed up as well which meant it was time to throw down on some beats in a cypher at the end of the show. Catch the replay below and we’ll catch you next week!

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September 12, 2012

Policewomanwithfangs

Ill by Instinct, Barkle, Nate Shupe & Chris Moulton are PWF. We have a lively podcast for you this week featuring one of the newest groups to hit the Portland streets, Policewomanwithfangs. While some might argue PWWF is not necessarily hip hop we were more than happy to welcome them to the studio as the two of the group's members are none other than Rap Night’s own Nate Shupe & Ill by Instinct. Joining front man Chris Moulton and drummer Barkle, PWWF structures their tracks like hip hop tracks but divert from the normal path with Chris’s unique style which results in a distinct sound you’re not likely to hear or see anywhere else. In addition to the 4 members of Policewomanwithfangs we had a lively bunch in the background this week including Spose, Eyenine and MC 22. With too many emcees and not enough mics we had to end the show out with a cypher. Check out the links below and we’ll see you next week!

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August 29, 2012

JJ King on AppletonRadio.Com

This week we welcomed JJ King on the program for the first time. If you are familiar with the 207 hip hop scene then you are no doubt familiar with Lab Seven, a group that JJ King has been a part of for years. This week the focus was on JJ King’s solo material as he was on the show to promote his appearance at Rap Night. Unfortunately we JJ wasn’t able to share any new recorded tracks with us so if you missed Rap Night you will have to wait until October when he has his CD release party to check it out. We did get into some old Lab Seven tracks but the best part was just being able to chat it up with another local veteran and get JJ “on the record” here at Appleton Radio. In standard Appleton form the studio was filled with a few other notables, Dynamo-P, Ill by Instinct, & Jay Humble. Enjoy the podcast below and check us out next week, same Appleton time, and same Appleton channel!

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August 22, 2012

PT Burnem Back in the 207

Last night we were happy to welcome PT Burnem back on the program. As of late PT has been an east coast touring machine and it’s always great to catch up with him and hear about what’s new as well as stories from the road. Unfortunately for the 207 we can’t quite claim PT as our own but he is a great supporter of the scene we have up here as well as many scenes around the country. Check out the podcast below to hear PT speak about this himself amongst many other topics. Still promoting his Ornithopter release PT updates us on the latest and greatest and in addition brings Fresh Heir through who was also slated to perform at Rap Night. Fresh Heir aka Kyle Bryant is no stranger to Appleton Radio (hell we are subscribers of his 2012 print program- new prints every month check it out!) and we get to speak with him on a few things as well. All that plus Flowpez hanging out the entire show and a gang load of Maine Hip Hop. It’s Appleton Radio- this is what we do!

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August 15, 2012

The Element

This week, in addition to the usual regiment of local hip hop, we welcomed Element on to the show for the first time along with Tyler, one of his collaborators. Instead of a long winded post I thought this photo of an article from the Sun Journal would do the trick. Element performs with RA the Rugged Man at Club Texas in Auburn this Friday, August 24th. Download the podcast below and tune in next week when we welcome back PT Burnem to the show. Appleton!

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August 8, 2012

Back to Basics

We are SUPER late posting the podcast from Wednesday 8-8-12 so I will keep it short and sweet! This week we had no official guests lined up on the show so it was back to basics, focusing on music, our whole purpose in life. In typical Appleton fashion we had a couple people stop by and talk for a second but it was mostly music so stream or download the podcast below and enjoy the classic Maine Hip Hop picture I posted. (I’m pretty sure that’s from Breads “Peasant” CD Release party, 2/18/2004)

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August 1, 2012

Appleton: The Big Kids Playground

Channing Day (top), Frank the Barber (L), Case In Point (R)It was good to be back after a week off the internet air and while we had no scheduled guests it worked out last minute that The Big Kids were able to come through. You know the drill by now; we give you a full hour dose of Maine Hip Hop and try to bring you interviews with different acts making moves in the industry. The Big Kids consist of Channing Day, Case in Point, & Frank the Barber and for the first time they brought a couple tracks to Appleton for us to play. In addition to chatting it up with them we get it in for a minute with Doug the B Boy and a cypher breaks out when IBI & MC22 roll through. Stream or download the podcast, don't forget you can subscribe to it via iTunes and catch us next week when we welcome Eyenine back to the Appleton Airwaves!

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July 18, 2012

Old & New with Kane

This week we welcomed old school 207 veteran Kane on the show. In town for Rap Night, Kane came through to play some new tracks from his upcoming project and give the Appleton Radio audience a glimpse of all things Kane, old & new. In short, Kane came on the show and did a showcase at Rap Night to let us know he’s back and focused on music again! Since Kane was around in the days of Live Poets we snuck plenty of 207 hip hop history into the show including some of the oldest tracks we have in the vaults. Northern Exposure, Live Poets, Alias featuring Sole KGB & Kane, jdwalker, and a lot more! We cover some pretty decent historical ground in the Maine Hip Hop scene this week. Kane helps us continue to paint the 207 picture with his first appearance on the show and a lot of stories to share. Check out the podcast below, tell your friend we’re the fakest radio station ever, and keep in mind there is no LIVE show next week so we will be back on August 1st. Thanks for checking us out if you're new, thanks for coming back if you're not, and keep representing rap night and Appleton every Wednesday night!

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July 11, 2012

No Official Guests, Just Maine Hip Hop & a Cypher

Logo Design by Dark Art Emporium. This week we didn’t have an official guest lined up for an interview on the show so it’s one of the rare weeks in Appleton land where you get straight new and classic 207 bangers for almost 2 hours! In usual Appleton fashion several known rap night regulars happened to stop by including OD, Ill By Instinct, Frank The Barber, Case In Point, J Jack, and we even had a rogue journalist in the house checking out the 207 hip hop scene. I’m not sure I should name the journalist at this point but I will say if you happen to be flying Air Tran in October you should read the in flight magazine, GO. Check the podcast below and remember to grab the Podcast app if you are on an iPhone or iPad! Unlike computer based iTunes subscriptions by subscribing to the podcast via the app it can come directly to your phone each week. We will see you next week when we welcome Kane to the show! Maine Hip Hop, tell Moshe you love it if you ever see him.

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June 27, 2012

Juan Armin Arrives

Last night we welcomed Juan Armin to the program for the first time. Juan is a perfect example of what we are all about at Appleton Radio. Originally he submitted some mp3′s to the Appleton Radio inbox and we played his music on the show. We really liked his music and received a lot of positive feedback from our listeners about him. Originally from Isleboro, Juan now lives in Alabama but happened to be in Maine and was able to sneak through to chat with us. We get into a few tracks from his 100th Monkey mixtape (available on datpiff.com) and of course chop it up on air about all things Juan Armin. Check the podcast and remember there is no show live Appleton Radio Show next week, July 4th, but you still can head on down to Rap Night. To celebrate the 4th there is no cover fee and they will be grilling and giving out free food all night! RAP NIGHT!

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June 20, 2012

The Flavor Bakers

Is The Appleton Radio Show back to normal or is this the Syn Shamez Show part 2? Last week Syn guest hosted and this week we bring you The Flavor Bakers, DJ Rew & Syn, to talk about all things Flavor Bakers in the second hour of the show. Ryan Augustus is back in the game this week and we bring you the first hour of music that includes several new exclusive 207 tracks and of course old classics. Even though it was 95 degrees outside and 87 inside your favorite local rap night hooligans snuck through to close the show out with a cypher. Shout out to OD, Dynamo-P, Ill by Instinct, Pensivv, MC 22, Shupe, Syn & DJ Rew on the cuts for the cypher. Get the podcast and tune in next week when we bring you more 207 flavor plus Juan Armin for the first time in the studio!

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June 13, 2012

The Syn Shamez Show

Last night all hell broke loose when we invited Syn Shamez to fill in for Ryan Augustus and help host the show! In addition to bringing fellow Trails associate TheLin (aka The Fat Giraffe) Syn also came armed with several other surprises including a visit from long time local emcee Bread and also Glen, the owner of Dark Art Emporium. We also chat with Shupe from Sandbag briefly about Rap Night and the new Sandbag album Sloppy Jay’s plus hey, what’s an Appleton Radio show without Ryan Augustus anyway, so he sneaks in, post Portland Phoenix awards, to give us an update who won The Best Hip Hop Act award (spoiler: it wasn’t you). Syn kept the show live and by the end of it we also had Pensivv, Ill By Instinct, and MC 22 in the studio listening in. Quite a few exclusives snuck in the mix too including a brand new Trails track called Bonesaw featuring Misl. We close the show out with that one so make sure you download or stream the whole podcast below! Catch you next week where we welcome Syn back but this time with DJ Rew to discuss The Flavor Bakers and a whole lot more!

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June 6, 2012

Click^North Returns to Appleton

First things first, if you tuned into Appleton early this week you caught a recording (about 10 minutes) of Meat & Potatoes (Boondocks & Pore) banging out beats live on the MPC back in 2009. If you didn’t tune in live you are in luck, we included that in this week’s podcast. In addition to our normal 2 hours of playing local hip hop flavor we had Click^North come through the show since they were in town for a Rap Night performance. They get you updated on what’s been happening, keep you posted on upcoming shows, and of course played tracks off their Pre Expansion CD. Check the podcast below and tune in next week when SyntheShaman (TRAILS!) fills in for Ryan Augustus to help host the show! Appleton!

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May 30, 2012

On the Frontline with Maine St. Clothing Co.

Frontline (Northstar & C Wil)As I write this I’m still thinking about last night’s rap night! Sandbag started things off properly by releasing & performing Sloppy Jay’s tracks, Jay Caron put on a ridiculous solo set that featured Boondocks on the decks, Slop on the MPC PLUS Kristina & Flowpez, and finally Akrobatik came out in beast mode and destroyed everything (including some old school cover tracks)!! That track he did about his heart attack/coma was POWERFUL. There is no doubt Akro is grateful to be alive and there is no doubt Akro appreciated the love the 207 showed him last night in Portland. If you were wondering about the shirt Akro was rocking last night, Maine St. Clothing, then you are in the right place for this week’s podcast! Last night we welcomed North Star & C Wil, collectively Frontline, on the show for the first time. In addition to bringing you select Maine Hip Hop tracks we had a lively show with several people in the studio including rap night’s own Shupe & IBI, Pensivv, MC 22 and OD. We got into it with Frontline about all their endeavors including the music, clothing company, upcoming shows around the state, plus they did two tracks LIVE on the show! All that and inevitability a cypher broke out with too many emcees in the place to resist. Download, iTunes, stream, etc. See you next week!

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May 23, 2012

Dusting Off the Shelves with Kyle Bryant

Last night Appleton returned after two weeks off, welcoming multi faceted artist Kyle Bryant aka Fresh Heir on the program. Kyle, who has been through the show before, brought along iKue from GSO and DJ Che Ros who would be spinning for him at Rap Night. We get deep into the world of both music and art with Kyle and are able to play a few tracks from his new release, Dusting Off the Shelves. Check out the podcast below and tell a friend it’s Appleton again!

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May 2, 2012

Madlabclothing.Com Visits Appleton!

Victor Rios This is one of the first shows we’ve done when our guest was not a local musician. Instead we welcomed Victor Rios from www.madlabclothing.com to come on the show and speak about his involvement helping outfit the 207 with quality t shirts and clothing. Victor came armed to promote his business and also brought local emcee/legend Dray Senior (who has been on the show before) with him. Madlab is the company that designed and printed the Appleton Radio T-Shirts that are available right now. In addition to chopping it up with Victor and Dray we, of course, brought you the as much new and exclusive local hip hop as possible during our 2 hour live broadcast. Check out the podcast below, the website, or iTunes to get caught up!

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April 18, 2012

Spose presents The Audacity!

This is a big week for hip hop in the state of Maine. Pseudo Slang rocked at Rap Night Wednesday, Sandbag & Eyenine are set to open for Raekwon of Wu Tang at Port City tonight, Mike Clouds came out of hiding, and Spose released The Audacity! Monday, a day early by accident, plus he plays two shows at Empire Friday night. Even after mentioning all this we’re still leaving plenty of things out so sit back and enjoy tonight’s show- it’s a great time to be a fan! Our regular listeners know we usually play a full hour of local flavor before jumping into an interview but we changed that up a little bit with Spose last night. In addition to bringing you some of the latest and greatest 207 tracks for a half hour Spose started out his time with us playing songs from fellow P. Dank label-mates Lady Essence & Educated Advocates. Once we get through that it’s all Spose, all the time. We cover numerous topics this podcast but the emphasis is on The Audacity! and Spose does not hold back letting us play several records from the album. All that plus Spose answers a bunch of questions that fans and listeners submitted (we’re sorry we didn’t have time for them all!). Check out the podcast below, you know the drill. One last friendly tip, if you are new to The Appleton Radio Show and here for the first time looking for SpizzySpose material, you should search for him in the upper right search box on the website. That is all, enjoy the show!

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April 11, 2012

It’s The Jumpoff!

Tommy Knottz & Bobby Brainstorm Last night we were joined by The Jumpoff band members Tommy Knottz & Bobby Brainstorm to bring you your weekly dose of 207 hip hop. The Jumpoff have been making noise in the state of Maine recently covering “old school favorites and new school hits.” In addition to the covers they play some original music and Tommy brought some original tracks (some featuring Pore production) for you to hear. The guys throw down in a cypher at the end of the show with Ghost and Kyle Bryant. Check out the interview in the podcast below and check out Appleton next Wednesday when we will have Spose in the studio talking about his new project, The Audacity. Finally, we would like to send a huge congratulations to The Big Easy who Big Easily won the award for best hip hop venue in Portland at the Phoenix awards last night. Way to go everyone! RAP NIGHT!!!

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April 4, 2012

Dynamo-P presents Manic Mondays on a Wednesday

RAP NIGHT! Last night Dynamo-P joined us to play tracks from Manic Mondays, the latest release from JKE. This project is collaboration between Dynamo-P, Misl & Ryan Augustus but extends the name dropping further with plenty of guest appearances throughout the CD. We’ll make you tune into the podcast to get further details and hear select tracks, though. We also had FTB (that’s Frank The Barber, get with it) & Casey stop through to help Ryan & Dynamo end the show off with a cypher featuring some long lost beats from DJ Boondocks. Here’s something new for you, twitter links for the people on the show. In case you didn’t know we are @AppletonRadio – follow us! See you next week! Ryan Augustus = @ryanaugustus JTB = @jtbisson Dynamo-P = @Dynamo_P FTB = @barberFTB Casey = @CASEin_Point

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March 28, 2012

Illonic’s Abduction

Keck & Tommy Blaze We are horrifically late posting this podcast and for that, we apologize. Last week Illonic (Inspektah Keck & DJ Tommy Blaze) came through to play tracks off their new release, Abduction. We had them both in the studio all night and got a chance to discuss not only this release but what’s been going down in the land of Backwudz Productions. As always we start the show with an hour of nothing but fresh 207 cuts. Check the podcast below and we will talk to you on Wednesday!

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March 14, 2012

207: In the Beginning with Alias

This week we had the pleasure of welcoming Anticon’s Alias to the program. This visit was overdue and with it Alias brought a wealth of knowledge and history to the show. We were prepared to get as much information as possible and asked El Shupacabra to sit in with us to help pick the brain of one of the earliest known Maine MC & producers. The Appleton Radio library goes back to about 1996 but with Alias coming on the show we are able to get a view of the days before that. We also get a good glimpse into Alias’s musical journey: Northern Exposure, 45 Below, Anticon, Deep Puddle Dynamics, Tarsier, and the list goes on and on like a Trails song. This episode is pretty much required listening in the 207 hip hop community. The picture credit goes to Jeff Harmon (stolen from Facebook) because in all the fun we didn’t take a picture last night. Check out the podcast below! We are off next week but return on 3/28/12 with Illonic. Peace!

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March 7, 2012

Ill By Instinct & Shupe’s 2nd Wind

El Shupacabra & Ill by Instinct Ill by Instinct and El Shupacabra are no strangers to The Appleton Radio Show or the local hip hop community. Together they have held down Rap Night every Wednesday at the Big Easy for almost 3 years ensuring there is local, regional, and even national acts coming through on a regular basis. They help keep the 207 hip hop scene thriving and it is evident the hard work they put in is paying off. They do all this in addition to putting in ridiculous amounts of work into both solo, group (Sandbag), and side projects. Search our site for either one of their names and you will find plenty of shows (and even a Shupe solo download) to catch up on if you aren’t a regular listener. The purpose of this trip was to promote their brand new release “2nd Wind”. This is Ill by Instinct’s second album and like its predecessor it features 100% production by Shupe. You can expect all the usual in this podcast: fresh new Maine hip hop, exclusive tracks from both IBI & Shupe (including select cuts from 2nd Wind), and plenty of talk about what’s going down in the 207. Check out the podcast below right now!

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February 29, 2012

Back to Class with Educated Advocates

Welcome to what may likely be The Appleton Radio Show’s only leap year live show EVER! Last night we were fortunate to have the Educated Advocates (Jay Caron, Mike Be & Ryan Augustus) all in the building before their CD release show at, you guessed it, The Big Easy’s Rap Night. We wanted to give Ryan a chance to be on the other side of the mic for the EA interview so we invited Spose to co-host and lead the interview process with them. Get a behind the scenes look at the making of the Back to Class album along with insight from the group on their favorite tracks and what’s coming up from them. Despite JT’s inability to come up with deep impacting questions (shocker) Spose helps lead the way and we get more insight into the origins of EA then we have talked about on past shows. Jay Caron keeps the show VERY entertaining all night- check the 42ish minute mark where he goes OFF! For as much silliness that exists in this podcast there is an equal amount of serious discussion about EA & hip hop in general.Check the links below or hit us up on iTunes and tune in next week! EA all day, P DANK!

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February 22, 2012

Two Thirds: Lady Essence & Shane Reis

Shane Reis & Lady Essence This week’s show featured P. Dank artist Lady Essence & Shane Reis stopping by to promote their Rain Delay project and catch us up on all their endeavors whether they be solo, as a duo, or with O*Zee, the third member of their group In The Attic. To give you an additional dose of what moves P. Dank are making Spose joined the show to talk about his freshly released video for the track Pop Song and his upcoming release The Audacity. J Jack was in the building again talking with us and eating up all the 207 talent PLUS we had a quick but deadly cypher to end the show out. It’s a lively show, listen or download it below or search for appletonradio on iTunes!

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February 15, 2012

Putting on The Dirty White Hat’s

Shupe, Leon & Nick - The Dirty White Hats Last night we were joined by The Dirty White Hats who consist of Leon Samson, Nick Scala, and their resident DJ who wears many hats in the local hip hop scene, El Shupacabra. Catch the podcast to get a behind the scenes look at the history of DWH and hear a bunch of tracks from their Mixed Ape project Get filled in on everything else in local hip hop with several exclusive tracks including “Solitary” from Ill By Instinct’s brand new album “2nd Wind. Also you should know that Appleton Radio is now available on iTunes! The direct link to our podcasts is http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/appletonradio/id502325087 but you can just search for Appletonradio to subscribe and download our shows. Much respect to our listener’s and fan base! Please keep submitting your music to the Appleton Radio inbox

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February 8, 2012

A night with Freezingprocess.net

Trent & Dan from freezingprocess.net This week we were excited to welcome the gentlemen behind freezingprocess.net, a local podcast dedicated to Maine Music. Trent and Dan both came through to give us the lowdown on the podcast mission and to fill us in on what they having coming in the near future. If you aren’t familiar with this podcast you should head on over to the site and check out how much they have been doing for local music but particularly hip hop recently. You can access their podcasts from the site or directly in iTunes. As always download or stream the Appleton podcast below this article to listen to our conversations as well as a cypher near the end of the show with Ryan Augustus, Dynamo P, MC 22, and Frank the Barber. Ap ap Ap ap Appleton!

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February 1, 2012

PT Burnem Arrives at Appleton

Last night we were pleased to have PT Burnem on the show to talk about his new vinyl “Ornithopter” being released on Fly Rock Records out of New Hampshire. If you are not familiar with PT, he is an incredibly talented hip-hop visionary, with a strong passion for music, and a bigger passion for the art form. In the discussion we had, it was made clear that PT has the full vision for what a true artist is supposed to be, and is able to express it easily. On top of some serious hip-hop conversations, we aired, for the first time anywhere, two new songs from Ornithopter and got a feel for what the project is going to be. If you are an Appleton regular, this is something you do not want to miss!

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January 25, 2012

TRAILS and a happy birthday to Cam Groves & OD!

Cam Groves & Syn Tha Shaman This week we were fortunate to have both members of Trails in the studio, producer theLin aka The Fat Giraffe and emcee Syn Tha Shaman aka Too Many Names to aka. In addition two birthday boys, Cam Groves & OD, stopped through to catch us up on their latest moves in the hip hop scene. Cam even brought us an exclusive track that will be on his next album Groveinistic. In usual Appleton fashion we totally forgot to take a picture at the end of the night but fortunately Cam brought the always working Ryan (@pdankllc on twitter) and I was able to steal the posted shot from him. This show was truly a pregame for Rap Night, all three artists on the show performed at The Big Easy later that night. It seems like every time we get Syn in the studio we dig a little extra deep in the archives to try and bring your ear drums some deep history in 207 hip hop. This show was no exception so check out the podcast below to hear some of the newest and oldest tracks in Maine Hip Hop!

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January 11, 2012

It’s All About the Music (and a cypher!)

Ryan Augustus, OD, Ill By Instinct, MC22 & Kyle Bryant This week’s show speaks for itself because it’s all about our primary mission: bring you new and good Maine Hip Hop. In addition to the playlist a few emcees (above) stopped by before rap night to lay down another legendary Appleton Radio Cypher. Check the podcast below!

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January 4, 2012

We Hate Rappers with Jonny October & PackFM!

The podcast this week features Jonny October & PackFM! The sick thing is we had no idea PackFM was even coming on so when you listen to the beginning of the show we only are talking about Johnny October. If you’re a fan of PackFM you get the title of this article and if you aren’t a fan then you should listen to this show! We set the world record for most people in and around the studio last night including past guests J Jack, J Caron, Kristina Kentigian, Ill By Instinct and MC 22. Jonny October & Pack FM were also accompanied by DJ Mo Niklz and The Left Hand who we didn’t get to speak with during the show. Check out the podcast below for interviews and exclusive material from both our Brooklyn based guests. Watch for brand new hot off the press type 207 tracks during the first hour of the show where we do what we do best, play Maine Hip Hop!

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December 28, 2011

Digging Up The Embedded Emcee’s

Ladies and gentlemen we have one simple message to spread to the Maine Hip Hop community after last night’s show: The Embedded Emcee’s need beats!! Last night Josh Harps aka Doc Joshua, who has been on the show before, came through with fellow Embedded member Poir to give us an update on their journey to create music. You probably have heard Embedded on Appleton before and it’s likely you have seen them perform at a local show. If either is the case then you realize that this duo prides themselves on original beats and real lyricism. Check out the podcast where we get to give you a brief history lesson of The Embedded Emcees and find out exactly why they didn’t have any new material to bring to the show! Hear that interview plus take a trip into the Appleton vaults to play some new and old 207 material. Check out the end of the show where we close it out with a brand new track by Milled Pavement performer/producer C Money Burns featuring Mynd Wun. If you are into Milled Pavement then be on the lookout for a new nomar slevik track as well as some old label gems buried into the show’s playlist. You know we rep that local flavor!

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December 21, 2011

Full House Holiday & the Return of the W

Wu Tang (minus Raekwon & Ghostface) @ State Theater 12/20/2011 This week we knew we wanted to talk about the holidays but we didn’t have a specific guest. After sending out invitations to multiple local emcees we ended up having a great turnout. With Portland still buzzing from the Wu Tang show the night before the energy was still high and discussions about the show ended up leading to a another Appleton cypher to remember. MC 22, Pennsivv, OD & Guop, Ill By Instinct, & JaeJack from http://jaejackblowductions.com/ all showed up ready to let us know what’s going on with them and to listen to the latest Maine Hip Hop. As always you can stream or download the podcast at the bottom of this article. After the show, at Rap Night, RZA and some of the Wu Tang affiliates showed up at the Big Easy to check out local 207 flavor. It’s pretty evident Wu Tang had a great time while visiting Portland, here is what RZA himself said on Facebook and Twitter: “Portland Maine was off the chain. 1000′s of people came out to see the mighty WuTang. From 18 to 36 the ages ranged multi creed and color all under one roof together; which proves it, better hip hop is Alive WU is 4 ever.” “every state has its own state of mind, but sometimes we find which resonates with all. WuTang seems to be such. Tues night was Fri in Maine.”

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December 14, 2011

Altered Gee – European Gee’s

First off we apologize for how late this podcast is. That being said we will be brief. Last week Altered Gee stopped by the studio to drop off and talk about their project European Gee’s. Since I’m rushing this I will simply tell you Altered Gee is made up of local producers Slouch and Key Jr. Dee Jay. You can usually catch these guys participating in the “Fuck Computers” beat machine themed Rap Nights at The Big Easy but I will let the good people at Foxy Digitalis educate you further by providing this link on their recent project: http://www.foxydigitalis.com/foxyd/?p=21882

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December 7, 2011

“On It Like That” with Mic Stylz, J’You, and Illicit

One of the greatest things about doing the Appleton Radio live show every week is the opportunity to catch up with local artists and hear directly from them. Most of the time our guests are straight out of the 207, but occasionally we get to sneak in some National and New England acts. Last night we were able to get it in with not just one, but three talented and versatile emcees representing the 617, 508, 978 and several other exchanges I don’t know about in Massachusetts. Mic Stylz, who a lot of our listeners are probably familiar with due to the time he spent in the 207, was in town to drop rhymes at The Big Easy’s Rap Night and he brought fellow Mass. representatives J’You and Illicit with him. Mic Stylz, J'You, & Illicit Fresh off a show Tuesday night in Augusta the guys arrived nice and early, managers and beer included, and were in the studio with us the entire night. The vibe was good and it was obvious we would have a live show and a good night in Appletonland. Check out the podcast below to hear us get into it heavy, talking some old scene hip hop, getting into some classic joints (that you either didn’t know existed or hoped had been buried), and obviously a too many emcees and not enough mics cypher situation was unavoidable. I think it’s safe to quote Stylz and say that good things happen when Massholes and Maniacs unite! Stream or download the mp3 podcast below, favorite our homepage, call the fan line at 207-200-4277, and live the dream. It’s that simple. Appleton Radio: this is what we do.

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November 16, 2011

Brzowski brings some witches brew to Appleton

This week we had Brzowski on the show to talk about some of the things he has been up to since the last time we spoke. Every October Brzo takes his show on the road and travels up and down the east coast displaying all sorts of strange for the Halloween season. We got to speak on this a bit and hear how the tour went. Along with some conversation about the scene and what has been accomplished over the years, we also spoke about some rare releases and what he plans for the future. Brzo brought us exclusive tracks, including one from his “Song for Marty” collaboration with Monsieur Sai from France. Our good friend Dynamo-P stopped in first and we got to speak a bit about his “Stinky Pockets 2″ free download and what’s been good in the world of JKE. Check out the show for all of this, plus some great local music.

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November 9, 2011

“All in” with Appleton’s own JTB aka J. Taka aka Poker Rapper

Last night we had an abbreviated show of just an hour so we could get down to Rap Night early and setup to play Maine Hip Hop all night long! Much love to El Shupacabra, Ill By Instinct, and The Big Easy for letting Appleton influence the playlist for a night! MC 22 came through the show again but this time he wasn’t just rapping. He was armed with some questions and it was finally time for JTB aka the Poker Rapper to talk about what he does and why he does it. If you are fan of Appleton Radio you know JTB but it’s not often you get the chance to hear him rap. Wait…. JTB raps? Yes he does! He raps about Appleton Radio, he raps about data networking, and of course he raps about poker! With him doing a showcase at Rap Night it was the perfect opportunity to cover these topics and MC 22 did a great job sneaking in the interview. We do all that plus play an hour of Maine Hip Hop to keep your ear drums in tune with what’s happening in the 207. Stream or download the podcast below and make sure to tune in next week when we will have Brzowski on the show to fill us in on what he’s been up to.

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November 2, 2011

So much soul with Kristina Kentigian

Flowpez, Kristina Kentigian, and Jay Caron This week on Appleton Radio we were excited to have a veteran female vocalist that has been putting it down in Portland since the late 90′s. Her introduction to the Portland music scene was with hip-hop crew Ill Natural, who seemed to be everywhere in the early 2000′s, opening up for many of national acts at the State Theater. Kristina Kentigian has been on everything as of late, collaborating with the likes of Trail’s, Lady Essence and all three members of Educated Advocates. With her first solo effort coming out at the end of this year we had plenty of exclusive music to play and even more to speak on. With the homie’s Jay Caron & Flowpez in the house, we also got a bit of info on what's been going down up in Waterville. So check out the podcast and get familiar with what's going on here in the 207!

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October 26, 2011

P. Dank invades Appleton!!!

Last night Appleton Radio was taken over by Spose and the entire P. Dank crew to help pre-game for Rap Night at The Big Easy. With Appleton headquarters packed to the brim, we not only played a mess of Maine hip-hop, but also got to focus on one of the strongest group’s of artist’s out of the 207. P. Dank’s complete roster consists of Cam Groves, Dr. Astronaut, Educated Advocates and Lady Essence; we had a good amount of these people on the show! We also spoke with Spose about his new ventures with filming videos, performing with Sly-Chi in NYC and his next project that’s on the way! Spose @ Rap Night 10/26/2011 Towards the end of the show, it was inevitable we would run into a too many emcee’s not enough mic’s situation, so Jay Caron jumped on the decks a laid down some wax for a cypher with Spose, Cam Groves, Flowpez , and Mike B! Check out the podcast and enjoy this night as much as we did. PDANK!

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October 19, 2011

Shupe’s Back, but know he never left!

Nate & Laura show off Shupe's Back Last night we had one of the hardest working men in Maine hip-hop on the show to discuss his new EP. Nate Shupe is not only the beat conductor for the Sandbag crew, but also the driving force behind the hip-hop open mic night that has been a staple in the Portland music scene for over a decade. Along with his partner Ill by Instinct, they have elevated this night by having local performances every week and even attracting national artists to extend tours up to the great state of Maine. He recently released his debut EP cleverly named “Shupe’s Back”. Not only is he back for the first time, but to fully get the title you need to check out the album cover. The Shupe's Back EP, get it while you can! In usual Appleton fashion we cover everything from Rap Night to beat tapes and beyond! Check out the podcast and enjoy our show with the floppy disc jockey! Ca-Caww

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October 12, 2011

GSO…Passionately Late, But just in time!

Last night we had Mint and I-Kue of Grant Street Orchestra on the show to talk about “Passionately Late”, the first full length release from this 7 piece Funk/Soul/Hip-Hop band. MINT & I-KUE from Grant Street Orchestra If you are not familiar with these guys, they have had a significant role in the Portland music scene over the past 3 years with an action packed live show and contributions to the Hip-Hop scene, providing beats the first open mic of every month at The Big Easy. With the CD release show this Friday we had plenty to talk about and covered a few exclusive tracks off of the album before its release date! Download the podcast and enjoy while we provide more Maine Hip-Hop and talk shop with GSO! Ap-Ap-Appleton!!!

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October 5, 2011

Appleton… All in the family (w Syn, Alt, Dynamo-P, OD & Kyle Bryant)

Syn, Alt, & OD Last night The Appleton Radio Show had one of our favorite show’s to date airing the entire Trails EP “Trails & Co.” with special guest’s Syn and ALT. As if that wasn’t enough, Kyle Bryant stopped in to drop off a few exclusive’s and chat about his upcoming projects in both art and music. In usual OD fashion, he was found lurking by the door with paper bag in hand, and our good friend Dynamo-P came thru to share the stink from his pockets. As the show came to a close, we all had a nice vibe going from all the local music and hip-hop discussions. We decided to extend the live show an extra half hour and have a freestyle cypher over local production from the likes of Shupe, Mike B, Slop and The Lin! OD, Alt, Syn, Dynamo-P, & Ryan Augustus Needless to say, this was an evening worth checking out!

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July 6, 2011

WE ARE BACK!

After 4 weeks off The Appleton Radio Show is BACK! No guests this week just fresh 207 flavor in your ears.

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February 2, 2011

Dynamo-P

Dynamo-P joins us live for another journey into 207 Maine Hip Hop.

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January 26, 2011

Spose

This week we welcome Spizzy Spose on the program for the first time.

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December 15, 2010

Brzowski & Moshe

This week we welcome our first official in studio live guests, Brzowski & Moshe, representing Milled Pavement Records.

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