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Dan & David Dan & David reminisce about maDCap's favorite moments of 2013, including: Flux Pavilion & Dr. P (soundcloud.com/madcapdc/madcap-with-flux-pavilion-dr-p) Cookie Monsta & Funtcase (soundcloud.com/madcapdc/cookiefunt) Marc Maron (soundcloud.com/madcapdc/maron) Aisha Tyler (soundcloud.com/madcapdc/aishatyler) Balkan Beat Box (soundcloud.com/madcapdc/bbb) 9th Wonder (soundcloud.com/madcapdc/9thwonder) Moombahton Massive (soundcloud.com/madcapdc/moombahton) AlunaGeorge (soundcloud.com/madcapdc/alunageorge) Skream (soundcloud.com/madcapdc/skreampart1) Zeds Dead (soundcloud.com/madcapdc/zedsdead) A Tribe Called Red (soundcloud.com/madcapdc/atcr) Big Chocolate (soundcloud.com/madcapdc/bigcphilly) Will Eastman (soundcloud.com/madcapdc/willeastman)

On December 5, 2013, the world lost one of the finest leaders in history. Nelson Mandela was a giant of compassion and diplomacy and his legacy will last for generations to come. This episode is a remembrance of the great man by one of his countrymen and our good friend Nkosinathi Mncube, a dancer, artist, educator and writer. This piece was originally included as part of the podcast "Inspiration With Natty" found at http://nattyinspires.com and @nattyinspires on soundcloud. maDCap on twitter: http://twitter.com/madcapdc maDCap on facebook: http://fb.com/madcapdc Natty on twitter: twitter.com/N2dzyn

Tomorrow on maDCap, a visit with Will Eastman (@willeastman) a DJ, producer and part owner of @uhalldc who has made a career out of following his "Bliss." Full episode drops Friday 12/6/13 here and on http://madcapdc.org us: http://twitter.com/madcapdc @willeastman: http://twitter.com/willeastman

Will Eastman is a DJ, producer, and a pillar of creative DC, who has made a career out of following his "Bliss." That's the name of his long-running party that now resides at the spiritual home of DC dance music, U Street Music Hall, which he co-owns. This Wisconsin native came to Washington for graduate school and worked his way into a job at the Smithsonian, eventually giving it all up for a career in music. Alongside @micah-vellian‎ & @outputmessage, Eastman is part of a renowned group, Volta Bureau, and he continues to drive his career forward with original productions. His story is an inspiration and an case study for everyone who wants to do what they love for a living. soundcloud: @willeastman | @voltabureau | @uhalldc twitter: http://twitter.com/willeastman | http://twitter.com/voltabureau | http://twitter.com/uhalldc u street music hall website: http://uhalldc.com blisspop website: http://blisspop.com

Barbara Kopple is a two-time Academy Award winning filmmaker whose latest work "Running from Crazy" documents the struggle of the Hemingway family to overcome depression and suicide, told from the perspective of Mariel Hemingway, Oscar-nominated actress and granddaughter of the great author Ernest. Dan & David spoke with Kopple during the AFI DOCS festival about her career, her first Oscar-winning film "Harlan County U.S.A." and her philosophy of storytelling. For more information on the film, visit: oprah.com/runningfromcrazy fb.com/RunningFromCrazy twitter.com/RunningFromCrzy Resources on suicide prevention: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255 http://suicidepreventionlifeline.org American Foundation for Suicide Prevention http://afsp.org Their "Out of The Darkness Walk" is featured in the film 'Running from Crazy' McLean Hospital in Masachusetts http://mclean.harvard.edu Maintains the world's largest neuroscientific and psychiatric research program in a private hospital. Suicide Prevention

In this episode of maDCap, Daniel and David chat with producer, DJ and hip hop scholar, Patrick Douthit, also known as 9th Wonder. 9th Wonder's beats have been underneath many of hip hop and R&B's greats. He was the driving production force for Little Brother and also worked with, to name a few, Mary J Blige, Drake, Erykah Badu, Jean Grae, Chris Brown, Buckshot (personal fav), Murs and sooo many others. He's started a record label called Jamla Records. To browse and enjoy the music on Jamla Records..... https://soundcloud.com/jamlaarmy @jamlarecords @9thWonderMusic Narration is done by Charles Roberts III.

Dan & David speak with drummer Jeremy Salken (http://twitter.com/jewunit) ahead of Big Gigantic's October 26th performance at Baltimore's Ram's Head Live. Hear new music from the Boulder-based duo and conversation about their Red Rocks-based festival 'Rowdytown' (video: http://vimeo.com/76547872), their upcoming album, and their jetsetting summer festival schedule. Big Gigantic (http://twitter.com/biggigantic) is Jeremy Salken and Dominic Lalli (http://twitter.com/dominiclalli). They play Baltimore's Ram's Head Live (http://twitter.com/ramsheadlive) on Saturday, October 26th. Click this link for tickets: http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/352511 For more information, including a full list of tour dates, visit http://BigGigantic.net. Big Gigantic on soundcloud: @biggigantic http://facebook.com/madcapdc http://twitter.com/madcapdc Dan: http://twitter.com/danbl00m David: http://twitter.com/dross706

Dan and David have an elaborately fun conversation with Matt Senreich, Co-creator and Executive Producer of Robot Chicken on Adult Swim. New season of Robot Chicken begins in 2014. Follow the show on twitter @cyborgturkey And follow Matt @wizmatts

Coming soon on maDCap, our interview with Kevin Parker of the band Tame Impala. Stay posted.

AlunaGeorge is a British duo currently electrifying the music world with a unique combination of accessible, compelling vocals and head-bobbing production. Aluna Francis and George Reid first met in a cafe, and their first "deep" conversation consisted of a tea-making symposium. Now, AlunaGeorge is touring the world in support of their stellar debut album "Body Music," and they spent some time with maDCap's David & Dan ahead of a sold out show at U Street Music Hall in Washington DC. AlunaGeorge website: http://alunageorge.com twitter: http://twitter.com/alunageorge instagram: http://instagram.com/alunageorge facebook: http://fb.com/alunageorge upcoming tourdates: Oct 05 Listen Out Melbourne - Melbourne, Australia Oct 06 Listen Out Brisbane - Brisbane, Australia Oct 12 Waterfront - Norwich, UK Oct 13 Digital - Newcastle, UK Oct 15 Arches - Glasgow, UK Oct 16 The Academy - Dublin, Ireland Oct 17 Cockpit Leeds, UK Oct 20 O2 Academy - Bristol, UK Oct 21 Academy 2 - Manchester, UK Oct 22 Library Birmingham, UK

maDCap's Efim Shapiro & David Ross speak with prolific MC Raw Poetic AKA Jason Moore ahead of his performance with Damu the Fudgemunk at The Dunes in Washington DC's Columbia Heights on Thursday, October 3, 2013. The Dunes (1402 Meridian Place NW Washington DC) http://thedunesdc.com/about-2 Follow Raw Poetic on Twitter here: http://twitter.com/rawpoetic Damu & Redefinition Records: http://redefinitionrecords.com Listen to Subsoniq Radio: http://subsoniqradio.com/

On the banks of the Tennessee River, Rick Hall founded a now-legendary recording studio where he cut some of the most soulful hits of the 1960s and 70s. The story of Muscle Shoals had previously been known only to music aficionados and those who lived it, but a new film is finally telling this amazing tale to the world. During this year's AFI DOCS festival, maDCap's Daniel Bloom & David Ross caught up with Greg "Freddy" Camalier for a deep conversation about soul music, FAME Studios, and his directorial debut 'Muscle Shoals.' The film opens September 27th in New York City (and on iTunes & On Demand,) October 4th in Chicago, October 11th in Nashville, Los Angeles & Philadelphia, and October 18th in Washington DC. Watch http://twitter.com/madcapdc and http://fb.com/madcapdc for our announcement of the DC viewing party at West End Cinema. Full release schedule at http://tinyurl.com/muscleshoalsreleases More information at http://muscleshoalsmovie.com On twitter at http://twitter.com/muscleshoalsmov On instagr

maDCap boys Dan Bloom (twitter.com/danbl00m) David Ross (twitter.com/dross706) & Ryan Martinez took a drive up I-95 to visit with Cameron Argon AKA Big Chocolate (@big-chocolate) ahead of his gig at Philadelphia's Soundgarden Hall alongside J. Rabbit, Flinch and Mantis. This epic episode comprises Cameron's first-ever cheesesteak experience, a deep conversation at the Grand Hyatt hotel, and a look behind the curtain of Vans Warped Tour. follow Cameron on twitter (twitter.com/bigchocolate) more information at http://bigchocolate.us hear our first piece with Cameron from last October: http://soundcloud.com/madcapdc/big-chocolate maDCap on twitter: http://twitter.com/madcapdc

Published in 1835, Alexis de Tocqueville's "Democracy in America" coined the phrase "The Great American Experiment." Whether judged to be a success or failure, one thing we do know is music, and thanks to the folks at Budweiser, our nation's birthplace will soon host a joyous celebration. On a parkway named for founding father Benjamin Franklin, the second annual 'Made in America' festival will commence on Labor Day weekend, and maDCap has a preview of some of the highlights, including: Beyonce, Deadmau5, Calvin Harris, Kendrick Lamar and many more. For more information, visit http://madeinamericafest.com

Dan & David, salt & caramel, electronica & hip hop: pairings whose time has come. The second annual Trillectro festival happens on August 17 at the Half Street Fairgrounds across from Nationals Park. The concert extravaganza was conceived by DC to BC, a group of young visionaries who decided that Washington's disparate party scenes had been apart for long enough. Combining stellar electronic acts like NADASTROM, Alex Young and Tittsworth with top quality hip hop talent like Wale, Phil Adé & Travis Scott, Trillectro offers the best of both worlds to a unified audience of party people. DJ Carnage personifies both genres and stands as an example of a 21st century artist who perfectly centers the Trillectro venn-diagram. Dan & David preview the festival and share tracks from all the artists mentioned in addition to Misun, Shy Glizzy, DJ Sliink, Goldroom, & Casey Veggies. Visit http://trillectro.com for tickets and details | http://twitter.com/trillectro | http://instagram.com/trillectro

maDCap had a lovely sit down with Adam Olenius and Ted Malmros in the basement of the 9 30 Club, a fine Washington, D.C. music venue. This was the first stop on yet another US tour AND was the first venue they played at 10 years ago...a little bit of a homecoming. They've got an album out called "Optica," released on Merge Records. You can get your hands on it here: http://www.mergerecords.com/store/store_detail.php?catalog_id=916 Shout Out Louds coming to a town near you: 9 Aug Castelbouno (IT) Ypsigrock festival 14 Aug Feldkirch (AT) Poolbar Festival 15 Aug St. Pölten (AT) Frequency Festival 19 Aug Malmö (SE) Malmöfestivalen 25 Sept Osnabrück (DE) Rosenhof 26 Sept Hamburg (DE) Reeperbahn Festival 27 Sept Dresden (DE) Alter Schlachthof 28 Sept Berlin (DE) Berlin Independent Night 2013 29 Sept Hannover (DE) Faust 30 Sept Düsseldorf (DE) Zakk 1 Oct Mannheim (DE) Alte Feuerwache 2 Oct Stuttgart (DE) Wagenhallen 3 Oct Aarau (CH) Kiff 6 Oct Ravenna (IT) Bronson 7 Oct Rome (IT) Circolo Degli Artisti 8 Oct

Aisha Tyler wears many hats in media. She's a cohost on CBS' The Talk, aired every weekday at 2pm ET/1pm PT, CT. She plays Lana Kane on FX's Archer, hosts the CW's Whose Line Is It Anyway AND is the host of the popular podcast, Girl on Guy. She has a book out that is hogging the attention on bookshelves called "Self Inflicted Wounds: Heartwarming Tales of Epic Humiliation." We got deep with Aisha. Her amazing words can be purchased at http://www.amazon.com/Self-Inflicted-Wounds-Heartwarming-Tales-Humiliation/dp/0062223771 To check out her podcast, visit http://girlonguy.net/ You can follow her on twitter at @aishatyler and her podcast at @girlonguy In this piece you'll find many original sounds by DJ ADA. You can find his work here: mixcrate.com/silentwonderada djada.bandcamp.com

Everyone needs to sleep, but there comes a time when one simply must wake up. maDCap presents our tribute episode to Trayvon Martin beginning with a round table discussion with David Ross (http://twitter.com/dross706), Daniel Bloom (http://twitter.com/danbl00m) and new voice on the program, Michael Reed (http://twitter.com/mr2ed). Then, the debut of a new segment entitled "A Scotsman Reads" with Angus Sutherland (http://twitter.com/speshrel). Finally, a lesson in recent political controversies and the role of journalism with Washington reporter Jared Rizzi (http://twitter.com/jaredrizzi). Beautiful original songs featured in this piece by Raheem DeVaughn (http://twitter.com/Raheem_DeVaughn) and Steel Pulse (http://twitter.com/steelpulse) "Trigga Man" by Raheem DeVaughn & Styles P, produced by Face and Rai : https://soundcloud.com/raheem-devaughn/atrayvonmartinsong-trigga-man "Put Your Hoodies On [4 Trayvon] by Steel Pulse, written by David 'Dread' Hines: https://soundcloud.com/officialsteelpulse/put-yo

Dan and David sat down with Tomer Yosef and Tamir Muskat of Balkan Beat Box before their electric performance at the 9 30 Club in Washington, D.C. Tomer and Tamir discuss the sounds that surrounded them growing up, what went into the recording of their most recent album "Give," and Tomer tells a story of having to deal with prejudice in America. Photo gallery of the interview session: http://imgur.com/a/D9HRS (photos by the lovely & talented twitter.com/jessLEITSCH) More information on Balkan Beat Box available at: http://balkanbeatbox.com | http://soundcloud.com/balkanbeatbox | http://twitter.com/balkanbeatbox Their album 'Give,' is out now: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/give/id506699238 | http://www.amazon.com/Give/dp/B007FH4J30/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_4 Upcoming Tour Dates: JUL 11 Quebec City, CA JUL 12 Ottawa, CA JUL 13 Montreal, CA JUL 14 Toronto, CA JUL 16 St Etienne, FR JUL 17 Bologna, IT JUL 19 Stukenbrock, DE JUL 20 Ostrava, CZ OCT 03 London, GB OCT 04 Brighton, GB Che

On opening night of AFI DOCS, David Ross & Dan Bloom stormed the Newseum red carpet for a chat with AFI President Bob Gazzale. DC's annual documentary festival opened with the film "Letters to Jackie" by director Bill Couturié, and closes on Sunday, June 23. For more information, including a full schedule, visit http://afi.com/afidocs http://twitter.com/afidocs http://instagram.com/afidocs