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Since their emergence in 2007, Bad Rabbits has lit up the stage with everyone from Kendrick Lamar, The Roots, and Wu-Tang Clan to Deftones, Passion Pit, and Paramore, and has embarked on several North American and international headlining tours. Touted by USA Today, Pitchfork, Interview, Vice, Spin, Huffington Post and more, their 2013 breakout album, American Love, landed at #1 on the iTunes Top R&amp;B Albums Chart and Top 10 on the Billboard R&amp;B Albums Chart and the Heatseekers Chart between a TV takeover that included performances on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. 2016’s American Nightmare LP took a darker turn, siphoning their heavier influences through a fiery filter and becoming a fan favorite.
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All About Mimi

Penn Badgley is an actor and musician. He currently fronts the band Mothxr, and, in the past, starred in the show Gossip Girl.
Kendra Foster has written for the likes of Mark Ronson, Sunshine Anderson &amp;, PFunk Allstars, but it was her contributions to D’Angelo’s highly anticipated Black Messiah album that had heads turning, not only for her illustrious singing on the record as part of The Vanguard but for her brilliant co-writing on eight of the album’s tracks. Her work with D’Angelo won her two Grammys for Best R&amp;B Album and Best R&amp;B Song (“Really Love”).

Penn Badgley and Kendra Foster

Your favorite musicians, filmmakers, and other creative minds one-on-one. No moderator, no script, no typical questions. The Talkhouse Podcast offers unique insights into creative work from all genres and generations. <a href="https://pod.link/Talkhouse" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Subscribe now</a>, and explore more illuminating shows on the <a href="https://talkhouse.com/category/podcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Talkhouse Podcast Network.</a>

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Penn Badgley (Mothxr, Gossip Girl) Talks with Kendra Foster (D’Angelo, Parliament Funkadelic) for the Talkhouse Music Podcast

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<div>Since he emerged on the music scene at the age of 18 as a member of Green on Red, Chuck Prophet has collaborated with everyone from Warren Zevon and Kelly Willis to Jim Dickinson and Lucinda Williams, among many others. Bobby Fuller Died For Your Sins is out February of 2017. You can follow him on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/ChuckProphet">here</a>.</div>
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Chuck Prophet

2016 Was a Bad Year for Rock & Roll, But Chuck Prophet (Green on Red) is Ready for the Road

The 2016 Talkies: Talkhouse Music Contributors’ Top Albums of the Year

Visionary singer and music maker Xenia Rubinos dips in and out of genre and structure to create movingly powerful songs with her O.G. signature sound. Xenia’s powerhouse vocals are at the center of her music which grows from a wide range of influences from R&amp;B to Hip-Hop to jazz all delivered with a soulful punk aura. Pitchfork lauded the radiant singer as “a unique new pop personality” while a profile in The New Yorker described her work as “rhythmically fierce, vocally generous music that slips through the net of any known genre.” Her record, Black Terry Cat, is out now.
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Xenia Rubinos

Solange’s A Seat at the Table Feels Like Magic

Kele Okereke leads the band Bloc Party, whose newest record, Hymns, is out now. Follow them on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/BlocParty" target="_blank">here</a> and like them on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/blocpartyofficial/?fref=ts" target="_blank">here</a>.
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Kele Okereke

Kele Okereke’s (Bloc Party) Favorite Lyrics of 2016 So Far Are…

Claire Beaudreault&nbsp;a.k.a. Clara Bizna$$, is a rapper (from the group Hand Job Academy), writer, nail artist and multi-hyphenate living on the Brooklyn/Queens border. New Orleans-born, Los Angeles-, Manila- and West Virginia-bred, she moved to NYC a decade ago with two suitcases and $1,000. Bylines include BarkPost, Bust, Salon, Brokelyn and xoJane. She has got a Chihuahua, a Captain Beefheart tattoo and once played a hooker on SVU. Her religion is karaoke.&nbsp;Follow her on <a href="https://twitter.com/ClaraBiznass" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://instagram.com/clarabiznass/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. (photo credit:&nbsp;Hayleigh Hatcher)

Clara Bizna$$

“Fuck Donald Trump”: Obama, Music and Missing 2008

BJ the Chicago Kid is a Chicago singer-songwriter who has worked with the likes of Chance the Rapper, Kendrick Lamar and Kanye West. His record, In My Mind, is out now.
Mick Jenkins is a rapper who has worked with the likes of Chance the Rapper and Vic Mensa. His debut album, [T]he [H]ealing [C]omponent, is out September 23, 2016.

BJ the Chicago Kid and Mick Jenkins

BJ the Chicago Kid Talks with Mick Jenkins for the Talkhouse Music Podcast

Thundercat is a multi-genre, multi-talented musician who has worked with the likes of Flying Lotus, Kendrick Lamar and more.
Born into a musical family in Los Angeles, jazz musician Kamasi Washington attended the prestigious Hamilton High School of Music followed by UCLA. He has toured and recorded with Snoop Dogg, Raphael Saadiq, Kendrick Lamar, Gerald Wilson, Lauryn Hill, Mos Def and Chaka Khan, among others. With his 10-piece band, the Next Step, Kamasi recently released his groundbreaking album The Epic and is currently on tour worldwide. Connect with Kamasi on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kamasiw?fref=ts" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/KamasiW" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, his <a href="http://www.kamasiwashington.com/" target="_blank">artist website</a> and <a href="http://brainfeeder.net/kamasiwashington/" target="_blank">the Brainfeeder label website</a>.

Thundercat and Kamasi Washington

Kamasi Washington Talks with Thundercat for The Talkhouse Music Podcast

Dave Hill&nbsp;is a comedian, writer, musician, and highly boneable public figure. He is the author of the book&nbsp;Tasteful Nudes&nbsp;(St. Martin&#8217;s Press, 2012), host of&nbsp;The Goddamn Dave Hill Show&nbsp;on New Jersey&#8217;s WFMU-91.1, frequent contributor to&nbsp;This American Life&nbsp;and singer-guitar player for the power-pop band Valley Lodge. His new comedy album Let Me Turn You On&nbsp;is <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/let-me-turn-you-on/id992705195" target="_blank">available now</a>, as is his second collection of essays, Dave Hill Doesn&#8217;t Live Here Anymore (Penguin/Blue Rider Press).&nbsp;Dave also smells incredible and can play sweet guitar solos without even really trying. You can follow him on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/mrdavehill" target="_blank">here</a>.

Dave Hill

Hot Love: How to Feel Sexy Now That Prince Is Gone

Hot Love: How to Heal a Broken Heart with the Magnetic Fields

For Krizz Kaliko, a rapper and r&amp;b singer born and raised in Kansas City, music is more than his life’s work: it’s his lifeline. A long-time collaborator of Tech N9ne and a signee to the rapper’s Strange Music label, Krizz’ music always reflects his mood. From his playful 2008 debut Vitiligo, to his dark epic Genius (2009), Krizz’ body of work runs the gamut of the human psyche. Krizz Kaliko’s expressive lyrics and emotional honesty have won the rapper a devoted legion of fans who eagerly anticipate his every move. After releasing five studio rap albums, Krizz forsakes his rapidfire bars for smooth singing on Go, a powerful, ambitious pop/r&amp;b effort releasing April 2016.

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