Height Zone World
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Height Zone World
I'm Height, a rapper / talk-singer from Baltimore, MD. This is my collection of in-depth interviews with people who set out on lifelong music / art missions.
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Episode 104 - 3rd Grade Friends (w/ Justice The Genius Child)
My guests this month are 3rd Grade Friends. They’re a Annapolis-based math rock band. They brought Justice The Genius Child with them, who appears on...
Episode 103 - Mike Riley Returns
Mike Riley and I talk about Deliver; Mike’s comedy/horror comic set in Hieronymus Bosch’s Garden Of Earthly Delights. He breaks down what it’s like to...
Episode 102 - The Van Allen Belt
My guests this month are The Van Allen Belt. They’re a Pittsburgh-based electronic pop band. I’ve known them for many years, and we’ve played shows to...
Episode 101 - ialive and Darko The Super
My guests this month are ialive and Darko The Super. I first heard ialive when he invited me to play his record release show in Philly. I got turned o...
Episode 100 - Vel
Height Zone World is back! My guest this month is Vel. He’s a singer-songwriter/rapper from Cleveland. I first got turned onto his music when we playe...
Episode 99 - Heddie Leonne
My guest this week is Heddie Leonne. She’s an MC from Olympia, WA. She’s been in the bands Nextdoor Neighbors, Night Fox and Everybody Weekend. She’s...
Episode 98 - Don't Cry Paula
My guests this week are Don't Cry Paula. They're a hip-hop duo from Little Rock, Arkansas. We first met when we played a show together in Arkansas in...
Episode 97 - Mike and Height Spinning Tunes
Mike Riley and Height catch up and spin tunes from recent HZW guests.
Episode 96 - Weird Paul Petroskey
My guest this week is Weird Paul. He’s a Pittsburgh-based musician that’s been putting out amazing albums since the mid-80’s. We first met when we pla...
Episode 95 - Mikal kHill
My guest this week is Mikal kHill. He’s a North Carolina-based MC and producer, and a member of Thought Criminals and Malibu Shark Attack. We first me...
Episode 94 - Bleubird (Part 2)
This week, Bleubird returns for part two of our interview. He talks about getting booed at a Los Angeles Shape Shifters show, only to have the legenda...
Episode 93 - Bleubird (Part 1)
My guest this week is Bleubird, aka Jacques Bruna. Jacques is a solo MC, as well as a member of Gunporn, Les Swashbuckling Napoleons and Triune Gods....
Episode 92 - PT Burnem and Eze Jackson (Tour Recap)
Eze Jackson and PT Burnem, (the first and second Height Zone World guests) return for a roundtable discussion of our recently-completed rap round robi...
Episode 91 - Josh Rogers (Illuminated Paths)
My guest this week is Josh Rogers. Josh runs the Illuminated Paths label, and releases music under the moniker Broken Machine Films. We first met in O...
Episode 90 - DosOtaku (NASA 8)
My guests this week are Bito Sureiya and Jiro Sama of DosOtaku. They’re members of the NASA 8 collective. I first saw them last summer at the Ratscape...
Episode 89 - Jones
My guest this week is Jones. Jones is a rapper and producer from Baltimore. We’ve been friends since third grade, and we’ve been making music together...
Episode 88 - Jack Toft
My guest this week is Jack Toft. Jack is a rapper from Buffalo, NY. We first met when we shared a bill in Charlottesville, VA, and we’ve played many s...
Episode 87 - Flyin' Ryan Burke
My guest this week is Flyin’ Ryan Burke. Ryan is a professional wrestler from Ohio. Our paths first crossed when he took part in Pittsburgh Batman, a...
Episode 86 - BAG$
My guests this week are BAG$, aka Jimmy Simard and Pete Rae. They’re a hip-hop duo from Kingston, Ontario. We first met when we played a show together...
Episode 85 - Ultimate Donny
My guest this week is Ultimate Donny, aka Richard Elmsworth. He was one half of Gil Mantera’s Party Dream, and he now plays with Sam Goodwill. We firs...
Episode 84 - R.M. O'Brien
My guest this week is R.M. O’Brien. He’s a poet and a playwright and the main man behind Nuclear Power Pants. We’ve been friends since we first played...
Episode 83 - Ceschi Ramos
My guest this week is Ceschi Ramos. He’s a rapper/singer-songwriter, as well as one of the founders of the Fake Four label. He’s made a big impact in...
Episode 82 - CX KIDTRONIK
My guest this week is CX KIDTRONIK. He’s a producer, DJ, vocalist and videographer with a musical resume that goes back to the 80’s. We first got to k...
Episode 81 - Height Spinning Tunes
Height spinning tunes by Human Pippi Armstrong, Mrs. Paintbrush, Kate Ferencz, Diogenes, Lil Cake and Jack Toft, Eze Jackson, Barter Boys, Al Rogers J...
Episode 80 - UllNevaNo
My guest this week is UllNevaNo. He’s an MC from the MGNTK crew. He’s released a large catalogue of music over the years, including his full-length co...
Episode 79 - The Electric Grandmother
My guests this week are Pete Faust and Mary Alice Hamnett of The Electric Grandmother. They’re a self-described Sitcom-Core duo from Hawaii/Ohio. We f...
Episode 78 - Al Rogers Jr.
My guest this week is Al Rogers. Al is a young MC from Baltimore. He recently released an excellent full-length collaboration with Drew Scott called L...
Episode 77 - Mrs. Paintbrush
My guest this week is Mrs. Paintbrush, aka Jackson O’Connell-Barlow. Jackson is one half of Pittsburgh’s Grand Buffet, and he’s put out three solo rel...
Episode 76 - Stillborn Identity
My guest this week is Cody Jones, aka Stillborn Identity. Cody is an MC from Pittsburgh, PA. We’ve played many shows together through the years. He st...
Episode 75 - Al Lover
My guest this week is Al Lover. Al is a great producer currently residing in Austin, TX. We first met when we played on the same bill in Asheville in...
Episode 74 - Scottie B
Height Zone World 74. My guest is Scottie B. He’s a legendary Baltimore DJ, and the cofounder of Unruly Records. His DJing and his work with Shawn Cae...
Episode 73 - Uncommon Nasa
My guest this week is Uncommon Nasa. He’s an MC, a producer, an engineer, a radio host and the guy behind Uncommon Records. We first met when he took...
Episode 72 - Holiday Special
Mike Riley and Height spinning some of our favorite tunes from Height Zone World guests.
Mike’s art this week is an homage to Run-DMC’s C...
Episode 71 - Brzowski
My guest this week is Brzowski. He’s been a staple of the New England hip-hop scene for many years, and he’s made fans/friends across the world throug...
Episode 70 - Jeff Blinder
My guest this week is Jeff Blinder. Jeff is one of the most consistent promoters on the US DIY circuit. He’s been the primary force behind many show s...
Episode 69 - The Return of Lord Grunge
This is part two of my interview with Lord Grunge. We recorded this on his front porch in Pittsburgh, on Black Friday.
We start the conve...
Episode 68 - James Nasty
My guest this week is James Nasty. He’s a DJ and a Baltimore club producer. He’s a mainstay in Baltimore, and his music has made noise all over the wo...
Episode 67 - Seth On Gray Street
My guest this week is Seth On Gray Street. Seth is a solo MC and also one half of the group Human Speakers. We first met when I saw his group open for...
Episode 65 - Neru (No More Isis)
My guest this week is Neru. She’s an MC and singer from Baltimore. I saw her perform at The Windup Space last winter, and I’ve wanted to learn her his...
Episode 64 - Joshua Emmitt (Something Complex)
My guest this week is Joshua Emmitt. He’s one half of the group Something Complex, as well as a photographer, a video director and a part of the Rever...