Bohan Phoenix Rapping His Way from New York to China
Season 3 finale! Charlene and Dave talk to the talented, hilarious, and charismatic hip hop artist Bohan Phoenix. Dialing from Chengdu, China, where he now resides, we get into his origins coming to the US when he was 11 years old, his rise in the New York City hip hop scene, and his return to China and being rap artist overseas.Listen to Bohan Phoenix's latest album 你的骄傲 Make You Proud on Spotify.Follow Golden Hour podcast on Instagram.
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Ashrita Kumar of Pinkshift, a Fully Formed Punk Rock Icon
Today on the pod: Charlene and Dave share their first concert experiences. Then, they talk with Ashrita Kumar, the captivating frontperson of the punk band Pinkshift. Ashrita shares stories from their med school experience, the band’s pandemic-era origins and ascent, and how writing music brought them out of the darkest of days.
Find Pinkshift’s newest EP Suraksha on Spotify. Find them on Instagram @pinkshiftmd.
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Crossing Rain, the Hawaiian Boy Band We Didn't Know We Needed
Hawaii is a special place for Golden Hour. Charlene was born and grew up there, returning often. Dave visited for the first time a few years ago and fell in love. Not the mention the Pacific island has the highest percentage of Asians and mixed race people of any state in the US, and of course it has a rich musical legacy.
And so today on the pod, Charlene brings you the next big thing out of Hawaii: Crossing Rain. The five members of the K-pop-inspired boy band are Monarch, Devin, Jorden, Asher and Shotaro, and their heritages range from Japanese, Filipino, and Native Hawaiian. The members ages range from 15 to 23 years old, and they talk about their K-pop inspirations, what they want people to know about Hawaii, and the time they convinced all their families to be in a music video.
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FIG and the Joy of Solo Dates
This month on the pod! Charlene has been taking inspiration from Jimmy O. Yang’s comedy special. Dave is celebrating BEEF’s awards wins and has been binging season 3 of Single’s Inferno.
Then! We are joined by the incredible indie pop artist FIG, whose latest single Solo Dates is all about self-love. We talk about her growing up all over Asia, the meticulous recording process she learned from MICHELLE (friends of the pod), and what’s with all the corn on her social media.
And! If you’re in Brooklyn, NY on February 11, come to Golden Hour’s Lunar Lovefest, a Lunar New Year and Valentine’s Day singles mixer and variety show, sponsored by our friends at Lunar Seltzer. Tickets available here.
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Sonny Singh's Infinite Optimism Through Spirituality and Music
It's almost 2024! Char and Dave reveal their most played songs of the past year and set their themes for the new one. Then, they are joined by artist and activist Sonny Singh to talk about his album Chardi Kala, the time he worked with Tom Morello from Rage Against the Machine, and his love/hate with his primary instrument, the trumpet.
Happy New Year to our beautiful Golden Hour community!
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Find Sonny Singh on Instagram @iamsonnysingh. Stream his album Chardi Kala on Spotify and purchase it on Bandcamp.
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