What's good y'all.  Welcome to the first episode of The A&M Podcast with ya boys @andre-doughty and @cocoasensei, two young black millennials from the suburbs of Long Island. On the show we'll be covering entertainment of most kinds: music, film, television, anime, video games & culture.  We forgot to mention, but shout out to @weswax for the theme song, that joint slaps. 

ON THE SHOW TODAY:

- Black Panther is still poppin'.
- Miles' love for Will Smith, partly explained.
- Bruno Mars and the whole cultural appropriation talk.
- Film/Television Talk: FLCL (Adult Swim), The Outlaw Johnny Black, WIP (Miles Graves), Dragon Ball Super (Adult Swim), On My Block (Netflix), Everything Sucks (Netflix), Isle of Dogs.
- Andre's music to peep:  RE:Collections by @nothing_neue (his track CouldBeMe serves as our musical break), FEVER by @blackmilkofficial, Stone Woman by @charlottedaywilson & In the Comfort Of by @sangobeats.
- Miles' TV to look out for: One Punch Man, Darling In The Franxxx, Tomb Raider (don't see it unless you've played the game), Ready Player One, Pacific Rim: Uprising.
- Go cop MoviePass.

Note:
We recorded this episode a week ago. Since then:
- A new episode of Atlanta has dropped.
- Andre has seen Isle of Dogs. He likes it, despite the criticism.
- Miles has seen Ready Player One & Pacific Rim. He likes both, RPO more than PR.

EP1: The Morgan Freeman of Planet Earth

Yeah, the title is a little clickbaity, we know.

On episode two Andre and Miles talk that mess about the Fortntie phenomenon, which includes Ninja and Drake, and Ready Player One (the film and the book) at length. BE ADVISED: there are some spoilers related to Ready Player One, so, in the words of Walter White, tread lightly. If you're looking to skip ahead to a certain part of the show once we introduce the spoiler alert, jump to 37:35. There's more after that mark, too, so don't say you weren't warned.

Post-show notes:
- As it turns out, we're wrong on the PC vs. Gamer details. Of the 1.8 million gamers worldwide, 62% use a PC and 56% use a console. (Note these numbers come from a study done in 2015)
https://mygaming.co.za/news/features/89913-there-are-1-8-billion-gamers-in-the-world-and-pc-gaming-dominates-the-market.html

-The "Drake is woke" article from The Fader:
http://www.thefader.com/2018/04/09/drake-nice-for-what-gods-plan-woke

- There are multiple Fornite petitions, apparently.
http://metro.co.uk/2018/04/05/women-launch-petitions-ban-fortnite-brainwashing-corrupting-boyfriends-7441618/

- @2400GIO Sound Palette for @funknvibe below:
https://soundcloud.com/funknvibe/sets/sound-palette-gio

- That short film Andre was referring to, which includes the Penal Code he failed to describe properly:
https://vimeo.com/261743354

- Peep some more music from @weswax, who graced us with our dope ass theme:
https://soundcloud.com/weswax

EP2: Drake Takes No L's.

Andre and Miles talk that mess about J. Cole and his latest album, KOD, and Kanye West (because he's problematic as hell).

Post show notes:
Here's the J. Cole Vulture interview:
http://www.vulture.com/2018/04/j-cole-profile.html

Peep @sumtotal and his latest projects. Our track from the break, "Oh, She Bad," is off of Watching Basketball With the Sound Off:
https://soundcloud.com/sumtotal/sets/wbwtso

EP3: Kanye Loves Porn

Andre and Miles talk that mess about Avengers: Infinity War with the help of Jelani Carter of Vox Media.

Post show note:
- Andre would like to note that the review he read from Roger Ebert was from rogerebert.com, and that the review itself was written by Matt Zoller Seitz. RIP Roger Ebert. Here's the review:
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/avengers-infinity-war-2018

- Here's some interesting notes about Thanos and his movie motivation, which has popped up time and time again:
https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/4/17319992/thanos-plan-avengers-infinity-war-historical-precedent-science-malthus

- Around the 27:50 mark, Andre notes that Peter's death reminds him of another thing that messed him up. It's this scene:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7zgQOMF738

- Joe Russo confirms this Soul Stone Theory:
http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/05/07/avengers-infinity-war-co-director-confirms-soul-stone-theory

- That "No One Invades Wakanda" Secret Invasion bit Jelani was talking about:
http://i.imgur.com/Woa4xRB.png

- MCU Timelines:
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/marvelcinematicuniverse/images/3/30/Marvel-Movie-Universe.jpeg/revision/latest?cb=20120719143249
&
https://i.imgur.com/ipXtr3J.jpg

- Krill is in fact an alien race in the Marvel Universe, but is also a fish.

- That Ultimates Captain America spread Andre addresses:
https://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/11/116880/2989264-7076132903-capta.jpg

- Where does Ant Man & Wasp play into Infinity War? We don't really know:
https://www.polygon.com/2018/5/3/17316256/ant-man-and-the-wasp-avengers-infinity-war-timeline

- Hulk ultimately dips because he doesn't want to hurt any of his friends, especially Romanoff.

EP4: I Don't Feel So Good...

YO! On the latest episode of The A&M Podcast, the boys talk that mess about the multi-talented creative known as Donald Glover. We explore Glover's come up, from his time at Derrick Comedy and 30 Rock to his Saturday Night Live host/performance gig & his No. 1 song on Billboard's Hot 100, This Is America. 

Our track from the break is me&yourmomma[LT.REMIX] by @brainorchestra. 
Peep the rest of his stuff here:
https://soundcloud.com/brainorchestra

Post-show notes:
- The "When Did We All Start Liking Childish Gambino?" article Andre references:
https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/05/when-did-we-all-start-liking-childish-gambino/

- "You Don't Like Childish Gambino's Because the Internet Because of the Internet:"
https://noisey.vice.com/en_au/article/rpx3nr/childish-gambinos-because-the-internet-review-donald-glover

- "The Man With the Iron Fists Cypher"(The BET Hip Hop Cypher that Bino was a part of. Apparently it's kinda hard to find the video for it):
https://soundcloud.com/elias-pitnor/the-man-with-the-iron-fists

- Clapping for the Wrong Reasons:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_bONLcE8IA

- "Donald Glover is Watching You Watch Him:"
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/05/donald-glover-this-is-america-childish-gambino/559805/

- That article from Noisey about how all of the CG music videos are linked:
https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/6e4n74/childish-gambino-music-videos-conspiracy-theories-because-the-internet-2015

- Interview with Sherrie Silver, This Is America's Dance Choreographer:
https://pigeonsandplanes.com/in-depth/2018/05/childish-gambino-this-is-america-dance-choreographer-sherrie-silver-interview

EP5: This is A&Merica

On the latest episode ofA&M, the boys talk that mess about the 2018 Emmy nominations (including Atlanta's 16 nominations!), Boots Riley's sharp social satire Sorry to Bother You and more. The boys also get a resume.

Music from the break is from @deedontcare.

Post-show notes:

- The NY Times article that Andre talks about addressing the Ren and Stimpy creator and his sexual misconduct:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/04/arts/ren-stimpy-creator-misconduct.html

- The Dave Chappelle Baboon Salt Trap analogy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOge9F60yp0

- Donald Glover did write the "Alligator Man" episode that got Kat Williams his Emmy nomination.

- The Okayplayer review of Sorry to Bother, written by Jazmine Joyner, on how the film flips the Manic Pixie Dream Girl:
http://www.okayplayer.com/culture/sorry-to-bother-you-boots-riley-review.html

- The shorts that A&M discuss at the end of the show:

Love is Blind: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2018/06/26/love-is-blind/

A Reasonable Request: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/search/?q=A+Resonable+Request

Craig's Pathetic Freakout: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2018/07/03/craigs-pathetic-freakout/

EP9: For All of Our Deaf Listeners

The long awaited 10th episode of The A&M Podcast has arrived. Andre apologizes in particular for sitting on it for too long, but life happens, you know. 

On Episode 10 of The A&M Podcast, Andre and Miles record the show in front of a live audience (in Andre's backyard). The boys talk that mess about some of the news that came out of Comic Con, some speculation surrounding Marvel's next Avengers movie, hype (in regards to artistic projects) and much more. 

Going forward, we're gonna upload the shows on Mondays and bring you additional content accordingly. Thanks for rocking with us. Looking forward to talking more mess with y'all.

EP10: Live!

Like, pretty sus.

On the latest episode of the A&M Podcast, Joe the Internet and friend of the show, Nancy Azcona, join Miles and Andre in talking that mess about Jake Paul and KSI's Youtube fight, the Oscars' new award category and some new joints coming to your streaming services/televisions, including some of the best anime this year has to offer. Miles and Andre bring back their suggestions for the week. Also, Miles doesn't like Japanese people and Andre introduces us to a creepy 50-year-old.

Music from the break comes through @clwdwlkr, make sure you peep his joints on Soundcloud, Spotify and Bandcamp.

clwdwlkr:
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/clwdwlkr
Bandcamp: https://clwdwlkr.bandcamp.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6kjUVf0jFbKhgkyIbN02ng

Make sure you peep the hotly contested battle between Miles and Andre in Super Volley Blast here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sR-EGh2l0c&lc=z22yszbzivbfe3zflacdp433p503m2ajapjphxjytldw03c010c

EP11: This One Is Kinda Sus

YOU HAVE RHYMED A BUNCH OF WORDS.

On the latest episode of the A&M Podcast, Miles and Andre chat fools burning their Nike shoes and Joe Budden's response to the Eminem album that we didn't listen to. We also go on a tangent about track and field (shout out to all of the runners). 

POST SHOW NOTE:
- This show was recorded before the passing of the artist Mac Miller, so we don't address it on this episode. We'll talk about it on the next one. 

- Francis Scott Key's forgotten third verse to the Star Spangled Banner and it's origins:
https://theundefeated.com/features/the-star-spangled-banners-racist-lyrics-reflect-its-slaveowner-author-francis-scott-key/

EP12: ...we heard the album. (no, we didn't)

That's a dub for Kevin.

On the latest episode of NDR Miles and Andre talk that mess with Dre's boy Kevin about the "fine wine"(aka massive mess) that is Kanye West and other problematic artists in these extremely sensitive times. Miles defends the honor of his idol, Will Smith and Kevin refers to his notes.

Music from the break comes from @jay_cass. The track is situations.wav, his flip of Usher's U Don't Have To Call. Peep his other flips and original tracks on his page.

EP15: Precipitated Murder

Look, Susan, we're tired of it.

On the latest episode of the A&M Podcast, the boys and Courtney talk that mess about some of their favorite games of the year and the cultural relevance of video games in 2018. 

Music from the break comes from @jomero. The track is Super Lit (or Super Lit Bro, depending if you hit that DOWNLOAD BUTTON, fam).

As always, our theme comes from @weswax.

EP18: Look, Susan...

On the latest episode of the A&M Podcast Andre and Miles talk that mess with two musical artists: @jay_cass and @faxmercury. We chat it up about the Grammy nominations and some of our favorite albums of the year.

Our music from the break comes from both of our guests, Jay Cass and Fax Mercury. The first track, from Fax, is Groove With You. The second, by Cass, is a flip of a Snoh Aalegra song called ugotme.wav.

Long Island: If you wanna catch A&M live make sure you come out to our live taping of episode 20 of the A&M Podcast at The Brewers Collective Brewing Company in Bay Shore on December 30th. After our live taping, we'll be hosting a Super Smash Bros Ultimate Tournament.  For a $5 entry you can come and throw hands with Miles, Andre, and some other cool cats. Half of the prize money will go to the winner, half is going to Games for Change, a nonprofit organization that empowers game creators and social innovators to drive real-world change using games and technology that help people to learn, improve their communities, and contribute to make the world a better place. Winner will also win some TBC swag. So come through, talk that mess, catch these hands.

EP19: I Ain't Heard That Name Before

Happy 2019, y'all.

To wrap up 2018 the A&M boys hosted their 20th episode live at The Brewers Collective in Bay Shore, Long Island. Andre and Miles talk that mess about what was poppin' on their feed into 2018.

Shouts to everyone who came to support the show and participated in our Super Smash Bros Ultimare Tournament. Congratulations to the winner, JP, aka jpizzle.

EP20: Live at The Brewers Collective

On the latest episode of the A&M Podcast the boys chop it up with rapper, producer, musical artist & homie @juicebox914. Juice and our homie @weswax just released a new project on @radiojuicy1 called Satori  (it's fire).

The music from the break comes from @jrobbdaproducer. The track, kore.techs, comes from his latest tape, monetary purposes. The outro track is off the Satori LP by Juicebox and WES WAX. The track is Mushroom.

EP21: The Oeuvre of the Blue Dolphin

C'MON AND SLAM. AND WELCOME TO THE JAM.

On the latest episode of the A&M Podcast Jelani Carter joins the boys once again to form JAM, a herb ass trio of black suburban boys known across the galaxy. Jelani, Andre and Miles chop it up about Dragon Ball Super: Broly, Kingdom Hearts 3, these Fyre Festival documentaries and more.

The track from the break is "AFTER THE LOVE, IS GONE!" by @chromecrowns. Shouts to the homie. AS ALWAYS, our theme comes from @weswax.

EP22: JAM Takes One for the Team (feat. Jelani Carter)

On the latest episode of the A&M Podcast, Andre yells about Green Book for the whole show and Miles breaks down his theory of what happened during the Season 3 finale of True Detective. 

Y'all get a double dosage of @weswax on this one. Not only does Wes do the theme for the show, he's also our guest for the musical break. The track is called We All Do It, off of his Sound Palette with @funknvibe. Please give that man his props.

EP24: Do The Right Thing, Oscars.

S-S-S-S-SENSATIONAL. 

On the latest A&M the boys go on a tangent about being a fan and chop it up about some of their favorite people in their immediate musical community before getting into that mess talk about Pokemon Sword & Captain Marvel, and more.

EP25: S Tier, God Level.

On the latest episode of the A&M Podcast the fellas hop on that ol' country road and chop it up about some of the latest trailers to drop, plus their thoughts on Jordan Peele's latest film, Us. Music from the break comes from Wavy Bagels, via Up. Records.

We're also having another Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament. May 19th. More details to come.

EP26: Skinny Noodle Black Boy

Yerrr. On the latest A&M the boys get real about their ambitions & their work before diving into Donald Glover's Guava Island.

Just a heads up: we're having another Super Smash Bros tournament on May 19th at the Brewers Collective in Bayshore. Starts at 12, pull up. We'll have more details as they come.

EP27: That's the Jawbreaker

On your left.

On that latest episode of the A&M Podcast the A&M boys take a deep dive into the epic conclusion of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Infinity Saga (yes, we know, technically that's Spider-Man: Far From Home, you're not slick). Joined by fellow nerds T-Smooth, Producer Jay & Fax Mercury, the guys break down the movie section by section, pointing out Easter eggs, discussing future MCU plans and much, much more. Producer Jay comes to the table with his first edition of "Oh Brother."

Music from the break comes from Fax Mercury. It's an unreleased track. He'll name it when the time comes. In the meantime, check his page for more dope joints and stay tuned for upcoming projects in the future. Our theme, as always, comes from Wes Wax. 

Don't forget: for all of the Smash players we're having our second A&M Smash Tournament at the Brewers Collective in Bayshore from 12pm - 5pm. $5 entry. Winner takes some cash home.

EP28: Late Night with Barack (feat. Fax Mercury, T-Smooth & Producer Jay)

He has risen and he's back with a vengeance! 

Nah, jk. But the latest pod is out, featuring another conversation about the creative hump, some On Your Feed goodies including news about E3, Marvel's The Avengers game, Pokemon Sleep, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare reboot and a new handheld system called the Playdate. Andre and Miles pitch the plot points for a Super Smash Bros Cinematic Universe and we FINALLY get our first edition of "Oh Brother" from Jelani Carter.

EP29: Super Jesus Christ

After brief hiatus and a couple of mishaps, the A&M boys are back in action. Miles and Andre have been doing a bit of streaming, so they start off the show chopping it up about their experience. Then, of course, ON YOUR FEED. After that the fellas talk about the past 6 months and what's on the horizon for the next 6.

Check the fellas out on Twitch:
Miles: twitch.tv/mmmhotcocoa
Andre: twitch.tv/neveradought

Here's the list of Andre's favorite albums from 2019 so far:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wZomOQJlUxEAtBZMWAIfQwDuhFiMYztrnlvODs1hANk/edit?usp=sharing

EP30: The Dojo & the Dought House

The A&M boys are back. The fellas chop it up about Marvel's Phase 4 announcements, Indiewire's 100 movies of the decade, Stranger Things Season 3, radio show stuff (again) and Fire Emblem: Three Houses. They also take a look at the Tyler, the Creator / Funk Flex interview and a video from the Cut and scream about how they relate to blackness in America. Cool stuff.

Our outro this time around comes from @juicebox914 and @jomero. The track, "Hard Choices, Easy Life," comes from Juicebox's Soun Palette via @funknvibe. As always, our theme is from the one and only @weswax.

EP31: There's No Jordan Peele Piccolo Movie

The boys are back. On the latest episode of the A&M Podcast, the fellas discuss the fallout of a beloved app, the latest Nintendo Direct, the upcoming TV season (including the incoming Disney+ and Apple TV+ services), the legitimacy of Esports in the Olympics, Miles’ undying love for Borderlands 3 and much more. 

The song from the break, Rose Water, comes from Radicule & Don_Solo. Ebony Eternal coming soon.

EP32: It Is, Indeed, A Sequel

On the latest episode of the A&M Podcast the fellas are joined by Long Island DJ and Producer Jomero. Andre struggles to make a case for Omnivores, Miles CONTINUES to hate on Hustlers, and the fellas talk about what their dream festival would look like.

Music on the break, Cambiarse de Ropa, comes from our guest Jomero. Follow him on all of his socials at jomero_.

EP33: Let The Cows Bee (feat. Jomero)

On the latest episode of the A&M Podcast, the fellas break the ice with their love of Apex Legends' third season, then jump into the death of iTunes, a massive achievement from Tyler Perry, Martin Scorsese's hot take on superhero cinema, and, of course, Todd Phillip's Joker. Miles doesn't like Cardi B on Netflix's Rhythm & Flow.

Music on the break comes from the homie Good Food (@goodfoodmusic). The track, ART HOUSE, comes from his latest project "And the beat goes on."

EP34: Because...?

Miles and Andre pontificate over the logistics of a zombie apocalypse. Miles talks about his new journey into PC gaming and thinks Death Stranding will be on sale within 6 months of release. Andre does his hold hope for the Kojima base and the fellas talk Kanye West's latest effort, Jesus is King.

Track on the break comes from @jay_cass. The song, 25, comes off of his latest (and long-awaited) project, Soul Ain't For Sale. Go run those streams up on Soundcloud & Spotify. Cop the album on Bandcamp.

EP35: Under 40 in 6 Months.

On the latest episode of the pod the A&M boys get a little help from their friends: Twitch streamers Sycocell and OmarFromQueens. The fellas chop it up about chicken sandwiches, Star Wars (The Mandalorian, Episode 9 & Fallen Order), Pokemon Sword & Shield, streaming services, building a community on Twitch (or any other streaming platform) and more. Also, Andre hates people, confirmed.

Music on the break is a flip of Brandy & Monica's The Boy is Mine by Mike Nasty.

Follow Mike Nasty on Soundcloud @mikenastynyc

Follow Syco and Omar below:

Sycocell:
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/sycocell
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SycoCell

OmarFromQueens:
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/omarfromqueens
Twitter: https://twitter.com/OmarFromQueens

EP 36: Pokemon Spear & Gat (feat. Sycocell & OmarFromQueens)

Last one before the year is out. The A&M boys invite Fax Mercury and Jelani Carter back for an end of the year media roundup. Miles brings up some touchpoints from the decade. There's no musical break. Shout out to Wes Wax as always. Thank you guys for another year.

We're spinning at the Sampler in BK on Saturday. We've got a function going on early in the new year, so stay tuned for the info on that. 

See you in the next decade.

EP37: The ASMR Concert (feat. Fax Mercury & Jelani Carter)

Happy New Year, y'all. On the latest episode of the A&M Podcast, Miles and Andre chop it up about grits, Star Wars, and the Mandalorian. Music on the break comes from Ewonee. The track, Listen, is off of his latest tape, Fakie Flip. Our theme, as always, comes from the boy Wes Wax.

EP38: Poor Man's Oatmeal

We back, y'all. On the latest episode of the A&M Podcast the fellas chop it up about the results of the Oscars, the Sonic the Hedgehog movie, the rumors surrounding the Playstation 5 and more. If you wanna catch the A&M boys in action, catch us at the Great South Bay Brewery on Tuesdays for Game Night, brought to you by Colored Colors, the LI Gaming League and yours truly.

It's good to be back.

EP39: Even Linkedin Got Leaks

Ay. Hope y'all are doing alright during this crazy Coronavirus pandemic. IN THE MEANTIME, the A&M boys got a new pod for ya. The fellas chop it up about all the COVID-19 related cancellations, how white people be buying toilet paper like crazy, Call of Duty: Warzone, Childish Gambino's new album(?) that magically appeared, then disappeared, and the moves that Gamestop needs to make to stay alive in the coming years.

It should be noted: it's all fun and games on our side, but we understand the severe nature of the disease and hope you're all doing what you can to stay safe. Be kind, be smart and wash your hands.

EP40: Trade In Coronavirus, Get Two Games Half Off

Miles asked Andre to start a podcast. Initially, he said no, but he eventually relented. Now they’ve got a podcast covering entertainment & pop culture. 

That’s about it. 

Two young black millennials from the 'burbs of Long Island talking that mess.

A: @andre-doughty
M: @cocoasensei

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