Recorded 9/12/23
This week Lana sits down with Philly based artist Luca Diadul talking all things artistry, recounting their development as an artist and their current sound now.
You can listen to Luca's whole catalogue here
This week returning champion of the podcast Lana Holgado comes to talk about her doomscrolling anthem "Dangerous Game". She talks about writing the song in high school, gaining the confidence she needed to release the tango, and choreographing a whole dance to go with the song.
Listen to the song here
This week Lana and Josh sit down with the insanely hilarious Morgan Jay, fresh off his newest special Morgan Jay - Live At the Village. He talks about how he got his start performing for 400 people at his first open mic, how a quarantine drop of his first special I Hope My Ex Doesn't See This propelled him to 1 million Tiktok followers, and does a deep dive on some of his most acclaimed songs.
You can find a list of his tour dates here
You can watch his latest special for free on Youtube here
This week Lana and Josh kick off Pride month by interviewing acclaimed singer/producer sensation Rani Adi. She talks about her journey from Philly to LA, how being really good at upright base at a summer camp landed her on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, and talks her new EP Toxic Paradise.
You can follow her here
You can stream her new EP here
This week Lana and Josh sit down with certified linguistics legend Isabel Pless and her manager Tori Hamersky to talk about her tour, new EP Bad Luck Letting You Go, and talk about her recent run of singles including newest song Switch the Station.
You can follow her on Instagram here
You can listen to her newest music here
This week Josh is riding solo with Kolo, the incredibly talented rapper and producer based out of Atlanta. He talks about growing up as a world traveler, going viral on Tiktok for cutting together beats from obscure Polish music, and talks about his new upcoming full length project he's got in the works.
You can follow him on Instagram here
Check out his music here
This week Lana and Josh sit down for their first in person studio interview with returning champion Taylor "My Music's So Fire I Only Leave" Ash to talk about her journey from indie songwriting to indie composing. She talks about placing as a finalist in Spitfire Audio's Brigerton Scoring Composition, composing scores for authors, and dives deep into her writing process for orchestral pieces.
This week Lana and Josh sit down with the mastermind of the melodic dreampop project YOUR ANGEL, Maddy Boyd. She talks about getting her start touring with Current Joys and Surf Curse as a keyboardist, finding her sound as a producer, and how she put her latest record A Star in the Headlights together.
You can listen to her new album here
You can follow her on instagram here
Also correction! Lana del Ray did not in fact show up 2 hours late to her FADER cover story interview (though she was in fact chain smoking the entire time). She did record the entire interview on her iPhone to guard against misquotes.
Welcome to Season 2 of the OPUS Podcast! This week Lana and Josh sit down with award winning singer/songwriter Stephanie Leavell. She talks about her journey as a music therapist, how she turned her volunteer job as a music teacher into a full time business, and goes in depth on her newest album "Made to Bloom".
You can follow her on Instagram here
Check out her newest album here
In our final rerun episode for this season, listen back to Lana and Josh's Pride episode, dissecting Frank Ocean's "Thinking Bout You" and dodie's "Rainbow". New content coming next week ;)
Hey y'all! We continue our rerun season with Not Another Love Song by Ella Mai and Magnolia by Laufey, bringing another classic out of the vault. Y'all might see that Lana Holgado cover of Magnolia coming soon ;) Anyway, kick back and listen to Lana and Josh dissect these two bangers.
Hey y'all! This week we brought another classic episode out from the vault, where we talk about two great bangers and some other stuff. Listen I know y'all are harkening for that sweet sweet content and it's coming, your boy is just stuck studying for exams so they're gonna take a minute. Anyway enjoy thanksgiving, or don't, do you.
Hey y'all, this week we're going to rerun our most popular song swap episode, where we break down Be Sweet by Japanese Breakfast and Come and See Me by PARTYNEXTDOOR. Come for the song swaps, stay for the story about how Josh once had a teacher tell a class he doesn't have any game.
This week Lana and Josh talk to the Queen of Disaster herself, LO LA. She dives into how an Indonesian tiktok trend propelled her to virality, how a single live performance led her to pursue life as an artist, and gives a sneak preview of her newest song "backseat".
Presave backseat here
Listen to her discography here
This week Lana and Josh recap the Philly Music Fest, the insanely fun indie music festival benefitting Music Education in the Philadelphia area and connecting industry experts with artists. With interviews from featuring acts like Max Swan and Echo Kid, recorded immediately after they rocked out the Dolphin Tavern, they rundown all the great events that happened on Night 5 and Night 6 of the Fest.
Interview Timestamps:
5:35 - Max Swan's drummer
8:45 - Max Swan
15:35 - Brendan and Christian of Echo Kid
This week Lana and Josh sit down with the legendary Lakshay Goyal, a singer songwriter based out of Florida. He talks about songwriting to tell the stories that he pictures, his new acting gig as the lead for an upcoming short film, and breaks down the story behind songs like Last Week, Oceans, and Talk To Me.
Listen to his work here
This week Lana and Josh unravel the lazy, lyrical Wraith by Chance the Rapper and the waltzy, dream-like Lonely Bones by Dodie. Plus Josh sits down with Greg Seltzer, an attorney, accountant, and founder of the Philly Music Fest, who talks about how to build a music scene through a nonprofit festival.
RSVP for Inside Hustle here
This week Josh sits down with the insanely talented Samica to talk about her ascent to brown tiktok royalty through her Lazy girl cooking videos, how she would sneak into Berklee College of Music events, and dissecting her creative process behind some of her strongest works.
Check out her discography here
Click here to presave her newest song Strangers At Heart.
This week Josh sits down with Chris "He Don't Miss" Messan to discuss his catalog. He talks about how Drake inspired him to rap, how his viral cartoon freestyles have built him a following, and how he maintains such a high quality output of his catalog.
You can check out his discography here
This week Lana and Josh sit down with returning champion Randy Louise and their collaborator river dear to talk about their new hit single, dusk. They talk about what it's like to write with each other, how some wind chimes in the backyard led to the song of the fall, and give a full throated defense on the existence of Central Jersey.
You can listen to dusk here