Master DJ Selectors Ben & Stu are tripping out on Episode 4 of the original music series JAMMING BY A THREAD with New UK and classic US Hip-Hop into Rare Groove and Deep Soul, featuring tracks by Beastie Boys, Flowdan, Specials, Betty Davis and more...taking you on a magical musical trip of sick selections from their massive vinyl collections of the finest sounds around...Dynamite! 

Original selector Ben Allen aka the Loop Professor is a US based Londoner with years of experience as a Ninjatune hip hop producer and soul funk #radio DJ and presenter.  Vinyl junkie supreme Stuart “Stu” Rogers is a Sydney native and international festival booker and longtime broadcasting vet.  Lifelong professional cratediggers and partners in DJ crime, Ben and Stu are back and finer than ever...ping-ponging tracks and JAMMING BY A THREAD!

Master DJ Selectors Ben &amp; Stu are tripping out on Episode 4 of the original music series JAMMING BY A THREAD with New UK and classic US Hip-Hop into Rare Groove and Deep Soul, featuring tracks by Beastie Boys, Flowdan, Specials, Betty Davis and more...taking you on a magical musical trip of sick selections from their massive vinyl collections of the finest sounds around...Dynamite!&nbsp;
Original selector Ben Allen aka the Loop Professor is a US based Londoner with years of experience as a Ninjatune hip hop producer and soul funk #radio DJ and presenter.&nbsp; Vinyl junkie supreme Stuart &ldquo;Stu&rdquo; Rogers is a Sydney native and international festival booker and longtime broadcasting vet.&nbsp; Lifelong professional cratediggers and partners in DJ crime, Ben and Stu are back and finer than ever...ping-ponging tracks and JAMMING BY A THREAD!

JAMMING BY A THREAD is the only podcast series featuring the finest DJ tag-team selectors.  US-based British cratedigging master DJ and former Ninja Tune producer/recording artist BEN ALLEN (aka the Loop Professor) and Aussie music junkie, DJ and worldwide music festival producer STUART ROGERS play tag with tracks via their mobile devices, creating a monthly exchange of deep sounds.  Based on a theme (or Not!), expect a mind-blowing "broader than broadway" selection of inspired funk, soul, reggae, dub, latin, hip-hop, jazz, rock, freestyle, fusion and whatever other audio bombs they are throwing at each other to create episodes that are masterclass deejay sessions in their own right!

Check out Ben's bi-weekly two-hour radio show of deep soul, funk, blues and R&B on the long-running Saturday night "Soul Mates" program on WMPG FM in Portland, Maine and anytime on wmpg.org

And when Stu isn't listening to his massive and eclectic vinyl collection, he is busy as the Director of Programming at the prestigious City Recital Hall in Sydney.

JAMMING BY A THREAD is the only podcast series featuring the finest DJ tag-team selectors.&nbsp; US-based British cratedigging master DJ and former Ninja Tune producer/recording artist BEN ALLEN (aka <a href="https://www.discogs.com/artist/962422-Loop-Professor">the Loop Professor</a>) and Aussie music junkie, DJ and worldwide music festival producer STUART ROGERS play tag with tracks via their mobile devices, creating a monthly exchange of deep sounds.&nbsp; Based on a theme (or Not!), expect a mind-blowing "broader than broadway" selection of inspired funk, soul, reggae, dub, latin, hip-hop, jazz, rock, freestyle, fusion and whatever other audio bombs they are throwing at each other to create episodes that are masterclass deejay sessions in their own right!
Check out Ben's bi-weekly two-hour radio show of deep soul, funk, blues and R&amp;B on the long-running Saturday night <a href="https://www.wmpg.org/show/sat1900/#">"Soul Mates" program on WMPG FM</a> in Portland, Maine and anytime on <a href="https://www.wmpg.org/show/sat1900/#">wmpg.org</a>
And when Stu isn't listening to his massive and eclectic vinyl collection, he is busy as the Director of Programming at the prestigious <a href="https://www.cityrecitalhall.com/about/staff/">City Recital Hall </a>in Sydney.

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JAMMING BY A THREAD Episode 4 London Hip-Hop Takeoff

For Episode 85 of STARK REALITY, Host James Dier aka DJ $mall ¢hange rolls out the tattered red carpet to the Great White North aka Canada, and talks to special guest SINA RAHMANI.

Sina is the creator and host of The East is a Podcast, a show that focuses a critical lens on the history of the present of the modern Middle East and North Africa, featuring interviews with experts and archival mashups. his twitter: @urorientalist

Sina completed his Ph.D. in Comparative Literature at UCLA. He is a translator, scholar, and writer. His work has been published in the PMLA, Iranian Studies, boundary 2, Radical History Review, and Public Books. He does this podcast in his spare time, of which he has plenty. He has never gone fishing.

Needless to say, his podcast is really dope and a great source of info on West Asia and what is going on in this terrible world in general, from an anti imperialist perspective. Well worth doing a deep dive, he has a lot of excellent guests and his rants are always on point. He also helps produce a number of other quality leftist podcasts, Red Nation with Nick Estes, Office Hours with Adam Hussian (of Rev Left Radio), and many others.

In our discussion we talk about Iran, ofc, the concept of Kayfabe, how Americans are the most propagandized ppl on the planet, media, social media platforms in the West, how podcasting has changed in the 8 years he's been doing his podcast, and more. Sina is the man and was very appreciative of his time and perspective. Go check his interviews and guests at www.eastpodcast.com - you will definitely learn something.

Recorded March 31st, 2026.

James Dier aka $mall ¢hange
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Nickel and Dime Radio on WFMU
http://wfmu.org/playlists/nd

For all of Host James Dier aka DJ $mall ¢hange's in-depth interviews and exclusive guest playlists, Subscribe to both STARK REALITY and STARK REALITY PLAYLISTS on Apple Podcasts, Mixcloud or live & direct on uptownradio.net / jasoncharles.net Podcast Network Music Channel's STARK REALITY Series Page

For Episode 85 of STARK REALITY, Host James Dier aka DJ $mall &cent;hange rolls out the tattered red carpet to the Great White North aka Canada, and talks to special guest <a href="https://eastpodcast.com/">SINA RAHMANI</a>.
Sina is the creator and host of <a href="https://eastpodcast.com/">The East is a Podcast</a>, a show that focuses a critical lens on the history of the present of the modern Middle East and North Africa, featuring interviews with experts and archival mashups. his twitter: <a href="https://x.com/UrOrientalist">@urorientalist</a>
Sina completed his Ph.D. in Comparative Literature at UCLA. He is a translator, scholar, and writer. His work has been published in the PMLA, Iranian Studies, boundary 2, Radical History Review, and Public Books. He does this podcast in his spare time, of which he has plenty. He has never gone fishing.
Needless to say, his podcast is really dope and a great source of info on West Asia and what is going on in this terrible world in general, from an anti imperialist perspective. Well worth doing a deep dive, he has a lot of excellent guests and his rants are always on point. He also helps produce a number of other quality leftist podcasts, Red Nation with Nick Estes, Office Hours with Adam Hussian (of Rev Left Radio), and many others.
In our discussion we talk about Iran, ofc, the concept of Kayfabe, how Americans are the most propagandized ppl on the planet, media, social media platforms in the West, how podcasting has changed in the 8 years he's been doing his podcast, and more. Sina is the man and was very appreciative of his time and perspective. Go check his interviews and guests at <a href="https://www.eastpodcast.com">www.eastpodcast.com</a> - you will definitely learn something.
Recorded March 31st, 2026.
James Dier aka $mall &cent;hange <a href="http://www.djsmallchange.com">www.djsmallchange.com</a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/djsmallchange">www.facebook.com/djsmallchange</a>
<a href="http://www.soundcloud.com/smallchange666">www.soundcloud.com/smallchange666</a>
T/IG: &nbsp;@djsmallchange Nickel and Dime Radio on WFMU <a href="http://wfmu.org/playlists/nd">http://wfmu.org/playlists/nd</a>
For all of Host James Dier aka DJ $mall &cent;hange's in-depth interviews and exclusive guest playlists, Subscribe to both STARK REALITY and STARK REALITY PLAYLISTS on&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stark-reality-playlists-episode-70-shirley-brahas-new/id1562000503?i=1000664174423">Apple Podcasts</a>, Mixcloud or live &amp; direct on <a href="https://jasoncharles.net/show/stark-reality/">uptownradio.net / jasoncharles.net Podcast Network Music Channel's STARK REALITY Series Page</a>

STARK REALITY Episode 85 Guest SINA RAHMANI of "The East Is A Podast"

For Episode 84 of STARK REALITY, Host James Dier aka DJ $mall ¢hange rolls the tattered red carpet out to Ridgewood, Queens to interview his friend Selam aka DJ Miss Hap

Selam has been slaying it around Brooklyn and NYC for a decade; great DJ and digger who has deep crates in reggae, disco, soul, and a number of genres. And of course has excellent politics which is why she has been someone he's wanted to interview for a min now. They talk about a number of tings, DJing in NYC these days, working at a record shop (shouts to Record City in BK), ICE arrests, Palestine, the worthless Democratic Party aka controlled opposition, some favorite records like the Love Joys LP on Wackies, etc etc.

Slight delay getting this out since it was recorded on Oct 20th of 2025 so apologies for that. An excellent conversation though so hope you enjoy - cheers!

For all of Host James Dier aka DJ $mall ¢hange's in-depth interviews and exclusive guest playlists, Subscribe to both STARK REALITY and STARK REALITY PLAYLISTS on Apple Podcasts, Mixcloud or live & direct on uptownradio.net / jasoncharles.net Podcast Network Music Channel's STARK REALITY Series Page

For Episode 84 of STARK REALITY, Host James Dier aka DJ $mall &cent;hange rolls the tattered red carpet out to Ridgewood, Queens to interview his friend Selam aka <a href="https://www.instagram.com/misshapselam">DJ Miss Hap</a>
Selam has been slaying it around Brooklyn and NYC for a decade; great DJ and digger who has deep crates in reggae, disco, soul, and a number of genres. And of course has excellent politics which is why she has been someone he's wanted to interview for a min now. They talk about a number of tings, DJing in NYC these days, working at a record shop (shouts to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/recordcitybk/">Record City in BK</a>), ICE arrests, Palestine, the worthless Democratic Party aka controlled opposition, some favorite records like the Love Joys LP on Wackies, etc etc.
Slight delay getting this out since it was recorded on Oct 20th of 2025 so apologies for that. An excellent conversation though so hope you enjoy - cheers!
For all of Host James Dier aka DJ $mall &cent;hange's in-depth interviews and exclusive guest playlists, Subscribe to both STARK REALITY and STARK REALITY PLAYLISTS on&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stark-reality-playlists-episode-70-shirley-brahas-new/id1562000503?i=1000664174423">Apple Podcasts</a>, Mixcloud or live &amp; direct on <a href="https://jasoncharles.net/show/stark-reality/">uptownradio.net / jasoncharles.net Podcast Network Music Channel's STARK REALITY Series Page</a>

STARK REALITY Episode 84 Guest DJ MISS HAP aka SELAM

Episode 8 of INSPIRATION/INFORMATION finds Host Imran Mirza of BlueInGreen Radio in conversation with London-based guitarist, composer, producer and band leader GREG SANDERS.  Having helmed two full-length releases from his new quartet, Lophae (“lo-fi”), as well as having produced Holly Holden’s ‘al andar’ album, 2025 proved to be an exceptionally busy and successful year for Greg.  Having established his phenomenal credentials via expansive jazz ensemble Teotima and their two scintillating full-lengths ('Counting the Ways' and 'Weightless'), Sanders has continued to amass acclaim as a key collaborator for vocalist Juanita Euka, Jonny Wickham and Billy Marrows, amongst a litany of other artists.  His penchant for Latin-infused contemporary jazz has yielded some sensational projects which now trickles down to the incredible Lophae albums in ‘Perfect Strangers’ and ‘Imagine More’.

In line with our typical three-question Inspiration/Information format, we have some excellent discussion points for this episode as we delve into Greg’s first concert experience, discuss the song he wishes he had written and fully unpack which three artists would comprise his dream band.

To explore music from Lophae, please visit the band’s Bandcamp page www.lophae.bandcamp.com

And for more information about Greg Sanders then please visit www.gregsanders.com and follow him on @gregjosand on Instagram and Facebook.com/gregjosand

For more info about Blue In Green Radio UK, check out the full schedule and listen live at www.blueingreenradio.com and follow them @blue_in_green.radio on Instagram.

Subscribe to INSPIRATION/INFORMATION wherever you get your podcasts or live & direct on jasoncharles.net Podcast Network Music Channel

Episode 8 of INSPIRATION/INFORMATION finds Host Imran Mirza of BlueInGreen Radio in conversation with London-based guitarist, composer, producer and band leader <a href="https://greg-sanders.com">GREG SANDERS</a>.&nbsp; Having helmed two full-length releases from his new quartet, <a href="https://lophae.bandcamp.com/album/imagine-more">Lophae (&ldquo;lo-fi&rdquo;)</a>, as well as having produced <a href="https://www.instagram.com/holly_holden/">Holly Holden</a>&rsquo;s &lsquo;al andar&rsquo; album, 2025 proved to be an exceptionally busy and successful year for Greg.&nbsp; Having established his phenomenal credentials via expansive jazz ensemble Teotima and their two scintillating full-lengths ('Counting the Ways' and 'Weightless'), Sanders has continued to amass acclaim as a key collaborator for vocalist Juanita Euka, Jonny Wickham and Billy Marrows, amongst a litany of other artists.&nbsp; His penchant for Latin-infused contemporary jazz has yielded some sensational projects which now trickles down to the incredible Lophae albums in &lsquo;Perfect Strangers&rsquo; and &lsquo;Imagine More&rsquo;.
In line with our typical three-question Inspiration/Information format, we have some excellent discussion points for this episode as we delve into Greg&rsquo;s first concert experience, discuss the song he wishes he had written and fully unpack which three artists would comprise his dream band.
To explore music from Lophae, please visit the band&rsquo;s Bandcamp page <a href="https://lophae.bandcamp.com/music">www.lophae.bandcamp.com</a>
And for more information about Greg Sanders then please visit <a href="https://greg-sanders.com">www.gregsanders.com</a> and follow him on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gregjosand/">@gregjosand on Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/gregjosand">Facebook.com/gregjosand</a>
For more info about Blue In Green Radio UK, check out the full schedule and listen live at <a href="http://www.blueingreenradio.com">www.blueingreenradio.com</a> and follow them <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blue_in_green.radio/">@blue_in_green.radio</a> on Instagram.
Subscribe to INSPIRATION/INFORMATION wherever you get your podcasts or live &amp; direct on <a href="https://jasoncharles.net/show/inspiration-information/">jasoncharles.net Podcast Network Music Channel</a>

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