Community Matters + For the Record

About Community Matters + For the Record

On Community Matters, we chat with artists who share their stories on how other people impact their music. A supportive community is one of the things that inspires artists to start making music & then keep making it — this is an ode to those relationships. For the Record is a conversation series where we speak with all manner of music heads about their stories + the music that makes them. Both are productions of Grey Matter, a community for sharing and discovering music, together. Our mission is to connect people through music and build enduring value for those who make it.

Publisher

Grey Matter

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Mar 2020

Latest episode

11 Mar 2025

Latest episodes

70 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   11 Mar 2025

   061 For the Record || Kane Mayfield

   For the Record is a conversation series where we speak with all manner of music heads — DJs, music journos, indie label captains, record shop owners, listening bar kingpins, et al — about their stories + the music that makes them. Join the Crate Coalition: https://discord.gg/sAaG6a7bv4 (https://discord.gg/sAaG6a7bv4) Kane Mayfield is a visionary artist who has successfully bridged the worlds of hip-hop, digital innovation, and Web3 technology. With roots in Long Island, New York, and a decade-long stint in Baltimore that shaped his musical career, Mayfield has emerged as a multifaceted creator whose work spans traditional rap, cutting-edge NFTs, and groundbreaking audio experiments. MUSIC MENTIONS Bob Marley “Redemption Song” by Bob Marley Big Daddy Kane Kool G Rap Rakim Poor Righteous Teachers Nice N Smooth Canibus HipHopDX AllHipHop 2DopeBoyz Nah Right S.O.B.’s (NYC) Lupe Fiasco SXSW Stereogum Spin Magazine The Fader Thievery Corporation Drake A3C Festival Core DJ’s CMJ Q&A Griselda Roc Marciano The Alchemist “Mural” by Lupe Fiasco Kendrick Lamar Ka YouTube Music DJ Clue Fat Joe Raekwon Cormega Cutmaster C DJ Kay Slay EARTHGANG Coast Contra Wise Intelligent Ice Cube “Wicked” by Ice Cube Smooth B “WRAiTH” by Mickey Facts Royce da 5’9” RJ Payne Ransom Ghostface Killah Black Thought Homeboy Sandman “Illmatic” by Nas “Kill at Will” by Ice Cube “Ironman” by Ghostface Killah “Stakes is High” by De La Soul “Intelligent Hoodlum” by Tragedy Khadafi Mobb Deep De La Soul Tragedy Khadafi “H.N.I.C.” by Prodigy “Hell on Earth” by Mobb Deep “Murda Muzik” by Mobb Deep “Amerikaz Nightmare” by Mobb Deep “Immobilarity” by Raekwon Wu Tang Clan Skrilla DJ Booman Lizzo Sketch Discovering music today (35:55 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pute4wUdpiU&t=2155s)): Riding as a passenger in his brother’s car Mixtapes, freestyles, etc LA Leakers First album ever purchased (43:44 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pute4wUdpiU&t=2624s)): “Holy Intellect” by Poor Righteous Teachers Most recent album purchased (47:18 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pute4wUdpiU&t=2838s)): “The Thief Next to Jesus” by Ka Artists discovered in the past year (48:45 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pute4wUdpiU&t=2925s)): JID Mickey Facts Desert island discs (58:30 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pute4wUdpiU&t=3510s)): “Only Built 4 Cuban Linx (The Purple Tape)” by Raekwon “Orpheus vs. the Sirens” by Hermit and the Recluse and Ka “The Infamous” by Mobb Deep

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   11 Mar 2025

   060 For the Record || Doug Moore

   For the Record is a conversation series where we speak with all manner of music heads — DJs, music journos, indie label captains, record shop owners, listening bar kingpins, et al — about their stories + the music that makes them. Join the Crate Coalition: https://discord.gg/sAaG6a7bv4 (https://discord.gg/sAaG6a7bv4) Doug Moore is a prolific extreme metal musician based in Queens. He’s the vocalist of Pyrrhon, Scarcity, Glorious Depravity, & Seputus, and the multi-instrumentalist and vocalist of Weeping Sores. In prior years, he worked as a music critic and editor for Stereogum, Invisible Oranges, and BrooklynVegan, among other outlets. Outside of his musical activities, he pays the bills by working as a software engineer, and pursues lifelong interests in fitness and literature. https://linktr.ee/avantdumb (https://linktr.ee/avantdumb) MUSIC MENTIONS Nirvana Stone Temple Pilots Soul Asylum Radiohead Fairport Convention The Beatles Pink Floyd Led Zeppelin Metallica Slayer Matt Hollenberg John Zorn Cleric Early days, vocal inspirations (11:50): James Hetfield Mikael Åkerfeldt Opeth The Dillinger Escape Plan Dimitri Minakakis Tomas Lindberg At the Gates J.R. Hayes Pig Destroyer Peter Tägtgren Hypocrisy David Vincent Morbid Angel Tom Araya Jeff Walker Carcass Steve Schwegler Pyrrhon Seputus Dylan DiLella Digital Metal Metal Judgment Lambgoat Metal Review Last Rites WNYU Radio Contextualizing work as a music journalist (26:45): Invisible Oranges Wyatt Marshall Stereogum Relapse Records Q&A Lankum Ian Lynch Bill Wells Aidan Moffat Arab Strap Philip Glass Krallice “Second Wound” by Plowshare “Exhaust” by Pyrrhon Willowtip Records Scarcity “The Promise of Rain” by Scarcity The Flenser Weeping Swords I, Voidhanger Records Have a Nice Life Discovering music today (35:08): Music journalist friends, band mates, etc Wyatt Marshall Ian Chainey Aaron Lariviere Caroline Harrison Thomson Guster Fire Draw Near First album ever purchased (41:11): “Tubthumper” by Chumbawumba Most recent album purchased (42:42): “Everything’s Getting Older” by Aidan Moffat and Bill Wells Artists discovered in the past year (44:20): Shovel Dance Collective Błoto Plowshare Desert island discs (49:33): “Bitches Brew” by Miles Davis “OK Computer” by Radiohead “Master of Puppets” by Metallica

3. 

   7 Feb 2025

   059 For the Record || Justin Strauss

   For the Record is a conversation series where we speak with all manner of music heads — DJs, music journos, indie label captains, record shop owners, listening bar kingpins, et al — about their stories + the music that makes them.Join the Crate Coalition: https://discord.gg/sAaG6a7bv4Few DJs could adequately represent the last three decades of New York nightclub history - no less do so with such iconic credentials as Justin Strauss. Since he was 17, when his first band was signed to Island Records, Justin has had a career that reads like a Who’s-Who of the music scene, spinning at nearly every dance club that you’d ever want to go to.Starting as DJ at New York’s legendary Mudd Club, he spun his way through The Ritz, Limelight, Area, Tunnel, M.K., Life, Centro Fly and more, pioneering his own distinctive sound, and becoming one of the most sought-after remixers and producers not just in New York, but in the world. He has worked with the gamut of artists - Depeche Mode, Hot Chip, Sergio Mendez, Tina Turner, Jimmy Cliff, B-52s, Luther Vandross, 808 State, Malcolm McClaren, Skinny Puppy, Goldfrapp, LCD Soundsystem to name a few and on over 300 records!MUSIC MENTIONSEarly years, from being in a band to becoming a DJ:- The Beatles- The Rolling Stones- The Kinks- The Who- James Brown- Chuck Berry- David Bowie- Milk ’N’ Cookies- Island Records- Roxy Music- Sparks- Robert Palmer- Top of the Pops- New York Dolls- CBGB- Sex Pistols- The Mudd Club (NYC)- Studio 54- Max’s Kansas City (NYC)- Paradise Garage (NYC)- François Kevorkian- The Limelight (NYC)- Aria (NYC)- Tunnel (NYC)- Danceteria (NYC)- Hurrah (NYC)- Palladium (NYC)- The Ritz (NYC)- Webster Hall (NYC)- Prince- Kraftwerk- Human League- Depeche Mode- Gang of Four- Tina Turner- Afrika Bambaataa- Liquid Liquid- ESG- SpotifyQ&A- Vinylmania (NYC)- Optimo- James Murphy- The Dare- Deewee- Soulwax- Fat White Family- Paranoid London- “Brat” by Charli XCX- “B2B” by Charli XCX- Hot Chip- Joe Goddard- Marcus Marr- Max Park- Prince LanguageDiscovering music today (30:42):- Clubs, DJ’s & Friends- Bandcamp- BeatportFavorite clubs in NYC right now (38:52):- Gabriela (NYC)- Good Room (NYC)- Night Moves (NYC)- Public Records (NYC)- Nowadays (NYC)- Outer Heaven (NYC)- Jean’s (NYC)- Baby’s All Right (NYC)First album ever purchased (45:01):- “Meet The Beatles” by The BeatlesMost recent album purchased (45:45):- “Decius Vol. II (Splendour & Obedience)” by DeciusArtists discovered in the past year (46:48):- Decius- Otha- Charli XCX- Sleaford ModsDesert island discs (49:44):- “Computer World” by Kraftwerk- “Revolve” by The Beatles- “In the Jungle Groove” by James BrownCurrent and upcoming collab projects:- Each Other- Extra Credit

Who has been a guest on Community Matters + For the Record

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Lizzy Goodman
• Little Simz
• Jamie xx
• Boards of Canada
• Black Dave

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 38 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

51

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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