New York Said

It's been a minute. Happy New Year. It's snowing outside. It's cold in New York. So you know what that means, it's time to release another new episode of "Sounds of the City". This summer I went back to my old neighborhood in Southside Jamaica, Queens to record the fireworks. I recorded about four hours of the festivities that night, and then edited it down into a nice 25. It's not boom, boom, boom consecutively throughout the whole episode but it is s an orchestration. If you really want to get into this episode, I highly suggest you go somewhere quiet. Close your eyes, put on some headphones and let your imagination be your guide. I'm out of here. I love y'all. Peace. -Amon Show Notes: https://www.newyorksaid.com/fireworks-in-the-hood/

Time is clearly riding on a bullet train because Juan and I are here yet again to sum up another beautiful year of ups and down. Can you believe we've been doing these wrap up episodes for 5 years now? Crazy. Thank you for rocking with us and supporting NEW YORK SAID. Happy New Year! Show Notes: https://www.newyorksaid.com/2021-year-end-wrap-up/

On a super brick New York night in December, I took an anonymous zoom call from the Suckybat. For about an hour we talked about learning things the hard way, sobriety, graffiti, feeding demons and making bad decisions. Show Notes:  https://www.newyorksaid.com/step-inside-the-mind-of-suckybat/

Julie Grahame, a photography curator and consultant, discusses curating photography, editing, legacy, provenance, audience engagement, and photo agency life. They explore selecting images for a photography project, a dark and refreshing approach to still life photography, managing digital assets, iconic photographs, and the importance of using phone cameras for casual photography.

Join us as we take a wonderful walk through the sound and mind of Des Rocs. Show Notes: https://www.newyorksaid.com/des-rocs-a-real-good-person-in-a-real-bad-place/

Filmmaker Charlie Ahearn discusses the origin story of his film Wild Style. Topics include creating a film compilation, filming techniques, collaborations, capturing attention, and lessons on creativity and connection.

DJ Dirty Harry talks music production, creating his early mixtapes, working with Alicia Keys and winning a Grammy. Show Notes: https://www.newyorksaid.com/inside-the-mind-of-dj-dirty-harry/  

Janette Beckman, documentary portrait photographer, talks about witnessing history through her photography. She shares stories about working with Salt and Pepper, capturing Tracy Chapman and Boy George, and the gritty side of New York in the 80s. She also discusses the importance of building rapport with subjects and treating people with respect. The podcast covers her experiences in East LA, the creation of a retrospective book, and the challenges of being a photographer.

Museum of the City of New York, the city’s storyteller for almost 100 years, today shared details for New York, New Music: 1980-1986, a new exhibition that revisits the music scene of early 1980s New York City. The exhibition examines this transformative era through the lens of emerging pivotal music genres and the influence they played on New York’s broader cultural landscape. Opening on June 11, in advance of MTV’s 40th anniversary in August, the exhibition highlights diverse musical artists—from Run DMC to the Talking Heads, from Madonna to John Zorn— to explore the broader music and cultural scene, including the innovative media outlets, venues, fashion, and visual arts centered in the city during that time. Show Notes: https://www.newyorksaid.com/new-york-new-music-1980-1986-at-the-museum-of-the-city-of-new-york/

This week's guest on the show is Dylan "Doc" DeBusk. This episode is called Cannabis Exponential because if you ask Doc the right questions, he's going to give you a full spectrum tour on the subject. That is why it was a no brainer to have him as a guest on the show. In this conversation about cannabis, Doc talks extractions, stigmas, genetics, hybrid vigor, hype-strains, crude hash, as well as the work ethic of producers, processors and retail stores. Show Notes: https://www.newyorksaid.com/cannabis-exponential-with-dylan-doc-debusk