For almost a decade I had been living in Tokyo, Japan. With my wife Haruki and our seven-year-old daughter, Kantra we were on a 13-hour flight from Tokyo to JFK airport in New York City. It was the day before 9/11 and it was our first touchdown in the States. NYC was one of the global epicenters of COVID. At JFK we had to go through immigration and transfer to a connecting flight to Charlotte. Throughout the weeks leading up …
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DJ Zesto Q aka Zesto!, Zest Rock, Zesty Pesty, formally known as Justin Overton-Quinones is a long time friend and collaborator. Zesto, hailing from Middletown, New York, is a rapper, producer, and DJ. Last year he produced the TMG mixtape Head Nod Chill Wave. Like your favorite elusive artist, Zesto prefers to be on the fringes of the industry, giving him space and freedom to do what he wants. His classic Rags to Wishes EP (2005) left an indelible mark …
This morning was a quarantine dream. I talked to podcaster, writer, rapper, and Shanghai social commentator, Randy Flagg. I’ve previously written about him, here. I did not know we’d be talking live. It’s been years since I’ve talked to this brother face-to-face. I signed on through his streamyard link (which I’ve never used) then all of a sudden, live, I’m on the internet. “Oh shit.” Surprise, it was comfortable and good to reconnect with an old friend. He’s been grinding …
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