Episode 52: Ashleigh Blackwell

Ashleigh Blackwell gets the honors for the official official-official one-year anniversary of Badass Records Podcast. That is, some spacing occurred between the recordings and airings of the first two episodes, but -- from the third installment on -- I've managed to get one up per week. This being #52 means a year's worth now lives on the Internet, and -- you know -- that's kinda cool.

Anyway, Ashleigh's wise and witty. She's bold and beautiful (Wasn't there a TV show with a similar name?). She's a daughter and a sister and an aunt and a dog lover and a marketplace force, and she's also a great person to know, even if only a little.

So, I'm very thankful that she stopped by and rapped music and life with me. Our conversation went a bunch of different directions, and I tip my hat to her for her fearless engagement and rawness from start to finish.

Her musical journey fascinated me in that it moved from the comforts of her folks' tuneage to the neighborhood of boy bands, where it stopped only for a hot minute. From there it was on to bigger and badder, and a noteworthy bond with the 1991 Skid Row record, Slave to the Grind, was forever forged.

So, please check out our chat. It was a good one.

Thank you.

copyright disclaimer: I do not own the rights to the intro/outro audio. They are clips taken from a Guru track called, "Transit Ride," which comes from his 1993 release, Jazzmatazz (c/o Virgin Records America, Inc.). This album wasn't -- by any means -- the birthplace of badass records, but it's certainly a stop on the tour. If you're unfamiliar, I highly recommend you familiarize yourself. You won't regret it.

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