THE CONNECT Podcast

Special guests Daniel Reed and Wayne Boothe join in to discuss the return of A Tribe Called Quest, and their new album, We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service. In the third episode of The Connect, we touch upon: - the surrealism of a Tribe reunion LP in the 21st century, 18 years after their supposed final album, The Love Movement - the SNL appearance alongside Dave Chappelle - the post-Trump musical landscape and Tribe's prophetic, urgent subject matter - Q-Tip's leadership, solo career, and legacy - Toure's New York Times feature on the group - the extended Tribe family: Consequence, Busta Rhymes and J Dilla - Natives Tongues and their spiritual successors, The Soulquarians and Kanye West - new collaborators, including Andre 3000, Anderson Paak, Kendrick Lamar, Jack White, and Elton John - chemistry vs. history, sampling vs. live instrumentation, nostalgia vs. growth

2015 was a bit of a letdown; 2016 should be a wild one. In the second episode of THE CONNECT, hosts James Rathbone and Marko Orlic dig into the most anticipated films of the year... and a variety of colourful topics including, but not limited to: - veteran auteurs taking risks and stepping out of their comfort zones - acclaimed directors and respected actors bouncing back from criticism - cerebral sci-fi and 21st century war satire, to period pieces and Bahston crime joints - yachting to Cannes - the return of titans Andrea Arnold and Claire Denis - Portishead covering ABBA - the inexplicable art house domination of Robert Pattinson - novelists Zadie Smith, Joseph Conrad, Don DeLillo and Thomas Hardy - the brilliance of the Quebecois (and Adele's "Hello" video) - long-gestating passion projects - emo Adam Driver - Elle, the better Fanning - True Detective Season 3: Harmony Korine & Al Pacino - Jay-Z's best bud, fashion icon Tom Ford

THE CONNECT's first episode compares Kanye West's bombastic new album, THE LIFE OF PABLO, to Gaspar Noe's Parisian unsimulated sex odyssey, LOVE. Hosts James Rathbone and Marko Orlic delve into egocentrism, misogyny, indulgence, provocation, sentimentality, and self-awareness in relation to the two artists. Collaborators, mismarketing, reactions, and the aesthetic of their recent works are also discussed.