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This Is Culture

Indie artists. Offbeat filmmakers. Creative misfits trying to find meaning in this endless scroll of noise.

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November 7, 2025 28 mins

Check out our interview with rising indie pop star Tessa Rae about her new music, upcoming album, her many influences, and more.

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Check out our interview with rising pop artist Caroline Romano about her new EP How the Good Girls Die, songwriting, Nashville, the state of pop, and more.


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Check out our interview with filmmaker/director James Kicklighter where we talk about his new documentary The American Question, our increasing political and ideological divides, creating conversations, filmmaking, and more.

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Check out our interview with filmmaker/director William Hart where we talk about his new documentary Lead and Copper, the American water crisis, the importance of documentaries, filmmaking, and more.

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Check out our interview with up-and-coming pop singer/songwriter PENG where we discuss her past as an Olympic gymnast, overcoming setbacks, how she found her love for music, her new songs, and more.

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Check out our interview with rising writer/director Summer Shelton about her new film You & I co-starring Clayne Crawford, filmmaking, Blockbuster, indie film, state of the industry, and more.

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Check out our interview with rising writer/director Zoë Eisenberg about her new film Chaperone, filmmaking in Hawaii, resurgence of age-gap drama, a Poison Ivy movie pitch, and much more.

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Check out our interview with rising pop artist Jordan Suaste about his new album maybe i already am, blowing up on TikTok, his songwriting process, dealing with viral fame, and more. FOLLOW JORDAN SUASTE: YouTube: https://youtube.com/@JordanSuaste  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jordansuaste Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jordansuaste/ Twitter: https://x.com/jordansuaste Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/20soF34gXIw...

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STREAM THE SHAKEDOWN: https://www.primevideo.com/detail/The-Shakedown/0O5Z0TG6XO338K310BDH0VDSIC Check out our interview with buzzing director Ari Kruger about his new movie 'The Shakedown,' South African film and humor, dark comedies like 'Barry' and 'Fargo,' and much more. FOLLOW ARI KRUGER: YouTube: https://youtube.com/@AriKruger Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kreagzy/ Twitter: https://x.com/arikruger Vimeo: https://vi...
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STREAM THE REVEREND: https://www.criterionchannel.com/the-reverend STREAM THE SOUNDTRACK: https://open.spotify.com/album/1PbVN1FykQFsOgKlzZ2uSu Check out our sit down with director Nick Canfield and Reverend Vince Anderson, we talk about their just released music documentary The Reverend, chronicling Vince's 26 year run of weekly shows in Brooklyn, the challenges of filming for years, Questlove, bringing Gospel to bars, and much m...
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Check out our sit down with Old Man Canyon, we talk about his new EP 'So Long Babylon', psychedelic experiences with Mexican shamans, Spotify's new changes to payouts, UFOs, and much more. 'So Long Babylon' is now streaming across all major platforms. FOLLOW OLD MAN CANYON: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OldManCanyon/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3lybdJ5QPH5NJolzMVKnLx Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oldmanca...
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Check out our sit down with Inuk artist Elisapie, we talk about her new album Inuktitut, covering Metallica, Blondie, Led Zeppelin, and more in her native Inuit language, performing on Tiny Desk, and much more. 'Inuktitut' will be streaming across all major platforms, Sept. 15th. FOLLOW ELISAPIE: YouTube: https://youtube.com/@elisapiemusic Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/37Hkw3PjSoS9k06WwMibM3 Instagram: https://www....
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Check out our sit down with guitarist extraordinaire Justus West, where we talk about his new single "Come Together", playing with Mac Miller, John Mayer calling him one of his Top 5, being on Tiny Desk a record number of times, and much more. "Come Together" is streaming now on all major platforms. FOLLOW JUSTUS WEST: YouTube: @JustusWest_ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1Rr0QwTQSGjUCpYFfXqnWO Instagram: https://www...
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Check out our sit down with rising rock trio Beauty School Dropout, where we talk about their new singles "dying to be you" and "beautiful waste", touring with Blink-182 and Turnstile, the evolution of rock, Lil Uzi Vert, and more. "dying to be you" is streaming now on all major platforms. FOLLOW BEAUTY SCHOOL DROPOUT: YouTube: @theazraofficial Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2MJMW3WtQnDq7DKezFn5jO Instagram: https:/...
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Check out our sit down with multidisciplinary artist Azra, where we talk about her new EP 'The Chronicles of Substance Pop', the rise of K-Pop and Korean pop culture, her philosophy of "The 6th Dimension", writing a book, and more. 'The Chronicles of Substance Pop' is streaming now on all major platforms. FOLLOW AZRA: YouTube: https://youtube.com/@theazraofficial Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3XKq7lfHF7vVhiTuPCMHwz...
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Check out our sit down with rising rapper West, where we talk about his new single and video "Checks", going viral with his previous song "Euro$tep", Chinese rappers and influence, writing vs freestyling, and more. FOLLOW WEST: YouTube: @soundslikewest Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0rCFX1FVZ9ulGM0uZm37tN Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soundslikewest/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundslikewest FOLLOW US: We...
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Check out our sit down with Max Bennett Kelly, where we talk about his new EP 'Junk Male', going viral with "Happy, Healthy, Well-Adjusted," love for the '90s, and more. 'Junk Male' is streaming now on all major platforms. FOLLOW MAX BENNETT KELLY: YouTube: https://youtube.com/@MaxBennettKelly Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5DrrFAKP5lAFBaDw9oKZel Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maxbennettkelly/ TikTok: https://w...
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Check out our sit down with rising pop singer Lyrah, where we talk about her new EP 'Drain My Bank Account', coming from the world of tech at Meta/Facebook, blending dance and pop, and more. 'Drain My Bank Account' is streaming now on all major platforms. FOLLOW LYRAH: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lyrah Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5JyKQ4MQ2HkU1n1BYiKMWW Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lyrah/ TikTok: https...
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Check out the full recap of our latest live Listening Party with Jon Wiilde in celebration of his brand new EP High More Often. The livestream took place July 1st, 2023. FOLLOW US ON TWITCH TO CATCH OUR FULL LIVESTREAMS AND UNEDITED REACTIONS: https://twitch.tv/livinglifefearless FULL, UNEDITED VODS: https://patreon.com/livinglifefearless FOLLOW JON WIILDE: YouTube: https://youtube.com/@JonWiilde Spotify: https://open.spoti...
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