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Arman's Voice Notes is Are We On Air's latest audio supplement, taking you on an audio voyage through Arman's latest travels and cultural findings.
LIVE FROM SUNSET BOULEVARD, THIS WEEK’S GUEST IS THE SOUTH SUDANESE SUPERMODEL, ANOK YAI.
FROM HER HISTORIC MOMENT OPENING FOR PRADA, TO HOW MISSING OUT ON 'MODEL OF THE YEAR' AWARDS PUSHED HER TO PURSUE HER PASSIONS, TO HER UNIQUE STORY GETTING DISCOVERED, WE TALKED ALL THINGS FASHION, MUSIC & STORIES!
PLUS, ANOK TOOK OVER THE REINS AND INTERVIEWED STRANGERS ON SUNSET!
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BONJOUR!
TODAY, I’M TAKING YOU ON A JOURNEY TO THE HEART OF WEST AFRICA: THE INCREDIBLE AND BEAUTIFUL COUPLE THAT IS AMADOU AND MARIAM!
THIS FAMOUS POWERFUL COUPLE ROSE FROM BAMAKO ALL THE WAY TO GLOBAL STARDOM IN THE EARLY 2000s, WITH FANTASTIC COLLABORATIONS WITH ARTISTS SUCH AS MANU CHAO, CERRONE, DAMON ALBARN, TO NAME A FEW - AND HITS SUCH AS “SABALI,” “SETE,” “SENEGAL FAST FOOD,” AND “LA VIE EST BELLE”.
LIFE MAY NOT BE BEAUTIFUL EVERYWHERE, BUT THE TRACK “LA VIE EST BELLE” SERVES AS A REMINDER THAT BEAUTY CAN BE FOUND IF YOU CHOOSE TO SEE IT!
MERCI @hotelsamourparis FOR HAVING US!
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THIS WEEK, WE’RE JOINED BY THE WONDERFUL AND EVER-ENCHANTING, NORWAY'S FINEST, AURORA!
A FEW MONTHS AGO, SHE STOPPED BY OUR KIOSK-O-THÈQUE ON SUNSET BOULEVARD TO SIGN HER LATEST BOOK, WHAT HAPPENED TO THE HEART ? — THE SAME TITLE AS HER NEW ALBUM -- WHICH EXPLORES THEMES OF NATURE, SPIRITUALITY, AND HUMAN CONNECTION.
IT'S ALL ABOUT HYGGE, PEOPLE!IN OUR CONVERSATION, WE DELVED INTO ART AS AN EXTENSION OF THE SOUL, HER DEEP CONNECTION TO NATURE, VIRAL TIK TOK HITS, AND HOW SHE STAYS GROUNDED AMID INDUSTRY CHAOS.
AND OF COURSE, WE TALKED ALL THINGS MUSIC!
AS SHE BEAUTIFULLY PUTS IT, “MUSIC IS LIKE A SECRET LANGUAGE THAT CONNECTS US ALL, BEYOND WORDS AND BARRIERS.”
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OH HONEY!
@honeydijon LIVE & DIRECT FROM OUR KIOSK-O-THÈQUE TO YOUR EARS!
WE COVERED EVERYTHING FROM SNEAKING INTO HOUSE CLUBS IN CHICAGO AT 13 TO HUSTLING IN NYC, TO OUR SHARED LOVE FOR CERTAIN TIME PERIODS AND ARTISTS, ALL THE WAY TO HER WORK WITH @madonna and @beyonce
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ENDING THE YEAR ON A HIGH NOTE 🎵 ARE WE ON AIR ? PRESENTS: “CHEZ KARAJAN” A NEW YEAR'S PERFORMANCE AT MAESTRO HERBERT VON KARAJAN'S RESIDENCE IN ST.MORITZ FIRST VIOLINIST OF THE STAATSOPER BERLIN; RACHEL BOUQUET AND PRINCIPAL CELLIST UNDER MAESTRO DANIEL BARENBOIM ASSIF BINNESS PERFORMING "REINHOLD GLIERE 8 PIECES FOR VIOLIN AND CELLO OP. 39" 1: PRELUDE 3: BERCEUSE BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OIR LISTENERS THIS YEAR AND A BIG THANK YOU TO THE KARAJAN FAMILY FOR INVITING US. @staatsoperberlin @kulmhotel @stmoritz
HO HO HO! 🎄
HERE’S MY LITTLE CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR YOU 🎁
THIS WEEK’S EPISODE IS THE LAST ONE OF 2024 AND WE ARE ENDING THE YEAR WITH A BANG💥
HE’S ONE OF THE FINEST ACTORS OUT THERE, A LEGEND, AN ARTIST, AND A VERY COOL GENTLEMAN - HIS NAME IS WILLEM DAFOE!MERRY MERRY!
ENJOY THE SILENCE!
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JESSE EISENBERG!
WE SAT DOWN WITH JESSE AT OUR KIOSK-O-THÈQUE TO DIVE INTO HIS CREATIVE UNIVERSE.
MUSIC, OF COURSE, WAS FRONT AND CENTER IN OUR CONVERSATION!
FROM BROADWAY TO INDIE ROCK, AND EVEN INTO THE CLASSICAL REPERTOIRE, JESSE SHARED WITH US HIS THINKING PROCESS ON HOW TO USE MUSIC TO SCORE A FILM (ASPIRING DIRECTORS, TAKE NOTE!).
JESSE OPENED UP ABOUT HIS LATEST FILM, A REAL PAIN, AND HOW CHOPIN’S TIMELESS PIECES HELPED SET THE EMOTIONAL LANDSCAPE OF THE STORY.
SO, WHETHER YOU’RE A FAN OF CINEMA, MUSIC, OR JUST BRILLIANT STORYTELLING, THIS CONVERSATION HAS SOMETHING FOR YOU!
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THIS WEEK, WE’VE GOT PROF. DR. ALEX MURRAY-LESLIE OF THE ELECTRO-ART-PUNK BAND @CHICKSONSPEED
THE 2000s ARE BACK AND COVERED IT ALL AT OUR KIOSK-🪩-THÈQUE ON SUNSET BLVD: ELECTRO CLASH, MISS KITTIN, THE COLETTE PARIS COMPILATIONS, THEIR NEW ALBUM AND BOX SET PLUS THE PROFESSOR LIFE, FEMINISM AND AI AND WHY POP MUSIC IS ANYTHING BUT FLUFF.
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THIS WEEK, WE ARE JOINED BY NONE OTHER THAN GARY VAYNERCHUK, AKA GARY VEE, THE POWERHOUSE ENTREPRENEUR / MARKETING GURU / ALL-AROUND CULTURAL COMMENTATOR.
Ep 110 // GARY VEE