Jun 25, 2020

Welcome to Why Not Both Wednesdays. Every week, in partnership with the Why Not Both podcast, we’ll be presenting new podcast episodes that explore how multiple passions inform the inspiring lives of musicians, writers, actors, and creatives.

We dare you to find an artist more charming than Mxmtoon. She chatted with us about breaking it to her parents that she was secretly a viral Internet star with millions of streams on her songs and why she is outspoken about mental health in her music. As a biracial and openly bisexual artist, Maia proves the point that the best way to make changes is to be the hero you want to see in the world.

For updates, follow Why Not Both on Instagram and Twitter. For previous episodes, including U.S. Girls, Mara Wilson, and Alison Mosshart, skip over to our streaming options.

To keep up with Mxmtoon, visit her on Twitter and Instagram. Her new EP Dawn is out now. Take a moment to watch her utterly delightful video for album track “Fever Dream.”

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Jun 21, 2020

Welcome to Why Not Both. Every week (and the occasional weekend), in partnership with the Why Not Both podcast, we’ll be presenting new podcast episodes that explore how multiple passions inform the inspiring lives of musicians, writers, actors, and creatives.

To celebrate Juneteenth, we talked with Los Angeles artist Tolliver about “I Yield My Time (Fuck You),” his musical take on Jeremy Frisch’s now famous call into the LAPD community meeting. Turns out Tolliver has also been reporting on black owned businesses in the city, crafting songs for multiple projects, and editing videos. In true Why Not Both fashion, his work employs satire as well as pathos to embody our current times, and we couldn’t think of a better artist to celebrate today.

For updates, follow Why Not Both on Instagram and Twitter. For previous episodes, including Sudan Archives, Madame Gandhi, and Sondre Lerche, dive into our streaming options.

For more on Tolliver, peep his “Petty” music video, and then swing by his Instagram and Twitter to say hi.

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Jun 18, 2020

Welcome to Why Not Both Wednesdays. Every week, in partnership with the Why Not Both podcast, we’ll be presenting new podcast episodes that explore how multiple passions inform the inspiring lives of musicians, writers, actors, and creatives.

This week we got to know Edoheart, a New York-based poet whose amazing journey has taken her into the world of rapping, producing, visual arts, and even a stint touring the world as a Butoh dancer. She told us about the nature of her divergent creative paths, and how her slate of projects has allowed her to connect with people around the world.

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For more from Edoheart, be sure to swing by her Instagram and Twitter. Her new EP For the Love is out now. Be sure to watch the eye-popping video for her single “Original Sufferhead.”

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Jun 11, 2020

Welcome to Why Not Both Wednesdays. Every week, in partnership with the Why Not Both podcast, we’ll be presenting new podcast episodes that explore how multiple passions inform the inspiring lives of musicians, writers, actors, and creatives.

This week we welcomed Jehnny Beth to the show. The Savages’ frontwoman, who also expresses herself as an actor and writer, told us about the different way love and creativity expresses itself in her life—both forces that inspired her solo album To Live is to Love.

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For more on Jehnny Beth’s work, stop by her Instagram and official site. To Live is to Love is out June 12. Ahead of that, preview album tracks “Flower,” “Innocence,” and “Heroine.”

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May 29, 2020

Welcome to Why Not Both Wednesdays. Every week, in partnership with the Why Not Both podcast, we’ll be presenting new podcast episodes that explore how multiple passions inform the inspiring lives of musicians, writers, actors, and creatives.

Sondre Lerche is quite possibly the world’s most affable songwriter and burger aficionado. Between writing a collection of essays on music and crafting his upcoming album Patience (out June 5th), Sondre found time to become an avid runner and create his own live showcase with local Los Angeles musicians at Largo. It was a delight chatting with him about his transformation as an artist over his career and why persistence is the key to creativity.

For updates, be sure to follow Why Not Both on Instagram and Twitter. For previous episodes, including Local Natives, Best Coast, and Marissa Nadler, tuck into our buffet of streaming options.

To get to know Lerche better, swing by his Twitter and Instagram. You can also preview Patience through videos for album singles “That’s All There Is,” “You Are Not Who I Thought I Was,” and “Why Would I Let You Go.”

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May 26, 2020

Welcome to Why Not Both weekends. Every week, in partnership with the Why Not Both podcast, we’ll be presenting new podcast episodes that explore how multiple passions inform the inspiring lives of musicians, writers, actors, and creatives.

This weekend, Morgan Kibby, who performs as White Sea, told us how collaboration has been the key to her career. We also delved into the idea that creative careers don’t always follow linear trajectories. From life as M83’s “Keyboard Girl,” to composing for Netflix and Lady Gaga, Kibby has covered a lot of artistic ground.

For updates, be sure to follow Why Not Both on Instagram and Twitter. For previous episodes, including HANA, Half Waif, and Sudan Archives, plunge into our infinity pool of listening options.

To keep up with the world of White Sea, follow Kibby on Instagram and Twitter. You can also revisit her score to Netflix’s Soundtrack, and her contributions to Gaga’s epic “Stupid Love.”

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May 22, 2020

Welcome to Why Not Both Wednesdays. Every week, in partnership with the Why Not Both podcast, we’ll be presenting new podcast episodes that explore how multiple passions inform the inspiring lives of musicians, writers, actors, and creatives.

Like everyone else, Mark Foster has a lot on his mind. However, as we discussed on this week’s episode, that means the nature of creativity is much like a 4-year-old child or a skittish cat…you have to make it feel safe and welcome and be just the right amount of excited when it comes to visit. The Foster the People frontman also considered how pressure and uncertainty can be hazardous and wild but also can turn into amazing creative work—and how when we all focus on one goal, like solving how Coronavirus is affecting us, you may get amazing and unintended results.

For updates, be sure to follow Why Not Both on Instagram and Twitter. For previous episodes, including Alison Mosshart, Phantogram, and Kate Nash, click over to view our abundance of listening options.

To keep up with Foster the People, hit the follow button on Instagram and Twitter. Their new single “It’s Okay to Be Human” is out now, and—bonus—they’ve got a new single “Lamb’s Wool,” out this Friday, May 22, so may we suggest a presave?

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