Episode 63 – Genius Organizing, part 2

Here it is!В  Part two of Julia and Nicole from Genius Organizing!В  Thank you to everyone who sent questions in!

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Julia and Nicole want you to get organized! The two formed Genius Organizing, a company that will come to your house and help you get your life on track. We collected questions from the listening audience and had these ladies answer all your burning home organizing questions for this totally unique episode of Hey Brooklyn. They were so thorough, and the answers were SO good, we’re making this a two episode extravaganza.

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Episode 62 – Genius Organizing, part 1


Julia (l) and Nicole (r) show off their snazzy label makers!

Julia and Nicole want you to get organized! The two formed Genius Organizing, a company that will come to your house and help you get your life on track. We collected questions from the listening audience and had these ladies answer all your burning home organizing questions for this totally unique episode of Hey Brooklyn. They were so thorough, and the answers were SO good, we’re making this a two episode extravaganza. Enjoy part one!

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Episode 61 – Mike Grubbs from Wakey!Wakey!

Mike Grubbs is the lead singer of the indie pop band Wakey!Wakey!, and fans of One Tree Hill will recognize him as Grubbs, the bartender he plays on the hit show. In our interview he gives us an answer to the question “What makes pop music pop music” and doles out excellent advice to aspiring musicians. At the end, he plays a few songs.

Buy his latest album Almost Everything I Wish I’d Said the Last Time I Saw You here
Read his blog: grubbs.tumblr.com
Follow him on Twitter: @WakeyWakey
See the iPad commercial where the music of Wakey!Wakey! makes battery life and silicone insulation sound inspiring here (it begins at 5:05).

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Episode 60 – Amelia Robinson

Amelia Robinson started playing piano but realized that a ukulele was easier to fit on a plane!В  Now this native Park Sloper lives in London and has performed in Qatar, a Middle Eastern country where she was part of a collective of several touring musicians.В  She has a service where she writes songs custom songs for people for very special occasions.

You can find her web site at AmeliaRobinson.co.uk
and reach all of her other websites from there.

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Episode 59 – Great Elk

Patrick (left) and Paul

Great Elk is one of those great Brooklyn-based bands with a folksy vibe; their sound is the result of years of collaboration between primary songwriter Paul Basile, a New York native, and guitarist Patrick Hay, a Virginia transplant.В  They play a great set for us live in the studio!

Their self-titled EP goes on sale June 22 and the release show is June 24th at the Mercury Lounge with Chris Cubeta & The Liars Club – you can get tickets for it here.
On MySpace
On Twitter

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Episode 58 – George Motz

George is the filmmaker behind the documentary Hamburger America.В  This 2005 film, and it’s subsequent spun off book in 2008, has made George one of America’s foremost hamburger experts.В  He’s switching from turf to surf and is doing a film on oysters this year for the New York City Food Film Festival, an event that he co-created with Harry Hawk four years ago.В  It takes place this June 23 – 27 in “non-traditional screening venues” all over the city, and is a multi-sensory event; you will be able to eat the food as you watch it on screen!

In this interview George also gives his quick-and-dirty tips for the best burger and gives us his picks for some of the best burgers in Brooklyn.

hamburgeramerica.com
GeorgeMotz.com – Be sure to check out his hamburger photography!В  It’s so awesome!
@motzburger
@foodfilmfest
NYCFoodFilmFestival.com
George’s Book: Hamburger America: One Man’s Cross-Country Odyssey to Find the Best Burgers in the Nation [DVD]

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