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In this episode of LaLumiNation, host Jimi LaLumia and co-host Susan Faber Gaide catch up on the state of pop culture and discuss Jimi's appearance in Mitchell Stuart's Z100 Worst To First documentary about New York's Top-40 radio station Z100 with Scott Shannon, Elvis Duran, Don Ienner, Jim Kerr, Patricia Hunter Shannon, David Hinckley, Tom Poleman, Nile Rodgers, Bon Jovi, Joan Jett, Debbie Gibson, Taylor Dayne, Tony Orlando, Geraldo Rivera, Kenny Laguna, The Backstreet Boys and record industry icon Clive Davis (streaming now on Vudu and Prime Video). LaLumia also talks about the upcoming documentary Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk In New York City, in which he also appears.  Watch this show at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO4mi7t7BJg&t=1264s http://lalumination.com https://www.facebook.com/lalumination https://twitter.com/jimilalumia https://www.instagram.com/jimilalumia Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/lalumination/donations

In this episode of LaLumiNation, host Jimi LaLumia and co-host Susan Faber Gaide welcome guest Peter Crowley, Max’s Kansas City Management/Booking 1975-1981, to talk about Max's Kansas City in the days following Mickey Ruskin's sale of the club and the artists in whose careers Peter played an integral role during that period in the club's history. https://bit.ly/35L5dUu -- Watch on YouTube & Subscribe! https://www.facebook.com/lalumination -- Like us! https://twitter.com/jimilalumia -- Follow us! https://www.instagram.com/jimilalumia -- Follow us! http://lalumination.com © 2020 ChromeOrange Music Media Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/lalumination/donations

LaLumiNation co-hosts Jimi LaLumia and Susan Faber Gaide talk with Yvonne Sewall Ruskin, CEO of Max's Kansas City Project, a non-profit organization founded by Yvonne to honor the philanthropic work of her late husband, Mickey Ruskin, owner of the legendary Max's Kansas City in the 1970s. Yvonne details her days at Max's Kansas City as well as her remembrances of famous Max's employees and patrons, including Debbie Harry and Andy Warhol, and talks with Jimi about their shared music business history and connections.  https://tinyurl.com/y47pe7l2 -- Watch on YouTube & Subscribe! https://www.facebook.com/lalumination -- Like us! https://twitter.com/jimilalumia -- Follow us! https://www.instagram.com/jimilalumia -- Follow us! http://lalumination.com https://maxskansascity.org © 2020 ChromeOrange Music Media Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/lalumination/donations

In Episode 3 of LaLumiNation, hosts Jimi LaLumia and Susan Faber Gaide talk about the rigors of keeping pop culture profitable, not only in the digital age, but also during the Covid-19 pandemic, pop culture and music as a lifestyle, and the importance of fan support in the form of music purchase (as opposed to obtaining music free).   https://tinyurl.com/y9o5sg3b -- Watch on YouTube & Subscribe! https://www.facebook.com/lalumination -- Like us! https://twitter.com/jimilalumia -- Follow us! https://www.instagram.com/jimilalumia -- Follow us! http://lalumination.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/lalumination/donations

In this second episode of LaLumiNation, hosts Jimi LaLumia and Susan Faber Gaide talk about common misconceptions about the music business and offer advice to aspiring artists. https://tinyurl.com/y9o5sg3b -- Watch on YouTube & Subscribe! https://www.facebook.com/lalumination -- Like us! https://twitter.com/jimilalumia -- Follow us! https://www.instagram.com/jimilalumia -- Follow us! http://lalumination.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/lalumination/donations

LaLumiNation, with hosts Jimi LaLumia and Susan Faber Gaide, delves into the lesser-known facts about music business history and pop culture, with an occasional infusion of current events as told through the lens of music. In this debut episode of LaLumination, Jimi LaLumia (of Jimi LaLumia & The Psychotic Frogs) talks about the early New York City punk scene, where clubs like Max's Kansas City were a nightly hangout for "anyone who wanted to be anyone" in the music industry and the industry's evolution through decades of change and digital transformation. https://tinyurl.com/y9o5sg3b -- Watch on YouTube & Subscribe! https://www.facebook.com/lalumination -- Like us! https://twitter.com/jimilalumia -- Follow us! https://www.instagram.com/jimilalumia -- Follow us! http://lalumination.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/lalumination/donations