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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.076: AGENT 23 – Granola Funk Express [mc/educator/Grammy-winning artist – SECRET AGENT 23 SKIDOO]

April 17, 2024April 17, 2024 B.Getz adam strange, agent 23, asheville, eric krasno, foul mouth jerk, gfe, Grammy Awards, granola funk express, iamavl, secret agency, Special Agent 23 Skidoo

Agent 23 aka Cactus aka Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, welcome to The Upful Life Podcast! A founding member of pioneering Asheville-based live hip-hop collective Granola Funk Express (GFE). A progenitor of “family hip-hop” with his Secret Agent 23 Skidoo project, which took home a Grammy in 2019 for Best Children’s Album. Cactus is a published author of several books, and a prolific educator around the country for kids of all ages and backgrounds.

Features Reviews

Inside Josh Blake’s Hip-Hop LP, ‘Unemployment Benefits’ [B.Getz on L4LM]

November 11, 2020December 2, 2020 B.Getz asheville, echo mountain, gfe, granola funk express, hip hop, iamavl, josh blake, live hip-hop, rap, rap producer, Unemployment Benefits

GFE’s Josh Blake drives the lane with the just-released Unemployment Benefits, a 13-track studio album that’s a piping platter of heatrocks, brimming with banger after banger of boom-bap rap songs.

Features

On THE FRITZ ‘Echo’ EP with Guitarist Jamie Hendrickson & Studio Engineer Josh Blake (Interview)

October 16, 2018November 25, 2018 B.Getz asheville, Echo, Echo Studio, NC, suwannee hulaween, the fritz

Asheville, N.C based funk warriors The Fritz are back with another super solid release, the soulful and spirited EP entitled Echo. Named for the studio by the same name, Echo finds the band crushing four fantastic tracks with the help of some heavy hitters. We caught up with guitarist Jamie Hendrickson and Echo Studios engineer Josh Blake to discuss the making of this brand new record.

Family Tree

Friends and Fam-The NOHM Co. (Asheville, NC)

January 11, 1999January 24, 2018 B.Getz apothecary, asheville, elixir bar, The NOHM Co.

The NOHM Co. WE ARE A SOCIAL AND CONSUMER EXPERIENCE THAT GIVES PARTICIPANTS AN ALTERNATIVE TO ALCOHOL, PROCESSED FOOD AND