WR902: 'Gritty City' author Nigel Webber

Episode 902 June 01, 2024 00:43:13
WR902: 'Gritty City' author Nigel Webber
Witchpolice Radio
WR902: 'Gritty City' author Nigel Webber

Jun 01 2024 | 00:43:13

/

Hosted By

Sam Thompson

Show Notes

When he was last on the show in 2020, author Nigel Webber's Gritty City project — an oral history of Winnipeg’s hip-hop scene — was still in the earliest stages.

Fast forward four years and hundreds of interviews later, and Gritty City is on the verge of completion!

Here's our conversation about the book, which drops this summer, the importance of documenting local history — no matter how niche, what comes next for the project after the book’s release, and more!

Plus, hear some songs from throughout Winnipeg rap history, selected by Nigel specifically for the episode! Artists incl. Frek Sho, Slangblossom, Mood Ruff, Bonafide, and more!

Need more Nigel? Check out episode #529 (October 2020)

This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company.

Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon! You can help out for as little as a couple bucks a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case!

As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening.

Other Episodes

Episode 507

July 30, 2020 00:35:45
Episode Cover

WR507: Dalphon Black

Unconventional solo artist [Dalphon Black](http://www.youtube.com/user/wolfeman323232/videos) is on the show to talk about his current project, creativity without necessarily having the formal training to do...

Listen

Episode 857

December 27, 2023 01:07:28
Episode Cover

WR857: Favourite local albums of 2023 #20-15

As I do every year, I've made a list of my favourite local albums of 2023. Did I miss albums? Absolutely. Did I immediately...

Listen

Episode 134

July 07, 2015 01:18:39
Episode Cover

WR134: Sugarsick

This week's guests, 2/3 of Winnipeg pop-punk power trio Sugarsick, are on the show to promote the group's debut album (which comes out July...

Listen