This episode finds Rain & Summer Phoenix in conversation with the maverick maestro of Bat for Lashes Ms Natasha Khan. She expounds on her music, teaching meditation in schools, the healing power of nature, creativity as a way of life and why Julianna Barwick is the next ‘launched artist’ you need to know about. ---------------------Music: Bat for Lashes“So Good”Music: Julianna Barwick“The Magic Place”---------------------LAUNCHLEFT OFFICIAL WEBSITEhttps://www.launchleft.comTWITTERhttps://twitter.com/LaunchLeftINSTAGRAMhttps://www.instagram.com/launchleft/---------------------Rain Phoenix Official Websitewww.rainjphoenix.com

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Bat for Lashes launches Julianna Barwick

What if Sam Phillips and T- Bone Burnett had a lovechild? What would it be like to have River Phoenix as your number one fan? These questions and more answered when LaunchLeft’s Rain & Summer are joined by critically acclaimed powerhouse recording artist Sam Phillips and her virtuoso dynamic daughter Simone (aka S.I Istwa). Sam shares about her record World on Sticks, making art because you have to, self-love and earth activism while Simone talks prepared music, wanting to produce her moms next record, animatronic bands and the pure genius of Angeline. Icing on the cake- Ms. Phillips launches S.I. ISTWA’s song “Fucked up, Insecure, Neurotic, Emotional (FINE)” to close the show.---------------------Music: S.I. ISTWA“Fucked up, Insecure, Neurotic, Emotional (FINE)”---------------------LAUNCHLEFT OFFICIAL WEBSITEhttps://www.launchleft.comTWITTERhttps://twitter.com/LaunchLeftINSTAGRAMhttps://www.instagram.com/launchleft/---------------------Rain Phoenix Official Websitewww.rainjphoenix.com

Sam Phillips launches S.I. ISTWA

Musician, visual artist, spiritual warrior and South American sweetheart, Devendra Banhart shares a little about a lot in this intimate artist portrait. Joy was exploited. A super group formed. Summer and Rain are still smiling.---------------------Camera: Brent ByeSound: Michel TayabjiMusic: Devendra Banhart"Kantori Ongaku""Abre Las Manos""Memorial"---------------------DEVENDRA WEBSITEhttp://devendrabanhart.com/LAUNCHLEFT OFFICIAL WEBSITEhttps://www.launchleft.comTWITTERhttps://twitter.com/LaunchLeftINSTAGRAMhttps://www.instagram.com/launchleft/---------------------Rain Phoenix Official Websitewww.rainjphoenix.com

Portrait : Devendra Banhart

Rain and Summer talk with longtime friend Flea about what success means, giving without props, inner peace leads to world peace, music as salvation, honesty in struggle, vulnerability in strength and how the coolest don't give a fu@k about cool. Flea gives insights into his upcoming memoir and launches Maize's band NIGHT THINGS who share a video performed live for their song ”REASONS”.

Flea launches Maize LaRue

Sisters Phoenix, LaunchLeft explained, name flubs, REM doppelgängers, a Berninger biopic, 400 birthdays, magic mushrooms, activism and a song with "no name"...Welcome to Episode 1!

The National’s Matt Berninger launches Harrison Whitford

Welcome to LaunchLeft

All of the emerging artists from Season 1

Moon and Rain's LaunchLeft Mixtape

Curator: Laurie Anderson / Launched Artist : The Pierres

Moon and Rain sit down with Maria Taylor for a live acoustic introduction to her solo project.

Curators: Moon and Rain / Launched Artist: Maria Taylor

Curator: Dweezil Zappa / Launched Artist: Ivo Papsov

Nepotism, criticism, sexism, the 80&#39;s and the age of consent.

Curator: John Taylor / Launched Artist: Zoe Nash

Rain Joan of Arc Phoenix and Moon Unit Zappa interview extraordinary minds, mavericks, and pioneers in their unique fields. As two women from artistically uncompromising families, Rain and Moon celebrate non-conformists who achieve success by doing it their way, and support ‘left of center’ emerging artists.

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