Visions of the Unexcused

Visions of the Unexcused


Latest Episodes

Episode 84 – NOCtoberfest 2015
October 25, 2015

I’m lucky to have been asked to DJ the annual NOCtoberfest Party at G2 Tech Group since it’s inception – and this year I was tasked with putting together an electro / lounge set. The following is the live set I played during this years festivities – an...

Episode 83 – Charley Patton’s Hand
October 07, 2015

I recently finished reading Do Not Sell At Any Price: The Wild, Obsessive Hunt for the World’s Rarest 78rpm Records – and it was an engaging read. Written by Amanda Petrusich, it chronicles well known collectors of 78 records,

Episode 82 – I See Ossipee
September 11, 2015

We clutch Summer as the sun sets – yet despite these efforts, it inevitably slips away. Last weekend I ended a vacation by spinning a set with Summer sitting as my muse. Overlooking gorgeous Ossipee Lake in New Hampshire I let the sun and water guide m...

Episode 81 – The Beat Will Always Save Us
August 09, 2015

Mint Pillow’s first all Hip Hop podcast since Episode 36. 1. Intro 2. Emma Stone – Birdman Speech (2014) 3. Shabazz Palaces – Gunbeat Falls (Of Light – 2009) 4. Four Tet – As Serious as Your Life [Jay Dee remix] (Remixes – 2006) 5.

Episode 80 – Sundazed
July 19, 2015

Sometimes somedays come today – and when today is someday you’re left feeling Sundazed. Visions of the Unexcused’s run on Sundays has come to an end on WEMF Radio – and while there’ll be no show broadcasting today via WEMF – the show’s available via Ep...

Episode 79 – Win Love
July 07, 2015

Recorded in Mint Pillow’s home studio for WEMF Radio – the set starts off with exuberant hope – as this was recorded during the weekend his country, The United States of America, celebrated love – allowing all to marry whom they wanted.

Episode 78 – Covered
June 02, 2015

Cover Songs are a lot like coffee. If made poorly and with bad product then it’s warm brown sludge that I want nothing to do with – however, when made properly with fresh ground goodness everything around me becomes sharpened and turned for the good.

Episode 77 – Mom Rock
May 11, 2015

Mother’s Day has been a bummer day for me since my Ma’ passed away in 2007. It’s nice to remember and honor her memory, but it’s tough on Mother’s Day, especially on Social Media, where digital walls are plastered with images of friends and their still...

Episode 76 – Dad Rock
May 05, 2015

Episode 76 looks at the music that bounced around the walls of Mint Pillow's childhood home while growing up. Joined by the most special of guests, Poppa Hixon, Pillow and his Dad dive into Jazz, Big Band, Golden Era Rock, and Soul.

Episode 75 – Space Lounge
April 27, 2015

This is not the complete set from Episode 75, but enough of a taste to get lost in the cosmic boondocks. Mint Pillow has been awed by the miracle of life with the recent birth of his son Dylan, and was also sideswiped by a recent viewing of Interstellar,