The Summer of the Cicadas

Chunjay’s Podcast: Brews, Beards, & Shipwrecks
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Reviews & Interviews

• The 0.5 episode 1: Interview with an MC CannibalWineTasting (May 30, 2018)
• ROYAL RUCKUS WORLD’S OKAYEST RAPPER EP– A VIVID REMINDER OF RAP’S ALTERNATIVE ATTITUDES AND STYLES – TunedLoud! (June 10, 2018)
• Review of World’s Okayest Rapper – The Band Camp Diaries (June 2018)
• “Interview with Chunjay, frontman of conscious, American hip-hop group, Royal Ruckus” – Love Music (May 30, 2018)
• “Interview with Chunjay from positive hip-hop group, Royal Ruckus” – Love Music (May 30, 2018)
• Chunjay interview on the Jiggy Jaguar Show – iHeartRadio (May 2018)
• “You could be forgiven for not having heard of Royal Ruckus before now.” – Broken8 Records (Dec. 2017)
• “An Interview with Chunjay of Royal Ruckus” – LoveMusic (Dec. 2017)
• “IBG Interview – 8 Questions With Royal Ruckus” – indiebandguru (Dec. 2017)
• “Royal Ruckus: ‘These Things Remind’—a hard emotional impact!” TunedLoud! (Dec. 13, 2017)
• “Royal Ruckus: ‘These Things Remind'” ToneFlame (Dec. 13, 2017)
• “We had the chance to have a chat with Royal Ruckus…” The Band Camp Diaries (Dec. 2017)
• “Royal Ruckus Infect With Positive Vibes, Hard Beats and Great Hip Hop on The Summer of the Cicadas” – MidTNMusic (Dec. 5, 2017)
• “An Interview with Chunjay and Flatline of Positive Hip-Hop Crew, Royal Ruckus” – Muzent (Nov. 2017)
• “It’s Time To Know More About Royal Ruckus” – Sound&Track Mag (Nov. 26, 2017)
• “Intervista e recensione: Royal Ruckus – The Summer of the Cicadas” (Italian website) – Given to Rock (Nov. 25, 2017)
• “Conversion and Mormons and Rap, Oh My!” – Fr. Andrew S. Damick and Pastor Mike Landsman, The Areopagus Podcast, Ancient Faith Radio (Aug. 10, 2017)
• “Interview with Jamey Bennett” – Miriam Youssef, On Social Justice, Ancient Faith Radio (July 14, 2017)
• Indie Music LIVE! 79 – JoeJoe Keys and David Werba host this conversation with Chunjay, premiering the video for “Coulda Swore I Saw You” featuring Pigeon John (June 20, 2017)
• Indie Music LIVE! 78 – Chunjay featured for a brief two minute dispatch from his tour (June 13, 2017)
• “Rapper, hundreds others, carrying fire from Jesus’ tomb across America” – Mike Ellis, Independent Mail (May 21, 2017)
• “Episode 10: Parental Advisory with Chunjay” – The Stereo-Types Radio Show, hosted by Cookbook of LA Symphony (Apr. 21, 2017)
• Q&A With Veteran Bakersfield, CA Hip Hop Group Royal Ruckus (written) – Underground Hip-Hop Blog (Apr. 13, 2017)
• “Royal Ruckus: The Summer of the Cicadas” (Review) – Underground Hip-Hop Blog (Mar. 14, 2017)
• Indie Music Plus: Indie Musicians Roundtable 15  (video) – Chunjay and other artists discuss four songs (Mar. 7, 2017)
• Cup of Soul Show on PCRadioLive.com – (mirrored on SoundCloud) – Chunjay interview (Feb. 16, 2017, 0:00-16:42)
• Indie Music Plus: Indie Musicians Roundtable 13 (video) – Chunjay and other artists discuss four songs (Feb. 2, 2017)
• Review: Summer of the Cicadas – Jesusfreakhideout (Feb. 2, 2017)
• The Wilderness Journal Podcast – Part 1: “8 Things I Wish I’d Known”; Part 2, “Metania: Things I Wish I Knew about Orthodoxy” – Chunjay interview about the Orthodox Church, plugs RR (Jan. 30, 2017)
• Featured Artist: Royal Ruckus – Indie Music Plus Blog (Jan. 24, 2017)
• Indie Music LIVE! 58 – Royal Ruckus, Zulugod, The Ben Cote Band (video) – Song feature and interview with Chunjay (Jan. 24, 2017)
• “Spotlight Interview: Royal Ruckus” (written) – Purple Bars Blog (Jan. 24, 2017)
• Ancient Faith Presents… Podcast – Chunjay interview on faith, culture, & hip-hop (Jan. 23, 2017)
• Chunjay interview on th3 Outl3t show on dagr8FM.com in 4 parts: Part 1 (not recorded); Part 2 (9:41, on hip-hop inspiration & the state of hip-hop today); Part 3 (7:45, props to our team, advice to up and coming rappers); Part 4 (3:02, introduction to “The Waitress Song”) – (Jan. 22, 2017)
• Faith, Food, & Fasting Podcast – Chunjay interview on food, fasting, hip-hop, & cicadas (Jan. 16, 2017)
  
• Pirate Monk Podcast – Chunjay interview on divorce, depression, and hip-hop iTunes – Appx. 30 min. in (Dec. 15, 2016)
• Low-Carb Conversations Podcast – Chunjay interview on low-carb food, hip-hop, & health (Nov. 4, 2016)
• “We have a theme song!” – Eating Rules feature of Chunjay special release song (Sept. 15, 2016)
• Chunjay Interview on Low-Carb Conversations Podcast (April 3, 2015)
• “Interview Series: Jamey Bennett” – Khenri Designs (2014)
• “Interview Series: Michael Walker” – Khenri Designs (2012)
• “A laugh, a cry, and a chicken dance” – CQ Interview (2002)
• Review: Self-Titled – Christianity Today (2002)
• Review: Self-Titled – JesusFreakHideout (2002)
• Audience on Tour Documentary (RR Video Feature) (May 10, 2001)

Various Features

• ROYAL RUCKUS DROPS THE SINGLE “THIS WHITE LIFE” FROM THE PROJECT WORLD’S OKAYEST RAPPER – VideoMusicStars (June 11, 2018)
• Feature: Royal Ruckus – World’s Okayest Rapper – Tone Flame (June 10, 2018)
• “Daily Dose: Royal Ruckus, ‘Lost Boys'” – Jammerzine (June 22, 2017)
• Royal Ruckus: “The Waitress Song” Video – Underground Hip-Hop Blog (Feb. 26, 2017)
• “Royal Ruckus: The Summer of the Cicadas“ – Underground Hip-Hop Blog (Feb. 14, 2017)
• “New Album by Royal Ruckus: The Summer of the Cicadas“ – GetYourBuzzUp (Feb. 12, 2017)
• “Premiere: Royal Ruckus – The Summer of the Cicadas“ – TripleHQ (Feb. 10, 2017)
• “Royal Ruckus: The Summer of the Cicadas“ – Platform Collection (Feb. 10, 2017)
• “Royal Ruckus: The Summer of the Cicadas” – OK-THO Mag (Feb. 2017)
• The Brian Craig Show – “The Waitress Song” Feature (Feb. 9, 2017, 19:13-23:50)
• Platform Collection – “Lost Boys” Feature (Jan. 30, 2017)
• OK-THO Mag – “Lost Boys” Feature (Jan. 30, 2017)
• The Bill & Joe Show – “Hi, May I Help You?” – Feature of “The Waitress Song” (Jan. 24, 2017, 0:00-12:07)
• “Invisible Library Records Releases a Double Album from Royal Ruckus, The Summer of Cicadas“ – KXRM Radio (Jan. 20, 2017)
• Vintage Media Group – RR Promo Feature (Jan. 16, 2017)
• Raw Drive – “Lost Boys” Feature (Jan. 11, 2017)
• “Daily Dose: Royal Ruckus, ‘The Waitress Song'” – Jammerzine (Jan. 2017)
• Rock ‘n a Hard Place Podcast – “Christmas Spectacular” Episode 158 (Dec. 22, 2016, 23:08-27:12)
• Presto Press feature of Chunjay (Winter 2016/2017)
• Press Release – PRBuzz (2016)
• Rock ‘n a Hard Place Podcast Discussion of Ruckus (Aug. 18, 2016, 14:44-17:45)
• Crowdfunding Christian Music Podcast Feature (June 24, 2016)
• “Relevant, But Is It Ministry?” – By Jamey Bennett, RELEVANT Magazine (2002)

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