1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Alex Robert&amp;nbsp;was my bandmate before I could really call him my friend; we were introduced as part of&amp;nbsp;Sonny Votolato's band (I was playing drums, Alex playing keys) and became friends through playing someone else's songs. Alex is the singer and guitarist of Seattle's&amp;nbsp;Black Whales, and maybe one of the funniest people I've met in the city of Seattle. He's also one of the thirstiest music consumers I know, and is one of the hosts of Peel Slowly, a psychedelic pop internet radio show/DJ night that is chock full of obscure gems. Alex stopped by the basement to chat with me to talk about emoji, frustrations with Siri, his musical history and&amp;nbsp;the newest Black Whales record&amp;nbsp;(Through The Prism, Gently). Alex picked out some choice cuts for a DJ set and played a few of my favorite Black Whales songs in stripped down, Royal Basement-friendly (i.e. didn't upset the neighbors) arrangements.&amp;nbsp; This is part 2/2 and features Alex's Royal Basement session at the end of the episode.&amp;nbsp; The Royal Basement Podcast http://theroyalbasement.libsyn.com/webpage <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/3373278/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/3373278