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Month: June 2018
DJ set list for June 13, 2018
Thanks to all who tuned in for my latest WSND show and helped me determine what to play to celebrate Flag Day. Here’s my set list from the show in case you want to know the name of that one weird band I played.
- Sandworms – Agent of Terror
- The Horrors – Machine
- The Paper Chase – One Day He Went Out for Milk and Never Came Back
- The Space Merchants – TranscendentalSuperConsciousState
- Melkbelly – R.O.R.O.B.
- Laura Carbone – Grace
- Screaming Females – It All Means Nothing
- Frenzy of Blood radio ad
- Dum Dum Girls – Heartbeat
- Hot Trash – One More Chance
- Vazum – Fall Guy
- The Noisettes – Hierarchy
- Skyland Drive-in Theatre intermission ad
- Voodoo Glow Skulls – Here Comes the Sun
- Vowws – Esseff
- Bjork – Enjoy (live)
- Madvillain – Operation Lifesaver AKA Mint Test
- Friday Foster radio ad
- Devo – Don’t Shoot (I’m a Man)
- The Clash – Lightning Strikes (Not Once but Twice)
- The Clash – Lose This Skin
- The Smithereens – A Girl Like You (Strip Club version)
- Spice Boys – I Don’t Get Around
- Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark – Dresden
- Sugar Hill radio ad
- Julian Cope – East Easy Rider
- King’s X – Black Flag (requested)
- Dead Parties – Now You’re a Star
- Chromatics – Blue Girl
- Muddy Waters – Take the Bitter with the Sweet
I’m back on air June 27th with a “Best of 2018 So Far” show. Send me your suggestions.
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Deap Vally release new surfy single, “Get Gone,” and new UK and Europe tour dates.
Power rock duo Deap Vally have a new road trippy single, “Get Gone,” just in time for summer and their upcoming tour through the UK and Europe. They’re also working on a new record, which is nothing but great news. Catch them if you can.
June 22 – Southside Festival @ Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany TICKETS
June 23 – Hurricane Festival @ Scheessel, Germany TICKETS
June 24 – Cafe De Zwerver @ Leffinge, Belgium TICKETS
June 27 – The Grand Social @ Dublin, Ireland TICKETS
June 28 – The Limelight @ Belfast, Ireland TICKETS
June 30 – Queens of The Stone Age and Friends @ Finsbury Park, United Kingdom TICKETS
July 1 – The Plug @ Sheffield, United Kingdom TICKETS
July 2 – Castle & Falcon @ Birmingham, United Kingdom TICKETS
July 3 – Muni Arts Centre @ Pontypridd, United Kingdom TICKETS
July 8 – Pointu Festival @ Six-Fours-Les-Plagues, France TICKETS
July 10th – Atles Hallenbad Feldkirch @ Feldkirch, Austria TICKETS
July 11th – Full Hit of Summer @ Vienna, Austria TICKETS
Keep your mind open.
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Middle Waves Music Festival unveils first artists for their 2018 lineup.
Fort Wayne, Indiana’s Middle Waves Music Festival has released its first lineup announcement for 2018. Some of the biggest standouts are Lizzo, Idles, and Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks.
Tickets are already on sale, and more artists are to be announced over the summer. Middle Waves is a fun time. The festival’s promoters are geniuses because the festival offers two free stages all weekend. You can see close to 20 bands on these stages and it will cost you nothing. The main stage is the only one that requires a paid admission.
See you there.
Keep your mind open.
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Howard release new single, “Your Honor,” from album due September 14th.
Howard Announce New Album, Together Alone, Out September 14th on Fashion People; Watch Video For First Single, “Your Honor”
https://youtu.be/JXRHCs5ZZms
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Flasher – Constant Image
Opening with something that sounds like a song you’d hear on the tape deck of one of those Blade Runner flying cars, Flasher‘s debut full-length album, Constant Image, is strongly self-assured post-punk. That opening track, “Go,” encourages you to “suck it up” and get ready for a fast ride.
“Pressure” builds with its namesake until the chorus, and even then it doesn’t let up too much. Daniel Saperstein‘s bass seems like it’s all over the place, but he grounds the tune like metal stakes into circus tent loops. I like how Saperstein’s vocals blend with those of Emma Baker (drums) and Taylor Mulitz (guitar) on “Sun Come and Golden.” The whole track has a brightness to it, but it doesn’t ignore the shadows caused. “Material” raises the attitude of the record, as Mulitz’s vocals border on snotty punk and throw down the right amount of tongue-in-cheek sass.
Mulitz’s guitar buzzes like a green hornet on “XYZ.” It’s one of the hottest cuts on the record as Flasher sing about self-introspection and the expectations of their generation and the ones before and after them. As good as it is, “Who’s Got Time?” is even better. Saperstein unloads on it. It has a rough urgency and is yet highly danceable. “Skim Milk” was their first single, and it’s easy to hear why they chose it. Mulitz’s guitar is precise and fuzzy when it needs to be, Baker keeps time and thrashes when she needs to, and Saperstein keeps up his serial killing of bass grooves. Their triple vocals weave together well and it’s pretty much everything you want in a post-punk song.
There’s a neat piano riff underlining “Harsh Light” while Mulitz sings, “Every corner that you turn, you never learn.” Good grief, can’t we all relate to that at times? “Punching Up” has a bit of a punch-drunk beat to it, with Baker providing co-lead vocals and a Pixies-like rhythm. The Pixies influence is thick on the entire track with its back-and-forth bouncing between soothing guitars and heavy distortion. “Business Unusual” would be a great name for a TV show or comic book, but it’s instead about a “man, now a boy in blue, this whole world’s got it out for you.” It also throws in some saxophone (a welcome addition to any post-punk record) with the quirky guitars and the repeated question from Flasher – “What’s the worst thing you’ve ever done?”
It’s the last lyric of the album. Are they asking us to reflect and perhaps realize it isn’t that bad? Are they asking us to forgive ourselves? The name of the album is, after all, Constant Image. We all constantly project different images of ourselves, and often to cover up what we think are horrible flaws but are usually things about which no one cares. Most of the things we worry about never happen. Flasher want us to know this, I think. We should thank them for the reminder. You can do it by buying this record.
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DJ set list for June 07, 2018
Thanks to all who listened to my show on WSND last night. My nephew, Cody (AKA C-Hav) was my guest, and he picked out some of the songs. Here’s our set list:
- Duran Duran – Planet Earth
- Zombie Zombie – Acera
- Peaking Lights – Amazing and Wonderful
- Sturgill Simpson – Turtles All the Way Down (requested)
- Stepford Wives radio ad
- The Damned – Standing on the Edge of Tomorrow
- ZZ Top – TV Dinners
- Spice Boys – Spice City Boys
- Fozzy – Judas
- The Walk-a-Bout – Things Are Looking Up
- Bear in Heaven – Lovesick Teenagers
- TV on the Radio – Nobody Else
- Eager Beavers – Hamm’s beer radio ad
- A Place to Bury Strangers – Act Your Age
- Skyland Drive-In Theatre intermission
- The Who – Under My Thumb
- The Clash – The Magnificent Seven
- White Manna – Acid Head
- Napoleon XIV – They’re Coming to Take Me Away (requested)
- John Williams – Duel of the Fates
- King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – The Acrid Corpse
- Frankenstein’s Bloody Terror radio ad
- The The – Infected (requested)
- Stardeath and White Dwarf – The Age of the Freak
- The Kut – Mind Games
- Three Days Grace – Never Too Late
- Deap Vally – End of the World
- Oingo Boingo – Wild Sex (in the Working Class)
- Pink Floyd – Fearless (requested)
- Oh Sees – Drowned Beast
I’m back on air on June 13th at midnight. Give me a listen if you’re up late.
Keep your mind open.
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Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s new single, “Hunnybee,” is a delightful treat.
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The Beths release catchy new single – “Happy Unhappy”
The Beths Share New Single “Happy Unhappy”
Watch The Video HereU.S. Tour Begins Next Week
Watch The Video HereU.S. Tour Begins Next Week
Future Me Hates Me Out August 10th On Carpark Records
[Photo by Mason Fairey]
“a young band that knows exactly who they are flexing some impressive versatility” – Stereogum
The Beths are sharing the second single, “Happy Unhappy,” from Future Me Hates Me, their debut album coming out August 10th on Carpark Records. The accompanying video directed by Callum Devlin debuts today via Noisey. Front and center is lead singer and primary songwriter Elizabeth Stokes. Stokes commands a vocal range that spans from the brash confidence of Joan Jett to the disarming vulnerability of Jenny Lewis.The Beths occupy a warm, energetic sonic space between joyful hooks, sun-soaked harmonies, and acerbic lyrics. Future Me Hates Me delivers an astonishment of roadtrip-ready pleasures, each song hitting your ears with an exhilarating endorphin rush like the first time you heard Slanted and Enchanted or “Cannonball.”
All four members of The Beths studied jazz at university, resulting in a toolkit of deft instrumental chops and tricked-out arrangements that operate on a level rarely found in guitar-pop. The Beths’ guitarist and studio guru Jonathan Pearce (whose other acts as producer include recent Captured Tracks’ signing Wax Chattels) brings it all home with an approach that’s equal parts seasoned perfectionist and D.I.Y.
The Beths recently toured Europe and will begin a U.S. run next week at Alphaville in Brooklyn, NY. These early shows in support of Future Me Hates Me mark their first time ever playing outside of New Zealand and Australia. A full list of dates is below.
Watch The Beths’ “Happy Unhappy” Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
“Future Me Hates Me” Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
“Future Me Hates Me” Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
The Beths Tour Dates:
June 11th – Brooklyn, NY – Alphaville *
June 13th – Philadelphia, PA – Ortlieb’s
June 14th – Washington, DC – Loves Me Not
June 16th – Chicago, IL – Charm School
June 20th – San Francisco, CA – The Battery
June 22nd – Los Angeles, CA – Make Out Music
June 11th – Brooklyn, NY – Alphaville *
June 13th – Philadelphia, PA – Ortlieb’s
June 14th – Washington, DC – Loves Me Not
June 16th – Chicago, IL – Charm School
June 20th – San Francisco, CA – The Battery
June 22nd – Los Angeles, CA – Make Out Music
* w/ Peach Kelli Pop
[Future Me Hates Me artwork]
Pre-order Future Me Hates Me:
Carpark Shop – http://smarturl.it/fmhm_
Streaming Services – http://smarturl.it/fmhm_dsps
The Beths online:
https://www.facebook.com/
https://thebethsnz.bandcamp.
https://soundcloud.com/
https://twitter.com/
https://www.instagram.com/
Carpark Shop – http://smarturl.it/fmhm_
Streaming Services – http://smarturl.it/fmhm_dsps
The Beths online:
https://www.facebook.com/
https://thebethsnz.bandcamp.
https://soundcloud.com/
https://twitter.com/
https://www.instagram.com/
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The Damned – Evil Spirits
Let’s face it, not all punk rock ages well. This isn’t the case with the Damned, however (and most classic punk bands, actually.). Their newest album, Evil Spirits, is a fine return for them with tracks written by multiple members of the band.
Starting with the slightly creepy “Standing on the Edge of Tomorrow,” lead singer David Vanian (whose voice only seems to have improved with age) pleads with “this dystopian generation” to fix things for future generations before it’s too late for them. Guitarist Captain Sensible‘s riffs blend into the sound of passing fighter jets by the end of it. “Devil in Disguise” has a bass heavy groove and barely disguised lyrics (again, masterfully sung by Vanian) about current political leaders (i.e., “Don’t understate the state we’re in. Don’t misconstrue my sideways grin, ‘cos you’re the one that let me in.” / “As you build your walls and empires fall, it seems the truth doesn’t matter anymore.”). “We’re So Nice,” written by the Captain, is a punk anthem with a slick beat by Pinch and lyrics about being careful not to fall into complacency.
In case you were doubting the Damned have opinions on the current political landscape, look no further than “Look Left.” It’s almost a gothic ballad as Vanian sings, “Subterfuge and fantasy played only to ignite. While everybody’s looking left, what the hell is happening right?” Keyboardist Monty Oxymoron‘s work on the track is subtle but crucial. “Evil Spirits” is the kind of song Kaiser Chiefs want to write on that crushing rock album in the back of their heads. Capt. Sensible shreds on it and his lyrics convey a bit of “Meet the old boss, same as the new boss” aesthetic. Oxymoron also gets to go wonderfully bonkers by the end of it.
It’s easy to forget that the Damned started as a goth-punk band, but “Shadow Evocation” will remind you of their roots. Vanian sings about ghosts, lurking in the night, and the devil chasing him towards death. Capt. Sensible dives into the realm of conspiracy theory with “Sonar Deceit” as Vanian sings Sensible’s lyrics about sea fish swimming into fresh water rivers, whales dying on shores, dolphins going mad, and submarines doing nefarious things. “Procrastination” encourages all of us to achieve our dreams while we still have time (“I’d like to see the pyramids at this time of the year, but never quite get round to it and end up staying here.”).
“The Daily Liar” is a plea for truth in news and for someone, anyone to cut through the “smoke and mirrors” of the 24-hour news cycle. “I’m drowning in a raging sea of words,” Vanian sings. Aren’t we all? The closer, “I Don’t Care,” is a great companion to “The Daily Liar,” as Vanian admits all the white noise of mass media and political mudslinging has left him apathetic about all of it. It starts with sad piano by Oxymoron and almost fades out before the whole band rushes in to shake you awake.
It’s a good return from these legends, who are still fiery live as well. It’s a wake-up call, and a welcome one.
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