Badass Bands: Recent Episodes
Jolynn Braswell
We bullshit with local LA indie music badasses, whether it be artists or rad folks from different aspects of the music industry. There are two shows on this channel: Sifting Through the Noise (radio show w/ interviews) and BSing with Badasses (podcast- strictly interviews).Meet your new favorite band or listen to get tips from the experts!
On this episode we bullshit with local rockers FriendlyBear and Ether Feather! We discuss their beginnings, interesting choice of names, and so much more!
Tonight’s badassery provided by:
The Heavy Heavy Hearts “White Lightning”
Johnny Stranger “Valkyrie”
Josiah and the Bonnevilles “Oh No! (On the Back Porch)”
Lean “Killing the Sound”
FriendlyBear “Love Bluff”
FriendlyBear “Haunted House”
Mean Heat “Serpent’s Sway”
Enemy Proof “Nothing’s Gonna Happen”
Man Man “Cloud Nein”
Lauren Ruth Ward “Water Sign”
Overcoats “The Fool”
Ramonda Hammer “Future Discounted”
Ether Feather “New Abyss”
Ether Feather “Kiss the Earth”
Emma Ruth Rundle “Dead Set Eyes”
Here Lies Man “That Much Closer to Nothing”
On the LAST SHOW OF THE DECADE we debuted some new tunes from, bullshit with, and tried out our wrestling announcer voices with Family Cash! Plus, I counted down my favorite songs of the last 10 years! (Note: I had a MASSIVE list, so to narrow it down, I only featured songs from bands who are still active.)
Soooo…this decade’s badassery was provided by:
Dead Sara “Mona Lisa”
IRONTOM “Goin’ Slow”
The Soft White Sixties “Queen of the Press Club”
Deap Vally “Smile More”
SLUGS “Be Good”
GOON “Green Peppers”
Holy Wars “Warrior”
Man Man “Sparks”
Lauren Ruth Ward “Make Love to Myself”
The Moth & The Flame “Sorry”
Lord Huron “Time to Run”
Ramonda Hammer “Destroyers”
Plague Vendor “New Comedown”
EasyFriend “Create Yourself”
Spare Parts for Broken Hearts “Pleasure Delay”
Meg Myers “Monster”
Cold War Kids “Royal Blue”
Yip Yops “Head Home”
The Active Set “Famous for Dying”
Sego “Neon Me Out”
The Herbert Bail Orchestra “Radio Tower”
The Diamond Light (now motherMACHINE) “Fever Dream”
The Record Company “Don’t Let Me Get Lonely”
Twin Temple “Lucifer, My Love”
Plus we played radness from:
Family Cash “4 What’s”
Family Cash “Over My Head”
Ivan Mairesse “I Know Where I’m Going”
All Things Blue “Song to Myself”
Turtles on Speed “Ocean of Sickness”
This month on STtN we welcome in badasses MotherMACHINE and Dancing Tongues, who both debut new singles and BS about their bands origins, influences, etc.! Plus, I'm joined by a radical guest cohost, Britt Witt! Enjoy!
Badassery provided by:
Down and Outlasws “Real Good Time”
Frankie and the Witch Fingers “Pleasure”
DRAEMINGS “Stranger Than Believing”
Lauren Ruth Ward “Super Bullshit”
motherMACHINE “earthQUAKE”
motherMACHINE “TurboANDLACE”
Fast Friends “Creeper”
Young Creatures “Slow’
GOON “Deny”
Early Evil “Keeping the Score”
KOLARS “Teenage Kicks”
The Soft White Sixties “No 1 Like U BB”
Dancing Tongues “Too Much Too Soon”
Dancing Tongues “Body Language”
The Gems “Stanger Than Paradise”
Vaguess “Dead Before Dawn”
Silent “Lies Co.”
The Gooms “My Dad”
Dark Tea “Rolling Back the Dial” (ft. Hand Habits)
Kat Myers “Voices Carry”
Stilljill “Bake”
Covey “Bows”
Otis Wilkins “Joni Mitchell Was Punk”
Brasko “Static”
On this episode we play a shit ton of badassery! We also BS with Mikel from Purple Bite about when a band is ready for PR, what the current trends in the music industry are and we also chat with Jagged Baptist Club about their unique creative process, the evolution of their band, and more!
Badassery provided by:
Compress Collide “Stop Cryin’ Out Loud”
Holy Wars “Welcome to My Hell”
Reuben And The Dark “Black Water”
Facial “Strange Ambition”
Monogem “Soy Lo Que Soy”
BIIANCO “Rice Crispies”
Dyllan “Walk Sideways”
Dancing Tongues “Shotgun”
KidEyes “Let Go”
The Jacks “Are You Looking For Love?”
Ramonda Hammer “Future Discounted”
Kat Leon “This Is How The World Ends”
Radkey “P.A.W.”
Jagged Baptist Club “Tender Cactus”
Jagged Baptist Club “Running on Synthetic”
Juggs “Super Cool Time”
Kills Birds “Volcano”
Plague Vendor “Black Sap Scriptures”
No Parents “Over It”
The Electric West “No Good”
Beers for Fears “Bone Wizard (Part I: He’s a Bone Lizard)”
SKIP TO A MINUTE IN BECAUSE JO FUCKED UP THE INTRO RECORDING! On this episode of Sifting Through the Noise I welcome in Egg Drop Soup, who debut a couple NEW tracks off their upcoming EP and we shoot the shit about videos, recording, summer camp pals and more! On the back half, I’m joined by the queen of the LA music scene, Britt Witt! We discuss how artists need to remember there is a person on the other end of that booking email, including links to your music, and just being fuckin’ nice.
Badassery provided by:
Yip Yops “Sinner”
IRONTOM “Call me the West”
Twin Temple “I am a Witch”
Alexander Noice “Black Darwin”
KEEN “Winning”
Broken Baby “Royal Pigs”
The War Toys “Piece of Shit (POS)”
Zooluxx “Ghetto Starship”
Man Man “Beached”
Spare Parts for Broken Hearts “Big Win”
Facial “Don’t Take the Fremont Bridge”
Zachary Kibbee “Bones”
Cowgirls “Bad news, I’m Afraid”
Andy Clockwise “The Game”
Ether Feather “The Falconer”
Cobra Man “Bad Feeling”
Jungle “Heavy, Califronia”
Jagged Baptist Club “Change Today (Start Feeling Good)”
Tyler, the Creator “EARFQUAKE”
The Ugly Sweaters “A La Mode”
We’re hot off EPR weekend and I have some sickkkk new discoveries to share! Plus, I’m stoked to have in one of my favorite bass players/humans of all time, Al Moore aka Cowgirls! We talk about the evolution of his new project, why you shouldn't play the waiting game, and we debut a new single!
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Music featured in this week’s episode:
Dancing Tongues “Shotgun”
Jagged Baptist Club “Running on Synthetic”
Turtles on Speed “Ocean of Sickness”
The Entrance Band “Fire Eyes”
Cowgirls “Loose Story”
Cowgirls “Bad news, I’m Afraid”
Junaco “In Between”
Joshua & the Holly Rollers “Door Man”
The Electric West “No No No”
Young Creatures “Slow”
Echo Park Rising Special Pt. II and bullshit sesh with the King of Fans and Beers for Fears frontman, Derek William Scott!
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Badassery provided by:
The Gooms “Big Head”
Egrets on Ergot “Occult Matters”
Mara Connor “No Fun”
Jagged Baptist Club “The Gladiator”
TwoLips “Slow Sex”
Kat Myers “Voices Carry”
Melted Bodies “Ad People”
Ever so Andriod “Tapes”
Draemings “Stranger Than Believing”
Dancing Tongues “TV Gods”
Swimm “Man’s Man”
The Entrance Band “Grim Reaper Blues (pt. 2)
Part I of our EPR special! This week I play tunes from Thurs-Fri bands I'm looking forward too, and talk all things EPR with EPR Pros Trina Green from High Voltage Magazine and my homie, Connor McIntyre!
Music featured in this week’s episode:
Doctrin “Ride With Me”
Bird Concerns “Oh Well”
Goon “Critter”
Low Hum “Strange Love”
Veronica Bianqui “Victim”
Rosie Tucker “Spinster Cycle”
The Ugly Sweaters “Sisters”
YIP YOPS “Wyim”
Spare Parts for Broken Hearts “Big Win”
The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers “No Glory”
Elle Belle “WKND”
Beers for Fears “Bone Wizard (Pt. I He’s a Bone Lizard)
This week I welcome in one of the most talented musicians I know, Pozzi! We chat about what its like to go solo, his influences, and more!
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Music featured in this week’s episode:
Egg Drop Soup “Partying Alone”
Spare Parts for Broken Parts “Mush (Acoustic)”
The Record Company “Make It Happen”
Lord Huron “Moonbeam”
Pozzi “On Your Level”
Pozzi “Come out the Wilderness”
Frankie Siragusa “Everybody’s Scared”
Restorations “The Red Door
The Shelters “You’re Different”
Ever so Android “Fading”
Check out our playlist here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5hrZ3YsNM1HJSB43w41c1d?si=iKBDwlA6RHaUcP91VtBdvQ
Tonight was Jo's first solo rodeo, and luckily she had a guest who is also embarking on his own solo venture, Rob Fidel! We BS about the release of his upcoming EP, play a couple of the new tunes, and discuss why stage banter is its own art form! Plus, we play a bunch of local badassery, of course!
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Music featured in this week’s episode:
Polartropica “Crystal Ramen” Bootleg rez
Man Man “Head On (Hold On To Your Heart)”
Lillie Mae “You’ve Got Other Girls for That”
GOON “Deny” (Plug new album)
Rob Fidel “Cosmic Blue”
Rob Fidel “About the Now”
Rachel Goodrich “The High Song”
Timber Timbre “Grifting”
Yip Yops “False Advertising”
Cosmonauts “Crystal”
Elle Belle “WKND”
Plague Vendor “Snakeskin Boots”
Check out our playlist here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/002LoojmR5vYeJNkIM0X3A?si=-Msgq79cTYS1qaW__-ceQA
Its just us ding dongs this week, and believe it or not its Jo and Jordan's last show together for a while as our technical wizard Jordan is taking a hiatus. Oof. But hey, Jo will try to fill his size 16's and carry this shizz on.
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Music featured in this week’s episode:
Polartropica “Wild Lyfe” Bootleg rez
Goon “Black Finch”
DRAEMINGS “Stranger Than Believing”
The Paranoyds “Girlfriend Degree”
Man Man “Loot My Body”
Rob Leines “Bad Seed”r
The Deltaz “Turn Down the Light”
No Small Children “I Don’t Believe What You Say”
Young Creatures “Another One Comes Around”
Ever so Android “Kings and Queens”
Young Jesus “Deterritory”
Check out our playlist here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0s8fAdh5RBI0PqSm5OZWJ5?si=R4ZtEO_VShCp_K6cVx65gg
This week Jo and Jordan welcome in Kat Leon from Holy Wars! We talk about what she is working on, their new music and their super immersive shows!
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Music featured in this week’s episode:
Stars at Night “Toxic”
The Gooms “Squeep Fleep”
Andy Clockwise “This Town”
Facial “Black Noise”
Holy Wars “Legend” (NEW SINGLE)
Holy Wars “Back to Life”
New Language “Give In”
The Beta Machine “Embers”
GOON “Check Engine Light (NEW SINGLE)
Death Valley Girls “Disaster (Is What We’re After)”
Check out our playlist here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6sQTegFUJeIQOnZ1wP1X6z?si=ALv6yfG2TXOynXOHUxCFDQ
Sifting 6.19
This week Jo and Jordan run down some of their favorites from the past 365 days. That’s right, we are playing our favorites that have released since our last anniversary show.
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Music featured in this week’s episode:
Jo’s picks:
SLUGS “Be Good”
motherMACHINE “earthQUAKE”
Irontom “Kid Midnight”
Holy Wars “Born Dark”
Moon Honey “Betta Fish”
The Record Company “Life to Fix”
Pozzi “Come out the Wilderness”
Ramonda Hammer “Better View”
JR’s Picks:
Sam Morrow “Quick Fix”
The Electric West “No Dancing”
Zachary Kibbee “Better Than”
Spare Parts for Broken Hearts “Mush (Acoustic)”
Enola Fall “Kill Your Darlings”
Ever So Android “Fading”
Smoke Season “You”
Check out our playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Ul8kLaxqntj2SG2JTQQHF?si=x23PmsUdS9yIDkYLXgU7qw
This week Jo and Jordan welcome back Zach Kibbee, three time repeat guest and reigning Badass Bands champion. We talk about his new music, European tours and why you shouldn't put out that next album.
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Music featured in this week’s episode:
The Electric West “No Palindromes”
Compress Collide “I Don’t Belong Here”
Spare Parts for Broken Hearts “Say When”
Young Creatures “Slow”
Zachary Kibbee “Bones“
Zachary Kibbee “In Bloom” (Cover)
Rich Jaques “Every Time”
Jasmine Ash “High Wire”
Early Evil “So Bad”
Polartropica “Golden Soul” See RiCwB’s videos on IGTV!
The Gooms “My Dad” Plug Anniv show 6.28!
Check out our playlist here:
https://open.spotify.com/user/1239668321/playlist/2x8YwHGEQ1VvJeZCkAoil8?si=puoVLo0ZShmKzm6WKGC_Iw
This week Jo and Jordan welcome in Ramonda Hammer to talk new music, live show fun and consensual Splash Mountain.
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Music featured in this week’s episode:
Plague Vendor “Prism”
Man Man “King Shiv”
Egg Drop Soup “Story Bored”
Ether Feather “Interstellar”
Ramonda Hammer “Better View”
Ramonda Hammer “Who’s the Narcissist?”
GOON “Northern Saturn”
Rosie Tucker “Habit”
YIP YOPS “She”
Smoke Season “You”
Veronica Bianqui “Ah, Paris”
Zachary Kibbee “Better Than” (Next week’s guest)
Check out our playlist here:
https://open.spotify.com/user/1239668321/playlist/70kUQQfuVxPh1NA7oQXH6W?si=EhvJ1msDQ5KlWZAteB12lg
This week Jo and Jordan welcome in Ever So Android and, man, what didn't we talk about.
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Music featured in this week’s episode:
Andy Clockwise “Another Night”
The Electric West “No Dancing”
Plague Vendor “All of the Above”
WASI “Run”
Ever So Android “Fading”
Ever So Android “Kings and Queens”
Edith Crash “Octobre”
Iress “Wolves”
Happy Hallows “Wheel of Fate”
Sego “Shame”
No show next week but we will be back June 5th with special guest Ramonda Hammer
Check out our playlist here:
https://open.spotify.com/user/1239668321/playlist/3BM9krJlehz4jT0w6Cfh3W?si=qNM1ts57Qwebs7meFJwkRw
This week Jo and Jordan welcome in the guys from Compress Collide. We talk about why there isn't asshole front man among them, true democracy in songwriting and their Husker Du meets Elvis Costello song styling.
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Music featured in this week’s episode:
Andy Clockwise “The Best”
The Knitts “Vamanos Mexico”
Holy Wars “Back to Life”
IRONTOM “Kid Midnight”
Compress Collide “I Don’t Belong Here”
No Small Children “Big Steps”
The Record Company “Life to Fix”
Ever So Android “RnR”
Ramonda Hammer “Better View”
Mating Ritual “Stupid Romantic Things”
The Gooms “Late Nite Fone Calls”
Next week’s guest: Ever So Andriod
Check out our playlist here:
https://open.spotify.com/user/1239668321/playlist/3VnHYgzW9Dbs0INe8iIGT6?si=emuY-sEARQmieTRoNjp8FQ
This week Jo and Jordan welcome in Daniel Barron of YAY!LA Mag. We talk music, street art and reinvention and Daniel Plays some tasty picks!
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Music featured in this week’s episode:
motehrMACHINE “earthQUAKE”
Rob Leines “Blue Collar”
Outside Animals “Mad Men”
The Electric West “No Misbehavior”
Daniel’s picks:
Broken Baby “Meat Week”
Talk Time “Desperate Weather”
talker “Collateral Damage”
Sorry Party “When Were You Gonna Tell Me?”
Bone Acre “Nothing Lasts”
Mara Connor “No Fun”
Next week’s guest: Compress Collide
Check out our playlist here:
https://open.spotify.com/user/1239668321/playlist/5DhjfOqmOKFhvaxp8x9U4i?si=1axBaXysRbi975UV8IxIbA
This week we have in Early Evil (Matt Kronish) to talk about his new EP, and play badassery from:
The Ugly Sweaters “Death by Flames”
Traps PS “Tradition”
DRAEMINGS “Great Escape”
Ever So Andriod “Kings and Queens”
Early Evil “Tomorrow”
Early Evil “Keeping the Score”
GOON “Merchant Hall”
SLUGS “Be Good”
Dead Sara “Unamerican”
Young Jesus “Deterritory”
Lauren Ruth Ward “Sideways”
Check out our playlist here:
https://open.spotify.com/user/1239668321/playlist/7FVWKCTQgDvTDxu4LLXuB6?si=4UKCQEq8Sla9A3qziaAkmw
This week Jo and Jordan welcome in Draag! We talk influence, addiction, healing and being boring. There is also a little about music etc.
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Music featured in this week’s episode:
Izaak Opatz “Arm’s Length Away” (Current Bootleg Rez band)
EasyFriend “The Taste”
Pozzi “On your level”
Elle Belle “Knock on the Light”
Draag “Sorry (Dispensa)”
Draag “Your Better Half is Dead”
Draag’s Picks:
Vinyl Williams “Lansing”
GOON “Choke Throat”
Early Evil “So Bad” (Next week’s guest!)
Check out our playlist here:
https://open.spotify.com/user/1239668321/playlist/0zVL2nCJihtlu6PcPnlDkv?si=23gbl5EiR4yL5alQ-mmAkQ
This week Jo and Jordan welcome in badasss artist, pipe fitter and round about tough man Rob Leines. We talk about his history in music, his interest in building his own community and why his best shows are ahead of him!
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Music featured in this week’s episode:
Sego “Neon Me Out”
Yacht Punk “Radar”
Goon “Green Peppers”
Draag “Sorry (Dispensa)”
Rob Leines “Heavy Load”
Rob Leines “Radio”
Rob Leines “Train Beat”
The Herbert Bail Orchestra “Chains”
The Deltaz “Turn Down the Light”
Izaak Opatz “Not Yet”
SLUGS “Curveball”
Check out our playlist here:
https://open.spotify.com/user/1239668321/playlist/2t1fksqGPwLFI07nSgchX3?si=mzPfLMAyRL-KKLK41pOQTw
This week Jo and Jordan welcome in the guys from The Electric West.
We talk about their new music, shooting videos and shout outs to your girlfriends butt!
Music featured in tonight's episode:
Spare Parts for Broken Hearts "Mush"
The Electric West "No Dancing"
The Electric West "No Palindromes"
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This week Jo and Jordan welcome in Fast Friends. We talk basketball, trade marks, being big in Thailand and oh yeah, their music too.
If you like what we are doing please like, share, and subscribe! And if you like what we are doing and you are in Kentucky we apologize for any offense.
Music featured in this week’s episode:
Psychic Love “One & Two”
Veronica Bianqui “Sunday Cups”
Goon “Datura”
Plague Vendor “New Comedown”
FF:
Fast Friends “Crash Here If Its Cool”
Fast Friends “Creeper”
FF Picks:
Sego “Shame”
Brett “Emperor Tho”
Early Evil “So Bad”
The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers “No Glory”
Check out our playlist here:
https://open.spotify.com/user/1239668321/playlist/2SPda1zWn2fm1RardzDJDa?si=H7Lfx8WORay1bJx-gWrJeA
This week Jo and Jordan welcome in Veronica Bianqui!
We talk about her first gig and a pity $20, an upcoming album, ethnomusicology and why she is not to be suspected if the Whisky burns down.
Music featured in tonight's episode:
Veronica Bianqui "Victim"
Veronica Bianqui "If Love's a Gun, I'm Better Off Dead"
Veronica Bianqui "Sunday Cups"
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This week Jo and Jordan welcome in Ihui Wu of Polartropica. We talk about the SD music scene, over crowded zoos and the lengths she and the band go to give you a good show!
If you like what we are doing please like, share, and subscribe! It really matters...without you this all feels like screaming into the void...
Music featured in this week’s episode:
Lauren Ruth Ward “Pullstring”
Outside Animals “Right One”
The Electric West “No Misbehavior”
GOON “She”
Polartropica “Golden Soul”
Polartropica “Wild Lyfe”
Psychic Love “Ultralight”
Lucy & La Mer “Rebel Babe”
WASI “Stranger California”
Gold Star “Where I WIll Be”
Fast Friends “Crash Here If It’s Cool” (Mar. 27 GUEST)
Check out our playlist here:
https://open.spotify.com/user/1239668321/playlist/4lck1FzU9a8w6RgFLGg7OM?si=rnbD65_STm6zjDdjWu2KtQ
This week Jo and Jordan welcome back Joe from Enola Fall. We talk about their new music, artists as cake and why you should get off his f*cking lawn!
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Music featured in this week’s episode:
MIYAVI “Rain Dance”
Nightgown “Dig It”
Spare Parts for Broken Parts “Mush”
Dream Phrases “Afterlife”
Enola Fall “Violet” IN FWD EMAIL
Enola Fall “Pilot Light” IN FWD EMAIL
Holy Wars “Born Dark”
Doctrin “Show You The Way”
Polartropica “Golden Soul”
Reignwolf “Black and Red”
The Deltaz “I’m on My Own”
Check out our playlist here:
https://open.spotify.com/user/1239668321/playlist/2nV2TjSC2qcbEYmq8sq1TB?si=Y9nYqOEASE-JszBNhGrHvg
This week Jo and Jordan welcome in Yacht Punk to guest DJ.
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Music featured in this week's episode:
The Gooms "Big Head"
Pozzi "Come Out of the Wilderness"
No Small Children "Bullfighter"
Elle Belle "Troubled Tongue"
Yacht Punk "Indian Summer"
Foals "On the Luna"
BRONCHO "Big City Boys"
VAVA "Riding the Sun"
Zach Kibbee "What Did I Ever Do?"
Fartbarf "Panopticon"
Holy Wars "Born Dark"
Check out our playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ajyou2W0SjC920F24bJ1f
This week Jo and Jordan welcome in Christopher of Elle Belle. That is Mr. Belle to you. We talk about his new upcoming new EP, the new EP to follow and his unique Air BnB experience that you can enjoy!
If you like what we are doing please like, share, and subscribe! You could also come see us next Friday at the High Hat @ 8pm with Yacht Punk, No Small Children, Compress Collide and Elle Belle!
Music featured in this week’s episode:
The Gooms “Late Nite Fone Calls”
Vanessa Silberman “Outswimming Sharks”
Facial “Animals”
SLUGS “Be Good”
Elle Belle “WKND”
Elle Belle “No Signal”
Misty Boyce “Get Lost”
Neil Hamburger “Everything’s Alright”
Smith Allen “Pouring Rain”
Bones Muhroni “ A, Live, Sad, Guy”
Mating Ritual “Falling Back”
The Diamond Light “Heathens”
Check out our playlist here:
https://open.spotify.com/user/1239668321/playlist/3i5Xkooq3FILEoKwiAIkfO?si=VhSmGGydRtG45OicrcyCYg
This week Jo and Jordan welcome in The Gooms...with an M.
We talk about their recording process, their influences, poop and farts.
If you like what we are doing please like, subscribe or share with anyone who listen. We would very much appreciate it.
Music featured in this week's episode:
The Gooms "My Dad"
The Gooms "Show Me Your Love"
The Gooms "Big Head"
Make sure you check them out at The Satellite every Monday in February.
Tonight Jo and Jordan welcome in Celeste, Joanna Liz and Janelle a.k.a Stars at Night.
We talk about their music, their new video and an upcoming tour.
If you like what we are doing please like, subscribe, share or text all of your friends affected by the record cold that they should bury themselves in blankets and binge all of our shit. It would mean the world to us.
Music featured in this week’s episode:
The Gooms “Show Me Your Love”
Swimm “True Romance”
Sego “The Fringe”
George Stanford & Andy Clockwise “ I Can See The Music”
Stars at Night “Rule This City”
Stars at Night “Lizard”
SaN Picks:
Death Valley Girls “Glow in the Dark”
The Great Sadness “Enough”
Bad Visuals “Euphoria”
Yacht Punk “New Wave Denier”
Ramonda Hammer “Zombie Sweater”
Check out our playlist here:
https://open.spotify.com/user/1239668321/playlist/22RalxEqq7eZV2ZadNlCnD
This week Jo and Jordan welcome in Sam and Greg of Egg Drop Soup.
We talk about their music, recording live and capturing the same energy in the studio and the great story of their name.
If you like what we are doing please like, share, and subscribe! Or go to Washington and tag on making Badass Bands day a national holiday before the government opens back up.
Music featured in this week’s episode:
The Herbert Bail Orchestra “Chains”
Ivory Deville “The Shaker”
Spare Parts for Broken Hearts “Pleasure Delay”
The Moth and the Flame “Only Just Begun”
Egg Drop Soup “Partying Alone”
Egg Drop Soup “P.M.S.”
EDS Picks:
Annabel Lee “Up”
Zoolux “Anything & Everything”
Lauren Ruth Ward “Valhalla”
Death Valley Girls “Street Justice”
Check out our playlist here:
https://open.spotify.com/user/1239668321/playlist/2oYpw1wvfmQNk5Mkm41Gmm?si=mAMrBZ1ZRk6DAtTz2Of5RQ
This week we welcome in the new year with a duo show!
If you like what we are doing please like, share, subscribe or break into a vault and steal those die packs that stain money in the movies. Then fill a super soaker up and tag the 405 overpasses with our message of joy and music!!
Music featured in this week’s episode:
The Herbert Bail Orchestra “Radio Tower”
The Gooms “Friends”
The Electric West “No No No”
Wargirl “Uptown Girls”
Man Man “Loot my Body”
The Last Internationale “Hit Em with Your Blues”
Zach Kibbee “It Feels Electric”
The Deltaz “Heartbeat”
Ivory Deville “Abyssinia”
Dream Phases “Getting Somewhere”
Modpods “Like Pam”
Down and Outlaws “Backwards from the Dead”
Reignwolf “Are You Satisfied?”
Check out our playlist here:
https://open.spotify.com/user/1239668321/playlist/2oYpw1wvfmQNk5Mkm41Gmm?si=mAMrBZ1ZRk6DAtTz2Of5RQ
The finale of our Year End Countdown of badassery!
If you like what we are doing please like, share, subscribe or give a charitable gift to someone in need this holiday season. That doesn’t benefit us but it’s a good thing to do and we would appreciate it!
Music featured in this week’s episode:
Lauren Ruth Ward “Make Love to Myself”
VOWWS “Structure of Love”
Meg Myers “Some People”
Gold Star “Beneath the Wheels”
Trina’s Picks:
Allan Rayman “Amy”
Mondo Cozmo “Your Motherfucker”
Jess Glynne “I’ll Be There”
Patrick Droney “Stand and Deliver”
Sam Fender “Dead Boys”
The Deltaz “Turn Down the Light”
Moon Honey “Betta Fish”
Check out our playlist here:
https://open.spotify.com/user/1239668321/playlist/6Pk2PXKzhv8q23d6QjCzse?si=_Y675oLBQdWVTIdVhKqeiw
This week Jo and Jordan welcome in Kenny Becker of GOON.
We talk about how he developed his particular sound, the serendipitous way the band came together and his funky magic tape recorder.
If you like what we are doing please like, share subscribe or make custom holiday cards with our URL on it and shove them down the stocking of everyone you know. We'd appreciate it.
Music featured in this week's episode:
GOON "Chaka"
GOON "Choke Throat"
GOON "Green Peppers"
This will be our last release of the year so we can go be with our loved one. Have a happy holiday season, be righteous to one another and we will see you live on BDRK.FM January 9th @ 9pm!
Tonight Jo and Jordan countdown some of their fav tunes released by Badass Bands this year! Part 2 of 3!
If you like what we are doing please like, share, subscribe or give a charitable gift to someone in need this holiday season. That doesn’t benefit us but it’s a good thing to do and we would appreciate it!
Music featured in this week’s episode:
GOON “Choke Throat”
VAVA “Heavy”
The Bones of J.R. Jones “The Drop”
Deap Vally “Bring It On”
Kim’s Picks:
The Darts “Bullet”
SLUGS “Be Good”
Stonefield “Delusion”
Well Hung Heart “Obey”
Kat Meoz “Here I Wait”
Twin Temple “Lucifer, My Love”
The Ugly Sweaters “Sisters”
The Moth & The Flame “The New Great Depression”
Check out our playlist here:
https://open.spotify.com/user/1239668321/playlist/3xswqSc1YYlPqvAtB0QVS5?si=VMhpCJjPT2iCPzRW9VKIMw
Tonight Jo and Jordan count down some of their fav tunes released by Badass Bands this year! Part 1 of 3!
If you like what we are doing please like, share, subscribe or give a charitable gift to someone in need this holiday season. That doesn’t benefit us but it’s a good thing to do and we would appreciate it!
Music featured in this week’s episode:
Ramonda Hammer “Care 2 Slam?”
EasyFriend “Take a Little”
YIP YOPS “Head Home”
Traps PS “Seven Voices”
The Record Company- “Make It Happen”
Holy Wars “Born Dark”
Spare Parts for Broken Hearts “Mush”
Yacht Punk “Need a Reason”
Mating Ritual “Light Myself on Fire”
Draemings “Stay Up All Night (Dancing to the Knife)”
Lean “Inaction”
Lord Huron “Never Ever”
The Soft White Sixties “No 1 Like U BB”
Dream Phases “Destroy Me”
Check out our playlist here:
https://open.spotify.com/user/1239668321/playlist/5rFQoZMMJxoW4xvnnD8DVu?si=7DUtUgeiREGLEtR_ltEkxA
This week Jo and Jordan unmask the beautiful mystery that is Moon Honey.
We talk about their new (old) record, their Louisiana roots, masks and avoiding the Hand Grenade and the new (new) record and when it is going.
If you like what we are doing please like, share, subscribe or etch our logo into the moon with some sort of high powered super laser. We would really appreciate it.
Music featured in this episode:
Moon Honey "White Satin"
Moon Honey "Betta Fish"
Moon Honey "Mask Maker"
Tonight Jo and Jordan welcome in the guys from Young Creatures. We talk about their 7” release and the upcoming Creature Feature mini-fest at the Hi Hat this Saturday. Check them out here: https://www.youngcreatures.com
If you like what we are doing please like, share, subscribe or donate your body to be our personal blood boys. That way we can stay young and beautiful and keep making these episodes for ya’ll. We really appreciate it.
Music featured in this week’s episode:
The Deltaz “The Only Way”
The Knitts “Vamanos Mexico”
Plague Vendor “I Only Speak in Friction”
The Tracks “Hanging On”
Young Creatures “Something I Don’t Know”
Young Creatures “Prisoner of Escape
YC’s Picks (All bands playing Creature Fest on Sat):
Carly and the Universe “Listen”
Ryan Pollie “Blackout”
Bloodboy “All My Idiots”
The Blank Tapes “Everything Will Fall in Place”
Sugar Candy Mountain “Mar-A-Lago”
Check out our playlist here:
https://open.spotify.com/user/1239668321/playlist/6uXiBoqRF7f6psAGIHuWnM?si=XHZ_oCnYQHGauzu99Y21Ow
Tonight Jo and Jordan welcome Mara Connor
If you like what we are doing please like, share, subscribe or pay a tight rope walker to stage an elebarote, and illegal, stunt over down town LA. We would appreciate it.
Music featured in this week’s episode:
Reignwolf “Wanna Don’t Wanna”
Moon Honey “Betta Fish”
The Record Company “Life to Fix”
No Small Children “Its All for Love (For Goodness Sake)”
SHOW BLAST
Mara Connor “No Fun”
Mara Connor “Old Man” (Neil Young Cover)
Mara’s Picks:
Desure “Stranded Son”
Danny Dodge “You Need a Man, Not a Hurrican’”
The Years “Out of Body”
Holy Wars “Orphan”
Young Creatures “Something I Don’t Know” Next week’s guests!
On this week's episode Jo and Jordan welcome in the guys from Enola Falls.
They were a favorite from City Stock this year and we talk about Tasmania, their upcoming record, Ebola scares and childhood recorder virtuosity.
If you like what we are doing please take a moment and like, subscribe and share. Then take another moment and center yourself around a good cleansing breathe. We would appreciate it and so will your yoga instructor.
Music featured in this week's episode:
Enola Fall "Closer"
Enola Fall "Vestigial Tail"
Enola Fall "London"
Tonight Jo and Jordan welcome in Vanessa Silberman. We talk non-stop touring, her new music and why you should get out and do it your fucking self.
If you like what we are doing please like, share, subscribe or go create a ritual to resurrect Beethoven just so you can kill him with rock-n-roll. Then post the video on IGTV. We would think that was super rad of you.
Music featured in this week’s episode:
Spare Parts for Broken Hearts “Pleasure Delay” Satellite Rez band in Oct!
Deap Vally “Get Gone”
LA River Bend “High off of You”
Lauren Ruth Ward “Staff Only”
Vanessa Silberman “Outswimming Sharks”
Vanessa Silberman “Shine”
Vanessa’s Picks:
Spare Parts for Broken Hearts “Mush”
Carissa Johnson “Shatter”
The Paranoyds “Ratboy”
Patrick Droney “Stand and Deliver”
The Moth & The Flame “The New Great Depression”
**https://open.spotify.com/user/1239668321/playlist/7kJv6PLIyNRGsvhAPjyvnc?si=VgHQoK3WQ6WDsuuiBtuzTQ**
This week Jo and Jordan have a very special artist in for Jo's birthday episode!
Honus Honus, aka Not Not Man Man, aka Ryan Kattner to talk about his music, the inspiration he draws from films and why you never go solo.
Check him out on Instagram at Honus Honus or at honushonus.com
If you like what we are doing please like, subscribe and share. Whether you are a man-man or a woman-woman we would appreciate it.
Music featured in this week's episode:
Honus Honus "Heavy Jesus"
Honus Honus "Oh No!"
Honus Honus "The Stripper Has No Navel"
Tonight Jo and Jordan welcome Jordan Skipper and Chris Lee from Shapeshifter Circus to discuss their spooky rock-and-roll nightmare circus, The Carnival Underneath. We talk about the creation of the project, a bed of nails and what you can expect from this show!
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Put it down on your calendar: October 19th, 20th, 26th and 27th as well as November 2nd and 3rd at the The Concord.
More information can be found at: www.shapeshiftercircus.com
** **If you like what we are doing please like, share, subscribe or create a circus of your own using our playlists as the backing tracks. We appreciate it.** **
** **Music featured in this week’s episode:** **
** **Spare Parts for Broken Hearts “Mush” Satellite Rez band in Oct!** **
** **Holy Wars “Born Dark”** **
** **The Buttertones “Midnight in a Moonless Dream”** **
** **Twin Temple “I’m Wicked”** **
** **YNMD:** **
** **YNMD “A Giant Lumbering Wanderer”** **
** **YNMD “The Witches on the Roam”** **
** **YNMD Picks:** **
** **The Soft White Sixties “City Lights”** **
** **PrettyDeep “Let It Go”** **
** **The Two Tens “Nerve Damage!”** **
** **Melted Bodies “AD pEOPLe”** **
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This week Jo and Jordan welcome in Edith Crash.
We talk about the limitations and joys of working as a solo performer, her experiences as a roadie and world traveller and the new music she has coming down the pipe.
If you like what we are doing please like, subscribe, share and tell your friends. We do this just for you and it would mean a lot to us.
Music featured in this week's episode:
Edith Crash "Octobre"
Edith Crash "Perdu la foi"
Edith Crash / Alex Auge "Colonne"
Tonight Jo and Jordan welcome Facial. We talk about all kinds of things but you can't hear a lot of it because one of the mics went down. Womp womp.
If you like what we are doing please like, share, subscribe, we appreciate it.
Music featured in this week’s episode:
Spare Parts for Broken Hearts “Ever” Satellite Rez band in Oct!
Moon Honey “Life Has No Meaning”
SLUGS “Curveball”
The Herbert Bail Orchestra “Gavrilo”
SHOW BLAST
Facial:
Facial “Cali Preacher”
Facial “Go Away”
Facial Picks:
Goon “Cammie at Night”
Wolf Woodcock “Pet”
Psychic Love “Be Good”
Mike Watt “Against the 70’s”
Check out our play list here: https://open.spotify.com/user/1239668321/playlist/47JVubbkhefxtJW6Qu6BOj?si=ydSusUEvT9-fKJC80KowTQ
Tonight Jo and Jordan welcome in Hawaiian T-Shirt. We talk about their new album, This Shit Does Not Concern You, udon noodles and why Mike needs a libra.
Make sure to catch them at The Church of Fun on the 21st!
If you like what we are doing please like, share, subscribe or get a full body tattoo depicting Jo and Jordan as the Ghostbusters at the end of number II. We would really appreciate it and shout you out in an episode!
Music featured in this week’s episode:
Traps PS “Can’t Look Away” Echo resident band this month!
The Active Set “I Will Listen”
Outside Animals “6 Weeks”
Gold Star “Beneath The Wheels”
ZK:
Hawaiian T-Shirt “Emancipation”
Hawaiian T-Shirt “This Shit Does Not Concern You”
HTS Picks:
Pussy Tuesday “Cervezas”
Duderella “Teen Wolf”
Honus Honus “Heavy Jesus”
Meg Myers “The Death of Me”
The Years “Out of Body”
Tonight Jo and I welcome in Zachary Kibbee and we talk about his new EP. We play some music, we talk some shit, you know how we do.
If you like what we are doing please like, share, subscribe or randomly grab samples off the internet and throw them together until you have a hit single and thank us in your Grammy Acceptance speech. That would be sweet and we would be thankful.
Music featured in this week’s episode:
Young Creatures “Something I Don’t Know” (New single)
Lucy and La Mer “Got That Thing” (New single)
Goon “Enter Bethel Admissions”
Edith Crash “Perdu la foi” (Next podcast plug)
Zachary Kibbee “Explode”
Zachary Kibbee “Pretty Lights”
ZK Picks:
PrettyDeep “Sugar Cane”
Desi Valentine “The Highlights”
Yip Yops “False Advertising” (Citystock plug)
Enola Fall “Vestigial Tail” (Citystock plug)
The Coals “I Wanted a Lover, I Needed a Friend” (Citystock plug)
This week Jo and Jordan welcome in Greg Katz from New Professor Music.
We talk to Greg Katz owner of New Professor Music about taking the leap and trusting that the net will appear, why this may be the best time for an artist and what makes the New Professor Music is THE world's greatest record company.
If you like what we are doing please like, subscribe, share and tell everyone you know about us. We can't do this without you.
Music featured in this week's episode:
YOYA - "The Half Turn"
Ramonda Hammer - "Bender"
Mini Bear - "Cyberlove"
This week Jo and Jordan welcome in Ugly Sweaters to talk new music, old music and the joy of screaming "lets go!"
If you like what we are doing please like, share, subscribe or burn our URL into your exes lawn as a sign of your undying affection. We really appreciate it.
Music featured in this week’s episode:
Hawaiian T-Shirt “This Shit Does Not Concern You”
Young Jesus “Oranges”
Draag “Sorry (Dispense)”
Palm Springsteen “She’s Got Claws” https://soundcloud.com/palmspringsteen/shes-got-claws-1
Ugly Sweaters “Titus”
Ugly Sweaters “Back in School”
US Picks:
Yoya “We Used to Shine”
Tambourines “Sunny Side”
SLUGS “Bad Twin”
Facial “Cali Preacher”
Check out our spotify playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/user/1239668321/playlist/0uMymRVdu8V71P6EWovZUo?si=qEE29m_-T0eP9QCOg9J_3Q
This week Jo and Jordan welcome in Jeff Miller to talk Echo Park Rising, Citystock and his tenure with the Black Crystal Wolf Kids.
If you like what we are doing please like, share, subscribe or approach Jo carefully at Echo Park Rising and give her a hug. We appreciate it.
Music featured in this week’s episode:
Twolips “Peeping Tom”
Liv Slingerland “Come Back to Me”
Bones Muhroni “Habits”
EasyFriend “Alone in Here”
SHOW BLAST Jeff’s Picks:
The Henry Clay People “Working Part Time”
Forrest Day “Assholes”
Audible Mainframe “Ready to Fly”
Young Creatures “To Be Alive”
Shannon Shaw “Broke My Own”
James Supercave “Get Over Yourself”
Check out our spotify playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/user/1239668321/playlist/4dFWAhMMX6RmAwwypauXIc?si=Vd3ChL0yQMK57AWtGvuurA
This week on Sifting through the noise Jo and Jordan welcome in Twin Temple! We talk about their music and recording process, their live show and they answer some fan questions. We also discuss the upcoming Echo Park Rising fest and plot our individual must see lists.
If you like what we are doing please like, share, rate, review and tell your friends about us. We cannot do it without you.
Next week we welcome in Jeff Miller to wrap up our coverage of Echo Park rising. Check us out live every Wednesday at 9pm on BDRK.FM.
Music featured in this week’s episode:
Ramonda Hammer “Destroyers”
Outside Animals “Jenny Trouble”
The Pocket Rockets “Situations”
Dream Phases “Crossfire”
Twin Temple “Sex Magik”
Twin Temple “Lucifer My Love”
Frankie and the Witch Fingers “Tea”
Death Valley Girls “Seis Seis Seis”
VOWWS “Agents of Harmony”
Wasi “Remedy”
This week Jo and Jordan welcome in Lucy from Lucy & La Mer.
She shares with us about her process and insecurities, coming out publically before she came out privately and her run in with a coyote death squad!
If you like what we are doing please like, subscribe, rate, review or stand on your review answering the coyote's call by singing our name. We appreciate any and everything you do to help us share our love for music. Thank you.
Music featured in this week's episode:
Lucy & La Mer "Oak tree"
Lucy & La Mer "Rebel Babe"
Lucy & La Mer "Roomie Wanted"
This week Jo and Jordan go rogue! Campylobacter jejuni has laid our proposed guest low and we wish them the very best as they recuperate but they will be with us next week for our big Echo Park Rising show!
If you like what we are doing please like, share, subscribe or create a strand of bacteria whose wildly waggling flagella resemble our URL when viewed through a microscope. We are a virus worth catching and sharing.
Music featured in this week’s episode:
SLUGS “I’m on fire” https://slugstheband.bandcamp.com/track/im-on-fire
Bones Muhroni “The Real Life”
GospelBeach “Dreamin’”
THe Molochs “Too Lost in Love”
The Two Tens “Nerve Damage!”
The Soft White Sixties “The Overpass”
Yacht Punk “A Dog of Dogs for a Ghost”
Facial “Black Noise”
Lean “Years”
Josiah and the Bonnevilles “Please”
Draemings “Siamese Flame”
Nightmare Air “Fade Out”
The Ugly Sweaters “A La Mode”
Twin Temple “Sex Magick”
Echo Park rising special next week ft. Twin Temple next week!
Check out our spotify playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/user/1239668321/playlist/4a1LCjjlqC06aWkV0gZb3w?si=hlhEr6YiSmqVVddzKs47qw
This week Jo and Jordan welcome in Mikel from Purple Bite PR and we talk about the importance of photos (and salsa skills), the 24/7 nature of the modern industry and singles vs. albums. It is on fleek.
If you like what we are doing please like, share, subscribe or selectively breed dalmatians until their spots spell out BBB. We can’t do it without you.
Music featured in this week’s episode:
Outside Animals “Adrian”
Vanessa Silberman “Outswimming Sharks”
Dream Phases “Wicked Eyes”
Holy Wars “Cruel World”
SHOW BLAST
Mikel’s Picks:
Lauren Ruth Ward “Blue Collar Sex Kitten”
Yip Yops “She”
Jesse Jo Stark “Fire of Love”
Oddnesse “Are You Down”
Kan Wakan “Molasses”
The Dose “Vervain”
Deap Vally “Bring It On”
Check out our spotify playlist here:
https://open.spotify.com/user/1239668321/playlist/11ixCveYbQghmmBqUVtMpR?si=xK4cy2qvSY2e8KdlxLjMzw
This week Jo and Jordan are back and they have brought in The Soft White Sixties. They talk recording their new record, touring and $2.00 mystery Chinese food.
If you like what we are doing please like, share, subscribe or train crows to spell out our URL in the sky over your city. We can’t do it without you.
Music featured in this week’s episode:
VAVA “Riding the Sun”
The Blank Tapes “Paradise” Record Release Sat!
The Record Company “Make it Happen” Amoeba in store this week!
Yip Yops “Sugar” Echo rez this month!
The Soft White Sixties “The Overpass” NEW SINGLE (Released next week)
The Soft White Sixties “Piedra a Piedra”
TSWS Picks:
Greg Bernall “Toss the Night”
Lauren Ruth Ward “Blue Collar Sex Kitten”
Shannon Shaw “I Might Consider”
Twin Temple “Girl Trouble”
Check out our playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/1239668321/playlist/7aMx4HavnMTCUrzGwuZBDi?si=1z7E_2cJSlGStrV1YlZ4sQ
This week Jo and Jordan welcome in VOWWS to talk about their new album, recording in barns and grain silos and Matchbox 20!
If you like what we are doing please like, share, subscribe or train crows to spell out our URL in the sky over your city. We can’t do it without you.
Music featured in this week’s episode:
The Janks “Drama King’s Ball”
Mars and the Massacre “R.L. Stine (Ate My Sandwich)”
The Record Company “Life to Fix” (NEW RECORD!)
Holy Wars “Warrior”
VOWWS “Wild Wind”
VOWWS “One or the Other”
VOWWS Picks:
EAsyFriend “Create Yourself”
YIP YOPS “She”
IRONTOM “Mind My Halo”
Ivory Deville “Abyssinia”
Twin Temple “Let’s Hang Together”
The New Electric Sound “The Chills”
Check out our playlist here: Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/1239668321/playlist/3LYXokr8ZhcZDB3S9QggrW?si=3HyF5vXQTCaJGkdMw0oR9Q
This week Jo and Jordan are back from a little rest with prolific musicians, creators and business men, Eric and Matt from EasyFriend. We talk about building their fan base and their upcoming Moonrise festival (moonriseevents.com).
If you like what we are doing please like, share, subscribe or train crows to spell out our URL in the sky over your city. We can’t do it without you.
Music featured in this week’s episode:
VOWWS “Structure of Love”
YIP YOPS “False Advertising”
The Deltaz “City King” (NEW RECORD!)
Avid Dancer “Echoes”
SHOW BLAST!
EasyFriend “Create Yourself”
SLUGS “Moon Meets Mountain”
VAVA “Heavy”
Draemings “Don’t Even Worry”
Rival Cavves “Controlled”
Dream Phases “Wicked Eyes”
Elle Belle “The Real World”
Swerve “Kennedy”
Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/1239668321/playlist/7DoJ7eEOF3W94jMY2tJBcF?si=jSwYLJgyQv6H98vO77DbFA
We will be back next week with VOWWS!
This week Jo and Jordan welcome in long time Badass Bands favorites Draemings.
We talk about indie versus label production, how they all came together and why we should all just go and Seattle.
If you like what we are doing please like, subscribe, review, share or train a pod of tagged orcas to swim around spelling out our URL for only the most dedicated marine biologists to see. We appreciate anything you can do to help spread the word and thank you.
Music featured in this week's episode:
DRAEMINGS "Like A Ghost"
DRAEMINGS "Stay Up All Night (Dancing to the Knife)
DRAEMINGS "Loveless"
This week Jo and Jordan talk to each other!
We won't have a show for a few weeks because Jo is going on a well deserved vacation.
This is a very music heavy episode but if you like what we are doing please reach out on social media, like, share or carve our initials into a tree...don’t ask how but we will know.
Music featured in this week’s episode:
Sego “Whatever Forever”
LA River Bend “High off of You”
Moon Honey “That Dog”
The Two Tens “Keeping Hope Alive”
Pinky Pinky “Hot Tears”
Elle Belle “The Real World”
EasyFriend “Create Yourself”
VOWWS “Wild Wind”
VAVA “Heavy”
SLUGS “Death of Me”
YIP YOPS “Retrospective”
The Janks “Living in Denial”
Traps PS “His Involvement”
Lord Huron “The Night We Met”
Check out the playlist on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/user/1239668321/playlist/7qL2wgHJq9yvRhz1zCnLg5?si=BBC1P9WxQMqOe7LS-qZIqw
This week on Bsing with Badasses Jo and Jordan welcome in Ramonda Hammer! We talk about the epic saga of how they came together, music they are ashamed to love and fedora troubles.
if you like what we are doing please like, share, subscribe or carve your love into clay tablets to fire and bury so further generations will know about us. We appreciate it.
Music featured in this week's episode:
Ramonda Hammer "Bender"
Ramonda Hammer "Destroyers"
Ramonda Hammer "Care 2 Slam"
Welcome, welcome, welcome! This week Jo and Jordan welcome in Katrina Bleckley & Kimi Recor of Play Like a Girl (PLAG). They take over the playlist, talk about some of things PLAG has on the horizon and why they are hoping to put Katrina out of a job!
If you like what we are doing please like, subscribe, rate, review, share or scrawl articulate graffiti expressing your views to the world. We genuinely appreciate it.
MUSIC FEATURED IN THIS WEEKS SHOW:
Sudan Archives “Oatmeal”
Lauren Ruth Ward “Staff Only”
Slugs “Im on Fire”
Bedroom Witch “evil”
Fuck U Pay Us “Dark Magic”
Spare Parts for Broken hearts “EVER”
Iress “Sycophant”
Blimes + Gifted Gab “Come Correct”
WASI “Stranger California”
TwoLips “YellowGold”
Good morning and sorry for the delayed release on this one!
This week Jo and Jordan welcome Alex Moore, formerly of the Dead Ships, to talk about his new project, his favorite music and the casting couch.
Music featured in this week’s episode:
Ainjel Emme “Property of the State”
The Bones of J.R. Jones “Sinner’s song”
The Deltaz “Golden State”
Dead Sara “Heaven’s got a back door”
Alex’s Picks:
The Dead Ships “Capable”
Facial “White Veil”
Velvet “Even if I tried”
Yip Yops “Head Home”
Lean “On the Fence”
Mating Ritual “Light Myself on Fire”
Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/1239668321/playlist/3YRNfLX3PiODYHmjiCEnu9?si=LstTFlJRT3G1ps_HI6LLog
Welcome, welcome, welcome! This week Jo and Jordan welcome Derek William Scott, super fan and all around Badass! He talks music and even brought in a few songs for us to play.
If you like what we are doing please like, subscribe and share with your friends. We are counting on you.
Music featured in this week’s episode:
Ainjel Emme “This Business Will Break Your Heart”
Honus Honus “Oh No!”
Ivory Deville “Hi/Cool”
VOWWS “Burn”
Derek’s Picks:
Euphio “The Hype” (https://soundcloud.com/euphiogroup/the-hype)
TEST “Bleached Hands” (https://soundcloud.com/test_losangeles/bleached-hands-1)
The Electric West “No Fangs” (https://soundcloud.com/theelectricwest/no-fangs)
Beers For Fears “Bone Wizard (Part I: He's A Bone Lizard)” (https://soundcloud.com/beersforfears/bone-wizard-part-i-hes-a-bone-lizard)
The Deltaz “The Only Way”
Lean “On the Fence”
Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/1239668321/playlist/1DjCb92cvUKde4WMZlHQyt?si=_79mnRClSr6-MluZgcYc5g
Welcome, welcome, welcome! This week Jo and Jordan are back at it after a little spring break. We didn’t have a guest this week so we just jam-packed this episode with music!
If you like what we are doing please like, subscribe, rate and review...it helps more then you know.
Music featured in this week’s episode:
Twolips “HaHa:
Ainjel Emme “Damn the Moon”
Ramonda Hammer “Too Much, Too Recently”
Holy Wars “Cruel World”
Spare Parts for Broken Hearts “In the Glow of the Ashes”
Dream Phases “Maybe Tomorrow”
VOWWS “You Never Knew”
The Herbert Bail Orchestra “Hometown Honey”
Lord Huron “Back from the Edge”
Moon Honey “Hope II”
The Dead Ships “The Giant”
Draemings “The Great Escape”
Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/1239668321/playlist/5k2Nt8fbEda7FZQUzxZSgT?si=QMHYwBYmR1mF-YKvULCp8A
On this episode of BSing with Badasses we BS with (and try not to fangirl/boy over) Yip Yops! We chat about what goes into their crazy rad live show, how they met, what they have coming down the pipeline, and more!!
On this episode of BSing with Badasses we chat up the radical, VAVA! We bullshit about ABBA, her new EP/video, social media and much more!
Welcome, welcome, welcome! This week Jo and Jordan welcome in YIP YOPS!
This very talented Coachella valley band came in to talk about their music, the LA scene in general, their live show and their "just f@cking do it' attitude.
http://www.yipyops.com/
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Music featured in this week's show:
Twolips “Filthy Hands”
Swerve “Lose Control”
The Two Tens “Feel so Dumb”
Josiah and the Bonnevilles “Swing”
Yip Yops “Head Home”
Yip Yops “Retrospective”
Lauren Ruth Ward “Did I Offend You?”
New Order “Love Vigilantes”
Carly and the Universe “Good Vibes”
KOLARS “King of Carrot Flowers”
Titus Andronicus “Real Talk”
Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/1239668321/playlist/0eKYmBvPJuVlPlFlewcfTW?si=qSNSIY0rTQK9YruLbknZ4g
No show next week as we will be at the HiHat celebrating the life of Emery Becker.
This week Jo and Jordan welcome Brandon Graham from Dream phases! He picked some songs for us, talked about their new music and
If you like what we are doing please like, subscribe and share. Thanks Bae.
Music featured in this week’s show:
The Blank Tapes “We Can Do What We Want To”
Young Creatures “Back to the Basics”
The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers “Momma Told Me”
Saint Cecelia “We Know Us”
Outside Animals @ Viper
Dream Phases “Only You”
Dream Phases “Easy Love”
Brandon’s Picks:
Levitation Room “Crystal Ball”
Avid Dancer “Little Bird”
Young Creatures “Slow”
Lord Huron “Wait by the River”
Yip Yips “Wyim” Guests next week!
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On this episode of BSing with Badasses we BS with Happy Hollows about Enya, the progression of their music over time, discovering obscure towns while on tour, and much more!
This week on sifting through the noise Jo and Jordan welcome long time friend of Badass Bands and all around awesome human Ben Reddell in. It’s hard to find a more plugged in and vocal promoter of local music.
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MUSIC FEATURED IN THIS WEEKS EPISODE:
Yacht Punk “Nightmare Pool”
Frankie & the Witch Fingers “Sunshine Earthquake”
The Active Set “Famous for Dying”
The Crazy Brave “Desert Sun”
Ben’s Tunes:
Gospelbeach “You’re Already Home”
Gospelbeach “The City Limits”
Ben’s Picks:
Elijah Ocean “Chain of Gold”
Allie Crow Buckley “You Don’t Love Me Today”
The Knitts “Los Angeles”
Twolips “HaHa”
Death Valley Girls “Disco”
Summer Twins “Another Hit”
We will be back March 14th with Dream Phases.
This week on Sifting through the noise Jordan is flying solo so he brought in one of his favorite guest DJ’s, his wife!
Jo will be back next week and we wish her safe travels through Graceland!
If you like what we are doing please rate, review, like subscribe and share! k thx.
Music featured on tonight’s show:
Outside Animals “Jenny Trouble”
YIP YOPS “Sugar”
GOON “Chaka”
Spare Parts for Broken Hearts “Pleasure Delay”
The Ugly Sweaters “Titus”
SLUGS “High in Love”
Dream Phases “Maybe Tomorrow”
Trapsps “A Foreign Country”
King Shelter “Teeth & Claws”
SWIMM “Love You Down”
Ramonda Hammer “Destroyers”
Pom Poms “Gimme You”
Happy Hollows “Way Home”
LA River Bend “Summer Winds”
New Language “Everybody Screams”
This week on Bsing with Badasses Jo and Jordan welcome Katrina Bleckley, lawyer, music fiend and badass extraordinaire!
We talk about how she gave up on a career in medicine for a career in music, how she talked her way into a top tier law program and the advice she has for indie bands.
If you like what we are doing please like, subscribe and share. We'd be nothing without you.
Music featured in this week's show:
Draemings - "Battle Mountain"
Iress - "Prey"
This week Jo and Jordan welcome in Carly and the Universe. We talk about their new album, corn syrup, instagram dancing stars and the videos! Make sure to check them out at their record release, March 30th at The Peppermint Club.
If you like what we are doing please like, share and subscribe. Our lives would be empty and devoid of color with our you.
Music featured in this week’s show:
Yacht Punk “Radar”
Dream Phases “Tender Queen”
Hearty Har “Can’t Keep Waiting”
The Big Pink “Blue Monday”
Carly and the Universe “Listen”
Carly and the Universe “Until You Decide”
Racquet - "Artifacts"
Sikemor - How Do You Sleep
Yip Yops “False Advertising”
The Years “You Don’t Have to Take my Call”
Smoke Season “Wolves”
Down & Outlaws “Common Sense”
No Show Next Week but Jordan will back flying solo the week after!!
Today on BSing with Badasses Jo and Jordan welcome human-unicorn wonder hybrid, Lauren Ruth Ward. We talk about her long journey from Baltimore to LA, her writing process, her amazing residency (which you should go to January 29th at The Echoplex), new music, new label...and so much more!
http://www.laurenruthwardmusic.com/
Music featured in today's episode:
Lauren Ruth Ward "Blue Collar Sex Kitten"
Lauren Ruth Ward "Sideways"
Lauren Ruth Ward "Staff Only" PREMIERE!!
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This week on Sifting through the Noise Jordan and Jo welcome Kat and Elliott of Kat Meyers and the Buzzards.
We talk about their new music, shows and kick ass bathroom swag!
If you like what we are doing please like, subscribe and share with everyone you know. We couldn't do this without your support.
Music featured in this weeks episode:
Twin Temple "Lucifer My Love"
Frankie and the Witch Fingers "Learnings of the Light"
Edith Crash "Perdu La Foi"
Cosmonauts "A-Ok"
Kat Meyers and the Buzzards "Reluctant Love"
Kat Meyers and the Buzzards "So Kind"
Livingmore "Never Slow Down"
Izakk Opatz "Got to me Since"
Ben Reddell Band "Tell it like it is"
Spare Parts for Broken Hearts "Kill the Killer"
Happy Hallows "On the Wave"
This week on Sifting Through the Noise Jo and Jordan welcome in the Soft White Sixties.
We talk about their new songs, the premiere of their new video tomorrow before their Echo show and their cool partnership with LA based carecen-la.org.
If you like what we are doing please like, subscribe and share with your friends. We do this out of love for you.
Music featured in tonight's show:
Twin Temple "Let's Hang Together"
The Years "I Can't Wait"
TUFT "Look Look"
Yip Yops "Retrospective"
Soft White Sixties "Brick by Brick"
Soft White Sixties "Sorry to Say"
Veronica Bianqui "Victim"
Guards "I Know its You"
Pinky Pinky "Ram Jam"
Kat Meyers and the Buzzards "The Things I Love"
This week on Sifting Through the Noise Anthony from Herbert Bail Orchestra joins Jo and Jordan for.
Anthony talks about their new album, the video they released to today (that he wrote, directed and edited) and their show tomorrow tonight.
If you like what we are doing please like, share and subscribe. We do this entirely for you.
Music featured in tonight's episode:
Twin Temple “ Girl Trouble” BB Live vid this week!
Laura Jean Anderson “Righteous Girl” OUR SHOW SAT!
Ainjel Emme “Property of the State”
Twolips “Peeping Tom”
Herbert Bail Orchestra "Hometown Honey"
Herbert Bail Orchestra "Mountain Bar"
Andrew Sheppard "Steady Your Aim"
SWF "Automobile Blues"
The Soft White Sixties "Tell Me Its Over"
Today on Bsing with Badasses Jo and Jordan talk to Britt Witt, booker extraordinaire for the Hi Hat.
She tells us the rad story of how she started working in music at a young age, and we talk about booking do's and don'ts, rejection, and marshmallow fluff pop.
Muisc featured in this episode:
Dead Ships - "The Giant"
Mating Ritual - "Drunk"
Hookworms - "Retreat"
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We are back! Happiest of new years to you all!!
Tonight we had in Mondla and Claire from Ugly Sweaters to talk about their new EP / video /t shirt and upcoming shows. These kids are on it.
If you like what we are doing please like, subscribe, review and share. We produce this show for you, the indie music fan.
Music featured in tonight's episode:
Twin Temple “Let’s Hang Together”
Lauren Ruth Ward “Did I Offend You?”
YIP YOPS “Analyst”
Ramonda Hammer “Care 2 Slam?”
Ugly Sweaters“Sisters”
Ugly Sweaters“Death By Flames”
Tambourines “Sunny Side”
The Fuzzy Crystals “Spinning”
LA River Bend “Summer Wind”
Twolips “Yellow Gold”
Laura Jean Anderson “Take Me In”
Rival Cavves “Born Yesterday”
Next week we will be back on BDRK.FM with Anthony from Herbert Bail Orchestra.
Today Jo and Jordan welcome Mandla and Claire from Ugly Sweaters!
We discuss merch, LPs versus EPs, Mandla the songwriting machine and more!
If you like what we are doing please like, subscribe and share! We do this for fans and for the bands.
Music featured in today's episode:
Ugly Sweaters "LA,LA"
Ugly Sweaters "Dancing Shoes"
Ugly Sweaters "Sisters"
Tonight Jo and Jordan welcome in Mike Delay and Eric Rennaker to run down some of our favorite tracks from this year. We all picked some of our favorite songs and discussed them.
If you like what we are doing please like, subscribe, rate, review and share. We do this for the love of indie music and fans like you!
Mike's picks:
Holy Wars "I Can't Feel a Thing"
The Schizophonics "Streets of Heaven and Hell"
Jo's picks:
EasyFriend "Create Yourself"
The Two Tens "On Repeat"
Lauren Ruth Ward "Make Love to Myself"
Eric's picks:
Sin Color “La Siguanaba”
Izaak Opatz “Madrona”
Jamie Wyatt “Wishing Well”
Jordan's picks:
SLUGS “I’m on Fire
Ugly Sweaters "Sisters"
Together Pangea “Sick Shit”
From all of us at Badass, happy holidays!!
This week Jo and Jordan welcome in Eric and Matt a.k.a Easy Friend. We talk about RV, the creative life, the new music they have coming out and how awesome the LA music community is!
You can follow Easy Friend on all of the things at Eazy Friend Forever.
You can follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube! If you are into what we are doing please like, subscribe, share and spread the word. We do this for you.
Music in this week's episode:
The Schizophonics “Rat Trap” BB Live Rez Band in DEC!
Kid Bloom “Take My Breath Away”
The Pack a.d. “Dollhouse”
Bones Muhroni “A, Live, Sad, Guy”
Easy Friend "Create Yourself"
Easy Friend "Man You Need"
Vava "Heavy"
SLUGS "Not Kidding Around"
Jessica Childress "Waves"
Tonight Jo and Jordan welcome in SWERVE. We drink some whiskey, talk about their upcoming EP and fight technical issue goblins.
If you like what we are doing please like, subscribe and share. We really love doing this, for you.
Music featured in tonight's episode:
Ray Little “Gone”
Michael Rault “All Alone (On My Own)”
Black Pistol Fire “Speak of the Devil”
Kat Meyers & the Buzzards “Under The Rug”
Swerve “Sidekick”
Swerve "Are You Coming Home With Me?”
Line and Circle "Roman Ruins"
Goon “Cammie at Night”
The Crazy Brave “To The End”
Young Creatures “To Be Alive”
Lean “Lucid Dreams”
The Pack a.d. “Woke Up Weird”
On today's episode Jo and Jordan talk to Stephen Johnson and Kyle McCammon from the band LEAN. We get into the disappointment of piano lessons, how they met, mic stands and they even play us a super rad new unreleased track!
Take a listen and if you enjoy what we are doing please like, subscribe and share. We do it for you and we can't do it without you.
Music featured in this weeks episode:
LEAN "Years"
LEAN "On the Fence (live)"
LEAN "Come Back"
Tonight we are back live with our friends from LA River Bend. We talk about their new EP, old jackets and some of their favorite bands.
If you like what we are doing please rate, like, share and subscribe. You can also follow us on the Facebook, Twitter, Instagram just about everywhere.
Music featured in this weeks show:
The Ugly Sweaters “Evergreens” Premiering a new vid of theirs on Fri!
Liv Slingerland “Come Back to Me”
Skin & Bones “Act Tough”
GospelbeacH “In The Desert”
L.A. River Bend “Summer Wind"
L.A. River Bend "Mountain"
LARB’s Picks:
Young Creatures “The Last One”
The Crazy Brave “Slowing Down”
Kat Myers & the Buzzards “Under the Rug” NEW release!
Outside Animals “Mad Men”
Today Jo and Jordan talk with Antony and John from Candy Shop Management. We talked about the importance of good music, the changing industry and what, exactly, a manager does for a band...sort of.
Take a listen and if you like what we are doing please rate, review, like, subscribe and share! We can't do it without you.
www.candyshopmanagement.com
Music in today's episode:
The Rocket Boys "Go Ahead" Facebook.com/therocketboys
Plasmic "Manchild" Facebook.com/plasmicpower
Culprit “Driveway”
This week Jo and Jordan hang out with Adam from the Two Tens. We talk Grammy considerations (and how we don't understand how that works), their spokey new single and giant chicken suits.
Tune in, won't you?
So great of you to join us and if you like what we are doing please like, rate, review, subscribe and share! We appreciate it.
Music featured in this week's episode: Warbly Jets “Ride” Sego “Whatever Forever” Wild Wing “Sound the Alarm” Jesus Sons “Born to Lose” The Two Tens “Stuck in my Head” The Two Tens “Girlfriend Island” The Two Tens “Looney Bin” PREMIERE Prima Donna “Deathless” Go Betty Go “By Your Side” The Schizophonics “Electric” Yacht Punk “Nightmare Pool” No Small Children “I Don’t Believe What You Say” Skin & Bones “Grin & Bear It” The Bones of J.R. Jones “Sing Sing”
The server may have been down but Badass soldiers on! Will and Andrew of Will and the Won'ts came in to hang out and discuss music, spoiled meats and 10 hour gigs. They brought in some new music for us as well!
If you like what we are doing please like, share, rate and subscribe! We do this for fans just like you.
Music featured in tonight's episode: Gold Star “Come With Me” Nico Yaryan “Just Tell Me” Odnesse “Are you Down” Andy Clockwise “Cocaine & Champagne” Will and the Won’ts “Appartition” Will and the Won’ts “I’m Going Nowhere” Michael Miller “Munkie” Pom Poms “Go Go” Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile “Continental Breakfast” Young Creatures “The Last One” The Bones of JR Jones “Hammers and Nails” Holy Wars “Cruel World”
After a few weeks off Jo and Jordan are back at it! We talk new music, upcoming shows and pour some out for Tom Petty, gone too soon.
If you like what we are doing please like, subscribe, rate, share or review. Anything helps.
Music featured in this week's episode: Goon “Merchant Hall” Draemings “Holy Land” Izaak Opatz “Not Yet” Decorator “Mad Cali Transit” Irontom “Love Curse” Lean “Years” Pom Poms “Go Go” Twin Temple “Let’s Hang Together” Battle Tapes “Rhyme or Reason” Kan Wakan “I Would” Laura Jean Anderson “Righteous Girl” JD McPherson “Head over Heels” Tom Petty “I Won’t Back Down” LARB “Summer Wind”
This week Jo and Jordan welcome the guys from Soft Swells into the studio to discuss new records, pretzels, Walker Texas Ranger, life and purpose.
Take a listen and if you like what we are doing please rate, review and share.
Music featured in this week's show: The Soft Swells "Go On" The Soft Swells "Be Young" The Soft Swells "Reins"
This week on Sifting Through the Noise we team up with Sara Mengesha of Sofar Sounds to promote their upcoming collaboration with Amnesty International's Give A Home Global Concert. We discuss the CRAZY amount of shows they are putting on next week to raise money and awareness for the worldwide refugee crisis.
For more information check out: https://www.sofarsounds.com/giveahome
If you like what we are doing please rate, like, subscribe and share! We love what we do but we can't do it without you.
Music featured on this weeks show: Robert Jon & the Wreck “Don’t Let the Fire Burn Out” 3:29
Alina Bea “Take a Bite” 3:46
Moby “Porcelain”
Local Natives “Dark Days”
Andrew Bird “Why”
Wayne Shorter “Footprints”
Grouplove “Tongue Tied”
Laura Mvula “Green Garden”
Faarrow “Lost”
This week on BSing with Badasses we have in Spare Parts for Broken Hearts and Jo and Jordan totally fanboy/fangirl. We talk about their experience in the LA Scene, their relationship with Play Like a Girl records and their writing and recording process.
If you like what we are doing please rate, review and share this podcast with your friends, your co-workers and any other badasses you know. We really appreciate your support and it really helps us out! Thank you!
Music featured in todays episode: "Pleasure Delay" - Spare Parts for Broken Hearts "Ever" - Spare Parts for Broken Hearts "Say When" - Spare Parts for Broken Hearts
On this weeks show we have in The Deltaz, fresh off the road. We talk about touring, their new EP and which roads you should not take in the winter.
If you like what we are doing please like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and you can always catch us LIVE on BDRK.FM every Wednesday at 9pm.
Music on this week's show: Robert Jon & The Wreck “ The Devil is Your Only Friend” New Mystics “Smile with Your Teeth” Kolars “One More Thrill” TSWS “Queen of the Press Club”
Deltaz Tracks: The Deltaz “Creek Bed” The Deltaz “Main Street”
Deltaz Picks: The White Buffalo “Wish It Was True” Feisty Heart - "John Muir"
Yip Yops “Cure for Curiosity”
This week on Sifting Through the Noise we have Matthew from The Active Set. We talked about their music, song writing and albums vs. ep's.
If you like what we are doing please rate, subscribe and review, it really helps us out. You can find us on all of the things @badassbandsla and check us out on Youtube!
Music featured in tonight's episode: The Two Tens “Stuck in my Head” Elle Belle “Straight as an Arrow" The New Electric Sound “Heart Beat” Saint Cecelia “Radio Waves” The Active Set “Say Goodbye” The Active Set “Long Long Time” The Chain Gang of 1976 “Wallflowers” Smallpools “Centerfold” Joey Briggs “Better off Dead” Spare Parts for Broken Hearts “Pleasure Delay” L.A. Witch “Drive Your Car” Young Creatures “A Thousand Lives”
On this episode of Bsing with Badasses Jo and Jordan talk to Yael Kempe, manager, world traveller and music fanatic! We talk about her journey through the music industry, her love of music in Tel Aviv and what she is doing to try and bring new music to LA.
Check it out and if you like what we are doing please rate, review and share.
Music on this episode:
Trubdr. Adam Road "Ain't No Love"
Trubdr. Adam Road "Once in a While"
Moonz "Navigator"
This week we have Young Creatures in to talk about their new album and premiere a new track! Big love to everyone who participated, organized or went to Echo Park Rising, it was a blast!
This weeks play list was inspired some of our favorites from EPR.
Music featured in the show:
The Two Tens “Feel So Dumb” 3:01
The Schizophonics “Red Planet” 2:39
Rival Cavves “Sauced” 3:10
Ramonda Hammer “Too much, Too recently” 3:20
Young Creatures “To Be Alive” 4:13
Young Creatures “Another One Comes Around” 3:23
Dream Phases “Cleaning Up” 3:55
Los Angeles Police Department “The Birds” 3:10
Dr. Doctor “Turbulence” 3:23
Frankie & the Witch Fingers “Sidewalk” 3:03
CRX “Broken Bones” 3:31
Albert & his Dreamboats “Go to California”
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On tonight's episode Jo and Jordan bang through a killer set list of some of their favorite performers you can catch at Echo Park Rising this weekend.
Broken out by day (and relative set time) because we're anal.
ENJOY!
Thursday:
Avid Dancer “You Only Like Me with the Lights Out” 4:18
Magic Wands “Crystals” 3:47
Joel Jerome “Starting Five” 2:46
Liv Slingerland “Come Back to Me” 3:31
SWIMM “Speak Politely” 4:31
The Diamond Light “Fever Dream” 4:18
Friday:
Meatbodies “Disorder” 2:33
Fartbarf “Homeless in Heathrow” 4:16
Honus Honus “Heavy Jesus” 2:33
Veronica Bianqui “If Love’s a Gun, I’m Better Off Dead” 2:03
The Schizophonics “Ooga Booga Boogaloo” 3:47
Dream Phases “Tell the Truth” 4:10
Billy Changer “New Year Dreams” 3:23
Draemings “Drowning World” 3:56
Joomanji “Bustin’ Loose” 3:25
Saturday:
Ramonda Hammer “Bender” 2:56
Frankie & the Witch Fingers “Sidewalk” 3:03
Sam Morrow “Sure Thing” 3:14
The Paranoyds “Freak Out” 3:24
Henry Clay People “Working Part Time” 3:52
Moon Honey “The Cathedral” 3:56
Gold Star “St. Vincent De Paul’s” 3:31
Izaak Opatz “Arm’s Length Away” 3:29
CRX “Broken Bones” 3:31
Hearty Har “Can’t Keep Waiting” 3:22
Lauren Ruth Ward “Make Love to Myself” 3:05
Twin Temple “Let’s Hang Together” 4:06
The Buttertones “Pistol Whip” 2:57
Jonny Fritz “I Love Leaving” 3:26
Cutty Flam “Robot Heart” 4:21
Sego “Wicket Youth” 3:15
Sunday:
The Active Set “Let’s Go Out Tonight” 3:19
Bones Muhroni “Habits” 3:31
Kat Myers & the Buzzards “Night Terrors” 4:47
Death Hymn Number 9 “Swamp Dollars” 4:17
Holy Wars “Orphan” 3:59
On this episode of Bsing with Badasses Jo talks to Traps PS about collages, recording in New Zealand, the futility of names and so much more!
With Jo out of town Jordan throws together a music heavy episode, hilarity ensues.
Make sure to check us out next week as we will be playing some of our favorites from the upcoming Echo Park Rising!!
Tune in every Wednesday on BDRK.FM
Music in this weeks episode:
"Did I Offend You" - Lauren Ruth Ward
"Betty" - Pom Poms
"Everyone You Know" - St. Cecilia
"Graveyard Shift" - Battle Tapes
"Baby Blue" - Zach Kibbee
"Vamonos Mexico" - The KNITTS
"Temporary" - Traps PS
"Take a Little Fire" - The Shakers
"Radar" - Yacht Punk
"Hold on To" - Liv Slingerland
"Can't Keep Waitin" - Hearty Har
"Stars" - Dear Ocean
"Robot Heart" - Cutty Flam
"It Ain't Easy" - Gold Star
"Miss Beverly" - The Soft White Sixties
"The Great Sun" - VOWWS
"Night Terrors" - Kat Meyers and the Buzzards
The Two Tens “Keeping Hope Alive”
SLUGS “I’m on Fire”
Young Creatures “Fear all the Things”
The Henry Clay People “This Ain’t a Scene”
The Singles "Sweet Tooth"
The Singles "If You Want Me, You Can Have Me"
Fatal Jamz - "Jean Paul Gaultier"
The Paper Hearts - "Rent Party"
GOON “Cammie at Night”
Hearty Har “Creation Frustration”
We hung out with The Crazy Brave to discuss their new EP, Colour The Stereo!
Badassery provided by:
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Holy Wars “Warrior”
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Battle Tapes “Rhyme or Reason”
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The Last Internationale “Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Indian Blood”
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The Soft White Sixties “When This All Started”
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The Crazy Brave “Slowing Me Down”
6.The Crazy Brave “To The End"
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Dream Phases “Cleaning Up”
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LA River Bend “Fell Over You”
9. Psychic Love “Self Soother”
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The Henry Clay People “This Ain’t A Scene”
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Dead Kennedys “California Uber Allies”
On this episode of BSing with Badasses we chat up Liv Slingerland about her new tunes, how her and bandmate, Genna, met, her involvement with PLAG, and more!
Jordan was all by his lonesome this week so we served up more music then normal!
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- “Tell the Truth” - Dream Phases
- “(She’s Got) a Heart of Stone” - The SIngles
- “The Crazy Brave” - The Crazy Brave
- “I Can’t Feel a Thing” - Holy Wars
SHOW BLAST
- “Old Highway 9” - King Washington
- “Turn You Out” - The Pom Poms
- “Queens of the Press Club” - The Soft White Sixties
- “Badillac” - together PANGEA
- “Blame it on the Whiskey” - Robert John and the Wreck
- “Self-Portrait Beneath Woman’s Mask” - Moon Honey
- “Sing Sing” - The Bones of JR Jones
- “Ballad of a Slowman” - The Diamond Light
- “When the Smoke Clears” - Smoke Season
- “Heavy Jesus” - Honus Honus
- “Little Green Ghouls” - Mars and the Massacre
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Holy Wars “Warrior”
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Honus Honus “Oh No!”
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King Washington “Be Where You Belong”
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Liv Slingerland “Hold On To”
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“Thang 4 U” Austin Antoine
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“Don’t Let Me Fall” Austin Antoine
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Salami Rose Joe Louis “Same Way”
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Justin Jackson “Love Lost”
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Yacht Punk “Existential Freakout”
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Traps PS “Temporary”
On this episode of BSing with Badasses we chat up country music superstar Johnny Travis Jr! Not only is he absolutely hilarious, but he also bestowed truckloads of musical knowledge on us. Plus, we discussed entertaining your audience, his songwriting process and much more!
We play all local badassery and talk new EP(s), videos and more with Holy Wars!
This Week’s Picks
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VOWWS “Losing Myself in You”
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New Local Obsession- Bloody Death Skull “Psycho”
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Deap Vally “Turn It Off”
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Lauren Ruth Ward “Blue Collar Sex Kitten”
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Holy Wars “Orphan”
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Holy Wars “I Can’t Feel A Thing”
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Night Talks “Jungle”
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New Language “Frantic Believer”
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The Beta Machine “The End”
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St. Cecelia “Radio Waves”
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Elle Belle “You Better Mean It”
Pom Poms “Live Before I Die”
Andrew St James “Visions”
The Soft White Sixties “Follow Me”
Carly and the Universe “Flowers”
Trubdr Adam Road “If God Don’t Follow Me"
Trubdr Adam Road “Polle”
Ninet “Superstar”
Cheo Stein “Un Beso Tuyo”
Hearty Har "Can't Keep Waiting"
On this episode we bs with Leroy from the North about his creative process, upcoming album, being a Southerner from the North and he plays us a couple of tunes!
Songs:
Leroy from the North - "Pawn Shop"
Leroy from the North - "Fast Friends"
Leroy from the North - "Buckaroos"
Young Creatures “Foreigner”
Robert Jon & the Wreck “The Devil is Your Only Friend”
The Record Company “Baby I’m Broken”
Jessica Childress “Far Away”
Zachary Kibbee “Hey Now”
Zachary Kibbee “Baby Blue”
Alright Alrights “Under Water”
Tom Rhodes “Backroad"
Strange Vine “Kitchen Floor”
The Get Down Boys “Easy Money”
On this episode of BSing with Badasses, we chat up Sugar Fly about live shows, sweat, their creative process, shellfish...and more!
Music in this episode:
Sugar Fly "Heart Break City"
Sugar Fly "Blind"
Sugar Fly "Speak to Me"
This Week’s Picks:
The Dead Ships- “You Were Young”
Moon Honey “Lady Lazarus”
The Walcotts “Let the Devil Win”
Ben Reddell Band “Fire Inside”
The Crazy Brave “Wish I Could Be There”
Mars and the Massacre “Control”
Holy Wars “I Can’t Feel a Thing”
King Washington “Land Without Time”
Deap Vally “Smile More” 4:32
Fakers “Stay Til the End” 2:22
The Bones of J.R. Jones “Hearts Racing”
We hang with rock n roll badasses The Diamond Light and spin local tunes!
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EasyFriend “The Taste”
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Goon “Cammie at Night”
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VOWWS- “Heartbreaker”
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Cutty Flam- “Robot Heart”
5.The Diamond Light “Vicious Visions” 3:29
6.The Diamond Light “The Less That You Know”
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The Diamond Light “Queen of All”
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Ty Segall “Pan”
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Ty Segall “Finger”
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The Deltaz “In the Back of Your Mind”
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Battle Tapes “Graveyard Shift”
We hang with Rod Melancon and chat about his new album, touring, FLZ and more! Plus, of course, we spin a ton of local badassery.
Track Listing:
No Small Children “Radio”
Leroy from the North “Buckaroo”
Alina Bea “Take A Bite” 3:46 On tour currently, Portland tomorrow.
Dear Ocean “Stars”
Rod Melancon “With the Devil”
Rod Melancon “Different Man"
Brian Whelan “Mojave High”
Leslie Stevens “Everybody Drinks and Drives in Heaven”
Smoke Season “Hello”
Jake Brebes “Love Love Love Love Love”
Morgan Jay “Dot Dot Dot”
On this episode of BSing with Badasses, comedian/musician/renaissance man Morgan Jay not only gets us cracking up, but we bs about the intricacies of his creative process, doing music open mics rather than comedy open mics, and much more! Plus, he plays us a couple of killer original tunes!
This week on Sifting Through the Noise Jo and Jordan are their own guests!
Featured Music:
Theme music by Anthony Lopez and Ainjel Emme
No Small Children "Jerk Song"
Spare Parts for Broken Hearts "Ever"
Down and Outlaws "I Don't Care"
PLaNETS "Scared Coyote"
Zachary Kibbee "My Own Two Feet"
WASI "Floor Talk"
The Active Set "Let's Go Out Tonight"
Andy Clockwise "Open Relationship"
The Frights "You Are Going to Hate This"
The Diamond Light "Fever Dreams"
Herbert Bail Orchestra "The Future's in the Past"
Lauren Ruth Ward "Did I Offend You?"
On this very special episode of BSing with Badasses, we have the opportunity to speak with super badass ASL interpreter, Amber Galloway Gallego! She has worked with tons of amazing artists to provide a truly revolutionary way for ASL interpreters to communicate music to the hard of hearing. Just listen, no words can truly explain the magic she works.
Music used in this episode:
Rap God - Eminem
Mara's Song - Mandy Harvey
This week on Sifting Through the Noise Jo and Jordan are joined by IRONTOM.
Featured Music:
Theme music by Anthony Lopez and Ainjel Emme
No Small Children "Big Steps"
The Shelters "Liar"
The Diamond Light "Screaming Through These Halls"
Dear Boy "Local Roses"
TUFT "Stills"
Bones Muhroni "The 3 Stages of Attraction"
IRONTOM "Be Bold Like Elijah"
IRONTOM "Not in Fron of my Eyes"
Moonhoney "Cathedral"
Korey Dane "You'll Be Had"
On this episode we chat with Dear Ocean about transitioning to new musical projects, doing everything DIY, we premiere a new track and more!!
We hang with No Girlfriends and chat about their new EP, the creative process, and more!
Music Used in this episode:
Anthony Lopez & Ainjel Emme - Theme 1:09
Dream Phases “Only You” 2:58
Kid Wave “Everything Changes” 4:04
A Little” 2:35
Little Dove “Eyes” 2:42
Draemings “Fire in Hell” 4:08
No Girlfriends “Waterfalls” 3:54
No GF “Crazy” 3:55
SLUGS- High in Love
Le Ra- Naked
Rod Melancon “Different Man” 4:27
On this episode of BSing with Badasses we chat with VOWWS about organic creation of music, being compared to artists they never listened to growing up, Gary Neuman and more!
This week Jo and Jordan welcome Trina Green from High Voltage to the studio at Bedrock. We talk about upcoming shows, some of Trina's favorites from SXSW and her surprising background outside of music.
This week we played:
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Dream Phases “Summer Daze” 2:55
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Gold Star “It Ain’t Easy” 2:46
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The Soft White Sixties “Miss Beverly” 3:14
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The Pocket Rockets “The End” 3:28
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Saint Cecelia “Everyone You Know” 3:47
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Kat Myers and the Buzzards “Night Terrors” 4:48
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Mondo Cozmo “Higher” 3:02
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Machineheart “Speak in Tongues” 3:53
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The Regrettes “Picture Perfect” 2:48
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Lauren Ruth Ward “Make Love to Myself” 3:06
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On this episode of BSing with Badasses we bullshit with garage rock badasses SLUGS about when/why they all started playing music, their upcoming full length album, barn parties, social media and more!
On this episode of BSing with Badasses we bs with Hearty Har about their creative process, the timelessness quality of their music, their upcoming releases, DIY recording and they play us a couple tunes!
On this episode of BSing with Badasses, we welcome back super badass Ray Little! We chat with her about the freedom of going solo, her upcoming LP, the influence her father has on her music, and she plays us a couple tunes!
On this episode of BSing with Badasses, we have Cecelia and Nicole form St. Cecelia in to bs about their recording/creative process, the magic that happens when you find the right band members, their upcoming show at Women Fuck Shit Up Fest and more!
Two things we value most at BB are music and community, and on this episode we interview someone who embodies those two things more than anyone we've ever met, Ben Reddell. We BS with the Musician/Bedrock GM/Booking Agent/Etc./Etc. about building the country scene in LA, the importance of developing an environment musicians want to create in (Bedrock), working on your live performance, and much, much more.
On this episode of BSing with Badasses, we bullshit with Country/Americana badass Rod Melancon! We chat about how he got into music, touring in the South (he's from Louisiana), the LA music community, his new album and more!
Bonus: His drummer, the radical Ryan Wykert, joins in as cohost!
Intro/Outro Tunes:
"Perry" by Rob Melancon
"South Louisian'" by Rob Melancon
On this episode of BSing with Badasses we chat with Mikel from Purple Bite PR about why he started his own PR company, how he goes about picking clients, what bands can do as far as their own PR, and much more! Tune in!
We welcome back badasses King Washington to BS about touring, bicoastal residencies, their upcoming album, and they play us a currently unreleased track that is just perfect for the current political climate!
On this episode of BSing with Badasses we are thrilled to have in Kimi from Play Like a Girl LA! We discuss the perception of women in music, the thriving community they are fostering in SoCal and what these truly Badass women are doing to bring women front and center. Take a listen!
On this episode of BSing with Badasses, we chat with Taylor from Skin and Bones! We discuss how busking on the Venice Boardwalk built up both the band and their fanbase, how the first jam with a potential new band member can be like a first date (or one night stand), and we talked about their EP Ghost in This Town! Tune in!
On this episode of BSing with Badasses Jo bullshits with guitar virtuoso Nick Maybury about how he got his start in Australia, his upcoming EP, differences between being signed artist and an indie artist, his favorite moments in his awesome music career so far, and much more!
On this episode of 'BSing with Badasses' we have OG badasses The Shakers in to meet their new lead singer, Blaze, plus we discuss new music, upcoming shows and we preview a new track!
On this episode we BS with the awesome Alina Bea about tattoos, fangirling over your idols, being a woman in the music industry, new music she's working on and much more!
On this episode we bullshit with Kat Myers and the Buzzards about how they came together as a band, Iowa, the benefits of being a non-genre specific band, and more! They even play us a couple tracks! Tune in!
The Absolute promised us that we were interesting enough to be interviewed (though we weren't initially convinced), so with the help of a bottle of whiskey, we get loose and silly as they turn the tables on us...sorry mom.
This week on BSing With Badasses Jo and Jordan welcome supreme badass, The Bones of JR Jones, all the way from NY! He plays a song for us off his new record Spirit's Furnace, and we talk about the joys (and pains) of touring, performing live and what he has coming up this year.
This episode we bullshit with Colin Orthmann from Outside Animals about the evolution of Weezer, the new OA EP, and the challenge of finding band members that fit.
This time on BSing with Badasses Jordan and I bullshit with Eric "Easy Friend" Brown in studio at the Block of Joy! We talked to Eric about touring the US in a $150 RV, busking for a living, his new album and the inspirational aspects of a subway station beat down.
This week we BS with the badasses known as Pom Poms (Marlene and Christian)! They play us a couple tunes, and we talk about the importance of being moved emotionally and physically by music, creative ways to promote, and what they have coming up in the next couple months!
This week Jordan and I BS with Eric Rennaker, the Studio Manager/Head Engineer at Bedrock LA! We chat about the history of Bedrock LA(Which involves diamonds…and maybe even a few ghosts!), pre-production ideas for bands, and discuss some of his favorite projects. Bedrock LA is all about fostering creativity and building community, so if you’ve never been, you should remedy that soon! Its unbelievable how many services they provide for musicians. Press play for the low down from Eric!
This week Jordan and I BS with the radical trio known as The Singles! We chat about the pros and cons of record labels versus doing it all on your own, differences between the Detroit and LA music scenes, and what they have coming up this year!
On this episode of BSing with Badasses, Jordan and I talk with the radical Andy Clockwise! Tune in to hear about his “Just Do It.” mentality when it comes to music (and all aspects of life), what bands sparked his fire for performing, and his love of Half & Half.
This week Jo and the Monkey (Jordan) sit down with highly intriguing Elle Belle to discuss rock and roll and the power of persona. (And much more!)
This week we chat with badass babe Vanessa Silberman who runs A Diamond Heart Productions and plays in her own band, Diamonds Under Fire. We bullshit about artist development, building a scene, venues, and owning your own destiny!
This week we bullshit with radical rocker gals No Girlfriends! I was lucky enough to stumble upon these ladies while judging a Battle of the Bands competition, and they easily blew every other band out of the water. Listen in, we talk about being treated differently as women in music, the chick band community, playing shows in Tijuana, the origin of the name, and much more!
This week Jordan and I bullshit with the lovely Sarah Ault. She just released an exquisite new album, Hold Fast Open Palm, built around the contrast of holding on and also knowing when to let go. We discuss the album, her songwriting process, living with canyon people and much, much more!
This week we BS with Swerve’s Greg Mahdesian about crying at live shows (who and what exactly made us cry), what they’ve been doing as a new band to get themselves out there and what he would change about the current music scene.
This week we bullshit with super badass in the music licensing world, Lauren Harman of Lip Sync Music! She tells us how bands should submit music for licensing, what they look for in a track, what a licensing company can do for you and a little about her grandfather who was one of the most recorded drummers in history!
This week we hang with the radical Zachary Kibbee! We discuss songwriting, his love of the Eagles, and a few ways to make a living making music!
This week we bullshit with Bruce Duff and Jessica Amezcua from Knitting Factory Management, whom just so happen to manage a couple of our badass bands! They spoke with us about what they look for in bands, what level bands should be at on their own before thinking about management, what a manager's job actually entails, and much, much more!
We were thrilled to have Dayle Gloria, Talent Buyer/Promoter Extraordinaire, in to discuss bands, the business, the Sunset Strip glory days and why you need to get off of your ass and do the legwork if you want to succeed! Dayle shares some excellent stories and invaluable advice.
Episode 3: We BS with Brian Rich from The Echo & The Sound about talking dirty in a professional setting (strip club), backhanded compliments, how much harder it can be to be a duo versus a 3/4/5 piece, and why their new EP is called Buffalo Mouth.
Episode 2: We BS with a BADASS rapper, Mr. Austin Antoine. We talk persona, pancakes, West Coast vs. East Coast rap and he does a sick freestyle for us!
We chat with LA band fakers about the word "moist", sustaining relationships, what they think makes a good live show, and Joey plays us "Whiskey is for my Brain".