We chat with local LA indie music badasses, whether it be artists or rad folks from different aspects of the music industry! Meet your new favorite band or listen to get tips from the experts!
Jolynn Braswell and Jordan Robins
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! If you like what we are doing please like, share, and subscribe!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!If you dig the show, subscribe and tell a homie! 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! If you like what we are doing please like, share, and subscribe!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 DoorThe 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!If you like what we are doing please like, share, and subscribe!Music featured in this week’s episode:Polartropica “Crystal Ramen” Bootleg rezMan 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. If you like what we are doing please like, share, and subscribe!Music featured in this week’s episode:Polartropica “Wild Lyfe” Bootleg rezGoon “Black Finch”DRAEMINGS “Stranger Than Believing”The Paranoyds “Girlfriend Degree”Man Man “Loot My Body”Rob Leines “Bad Seed”rThe 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! If you like what we are doing please like, share, and subscribe!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 6.19This 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. If you like what we are doing please like, share, and subscribe!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. If you like what we are doing please like, share, and subscribe!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. If you like what we are doing please like, share, and subscribe!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. If you like what we are doing please like, share, and subscribe!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 HammerCheck 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. If you like what we are doing please like, share, and subscribe!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 AndriodCheck 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! If you like what we are doing please like, share, and subscribe!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 CollideCheck 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. If you like what we are doing please like, share, and subscribe!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! If you like what we are doing please like, share, and subscribe!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"If you like what we are doing please like, subscribe and share. We appreciate it.
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"If you like what we are doing please like, share and subscribe. We do it for you and we appreciate it.
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!If you like what we are doing please like, share, and subscribe! We do this as a labor of love and we appreciate reciprocity. 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 EMAILEnola Fall “Pilot Light” IN FWD EMAILHoly 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. If you like what we are doing please like, share and subscribe. We really appreciate it. 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.comIf 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 EscapeYC’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 ConnorIf 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 BLASTMara 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.comIf 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! 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.comIf 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”
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”