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Best of the underground, week of Dec 19, 2023: Merry Saturnalia. Also, great great music. (All podcasts are on www.hlycrp.com, and you can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.)
In this episode of Podsongs, Ryan Walsh of the critically acclaimed Boston-band 'Hallelujah The Hills', interviews ground-breaking researcher Rick Doblin, founder of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). The interview that the song inspires is song called 'Get Free'. Stream the song: https://ffm.to/getfree Rick Doblin, Ph.D., is the founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). He received his doctorate in Public Policy from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, where he wrote his dissertation on the regulation of the medical uses of psychedelics and marijuana and his Master's thesis on a survey of oncologists about smoked marijuana vs. the oral THC pill in nausea control for cancer patients. https://maps.org/ Hallelujah The Hills have been releasing critically acclaimed albums and touring the U.S. since 2007. Described by Spin as “criminally underappreciated” and lauded by Pitchfork for their “fist pumping anthems,” they've been declared “Boston legends” in their hometown and as having a “cult following” by Stereogum. The band released their first two albums on Misra Records, assisted Titus Andronicus in recording their breakout album The Monitor, and are one of the only bands to have ever toured with The Silver Jews. Their sound was creatively explained as “the kind of punk rock you'd expect on stage at the roadhouse from ‘Twin Peaks'” in The Boston Herald. Others go further, with Aquarium Drunkard noting “few do it with the style and imagination of Hallelujah the Hills” and Captain's Dead boldly publishing that they “without a doubt they are one of the greatest bands currently making music.” https://www.hallelujahthehills.com/ LYRICS: We've been backstabbed betrayed, butchered and splayed On the altar of “the way it's always been done.” It's American, man, watch the funerals span The bulk of the calendar year And you can shake your head say it's not right Spend all your nights in electronic fights But you know in the end, there's no way to defend The way we do nothing at all When waking up is a trauma and hellos turns to drama You disassociate from every nuclear thought Total lack of conviction with a bullshit addiction It's enough to forget all we've got And all we've got could someday be enough A spiritual world where we lean into love Well hey I get it man, you're not sure of the plan As you harangue me holding a beer What if the best in us was on the cusp Of true manifestation? Could we take the leap into the deep And find that the softest landing? And besides What have we got to lose? If we could stay like this or get better, What would you choose? I just want my friends to get free I just want my love to get free I just want the pained to get free I just want you to get free I just wanna get free Come on let's all get free // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Newsletter, donations and download the song for €/$1 @ https://podsongs.com // LINKS // Website: https://podsongs.comPodcast episodes: https://podsongs.com/podcast-episodesSongs: https://podsongs.com/musicSpotify artist: https://open.spotify.com/artist/32FYyRx1y1ex3jHHAgLMC7?si=4Nv7WW85SbSPZvCsj1o7IgSpotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6sN1viy82HPiNTVX2YBxpq?si=1b84c2b9bdea4656 // SOCIAL // Twitter: https://twitter.com/podsongsInstagram: https://instagram.com/podsongsFacebook: https://facebook.com/podsongs --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/podsongs/message
Best of the underground, week of Oct 18, 2022: JP anarchist. Cis men dancing will save the country. Extreme spookiness. 7 great songs! (All podcasts and reviews are on www.hlycrp.com, and you can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.)
Poker Chicken. Generation Cmd-Z. Moonage Daydreaming. DJ Khaled Unplugged. Tom Cruise Predictions. Queensryche Debate. For Rocktober week 2, we bring back the frontman of Hallelujah The Hills, it's musician/author/patreoner Ryan H. Walsh! Go support his epic patreon project HILLS DECK at hillsdeck.com now!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Pudding On The Wrist returns for a special evening filled with choice cuts from Hallelujah The Hills, Swirlies, Ken McIntyre, Neko Case, Jonathan Fire*Eater, and many more.
Music from Mellow Bravo, Linnea’s Garden, Mint Green, Lockette, This Bliss, The Information, Idler Wheel, Fool The Bear, Old Town Crier, Hallelujah The Hills, Kind, Roadsaw, Cortez, Fatigue, Backwards Dancer, Morphine + Songs of the Week | bostonemissions.com/playlist2521
Famous daughter/guest Cathy Kennedy gets some hard news about her inheritance and becomes a hip hop star. Also, great great music. (All podcasts and reviews are on www.hlycrp.com, and you can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.)
The last time Ryan Walsh appeared on the show was during another trip I took to Boston. At the time, he spoke of his upcoming book about Van Morrison. What, admittedly, sounded like a fairly niche examination of the musician’s time recording a legendary album became one of the year’s most acclaimed music books. Astral Weeks finds Walsh playing detective, seeking to answer some longstanding questions, while exploring the largely unremarked upon Boston psychedelic scene of the time. Last year Walsh’s band Hallelujah the Hills released I’m You. The album finds the musician writing and singing his most straightforward — and arguably best — set of songs in its decade-plus existence.
How to aim your life in a more gamelike direction. Also, how the Kennedys will save global economics. Also, tons of great music. (All podcasts and reviews are on www.hlycrp.com, and you can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.)
After garnering national attention and widespread acclaim for Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968 – one of the best books ever written about rock music, Van Morrison, Boston, or possibly all of the above – singer/bandleader Ryan Walsh knew that his next project would be a new Hallelujah The Hills album, and now I’m You, the band’s magnum opus is here. A travelogue of indie-rock history, existential fear, and joyful salvation, I’m You celebrates the search for truth in art, the truth about ourselves, and how our connections to each other are what will save us in the end. Maybe.Tune in as we sit down with the author/songwriter to go deep inside the creation of one of 2019’s best albums, one that will hopefully, and at long last, launch Hallelujah The Hills into the stratosphere where they belong.We’re part of the Osiris podcast network. Osiris is creating a community that connects people like you with podcasts and live experiences about artists and topics you love. To stay up to date on what we’re up to, visit our site and sign up for our newsletter. Osiris works in partnership with JamBase, which connects music fans with the music they love and empowers them to go see live music. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Welcome Basic Folk to Pantheon!Basic Folk is a podcast that intends to introduce you to the what's next in the folk world and give you deeper insight on artists that you might know or are just getting to know. Hosted by Cindy Howes, a seasoned curator of music, her intention is to show you a brand of folk music that you might not know.In this episode meet Ryan Walsh of the literary (read: nerd) indie rock band Hallelujah The Hills has new music on the way. The new I'm You LP releases on November 15, 2019. Walsh, originally from Dedham, MA, has always held an interest in history and folk music, particularly when it comes to his hometown. Dedham was the site of where Sacco and Vanzetti were wrongly held for murder and also, subsequently, was named in one of Woody Guthrie's ballads about the two anarchists. The courthouse where their trial took place happens to be at the end of Walsh's childhood street and it's wonderful to hear him speculate as to whether the legendary songwriter stepped foot on the same street he grew up on.Ryan also is the author of Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968, which chronicles Van Morrison's 9 months spent in Boston, MA right before he recorded and released the masterpiece. Walsh shares insights on writing the book and the subsequent influence on his life. Please enjoy this conversation with one of my favorite humans, Ryan Walsh of Hallelujah The Hills!
Ryan Walsh of the literary (read: nerd) indie rock band Hallelujah The Hills has new music on the way. The new I'm You LP releases on November 15, 2019. Walsh, originally from Dedham, MA, has always held an interest in history and folk music, particularly when it comes to his hometown. Dedham was the site of where Sacco and Vanzetti were wrongly held for murder and also, subsequently, was named in one of Woody Guthrie's ballads about the two anarchists. The courthouse where their trial took place happens to be at the end of Walsh's childhood street and it's wonderful to hear him speculate as to whether the legendary songwriter stepped foot on the same street he grew up on. Ryan also is the author of Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968, which chronicles Van Morrison's 9 months spent in Boston, MA right before he recorded and released the masterpiece. Walsh shares insights on writing the book and the subsequent influence on his life. Please enjoy this conversation with one of my favorite humans, Ryan Walsh of Hallelujah The Hills!
Welcome Basic Folk to Pantheon! Basic Folk is a podcast that intends to introduce you to the what’s next in the folk world and give you deeper insight on artists that you might know or are just getting to know. Hosted by Cindy Howes, a seasoned curator of music, her intention is to show you a brand of folk music that you might not know. In this episode meet Ryan Walsh of the literary (read: nerd) indie rock band Hallelujah The Hills has new music on the way. The new I'm You LP releases on November 15, 2019. Walsh, originally from Dedham, MA, has always held an interest in history and folk music, particularly when it comes to his hometown. Dedham was the site of where Sacco and Vanzetti were wrongly held for murder and also, subsequently, was named in one of Woody Guthrie's ballads about the two anarchists. The courthouse where their trial took place happens to be at the end of Walsh's childhood street and it's wonderful to hear him speculate as to whether the legendary songwriter stepped foot on the same street he grew up on. Ryan also is the author of Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968, which chronicles Van Morrison's 9 months spent in Boston, MA right before he recorded and released the masterpiece. Walsh shares insights on writing the book and the subsequent influence on his life. Please enjoy this conversation with one of my favorite humans, Ryan Walsh of Hallelujah The Hills!
Ryan H. Walsh, author of the new book Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968 & singer of the band Hallelujah The Hills is back on the show. Last time he was here he was writing this book and now it's out! The book is a fascinating examination of the arts and culture scene of Boston in 1968 and Van Morrison's time there before he recorded Astral Weeks. We talk all about his extensive research and writing process, his book tour, the letters he received from Jonathan Richman, a couple legendary Boston figures like Mel Lyman, and the enigma that is Van Morrison's beautiful album Astral Weeks. We also talk about his band, Twin Peaks The Return, his recent appearance on Never Not Funny, David Crosby not knowing who Stephen Malkmus is and much more!
Creation doesn't happen in a vacuum, and in Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968, author (and Hallelujah The Hills frontman) Ryan Walsh explores every weird, fantastical nook and cranny of Boston that surrounded and seeped into Van Morrison's soul-bending masterpiece. We're sitting down with Walsh to discuss how he brought this story to life, the eternal value of having your mind blown, and a history of his hometown that has remained largely untold until now.Tune in, drop out, and slip into the slipstream for a fascinating conversation about one of the all-time-great books about rock and roll and the forces that shape it.Show NotesRead Ryan H. Walsh's original 2015 Boston Magazine article about Van Morrison's Astral Sojourn. [Boston Magazine]Free your mind and discover Ultimate Spinach [Wikipedia]Incidental music courtesy of Aquatic Gardener. Hear more/buy it HERE.Support us on Patreon! [LINK]Support/find out more about Washington, DC's Uptown Art House [LINK] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
You’re bound to raise some fan suspicion when the first track off your new album A Band Is Something To Figure Out has a title like “What do the People Want,” particularly when the thing is released on the 10th anniversary of your band’s existence. Hallelujah the Hills frontman Ryan Walsh admits that the album’s name was intended to raise some questions about rock music in general. And for full effect, Walsh adds, he first suggested it in the middle of practice, when a writer from the UK was in Boston getting material for an upcoming book on the group. But then, Hallelujah the Hills has always put on a good show. The band has released a half-dozen records in their decade-long existence, coming out of the gate with 2007’s Collective Psychosis Begone, which made them something of a media darling right at the apex of the 00s blog band boom. But while the group has maintained a steady fanbase (who’ve helped fund the last couple of records), Walsh has held down a day job for nearly all of its existence. These days, he’s also jammed book writing into his already-packed schedule. Walsh is adapting a 2015 Boston Magazine piece in a full-length book for Penguin, documenting Van Morrison’s late-60s self-imposed New England exile that gave rise to Astral Weeks, one of rock and roll’s most beloved masterpieces.
Original co-host Spenser Milo returns to talk all about the new Brand New song "I Am A Nightmare" from their allegedly upcoming album! We both like the song and we break it down. We talk about Brand New's general vagueness, their big summer tour with Modest Mouse, an actual new album being around the corner and more. We also talk about Thrice, Thursday, Wolf Parade, Blink-182, the cancelled show Bored To Death, Modern Baseball, Hallelujah The Hills, Camp Cope, LOST, Hollywood creeps, sponsors, the perfect album length and some birds outside of Spenser's window that decided to join us. Follow the show at @BONpodcast, follow @SpenserMilo, and look for more episodes all through June!
Live Performance by Hallelujah The Hills
Ryan Walsh from the band Hallelujah The Hills is on the show to kick off 2016! Ryan I do not know each other but I am a big fan of his music and he was so much fun to talk to. We talk about the band's upcoming 5th album, his upcoming book about Boston in 1968 and Van Morrison's time there leading up to Astral Weeks, podcasts we like, music/movies and tv we like (especially Twin Peaks and Enlightened,), stories from the road, changing technology, Martin Shrekli, El Chapo and so much more!This is a great episode with a wonderful guest! Based on Nothing will be going strong all year long with 3-5 episodes a month, old and new guests, and fun. Subscribe on iTunes and tell a friend. @BONpodcast
Front man of the Boston indie band Hallelujah The Hills joins CWMD to talk about the complexities of the music business, the Overdub Tampering Hoax, and mobsters in the music business. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Hallelujah the Hills - Lauren Lapkus, Mike Still, and Jeff Hiller are here along with special musical guest Hallelujah the Hills for a magical musical episode of improv4humans with Matt Besser! For the first time ever, the entire band Hallelujah the Hills have set themselves up in the studio to play some songs from their latest album Have You Ever Done Something Evil? to inspire some improvised scenes. Tune in to hear what it's like for an automated phone attendant to become sentient, what lengths a person will take to win an argument, and what your favorite band is really saying if you listen closely to the lyrics. Make sure to get the UCB Comedy Improv Manual , Matt Besser's new comedy album at mattbesser.com , and Hallelujah The Hills' new album at http://hallelujahthehills.bandcamp.com/ !
Lauren Lapkus, Mike Still, and Jeff Hiller are here along with special musical guest Hallelujah the Hills for a magical musical episode of improv4humans with Matt Besser! For the first time ever, the entire band Hallelujah the Hills have set themselves up in the studio to play some songs from their latest album Have You Ever Done Something Evil? to inspire some improvised scenes. Tune in to hear what its like for an automated phone attendant to become sentient, what lengths a person will take to win an argument, and what your favorite band is really saying if you listen closely to the lyrics. Make sure to get the UCB Comedy Improv Manual ,Matt Bessers new comedy album at mattbesser.com , and Hallelujah The Hills new album at http://hallelujahthehills.bandcamp.com/ !See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
It's the inaugural episode of my late night chat show and you be the judge if I am up to the job. Through technical difficulties and having to deal with the fact my guest was podcaster and blogger extraordinaire Doug Tilley, I think we managed ok.Hear GREAT music from Hallelujah the Hills also!
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