Podcasts about slumberland records

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The latest episode of My Little Underground welcomes Andy Pastlananiec, the leading man behind the San Francisco jangle pop band, Chime School is on the show to talk up the new album “The Boy Who Ran The Paisley Hotel”. Andy gets into recording the album in his own studio, the effects of gentrification as well as important music performance spaces in San Francisco that inspired the new album. “The Boy Who Ran The Paisley Hotel” is out now on legendary Slumberland Records and Chime School are going on tour in Europe this fall as well!  — Listen to Chime School: https://chimeschool.bandcamp.com/ Listen to My Little Underground: https://linktr.ee/mlupod Follow My Little Underground: https://www.facebook.com/mlupod https://www.instagram.com/mlupod/ #mlupod --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mlupod/support

In this episode, Craig and Shawn introduce listeners to two exciting acts making waves in the indie and alt-country scenes. Craig kicks things off by spotlighting one of his favorite new bands, Chime School, which is the musical vehicle for Andy Pastalaniec. He dives into the latest album "The Boy Who Ran The Paisley Hotel" (Slumberland Records) and the band's jangly, guitar-driven sound, which blends elements of classic indie pop with a modern twist. Craig reflects on how Chime School's shimmering melodies and introspective lyrics make them stand out in the current music landscape, offering a refreshing nod to '80s underground rock while still feeling fresh and relevant.Shawn shifts the spotlight to Futurebirds and their latest album "Easy Company" (Dualtone Records), which was inspired by a live show he attended at the iconic Georgia Theatre. He shares his experience of seeing the band perform, highlighting the energy and raw emotion that Futurebirds bring to the stage. Shawn explores the band's signature mix of alt-country and Southern rock, delving into how their latest release captures that same vibrant energy and heartfelt storytelling that made their live performance so impactful.Together, Craig and Shawn explore the sonic worlds of Chime School and Futurebirds, offering insights into how these two bands are carving out their own spaces in today's music scene. Whether you're into jangly indie pop or soulful Southern rock, this episode is packed with fresh sounds and passionate discussions.

A throwback to the Hidden Cameras' "gay church folk music", plus new and classic sounds ranging from ambient to poetry-infused folk, Slumberland Records jangle-pop, and the moody electronics of Suuns and Sleepkit. Enjoy another episode of The AM here on CJSW.Playlist: Skyminds - WasserNick Schofield - Morning DovesJane Penny - StreamThe Golden Age of Wrestling, featuring Future Star - LabradoriteGastr Del Sol - The Seasons Reverse - liveIvan the Tolerable - CedarsSHOLTO - Never Going to EndRoman Angelos - Regretful EchoesPatrick Holland - Left at the TableCylindricon - Numbers & LettersTime Wharp - 10 Year WarrantyThanya Iyer - leave the room and face the wavesJeff Parker - Here Comes EzraDaisy Rickman - Falling Through the Rising SunLuka Kuplowsky - How Can I Possibly Sleep When There is Music (a response to Ryokan Taigu)Flaer - SticksMermaid Chunky - Céilî - EditThe Hidden Cameras - Breathe On ItThe Hidden Cameras - Boys of MelodyBelle and Sebastian - Seeing Other PeopleLau Ro - Each DayEric Chenaux Trio - Hello EyesParsnip - L.O.N.E.Lightheaded - Dawn Hush LullabyBirdie - LaughMotorists - EmbersHeaven For Real - Energy BarBennett Mitchell - MousePsychic Temple - Cool Breeze BlowHochzeitskapelle - We DanceDreamwave - Hidden SunHoly Wave, featuring Estrella del Sol - HappierSUUNS - The BreaksSleepkit - Oxygen on the Autobahn

This week on My Little Underground (@mlupod), Stephen Stec and Cynthia Rickenbach of Long Branch, NJ jangle-pop band, Lightheaded return to the show to discuss their debut LP, Combustible Gems, out now on Slumberland Records! Stephen and Cynthia discuss what they did right and where they may have went wrong with their first album, the positives and negatives of playing their release show in a record store, how they manage their social battery, renting a bus for their UK tour, playing Market Hotel in Brooklyn with the legendary indie-pop band, Heavenly and more! #mlupod  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mlupod/support

This week on The Bugle, Frankie has a whole load of brand new tunes to share - including not one, not two but three new singles from his favourite indiepop label Slumberland Records. There's also a look in the bag from recent record store day purchases as well as a dive into the upcoming reissues pool..For more info and tracklisting, visit: https://thefaceradio.com/the-bugle/Tune into new broadcasts of The Bugle, 1st and 3rd  Monday from 4 - 6 PM EST / 9 - 11 PM GMT.//Dig this show? Please consider supporting The Face Radio: http://support.thefaceradio.com Support The Face Radio with PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/thefaceradio. Join the family at https://plus.acast.com/s/thefaceradio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on My Little Underground, New Jersey band Lightheaded is on the show to talk up their debut EP ‘Good Good Great!' on Slumberland Records. Stephen Stec (guitarist) and Cynthia Rittenbach (bass and guitar) talk up establishing a relationship with the legendary Bay Area label, their thoughts on Romance and love from family friends, inspiration from The Cleaners From Venus, great Jersey bands and our shared love of The Vaselines. Stephen and Cynthia also provide some insight on their upcoming debut LP!  ---- Listen to Lightheaded:  https://areyoufeelinglightheaded.bandcamp.com/ Socialize with My Little Underground: https://www.facebook.com/mlupod https://twitter.com/mlupod https://www.instagram.com/mlupod/ #mlupod --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mlupod/support

Yes, it's the "S-word." Shoegaze...of all the media fabricated sub-genres that we talk about on O3L, this is one of the most polarizing. The term was coined with some derision about the crop of artists that came up in the late '80s/early '90s who spent much of their stage time looking down at their effects pedals. Even many of the bands who are most closely associated with the term rebuke the label. On the other hand, the word conjures up a glorious, beloved sound that continues to resonate with musicians and fans to this day: walls of woozy, beautifully sculpted guitar noise, drowned out but ethereal vocals, dreamy, insistent beats, all bathed in swathes of reverb and echo. The Extended Play (EP) was a format that was well suited for this music, so that's our focus on this episode. While we may associate the heyday of shoegaze with the amazing groups that burst onto the UK scene, its influence spread across the pond. Case in point is our Third Lad this week, guitarist Archie Moore, who spent the first part of the '90s simultaneously in THREE seminal Washington, D.C. area bands who took cues from fizzy UK indie - Black Tambourine, Lilys, and Velocity Girl. If that wasn't enough, Archie and his friends also co-founded one of the legendary American indie labels, Slumberland Records. Velocity Girl was the stuff that '90s indie pop dreams are made of: Named after one of the coolest songs, fronted by the impossibly cool Sarah Shannon, recording for one of the coolest labels (Sub Pop), staples of alternative radio and MTV's 120 Minutes with hits like "My Forgotten Favorite" (also prominently featured on the Clueless soundtrack), "Crazy Town," "Sorry Again," and "I Can't Stop Smiling." We caught up with Archie the day after Velocity Girl's first gig in 21 years at the anniversary bash for legendary D.C. club The Black Cat. They also will be playing the Bowery Ballroom in New York on September 30th before returning to The Black Cat on December 1st. Catch them if you can! Songs: Brett Vargo - 'Didn't Know I Needed This (Until I Needed This)' Velocity Girl - 'My Forgotten Favorite' Black Tambourine - 'Throw Aggi Off The Bridge' Proud members of the Pantheon Podcasts family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yes, it's the "S-word." Shoegaze...of all the media fabricated sub-genres that we talk about on O3L, this is one of the most polarizing. The term was coined with some derision about the crop of artists that came up in the late '80s/early '90s who spent much of their stage time looking down at their effects pedals. Even many of the bands who are most closely associated with the term rebuke the label. On the other hand, the word conjures up a glorious, beloved sound that continues to resonate with musicians and fans to this day: walls of woozy, beautifully sculpted guitar noise, drowned out but ethereal vocals, dreamy, insistent beats, all bathed in swathes of reverb and echo. The Extended Play (EP) was a format that was well suited for this music, so that's our focus on this episode. While we may associate the heyday of shoegaze with the amazing groups that burst onto the UK scene, its influence spread across the pond. Case in point is our Third Lad this week, guitarist Archie Moore, who spent the first part of the '90s simultaneously in THREE seminal Washington, D.C. area bands who took cues from fizzy UK indie - Black Tambourine, Lilys, and Velocity Girl. If that wasn't enough, Archie and his friends also co-founded one of the legendary American indie labels, Slumberland Records. Velocity Girl was the stuff that '90s indie pop dreams are made of: Named after one of the coolest songs, fronted by the impossibly cool Sarah Shannon, recording for one of the coolest labels (Sub Pop), staples of alternative radio and MTV's 120 Minutes with hits like "My Forgotten Favorite" (also prominently featured on the Clueless soundtrack), "Crazy Town," "Sorry Again," and "I Can't Stop Smiling." We caught up with Archie the day after Velocity Girl's first gig in 21 years at the anniversary bash for legendary D.C. club The Black Cat. They also will be playing the Bowery Ballroom in New York on September 30th before returning to The Black Cat on December 1st. Catch them if you can! Songs: Brett Vargo - 'Didn't Know I Needed This (Until I Needed This)' Velocity Girl - 'My Forgotten Favorite' Black Tambourine - 'Throw Aggi Off The Bridge' Proud members of the Pantheon Podcasts family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sleepyhead recorded their forthcoming sixth album, New Alchemy, at the legendary Boston area recording studio Q Division with esteemed producer and Q Division co-founder Jon Lupfer at the helm. They are releasing the album August 19 as a digital download and via streaming platforms to be followed by a release on 12” vinyl LP.  They plan to play as many shows as they can manage after that! New Alchemy features Sleepyhead founders, drummer/vocalist Rachael McNally and guitarist/vocalist Chris O'Rourke as well as bassist/vocalist/keyboardist Derek van Beever, who joined the trio in 2004, a few years after the other two had moved to Boston. Many of the songs conjure the subtly infectious laissez-faire sounds of pre-Grunge Indie Rock the embrace early on in their career with a handful evoking classic Laurel Canyon Country-Rock and other 70's FM staples. The title track to New Alchemy was inspired by the exploits of the New Alchemy Institute, a utopian endeavor founded by idealistic scientists in the 1970's in Falmouth, Massachusetts, the hometown of Sleepyhead guitarist/vocalist Chris O'Rourke. Sleepyhead was formed in a basement room at NYU's Brittany dorm in the fall of 1989 by drummer/vocalist Rachael McNally, bassist Mike Galinsky and guitarist/vocalist Chris O'Rourke. They released their first 7" single, the Kramer-produced "Play," in 1991 on Picture Book Artifact. Four full-length albums followed, on three different independent record labels. Punk Rock City USA was released by Slumberland Records in 1993, followed by Starduster (Homestead 1994), Communist Love Songs (Homestead 1996), and The Brighter Shore (Sealed Fate 1999). They toured the United States and Europe throughout the nineties, sharing the stage with such legendary bands as Polvo, Half Japanese, Yo La Tengo, The Grifters, The Dambuilders, Nation of Ulysses, Helium, Royal Trux, Antietam, Luna, Versus, The Magnetic Fields, and Dungbeetle. Around the time their fourth album was released in 1999, Rachael and Chris got married, and Mike Galinsky moved on to a successful career in filmmaking. Dan Cuddy (The Special Pillow, ex-Hypnolovewheel) joined Chris and Rachael on bass. With Dan on bass, Sleepyhead did some touring for The Brighter Shore and began writing new songs. Rachael and Chris moved from New York to Boston in 2002 after having their first child. They had another kid in 2005. By this time, they had begun recording a new album, with Dan on bass, with producer Mike Deming (Pernice Brothers, Apples in Stereo, Beachwood Sparks, Lilys), at Deming's famed Studio 45 in Hartford, and subsequently Enfield, CT. In 2004, bassist/vocalist/keyboardist Derek van Beever joined the band, and they started playing shows in Boston, Providence, and New York whenever they got the chance. In April 2013, this new lineup of Sleepyhead went into Q Division Studios in Somerville, MA to record the last three songs for their long-time-coming fifth album, Wild Sometimes, which was released on renowned Chicago indie Carrot Top Records on April 8, 2014. They played a bunch of shows in the Northeast, Midwest and Southeast to celebrate the release of Wild Sometimes in 2014, and then started writing a whole bunch of new songs with Derek. In the Spring of 2018, Drawing Room Records released a well-received deluxe double vinyl LP/digital reissue of Starduster and Communist Love Songs called Future Exhibit Goes Here.         Sleepyhead's info     http://www.sleepyheadrockband.com/Sle  

Wash away those worry lines because Jeanines are on My Little Underground! Listen to them talk up their latest album Don't Wait For A Sign on Slumberland Records and the challenges of practicing since Jed is in New York and Alicia is in Massachusetts. Since Don't Wait For A Sign clocks in at 20 minutes, we talk up the beauty of brief song durations (a common theme on MLU) making this is a great album to take with you on a quick walk. Jeanines also explain why they love playing Europe plus their experiences playing this year's Madrid Popfest, and more! Listen to Jeanines: https://jeanines.bandcamp.com/album/dont-wait-for-a-sign Socialize with My Little Underground: https://www.facebook.com/mlupod https://twitter.com/mlupod https://www.instagram.com/mlupod/ #mlupod --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mlupod/support

Uno de los protagonistas del programa de hoy es el nuevo álbum de Best Coast, disco de la semana en Ya No Puedo Más, del que escuchamos hasta 3 canciones. Si tuviéramos que escoger single de la semana, este sería sin duda My Heart Beats de los ingleses Veronica Falls, que publicó el mes de abril Slumberland Records en un original "black & white swirl vinyl". También tenemos un par de estupendas recomendaciones del popchef del programa: Una canción del nuevo álbum de los galeses The Afternoons: Moving City, y otra pieza de un grupo llamado Baby Grand, una banda californiana con voz femenina que nos ha sorprendido muy gratamente. Hoy también recuperamos temas de bandas como The Jesus And Mary Chain o Gorky's Zygotic Mincy, clásicos contemporáneos.

For episode 12, Brian had the opportunity to speak to Christopher Porter, the primary creative force behind indie pop act Veronica Lake and co-founder of Audrey's Diary. Founded in metro Detroit in the early 90s, Audrey's Diary had a very brief run of 6 releases, each holding a place in the pantheon of American independent, space and dream pop. For those of you wondering about the importance of Audrey's Diary on today's music, 2 tracks released by the Audrey's Diary were featured on the epic Southeast of Saturn compilation released on Third Man Records in 2020. As an art project, Audrey's Diary has had an influence on independent music in a far more reaching way than Christopher is willing to admit.Featuring the likes Black Tambourine (Pam Berry, Archie Moore and Brian Nelson of Velocity Girl and Mike Schulman of Slumberland Records), this supergroup of sorts kicked off the label with the classic “Throw Aggi From The Bridge”. Brian and Christopher, now a journalist and writer, step through each of the Audrey's Diary releases exploring them in great detail. The final release was a fanzine, Emily's #777, an ode to the likes of Sarah Records featuring a 7” with music by Bark Psychosis, Jessamine and Buddah on the Moon.If you have never heard any of the Audrey's Diary releases or are just curious about this important independent American indie label, this interview is a treat. For fans of the label, this episode is somewhat of a love letter to those who loved the work of Christopher and Audrey's Diary. A key theme of this interview was best put by Christopher when he said “never stop making music with your friends”.

For this episode of The Vinyl Detroit Podcast Interview, Brian spoke to the talented Glenn Donaldson about his recent project's 2021 record Uncommon Weather on Slumberland Records.Recorded in his home in the Inner Richmond neighborhood of San Francisco, Glenn wrote, recorded and performed nearly every instrument on the album. Recommended by Beth Arzy (Aberdeen, Trembling Blue Stars, The Luxembourg Signal, Jetstream Pony) via her Instagram account, Brian instantly fell in love with this medium-fi pop masterpiece.Glenn's current project has been compared to myriad of artists including East River Pipe, The Magnetic Fields, 80s pop, The Bats, Kelley Stolz and even Bruce Springsteen! Brian and Glenn also speak about his prolific song writing output, songs about love and how he's accidentally become an ambassador for Inner Richmond. A musician with a varied music past, Glenn shares how he has always wanted to have a project where the music would be played on the radio. He achieved this with Uncommon Weather, found on various 2021 Album of the Year lists.This episode features extended samples from Uncommon Weather including Don't Ever Pray At The Church On My Street, I Hope I Never Fall In Love, The Biggest Fan, The Record Player And The Damage Done, The Songs You Used To Write and I'm Sorry About Your Life.This interview with Glenn took place on the eve of releasing his best work yet, the flawless Summer At Land's End, out in Slumberland on February 4, 2022. It will surely be found once again on many Best Of lists for 2022. Glenn was a very endearing guest and provided a fascinating look at his music and his approach behind Uncommon Weather.

For this episode of The Vinyl Detroit Podcast Interview, Brian had an in-depth conversation with Dusty Reske of Rocketship. Brian and Dusty spoke about Rocketship's 1996 release A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness on Slumberland Records.A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness appeared on the scene as a departure from the guitar-based indie pop music of the day. With organs and analog synths taking front stage on the album, it represents a landmark work in independent pop.Recorded in a garage in Sacramento with friends and members of Dusty's previous projects including Jim Rivas from The Rosebuds, Dusty brought together a phenomenal group of musicians. During their conversation, Dusty shared the origins of the band, the recording process as well as the album's connection to bossa nova legend Astrid Gilberto and even TV Guide!Brian and Dusty also speak about the term “twee” and the duality of having twee elements woven through Rocketship's work. Also hear about how the genre shoegaze and bands like Stereolab and My Bloody Valentine helped shape Rocketship's creative approach to the album.This episode features extended samples from A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness including the opener I Love You Like The Way I Used To Do, Kisses Are Always Promises, Let's Go Away, I'm Lost Without You Here, We're Both Alone and Friendship And Love.Dusty was a pleasure to speak to and provided a rare and look into the creation of the album. With that, we're hopeful you will enjoy this episode as much as we loved putting it together. A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness represents an important milestone in the American independent pop movement of the 1990s.Apple Music Playlist - https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/episode-10-a-certain-smile-a-certain-sadness-by-rocketship/pl.u-x2ENTkxkyKy

“Cottage Core Scooby Doo Hijinx.” In this episode Luke answers an important call, they discuss the Super Bowl Halftime Show lineup and Kevin gets vindicated. They talk about having everything you want, having everything you want and not loving and not being able to get what you want. They discuss the brand of Luke's color changing lightbulb and a P.U.K.E. reference on Peacemaker. All this while playing an amazing lineup of songs from incredible artists. Songs Played In This Episode: Momma - Medicine out now via Polyvinyl Hatchie - Quicksand from Giving The World Away out April 22nd on Secretly Canadian NOBRO - Julia from Live Your Truth, Shred Some Gnar out February 23rd via Big Scary Monsters Los Bitchos - Pista (Fresh Start) from Let The Festivities Begin! Out February 4th on City Slang Records Liam Benzvi - Hiccup from Acts of Service, out February 18th via Terrible Records Kids On A Crime Spree - Karl Kandel Hotel from Fall In Love Not In Line out now on Slumberland Records

Craig spotlights one of his favorite independent labels called Slumberland Records for this week's #TuesdayTriplePlay.  Today's mix includes 3 bands from San Francisco that create some of the best jangle-pop around!Songs FeaturedThe Reds, Pinks & Purples – Uncommon Weather (2021)Sample Track: "The Record Player And The Damage Done"The Umbrellas – The Umbrellas (2021)Sample Track: "Lonely”Chime School – Chime School (2021)Sample Track: "Fixing Motorcycles” Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/SchizoMusic)

As we come closer to the year’s end, we can only hope you haven’t finalised your eoy-lists yet because chances are there’s some mighty contenders on this show – brilliant new music from Jetstream Pony, Seablite, Sun June and more, plus grateful bows to Slumberland Records and Indietracks. Enjoy listening to this month’s selection! To … Continue reading "Indiepop Radio Episode 21-11"

Hope you all have been had a kick ass summer!! It's just about time for my favorite season of Fall to take hold... hoodies, soups, fires, naked dance parties with all my friends.... you know... good times. By now hopefully you are all vaccinated so we can get out to shows and catch some great bands playing live and stuff!! Can't wait to see all of you out there and share a few stories and drinks with you. Until then... here is a new podcast for you with some of the best damn songs from bands from not only right here in Milwaukee, but bands throughout the world that you need to know about!! Also.... a HUGE thank you to Bob Uecker for all the great years of radio broadcasting and give all of us here in Milwaukee a laugh from time to time and making each Brewer game win or loss a fun and exciting time. Thank you again for tuning in and for telling all your friends about our podcast!! Be sure to check us out on our intagram as we will be creating some fun videos, and other random things to have fun with you to pass the time. HERE to download the show. PLAYLIST: (Click on the song to buy music & click band name for their instagram/ webpage) Screw by Pist IdiotsOff their latest release ‘Idiocracy' out now on their website. Something's Wrong by 9 A.M.Current single out now on their bandcamp page! Hell Bastards by Holy WaveOff their album ‘Interloper” out now on The Reverberation Appreciation Society.Be sure to check them out live at Cactus Club on 9/20/21. I'd Rather Astral Project by The Reds, Pinks and PurplesThis single is out now on Slumberland Records and on you can also pick it up on their bandcamp page. No Shorts by Future BartenderzOff one of their many releases out this year ‘The Floridiot' that you can pickup at their bandcamp page. Rock & Roll Funeral by North By Northoff their latest release ‘Get Weird' out now on their bandcamp page.Be sure to catch them live on 9/22/21 at Company Brewing. Inside Out by Dirty FencesOut now on their bandcamp page. Opinionated Fuck by Alien NosejobOut now on their latest release ‘Hc45-2' out now on Iron Lung Records. Drug Dealing (For Money) by The Raging NathansOff their latest split 7” with Dwarves out now on Rad Girlfriend Records. Top of the Hill by Brat SoundsOff their release ‘Bad Luck' out now on their bandcamp page.Be sure to catch The Raging Nathans and Brat Sounds live at X-Ray Arcade on 9/25/21. Blind by BnnyOff their latest release ‘Everything' out now on Fire Talk Records!! Nobody by DEHDOff their release ‘Flower of Devotion' out now on Fire Talk Records!!Be sure to catch both Bnny and DEHD live at Cactus Club on 10/01/21. I Wanna Get High To The Music by PardonerOff their latest release ‘Came Down Different' out now on Bar None Records. Pressure by Chubby and the GangOff their latest release ‘The Mutt's Nuts' out now on Partisan Records!! Back to You Again by Chinese TelephonesOff their self-titled release out on It's Alive Records.Be sure to catch them live at X-Ray Arcade on 10/6/21 w/ Canadian Rifle and Off With Their Heads. Run All Night by Waste ManOff their latest release ‘One Day It'll All Be You' out now on Feel It Records. Choices by Amyl and the SniffersOff their latest release ‘Comfort To Me' out now on their bandcamp page. Not My Tempo by Holy Shit!Off the release of the same name out now on their bandcamp page. I Should've Just Stayed In Bed by The Malones Off their latest Self-Titled release. Pick it up on their bandcamp page.Be sure to catch Holy Shit!, The Malones, Indonesian Junk, and Boris the Sprinkler live at X-Ray Arcade on 10/8/21. Colors For You by The PeacersOff their latest release ‘Blexxed Rec' out now on Drag City. Reaper by Frankie and the Witch FingersOff their release ‘Monsters Eating People Eating Monsters' out now on Greenway Records. She Only Eats Organic by Acid DadOff their release ‘Take It From The Dead' out now on Greenway Records.

We go deep on the brand new, debut album from THE UMBRELLAS. Slumberland Records! Hit us up! Instagram/Twitter: @TracksPod Email: Trackspod@gmail.com

Devon Williams is on the podcast today! We talk about his last album and new EP that are out now via Slumberland Records. Also, fatherhood, The Beatles and more! Buy my new album "Mid-Century Modern Romance" on vinyl: https://www.bornlosersrecords.com/product/dante-elephante-mid-century-modern-romance-transparent-blue-vinyl MERCH: https://www.hellomerch.com/collections/dante-elephanteThanks for listening to the Dante Elephante Podcast. If you want to support the band go to www.danteelephante.com for merch and tour dates. Visit our Patreon and become a member to get exclusive podcast content, an all vinyl monthly DJ mix and more! Find Dante Elephante: www.danteelephante.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanteElephante/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dante_Elephante Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danteelephante Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3RdlkFPALHduIIZSinXgJZ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/danteelephante

Just in time for all of you who want some music to help take your mind off the bumbling orange jackass and this horrible virus that won't go away. On this podcast I decided to get back to your requests and some new kick ass tunes from some of our friends that you have all grown to love over the years here at OKR, as well as some new bands that we think you should pick up their music because it is so damn good. We wish you all nothing but love!! Keep your head up as we will get through all this together. Thank you again for tuning in and for telling all your friends about our podcast!! Be sure to check us out on our intagram as we will be creating some fun videos, and other random things to have fun with you to pass the time. CLICK HERE to download the show. PLAYLIST: (Click on the song to buy music & click band name for their instagram/ webpage) High Five a Hawk by Soup MoatOff their latest release ‘Be Brave Run Away’ out now on Triple Eye Industries. No Pleasure by USA NailsOff their latest release ‘Character Stop’ out now on Hex Records. High Decibel Megaphone by KJFOff of his latest release ‘Nine In Seven’ out now on his bandcamp page. Sick Puppy by Habitat for InsanityOff their 7” EP called ‘Sick Puppy’ out now through their bandcamp page. Personal Computing by NeutralsOff of their soon to be released 7” on Slumberland Records coming out on 12/4/20. People Don’t Protest Enough by Catholic ActionOff their latest release ‘Celebrated by Strangers’ out now on Palo Santo Records. Michael Is My Girlfriend by MassageLatest single off their soon to be released new album coming out later this year. Do You Like Us Now? by FuzzysurfOff their latest release ’Sweet Tooth’ out now on Bubbler Records. Brand New Fear by Future PlansOff their Self-titled release out now on Sex Sheet Records. Perilous by Bad OperationOff their soon to be released self-titled album coming out on December 18, 2020 on Community Records.  Neat Machines / Red Flags by Public EyeOff their latest release ‘Music For Leisure’ out now on Pop Wig. Shoulder by CastlebeatOff his new record ‘Melodrama’ out now on Spirit Goth Records.  Dye It Red by beabadoobeeOff her latest release ‘Fake It Flowers’ out now on Dirty Hit. Navigator by Astral HandLatest single off their soon to be released album ‘Lords Of Data’ coming out sometime next year!! Pick up this track digitally on their bandcamp page. Cherry-Cola Abyss by Soft Blue ShimmerOff their soon to be released album ‘Heaven Inches Away’ out on November 27, 2020 on Disposable America. Over by CandaceOf their latest release ‘Ideal Corners’ out now on their bandcamp page.  Wanking With Tears In My Eyes by Dead SheeranOff his self-titled release out now on Basket Case Records on vinyl and also for download on Bandcamp.  Thank you for tuning in and supporting local and independent music!!DJ John B

Smokescreens - "I Love Only You" from the 2020 album A Strange Dream on Slumberland Records. With their melodic, jangle-pop sound, you might mistake Smokescreens for a New Zealand band. But it's no surprise this Los Angeles-based band's music is infused with the classic "Flying Nun" sound, when David Kilgour, of legendary Dunedin band The Clean, is behind the production on their latest full-length A Strange Dream, out October 30th via Slumberland Records. "The Clean are one of my favorite bands of all time and David is definitely someone I greatly admire which makes this album so special to me," the band enthused on Facebook.  Recorded with engineer Kyle Mullarky (Allah-Las, Little Wings), the band come into their own on this third album, combining buoyant guitar lines with dulcet vocals. And with a trippy painting by Kilgour used as the album artwork, this is one record you'd be OK to judge by its cover. Read the full post on KEXP.org Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DJ John B is back again stuck in his apartment here in Riverwest... like all of you, hopefully healthy, lovers of new music bands throughout the world putting out some of the best damn music you need to know about. I guess Xtine has made my podcasts into a drinking show without me knowing it as she and some of her friend have been drinking every time I have been saying the word "amazing" as I guess I tend to day it quite frequently... so, since you aren't going anywhere... why not join in on the fun. Thank you again for tuning in and for telling all your friends about our podcast!! Be sure to check us out on our facebook page as we will be creating some fun videos, and other random things to have fun with you to pass the time. CLICK HERE to download the show. PLAYLIST: (Click on the song to buy music & click band name for their facebook/ webpage) Baby’s a Freak by The FlytrapsOff their latest release ‘Wild Card’ out now on Burger Records. Happens All The Time by The Platinum BoysOff their latest release ‘Raw Romance’ out now on Dusty Medical Records. Fast Food Song by Fast Food RockersOff their self-titled release out now on MPG. Not My Story by Cable TiesOff their latest release ‘Far Enough’ out now on Merge Records. Carousel by RemindersLatest single off their soon to be released album on Burger Records coming out sometime this year I’m guessing. Walking Backwards by Future PlansOff their latest self-titled release out now on their bandcamp page. I Like Marijuana by Mojo NixonOff the album ‘Gadzooks!! The Homemade Bootleg’. Should be able to find the CD or download at discogs, Amazon, Ebay, etc.Be sure to catch Mojo Nixon on SirusXM satellite radio on the Outlaw County channel 60 doing interviews and playing some stuff when he’s not doing this weekday show "The Loon in the Afternoon" at 3pm CST. Dying to Believe by The BethsTheir latest single off their soon to be released album ‘Jump Rope Gazers’ out on July, 10th on Carpark Records. Isn’t It Obvious by The AddisonsOff their latest release ’100% Familiar’ out now on their bandcamp page. Linda Linda (Korean version) by Drinking Boys and Girls ChoirTheir latest single out now on Damnably which you can download on iTunes in either Japanese or Korean. Living With a Hernia by Weird Al YankovicOff of this 1986 release ‘Polka Party’.  Not My Tempo by Holy Shit!That’s the title track off their latest release. Fake Grass by RookieFrom their self-titled release out now on Bloodshot Records! Whiskey Miss Me by Beaumont James & The Wild ClaimsOff their release ‘Try Every Trick’ from 2018. Come Over and Eat Pizza Tonight by A Harold RippyOff his release ‘rythum & blues’  which you can download on iTunes or Amazon. Candle Jack by Wylie JakobsOff his new release ‘Unmarked Graves’ out now on bandcamp. Champagne by The ReflectorsLatest single off their soon to be released album ‘First Impression’ coming out on May 29th on Burger Records. If You Love Someone Set Them on Fire by The Dead MilkmenOff their album ‘Metaphysical Graffiti’ and on their “Ultimate Collection” release called ‘Death Rides a Pale Cow’. Crushing Out by Bruiser QueenOff their latest EP ‘The Wild Ones’ out NOW!!Great band… great EP. Memory Foam by The ParanoydsTheir latest single available on their bandcamp page which was a part of the outtakes of their 2019 release ‘Carnage Bargain’ which is out now on Suicide Squeeze Records. Clouds by Psychic MarkersThe latest single off their soon to be released self-titled album coming out on May 29th on Bella Union. You & I by Pale LightsOff their latest 7” out on April 24th on Slumberland Records! Which you can also pre-order at their bandcamp page. Shake Your Body by Anthony BHis latest single which you can download on iTunes and Amazon. Lucifer by Slander TongueOff their latest self-titled release out now on Slovenly Records!! Pee-Pee by The Kelly FamilyOff their release ‘Keep On Singin...

Would you please help us improve the show by voting for your favourite track from this episode?Walk On ByGod Bless the Ottoman EmpireBodyFilm SoundtrackHey LucianiDub Be Good To MeSailVote now! Welcome to the show with ex-Peel Session stars The Suncharms. Luckily for us the band has reformed following their split up in the '90s and are currently recording new material. There is an LP in the wings from The Suncharms. The band has been in touch and we are certainly looking forward to their upcoming release. Read on to discover more about the band and what to expect from them in the future. Also in the show we have Richard's father drop in on the studio and he stays for the entire show! Such is Old Man's musical taste that he offers a few nuggets of wisdom on the tracks in today's show. However, it's not all beer and skittles. After playing the Eastern European classic from A Hawk and A Hacksaw, he cites it obvious middle Eastern influences and then rambles on about Kashmir for a bit. Did you listen in Geography lessons all those years ago? And you always said my geography knowledge is appalling! We are always on the lookout for suggestions from you, our listeners. So, if you've got a track you'd like to hear on the show please do get in touch. Track Listing Walk On By NoosaGod Bless the Ottoman Empire played from the vinyl A Hawk and A HacksawBody SydFilm Soundtrack The SuncharmsHey Luciani played from the vinyl The FallDub Be Good To Me Beats InternationalSail Noosa [wpcd_coupon id=6553] Old Man Ian recommends... The Suncharms - straight out of Sheffield FTBOTRB's impression of The Suncharms Thanks to Marcus of the band for getting in touch with us here at Record Box HQ. We loved The Suncharms here, their musical innocence and melodies hark back to an era when flares were back in fashion. And people wore elephant leg jeans - remember those? A time when we all had floppy bangs of hair and wore long sleeve tee's printed all over with flowers. We all shopped at Affleck's Palace and spent embarrassing amounts of time in Vinyl Exchange. Janglie indie pop at its best describes The Suncharms brilliantly. It's an authentic sound and one we are hoping they are going to be able to replicate on their upcoming debut album release. As told by Slumberland Records Sheffield's The Suncharms formed in 1989, inspired by the flourishing indiepop scene. Also by the sonic experimentation welling-up around them that would soon come to be known as shoegaze. Following initial garage rehearsals the band soon found themselves supporting indiepop legends such as The Brilliant Corners, St Christopher, The Orchids and The Television Personalities. By 1990 the first Suncharms demo tape had secured support slots with emerging Shoegaze bands such as Cranes, Catherine Wheel and Curve which brought the attention of Wilde Club records and by June 1991 the first EP was released to favorable reviews, reaching a fairly respectable No.23 in the UK indie charts.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZXXSksKG8A&feature=youtu.be In November 1991 the excellent second EP Tranquil Day was released, which led to a Peel session in April 1992. The Slumberland Records crew LOVED those two EPs. They had all the guitar overload we craved, but wrapped around some unusually crafty pop tunes. Less ethereal or abstract than a lot of shoegaze, accurate reference points might include early Ride or The Boo Radleys. We first approached the band about the possibility of releasing something way back in 1992. Sadly the familiar scenario of band members lives going in different directions began to hamper progress so a release never materialised. In April 1993 The Suncharms played the last gig of their initial phase.  Life after the split Over the intervening years The Suncharms name was kept alive by a small group of indie enthusiasts, websites, online radio stations and bloggers. In 2014 Richard met Roque Ruiz of Cloudberry Rec...

Formed in 1990 the band supported indie pop legends such as The Brilliant Corners, St Christopher, The Orchids and The Television Personalities plus gigs with emerging Shoegaze bands such as Cranes, Catherine Wheel and Curve which brought the attention of Wilde Club records.By June 1991 the first EP ''Sparkle'' was released.In November 1991 the second EP "Tranquil Day" was released which then led to a Peel session in April 1992.Slumberland Records first approached the band about the possibility of releasing something way back in 1992 but sadly a release never materialised.In April 1993 The Suncharms played the last gig of their initial phase.In 2014 Cloudberry Records contacted and made plans to release a retrospective compilation CD of the two EPs plus assorted demos and previously unreleased songs.In 2015 the band reunited to start collecting old recordings and assorted memorabilia to make the CD and booklet.

On the September 29th edition of Look At My Records! Tom chatted with Brooklyn's Peel Dream Magazine. The band just released their fantastic debut album, Modern Meta Physics, on Slumberland Records, so Tom got the full scoop on the recording process, the band's history, and their touring plans for the rest of the year. The group also made some stupendous picks from my record collection, including Belle & Sebastian, Beach Boys, locals favorites Gingerlys; plus a couple of their Slumberland labelmates, Expert Alterations and Wilhoney! Don't sleep on their new album - it's out now, and you can purchase it through SlumberlandRecords.com Full episode playlist: https://spinitron.com/export/rfb286-pl7916-ORQMk2ju.html

Smokescreens - Someone New - from the 2018 album Used To Yesterday on Slumberland Records.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DJ John B. is back from vacation and is kicking back a couple brews and has a ton of music for you. BIG NEW FIRST... we finally snapped together a few bucks to get a new mixer and now we can bring you more music from some of our favorite bands from throughout the world with more and more podcasts to come.  There are so many great shows coming up here in Milwaukee... so be sure to follow us on Facebook for updates on more kick ass shows coming here to Milwaukee and other events we at OKR will be checking out soon. Tune in today and check out the music here: Click here to download the show.   Playlist: (click on the band name to goto their facebook page & click on the song name to buy their music.) The Red Door by Restorations Off their soon to be released album “LP5000” coming out on 9/28/18 on Tiny Engines.  Pocketful of Ginger by Soup Moat Off their soon to be released album “Harvester Of Likes”!! Be sure to catch them live for their album release show on 7/13/18 at Cactus Club. Work and Wait by Clown Sounds Off their latest release “Preacher Maker” out now on Recess Records Stargazer by Bad Wig Off their self-titled EP out now through their bandcamp page. Be sure to catch them live on July 14th at Boone and Crockett. Romeo by Dumb Off their latest album “Seeing Green” out now on Mint Records. Tolerate by Sin Bad Off their latest release “It’s Fine” out now!! Be sure to catch them live on July 15th at High Dive!! Disguised As Chairs by Certain Stars Off their release “The Great Destroyer”. Be sure to check them out live on July 19th at Cactus Club!! Built to Break by Detenzione Off their release called “Vol.1” out now on over at their band camp page Be sure to catch them live on July 12th at High Dive Darkwing Cuck by Muzzy Off their self-titled 7” release out on Goodbye Boozy records. Black Out, Call In by Holy Shit! Off their release “KBD OOP” out on Criminal IQ Records and you can get the record, CD, and download at their bandcamp page. Be sure to catch them live on July 19th at High Dive. Viewfinder by Sex Scenes Off their latest release “h” out now!! Be sure to catch them live at the Soup Moat album release show on 7-13-18 at Cactus Club and on July 21st at Quarters Rock N’ Roll Palace.  Stoned by Ripshark Off their latest EP called “Ripped Off” out now!! Paper Airplanes by Space Raft One of the bonus tracks off their latest release “Rubicon” out now on Dusty Medical Records. Be sure to catch them live on July 20th at The Cooperage. Psych Slasher by Salad Boys Off their latest release “This Is Glue” out now on Trouble In Mind Records Feels by Deeper Off their latest self-titled release out now on Fire Talk Records. Be sure to catch them live on July 20th and also on August 3rd at Hideout in Chicago, IL. Flavordust by Proud Parents Off their self-titled record out now on Dirtnap Records!! Be sure to catch them live on July 21st at Quarters Rock N’ Roll Palace. The Paranoid Blur by Telethon Off their latest release “The Grand Spontanean” out now!! Be sure to catch them live on July 20th at Company Brewing.  Barf Haus by The Sleepies Off their latest EP called “Melt to You” out now on Mirror Universe Tapes.  The TV That Ate My Brain by Brain-Bats Off their split 7” with Super Sonic Space Rebels out now through their band camp page. Be sure to catch them live on July 22nd along with Stick Lines at High Dive. We Are All Gonna Die by Spielbergs Off their EP called “Distant Star” out now on By The Time It Gets Dark!! Christine Perfect by Lemuria Off their latest release called “Recreational Hate” out now on Asian Man Records!! Be sure to catch them live on July 29th at Cactus Club. Used To Yesterday by Smokescreens That is the title track off their soon to be released album coming out on July 13th on Slumberland Records. Space Dock by Easy Habits  Off their release “Greetings From…” out now!!

On today's episode, I talk to musician Kurt Heasley. A Floridian by birth, Kurt spent his early years in Hopatcong, NJ and in Virginia Beach. In 1988, he recorded a demo tape which he gave to Slumberland Records boss Mike Schulman. Schulman was so impressed with the demo that he released Kurt's first records, which were recorded under the name The Lilys. Between 1992 and 2006, Kurt would go on to record eight albums as The Lilys including A Brief History of Amazing Letdowns, Eccsame the Photon Band, and Everything Wrong Is Imaginary, which span genres from shoegaze to psych-rock to mod revival. Although Kurt stopped making music full time to concentrate on other pursuits, he plays every now and then, including some recent shows in Philly and New York.This is the website for Beginnings, subscribe on iTunes, follow me on Twitter.

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1996. I've also got music from Whirr, Withered Hand and Super Medusa. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Check out Brian's comics podcast The Hour Cosmic - In '96, Jay was 28 going on 29 - Brian: 13 going on 14 - Grunge was fading, pop was back in a big way - Two versions of "The Macarena" were on top 100 singles chart - Brian: At the time, didn't feel like a pop year - Bush made an album with Steve Albini - Lots of unsuccessful followups: Ugly Kid Joe, Kriss Kross - Metallica's Load lived down to its name - Strange year for Van Halen: Twister soundtrack, followed by greatest hits album with two DLR songs - VH went through three singers in a matter of months - Michael Anthony, Everyman - We deconstructed VH III in eps 315 and 316 - Nickelback's first album came out in '96 - KISS reunited with original lineup - Hip hop went mainstream - New acts on the rise, like The Roots, Outkast, Wu Tang Clan - Roots of nu metal - The death of rock criticism with David Fricke in Rolling Stone giving U2's new album a five-star rating - Rolling Stone typically hands out good reviews to old-school artists like U2, Dylan, Stones - Last time U2 did anything interesting was 1997's Pop - The U2 backlash is fierce -  To be continued   Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!   Music: Whirr - Mumble Withered Hand - Black Tambourine Super Medusa - Doomed Boy   The Whirr song is on the album Sway on Graveface Records. Download the song for free for a limited time at Amazon MP3. The Withered Hand song is on the album New Gods on Slumberland Records. Download the song for free as part of the Slumberland Records 25th Anniversary Sampler on Amazon MP3. The Super Medusa song is on the EP of the same name, which is available for free download at Bandcamp.   The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.

Part 3 of my conversation with guest Matt Phillion about society's obsession with celebrity. I've also got music from SW/MM/NG, Gold-Bears and Weekend. Show notes: - The Brits love them some Arctic Monkeys - Matt learns how to do Twitter - Getting followed by dead authors and weirdos - Desperate for celeb RTs - Positive Twitter interactions - Jay: Old friend has been writing about celebrities for a few decades now - PR jobs require a different mindset - Meeting your heroes can be problematic - Searching for Jagger - In the presence of Howard - Rock star deaths - Dying young does wonders for an artist's legacy - Brando's death isn't well remembered...by Matt, anyway - How dumb would we be if we had money?   Music: SW/MM/NG - Some Dreams Come True Gold-Bears - From Tallahassee to Gainesville Weekend - Hazel   Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The SW/MM/NG song is on the album Feel Not Bad on Old Flame Records. Download the song for free from KEXP. The Gold-Bears song is on the album Dalliance on Slumberland Records. Download the song for free as part of the Slumberland Records 25th Anniversary Sampler on Amazon MP3. The Weekend song is on the EP Red on Slumberland Records. Download the song for free as part of the Slumberland Records 25th Anniversary Sampler on Amazon MP3. The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we discuss benefit concerts. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from The So So Glos, Grooms, Black Hearted Brother and Slowdim. Show notes: - Recorded at Casa Breitling before a live studio audience - Breitling's hosting the 2nd annual Community Servings benefit show on Nov. 3 at TT the Bears in Cambridge, Mass. - Featuring K. Heasley of Lilys, Soccer Mom, The Hush Now and Earthquake Party - Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz will provide DJ sets - Providing meals to the chronically ill - Roger Waters held huge benefit show in Berlin in 1990 - Breitling was in Germany at the time - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert was huge in '92 - Two big post-9/11 concerts in NYC - SARS benefit concert in 2003 was the biggest show in Canadian history, with the Stones, AC/DC, Rush - Live 8 in 2005 was actually eight concerts in eight cities on the same day - Pink Floyd reunited with Waters - Did benefits have more impact in the past? - Increased capacity to put on benefit shows now - Hear 'N Aid was the mid-'80s metal version of We Are the World - Featured a ridiculous number of guitar solos - Big charity show in Boston earlier this year after the Marathon bombing - Hot Stove Cool Music started in Boston, now also in Chicago - Recent Crash Safely MS benefit ran four nights in Boston-area clubs - Breitling: Bands and venue make benefits happen by giving their time - Club bookers were a huge help - Plenty of logistics to consider - Last year Community Servings benefit was at Great Scott - Different kind of benefit for Community Servings, reaching a different audience - Get yer tickets now - Bonehead of the Week Music: The So So Glos - Emergency Grooms - I Think We're Alone Now Black Hearted Brother - This is How It Feels Slowdim - Wishing Well Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The So So Glos song is on the compilation Shaking Through Volume 4. Download the comp for free at Bandcamp. The Grooms song is on the album Infinity Caller on Western Vinyl. Download the song for free at Bandcamp. The Black Hearted Brother song is on the album Stars Are Our Home on Slumberland Records. Download the song for free at Chromewaves. The Slowdim song is a reworked version of a song on the band's self-titled album. Download the song for free at Bandcamp. The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we discuss our favorite music of the first half of 2013 and look ahead to the rest of the year. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Lady Lamb the Beekeeper, Savages, Veronica Falls and Mikal Cronin. Show notes: - Recorded at Clicky Clicky world HQ - JB: Lady Lamb the Beekeeper - Ripely Pine - Maine native wrote songs while working in video store - JK: The National - Trouble Will Find Me - Still digging into this one - What's the deal with Vampire Weekend? - JB: Slowdim - s/t - "A real nice listen" - JK: Mikal Cronin - MC II - Plays in Ty Segall's band - The Besnard Lakes are an interesting band - JK: New Sabbath is surprisingly non-sucky - Old bands getting eclipsed by cover acts - The Stones should just stop - New Arcade Fire album expected in the fall - JB: New Soccer Mom full-length may be out this year - New music from Earthquake Party and Guillermo Sexo - JK: Looking forward to new Obits album - More new Pixies music on the way? - Superchunk's new album coming in the fall - New Arctic Monkeys and Pearl Jam albums due out - JB: Anticipating new Polvo, Johnny Foreigner, Weekend, Golden Gurls - JB: Predict the John Hughes soundtrack sound is going to come back - Small venues are where it's at - Pop country is attracting older fans who used to like rock - Wear earplugs to shows, kids - Bonehead of the Week Music:Lady Lamb the Beekeeper - Rooftop Savages - She Will Veronica Falls - Bad Feeling Mikal Cronin - Weight Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The Lady Lamb the Beekeeper song is on the album Ripely Pine on Ba Da Bing! Download the song for free at Spinner. The Savages song is on the album Silence Yourself on Matador. Download the song for free as part of the Matador Intended Play 2013 sampler on Amazon. The Veronica Falls song is on the album Waiting for Something to Happen on Slumberland Records. Download the song for free as part of the Slumberland Records Spring/Summer 2013 Sampler on Amazon. The Mikal Cronin song is on the album MCII on Merge Records. Download the song for free as part of the Merge Records Summer Sampler 2013 on Amazon. The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.

Part 1 of my conversation with guest James Gralian as we discuss the latest NHL lockout and why we still give a damn about hockey. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Ceremony, The Mountain Goats, Allo Darlin' and Yo La Tengo. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Check out James' blog Jerseys and Hockey Love - Seems like we just had a lockout...wiping out 2004-05 season - NHL cancelled first two weeks of regular season - Players are heading to play in Europe - James: Annoyed at the NHL, still love the sport - Plenty of other teams to support: Minor league, college, high school - Jay: Went to more college games during last lockout - Looks like this lockout could be a long one - Jay: The burden of being a Leafs fan - During lockouts, fans find other things to do - Fans will come back, but lockouts are costly - True fans really love the game - Possibility of a new team in the Toronto area - Support for the Leafs in Toronto is similar to Red Sox popularity in New England - The strange journey of Tim Thomas - LA Kings won the Cup and have to wait to raise the banner - Replacement players have been tried in NFL, MLB before - NFL just had embarrassing episode with replacement refs - Will non-NHL hockey players want to become scabs? - New minor league team in Denver - Hard to say whether NHL season will be saved - NHL commish Gary Bettman is very powerful - Hard for fans to sympathize with either side - To be continued - Bonehead of the WeekMusic:Ceremony - Everything Burns The Mountain Goats - Cry for Judas Allo Darlin' - Capricornia Yo La Tengo - Stupid Things Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The Ceremony song is from a split 7-inch with Titus Andronicus. Download it for free from Matador Records. The Mountain Goats song is on the album Transcendental Youth on Merge Records. Download the song for free from SoundCloud. The Allo Darlin' song is on the album Europe on Slumberland Records. Download the song for free from IODA Promonet. The Yo La Tengo song is on the EP Stupid Things on Matador Records. Download the song for free from Epitonic. The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian; check out his site PodGeek.

I'm back! From Paris! Just in time to bring you this Slumberland Records Special. Slumberland are one of my favourite labels ever, active since the late 80s and continuing to release really great music from their Oakland HQ. Featuring old and current bands from the Slumberland roster, including The Softies, The Aisler Set (pictured, with Amy Linton seated on the floor), Henry's dress, Frankie Rose, The Ropers, Boyracer, Lilys, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and Veronica Falls.  I hope you like it!  x esther

This show features several new releases from March 29. More information about the records is below.*Update!* I think I mentioned in this show that All Eternals Deck was the Mountain Goats third LP, which is obviously incorrect (ouch, indie cred!). What I meant to and should have said was that this is the third LP with a more rock-oriented trio. Sorry, ya'll.Beat City Radio #583 PlaylistDownload show (right-click, save target as): Beat City Radio #583Stream: A Few of This Week's New Releases The Mountain Goats released All Eternals Deck, which takes its name from a fictional set of tarot cards. The album shows that John Darnielle's songwriting is still quite solid and the rhythm section gets a boost from Superchunk drummer Jon Wurster.  Stream the album on NPR's website. Favorite tracks: Damn These Vampires, High Hawk Season, The Autopsy Garland, For Charles Bronson, Birth of Serpents.Hosannas is a duo from Portlandia who create sweeping and beautiful experimental dream pop tinged with cosmic spaghetti western sounds and shoegazing tendencies. They are back with a FREE EP, Thug Life Nicole, that follows the release of their third album, Together late last year. Find out more about the band and download the EP from the link above.Bonus mp3s:   Hosannas - Obsolete PeopleHosannas - Walroos From the Moon Duo website: "Moon Duo was formed by Ripley Johnson of Wooden Shjips and Sanae Yamada in San Francisco in 2009. Inspired initially by the legendary duo of John Coltrane and Rashied Ali, Moon Duo counts such variant groups as Silver Apples, Royal Trux, Moolah, Suicide, and Cluster as touchstones. Utilizing primarily guitar, keyboards, and vocals, the Duo plays space against form to create a primeval sound experience." This experimental psychedelic duo dropped Mazes this week on Sacred Bones Records.Bonus mp3s:Moon Duo - MazesMoon Duo - ScarsMoon Duo - When You Cut The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are a shoegazing bliss/gliss rock quartet from Brooklyn, NY. They released their debut self-titled album a couple of years ago to much critical acclaim. That record was very much rooted in the 80s, with elements of post-punk, dream pop, twee, and the C86 sound. It was a very saccharine heart-on-the-sleeve album, but balanced those elements with some darker tones and distortion. The sophomore album, Belong out on Slumberland Records, builds on the first album's elements and takes them further with a BIG and slick wall of sound production style, courtesy of Flood and Alan Moulder (Smashing Pumpkins, My Bloody Valentine, Depeche Mode). The overall sound of this album is early 90s guitar pop-rock, though there are some synth-washed tracks that recall Modern English and The Cure. Belong is a big-sounding, shimmering and slick, heart-breakingly blissful record that glides along beautifully and is enjoyable, though cloying at times. Favorite tracks: Heart in Your Heartbreak, My Terrible Friend,Anne With an E, The Body.Bonus mp3:The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - I Wanna Go All the Way (B-side of the Belong 7" vinyl single).We also played a new one from Swedish indie rockers Peter Bjorn and John's new album, Gimme Some and a couple from Dirty Beaches. We'll feature Dirty Beaches in another post.Enjoy!Bonus Video: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Young Adult Friction from The Pains of Being Pure at Heart out on Slumberland Records in 2009.

I Smiled Yesterday is a trans-Atlantic tag team on a MISSION to make you smile again like you smiled yesterday! I Smiled Yesterday takes a NORTHERN SOUL sucker punch to the heart and dances the pain away! I Smiled Yesterday plays its PUNK ROCK crushes down phonelines to its friends! I Smiled Yesterday wants to hear what makes YOUR heart beat faster so leave yr comments! 1. Dionne Warwick "I Smiled Yesterday" ("Make Way For...", Sequel Records)2. Bobby 'Blue' Bland "Shoes" ("6Ts Rhythm 'N' Soul Society: In the Beginning", Kent Records)3.The Young Brothers "What's Your Game?" ("The Renfro Soul Story", Kent Records)4. Comet Gain "Hate Soul" ("Tigertown Pictures", Kill Rock Stars Records)5. The Embrooks "If You Let Me Go" (7", Records)6. Revolving Paint Dream "Green Sea Blue" ("Flowers In The Sky", Rev-ola Records)7. Adrienne Posta "Something Beautiful" ("Decca Originals: Northern Soul Scene", Decca Records)8. Taking Pictures "Fallen Angel" (7", Fortuna Pop Records)9. The Neon Boys "Love Comes In Spurts (Preliminary Version) ("Spurts: The Richard Hell Story", Rhino Records) 10. Times New Viking "Allegory Gets Me Hard" ("Presents The Paisley Reich", Siltbreeze Records)11. Shocking Pinks "Victims" ("Shocking Pinks", DFA Records)12. Henry's Dress "Sunshine Proves All Wrongness" ("Bust 'Em Green", Slumberland Records)13. The General Assembly "Sensitive Mind" ("Northern Soul Fever Vol. 4", Goldmine Soul Supply)14. Dave Berry "Picture Me Gone" ("Decca Originals: Northern Soul Scene", Decca Records)15. The Orchids "Oo-Chang-A-Lang" ("Decca Originals: The Girls Soul Scene", Decca Records)16. Fabienne Delsol "Le Roi Des Fourmis" ("Between You And Me", Damaged Goods Records)17. Mika Miko "Capricorination" ("C.Y.S.L.a.B.F", Kill Rock Stars Records)18. Skinned Teen "Punk Rock Romance" (b-side 7", Soul Static Sound Records)19. Big Flame "Man Of Few Syllables" ("Rigour", Drag City Records)