Hunnypot has a bangin' new video pick of the week - "Kick Out The Epic Motherf**ker" by electronic, house pop duo Dada Life. The Stokholm, Sweeden based dance music pair of Stefan & Olle are responsible for some of the hardest high energy house beats in the game. This song will completely explode any party into an all out rager and the video displays that perfectly...Enjoy!
Last week's 236th Hunnypot Radio Show was a blowout! The party went late into the night as we celebrated Larken Phillip's B-Day with a jam packed celebration.
Hot Tub Johnnie started things off with new music from Black Lips, The Spinto Band and Australian based electro pop quartet Panama. It didn't stop there though as Hot Tub dropped some bangers in the second half of his set with a new track by Treated Crew (aka Million $ Mano, Gzus Piece, Mic Terror and Hollywood Holt) and the track which is our Video Pick of the Week - DVBBS "DRVGS".
Our musical guest was Boston based artist / singer-songwriter Petrina Foley. Petrina came through the Hot Tub with a Hunnypot exclusive - premiering her soon to be released single "For You", which will be officially released next month and to be followed by her forthcoming untitled EP in early Summer 2012. Petrina also laid out an exceptional live vocal performance featuring harmonies by Lindsay Nourse on her song "I Sit & I Wait" and the unreleased gem "Outside". Be sure to grab a Free Download of "I Sit & I Wait" and stay updated to all the latest on the forthcoming EP.
Like we said we partied hard and to help we had Hunnypot favorites Doc Hollywood do a special live interview session and premiered some new club bangers like "Welcome Home" and "Keep Running" and even dropped some HP classics like "1969", "Smashing Bottles" and the smash hit single "We Run LA". The boys have just released their latest album Spit No Evil with Ras Kass which features the single "Who Popped Ya". Be ready for a big 2012 Summer with all new music from Doc Hollywood!
We saved the best for last as the man of the night, Birthday boy Larken Phillips, got on the 1's and 2's to give us a special handpicked B-Day set of all his classic favorites. Larken had his special guest Moniquea kick off the set with her single "Can't Let You Go" which then lead into an explosion of goodness as Larken dropped classics from Missy Elliot, Eve, Snoop Dogg, DJ Quick's "We Still Poppin'" and "Beat Box" by Art Of Noise. But the highlight by far was his pick of "Conscious Daughters" by Funky Explosion. You can catch Larken kickin' with Hot Tub Johnnie and the rest of the HP Crew every other Monday at Libertine.
Our 236th Hunnypot Radio Sing-A-Long was "California Dreamin'" by The Mamas and The Papas!! 04/23/2012
We have the latest video by Ari Gold featuring LA electro, indie, pop artist Baron von Luxxury's song "Terry Richardson". The video is Ari Gold's "cautionary tale about the fashion world" shot in both HD and 3D (watch 3D version), the short film features the spirits of Terry Richardson and Anna Wintour from Vogue. Von Luxxury states - "If 3-way-tongue-kissing is scary to you, don't watch this scary fable and PLEASE don't get fired for watching at work!"
If you aren't familiar with Luxxury...well you should be he his killing it right now and the LA Weekly calls him "The Post-Post Synth pop King". The song "Terry Richardson" can be found on the album The Last Seduction out now on Manimal Vinyl.
Hot Tub Johnnie wasted no time getting into his new favorites for the 235th Hunnypot Radio show. Johnnie opened the airwaves up with the dark driving new track by Magic Wands “Space” which set the tone early for another classic Hot Tub DJ set. Hot Tub featured other new cuts by Tanlines, Cuckoo Chaos, Vassy, Gorillaz (feat. Andre 3000 & James Murphy) and many more including Lil B!
Industry tastemaker Chris Restivo (Music supervisor, Herzog & Company) made his first guest DJ appearance on the radio show. Chris is an avid music lover who put together a special handpicked selection of his favorite tunes which included the latest and greatest by Kwes “Bashful”, Team Me, Oberhoffer, Mac Miller, POLICA and more. So if your planning on seeing any big Summer blockbuster films and love the music you hear in the trailers and previews, then Chris just might have been the reason why.
Our musical guest of the night was none other than upcoming LA hip hop artist DoZay. This fast rising talent is quickly building a heavy buzz with his videos and singles like “Classmate”. DoZay premiered another one of his forthcoming singles’ “Close” and displayed a killer high energy performance for his bangers “Goin’ In” and “Make It Clap”. Be on the lookout for big things to pop off for DoZay this year – including a new Mixtape, videos and much more! TWITTER
Closing out the night with a full on dance party DJ set was Hunnypot’s Marvin Bonilla. The set featured tracks and mashups by dance heavyweights like Chris Brown, Pitbull, Taio Cruz, Jessie J, Steve Aoki and many others.
Our 235th Hunnypot Radio Sing-A-Long was “The Gambler” by Kenny Rogers!! 04/09/2012
Hunnypot artist Far East Movement have released their latest video for the single "Live My Life" (Party Rock Remix) which features Justin Bieber & Redfoo (of LMFAO). Shot in Amsterdam, the video follows FM and Redfoo party rocking all over town. They're dancing on top of a party bus covered in bright colors and zebra print and start a 'flash mob' dance routine right in the middle of the street. The song is the first single off FM's forthcoming release Dirty Bass due out May 8th on Cherrytree/Interscope.
As always Hot Tub Johnnie kicked off with a rousing set of new tunes you all should dig into. He dove right in with the latest from These United States “Dead & Gone”, brand new IkE NicE “Pop That Bottles” another banger from our favorite Spanish DJ/producer Sak Noel “Paso (The Nini Anthem)” and also previewed 1 of 3 video picks of the week – Kid Mac’s addictive Summer Jam “She Goes Off” (feat. Mickey Avalon) plus many more new cuts you should hear!
Our featured industry special guest of the night was none other than renowned Music Supervisor and Queen of Clearance, Tracy McKnight (Head of Film & TV, Lionsgate). Tracy had just finished supervising the record breaking blockbuster film Hunger Games and prepared a special handpicked DJ Set of her favorite cuts off the #1 selling Soundtrack. The featured gems in her set were Arcade Fire’s single “Abraham’s Daughter”, KiD CuDi’s “The Ruller and The Killer”, Punch Brother’s “Dark Days” and the amazing Birdy with her song “Just A Game”. Tracy was also the very first person to ever play Taylor Swift on the HP airwaves…yes Taylor’s Hunnypot Cherry was broken! Overall one of the best interviews we have had on Hunnypot, so if you missed it, head over to the Hunnypot Radio page and check out the entire interview!
Our musical guest of the night was the up and coming Detroit piano duo, Mr. Piano Killer. The boys played a smoothed out set of chill piano jams layered with soothing vocals that perfectly laced the steaming Hunnypot crowd. Be sure to check out their set for their performance of “Broken Wing” and a killer rendition of Lana Del Rey’s “Video Games”!
DJ Boom Shack returned to his original set position and featured new cuts from A.Dd+, Clear Soul Forces, Azealia Banks, The Shoes, Tove Styrke and Basnectar.
Our 234th Hunnypot Radio Sing-A-Long was “Born in the USA” by Bruce Springsteen!! 03/26/2012
We welcome acclaimed music supervisor and industry professional Tracy McKnight (VP of Film Music, Lionsgate). Tracy has just finished up work on The Hunger Games and has been credited on over 100 films in her long celebrated career. Some of her most notable films include - Adventureland, Friends With Money, The Ice Harvest, Coffee and Cigarettes and most recent Warrior. Tracy will be joining Hot Tub Johnnie for an exclusive interview and DJ set of handpicked gems that we are all looking forward to!!
Our musical guest is Mr. Piano Killer an upcoming group out Detroit who has recently signed to LA Record Label 5AM Collective. Mr. Piano Killer will be bringing his mix of solo piano acoustic gems to Hunnypot Radio. Be sure to check out the beautifully crafted "Statues" and "A While"
We have for you all the debut music video for "This Party" by LA electro-pop rockers Das Tapes. The duo consists of brothers' Kevin and Mark Ignatius who have recently released their debut self titled EP which is available now at Bandcamp. Das Tapes recently performed live on Hunnypot Radio Live #232 to their killah performance!!
Filling in for Hot Tub was DJ Boom Shack who put together a slammin’ set of new handpicked tunes to jam to. Boom Shack featured new cuts from The Mynabirds “Generals”, the Owsley Brothers “Hot Mess”, the addictive new Charli XCX single “Nuclear Seasons”, LA’s own Wildcat! Wildcat! “Mr. Quiche” and Boom Shacks’ latest hangover anthem “Sh*t Got Crazy” by A.Dd+ out of Austin TX.
Julie Moe (ole Songs) took expertise to the test and passed with flying colors during her tribute set to the late Notorious B.I.G. who passed away 15 years ago on March 9th. Handpicking some quality Biggie gems including “Who Shot Ya”, “Unbelievable” and the all time classic “Flava In Ya Ear (Remix)”.
Julie also brought to the show our first featured performer of the night Adam Lasher, a former contestant on NBC’s The Voice and also a rising LA singer-songwriter with an absolute killer voice and not to mention the nephew of Carlos Santana. Adam played a few songs live from the Hot Tub including a smoking’ cover of Estelle’s “American Boy” and also featured his rockin new single “Lie To Me” – the title track off his brand new EP. We expect big things in 2012 for this young talent. Keep up with the latest Adam Lasher news, shows and updates.
Our final performer artist on the night was the beautiful Pasadena r&b/pop singer-songwriter Moniquea, who lit up the Hunnypot airwaves with her soothing yet powerful vocals. Moniquea performed her bangin’ West Coast single “Can’t Let You Go” off her most recent self titled album and also featured the new unreleased 80s stylized banger “Not Enough” and deep album cut “Johnny”. Moniquea has a big 2012 planned including a video in the works for “Can’t Let You Go”. Be sure to follow @1Moniquea for all the latest happenings.
First timer DJ Bernz closed out the night with a special surprise handpicked set loaded with funky soulful gems. Bernz rocked out with cuts like Mariachi El Bronx “Revolution Girls”, Quantic’s “Sol Clap”, Smoove and Turrell’s “Hard Work” and The Heavy classic “Colleen”. Stay ready as we are sure to have another DJ Bernz funky train party again very soon!! 03/12/0212
Our 233rd Hunnypot Radio Sing-A-Long was “Daydream Believer” by The Monkees!!
Our 232nd Hunnypot Radio Show was a doozy! Hot Tub Johnnie kicked off as always and had a killah set of new tunes for us to hear. Kicking off with one from his latest favorites "Elephants" by Blaudzun transitioning right into the brand new single "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us" by The Darkness! Hot Tub also tipped us to fresh new cuts from Gzuz Piece "On My Mind", Future's latest banger "Tony Montana" and "Unbelievers" by The Deans List. That's only a few so check out the rest of his goodies on the playlist to the right --->
Award winning author and music publishing guru Randy Poe (President, Leiber & Stoller Music Publishing) was our special industry guest DJ of the night. Randy came on the show in support of his new book titled Stalking The Red Headed Stranger. Randy spoke sharing some great stories and tips from the book – where he chased American icon Willie Nelson across Canada, in his attempt to pitch a single song to the Red Headed Stranger. The book is a guide to the art and history of professional song plugging - not one to miss! So given that Randy put together a Willie Nelson tribute DJ set in honor of his book. he featured classics like…"Truck Drivin' Man", "Pancho and Lefty", "Bloody Mary Morning" and superb rendition of Willie covering Coldplay's "The Scientist".
LA electro, dance pop duo Das Tapes provided a energized set of hard rocking electro dance beats. Before killing it live we opened the set with their latest single "This Party" (if you haven't seen the video -check it out!). The boy's officially started the party with an absolute dynamite performance of their songs "Black Ferrari" and "Neon Boots" which you can find on their latest self titled EP which is available on Bandcamp!
Our 232nd Hunnypot Radio Sing-A-Long was "On The Road Again" by Willie Nelson!! 02/27/2012
We welcome LA electro-pop duo Das Tapes, consisting of Kevin and Mark Ignatius who will bring their dark, sexy and feverish synth driven pop experience to Hunnypot Radio. They will be doing an exclusive live performance and interview from the Hot Tub! We expect a wild dance party to erupt so be ready to move and shake that thang!
We're honored to have Grammy Award nominee and award winning author Randy Poe (President, Leiber & Stoller Music Publishing) as our industry guest professional. Randy has represented literally hundreds of the greatest songs in the history of popular music, including "Stand By Me", "Hound Dog", "What a Wonderful World", "Chapel of Love" and "Summer in the City" to name a few. He will be joining Hot Tub Johnnie for an interview and DJ set promoting his latest book "Stalking the Red Headed Stranger" - a guide to the art and history of professional song plugging. You will not want to miss this as Randy will be sharing some great stories and tips from the book - where he chased American icon Willie Nelson across Canada, in his attempt to pitch a single song to the Red Headed Stranger.
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We will also be celebrating DJ Boom Shack's Birthday - so yes be ready to party all night long!
Last week's Hunnypot Radio Show was insane fun, as we celebrated Hot Tub Johnnie's B-Day with a blowout celebration!
Hot Tub Johnnie tapped into his party zone and blew the night open with dance party jams. The set featured - YG's "Bitches Ain’t Shit (feat. Tyga & Nypsey Hustle)", Azealia Banks' latest with Machinedrum "NEEDSUMLUV (SXLND)", Das Tapes' "This Party" and HP favorites Dr. Hollywood's slamin' new jam "Pack Up and Go"! He even squeezed in new tracks by special guests who were in attendance Kosha Dillz "West Coast Flavor" and Chi-town MC Keith Master's fresh new single "Gary Busey".
Unfortunately special guest, music supervisor Frankie Pine (Whirly Girl Music) was unable to attend. However saving the set in her place was Frankie's right hand lady the wonderful Mandi Collier (Whirly Girl Music). Frankie handpicked a fun set country rockin' tunes including the brand new Jane Dear Girls song "Good Good Girls Gone Bad" which is the Theme Song to their new ABC show G.C.B. which premieres Sunday, March 4th.
Our first musical guest was LA Hip Hop artist Roshawn Dollars who performed a couple smoked out bangers off his latest mixtape Dead Roses including "D.I." and "Shake". You can download the Dead Roses mixtape for FREE.
DJ Boom Shack's set featured new tracks by 3x Grammy Award winner Skrillex with "My Good Bye" and also Grimes' latest single "Genesis" off her album Visions. Boom Shack also spun Jo LuQ's exciting new single "LA Girls"!
To close out the night in style - we had a special guest performance by rising LA hip hop MC Kosha Dillz who is fresh off his latest Super Bowl ad placement for his song "Cellular Phone". Kosha performed his classic freestyle "Everything Is Kosha" and an exclusive track titled "Dave Grohl". 2/13/2012
Our musical guest is LA hip hop artist/producer Roshawn Dollars. Roshawn will be stopping by the Hot Tub to party down with Hot Tub Johnnie and perform a couple songs off his latest mix tape Dead Roses which has topped over 40k hits in less than a month. Check out the mixtape and the bangin' 808 based title track "Dead Roses" available at datPiff.