Last Gang Records' recording artists LINDI ORTEGA, has made and released a video from her forthcoming album Little Red Boots for the single "Angels". The video was directed by Lindi Ortega with the help of production assistant Stanley Chan, was shot entirely on the iPhone 4 using the nexvio 8mm Vintage Camera app. A quality video for a great song...
¡¡BE SURE TO CHECK OUT LINDI ORTEGA TONIGHT ON HUNNYPOT RADIO!!
As always Hot Tub Johnnie started the night off with some nice freshly picked jams for all of us. A few of his highlighted picks were… The Knocks "Dancing With The DJ", South Rakkas Crew (feat. Lei Di Dai) "Smokin' Sensi (In Brazil) and some pop love from Big Sean "My Last (feat. Chris Brown)". See all the songs - at the playlist to the right.
Special thanks to our guests...
Andrea von Foerster (Firestarter Music), Piney Gir, Paul Enriquez, Jordan Lee, Dani Endrei, Larken Phillips, Cyndi Lynott, Melissa Rapp, Andrew Williams, Scott LaRock, Allie Burbacher, Sarah Ellquist DeBlanke (Robotanists), Daniel DeBlanke (Robotanists), Marvin Bonilla, Lindsay Nourse, Sammy H. Greenspan, Jason Kramer (Elias Arts/KCRW), Debra Delshad Banks, Jeff 'Pesci' Gray (Fox Sports), Rob Valente, Diana Szyzszkiewics, Juan Gonzalez, Sergio Sanchez, Kali Hinkel (The Hush Down), Jeremy Paul Hicks-Kachik (The Hush Down), Cody Zingraf (The Hush Down), Asa Anderson, Matt Goldberg (Roxwell Management), Justin Born and many more!
We welcome one of the top industry music supervisor's Andrea von Foerster (Firestarter Music). Andrea is well known for her tastemaker work on 500 Days Of Summer, The O.C., Dollhouse and many more. She will be jumping into the Hot Tub for an interview/DJ set to provide an inside look into her favorite tunes and the life of the most wanted job in... music these days.
Our musical guest of the night is London based indie/americana singer-songwriter Piney Gir. In town to record a new record here in LA, she will be swinging through the hot tub for a live performance of songs off her most recent album The Yearling and maybe even preview some new tracks. You can also check her out at The Silverlake Lounge on Wednesday 4/6.
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Last week's 208th Hunnypot Radio show featured a great rockin' set of music from guest DJ Tim Stephens (Chopperhead Records) and a killer stripped down performance from LA country rockers Alvarado. Including a great Hot Tub Johnnie recap from SXSW.
Special thanks to all our crew & attendees...
Tim Stephens (Chopperhead Magazine), John Knowles (Alvarado), Nelson Blanton (Alvarado), Paul Enriquez, Marvin Bonilla, Larken Phillips, Jeff 'Pesci' Gray, Barry Cole, Bronwen Boyan, Jeff Kendrick, Mike Spreitzer, David Whiteside, Rich Parizer, Dahni Trujillo, Jerry Pilato, Lindsay Nourse, Sammy H. Greenspan, Derek M. Carter, and many more!
Hunnypot Radio #207 welcomed the return of DJ Hot Tub Johnnie who was absent during our last broadcast. Hot Tub returned with a banging' set which featured new music from The Strokes "Under Cover Of Darkness", LA favorites Grouplove "Don't Say Oh Well", new music from Mic Terror "The Real" and some killer indie/pop from Skull Tape "Max Boot".
Jeremy Rosen (Roxwell Management) was our first guest on the show. Jeremy who used to be a disk jockey in New Jersey, previewed a fantastic set of new music. We heard from the new talent out of the Roxwell Camp. including the youngest rapper ever signed to Jive Records Issa, check out "Time Is Paper". The other superb new artists featured in the set were Power"When You're Gone" and producer/rapper/artist Dawaun Parker "Schemin'". Jeremy is set for a big week at SXSW as they're hosting a slammin' showcase party Cake Fight on 3/18 at The Thirsty Nickle 325 E. 6th St., Austin, TX - performances by Allen Stone, Neon Hitch, Washington and more. Be sure to show them love at SXSW.
Special thanks to our crew & guests… KutMasta Kurt, Jeremy Rosen (Roxwell Management), Matt Goldberg (Roxwell Management), Reason, Ben Rhinestone (The Greatest Management Firm), Jon Johnson, DJ Addict, Larken Phillips, Jeff 'Pesci' Gray, Rob Valente, Juan Gonzalez, Marvin Bonilla, Sammy H. Greenspan, Lindsay Nourse, Diana Szyszkiewcz, Jason Kramer (Elias Arts/KCRW), David Whiteside (P5 Audio), Lauren Walters, Richard Parizer, Jeremy Paul Hicks, Paul Enriquez, Larry Malinconico, Andrew Dixon, Jeff Maccora, Cody Zingraf and many more!
KutMasta Kurt well known as Kool Keith's main producer was our next guest DJ and KutMasta provided it all. A killer live DJ in his own right KutMasta Kurt featured a blazing set of remixes and original productions. Including classics like Beastie Boys "Body Movin", Dilated Peoples "Work The Angles", Kool Keith "Sex Dials" and PMD "Straight From da Heart". Be sure to check out this exclusive interview as Hot Tub and Kurt touched on some classic stories of Kurt's' early days in the biz with Kool Keith.
Our last guest and musical guest of the evening was rising new hip-hop artist Reason from Orlando, FL now based in LA. Reason, well known for his killer high energy performances' did not disappoint. Usually performing with his live band Reason still brought the heat, with DJ Addict providing the beats we heard new cuts off his latest release The Social Network incl…"In Retrospect" and "Go Reason". He closed the set with smooth, upbeat "Glass In The Air"off his The Cool Graduate EP. Check out Reason live at The Roxy, March 27th will a full band… it'll blow you away!
In classic HP style we closed the night with a sing-a-long of Lou Rawls - "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" it was epic! 03/07/2011
A brand new band Skull Tape has just released their debut music video cover of Willow Smith's "Whip My Hair". The band is fronted by Brad Breeck (from The Mae Shi) and also consists of members of various bands including Kyle Mabson (of XBXRX, drums), Daniel Deblanke (of Robotanists, guitar), Vice Cooler (XBXRX/Hawnay Troof, guitar), Dalton Blanco (Robin Williams On Fire, drums), and Jon Gray (Signals, synths).
In the video the band teased segments from a song called "Drowning In Blood" towards the end of the song. "Drowning In Blood" is from the forthcoming album The Invisible Hand and the Descent of Man out on April 12th via LA's Fine Records!
The video was Directed and edited by Skull Tape / Shot by Dalton Blanco.
The "Drowning In Blood"/"Whip My Hair" single is available now on iTunes.
Follow: @skulltape
Hunnypot Radio #206 featured a special guest host Jason Kramer (Elias Arts/KCRW) filling in for the vacationing Hot Tub Johnnie. The night still proved to be very entertaining as we had some great guests!
Special thanks to our crew & guests...
Jason Kramer, Franklin Manor, Tracii Guns, Bronxstyle Bob from The Bastard Blues Band, Kevin Kelpin, David Trimeloni, Arthur Lang, Lucas Tuttle, Adrian Flores, Anthony Severino, Zac Browne, Moe Sai, Dani Endrei, Marvin Bonilla, Paul Enriquez, Larken Phillips, Trygge Toven, Jeremy Paul Hicks, Kali Hinkel, Cody Zingraf, Lindsay Nourse, Diana Szyszkiewicz, Adam Schlachter, Juan Gonzalez, Colleen Crumb, Christopher Hawley, Sammy H. Greenspan and many many more!
We welcome back renowned music supervisor/DJ,Jason Kramer (Elias Arts/KCRW). Jason Kramer is one of the most sought after tastemakers in the business. He will be providing his musical insight while featuring some of the latest musical goodness you've yet to hear! This will be a one of a kind interview/DJ set do not miss this!
Listen to Jason Kramer on KCRW's "The Lab"
Our musical guests of the evening will be LA rock band Franklin Manor. Coming through in support of their lead single "Pushover", these guys are killing it with their mid 90's sound reminiscent of Alice In Chains. Franklin Manor will surely be bringing it live when they go all out at the Libertine!
Also we have very special guest Tracii Guns, of LA famed rock band L.A. Guns. Tracii will be on to perform a special acoustic set live on Hunnypot Radio!
Hot Tub Johnnie returned with a bang for our 205th Hunnypot Radio Show! DJ Hot Tub featured a killer set of his latest goodness and spoke on the his time at Sundance. Be sure to check out these choice tracks played during Hot Tub's set..."Bounce" (feat. Hollywood Holt) by Gzus Piece, Cali Swag Districts' latest "Kickback" and the brand new "Do It Again" by Holy Ghost!
We will be welcoming L.A.'s multi-talented rapper/singer/producer Rob Roy (Dim Mak Records). Rob Roy had the internet buzzing last year with the release of his video for "Fur In My Cap", which eventually got him signed to Dim Mak Records this past Fall. He is from Florida but now resides in L.A. and is currently working on his brand new full length album due out soon! Rob Roy will be joining the party in the Hot Tub with a interview/performance that will turn the show into a frenzy!
Our special guest DJ of the night is Jesse Lee (dF). Ian is coming in representing dF (dubFrequency), which is a music & lifestyle tastemaker blog. Ian also represents the Creme De La Creme music party series which currently hosts parties at the House Of Blues in many major cities across the country. Jesse will be on for a featured interview and DJ set. Look to be introduced to some of the hottest new music that is out now!
Special thanks to our guests….
Rob Roy, Ian Macpherson (dF), KutMaster Kurt, Paul Enriguez, Larken Phillips, Liryc, Malach Mott, Deanna French, Rob Velente, Kevin Kent (High Dessert Music), Jessica Craft, Lindsay Nourse, Allie Burbacher, Colleen Crumb, Christopher Hawley, Celeste Shields, “Pesci” Jeff Gray, Irving C. Spivak, Sammy H. Greenspan, Briana Beauvoir, Seline Beauvoir, Jeremy Paul Hicks-Kachik, Kali Hinkel, Marvin Bonilla, Juan Gonzales, Kyle Williams, Joshua Edmonds, Jay Guzman and many more!
DJ Boom Shack started the night off with a soothing new track "Soak It Up" by Houses out Chicago, which lead way into the brand new single "On/Off The Ledge by ROBOTANISTS. The highlights though were Starfuckers "Bury Us Alive" and LA hip-hop newcomer Reason with "Life Of A Star (feat. Raz)", as well as "Keepin It Gangsta" the latest from Gzus Piece. For the complete track list check to the right.
Our first special guest was none other than Jerry Davis of Fox Sports. The 28 year music industry veteran and pioneer came on the show and shut it down. Jerry spoke on his great career touching on his work at ASCAP where he helped guide some of today's most well known hip-hop artists like Ice Cube, Cypress Hill, Too Short and more! Jerry's set list was a compilation of the music that he says played a huge role for him as he was learning the game. His set included classics from Run D.M.C., Megadeth, Earth Wind & Fire and more.
Our final guest DJ was DJ Broadway straight out of Pasadena. Broadway came in with some pounding bass, spinning some classic old school hip-hop, r&b/ soul. A lover of hip hop, DJ Broadway began at Loud Records working A&R bringing us the likes of The Alkaholiks and Xzibit. The highlight of the night was "Bonita Applebum" as Broadway's bass had the room shaking with bottles hitting the ground!
We closed the night out with a classic sing-a-long from The Walker Brothers "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)". 01/24/22011
Special thanks to our guests....
Jerry Davis (Fox Sports), DJ Broadway, "Pesci" Jeff Gray, Larken Phillips, Paul Enriquez, Marvin Bonilla, Justin Born, Delta Ogata, The Hush Down, Irving C. Spivak, Jon Johnson, Yang Zhang, Lindsay Nourse, Dani Endrei, Ileanna Portillo (Blue Sky Soda), Sammy H. Greenspan, Adam Schlachter, Van Kassabian, Briana Beauvoir, Jeremy Paul Hicks-Kachik, Kali Hinkel, Maureen O'Neill, Jimmy Cardenas and many many more!
Our first show of 2011 was a crazy fun time! We had some great guests, including a killer performance by up and coming electro/pop artist Amber Melody. Amber played a stripped down set with two back up singers, acoustic guitar and our favorite a cajon player! Her live sound is a great transition from what you will hear on her album and we think we bode very well in this new year. We recommend checking her out and catching one of her shows!
Our first industry guest DJ set of 2011 belonged to Sam Schulman (A&R Interscope Records). Sam who was also responsible for linking us to Amber Melody featured some killer new tastemaker artists. Including the latest from Compton's own Kendrick Lamar whose song "She Needs Me" (Remix) is catching some crazy buzz as he just signed to Aftermath Records. He also dropped Baby Blue with "Double Up" and the always enticing Deadmau5 with "Sofi Needs A Ladder"! Keep a look out for Kendrick Lamar as we see a huge 2011 in store for him.
Also featured at the show was Prince Sole whose song "All Day Lover" feat. Ray J has been featured on the Hunnypot website and been getting heavy play at radio. Prince came through to keep us up to date with his latest happenings and said we should be expecting a bangin' new single very soon!
Our first sing-a-long of 2011 was Stealers Wheel - "Stuck In The Middle With You" (In honor of the late Gerry Rafferty) 01/10/2011
Special thanks to our guests...
Amber Melody, Sam Schulman (Interscope Records), Prince Sole, Heather Kyang (Amber Melody), E-Train, Michael Silverstein (E-Train Music Group), Paul Enriquez, Marvin Bonilla, Larken Phillips, Anna Marie Konakowitz, Chris Morris, Lindsay Nourse, Jeff "Pesci" Gray (Fox Sports), Justin Born, Sammy H. Greenspan, Jimmy Cardenas, Maureen O'Neill, Colleen Crumb, Christopher Hawley, Juan Gonzalez, Josh Edmonds and many more!!
Born in London, Amber Melody has been singing and writing music since she was 6 years old. She dropped out of school at a young age and moved to Los Angeles, surfing from couch to couch while developing her sound. Amber is currently producing a new EP with her co-producer Lil "Dom" Puente and they say it will sound like Gwen Stefani, Keith Sweat, Damian Marley's love baby. In 2015, Amber and Lil "Dom" Puente" released their debut EP Sicc Little Girls, featuring the single "Smile Hoe." Currently refining her sound for her next project, Amber Melody has the talent and attitude to take the music industry by storm.
DJ Hot Tub Johnnie had saved the best for last to close out 2010! He featured some killer new music including the latest single “The Stand” by Mother Mother ”Pump Ya Fist” by Mic Terror.
Industry legend Paul Stewart caught us up with his projects and crushed a very special listening session for us all.
Filling in for Hot Pink Delorean was the great Hollywood rock band The Broken. Who came and brought their incendiary sound to the airwaves. The boys played a few tracks live including “Leaving” and “Please” off their upcoming LP.
Marvin Bonilla held down the show for the evening filling in for DJ Boom Shack. Marvin featured new songs from some great latin artists Chino & Nacho, Don Omar & J King and Maximan.
The nights closing sing-a-long was “All out of Love” by Air Supply! 12/20/2010