Our new video pick is “ Calling It” by an all-girl band called Automatic. Automatic is Izzy Glaudini (synths, vocals), Lola Dompé (drums, vocals) and Halle Saxon (bass, vocals). The band first met while immersed in L.A.’s DIY music scene and started jamming together in 2017. Over the past year, they have become a mainstay on the L.A. club circuit. They recently got signed by Stones Throw Records.
The video shows the girls working at a place that would be more suitable for men, harsh environment and tiresome type of vibe. Working in a factory and showing massive amounts of physical labor, for example, shows their strength - girls can work hard, too, physically. Also, the factory isn't just any factory but it is an airplane factory which suggests that the girls are highly intellectual. Even though all the band members are also vocalists, the song itself uses a very minimalist approach when it comes to vocals. There is a lot of machinery and in the end, we see a shiny man figure in a sink looking gift box. There is definitely a lot of symbolism that one can draw out of this video and make their own interpretations. The electronic sound of the song is definitely complimentary to the overall industrial feel of the video. Check it out!
“It can hardly be a coincidence that no language on Earth has ever produced the phrase, 'as pretty as an airport.' Airports are ugly. Some are very ugly. Some attain a degree of ugliness that can only be the result of a special effort.” ― Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul In a world of free Monday shows, Hunnypot Live is the Changi Airport of them all. Show #425 departed with Hot Tub Johnnie on party music autopilot. World famous musician, Chuck Wright, made a layover in the tub and regaled us with his musical origins and achievements. Mr. Max landed raw rock n roll. Lenachka, exploited first class leg room with stripped down versions of her dance tunes. Plastic Otters was the musical chaos of lost luggage and the relief of reuniting with it. Al3Androva slayed the piano and turntables with jet engine propulsion and Hot Tub boarded last and took us on a return flight to dance town. (9/16/19)
Chuck Wright is an American bass guitar musician, graphic designer and show producer, best known as a member of multi-platinum heavy metal band Quiet Riot.
Wright's career in mainstream rock first took off when he joined Giuffria in 1984. Their debut album Giuffria peaked at #26 on the Billboard album charts on March 2, 1985. The album spawned two hit singles, "Call to the Heart" (Hot 100 #15) and "Lonely In Love" (Hot 100 #57). After sold-out arena tours with Deep Purple and Foreigner, Wright left Giuffria to re-join Quiet Riot in 1986, replacing Rudy Sarzo, recording and writing songs for their QRIII release and supporting world tour.
His reputation as one of the most sought-after bass players has landed him gigs with such music icons as Alice Cooper, Slash, Gregg Allman, Carmine Appice, Ronnie Montrose, John Waite, and Pat Travers. Wright has appeared on over 90 worldwide record releases, playing bass and producing albums of various styles, including ambient trance, reggae, rap, country and rock. He has toured all over the world, performing in North America, Europe, Russia and the Far East.
He was also directly involved in seven film scores, most notably being the Universal Studios film release Kull the Conqueror, where he was joined by Guns N' Roses drummer Matt Sorum and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Over the years, Wright also worked with House Of Lords, Bad Moon Rising, Blackthorne, Christian Tolle Project, Doro, Impellitteri, Kuni, MSG, Magdalen, Murderer's Row, Pata, Stephen Pearcy, Adler's Appetite, Love/Hate, Ken Tamplin, Shane Gibson from Korn, and has recorded various tribute albums with many other luminaries. Wright has headed up “Ultimate Jam Night,” a long-running live music show since January 2015 at the Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood. Now a popular Sunset Strip fixture, “Ultimate Jam Night” features up to 60 pro musicians each week.
Wright still tours with Quiet Riot, remains an in-demand session player, and performs live with various rock acts, as well as his Los Angeles eclectic local group Acoustic Saints. He is endorsed by Ampeg, Godin Guitars, CAD
Wright is featured in the documentary Quiet Riot - Well Now You're Here, directed and produced by Regina Russell. It premiered at the Newport Beach Film Festival on April 29, 2014, was seen at the Cannes Film Festival, and has aired on the Showtime Network.
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Mr. Max is the brainchild of Los Angeles based multi-instrumentalist Max Cohen. Mr. Max would like to think of his music as punk rock, but he can’t help but incorporate influences from the funk, psych, and indie rock worlds. Mr. Max is currently recording and recently released his new single “Let’s Get Cucked Up” (produced by Rob Schnapf- Beck, FIDLAR, Elliot Smith) with a ridiculous music video to accompany it.
You can catch Mr. Max performing with his band around the Los Angeles area.
In the first quarter of 2012, producer Charlie Peacock (The Civil Wars, Chris Cornell, The Lone Bellow) set a Google alert for the song “Safe & Sound” by Taylor Swift and The Civil Wars. Every morning he would listen to the dozen or more cover versions young artists had created overnight. On April 4th of that year he heard 18 year old Helene Immel’s artful version and immediately sent her this note: “Heard your cover of Safe & Sound. Good job. Really like the sound of your voice. Just wanted to let you know my door is open to you to send songs as you create them.” And so she did. The producer and artist struck up a musical friendship that quickly became a partnership.
Together they began recording, first in Los Angeles where Helene lived, and later at Charlie’s studio in Nashville. The goal? Make beautiful pop music the whole world will sing. They soon after released an EP that hit 6th on the singer songwriter itunes charts and got a lot of support on Spotify.
Born in Germany, Helene is the oldest daughter of Russian-German immigrants to the US she was 8 when she arrived in California. Her mother gave her with the nickname Lenachka, a very common name of endearment. After nearly two years of making music together, Lenachka and Charlie released a self titled EP September of 2014. Since her first sessions in Los Angeles with engineer Eric Robinson and John Mayer’s band, Lenachka has co-written with a great cast of talented songwriters and producers, including Nathan Chapman, Mike Elizondo, Winston Marshall (Mumford & Sons), Eric Robinson, Taylor York (Paramore), Kris Allen, Matthew Perryman Jones, Kelsey Kopecky, Jason Reeves, Mat Kearney, Tom Douglas, Sam Ashworth, Nolan Sipe and Ryan Peterson.
Twenty-five year old Lenachka is currently living in Los Angeles where she is playing shows and continuing to write and record new music.
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Plastic Otters is a straight edge concept art band born out of the concrete and desert of the suburbs outside Los Angeles. Stylistically we play music that isn't boring to us: drone rock, evil jazz, lucky otter pop, anti-psych funk, acoustic logger, ambient, and big band post rock. We're most inspired by the concrete jungle that surrounds us, as well as how sea otters can crack open shellfish on their belly. That's fucking cool.
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Al3xAndrovA, born Rositsa Aleksandrova, is a musician and actress based in Los Angeles, CA. Born in Bulgaria and spending her childhood in Russia, Al3xAndrovA developed her raw talent from a young age. After moving to Florida she decided to pursue her dreams and follow her passion in life.
Not only is Rositsa a classically trained pianist but she also explores and transcends genres as she also creates incredible electronic dance sounds. She is deeply involved with activism and charity work and spreads her positive light on everything she touches.
On top of all of this, Al3xAndrovA also tutors music to children and is a successful model on an international level. It is clear in Al3xAndrovA’s work that she will be a huge change-maker in the world through her music, acting and her daily life, inspiring her fans to live healthier toxic-free, more active lifestyle.
Enjoys spending time with her dog Cupid, bike rides, teaching and practicing yoga.
On Monday, September 9th, I was joined by fans from all over to see the rock stars we call Breaking Benjamin. Not only did they straight up rock the stage, they had other killer acts destroy it right before them. With performances on the docket from DIAMANTE, Dorothy, Three Days Grace, and Chevelle, we were surely in for a stellar night.
Straight out the gates DIAMANTE brought the heat and we were off. Something Benjamin Burnley said was that there is a shortage of strong women in rock music, and they did well choosing DIAMANTE for this tour. I had never heard of Diamante but from what I could tell, they are a perfect blend of anthemic rock music. Let’s not leave out how electrifying Diamante Bovelli’s hair and outfit were. FIRE. Their set was banger after banger and I thoroughly enjoyed it. DIAMANTE delivered a heavy start to the show and warmed it up for Dorothy to come next.
Hailing from Los Angeles, the quartet they call Dorothy hit the stage. I was not prepared for what I was about to hear. Dorothy Martin definitely comes out and gets the crowd’s heads and hands bobbing up and down. I think the song I enjoyed the most was “Wicked Ones” because it had so many different elements at play. I can see myself listening to them in the future for sure. The modernized-blues rock group was definitely there to have a good time and you could tell. Big things in store for Dorothy, I can see it now.
Following Dorothy was Three Days Grace. Now, I was specifically excited to see them because I have been listening to them since I first got into rock music back in middle school. Beginning in 1997, in a small town in Ontario, Canada, Three Days Grace took punk rock music and thrashed the alternative rock scene in the 2000s. After leaving in 2013 because of health issues, Adam Gontier was replaced with Matt Walst and some people wouldn’t have even guessed that happened because of how similar they sounded. They played hits like “Pain”, “I Hate Everything About You”, “Never Too Late”, and ended with “Riot”. All those songs had an impact on my music taste, and I was stoked to see them performed live. Every aspect of their performance was so well put together that it was like listening to them on the radio. Job well done to Three Days Grace.
Next up was Chicago-area based band, Chevelle. Having shot them at Edge Fest in 2017, I was prepared for another sick performance. I wasn’t able to shoot them this time around, but my floor seat was sufficient enough to enjoy the show. They are a fun band to watch because the lights are dim most of the time and when they hit any chorus the lights come on and hit you in the face! Watching Pete Loeffler sing these songs is entertaining as well because of all the high notes he has to hit – but he kills it every time. They played through a ton of great songs, but they knew what they were doing when they saved all of the best ones for last. “Vitamin R”, “Send The Pain Below”, and “The Red” were back to back of each other but there was still more to come. They ended their set with “I Get It” off their 2007 album Vena Sera and honestly, I couldn’t complain. Great performance all around.
And then there was one. I was looking forward to this moment all day and it was finally here. Breaking Benjamin, the highly anticipated act had a lot to top but they definitely found a way to do it. Starting the set with “Red Cold River” off their latest album, Ember, they dove right into “I Will Not Bow” soon after and the crowd went wild! I had a hard time taking photos cause I was so hype. Being a fan for the last 10 years, I couldn’t believe I was standing right in front of them taking their photo. Accompanied by some flames, in the middle of their set, they did covers of some all-time favorites in the rock genre. From hits like “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana, “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen, “Enter Sandman” by Metallica, to “Bulls On Parade” by Rage Against the Machine, they ended with an amazing drum solo by Shaun Foist.
They had no trouble getting the crowd off their feet and yelling every word to their songs. They played more hits such as “So Cold” and then “Failure” from their 2015 release, Dark Before Dawn. What we thought was the end (and usually never is), “Torn In Two” came on and then the stage went dark once it concluded. With the crowd yelling and the lights down, the chords to the beginning of “Rain” started playing. Voices in unison started singing while Benjamin Burnely began walking around the pit with all of the fans. It was truly an awesome sight seeing the crowd allow him to walk through the center of everyone. Knowing it wasn’t over yet, the only logical song was missing, “The Diary of Jane”. With the last chance to get everyone off their feet, Breaking Benjamin gave it their all and closed the show out with a bang.
Monday night will go down as one of the best shows I have ever seen. Benjamin Burnely and the rest of the band did a phenomenal job throughout their performance and brought their 'A-Game' to Austin on Monday night. All supporting acts on this tour were incredible and played off each other in ways that made the lineup pop. I'd highly recommend catching this tour when it swings through your area as it was truly one for the ages!
Jessica Gramuglia got in the "Hot Tub" with Hot Tub Johnnie & DJ Spectrum on Hunnypot Live #423 to talk about her career as a Music Supervisor and share a very special music playlist.
Scroll Down to watch the video and be sure to check out the archives for Jessica's print bio and the full audio from from show HERE
"We don't know if we are even gonna do another Little Brother album at this point." It's been over ten years since Rapper Big Pooh told HipHopGame.com that he and his remaining Little Brother member Phonte wanted to focus on their own solo projects. Since then, Rapper Big Pooh and Phonte have collaborated with multiple creative projects, but this year's reunification of the group has amassed a collective excitement from both patient fans and the music industry as a whole.
Critically acclaimed North Carolina hip-hop duo Little Brother have something to say in their latest video for single "Black Magic" featuring Madison McFerrin. Phonte kicks the track off with a prideful proclamation: "Black skin, black faces, black people make black magic". The duo begin to reflect on the times, from questioning whether new rappers only care about accumulating clout to solidarity with the African-American community amidst police brutality and violence. They also reassure their audience that they have been doing just fine throughout their time apart. Phonte explains that he's been "ASCAP'in" (collecting royalties) and Rapper Big Pooh, though a little disgruntled with the lack of recognition whilst hustling in the industry, says he's happy with the simple things in life: "I'm still focused on the goal and not what's hangin' on the walls / Listen, all I need is the sports channel / And a glass of your finest red, you feel me?"
With scenes of festivities, friendly faces, and a backdrop that spells out "GOOD TIMES", it's clear that Little Brother want to create a sense of love and community. The single's production is a warm throwback to the poetic core of underground hip-hop, and in this new world of uncertainty and division, Little Brother are on a mission to put the pieces back together through the power of music.
-Marina Sakimoto
Nikki Glaspie and the Homies return to The Mint on Tuesday September 24st. That's reason enough to grab this offer immediately. But wait!, if you order now we'll throw in Hot Tub Johnnie to DJ between the live music.
Nikki Glaspie is among the premier drummers in music today. As a founding member of The Nth Power she's blazing a path of light, and rolling waves of love in her wake. Nikki Glaspie has been trotting the globe behind the likes of Beyonce, Maceo Parker, Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, GRiZ, and more. For the better part of two decades, Nikki has been in-demand, with a who's who of the jazz/funk scene. Nikki Glaspie is already a living legend, well before her fortieth birthday. Remarkably, it feels as though she has merely just begun!
A true night of Funk & R&B with a rotating cast of Nikki's Homies. The Homies have all shared the stage and/or recorded with: Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Chaka Kahn. Prince, Stevie Wonder, The Neville Brothers, Megan Trainor, Brian McKnight, Jay Z, Kanye West. Sorceress. Alchemist. Beat Conductor. Funk Philosopher. Seneshal of Style. Purveyor of Pocket. Child of God. Agent of Love.
Hot Chip's new video introduces you to "Bath Full of Ecstasy"
Hot Chip's videos are always very entertaining, but this time the British band just released an exceptional video for their latest single! The video starts with an Youtuber reviewing a Japonese videogame from the 80's called "Hot Chip: Bath Full of Ecstasy", then the song begins and it shows clips from the video game. The video game is very similar to Mario Bros. and you can choose one of the band members as your avatar to play. The youtuber also shows the packaging of the game and its other features. Too bad this video game doesn't exist for real.
The song "Bath Full of Ecstasy" is the latest single from the album of the same name, including other hits such as "Hungry Child" and "Melody of Love".
"Bath Full of Ecstasy" is Hunnypot Approved!
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Our Video Pick today is “One Missed Call” by the talented LA-based singer/songwriter PJ AKA Paris Jones.
You know that inner voice that sometimes tells you stuff that you might like or not… Called intuition? Ye, that’s right.
The video is based on a true story and it’s pretty relatable. Unfortunately, there are always people out there like her X, the inspiration for the video. It might be heart braking but also a learning experience, growth, and strength evoking and eye-opening…
In “One Missed Call” PJ sampled Stevie Wonder ("All I Do song") in the track! How cool is that? Check it out.
The potatohead people are back with a new recent track that’s been out for about a month now called “single life.” It is the track you want to listen to out in the club with your homegirls and homeboys. It is a throwback to the 90’s R&B with modern sounds from today, but clearly a homage.
It is a creative music video put together with the different colors being used throughout the entire scenes, white, purple, yellow, it engages you and Bunnie really brings her talent out into the table. Their audience are showing nothing but love to “single life” and it is well deserved because their audience want more.
We can't get enough of Phoenix native UPSAHL's latest party protest "Drugs". In her new video for the single, Taylor Upsahl takes us through a trippy house party where everyone's either snorting glitter or taking rainbow-colored pills. Upsahl's unforgettable hook is bound to stick with you next to you want to party hard. The song's warm and soulful vocals and jangly beat create a perfect track to kickback to.
Upsahl released her first single with Arista Records late last year. Though she's only been out of high school for just over a year, she's well versed in the music industry. At the age of 5, Upsahl began learning and playing piano and guitar. In her freshman year, she dropped her first EP. With millions of plays on Spotify behind her, Upsahl is an unstoppable force that's shaking up the pop world.
Written by Marina Sakimoto