Here comes another one from my favorite Russian punk-rave collective Little Big. The Saint-Petersburg based performance art group return with a brand new single/video "Punk's Not Dead". The track comes from the new album ANTIPOSITIVE. It's a suiting follow-up from their 2013 classic single release "Big Dick".
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Hot Tub Johnnie's favorite new pop princess Kim Petras releases the video to the single "Heart To Break". Kim crashed the scene with 2 fabulous singles "I Don't Want I All All" And "Faded". "Heart To Break" is another fully satisfying classic bop. Hunnypot Approved!
Hunnypot Live burns up inferior playlists and uses the ashes to give us that smokey look for the cameras. Show #390 started with Hot Tub celebrating the first amendment of party music playlists. Ethan Lader joined as in the Jacuzzi and we talked about his illustrious music video directing career and what music he really, really likes. Riah Lena performed delivered that slower jams to warm us up, Artur Menezes doubled the trouble with blues rock blasts, Element Rhymes returned to Hunnypot Live for his own full set of lyric lines and Osiris8 gave us a musical exodus from boredom. Photos & recap by J. Gray 04/30/2018
Lader's bold and fresh approach to directing is exemplified in his work with the world's top-charting artists, including Bruno Mars, Wiz Khalifa, Mariah Carey, Enrique Iglesias, Will.I.Am, Ricky Martin, and various others. His work has been recognized by the MTV Video Music Awards, BET Awards Video, BET Hip Hop Awards, amongst others.
His video for Bruno Mars’ "Just The Way You Are" has racked up over 874 Million YouTube views and won MuchMusic Video Awards International Video of the Year and Most Watched Video of the Year.
His video for Wiz Khalifa's "We Dem Boyz" was nominated for MTV Video Music Award Best Hip-Hop Video and BET Hip Hop Awards Best Music Video of the Year.
While Lader boasts an excellent reputation in the music industry, he is no stranger to commercial work with an expansive portfolio of campaigns, commercial spots and film/TV projects for many major brands. Recent campaigns of note include Disney's Memory Makers with Yellow Shoes Creative Group, American Idol Spots with Team Detroit, and Volkswagen's Google Smileage campaign with Deutsch.
His films have been acknowledged by HBO, Burrell Communications, and the National Foundation for the Advancement in Arts. Lader and his family reside in Venice, CA.
Riah Lena is a 22-year-old Pop singer/songwriter in Los Angeles, California. She's been singing her whole life & it is her passion. Riah loves singing original songs as well as covers of other amazing songs! Just an artist who wants to share her music with the world ?!
Winner of the "Albert King Award" for Best Guitarist and 3rd place on Band Category at the International Blues Challenge 2018, Artur Menezes is a high-energetic guitarist and plays with such a feeling that impresses the crowds. Based in Los Angeles, the brazilian artist is making his name playing around US and he is releasing his 4th album, produced by Josh Smith.
In addition to performing the traditional blues with expertise and respect, he also plays modern blues, mixing with other styles.
Recently, Artur shared the stage with Joe Satriani in a festival in Brazil for a 20 thousand people audience. He also opened for the grammy winner Bobby Rush in LA.
Two years ago, when he was still living in Brazil, Artur was the headline of inumerous festivals. In 2014, headline at Augustibluus Festival in Estonia and played in clubs in UK. In 2015, he had a tour in Mexico and in 2013 in Argentina.
In 2012, Artur played the opening shows for Buddy Guy's South American tour in Brazil. Artur lived in Chicago in 2006, 2007 and 2011, jamming in many blues clubs with great artists. That's where he met and played with Buddy Guy in his club (Buddy Guy's Legends).
In 2013 Artur led a contest during the 1st phase – tied with a band from Los Angeles – among more than 2000 artists from around the world for a place to play with Eric Clapton at the Crossroads Guitar Festival, one of the largest and busiest guitar festivals in the world, held at Madison Square Garden in NY.
Artur lived in Chicago for short periods of time in 2006, 2007 and 2011 and he had the opportunity to play in JAM Sessions with Buddy Guy, John Primer, Charlie Love & The Silky Smooth Band, Linsey Alexander, Phil Guy, Brother John, Jimmi Burns, Big Ray, among others, and in bars of great importance to the blues, like Kingston Mines, Smokey Daddy, Rosa’s, Vine Tastings and Katherina’s.
Concerned about disseminating and expanding access to blues in Brazil, Artur was one of the founders of the society “Casa do Blues” (House Of Blues), which promotes weekly shows with free entrance, remaining on the board of the project until early 2013.
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“You have the few artists that are actually real. I’m real to myself and my music.”
In 2005, Element Rhymes of Custom Made signed his first record deal with BabyGrande Records. Custom Made were now label mates with legendary artists such as GZA, Hi-Tek, Canibus and JedI Mind Tricks. Custom Made soon released their debut album Side Walk Mind Talk as a CD and DVD. Element Rhymes then signed with Rawkus Records to release another album Truth Be Told.
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A free spirited lyricist, pro-collectivism ready to lift and share. Hip Hop #UbiquitousLoveTribe#
In advance of his forthcoming debut album, rising Strange Music wordsmith Joey Cool has released the video for his “Under Pressure” single today. Shot in Kansas City’s 18th and Vine Jazz District, the clip provides Joey Cool a vivid backdrop for his witty wordplay about staying above the fray when most people would fold.
“A lot of people know I wear my heart on my sleeve,” Joey Cool explains. “I’m not one to bite my tongue about stuff like that. Writing ‘Under Pressure,’ it was therapeutic more than anything. I like the vibe of that whole song. It’s got that old school feel.”
Due in stores May 4, Joey Cool’s self-titled debut album features the Kansas City rapper showcasing his talents as a songwriter while always remaining in control of his flow, his emotions, and his focus. “I actually came up with few titles, but when it came down to it, it was just like the epitome of the album is just my name, Joey Cool,” the rapper explains. “That’s what it is. The whole album has a real cool vibe. It’s laid-back for the most part, but it’s got a little bit of everything at the same time.”
Joey Cool demonstrates his versatility on the propulsive “Hard” by teaming with labelmates Tech N9ne and JL for an exercise in verbal gymnastics. In fact, Joey Cool and JL created some of the song by engaging in a massive writing exercise. “JL and I actually walked around writing back and forth for like a good two, three hours for just that first verse,” Joey Cool reveals. “It worked out well. We perform so much together and kept that in mind, how it would be to perform it on stage. It’ll be something fun for everybody.”
Prior to joining Strange Music, Joey Cool built his rap rep in the streets of Kansas City through a series of independent projects. In 2015, he appeared on Tech N9ne’s “Life Sentences” song from his Special Effects album, as well as on Ces Cru’s “Off The Hook” cut from their Recession Proof EP. In October 2017, Joey Cool appeared at Tech N9ne’s Strange Reign album release concert in Red Rocks, Colorado, to announce that he had signed with Strange Music. Now it’s time for Joey Cool’s excellent entrance to the music world.
We're super stoked to have Dead Poet Society play Hunnypot's Memorial Day Party this year. The band have been creating quite a buzz of late and are ready to blow the Hot Tub cover clean off. Here's the video to the single "Under My Skin", an official Hunnypot video pick. Don't miss the show May 28th 2018, Free, All Ages, Streamed Live!
Hunnypot's favorite Queen of Bounce, Big Freedia, gives us her new single “Rent.” The twerk-inducing, high octane cut is Freedia’s first offering from her forthcoming EP, ‘Third Ward Bounce,’ releasing June 1st on Asylum Records. Now get out there and pay that RENT!
Spinal Tap bassist Derek Smalls discusses solo debut: It 'makes up in grandeur what it lacks in substance'.
Derek Smalls is stepping out on his own — literally. “It’s a bit of a lurch, shall we say, to decide I’m going to go from the back line where I’m the bass player and do an occasional la la la or something, to the front of the stage,” the Spinal Tap bassist says when EW connects with him to discuss his debut solo album Smalls Change (Meditations Upon Ageing). “By the way, I never realized before, but I’m sensitive to the cold and the lights are warmer up front. So it’s a good place to be, to stay warm.”
Though Smalls Change, due Friday, continues the hilarious legacy of Harry Shearer’s satirical rocker, it’s no mere comedy album. For the record’s 14 tracks, Smalls recruited greats including Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen, Yes’ Rick Wakeman, Joe Satriani, and Paul Shaffer to help him realize his absurdist rock vision. “We set about creating an album that makes up in grandeur what it lacks in substance and vice versa,” Smalls says. “It tries to cover all these different threads. You can’t cover threads, really, but it tries to follow the threads of all the types of music that were implicit in the Spinal Tap oeuvre and expand upon them. And yet, encapsulate them at the same time. It’s an expanded encapsulation.”
As for why he’s only now striking out on his own, the 77-year-old Smalls has a matter-of-fact explanation. “I was always in bands,” he says, noting Spinal Tap and his Christian rock project Lambsblood. “The band thing was always foremost in my mind — and my pocketbook, to tell you the truth.” (He did record a “never released” EP in the late ’70s named It’s a Smalls World.) Thanks to an (entirely fake) government initiative in his native Britain, Smalls’ circumstances changed. “Fortunately, there’s an agency that’s been set up in the U.K. over the last ten years, I guess using the funds from austerity,” he explains. “The British Fund for Ageing Rockers. They exist to give grants to people like me or in my case, me.”
Smalls connected with EW to discuss how he convinced Rock and Roll Hall of Famers to work with him, the problems with modern technology, and his opinion of “hip-hoppers” and “EDMers.” Read highlights from the conversation below.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: You united with some fellow legends for this one — Donald Fagen, David Crosby, and more. How’d these collaborations come about?
DEREK SMALLS: First of all, you can’t approach these people through their representatives. Because they’ll just say, “Don’t do it.” Whoever they’re talking to: “Don’t do it.”
Even when Derek Smalls is calling?
Especially. I was able to make personal contact, because my name does open some doors, while it closes others. You could sum up the response as a “mercy f—.” This year they didn’t have to give to charity. They could just perform on my record.
With its alarming lyrics about accidentally giving your contacts a ring, “Butt Call” is one of my favorite tracks on the record. Does modern technology ever freak you out?
Modern technology has bedeviled me. I’ve had two stints in rehab for internet addiction. In the days when I was addicted, I had a smartphone — or, as I call it a dumbphone. I did a little switch on the name there. I thought, “This is a hellish part of modern life and I fancy myself a bit of a student of hell.” Anything that seems hellish deserves a musical portraiture by me, I think. I think of myself as a portraitist of hell.
Given your relationship with the internet, what do you make of the rise of streaming and digital music?
Like most people in my profession, I would like it if people paid for my work. In my personal case, we like to play it loud. Maybe the louder it is the more you pay or something like that. But, you know, anything to get the music to the people.
How did you decide to honor Tap with “Gimme Some (More) Money,” which references the band’s early single “Gimme Some Money”?
I think that’s the closest acknowledgment of my taproot, so to speak. “Gimme Some Money” was a song before I joined the band, actually. I felt free to acknowledge it without because I was accused of patting myself on whatever you’re supposed to pat yourself on. But it goes back to what you were saying, about streaming and all this stuff. Give me some more money, mate! People [are] thinking “Well, it all deserves to be free.” Well, we all deserve to have free rent then, don’t we? “Gimme Some (More) Money” is just a heartfelt plea for money, when you analyze it. Even if you don’t analyze it, that’s what it is.
Closing track “When Men Did Rock” is an interesting historical survey of rock. As other genres grow in popularity, how do you see rock in 2018? And how do you see your role in rock?
My role on that tune is to stand in awe of what was wrought by the rock experiment. As we look back at the people who built Stonehenge, people in centuries to come will look back at rock and say, “What was that about?” As we say about Stonehenge. They’ll look at these songs and say, “Was it a calendar?” It’s just an attempt to encompass this grand achievement of our generation and to say, “You who follow with your hip-hop or your electronica, let’s see if what you do can measure up.”
Do you think they will be able to measure up? Or is rock forever superior?
Of course I would say rock is the best because I’m a rocker. A hip-hopper would say hip-hop is best because he’s a hip-hopper and the EDMer or whatever you would say — I mean, if we don’t like what we’re doing we should bloody well get out of it. I just wanted to take 10 well-chosen minutes to sum up the grandeur of the rock experiment. And to say, “It got this high, this is your bar now, you should bloody well hope to get this high.” I mean “high” in the sense of an achievement. I know they get this high otherwise.
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The only things guaranteed in life are taxes, death and Hunnypot Live! will entertain you. Thank you for letting us entertain you. Show #389 started of with pure rock entertainment from DJ Hot Tub's set list. We deviated a bit from the normal format and our guest DJ Stephen Perkins joined us in the hot tub to talk about his history, influences and future after we played his amazing curated set of music. Thrift got our butts moving with that dirty disco rock, Blue Midnight returned to shake pillars with hard modern rock, Stepehen Perkins hit the stage with his band Power Trip L.A. to deconstruct familiar songs like you've hardly heard and Voodoo Kills turned up and turned us out with more rock n roll. The night ended with a killer dance party set. We were entertained. 04/16/2018
Recap by DJ Spectrum (Jeff Gray) Photos by J. Gray / J.Born / M. DeShields-McClure
Iconic Drummer, noise maker and groove machine from Jane’s Addiction/Porno for Pyros, Stephen Perkins. Also known for his work with many different musical galaxies, Methods of Mayhem, Infectious Grooves, Nine Inches Nails, No Doubt, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sheryl Crow, etc.
Based out of Southern California, Thrift is characterized by noisy garage rock tones mixed with pulsating rhythms and powerhouse vocals. The band aims to captivate audiences and listeners with their easily distinguishable sound. Anna Carmela (bass and vocals) refers to their style as "dirty disco," or, in other words, garage rock-meets-pop. Thrift seeks to grip audiences and listeners alike with the in-your-face production style, lead vocal intensity, wailing bass and guitar hooks, and fierce live performances.
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Blue Midnight (Justine Glaser) is a singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and fashion designer from Los Angeles, CA. She began performing music at the age of 8. She knew from a young age that she would deviate from the typical path taken by her family of doctors and lawyers in order to purse her passion for the arts. Her powerful music is a blend of alternative rock, symphonic metal, and grunge. Her influences include Nirvana, Bjork, Evanescence, Muse, The Cure, Kate Bush, Linkin Park, Led Zeppelin, Mozart, and Alanis Morissette.
Blue Midnight has the rare gift of synesthesia, the ability to blend sound and colors in her mind, resulting in her vivid musical imagination. She is lead vocalist and also plays piano, guitar, and harp. She plays acoustic shows solo as well as concerts with her full band, which includes noted musicians in the Los Angeles metal scene.
She is in the process of recording her debut album, Eternal Wish, with producer/composer and cousin, Sam Glaser. The album is slated to be released his summer.
The attitude, soul, vibe and legacy of the Golden State, California bands should always play music from the waist down...And of course....Keep your eyes on the road and your hands upon the wheel. POWER TRIP LA is a musical blend with several combined decades of real raw power with a relentless musical presence in the international scene. The musicians in Power Trip LA never shy away when it comes to 'Bringing It on and Tearing It Down’ Crossing a musical bridge from 'in the present & aware of our environment' straight into funk jump the sparks reference points meets 60/70ish summer of love psychedelic space travel, a new make over coating...to another wise timeless repertoire. YES...it’s true!
Power Trip LA is:
*Drummer, noisemaker and groove machine from Jane’s Addiction/Porno for Pyros’ Stephen Perkins. Also known for his work in many different musical galaxies, Methods of Mayhem, Infectious Grooves, Nine Inches Nails, No Doubt, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sheryl Crow, etc.
*Music royalty heir and top shelf melody maker himself: Alex Alessandroni Jr, known for his musical director/& keyboards role behind such artists as Christina Aguilera, Pink, Babyface, Whitney Houston, Nelly Furtado, Leann Rimes, Faith Evans, Toni Braxton, Natalie Cole, Don Felder, Bobby Brown etc.-
*The guitar master, shredder & strummer too! Rafael Moreira of Stevie Wonder, Sheryl Crow, Christina Aguilera, Pink, Steven Tyler, Cher, Brett Michaels, Alessia Cara, and Paul Stanley’s fame, but also a regular fixture on TV shows like The Voice and American Idol.
*One of a kind Producer/bassist Fabrizio Grossi with a long string of successful and award winning collaborations with the Supersonic Blues Machine, Steve Vai, Billy F. Gibbons, Eric Gales, George Clinton & P-Funk, Joe Bonamassa, Leslie West, Warren Haynes, Robben Ford, Steve Lukather, Glenn Hughes, etc.
*Garrett Holbrook on lead vocals. A young name fairly unknown to the public at large, but very much on the radar of producers and session players for his talent and delivery consistency. Garrett fronts a few different ensembles, spanning from Acoustic Blue-Grass-Country to Prog-Metal, Garrett has been making a serious name for him self and with Power Trip LA he found a great window to entertain and showcase his worth.
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Voodoo Kills is a 4 piece band based in Los Angeles but comes from France, Australia, Mexico and America. Think Rock n Roll meets 90’s grunge with a punk spirit.
Thank you to Brooke Trout for writing a piece on Hunnypot Live radio stream in Music Connection Magazine. In this article Brooke shares her experiences at the Hunnypot Live show #383 January 22nd 2018 and proves thoughts on each artist. Music Connection Magazine is a monthly music-trade magazine based in the United States which began publication in 1977. It caters to career-minded musicians, songwriters, recording artists and assorted music-industry support personnel.
Brooke Trout is a multifaceted singer/songwriter and writer for Music Connection Magazine. Brooke is apart of duo Brill with former band member Dave Strauss. They are known for their polyphonic blend of rock, blues and surf tones. The group has just released their debut album Fish Out Of Water on CDBaby as well as on iTunes.
Trout's article is transcribed below:
Hunnypot Radio produces a bimonthly showcase for The Mint. This particular show consisted of five fun and very different indie acts, following an interview with musician and music supervisors Tiffany Anders.
Little Monarch
The Players: Casey Kamenson, vocals, guitar; Lanita Smith, vocals, keys; Justin Anders, guitar, bass
More than a few audience members noted similarities to Nia Simone and Sade. This blend of two ladies harmonizing to what they self-categorize as indie-pop was frequently funky, with solid lead chops by Andres. Kalmenson and Smith both swap and show on lead vocals. The group also knows how to get the audience to participate, so it was a fun experience.
Power Trip
The Players: Stephen Perkins, drummer; Alex Alessandroni, keyboards, Rafeal Moreira, guitar; Fabrizio Grossi, bass; Garrett Holbrook, vocals.
It’s not surprising that this all-star band’s first appearance as a had the polished feeling of being performed with a fresh take that worked the crowd into a frenzy, including no less The Beatles’’ Come Together,” The Rolling Stones’ “Paint It Black” and even an unexpected choice of Stevie Wonder’s “Living For The City.” The Group stayed faithful to the originals while managing to convey a style of their own – a remarkable attribute of a good band. Power Trip really stole the show for the night.
Trouadour Adam Road
Hailing from Israel, this group blends Spanish and Middle Eastern musical scales. But that just seems to be the formula to put you under a trance before hitting you with straight head rock from a band full of solid musicians. The only complaint to found about this act was the appearance of two man-buns: with all seriousness the ladies in the audience wanted to see that headbanging hair come-out.
Lauren Lakis
It was incredible how much atmospheric sound Lauren Lakis was able to craft, simply with the use of a bass. She switched between other instruments to keep things interesting. Toward the finale, Lakis’ keyboard flew off stage prompting Hunnypot show host Hot Tub Johnnie to remark that it was a finish with a plenty of Pete Townshend style. A courageous solo performance.
Alessa Ray
This Musician’s Institute grad knows how to put a show. Whatever your taste in music. There is something worth watching when synchronized dancers make a preformance. Alessa Ray interacted well with her dancers and made her two-song set both theatrical and memorable. – Brooke Trout
Melbourne's Tiny Little Houses release their 2nd single from their Idiot Proverbs debut LP. "Short Hair" follows the single "Garbage Bin" which we played on the Hunnypot Radio Show a few weeks back. Tiny Little Houses put a refreshing new spin on nineties era indie rock. Hunnypot approved!