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Summer is in full gear now and last weeks’ Hunnypot Radio Show was a scorcher! Hot Tub Johnnie lit it up with his latest set list which included new jams from Beware Of Darkness, Gwendolyn, Quintron, The Temper Trap, The Royalty and new party jams from the likes of Far East Movement, Ludacris, Gzus Piece and much more. It was the perfect set to kick things off for our all girl special guest night.
Our first guest was the wonderful Mollie Moore (A&R, Atlantic Records). Mollie came with a killer set of new and upcoming acts including Atlantic Records’ own Kitten where she featured their single “Cut It Out”. A few other buzzing acts she tipped us to were GRiZ, Mimosa, The Spell, LA’s breaking act Wildcat! Wildcat! and their new cut “The Chief”. Be sure to keep your eye out for Kitten and stay tuned to @Molliemogo for more new tastemaker trends.
Our musical guest was the sexy and talented Gina and The Eastern Block. Gina Katon a former Pussycat Doll from Hell, came on the show and blew everyone away. Gina and her dancers aka the “Mafia” did an absolute sizzling performance with dance moves that should be illegal in public, but we loved it! They performed the standout songs “So Hungry”, “This Is F**king Rock N’ Roll” and “Identity Thief”. If you missed the performance be sure to check out the complete live set by Gina and The Eastern Block at HP’s YouTube page. Stay tuned to @ginakaton for all show updates – you will thank us :)
Boom Shack’s DJ set featured a special guest performance by Jo LuQ’ of his latest single “LA Girls” (Remix feat. Aria Johnson & Dop Vigor) which is currently charting on CDBaby. Boom Shack also featured some new cuts by Audra Mae & The Almighty Sound, Wick-it the Instigator, Electric Guest, Angel Haze and more.
Our 241st Hunnypot Radio Sing-A-Long was a “Don’t You Want Me” by Human League!! 07/02/2012
Including a special guest DJ set by Atlantic Records' rock/pop A&R Director, Mollie Moore. Before becoming one of the top tastemakers in the business today, Mollie began her music career in the A&R department at RCA Records, where she went on to running the day to day management for OneRepublic. She is currently an A&R Director in the rock/pop dept. at Atlantic Records and a licensing agent at the boutique Film/TV licensing company Lip Sync Music. Mollie also books shows and curates music oriented events in and around Los Angeles. She will be joining us in the Hot Tub for what is sure to be a swaggering hand picked DJ set of that hip new hotness.
And to round out our all girl line-up will be LA electro-pop-rock group Gina and The Eastern Block. Spearheaded by the beautiful and talented Gina Katon, a former Pussycat Doll from Hell, Michigan who has graced many a stage alongside luminaries like Usher, Katy Perry, Jessica Simpson, and Laura Bell Bundy. Gina was cast in the original Hollywood production of "Rock Of Ages" and has big screen appearances in Adam Sandler's "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" and alongside Anna Farris in "House Bunny". For the past 2 years Gina and The Eastern Block have been doing it big, consisting of Gina killing it on the mic/dance moves and Todd Weinstock (former guitar player of Glassjaw) providing colour and texture and producer/drummer Marc Jordan (The Cult, Velvet Revolver) laying down muti-continental grooves and beats. Be ready for a full out rock and roll performance - a maniacally cerebral live show with four very tantalizing and visually appealing female backup dancers (AKA the Gina And The Eastern Block "Mafia").
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Last week marked the return of Hunnypot Radio to Beverly Hills at the pristine Metropolitan Creative Studios. The return featured a killer show with new handpicked selections from Hot Tub Johnnie and DJ Boom Shack. Hot Tub Johnnie displayed new fresh cuts from Real Estate, The Asteroids Galaxy Tour, Best Coast, HP artist Peachcake, Hard Ton and many more.
The return to Beverly Hills also lured in some special guest HP favorites like 16 Barz and Piney Gir. LA hip hop artist 16 Barz debuted his brand new single “Say Yeah” and did a high energy performance of another new track “Nitro”. London based rocker and longtime HP lover Piney Gir stopped by the show to premiere her new single “Outta Sight”. Be sure to check out Piney Gir perform live tonight @ The Hotel Cafe – showtime is 7pm sharp!
Our industry guest DJ was music supervisor, Michael Gross (TBWA/ChiatDay). AKA – DJ MG, Gross featured a jammin’ set of his favorite tastemaker cuts which included classic artists like Bob Dylan and Lenny Kravitz to new favorites like The Heartless Bastards, Chairlift, Rhye, Blood Orange, Flight Facilities and many more. If you would like to hear more from the creative mind of Michael Gross, keep your ears locked to your TV sets for some of the latest Gatorade, Visa, Nissan and Pepsi commercials.
Our musical guests of the evening were HP artist and LA based urban pop group hUH (Have U Heard). The group just released their self titled debut album and stopped by for a intimate live performance and to premiere some new cuts off the album. The boys opened with their stylish pop gem “Vampire Blood” leading into upbeat performances of their standout tracks “Anywhere U Go” and the smoothly laced “Thalia”.
Our 240th Hunnypot Radio Sing-A-Long was a “Hurts So Good” by John Cougar Mellencamp!! 06/18/2012
We will be joined by industry tastemaker, Michael Gross (Integrated Broadcast Producer/Music Supervisor, TBWAChiatDay). Michael or otherwise known as DJ MG will be providing us with a special handpicked DJ Set of his current favorite jams. You have probably witnessed some of MG's creative genius through TV ads for Pepsi, Gatorade, Nissan, Visa the Grammy's and much more. He has worked on projects and produced events with the like's of Adele, Skrillex, Foo Fighters, Fitz and the Tantrums, Dengue Fever and many more buzzing and established artists. So get set to enjoy an exceptional interview/DJ set by one of today's top music trendsetters.
We also welcome Hunnypot favorites and LA based electronic, urban/pop group hUH (Have U Heard). hUH, is the collaborative work of writer/vocalist Noah Lowman, electronic producer Devin Dilmore and emcee/producer Aaron Mostow. Their music is an experiment in song; part pop, part electronic, part hip hop, part bizarre. The boys will be joining us for special live performance and interview from the Hot Tub. We recommend you check out their smoothly laced debut single "Thalia".
Last weeks’ Hunnypot Radio show exploded into the Valley as we had a backyard party at Julianna Young’s fabulous new pad in Sherman Oaks.
Hot Tub Johnnie lit the backyard up with a killer set of new tunes including a haunting cover of the Ramones’ “I Wanna Be Sedated” by Superhumanoids, and also new tracks by Sleeper Agent, Alpine, Santigold, Crystal Fighters, Treated Crew, Gina and The Eastern Block and much more.
Our musical guest Baron Von Luxxury played an exceptional live electro dance set. Luxxury performed select cuts off his latest album The Last Seduction including the single “Terry Richardson”, “The Lovely Theresa” and “Rosebud Was The Name Of His Sled”. Be sure to check out his performance at the Hunnypot radio stream below and download our latest Hunnypot Sampler (see above) to check out his song “That Disco Beat”!
Unfortunately our featured industry guest DJ Mollie Moore (Atlantic Records) was unable to join us, but will be back for our Hunnypot Radio show on July 2nd! No worries as DJ Boom Shack picked up the slack with a fist pumping set that featured slamming new cuts by Adventure Club, MS MR, Kris Mars, Meek Mill, St. Lucia, Kitty Pryde, Mean Lady and much more.
Our 239th Hunnypot Radio Sing-A-Long was a “Rockin’ Me” by Steve Miller Band!! 06/04/2012
Our musical guest of the night is LA based electro indie-pop artist Baron von Luxxury. Luxxury has been dubbed "The Post-Post Synthpop King" by LA Weekly. He brings a fun feel good bedroom styled disco pop sound the perfect soundtrack to an expensive lifestyle. So don't miss what is set to be an exciting live performance from the Hot Tub. In the meantime check out Baron von Luxxury's smashing video for "Terry Richardson" and cop the free download too at the Hunnypot website!!
Despite a last minute power outage at the Libertine the 238th Hunnypot Radio Show still went on in classic fashion! With only an hour an a half left before showtime – Hot Tub Johnnie flashed magic party wand and locked down a slot at The Cat -N- Fiddle on Sunset Blvd to host the show and throw one hell of a dance party!
Hot Tub Johnnie opened the night with an exciting set of upbeat party jams – including new cuts from RAC (feat. Penguin Prison), OFF!, Jack White, The Aston Shuffle, SpaceGhostPurrp and many more. With the absence of Davis Fetter who was sick – Hot Tub had an extra long set – so definitely check out all his tracks on the playlist to the left and get hip to what’s bubbling now.
Our industry guest DJ was none other than Jason Cienkus, music supervisor for YouTube’s #1 Dance Network – Dance ON! Jason is one of the top dance music supervisor’s and prepared a killer selection of dance party jams for the night. Kicking his set off was songwriter/producers District 78 with their banger “Like A Criminal” – the boys were also in attendance and joined Hot Tub for a quick interview after the set. Also featured in Cienkus’ set were HP artist Das Tapes, DJ Axel, M83, Rudimental, King Fantastic and much more. If you want to hear more musical selections from the creative mind of Jason Cienkus – be sure to tune in and watch the DanceOn Network.
After over a 1 month long break, HP’s DJ Boom Shack returned with a fully prepared set of handpicked tunes. Boom Shack featured new tracks from The Airplane Boys, The Vestals, Coves, Kendrick Lamar, Bloody Beach, Meek Mill and many more.
Our 238th Hunnypot Radio Sing-A-Long was a “Fight For Your Right” by Beastie Boys!! 05/21/2012
We welcome music supervisor and industry tastemaker Jason Cienkus (DanceOn!-YouTube's #1 Dance Video Network) who will be making his very first guest DJ appearance from the Hot Tub. And we can assure you it won't be his last, given the huge success that the new YouTube Reality Dance Competition Show has had with now over 65 million views that has people going crazy. Jason will be on to talk about the show and the great success it has generated and most importantly sharing with us some of his favorite dance party tracks! So if you like to dance and party then don't miss this show!
Hot Tub Johnnie kicked off last week’s 237th Radio Show with yet another slammin’ set of new music – including the great new LA band KO KO and their song “So Strange” a band to definitely keep your eye on this Summer. Hot Tub didn’t stop there jammin’ out to tracks from Dada Life, Cali Swag District, Tony Yayo, Peachcake and much more!
Our first guest DJ of the night was actor, tastemaker and Head of Business Development for Knitting Factory Entertainment, Brad Spencer. Brad joined us in the Hot Tub to premiere some of his top Knitting Factory artists and to speak on all the new happenings with KFE including the exceptional NoHo hot spot The Federal Bar, which Brad hosts weekly events at every Thursday night. Take a listen to his set and check out KFE artists Prima Donna “Maxine” and Rasadon’s latest “Life is Beautiful”
Our musical guest of the evening was none other than the beautiful and talented Vassy. The Austrailian born singer-songwriter/artist performed a brilliant set, whilie her exceptional vocals blew us all away. Be sure to stream the show and listen to the killer performance of her title track “Beautiful Day”. Also, check out her single “We Are Young” which has been used in the latest Chevy Orlando commercial.
Our final guest DJ of the night was Hunnypot’s favorite music supervisor Thomas Golubic’ of SuperMusicVision and the music mastermind behind the hit AMC shows’ Breaking Bad, The Killing and The Walking Dead. Thomas prepared a top notch set which featuring music from Father John Misty, A$AP Rocky, Frank Black, Beastie Boys in honor of the sadly lost MCA and much more, which you can stream at the Hunnypot Radio page. Be sure to tune in to The Killing and upcoming season of Breaking Bad to hear all of Thomas’ exceptional synced musical selections!
Our 237th Hunnypot Radio Sing-A-Long was a birthday request by Celeste Shiields “Shake Your Groove Thing” by Peaches and Herb!! 05/07/2012
We welcome renowned music supervisor/tastmaker Thomas Golubic' (SuperMusicVision). Thomas is currently AMC's go to music guy for the hit TV series' The Killing, The Walking Dead and Breaking Bad. Thomas is no stranger to the HPR airwaves and always brings some very special handpicked nuggets for us to groove to and who knows maybe even a little insight into the upcoming season of Breaking Bad.
Our next guest DJ of the night is Brad Spencer (Head of Business Development, Knitting Factory Entertainment). Brad is a actor, filmmaker and general KFE badass. He will be spinning Knitting Factory Records artists and talking up all Knittng Factory's cool shizz, including concert venues, shows, events and even their new restaurant in North Hollywood. Don't miss what's sure to be a killer set of new and breaking artists.
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Our musical guest of the night is electronic pop artist Vassy, from LA by way of Australia. You have heard her unique voice all over US television from global ad campaigns like Hilton Hotels, Diet Sprite and TheLadders commercial featuring her sexy song "Desire" to hit TV shows like Grey's Anatomy (ABC) and Human Target (FOX) with her more up beat quirky anthems like “Wanna Fly”. And one cannot forget her song "We Are Young" which has recently been heard in the Chevy Orlando ad. Vassy will be performing and previewing some new music in the Hot Tub.
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
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
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"
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!!