9/22/2014 Last week marked the 300th time Hot Tub Johnnie and the Hunnypot Live Radio Show took to the interwebs! It was a jam packed night of music and celebration as we welcomed back our very first musical guest for an encore performance/interview and looked back on many of the great moments that has made the show what it is today.
Leading off as always was Hunnypot Radio Host, HOT TUB JOHNNIE who put together a party down set, which featured some of his top Hunnypot musical guests and artists. Including, LOUIS PRIMA JR., THE DOLLYROTS, MANSIONS ON THE MOON, DAS TAPES, HENRI, BOYFRIEND, YAEL MEYER, POLARIS ROSE and many more!
Our special guest was none other than our very first musical guest, LA's own, MICKEY AVALON. That's right, Mickey was the first guest on our first radio show which aired on November 14th, 2005 - nearly nine years ago!! Hot Tub Johnnie sat down for a special interview and listening session with Mickey where they discussed his start in the industry, touring the world, writing music and all the off the wall shows over the past nine years. Hot Tub even rocked through some classic Mickey Avalon tracks like "My Dick", "Jane Fonda" and "Hollywood". After the interview, Mickey performed a brief, but dynamite set where he stormed through his other classic hits "Mr. Right" and "Stroke". You can see the entire Mickey Avalon interview HERE !!
The rest of the nights celebration was executed perfectly by smokin' performances from LA based funk/pop/soul artist, ADDISON SCOTT and the funky, disco, dance songstress, KIKI KYTE. Not letting up on that dance throttle was HOT TUB JOHNNIE who dropped an encore DJ set loaded with plenty of disco, dance, boogie jams that kept the party rockin' all night.
Join us every other Monday night at The Mint as we continue to push the envelope with exposing today’s bubbling music talent. Here's to another 300!!
Singer-songwriter Addison Scott is a Los Angeles based Funk/Pop/Soul artist. Originally from New York, he is now growing as an artist with Secret Road. Addison's latest tune "I Want You Bad" is a catchy tune of obvious quality with his unique vocals and funky instrumental accompaniment and is available now.
http://www.therealaddison.com https://www.facebook.com/realaddisonscott?ref=br_tf
Hunnypot’s guest on it's 1st Radio show will be returning to the HOT TUB on it's 300th!
Beginning in Hollywood, Mickey’s intense struggles and dark life experiences provide the backstory for his rhymes. His latest releases, the I Get Even EP and his newest single Hollywood, are available now through Ragtop Records.
https://www.facebook.com/MickeyAvalon
https://twitter.com/mickeyavalon
The disco dance jams for the night will be provided by Kiki Kyte. Look out for her new album full of disco/funk/eclectic boogie goodness, coming soon!
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kiki-Kyte-SingerDrummer/144859242209577
http://www.youtube.com/user/Kikikyte
With notoriety north of the border, Canadian chart-toppers One Bad Son have just dropped the music video for "Satellite Hotel", the lead single from their upcoming LP: Black Buffalo. Directed by George Vale, this stripped down and pumped up callback to Rock & Roll's heyday refuses to conform to society's expectations - instead it holds fiercely to the tenants that made the genre a staple of North American expression.
We look forward to the release of the full-album, and of course their performance at the Billboard/Hollywood Reporter TV & Film Music Conference Official Afterparty
LA-based psych-pop purveyors Fever The Ghost have just unleashed a music video with an ideal ratio of wizards to green nipples. If the previous sentence wasn't enough of an indicator then let us clarify: the combination of carefully designed creative imagery featured in music video for "Calico" (the lead single from the band's debut EP) is one of the most delightfully daffy things we've seen in quite some time.
Psychotropic Wizards, Diaper-Mummys, Neon-Chicken-Men, and an assorted variety of colored nipples convey SNL-level-insanity that mingles with the imagery of a psychotic Dr. Suess to create a supremely sublime setting befitting of counterculture specialists. But our words cannot convey just how creatively crazy this video is - check it out and see for yourselves, and finish off the batshit buffet with a healthy serving of Fever The Ghost's live performance on Hunnypot Radio.
Ten Walls' single Walking with Elephants is constantly on repeat at Hunnypot. We're long time fans and so excited about the new music video. The epic landscapes and camera angles are awesome but the dolphin-like scene of flyboarders in the ocean is mind-blowing! This video is just not long enough.
The 299th Hunnypot Radio Show was a jam packed night of music as we welcomed all the Sync Summit Conference goers for an exciting night of up-and-coming music acts that took over The Mint!
Hunnypot Radio Host, HOT TUB JOHNNIE dropped another hard hitting set with new tunes from PANAMA, JAJA KISSES, WIZ KHALIFA, CURTIS WILLIAMS x JUICY J, BASEMENT JAXX and many more.
Our special industry guest DJ was none other than Go Music's right hand lady, ALYSON VIDOLI. Making her second appearance on the show Aly prepared a smoking set of her favorite tunes at the moment. A playlist which featured tunes by THE BEATLES, ALT-J, EX COPS, TOM VEK, JESSIE WARE and many more.
As we noted above this past radio show was in association with the Sync Summit, so it was loaded with some of today's top trend-setting artists who put on one helluva show. last week's performances spanned across The Mint's Main Room as well as the newly redesigned Mid-City Music Lounge located in the back of The Mint. Last week's performers included Grammy winning music supervisor, GARY CALAMAR who joined Hunnypot for his very first live show. Gary performed a brilliant set of tunes off his forthcoming debut album "You Are What You Listen To" due to drop on 10/14 through Atlantic Records. Kicking things off at The Mid-City Music Lounge was Barbados based rock quartet, THE LONGEST NIGHT who brought out a loud and blistering set of pop, rock tunes. DEBBIE REIFER, took to the Mid-City stage next followed by CARUSO. Rounding out the night at the Mid-City stage was UK based DJ/Production duo, SMOOVE AND TURRELL and kicked out a banging set of upbeat soul jerkin' tunes. Back over at the Main Stage, NY based retro-soul artist, MAYAENI took over with a rockin' set. Melbourne based folk, blues-rock singer-songwriter, HAMISH ANDERSON dropped a killer set of Hendrix inspired guitar hooks. Closing out the night was our headlining act, Grammy award winners, DIRTY VEGAS. This electronic duo of Steve Smith and Paul Harris opened with a stripped down performance of their smash hit from 2001, "Days Go By". The boys were in town to promote their forthcoming album, "Let The Night" due out later this year and released through Rostrum Records. This is the groups first-ever self-released album. So keep your eye's and ear's peeled for new music from Dirty Vegas! 9/08/2014
In 2006, Gary Calamar founded GO Music with colleague Alyson Vidoli to manage various music supervision projects. Her credits over the years as a supervisor and coordinator include True Blood, House, Big Tips Texas, Weeds, Wilfred, and Dexter. GO Music also hosts a very popular concert series, The Mimosa Music Series which showcases great artists on Sunday mornings.
Gary started his career in the music industry working at a record store in Los Angeles in the 80’s. Years later he got involved with KCRW as a volunteer, and eventually he began hosting his own show with the station (currently airing Sunday nights from 6-8pm). In ’98 Gary broke into Music Supervision, a career which has quickly grown since. Credits of his company GO Music include the film Varsity Blues along with hit show Tru Blood, Six Feet Under, House, Dexter, Entrouage, and Weeds. His more recent personal musical project is kicking off with an upcoming album release.
http://www.gomusicsupervision.com
https://twitter.com/GoMusicServices
Barbados-based rock group The Longest Night is made of Robbi Selin, Evil Will, and Bobby Havoc. The unsigned band came together in 2011 and have been performing, recording, and touring since.
https://www.facebook.com/thelongestnight
Debbie Reifer is a singer-songwriter originally from Barbados. Her sound is often compared to Norah Jones and takes influence from Sade, Amel Larrieux, and Corinne Bailey Rae. Debbie’s writing style reflects a tender articulation of the human condition and offers musical therapy for the soul. Since her professional debut in 2012, she has been on the music fast track with the release of her EP, being nominated for Best New Artist at the 2014 Barbados Music Awards, and being chosen to perform at this year’s Canadian Music Week. Debbie is currently recording her first full length studio album.
https://www.facebook.com/debbiereifermusic/info
https://twitter.com/DebbieReifer
http://www.reverbnation.com/debbiereifer
Mayaeni is a retro-soul singer-songwriter based in New York, NY. She started out recording demos for other artists and working with a number of producers. She released her first self-titled indie album in 2007, resulting in shows throughout the US as well as, a tour of Japan. Mayaeni has worked with Toby Gad, Boots Ottestad, Sam Bisbee, Martin “Dock McKinney,” and Linda Perry among others in her time as an artist. Her music has been placed Converse and Targets ads as well as ABC’s Detroit 1-8-7.
Caruso is the brainchild of Shane Ó Fearghail. An Irish Singer/Songwriter and multi instrumentalist from Dublin, Shane created Caruso to launch his debut album The Watcher & The Comet. Two albums in, a Publishing deal in Europe for the first album, a Distribution and Licensing deal in North America for the second, 2014 is set to be another big year. Shane’s unique voice and superb songwriting serve to encapsulate and deliver Caruso’s alternative philosophy, incorporating a colorful mixture of Alternative Folk and Indie Rock and roll.
Smoove and Turrell are a Newcastle, UK based duo that have been creating soul music since 2009. Since their debut album release, Antique Soul, their musical lives have grown exponentially with writing, producing, recording, and touring.
http://www.smooveandturrell.com/blog
https://www.facebook.com/smooveandturrell
https://twitter.com/SmooveTurrell
Having made a name for himself across the local scene for his impressive live show that encompasses a mix of blues, rock and folk with moments of loud, electric blues-soaked songs as well as delicate acoustic balladry, Hamish and his band have released a debut EP with a host of noteworthy tunes and a songwriting and vocal maturity well beyond his twenty-one years. While he continues to write and record on a continuous basis, his EP is available now on iTunes.
https://www.facebook.com/hamishandersonmusic
http://www.twitter.com/hamishkanderson
In a career that started over 10 years ago, the Grammy winning duo of Steve Smith and Paul Harris are ready for the next step in the evolution of Dirty Vegas. They have spent the first half of 2013 working on new material,and have completed their next official release; an EP titled Let The Night that will be released towards the end of the year. In the US, Let The Night will be the band’s first release self-released independent record, an exciting opportunity that was not a reality when any of their previous albums. Let The Night will be represented for sync-licensing in the US by Pig Factory and will be released on Rostrum in North America and D:Vision Records in the rest of the world.
https://www.facebook.com/dirtyvegasmusic
https://twitter.com/WeAreDirtyVegas
Event Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/710499955682189/?source=1
Tove Lo recently announced her debut album Queen of the Clouds featuring Habits. The Album is set to drop September 30th via Islands Records. Winding up to the release, Tove Lo will be playing the Sunset Strip Music Festival September 21st along with a strong of other North American tour dates.
Habits is understandably addictive so if you can't wait for the album, check out her Truth Serum EP. That should hold you over for bit!
Hunnypot favorites A House For Lions just released their debut music video from their debut LP Hills So High. Directed by Manash Das, "Ordinary Life" packs an ambivalently blissful gut-punch of humanity into beautiful landscapes, detailed cinematography, meaningful interactions. In lieu of heavy-handed praise (we'd give this video 5 stars if we did that type of thing) we highly recommend that you give the video a look, and the song a listen.
Kyle an emerging hip- hop artist out of California is coming at you with another hot new video “Love 4 You”. Kyle recently released his debut album Beautiful Loser and is getting ready to go on tour this fall. We got nothing but love for Kyle for his multi-colorful, retro, 90’s inspired video.
Someone once said that R&B/Soul music is dead. Well anyone who thinks that hasn’t heard Marcio Donaldson yet. Marcio is one of the premiere R&B singers/songwriters emerging out of Los Angles, California. With his flawless falsetto, to impressive writing skills and his captivating stage presence is winning fans over. Marcio debut EP “24”is available on iTunes now. His fist single “Superman” is our video pick. Marcio shows off his talents as scenes shift between him playing guitar, piano and drums, while professing his ability to be a women’s man of steel at the same time. Marcio will be performing live on the Hunnypot Radio show on 10/20/2014.
As the summer turns into fall we have another musical gift for you all: Volume 17 of the Hunnypot Artist Sampler. Featuring Bearheart, Samantha Blanchard, DAMA/LIBRA, Black Gold White Devil, Cold Blood Club, and Daniel Ash (Love & Rockets) - six new Hunnypot Artists - there's a good chance you'll find your new favorite sounds right here, and we've got new tunes from Hunnypot Vets A House For Lions, Prima Donna, & Louis Prima Jr.
Seasons change but some things stay the same; we will always have our ears to the ground.
Enjoy,
John Anderson
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01 - BEARHEART – “BEFORE I DIE”
02 - COLD BLOOD CLUB – “MICHELADA"
03 - ONE BAD SON – “BLACK BUFFALO”
04 - A HOUSE FOR LIONS – “ORDINARY LIFE”
05 - SAMANTHA BLANCHARD - “COME OVER”
06 - DAMA/LIBRA – “BEEN TO THE WATER”
07 - DANIEL ASH – “SO ALIVE”
08 - BLACK GOLD/WHITE DEVIL – “SIGN”
09 - PRIMA DONNA - “PUTA, TE AMO”
10 - HEAD OF THE HERD - “TAKE TEN STEPS”
11 - LOUIS PRIMA JR. - “BLOW”
