P!nk turns 40 September 8th but you would never know that watching her perform! This show experience was a unique one for me. I’m an experienced professional photographer that has shot many big name tours and was pre-approved to shoot P!nk a month before the show. I then shortened a planned trip to make sure I was in town but two days before the show I found out that they had to cut the press in half which happens in this industry and I got cut. This was round 2 of P!nk’s Beautiful Trama Tour, since I planned on shooting it I didn’t get tickets to the show. It was about an hour before P!nk hit the stage when a great friend of mine who didn't know I got cut sent me a message saying he couldn’t make it to P!nk tonight, he then sent me 2 tickets to my email box. I jumped off the couch and boogied to Pepsi Center as fast as I could. When I got the tickets I looked and they were ROW 1 CENTER! It was then I decided to still write my article and snap a few iPhone photos as a fan.
The show started with a bang as the bright pink curtain dropped with “Let’s get this party started”! P!nk was hanging from this giant beautiful, pink, sparkly chandelier dressed in a black sequenced jumpsuit. P!nk’s incredible strength and endurance makes her the true definition of a "bad ass". Her back up dancers were also top notch, they really made it apparent that they loved their job. “Revenge” ft. Eminem came on and there were puppet dancers flipping around everywhere and then comes out a GIANT air puppet of Eminem who rapped his part. She then proceeded to karate chop the Eminem puppet in the face. Her set list was full of her hits and some covers too. With the 25th anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s death just a few days away, she said to the audience “Feel free to loose your mind for a few minutes”, right before jumping into Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit”. The sold-out crowd literally lost their minds (me included!)
This tour is jaw dropping amazing with props, visual effects and P!nk flying around the stage and the over the audience. However, what really brought it home for me was P!nk’s incredible message. She told us about a conversation with her 2-year-old daughter, Willow, telling her that she thinks she looks like a boy. She then began to encourage everyone in the audience to love themselves, beauty comes in all forms and everyone is beautiful. It literally brought tears to my eyes.
P!nk’s performance lasted almost 3 hours and was unbelievable because she had took no breaks (aside from set/costume changes)! How she has that much endurance (especially in the Mile High City) is way beyond me. To end the night, P!nk came out dressed in a white t-shirt jean dress and flip flops to sing “Glitter in the Air”, which is one of my favorites and a perfect way to end the night. I feel she was trying to show that she can come out on stage dressed to the nine’s or in regular street clothes and she is still the same person, a bad ass. This was my first time seeing P!nk, and I was literally blown away. Hopefully I get the opportunity to photograph P!nk on a future tour. Until then, here are some photos I took of P!nk with my iPhone as a fan from front row center!
Although "Fashion Slayer" begins with some very sparse acoustic guitar from the second that this duo starts to sing you recognize there is nothing remotely folky about this music. The group self-categorizes as soul, which is also the identification of another artist I could not help but compare Hannah Eggen to, that is soul singer Macy Gray. Like Macy the vocals here are not common but rather really authentic. Despite vocal similarities you can not deny that this unique duo also including Gianluca Gibbons is staying true to their own original styles and its obvious that they aren't trying to replicate or impersonate any other artist. "Fresh, and we're here to stay" is a lyric within "Fashion Slayer," and indeed that HEЯITAGE is and will continue to be if they consistently attempt honoring their message which really speaks to being yourself. Product endorsement kind of makes me cringe whenever I hear it in rap music but in this circumstance it comes across as both charming and clever, mostly due to the lyrics but also in part to the music video that is something of a fashion shoot. The product placement being so central to the song makes it catchy and I found "Fashion Slayer" worth repeated listening. If you want to hear HEЯITAGE yourself and live, save the date May 13th as HEЯITAGE joins the Hunnypot Live party on stage.
A proper night for a party by the beach. This Saturday night April, 6th.
Hot Tub Johnnie will performing DJ sets before, during and after Elevater.
Doors and DJ at 8pm
NO COVER
21+
Surfside Venice
23 Windward Ave, Venice, CA 90291
"Television can control public opinion more effectively than armies of secret police, because television is entirely voluntary. The American government forces our children to attend school, but nobody forces them to watch T.V. Americans of all ages *submit* to television. Television is the American ideal. Persuasion without coercion. Nobody makes us watch. Who could have predicted that a *free* people would voluntarily spend one fifth of their lives sitting in front of a *box* with pictures? Fifteen years sitting in prison is punishment. But 15 years sitting in front of a television set is entertainment. And the average American now spends more than one and a half years of his life just watching television commercials. Fifty minutes, every day of his life, watching commercials. Now, that's power. " -John Reston (Looker) Speaking of power and coercion, everyone who was coerced in to attending Hunnypot Live #413 last night felt some serious power. Hot Tub started the persuasion with new classics. THOMAS GOLUBIC´ (the most appearing guest on Hunnypot Live) returned with updates in the music supervision world and brought a burning dark set of insanely danceable songs. Speed of Light broke sound and gravitational barriers with a pummeling rock music set. Velvet Starlings returned to our stage with new classic rave up rock n roll. Alex Noize bumped a dance DJ set. Amanda Rome West spit rhyme chimes with her raps. Sherif delivered a festival energy set and the night closed with yet another famous dance party. 04/01/2019
THOMAS GOLUBIC´ is a Los Angeles-based music supervisor, DJ and record producer. His music supervision credits include the AMC series Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Halt and Catch Fire and The Walking Dead, the Netflix series Grace and Frankie and Love, the Amazon series Sneaky Pete, the Showtime series Ray Donovan, and the HBO series Six Feet Under among many other film & television projects.
In 2017 Thomas became the president of the Guild of Music Supervisors, the same year he was nominated for the first Outstanding Music Supervisor Emmy Award for his work on
Better Call Saul. The Guild twice awarded Thomas with Best Music Supervision in a Television Drama for his work on Breaking Bad.
Thomas was twice nominated for Grammy awards for producing volumes 1 and 2 of the Six Feet Under soundtrack album, and with former partner Gary Calamar was responsible for the use of Sia’s “Breathe Me” in the final scene of the series. It is considered one of the most memorable uses of music in television, and launched Sia’s music career in America. Thomas is also responsible for producing four soundtrack albums for The Walking Dead, the Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul soundtracks, and has assembled various remix projects for EMI-Capitol Records and MGM, including
reinterpretations of Peggy Lee, The Beach Boys, Henry Mancini’s Pink Panther theme and EMI’s Christmas Classics remix compilation ‘Merry Mixmas’.
Thomas’ formative years, musically speaking, were spent as a DJ, music programmer and on-air host for tastemaker LA radio station KCRW 89.9 FM. After ending his 10- year residency at KCRW, he turned his attention to music production and live audio/video DJ work. He formed The Arbiters, a music collective creating mash-up music and video productions, free-released two EPs, and created audio and video mash-up productions for clients including Google, YouTube, Microsoft and Levi’s. Thomas has also become known as an innovative club DJ spinning broadly eclectic music sets, often with live synchronized visuals. His SYNCHRONIZE re-score project, featuring live DJ re-scores of classic films has been featured at the Sundance Film Festival, Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Luminato Festival in Toronto, Dubrovnik Film Festival, U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, various residencies in Los Angeles, and has been profiled on Turner Classic Movies.
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SPEED OF LIGHT are siblings from Santa Monica, California. Inspired by everything from The Stooges to Desert Rock, this power trio (15, 13 and 12) plays hard-hitting garage rock with a healthy side of punk. With Cameron's 70s-style guitar riffs, Tyler's thundering drums, and Riley's driving bass, they “smash out shameless firebrand old school rock and roll with skill and guts and style.”
All three members contribute to vocals and songwriting. This LA. band has rocked the SoCal area with their original sound, forging their own path with no apologies, no looking back, and nothing but open road ahead.
Velvet Starlings is fronted by Christian Gisborne a 15 year old indie rock singer, songwriter, producer and multi instrumentalist based in Los Angeles. He is known for a powerful 60s era Eric Burdon (The Animals) influenced vocal style combined with a commanding stage presence. Velvet Starling's unique performance style has invited media and industry insider comparisons to Jack White and Ty Segal. Gisborne's early musical influences included British Invasion staples, such as The Beatles, The Who and the Rolling Stones. Already making a name for himself at such a young age, Velvet Starlings has garnered attention from Los Angeles powerhouse KROQ as well as Sirius XM. His fusion of gritty garage blues coupled with Brit inspired rock has led to high profile festival bookings including SXSW/MEcon and Summerfest Milwaukee. Velvet Starlings’ long awaited self-titled EP on Sound x 3 Records / Rock N Rolla Records is set for release late 2018 which was a collaboration with producer songwriter Roger Gisborne (leader of 90s Brit Rock band “Plastiscene”), mastered by Brian Lucey (Arctic Monkeys, Beck, Black Keys). The seven track EP kicks off with leading single and video, “If Life Ain’t Getting You High”. The single features vintage guitar sounds, driving drums and hard hitting rock vocals. With introspective lyricism detailing living in the moment, "If Life Ain't Getting You High” is an anthem for the youth of today. The band wear their influences proudly on their sleeves with second single, “Borrowed Time”, a clear tribute to the sixties British Invasion era, which has been receiving considerable airplay & review. "Sold Down The River”, the latest single, showcases Dylan-esque lyrics, soulful Hammond B3 organ, gritty guitars and raw blues inspired vocals.
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Paper Jackets emerges from the LA indie pop scene inhabited by producer Ethan Kaufmann — a driving influence of the band’s electrifying, synth-pop sound.
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Alex Noize is a DJ and producer from London currently based in Washington DC. He's played shows with The Knocks, SG Lewis, and has opened for Prodigy and Nas, this will be his first LA show!
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A performer by nature, self-managed Amanda Rome West is a rapper, stand-up comedian, actress, content creator, USC Business Cinematic Arts honor student, and entrepreneur. She is pioneering the world of running the female rap game and has only just begun.
Hailing from Bethesda, MD, she is killing it in Los Angeles, the entertainment industry capital of the world. She just dropped her 18 song debut album When in Rome, which she performed at her first sold out show at the Dime LA, followed by shows at venues like Songbyrd DC, BANANAS at Leimert Park, 1221 Lounge, Cloud Nine Aspen, and more.
She's always working on new music, content, and other artistic creations. She stars in the most streamed episode (#3 “I Love Being Naked”) of Snapchat's BROTHER channel's show Parental Guidance, and makes widely viewed social media videos daily. She advocates for many causes, especially feminism, conscious happiness, body positivity, and anti-bullying.
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SHERIF is an up and coming rapper from DC, he's based in LA and is working with acclaimed writers like Ammar Malik, and producers like Roget, and Cole MGN. He's had a few soft releases on Spotify and is gearing up to drop a few EPs in the first quarter of this year to be followed by his debut album!
Here is a sampler playlist of unreleased music. Ready to blow!
-Brooke Trout
Recently, City Girls and Cardi B released a new music video for their single, ‘Twerk’. Of course, with an upbeat track like this, you’ll expect a heavy amount of twerking. But as follow up to the video, City Girls have come out with spin-off video of elderly ladies learning how to shake what their mama gave them. At first, these ladies believe they’re attending a regular senior dance class, but when a young Choreographer who specializes in twerking comes to teach, they’re in for a modernized surprise.
After these ladies get a full tutorial on twerking and all the glory it inhabits, they completely let themselves loose, rehearsing a full hip-hop routine of booty-shaking galore. The video promptly cuts to the ladies out of the studio, and into the club. While the seniors show off the moves they learned, two ladies spoof City Girls’ and Cardi B’s verse, lip singing in the same looks the artists sported in the original video.
The video is high-energy, entertaining, and risqué, yet endearingly sweet as these ladies dancing the night away warm your heart. The video will not only make you smile, but show that no one is too anything to twerk.
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Hunnypot Live Alumni, Ora The Molecule, released a brand new single titled, ‘Sugar’. The video is Avant-Garde Pop, and completely enticing like their live performances. The track, experimental and unique, is a moody yet innovative beat and has lyrics that will soothe your soul. We recommend checking out their new single ‘Samurai’, it has the perfect modern vibe while still being entirely original. We’re excited to see the video coming soon.
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Shayna McHayle, better known by her stage name Junglepussy, is an American rapper and actress based in New York City. "I'm In Love" is her fantastic new single and this long form video Directed by Vincent Martell is hilarious. The track comes from Junglepussy's current album Jp3 and it's Hunnypot Approved!
Minneapolis musician Mark Mallman woke up at 3 a.m. with a crushing panic attack that wouldn’t end. He responded by pouring songs into a happiness playlist and leaning on the wisdom of friends. This is the true story of a man beset by grief, healed by music, and learning to laugh through it all. Check out the book here: The Happiness Playlist
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Sunni Colón's new video "PSICODELIC" is the perfect blend of, psychedelic rock, funk and soul-inflected earworms.The video depicts images of Sunni discovering different parts of his personality and becoming closer to different sides of his being. It is interesting how relatable the song is because every person at one point experiences a time where they grow, develop, and evolve various parts of their individuality. His latest EP " Satin Psycodelic" is silky smooth. Sunni explores grappling with relationships and the traumas and transformations we experience as we get older. Sonically, the EP is a successful attempt at finding calm within a storm. Sunni has a flair for melody, layering disparate sequences and sounds on top of one another, resulting in a seamless and compelling whole, much like the way his multiple faculties as a creative play out in his own life. In Sunni’s own words, “It’s like balanced chaos.”
Sunni Colón is an enigma. The polymath self-taught multi-instrumentalist has released music and film, created and hosted sound art installations, has a creative agency called Tetsu and is now dabbling in furniture design. “I grew up all over. I was born in LA and raised in New York, London, France and Africa,” Sunni says describing his childhood — something of a template for his current nomadic lifestyle. While he plans to settle in his hometown of Los Angeles soon, Sunni’s far-reaching worldview remains: “I’ve been in LA a lot because I’ve been getting gigs. But it’s so cliche for me to be here, as an artist. There’s so much more. It’s a whole market of people listening outside of this small world.”
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