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”
The 298th Hunnypot Radio Show featured another stellar line-up of up-and-coming acts that tookover The Mint once again.
Last week's Monday night featured one of LA's top rising indie rock acts, BIZZY KIDDO who hit the Hunnypot crowd with a soothing set of chill, yet upbeat, indie-pop rock. Next up was Atlanta, GA based pop rock duo, MAGNETS & GHOSTS whose chilling, pop ballads were quite a delight to all. LA based female singer, DJ, Producer, HENRI dropped an infectious dj set of catchy electronic jams that meshed perfectly with her unique vocal stylings. Closing out the night was LA's own Elyse Haren and her band, ELYSE & THE AFTERMATH who stole the show with their electro infused, acoustic pop songs that feature both retro and modern elements.
Hunnypot Radio Host, HOT TUB JOHNNIE dropped another hard hitting set with new tunes from THE BEACHES, COLD BLOOD CLUB, PEKING DUK x NICOLE MILLAR, GZUS PIECE, WATSKY and much more.
Our special industry guest DJ was none other than mOcean and Off The Record music supervisor, SANAZ LAVAEDIAN. Making her now fourth guest appearance on the show. Sanaz is a pro-trendsetter and her DJ set proved that once again featuring some of today's top buzzing artists…RUN THE JEWELS, JAMIE XX,JUNGLE, THE ACID, ASTR and many more. 8/25/2014
Music supervisor/tastemaker Sanaz Lavaedian returns for another Hunnypot Guest DJ Set! Based in LA, Sanaz started out as a music coordinator for Robin Kaye’s SynchroniCity in 2009, then joined Reel Music in 2010. Now at mOcean, she has several credits under her belt including ABC’s Brothers & Sisters, FOX’s The Good Buys, USA’s Burn Notice, and the critically acclaimed 2011 film Beginners. In 2010, Sanaz joined forces with Patrick Belton to create Off The Record, their own music supervision company.
https://twitter.com/VirgoNamedSanaz
http://www.offtherecordmusicsupervision.com
Bizzy Kiddo is a local Los Angeles band that formed in 2011. The growth in their indie rock sound has sparked the beginning of their touring career, including a sweet gig lined up at The Echo this September after joining us here at Hunnypot. Their 5 track EP Fugitive Kids was released in 2012 and is available on iTunes.
http://bizzykiddo.bandcamp.com
The new buzz band Magnets and Ghosts is a duo that hails from Atlanta, Georgia. The two collaborators, Dean Roland and Ryan Potesta, met in 2007 through various high profile projects they were both involved in and in November 2011, they released a full length album of their own work. The album is entitled Mass.
https://www.facebook.com/magnetsandghosts/info
https://www.youtube.com/user/MagnetsAndGhosts
Henri is a Singer/DJ/Producer from Los Angeles. Her music in infectiously catchy and incorporates unique vocals over great electronic elements. One of Henri’s tracks, “It’s Like This, It’s Like That,” features a crazy fun video that makes you want to hula hoop and has reached over 17,000 plays on SoundCloud. Henri’s music is guaranteed to get you on your feet.
https://www.facebook.com/henriettatiefenthaler
https://soundcloud.com/henrimusic
With a mystic air, distinctive vocals and candid lyrics, singer/songwriter Elyse Haren and her Los Angeles based Alternative Pop band, Elyse + the Aftermath, are making retro, modern. With timeless melodies mashed with the defiance of 2014 electronic-acoustic pop, they are about to release their second album, Love & Armour— fully funded by their fans through Pledge Music, with a portion of the funds raised to be donated to the Keep a Breast Foundation. They’ve shared the stage with world-famous pop band Berlin and have toured the Southwestern Unites States three times, most notably to Austin, Texas to play the acclaimed SxSw Music Festival in 2011.
Sydney duo The Presets are making some big moves this summer. They just released the single and video “No Fun” and just announced that they will be touring across the US and Canada as part of the IHEARTCOMIX's Check Yo Ponytail Tour . There’s no word on a new record, but here’s to hoping! The video is awesome but The Presets made something even more awesome. They made a cube out of the video. It’s this virtual interactive adventure that has to be seen. Check it out on their website: nofun.thepresets.com
