If you can watch this video without getting the chills, we'll be shocked. Here, Malaysian singer/songwriter Yuna performs a phenomenal live cover of Frank Ocean's "Thinkin Bout You" with nothing more than a loop pedal, and her stunning set of pipes. The video is shot simply and beautifully in the artists bedroom, giving it an extremely intimate feel. We highly recommend you check out her new self-titled album Yuna, just released in April 2012. You will not be disappointed. For more info, videos, music and more go to: yunamusic.com.
Yuna will be performing live at The Fonda Theatre on October 19th in support of Allen Stone
Yuna- Thinkin Bout You (Frank Ocean Cover) (right click, save-as)
We started our Hunnypot Radio show with a bang at The Central: SAPC in Santa Monica last week 08/27/2012 and it was packed with some serious entertainment! Huge thank you's to everyone who made it out, and to everyone who was a part of making it happen, it was a quite the success!
To get things started, Hot Tub Johnnie had a killer set of jams lined up that included music from The XX, Lil Debbie & Riff Raff, T.I., Brisco, Tyga, Talib Kweli, E-40 and many others. All super current tracks that y'all should check out! Also featured in Hot Tubs' set were 2 brand new cuts by our first performer of the night, electric-indie-rock group Fire In the Hamptons, who previewed their infectious track “Stargazer" and the toe-tapping "Humanimal" that was stuck in our heads for days.
Our industry guest DJ of the night was Music Supervisor at mOcean, Sanaz Lavaedian. This was Sanaz’s first time as a guest DJ, and might we say that she really brought her A-game. She had us jamming on the dance floor with tracks from P.O.S., Sebastian Tellier, The Shoes, Father John Misty, and more. Props, Sanaz, props.
Finally, to close out the radio segment of the show, DJ Boom Shack came in with a slammin' set featuring hot new tracks from Meg Myers, Retro Su$hi, Pheo, Skizzy Mars, Rebecca & Fiona and much more.
Kicking off the live performance half of the show were LA based electric-indie rockers Fire In the Hamptons. Lead vocalist Zack Hampton and co-conspirator Bert Selen put on a show to remember and had the crowd in a sweaty frenzy. If you have the chance to see Fire in the Hamptons, take it, we promise you will not be disappointed.
Hunnypot favorites, LA based FiNaTTicZ, brought out the ratchet in all of us during the second set of our live show. The FiNaTTicZ ignited a frenzy on the dance floor with their contagious beats. The Central was burning up as the boys performed their hit single “Don’t Drop That” aka “The Thun Thun Song” that is sure to take them to the top. They had us dancing, clapping, stomping and getting wild on the dance floor. If you haven't seen these cats live – you’re seriously missing out.
Rounding out our performances were LA urban, hip-hop trio K.O.T. - Kingz of Tomaro. This 3 piece collective brought some serious heat to the stage when they performed their current single “Turn Out the Lights”. The group is made up of Smoove, Paybahk and Zone, all of whom have their own solo careers, but have come together to represent the true spirit of west coast hip-hop. Be on the lookout for their debut albm, “Three Kingz” that will be released at the end of 2012 on ChopperHead Mama Records.
Our 245th Hunnypot Radio Sing-A-Long was "That's The Way (I Like It)" by K.C. & The Sunshine Band!
Special guest DJ set by: Industry tastemaker, Sanaz Lavaedian (Music Supervsior, mOcean). Sanaz started out in 2009 as music coordinator for Robin Kaye’s SynchroniCity. In 2010 Sanaz joined Reel Music under the guiding mentorship of Robin Urdang and worked on projects such as ABC’s Brothers & Sisters, FOX’s The Good Guys, USA’s BurnNotice, Rabbit Hole, Pirahna 3D, L!fe Happens, The Oranges and 2011’s critically acclaimed Beginners. Sanaz recently finished work on the 2012 films Some Guy Who Kills People and The Giant Mechanical Man.
This LA based indie, electro-pop band is A tribal entity that has come to provide the Earth with the soundtrack for celestial lovemaking. On stage the concept transforms into a four piece band consisting of Aaron Bilyeu on drums, Ian Dowd on lead guitar and Emvy Venti on synth/ piano. A colorful array of remixed styles, from the polyphonic buzz of the early 80’s synthesizers to intricately strummed delayed guitar lines all riding on the back bone of deep house thumping kicks inspires and arranges the sound of this electric-indie-rock band. Check out their video for their latest single “Stargazer“.
FiNaTTicZ, are one of the hottest new hip hop groups to emerge out of the West Coast. Formed in 2009 in the heart of Los Angeles, The FiNaTTicZ are a Hip Hop/rap group who represent the style and swagger of today’s youth and young adults. Their music is a combination of Street/Party anthems with heavy bass tracks, rhythmic melodies, and catchy hooks, that create a high energy atmosphere for its listeners. The FiNaTTicZ are currently taking over the air-waves with their hit song titled “Dont Drop That Thun Thun”; a bass pounding track with an infectiously catchy hook. Watch the hot new video for “Don’t Drop That Thun Thun“.
Kingz of Tomaro are three West Coast hip hop artists who are based in the Los Angeles area of Southern California. Smoove, Paybahk, and Zone make up this west coast trio. Each one of these artist has a solo career of their own and came together to form KOT in order to reprezent the true spirit of west coast hip hop. Their collaboration with Fuelhead on the “Fuel For The Kingz” project is their first venture into the world of Rock and Roll and Pop music. Their debut album Three Kingzwill be released at the end of 2012 on ChopperHead Mama Records.
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We kicked off our very first Hunnypot Radio show at The Central: SAPC in Santa Monica last week 8/13/12 and it was jam packed! Huge thank you's to all who made it out it was a awesome show!
Hot Tub Johnnie started things up with a killer set of jams that included music from Xylos, Beat Club, Alt-J, The Bloody Beetroots, Jeff The Brotherhood, Teenage Bottlerocket, Prince Sole and many others. All new current tracks that y'all should check out! Also featured in Hot Tubs' set were 2 brand new cuts by our first performer of the night LA singer-songwriter Travis Raab, who previewed his new single "If She Could Only See Me Now" and the smoothly laced "He's From Outer-space".
Our industry guest DJ of the night was SESAC's, West Coast VP of Writer/Publisher Relations, James Leach. This was James' first time as a guest DJ, so he wanted to share with us a sampler of the music and artists that shaped his path into the music business. James prepared a monster set of classics with music from the Ramsey Lewis Trio, Steely Dan, Beetles, U2, Public Enemy, Eric B & Rakim as well as many others.
DJ Boom Shack, closed out the first half of the show with a slammin' set of trap/swag bangers by Two-9 ft. FatKidsBrotha, YP, Legit, CBG (Chill Black Guys), Isaiah Toothtaker, Treated Crew and much more.
Kicking off the live performance half of the show was LA based rockers Epic Jam, spearheaded by lead singer/guitarist Travis Raab. Epic Jam set it off right, as they rocked out in costume with stylish long haired 80s wigs and solid white headbands. If you have the chance to see Epic Jam don't pas it up as you'll be dancing all night!
Hunnypot favorites and LA electro, dance party specialists Das Tapes and straight killed it during the second set. Das Tapes ignited a dance-floor eruption with their hard hitting electro pop beats. The Central was on fire as the boys performed cuts off their self-titled EP including "Black Ferrari", "This Party" and the crowd pleasing cover of Prince's "Kiss". If you haven't seen these two brothers kill it on stage - do yourself a favor and get out to their next show asap!!
HP always saves the best for last and rounding out our performances were LA urban, pop hit makers hUH (Have U Heard). This 3 piece collaborative project performed a smokin' set of their electronic based jams which included the standout cuts "Vampire Blood" and "Thalia" off their self titled full length LP. The group is lead by emcee/producer Aaron Mostow who is backed by the exceptional vocals of Noah Lowman and blended together by producer Devin Dilmore.
Our 244th Hunnypot Radio Sing-A-Long was "Teenage Dream" by Katy Perry!
Travis Raab & Epic Jam an LA based guitarist, songwriter and musical director. Originally from Monerey, MA, Travis has performed on the Jay Leno Show and toured the U.S., Canada and Latin America, opening for artists such as The Black Eyed Peas and Tim McGraw. His collaborations have charted in the top 100 of the Country Music Row Charts, and have appeared on LA’s KROQ and HBO’s “How to make it in America“. As a regular performer in Las Vegas, he has backed up Jake Owen, John Rich, Mickey Gilley, and Cowboy Troy. Travis recently composed the music for the comedy ‘Tranny Trainer’, starring Sean Patrick Flannery.
Das Tapes are an LA electro-pop duo consisting of brothers Kevin and Mark Ignatius who will bring their dark, sexy and feverish synth driven pop experience to The Central stage. They will be doing an exclusive interview from the Hot Tub, followed by a live performance that will surely erupt into a wild dance party, so be ready to move and shake that thang! Check out the groups awesome music video for their smash party single "This Party".
hUH (Have U Heard) is an LA based electronic, urban/pop group that 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" which you can download for free at http://huhbeats.bandcamp.com/
Check out this interview clip with John Anderson and killa F from the finatticz from the last radio show
Download the Super Nigga mixtape here
Hunnypot Radio rocked the valley last week with our 243rd show! Since we were in the scorchin' hot heat of the valley the hot tub was bubblin' all night. In classic fashion Hot Tub Johnnie laid out a stellar set of new cuts by These United States, Yung Berg, 2 Chainz, Gossip, The Dollyrots, Far East Movement and much more.
Our first guest of the night was Killa F from the LA based hip hop group The FiNaTTicZ. Killa F joined us as to drop the groups' latest dance floor banger "Don't Drop That Thun Thun" which is currently a hit on urban radio, as well as a few tracks "Bitch Stop Playin'", "Breakin' Hoes" and "Looks Good Feels Good" off his new solo project Super Nigga.
Our industry guest DJ was the lovely Julianna Young who dropped her first set on Hunnypot Radio. Ms. Young prepared a killer mix of her latest favs including new cuts from Sidewalk Chalk, The Other Tribe, Allek Fin and Butch Walker to name a few. Be sure to stay posted with all the latest shows that Julianna is booking at @JewlzieSweets
Our musical guest for the night was LA r&b, singer-songwriter Sterlyn Jones. Jones performed an exceptional set of upbeat r&b dance jams. Listen back to the set to hear Sterlyn melt all the ladies' hearts with his soothing vocals on the tracks "Heart Stealer" and 'What's Up With You".
DJ Boom Shack held the night down with a short but killer set, closing out with hot tracks from YP, J. Pinder, MVSCLES and GRiZ.
Our 243rd Hunnypot Radio Sing-A-Long was "Gin and Juice" by Snoop Dogg. 07/30/2012
Our first guest is music professional Julianna Young, who will joining us for her first ever Hunnypot DJ set. Don't let her fool you, Julianna is no stranger to the radio show and is actually a co-host since she has allowed us to return to her wonderful estate for our 2nd installment of Hunnypot Radio Does The Valley! J-Young will be ready to unload all her favorite jams on us, and being the tastemaker that she is you can expect all fresh new cuts from active breaking bands that you need to know!!
Our musical guest is LA r&b, singer/songwriter/rapper, Sterlyn Jones. Jones just got done performing for Big Mike Robinson with BET's 106 and park. Sterlyn has been singing and rockin' the mic since age 9 and is also a highly talented dancer. With musical influences that range from Beyonce, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Jay Z and Ludacris we can all be prepared for a special performance that is not to be missed!
Hunnypot Radio returned to Beverly Hills last week for 1 more blowout night of craziness. Hot Tub Johnnie as always kicked things off with a bad ass set of new cuts from Azealia Banks, Dragonette, Lost Weekend, Travis Raab, French Montana, HP artists' Lost Weekend and hUH and even dropped a brand new Jamiroquai single on us "White Knuckle Ride" plus many other new jams, including a tribute set to The Frogs in honor of the late Dennis Flemmion.
Our first industry guest was Juan Gonzales aka DJ Luos from KMAX Radio. Luos featured a smokin' set of new and upcoming hip hop from the likes of Young Realm & K-1, Dox Diggla, Annmenz, Kiki Smooth, DMX and many more. Be sure to check out the complete playlist and also tune in every Saturday at 2pm on KMAX 550AM
We also welcomed LA based hip hop, singer-songwriter Ben Burgess. Ben originally from Texas joined us to perform and premiere some hot new jams off his forthcoming release due out very soon. Burgess took to the airwaves and performed awesome stripped down acoustic renditions of his songs "Stripper Pole" and "All About You". We also premiered for the first time a new song "Rock On" which will be released on his up coming yet untitled album.
Boom Shack also added to the mix, closing the night out with new cuts from Jo LuQ', Murkage, Oddisee, Angel Haze and more.
Our 242nd Hunnypot Radio Sing-A-Long was "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen!! 07/16/2012
There will also be a special guest DJ set by Juan Gonzales AKA (DJ LUOS). DJ LUOS is the Founder/Creator of the LA hip hop music blog Reelstreetmusic.blogspot.com and hosts the Soul Of The Streets radio show every Saturday on http://KMAXam.com.
Our musical guest of the night is Texas born // LA based hip hop/pop singer-songwriter Ben Burgess, who will be joining us for special live performance. His journey to California began with a phone call from a friend who had passed along his song "Chillin’ in the Summertime" to the Jonas Brothers, who would eventually cut the track for their 2010 album Jonas L.A. Since then Ben made the move to LA and is known for his fun loving summertime sound on songs like "Party Like A Pornstar" and "Whatcha Gonna Do" which you can download off his free.
Hot Tub Johnnie will also be doing a special tribute to the late Dennis Flemion of The Frogs who just recently passed away at the age of 57. A truly sad ending to one of the '90s cult hero's. The Frogs were formed in 1980 and helped break the lo-fi art rock form and were cited as big influences to bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Beck and Smashing Pumpkins. Check the link below to read a nice piece on Dennis and also watch some classic video clips at chicagoist.com.
The Finatticz, a hip-hop rap group straight outta the eastside of Los Angeles, CA.. Formed back in 2009.. The Finatticz represent that original west coast gangster style rap, with a new school swag and flavor. Exhibited through their fashion, and live show check out there single Don't Drop That Thun Thun...
Hunnypot Approved since 2012!
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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We got the latest Far East Movement single/video "Turn Up The Love" (feat. Cover Drive). The boys are back with their 3rd single off the sophomore release Dirty Bass (Cherrytree/Interscope) which has already amazed 2 charting singles "Live My Life" (feat. Justin Bieber) and "Dirty Bass". "Turn Up The Love" is a hot dance number which features FM's patented swag and an addictive chorus...perfect for all your summertime playlists.
