Our 232nd Hunnypot Radio Show was a doozy! Hot Tub Johnnie kicked off as always and had a killah set of new tunes for us to hear. Kicking off with one from his latest favorites "Elephants" by Blaudzun transitioning right into the brand new single "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us" by The Darkness! Hot Tub also tipped us to fresh new cuts from Gzuz Piece "On My Mind", Future's latest banger "Tony Montana" and "Unbelievers" by The Deans List. That's only a few so check out the rest of his goodies on the playlist to the right --->
Award winning author and music publishing guru Randy Poe (President, Leiber & Stoller Music Publishing) was our special industry guest DJ of the night. Randy came on the show in support of his new book titled Stalking The Red Headed Stranger. Randy spoke sharing some great stories and tips from the book – where he chased American icon Willie Nelson across Canada, in his attempt to pitch a single song to the Red Headed Stranger. The book is a guide to the art and history of professional song plugging - not one to miss! So given that Randy put together a Willie Nelson tribute DJ set in honor of his book. he featured classics like…"Truck Drivin' Man", "Pancho and Lefty", "Bloody Mary Morning" and superb rendition of Willie covering Coldplay's "The Scientist".
LA electro, dance pop duo Das Tapes provided a energized set of hard rocking electro dance beats. Before killing it live we opened the set with their latest single "This Party" (if you haven't seen the video -check it out!). The boy's officially started the party with an absolute dynamite performance of their songs "Black Ferrari" and "Neon Boots" which you can find on their latest self titled EP which is available on Bandcamp!
Our 232nd Hunnypot Radio Sing-A-Long was "On The Road Again" by Willie Nelson!! 02/27/2012
We welcome LA electro-pop duo Das Tapes, consisting of Kevin and Mark Ignatius who will bring their dark, sexy and feverish synth driven pop experience to Hunnypot Radio. They will be doing an exclusive live performance and interview from the Hot Tub! We expect a wild dance party to erupt so be ready to move and shake that thang!
We're honored to have Grammy Award nominee and award winning author Randy Poe (President, Leiber & Stoller Music Publishing) as our industry guest professional. Randy has represented literally hundreds of the greatest songs in the history of popular music, including "Stand By Me", "Hound Dog", "What a Wonderful World", "Chapel of Love" and "Summer in the City" to name a few. He will be joining Hot Tub Johnnie for an interview and DJ set promoting his latest book "Stalking the Red Headed Stranger" - a guide to the art and history of professional song plugging. You will not want to miss this as Randy will be sharing some great stories and tips from the book - where he chased American icon Willie Nelson across Canada, in his attempt to pitch a single song to the Red Headed Stranger.
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We will also be celebrating DJ Boom Shack's Birthday - so yes be ready to party all night long!
Last week's Hunnypot Radio Show was insane fun, as we celebrated Hot Tub Johnnie's B-Day with a blowout celebration!
Hot Tub Johnnie tapped into his party zone and blew the night open with dance party jams. The set featured - YG's "Bitches Ain’t Shit (feat. Tyga & Nypsey Hustle)", Azealia Banks' latest with Machinedrum "NEEDSUMLUV (SXLND)", Das Tapes' "This Party" and HP favorites Dr. Hollywood's slamin' new jam "Pack Up and Go"! He even squeezed in new tracks by special guests who were in attendance Kosha Dillz "West Coast Flavor" and Chi-town MC Keith Master's fresh new single "Gary Busey".
Unfortunately special guest, music supervisor Frankie Pine (Whirly Girl Music) was unable to attend. However saving the set in her place was Frankie's right hand lady the wonderful Mandi Collier (Whirly Girl Music). Frankie handpicked a fun set country rockin' tunes including the brand new Jane Dear Girls song "Good Good Girls Gone Bad" which is the Theme Song to their new ABC show G.C.B. which premieres Sunday, March 4th.
Our first musical guest was LA Hip Hop artist Roshawn Dollars who performed a couple smoked out bangers off his latest mixtape Dead Roses including "D.I." and "Shake". You can download the Dead Roses mixtape for FREE.
DJ Boom Shack's set featured new tracks by 3x Grammy Award winner Skrillex with "My Good Bye" and also Grimes' latest single "Genesis" off her album Visions. Boom Shack also spun Jo LuQ's exciting new single "LA Girls"!
To close out the night in style - we had a special guest performance by rising LA hip hop MC Kosha Dillz who is fresh off his latest Super Bowl ad placement for his song "Cellular Phone". Kosha performed his classic freestyle "Everything Is Kosha" and an exclusive track titled "Dave Grohl". 2/13/2012
Our musical guest is LA hip hop artist/producer Roshawn Dollars. Roshawn will be stopping by the Hot Tub to party down with Hot Tub Johnnie and perform a couple songs off his latest mix tape Dead Roses which has topped over 40k hits in less than a month. Check out the mixtape and the bangin' 808 based title track "Dead Roses" available at datPiff.
Hot Tub Johnnie & Gil Goddard rocked out last week as he broadcasted live from Casa del Popolo in the heart of Montreal!
Johnnie played some hot new tracks from the ole catalogue including "Closer" by Silver Starling, "Go Berserk" by Mark Sultain and also new cuts from Lindi Ortega "A Little Bit High" and Dru "Give Her What She Wants".
The first guest DJ was music supervisor Jeremy Blechet from Ubisoft. Jeremy had a killer set - which included jams like The Nerves' classic "Hanging On The Telephone" which was made famous by Blondie and also the latest cuts from AM & Shawn Lee "Different Forces", Birdy Nam Nam "Defiant Order" and much more that you should check out!
Michael Rault performed an amazing solo acoustic set - playing tracks off his latest album MA-ME-O. Including...the garage, blues rockers "Let Me Go" and "Call Me On The Phone".
Guest DJ Ghostbeard from (Ninja Tune / Third Side Music) closed out the show with an insane energized set featuring cuts from DJ Food "Giant", Wiley "Boom Blast", !!! "Dear Can" and many many more!
Hot Tub Johnnie picked a classic for the Sing-A-Long and had the entire Casa del Popolo singing Nick Gilder's "Hot Child In The City" - what an amazing night it was!! 01/30/2012
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We have for you all the Flight Facilities second single "Foreign Language (feat. Jess Higgs)". It's a very well done video in a 70s retro style that is fun to watch synced with Flight Facilities' vibrant disco-pop.
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Another classic night at Libertine on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood CA! THE KINGS (MISTER ZERO & DAVID DIAMOND "This Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide" surprised us with a quick interview. Hot Tub Johnnie welcomed his dear friend Jon Rosner to the party for an official "Interview" (As always the word is used loosely) and DJ Set. We chatted to Mr. Downstairs and Jo’ LuQ performed live. Mark Foley a.k.a. DJ Boom Shack closed out the Hunnypot get-down.
The Guess Who - American Woman was our Sing-A-Long. 01/23/2012 -John Anderson
Longtime music publisher and veteran tastemaker Jon Rosner (JR Music) will be joining us in the Hot Tub for an interview and DJ set of some of his latest favorites. Rosner, formerly of The Bicycle Music Company has a deep musical mind and an appreciation for great songs. We all are very excited to have him with us.
Our 3rd and final guest of the evening is California raised hip hop emcee Jo’ LuQ. His songs focus on the culture of Hip Hop and celebrate the spirit of life. He'll be making his first live appearance in the Hot Tub. We urge you to check out his video for "Backpack" and also be ready for the club banger "Liquor In My Cup".
Our first guests are LA indie, pop rockers Mr. Downstairs. The group is the brainchild of Dani Artaud formerly of widely popular electro/pop dance group the Millionaires and Asia Whiteacre. Their infectious new single called "Legendary" has created quite the buzz on YouTube sparking many people to offer their own renditions of the song. Be sure to check out the official "Legendary" video on YouTube as we expect a very busy 2012 for this group.
Hunnypot / LA favorites Far East Movement hit their favorite taco shop in downtown L.A. for a surprise performance of "Jello" as part of their VEVO GO Shows! The smash hit "Jello (feat. Rye Rye)" is the lead single off their forthcoming sophomore release Dirty Bass, out soon through Cherrytree/Interscope.
2012 kicks off with a bang!! Hunnypot Radio opened up with its first show of the New Year at the Libertine. Thanks to all who came out it was an incredible night!
Hot Tub Johnnie's first track of 2012 was Charles Bradley w/ "Heartaches & Pain". His set would get even better with tracks like "212" by Azealia Banks - one of Johnnie's top artists to watch for 2012. With new songs from Mic Terror, Dru, Ke$ha and Hunnypot favorite Far East Movement who will be releasing their sophomore album later this year.
LA pop, rock, soul singer-songwriter Jason Hemmens performed a brilliant 2 song set featuring his top single "Kissing, Dancing, Singing" and the instrumental jazz masterpiece "People of the Street" which included a captivating saxophone solo by Hemmens. His live performances have been creating quite a buzz in LA and we expect even bigger stages this year and possibly a national tour - we'll keep posted.
Top industry tastemaker Carter Smith (founder/owner, Rollo & Grady Music Blog) made a special guest appearance on to play some of his current top rock gems. Highlighted favorites from the set were - Analog Rebellion "Father Abraham(Demo)", the exclusive premiere of King Khan & The Shrines' "Bite My Tounge", The Owsley Brothers' "Pure Lust" and Cheerleader "Do What You Want". Be sure to head over to Rollo & Grady to check out his top Industry and Artist album picks for 2011 - including Hot Tub Johnnies' top album list.
Sum-in-1, the rising LA hip hop producer/MC took over the air-waves to perform 2 bangers "Venga Venga" and "Listen To The Beat" off his latest full length LP And Then Sum. The album is a collection a finely crafted hip hop, pop, rock, reggae and dubstep songs including the golden nuggets "Launch Pad", "If I Fall" and "Underground Anthem" whose video was last week's pick of the week. Sum-in-1 has new videos in the works and is preparing for a 3 concert tour in Japan - big things on the way!
DJ Boom Shack handpicked his premiere Hunnypot set which included new cuts from The Escapists "Post Gospel Blues", Tinie Tempah "You Know What" and VA hip hop MC Cane and his banger "Crewz Pop 2011". Be sure to check out the full show to stream or download at the Hunnypot Radio site.
Our 228th sing-a-long was "Believe" by Cher. 01/02/2012
Musical guest Jason Hemmens will be performing live. This rising young LA pop, soul, rock singer-songwriter and multi instrumentalist is quickly becoming a well known live attraction around LA. Jason, a true multi-instrumentalist, who is, as well as being an accomplished vocalist, fluent on Saxophone, Harmonica, Piano and Bass, has performed with the legendary Stevie Wonder and many others. Be sure to check out his music video for "Kissing Dancing Singing".
LA's own Sum-in-1 will be on hand to perform a few tracks off his latest album And Then Sum. This MC/producer is quickly proving himself as one of the top artists to watch in 2012. Providing a fresh new sound his latest effort And Then Sum has everything from Dubstep, hip hop, pop, rock and reggae influenced sounds. Be sure to check out his latest videos for "Launch Pad" and "Underground Anthem".
We premiered this exclusive collaboration back in July and now we have for the first time, exclusively through Hunnypot - the premier of the music video for the wildly hilarious "Fine Ladies" !
Please note -- This is a teaser trailer in the hope it inspires others to submit a video interpretation to the "Fine Ladies" dance jam.
It was a Hunnypot Holiday Celebration last week, as Hunnypot Radio was engulfed with Holiday cheer for final radio show of 2011.
DJ Hot Tub Johnnie kicked off with ole songwriter Lindi Ortega's special Holiday song "Christmas Eve With You" and from there Hot Tub set the party off with the latest cuts from Martin Solveig / Dragonette "Big In Japan", Skull Tape's "Crop Circles", The Glass' new single "Washed Up" and Hot Tub premiered the brand new JJ & The Spectacular single "Don't Let Go" a Hunnypot exclusive!
LA hip hop MC Azad Right made his first Hunnypot Radio appearance in support of his new album The Time Is Right which is available for FREE! His fast rising single/video "The Fire" has already eclipsed well over 700k views and is quickly putting Azad Right as one of the top artists to watch in 2012. Due to a vocal illness he was unable to perform, but we promise to have him back in the new year!
Our industry special guest was Gwen Bethel Riley (Disney Mobile/Tapulous), a true music tastemaker who is in charge of all things music for the #1music game app in the world Tap Tap Revenge. On the verge of releasing the 5th installment of TTR, Gwen played her top tracks featured in the game over the past year, featuring music from, OK GO "The Muppet Show Theme", Awol Nation "I've Been Dreaming", Kidstreet "Birthday Boy" and much more. The new TTR5 will be out very soon…featuring music from ole/Hunnypot artists - for all info stay tuned!
We also had a special performance by LA/Chi Town hip hop MC/producer E-Train. Who performed two unreleased tracks including the hard banger "Wreck The Discotech". E-Train is set for a big 2012 with a video release for his single "Glow So Hard" set to drop early in the new year!
DJ Boom Shack closed out with his final set for 2011. Opening with his favorite Holiday gem for 2011 "Christmas Everyday" by Gerald Walker & The Family which set the mood right for new music from Swiss Lips "Grow", Gwen Bunn "Here I Go" (prod.The Geek Squad) and Natalia Kills (feat. Far East Movement) "Lights Out".
Our Holiday sing-a-long was "Do They Know It's Christmas" by Band Aid. 12/12/2011
Our first guest DJ in the Hot Tub is industry tastemaker Gwen Bethel Riley (Disney Mobile | Tapulous). Gwen is head of all things music at Disney Mobile | Tapulous - one of the most highly regarded gaming app development companies in the world. With that being said Gwen will be coming fully loaded with some killer music selections and maybe even a few Holiday gems as well!!
LA hip hop artist Azad Right will be joining us for a special live performance from the Hot Tub. Azad is on quite a roll right now as his fast breaking single/video "Fire" has garnered well over 700k views in less than 3 months! Azad has recently opened for Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock and Tinie Tempah and will be set to lay some killer jams for us live in the Hot Tub!
Hot Tub Johnnie opened with a killer upbeat dance set last week. The master of ceremonies kicked off with a groover from Friends "Friend Crush", a fun 80s tribute "Back To The Future" by OL' Small and a classic "Watch Me Now" from Ultramagnetic MC's. He even found room for the smashing new single from Timbaland (feat. Pitbull & David Guetta) "Pass At Me (FeLLi Edit)".
Our first industry guest DJ was Robert Murphy from Universal Music Publishing. Coming from Universal and their massive catalogue, Robert featured all his favorite gems. Including monster cuts like PNAU "Something Special", S.C.U.M. "Days Untrue", Montee's "Faith" and his rocking' opener "No Easy Way Out" by The Duke & The King.
DeLaZoo the upcoming hip hop beatmaker/MC out of Kalamazoo MI made his first Hunnypot Radio appearance and performed 2 cuts live including the swaggering "Calm Cool Clean" and the tender smooth jam "Moon By Moon". Be sure to stay in the know on DeLaZoo, we're expecting lot's of great things from him in 2012 !!
DJ Boom Shack closed out the night with flurry of new breaking cuts from various upcoming artists. Boom Shack kicked off with the new single "Follow Me" from Boston rock trio Leisure and set the tone for addictive tracks from Swiss Lips "U Got The Power", Zakee "Glory", Kris Mars' "Meant To Be" and LA hip hop artist y'all should know Sum-in-1 w. "If I Fall".
Our 226th sing-a-long was "Highway To Hell" by AC/DC. 11/28/2011
We have special guest DJ Robert Murphy, a music publishing expert and entertainment professional from Universal Music Publishing. A 12 year veteran in the film & tv world and an all around lover of music is all you need to know, as Robert has prepared a vast selection of musical delights for us all!
We also will be joined by hip hop artist/producer DeLaZoo out of Kalamazoo, Michigan for a special live performance in the Hot Tub!