Radio Free California Episode 2226, and some cheap shots

 

A fantastic and eclectic week for new music, from such veterans as Alan Parsons, Arthur Brown and Ozzy to newer artists like Soccer Mommy, Daywave, Starcrawler, and friends MOULE and Fear 2 Stop. Even the Japanese hard rockers B'z makes a triumphant return, plus much more. Enjoy!

This week's artists by twitter handle unless otherwise marked:

@alanparsons featuring Tommy Shaw of @STYXtheBand (there are a ton of fake accounts out there, so I'm linking to Styx instead)
@GodofHellFire5
@sopharela
@edeagle89
@polyphia
@OzzyOsbourne (who has the greatest Spotify bio EVER) featuring Jeff Beck
@Fear2Stop
@pomplamoose featuring Sarah Dugas (wasn't sure of her socials)
@arkellsmusic, @beatricepirate and @alyandaj getting all funky and disco-y
@Bz_Official
Lukas Stevens (who seems to have deactivated his socials - try Spotify)
@lovelytheband
Angel Fore, @thebravery and @_Warpain
@whitneytheband
@thestarcrawler
@drugdealerband
@Coheed
@ZOLAJESUS
@MOULEOFFICIAL
@yvesjarvis
@respektor
@youngguv
@JoanShelley
@trixiemattel
@conangray
@daywavemusic
@martincourtney_
supersonicbluesmachine (instagram)
@PorcupineTree
@alanparsons featuring @davidpackmusic and @JBONAMASSA

We now live in an America that never existed, no matter what conservatives say.

Cheap shots:

The Staten Island "hello".

What the fuck is WRONG with these people?

Recently obtained? Okay, I'll tune in.

I feel like I should avoid the obvious "that's what she said" joke... but I didn't.

Just a quick note that I know from personal experience that McCarthy has no fucking clue how to do the job.

Can anyone tell me if this horseshit is still illegal?

Even the UK's second-hand angry cabbage patch kid (thank you Graham Norton) is saying WTF?

Meet the new Rachel.

Mother....

Next.

And because I love you, prepare to have your mind blown by 3 of the best guitarists of the next generation:

Day Drinking and the overturn of Roe v. Wade

 

So today has been a horrible day. With the overturn of Roe v. Wade the women of this country have taken a serious blow to their rights all in the name of a religion that I myself am not a member of. In fact, in favor of religious beliefs that the majority of the country doesn't hold. I have daughters, and this is disgusting to me.

My wife decided that she wanted to cancel her day's plans and go drinking. I don't blame her one damned bit. Unfortunately with the Pandemic and a number of changes to our local neighborhood in the aftermath (if you can call it that when it's still going so fucking strong) we've lost our local hangouts. The Cliff House is gone, The Beach Chalet has converted itself into a TGIFriday's without the name or soul. The Lincoln Bar is now a pick-up window and Hockey Haven no longer does food.

We spent 45 minutes just trying to find a place. After numerous stops we said FUCK IT and went to See's Candy on Clement Street to buy chocolate. It's not booze, but it's not bad. While my wife went in I found parking and dropped a letter into a mailbox when I spotted an open door. Inside this door is a HUGE fucking bar, a lunch menu and one customer. I met with my wife and said "I found something".

This place is called "Lost Marbles" and although I didn't recognize it at first, it's in the same location a former pretend Opium Den called Pizza Orgasmica used to be (pizza and drinks while lounging on cushions - it was marvelous). We went in, sat at the bar and started ordering drinks. Mostly gin for me because that's me, and various bartender recommendations for my wife. 

Like I said, the place is empty so we start talking with the bartenders. We order lunch (french dip for the missus, a burger for me) and proceed to just get hammered. Over the course of this we try a number of drinks, sample their home-brewed beers, and then suddenly discovered that my wife knows the mother of one of the bartenders. They wound up texting and swapping stories.

Before we left I stumbled to the bathroom (seriously, I stumbled) to just wash my hands and saw a sight so odd I thought I was hallucinating. I took a picture of it, and it's at the top of this post. It's in the sit down stall of the men's room.

It's been a terrible day, but for just a little bit my wife and I were able to get shit-faced drunk, meet people, and have what turned into a quite nice afternoon. I tipped very well and we intend to go back - this might be our new place for day drinking.

My wife and daughters have been re-tasked as walking/talking wombs with no control over their bodies - should we ever leave California. We're not fucking moving out of California if we're staying in the United States. This is presently up for debate in my household.

The country has lost it's fucking marbles. But for a brief little while, we found them.

Radio Free California Episode 2225, plus a couple days worth of cheap shots

 

Great week for new music, including Putuma Tiso, Scary Pockets, Particle Kid, Dawes, Yes the Raven, Cola, Drake, Alice Merton, Belle and Sebastion, Pixies and much more. Enjoy!

This week's artists by twitter handle, unless otherwise marked:

@scarypockets featuring Nataly Dawn of @pomplamoose
Fug, mixed by @4hero
@Fear2Stop
Paige Boyd (unsure about her socials)
@pomplamoose with @BennySingsmusic
@jacmnelson3 with @jmascis, Paul Bushnell and @SunnyWar
@dawestheband
Yes The Raven (aka Alan-Mearns-Classical-Guitar-100269509278868 on Meta)
@thirdmanrecords
@PIXIES
@bellesglasgow
@The_Gargantuas featuring April Murray
@Drake
@FashionClubBand
band_cola (Instagram)
@horsejol
@petfoxband
@AliceMerton
@therealgreydaze featuring Dave Navarro
@p_menis
@Ms_Tiso with @BrendaMtambo

Stuff 

Cheap Shots (Monday is Rum Day - even if I post this on a Tuesday):

As near as I can tell, no one on the progressive side has called in death threats for Baron. And while we're at it, how many felonies are committed in this ad? I got 7.

I'll be honest, this one hadn't occurred to me - mostly because I tend to believe that the man just isn't smart enough to have thought of this.

Pay the woman.

Rudy "motherfucking cocksucker" Guliani is so incredibly fucking racist that he accused Shaye Moss of doing "Heroin or Cocaine" (as opposed to eating a mint candy). Punch him in the fucking teeth.

Well, bye.

One person, one vote - unless you're a Republican.

Kill the Heritage Foundation.

Scandal!

Gavin Gavin drops the mic.

You got it on film (maybe)?

I hate agreeing with this motherfucker on anything, but he has a good point.

And because I love you, did you hear that Queen Bey dropped a single?

Radio Free California Episode 2224, plus a few cheap shots (didja watch the hearings?)

 

A spectacular week for new music, featuring Erin Annie, Yoo Doo Right, David Paich, Ainsley Costello, The Wild Things (with a special guest), The Mountain Goats, Tough on Fridays and much more! Enjoy!

Here are this week's artists, by twitter handle unless otherwise marked:

@earthtoerinanne
David Paich of @toto99com
@JourneyOfficial
@animeraider
Rijell with Alex Normand (no socials - look them up on Spotify)
@ainsleymusic07
@rummyhx

@AndrewOneAware
mikesanto.s (Instagram)
@martincourtney_
@TheWildThings featuring Pete Townsend of @TheWho
@ToughOnFridays
@mountain_goats
@TheSheepdogs
@YYYs featuring @perfumegenius
@ElvisCostello and Allan Mayes (a.k.a. "Rusty")
@_DreamSyndicate
@JoyceManor
@kelley_stoltz
@MichaelRault
theinflorescenceband (Instagram)
yoodoowrong (Instagram)

Yeah, this list is heavy on Erin Anne but so what. Make your own list if you don't like it. This is the best album I've heard in months. And why is a song of my own from 2008 on there? Because I just released a extended edition of the album it's from. There will be a video shortly, and I'm going to give the song a small push. That's why.

Cheap shots:

I have to admit that this is more polite than "that drunk motherfucker in the corner."

Alas, it's not perjury. Not yet.

But this is.

Oh come on people, be gracious and mention the fact that his wife went into labor in the fucking headline, not several paragraphs down.

Fascist.

Bilingue, por favor.

I am concerned that this man might need a cat scan.

A $95,000,000.00 fine? Just how much is this New Jersey motherfucker worth?

Please, let's not revise this man into a hero. Maybe he has a future in movie reviews.

And because I love you, let me introduce you to the mad genius of Leo Moracchioli, aka Frog Leap Studios:

Radio Free California Episode 2223, cheap shots and more.

 

Solid week for new music including Supercrush, Astronoid, Nataly Dawn, Beth Hart, Drive-By Truckers, Jasmyn, Vulfmon and so much more. Even I make an appearance! Enjoy!

Here are this week's artists, by twitter handle unless otherwise marked:

supercrushofficial (Instagram)
@astronoid
Uglysmileband (Facebook/Meta)
Vulfmon (aka Jack Stratton of @vulfpeck) featuring @JacobJeffries
@natalydawn
Rijell (find him on Spotify)
Wandering-With-102937471826783 (Facebook/Meta) featuring @musicbyscarIett
@thedolcediablo
@ChiliPeppers
@BethHart
@MusicNegrito
@andrewbird
The Frowning Clouds (no socials)
@kelley_stoltz
@themellonsmusic
@drivebytruckers
@musichorsegirl
@lukesteele
@JensLekman
@DerekAndSusan
@zelonerecords
@stellawthasigma featuring @redinhoOFFICIAL
@jasmynonline
@animeraider (hey, that's me!)

Cheap Shots (Monday is Rum day!)

One of our Supreme Court Justices is a brainwashed cultist.

I think it's worth point out that the moron who said this is worth over 25 times what Biden is worth. Biden is the least rich President since Eisenhower.

Fire these cowardly fuckers..

Well, bye.

Maybe, just maybe, we should stop endorsing candidates who have the support of a White South African Billionaire? They all seem to be racist fucks.

I've never fully understood why people lie about things that are so easy to prove wrong.

There is more active "grooming" taking place in the US Military than in any school.

Again with the lying.

Sociopaths can get a stamp.

By the way, the NRA spends less on school safety than it does on their CEO's wardrobe.

I sense an upcoming programming change.

You know, you really can't call it a "Sham Witch-Hunt" if they actually find witches.

Brace yourselves.

Worse than Theresa May, and she was out within months.

And because I love you, take a look at how the 4th track on this playlist is done: