Radio Free California Episode 2234, plus a few cheap shots

 

Some week for new music eh? Featuring music by Tadeschi Trucks, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Two Horn Unicorn, Muse, The Beths, Julia Jacklin, Joanne, Stan Ridgeway and so much more. Enjoy!

Here is a listing of this week's artists, by twitter handle unless otherwise marked:

@muse
@GilbertOSull_
@DerekAndSusan
@FrogLeapStudios
Rijell (no socials)
@Soumyajit42 with KAYA E, neeko_1_fto (Instagram), and Katy Lin
@BonnieLegion with Qrittix

TwoHornUnicorn (Meta)

@engagementmusic
@TheNational with @boniver
@THEBETHS
@RippinChicken
Tropical Gothclub on @thirdmanrecords
@tblsh with @israelnash
floodmusic2112 (Instagram) with Susan Fidler
5means2anend (Instagram)
@JuliaJacklin
@realmarcusking
@WilliamOrbit with @georgiauk_
@MrJacobBanks
@laufey
@JoanneMusicx
@Stan_Ridgway
@JamieDupuis

Cheap Shots:

My first reaction that for a man that supposedly defended the Constitution for 4 years (narrator: "He didn't") he doesn't seem to have read it - or understood it.

Motion is moot, Mar-a-lago Motherfucker.

"The very definition of terrorism."

Backwards and in high heels. And I guarantee you that some pig is going to oik about it. Okay, lots of pigs.

I know I've used this joke before, but... "Drain Brammage!"

Huh. George Dawson bans George Dawson.

"10 inches isn't much" said no man ever.

The least believable part of this is that someone high-fived Andrew Yang.

Yet another in a series of BFD's.

Getting the fuck out. Many days I'd like to do the same.

You're only noticing this now?

And because I love you, here is my reaction to what I think the streets will look like if Trump gets prosecuted:

Radio Free California Espidoe 2233, plus a few cheap shots...

 

Great week for new music, featuring the debut(!) solo album from David Paich, Todd Rundgren and Adrian Belew teaming up, Why Bonnie, Shad with the Lickerish Quartet, Pixies, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Demi Lovato, Silversun Pickups and much more! Enjoy!

Here is a listing of this week's artists, by twitter handle unless otherwise noted:

David Paich of @toto99com, with a couple others too
@toddrundgren with @THEadrianbelew
@PONYtoronto
@Crimsonicband
⣎⡇ꉺლ༽இ•̛)ྀ◞ ༎ຶ ༽ৣৢ؞ৢ؞ؖ ꉺლ (no socials. Just TRY doing a search)
whybonnie (Instagram)
@BonnieLegion with Qrittix
@TheRyanAdams
@ChiliPeppers
@DeapVally
rubygoon (Instagram)
Shad (no luck with socials) and @TheLickerish
@NcpNo
@ezrafurman
@butchwalker
@Rubblebucket
@PIXIES
@YYYs
@PanicAtTheDisco
@mountain_goats
@cassmccombs
@Hot_Chip
@SSPU
@ddlovato
@RussianCircles
The Berries (on @rfcrecords)
@thechatsband
@motorpsychoband
@oneida_official
@earlyjamesbham
@waltertrout
@spielbergsband
@SRSQmusic

Cheap Shots:

The Great Task. Maybe, but remember she supported Trump's initiatives nearly 90% of the time.

I know you are but what am I?

I hope he retires to a country where no one bothers him again.

Why does this keep happening?

Them Thieving Trees.

Meanwhile, an actual plan.

Reliable.

May have? May have? Gonna do anything about it?

Big if true!

Instead of "pro se" wouldn't this me "amateur se"? "fool se"?

And because I love you, here is my favorite live rendition of...

Radio Free California Episode 2232, and hear me out on this...

 

Quite the eclectic week in new music. Indie stalwarts like Fear 2 Stop, Oghamyst, and Tony Malina show up as well as artists such as Danny Elfman, Collective Soul, Goo Goo Dolls, Erasure (!!!), Band Maid, Tadeschi Trucks, a couple of wild remakes and much more! Enjoy!

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

@Fear2Stop
@dannyelfman with Scientist (No socials I could find)
@Soumyajit42 featuring Tanmaya (Again, no socials I could find)
@PeterHollens and @TimFoustMusic
@FrogLeapStudios
@bandmaid
@toyahofficial with @rfripp_official
@DerekAndSusan
@liamgallagher
@BonnieLegion with @QrittixOfficial
@thekillers
@themarsvolta
@vulfpeck's Jack (releasing a solo album) with themikeviola (Instagram)
@kiwijrgroup
tonymolina650.bandcamp.com
@SylvanEsso
@erasureinfo
@googoodolls (as a side note, from day one I have almost always preferred the songs sung by the Doll's Bassist Robby Takac, including this one)
@CollectiveSoul
@SallySeltmann
@jimettarose with The Voices of Creation (Gospel Music really isn't my thing - not being Christian and all, but good music is good music - period.)
@dragcityrecords
mrichruth (Instagram) on @thirdmanrecords

Cheap Shots (Monday is Rum Day!):

Or maybe, and hear me out on this, he's a fucking criminal.

Or maybe, and hear me out on this, he's a fucking criminal.

"It’s a novel approach, but I’m not sure that Dr. Oz is going to win by airing commercials that make John Fetterman look awesome"

That's right, this man has no dick.

Or maybe, and hear me out on this, he's a fucking criminal.

Intelligence ain't what it used to be.

Or maybe, and hear me out on this, he's a fucking criminal.

Or maybe, and hear me out on this, he's a fucking criminal.

Are you saying that we should, uncrime the crime?

Dear Kentucky, should a man who believed there was no crime, even after the criminal copped a plea, become your next governor?

Or maybe, and hear me out on this, he's a fucking criminal.

Are they going to blame (still dead) Hugo Chavez?

Or maybe, and hear me out on this, he's a fucking criminal.

Yes, he's a Flight Risk. He's a fucking criminal.

Or maybe, and hear me out on this, he's a fucking criminal.

And so are they.

And because I love you, here is the ORIGINAL video for the Band-Maid song above:

Radio Free California Episode 2231, cheap shots, and oh! An FBI raid.

 

There will be times in this week's list where it feels like we've timewarped to the 80's. New music from The 1975, Marci, Jerry gomes, Benjamin Russell, The Crushing Violets, C Duncan and much more. Enjoy!

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

@the1975
@mmmarciii
wanderingwithmusic (Instagram) with @musicbyscarIett
@mtl_bar with Rob Stuart
Jerry Gomes (no socials - he has only 3 followers on Spotify and I'm one of them. He deserves more)
@robertoquirogamc (Facebook)

@TheRyanAdams

@mxmtoon\

@TimBowness\

@drycleaningband

@FrogLeapStudios

@pinkfloyd

@Pennan_Brae

@ChuckyTrading

@crushingviolets

@cspaceduncan

@TheGloryFires

@artmooremusic

@conniehanjazz

Cheap Shots (Monday is Rum day):

This would be approved by a judge, the Justice Department, and Trump's appointed FBI director. 

Karma Boomerang.

So, you're telling him to do what he should already be doing?

Yes. Yes you are.

Gimme! 

No one fucking cares.

No, he doesn't know "...that they tried to kill Hitler three times and almost pulled it off?”

Crimes!

Ew, ick.

Brandon gets fined.

I think it's now Arnold's move.

Putting on my best Dr. Evil impersonation... One. Million. Donations! 

Sold out event keeps selling tickets and then turning people away who had spent their money. One guess.

And because I love you, you should really see this performance by Cory Wong and the Wongnotes:

CheapCheap  (Facebook)

Radio Free California Episode 2230 - the COVID recovery episode

 So I missed a week doing this because I had COVID. Fortunately I'm vaxxed and double-boosted. It wasn't pleasant but I got through it. So here is a super long and eclectic episode - more than 4 hours of new music!

Double playlist because I had COVID. New music from Alan Parsons, Moule, Beach Bunny, Dawes, Ryan Adams, Death Cab for Cutie, Lobate Scarp, Beyonce, Creepy Nuts, The Linda Lindas and so much more. Enjoy!

Here is this week's playlist artists by twitter handle, unless otherwise noted:

@polyphia

@sammyhagar (and the circle)
@alanparsons
@BeachBunnyMusic
@MOULEOFFICIAL
@OzzyOsbourne featuring @tonyiommi
@pomplamoose
@scarypockets featuring @judesmithmusic
@JonBatiste with @PTXofficial and @Diane_Warren
@torridtheband
@ergobria
@alyandaj
@ainsleymusic07
@AdamBostockRock
@Rickypersaudjr
floodmusic2112 (Instagram) with @genesisj_diaz
@BonnieLegion with @EthanolADDiKtz
@TheRyanAdams
Dutch Williams, @WilkinsImmanuel, @iplayvibes and Obed Calvaire
@Sloanmusic
@beth_orton
@stereosabbath with @SadierLae
@dcfc
@Phosphorescent
@thirdmanrecords
@BenHarper
@dawestheband
@TRA_AMS with @soffieviemose (I think)
@VivaBananarama
seanicholasavage (Instagram)

@madicunningham
@alterbridge
@LobateScarp
@koatstheband featuring @corywong
@Beyonce
@Fear2Stop
@pomplamoose with @SaraNiemietz
@scarypockets featuring @jennahbell
@thelindalindas (with a GREAT Go-Go's cover - I'm an original and die-hard Go-Go's fan)
@Soumyajit42 with @mrhatestheworld and Hano
@dannyelfman and @trent_reznor mixed by ghostemane (Instagram)
@Crimsonicband
mikesanto.s (Instagram)
@Johnny_Marr mixed by Vince Clarke of @erasureinfo
@FrogLeapStudios
@pinkfloyd
@telefis1961 with Dean Hurley
@fazerdaze
@maggierogers
@DerekAndSusan
@amandashires
@Creepy_Nuts_

tonyrochaofficial (Instagram)
@iamjoshrouse
@TALLIESband
@emyspraguemusic
@friendship_tm
@wildermaker
Darkcave (I love his stuff, but I've never found good socials for him)

So I got COVID. I'm okay - I'm fully vaccinated and have had 2 boosters. I took Paxlovid for a week. I feel much better, although I'm still not 100%. It took over 2 1/2 years for it to catch me, and I've been careful. Well, we have contact tracing where I live, and we figured out how I caught it.

And it fucking makes me laugh.

I have a temper. No point in denying it, is there? You see it here in my rants all the time but I do my best to keep it out of my real life, but I'm not always successful. There's just so much to get angry about.

Just look in my Cheap Shots to see examples.

It's when stupid little things make me angry that I worry. The cat barfing in the kitchen (cats do that - don't become a cat owner if you can't handle that). Accidentally leaving something in the oven. Tripping on something left on the floor by one of the kids. Stupid shit.

So every once and a while I talk to a professional about it. Not regularly as I usually have it under control and quite frankly I can't afford it. Medical insurance in the U.S. is fucking awful when it comes to mental health, and the country is in the middle of a psychotic break.

Still, I was starting to let it all flow into my personal life and so I called my insurance's special helpline and got a new therapist to see. And you can already see it coming.

One of the things I get angry about easily these days is just how little we take the pandemic seriously. In July of this year, when I got sick, almost 3.7 MILLION Americans caught COVID. 12,000+ died. My new therapist sympathized. He really did.

And I fucking caught it from him.

Once I and my family are through all of this I will have a good laugh about it. I hope.

But I'm not going to see that therapist again. Fortunately, I'm not so angry now - COVID is pretty draining.

Cheap shots (Rum, Vaccine, take your pick):

Trump is a cunt. There. I said it.

Hailing frequencies closed, Captain.

Is it because of the McDonald's thing? No, Ted is too serious for that.

Cue the outrage from Motherfucker DeSantis.

Pence'd.

Coward.

In other words, a bully.

This fucking woman used to own a resturaunt (recently closed). I never saw the menu, and now I'm pretty sure I don't want to.

And also Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein.

Death panels are a Republican thing. The fucking receipts.

Last seen fleeing Kabul on the back of a moped.

Drain Brammage.

And because I love you, master guitarist Joe Pass doing everything your guitar heroes dream of doing, including a live fade out: