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:

Cheap shots, plus some videos you should see.

 

Cheap Shots:

This is not a well man.

I promise you Kayleigh, if it actually happens I'll mention it.

No respect.

I wonder if the Secret Service is aware that while the texts themselves may not be recovered, the fact that they happened can be with a simple subpoena to their cell phone company.

Needs a John Williams theme.

He's fucking earned it.

And have a few fun videos...

Radio Free California Episode 2229, plus a few cheap shots

 

Quite the week for new music, from David Paich, mxmtoon, Young Guv, The Cult, Dawes, The Besnard Lakes, Primus, as well as indie artists from Kiffie, secret machines and much more! Enjoy!

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

@youngguv
@vulfpeck's alter ego with themikeviola (Instagram)
David Paich of @toto99com featuring @donfelder
@mxmtoon
@FrogLeapStudios
@japanleaders
@Kiffie8
@GrahamGouldman with @DrBrianMay
@respektor
@therealmachines
@amandashires
@ModulationMusic featuring @AvlisSatori
@dawestheband
@officialcult
@BlondieOfficial
@Andybebop
@eerie_wanda
cobra_man_ (Instagram)
@beabad00bee
@Interpol
@SPRORGNSM
@Jayyywud with @amicheon
@LAUNDER__
@raemorrismusic
@primus
@BesnardLakes
@scarypockets featuring @JakeShermanWOOO and @Swattykins

Cheap shots (remember, Monday is Rum Day):

I'll come take it you fucking runt.

Some people are breaking the law.

I need them to vote for me? Well, um, oops! I didn't mean it!

Republicans have moved much further right than Dems have moved left. They're lying motherfuckers. Here's the science.

Don't keep stepping on the Rock now.

The Lt. Governor welcomes a tourist.

Bleed them dry Bob.

Noted without comment.

Vroom vroom dead invaders.

Gone but not forgotten, I guess.

Fake Lake.

So where does this stupid asshole serve his time? Prison, Stockade?

And because I love you, Come to a Rocking Fraggle Rock...

Radio Free California Episode 2228, plus cheap shots.

 

New music! Journey's album is finally out, plus a gloriously messy single from The 1975. Also featuring new music from Amythyst Klah, The Mars Volta, Dropkick Murphys, Kings X, La Luz, Metrics and much much more! Enjoy!

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

@JourneyOfficial
@the1975
@DropkickMurphys
@DaveHaynesRocks
@CabelaSchmitt
@JohnMic94731419
@YardActBand featuring (?) @eltonofficial
@broken_bells
@amythystkiah
@antonnewcombe aka @BJM_Band
@themarsvolta
@Built_2_Spill
@stereolabgroop
@FirstAidKitBand
@kingsx
@ThirdEyeBlind
@Weezer
@ffflasher
@laluzers
@lmadrt
@Metric
@lauraveirs
@KatyJPearsonnn
@hellomushband
@scarypockets featuring @ItsKenton and @itsbeckpete

Cheap Shots (Monday is Rum day!):

For some people, it seems to be "Fuck your First Amendment".

And Fuck your god.

To all yinz and youse.

Abort the Court.

Killing in the name of.

42.

Fox "News" is having a bad day.

To my fellow UCLA Bruin; sorry, don't know. Apparently she was farted on by Rudy?

It's not a cease-fire in only one side ceases.

I'm not the biggest fan of Medhi Hasan, mostly because he has a habit of interrupting people and not because I desagree with his point of view. But this is pretty damn good.

Somebody call Sheriff Brody.

Being a Republican means an extra utility bill.

Do it! Do it! Do it!

And because I love you, allow me to introduce you to the mashup skills of Bill McClintock:

Radio Free California Episode 2227, some thoughts about choice, and a few cheap shots.

Fantastic week for new music this week, from indie artists such as PONY, The Fernweh, Wandering With, Ruth Toynton and even me, as well as established artists like Sting, Tadeschi Trucks, Pomplamoose, Danny Elfman with Iggy Pop, Bananarama and much more. Enjoy!

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

@PONYtoronto
@animeraider
@momma_band
@TheFernwehBand
@VivaBananarama
@pomplamoose
@wanderingwithmusic (Instagram) with @musicbyscarIett
@regrettesband
@mtl_bar with Rob Stuart
@dannyelfman with @IggyPop
Faelan (No socials I could find) with @FrogLeapStudios
@_GuidedByVoices
@timheidecker
@Goonband
@Wilco
@OfficialSting
@StraitsJames
@eleanorcollides
@tallchiefstuff7
@SoloDo1o
@JackMystery817
@gwennosaunders
@naimabock
@DerekAndSusan
@_neighborlady
@PaoloNutini
@RuthToynton


I have a couple of observations for you "Christians" who are forcing your beliefs upon the rest of us. First of all, as I'm not a member of your cult why should I observe laws based upon your religious beliefs? You wouldn't do the same for me.

Oh, and how dare I call you a cult? How dare you call yourselves Christians. I've read your book cover to cover and there's something that I notice that apparently all of you haven't. Setting aside whether or not abortion is a sin or not (it's not, but for the sake of argument we're ignoring that for a moment) there's something that your God NEVER DOES. He never takes away from people the choice to sin.

Think about it, and re-read that book you've been cherry-picking things from. People get warnings. People are dealt consequences. People and punished and people aren't. But never is the choice taken away from them and that's what you've done with the abortion restrictions and bans. You've taken the devil's path. Your own book says so. Perhaps you should re-read it with an eye on comprehension.

We're trying to save you, and we're failing.

Other points worth making - this past week a 10 year-old girl was denied an abortion after being made pregnant by her rapist - and before you get into the whole "consent argument" horseshit she's a minor; she CANNOT CONSENT - PERIOD - she had to go out of state to get her abortion. But you wouldn't let a 10 year-old drive. You wouldn't let a 10 year-old ADOPT. You wouldn't let a 10 year-old buy a gun.

But pregnant and made to give birth you're okay with? And then she'd have to raise it? Might as well have let her adopt. It's not like you've been passing any laws to help her out once the baby is born. If you're okay with this then fuck you. You're going to hell per your own book.

Another point - in some states there is no exception for rape. This means that rapists can go hunting for women to give birth to their own kids. If you're okay with that then fuck you. You deserve to be punched in the teeth repeatedly because you are INCELS. Fuck you and all your friends.

Another point - in some states there is no exception for the health of the mother. This means that an ectopic pregnancy is now a DEATH SENTENCE. By the way, 2% of all pregnancies are ectopic. Getting pregnant now has the same death rate as COVID. If you're okay with this then fuck you.

Cheap Shots (screw your 4th of July beer. Monday is Rum day):

I love our Governor.

This fucking country. That does it. You're grounded.

Spending today with actual descendants of Frederick Douglass.

I've seen and heard fireworks displays with fewer pops in them. This is fucking appalling.

6 dead and 17 missing. When reported yesterday on the news all we knew about (in the US) was the glacier collapse. Today, they're not reporting anything. The state of US new reporting is appalling.

The pandemic is far from over. It's getting even worse.

Yes, it's a tantrum from a 6 year-old, but also keep in mind that his family has a heavy history of dementia.

This keeps happening. How do you say that in Russian?

I like to think of myself as well-informed and I didn't know this. That's because we're not taught anything past the preamble.

Not OK.

Same as the old Klan.

Oh, me droogs!

If you need a laugh, and perhaps you do after reading all of this, click here.

Jessica Chastain for the win.

Fuck Waldo.

And because I love you, here's the video from my own contribution to this week's playlist:

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: