Radio Free California Episode 2346, Radio Station Notes, Cheap Shots and more!

 

New music this week from Maneskin, glass beach, Bloc Party, Field Medic, Allison Russell, Leo, PinkPantheress, the first new music from Scream since Dave Grohl left the band to join Nirvana, Wallat, Bas Jan and more. Enjoy!

ALBUM SHOW NOTES

Another good week with several albums I could choose from to feature on the Album Show this week, but I've settled on the new PinkPantheress album "Heaven Knows". It's a vibrant mix of R&B and Indie-tinged alt-rock and I feature a couple of songs from the album in this week's playlist. If you're active on TikTok you've probably seen some of her short songs, but I'm not so I only really discovered her this week. She started out on Tik Tok and eventually landed a record deal with Epic Records. She hails from England and has made a big impact there and has crossed the pond to the U.S., even contributing the song "Angel" to the Barbie Movie. What makes her even more impressive than the fact that she's done all of this by age 22, is the fact that she hasn't let severe hearling loss slow her down. According to Wikipedia she is 80% deaf in her right ear. Even with all that, "Heaven Knows" is her first label release and it's worth your time.

The Album Show will run this Thursday November 16th at 9am and 9pm Pacific Standard Time.

For those of you who stay away from Spotify this playlist will be played this Wednesday November 15th at 2am, 6am, 10am, 2pm and 6pm PST. All of the songs I feature on Radio Free California are played as part of the regular rotation. This week, I even threw in an extra song that's not on the playlist above!

One last programming note: Every Sunday at 10am and again at 10pm we will feature our show "10 at 10", where we play 10 (and sometimes 11 or even 12!) songs from a year we pick at random. Again, all times are PST. Last week was 2007:

Cheap Shots:

Congressman QAnon Shaman?????

Does the US Military not get the same sensitivity training that the rest of the country gets? Oh wait, they do.

Throwing a Spanberger in the works.

This strikes me as weak but it's better than nothing.

Support your local Fiefdom!

He's going to spend more time with his Canadian Girlfriend.

Try it, motherfucker.

Did you even know this movie was out? I didn't. 

If you think this man gives a fuck about family values, think again.

I'm of the opinion that the U.S. Military should DRAFT this fucking piece of shit, make him a PRIVATE, and then order him to get this unstuck.

This bozo again?

Mr. Speaker, you might believe the country is in need of prayer but you sir, are in dire need of an actual education.

Mein Trumpf. Dude, you act like a fucking Nazi, I'm calling you a fucking Nazi.

Ditto, motherfucker. Ditto.

Um, wait. What!?!

And becuase I love you, here is the trailer for what is, in my opinion, James Cameron's best film:

Radio Free California Episode 2345, radio station notes, and of course a few cheap shots,

 

New music this week from Judas Priest, The Veronicas, Peachy Dukes, Wolves at Midnight, Lenny Kravitz, lovelytheband, the final album from the late Jimmy Buffett, Wallat, Of All People, and a final single from these guys called... hmmmm... The Beatles? All this and much more! Enjoy!

The Drop Nineteens were one of the original "shoegaze" bands. They had a solid run in the 1990's and when they broke up their chief songwrite said he was done with the music business, and with music altogether. It's now 30 years later and everyone should know to never say never. The band is back with a brand new album called "Hard Light" and it's a solid album and worth a listen. So we've decided to play it for you this week on the Album Show.

The Album Show will run this Thursday November 9nd at 9th and 9pm Pacific Standard Time.

For those of you who stay away from Spotify this playlist will be played this Wednesday November 8th at 2am, 6am, 10am, 2pm and 6pm PST. All of the songs I feature on Radio Free California are played as part of the regular rotation. This week, I even threw in an extra song that's not on the playlist above!

One last programming note: Every Sunday at 10am and again at 10pm we will feature our show "10 at 10", where we play 10 (and sometimes 11 or even 12!) songs from a year we pick at random. Again, all times are PST. Last week was 1987:

The only way to know what this Sunday will be is to tune in!

Cheap shots:

Weren't your grandparents actual Nazis? Screen that, motherfucker.

Stepping back from the increasingly dangerous and dysfunctional...

Slome days it seems like the whole fucking Republican't party needs to get laid.

I do feel sorry for those he left behind, but it's amazing to me how many of these fuckers can't deal with the same pressure they put on others who don't deserve it either.

Yeah, sure. That's not weird at all. Uh huh. Nope. Not. Weird. At. All.

I have always known that this guy was a crook. But holy cow what a fucking crook.

I'm not on twitter any more, but this is funny as hell.

My DNA testing for this process took less than 30 days. Not nine months. This may shock you, but he's lying. (Full disclosure, I'm about as white as white gets.)

I don't know about the whole "Bad as Playboy" part, but there are Shape-shifting Gargoyles.

"Maybe We Don't Let An Anti-Semite Open A Casino"

I don't even like popcorn, but pass the popcorn.

And because I love you, enjoy The Veronicas:

Radio Free California Episode 2344, radio station notes and.... well... that's it really.

 

New music this week from Miles Hunt, Sub-Radio, Fever Live Again, The Wooten Brothers, Green Day, Peter Gabriel, Natalie Merchant, The Mountain Goats, Fish on Friday, Jethro Tull and much more. Enjoy!

There is a nice group of new album to play on the album show this week. Miles Hunt's new album is pretty good, and I've been a fan going back to the mid 1980's. King Gizzard & The Wizard LIzard release a synth-based album for the first time, Fish on Friday had already released a couple of great singles from their new album and it's finally out, but I finally settled on "Hold", by Wild Nothing. Wild Nothing is the name Jack Tatum, formerly of Jack and the Whale and Facepaint, uses for his musical endeavors, which began as shimmery, synth-washed indie pop in the summer of 2009. This is his first self-produced album since those days, although he's had several releases in the interum. This release is straight-ahead popwer pop with elements of alt-rock thrown in, and is a solid effort.

The Album Show will run this Thursday November 2nd at 9am and 9pm Pacific Standard Time.
For those of you who stay away from Spotify this playlist will be played this Wednesday November 1st at 2am, 6am, 10am, 2pm and 6pm PST. All of the songs I feature on Radio Free California are played as part of the regular rotation. This week, I even threw in an extra song that's not on the playlist above!

One last programming note: Every Sunday at 10am and again at 10pm we will feature our new show "10 at 10", where we play 10 (and sometimes 11 or even 12!) songs from a year we pick at random. Again, all times are PST.

No cheap shots this posting. I just wasn't feeling it today. Outrage all the time is tiresome.

And because I love you, well... just watch.

Radio Free California Episode 2343, Radio Station notes, cheap shots, and the former lead singer of Lush

 

An eclectic mix of new music this week including Adoraborealis, blink-182, Fish on Friday, Louis Cato, Atarashii Gakko!, Rik Emmet, Duff McKagan, Hannah Marks, Victory Peach and much more. Enjoy!

To the couple of you who actually listen to the radio station, where every piece of music we've put on these playlists this year can be heard, you might have noticed some dead air early in the week. That's because I made a teeny tiny mistake and erased the music database. You'd be shocked at how easy it was to do. I certainly was. I actually considered packing it in.

This is why you don't make decisions about things like this in the moment and why I don't do social media from my phone. Sometimes immediacy is terrible for you.

After a few hours I figured out an easy way to restore everything and by Thursday we were back to business as usual. That's where we are today.

Anyway, Let me tell you about Emma Anderson. She is one of the founding members of the band Lush, and I promise you would recognize her singing voice. After Lush ended she founded the band Sing-Sing, and now at long last she has released her long-awaited and COVID delayed first solo album, called "Pearlies". Working with the string arranger from Cocteau Twins and Suede Guitars Richard Oakes she ahs released a 10 song album that leaves you wanting more and we're going to feature it this week on the Album Show.

The Album Show will run this Thursday October 26th at 9am and 9pm Pacific Standard Time.

For those of you who stay away from Spotify this playlist will be played this Wednesday October 25th at 2am, 6am, 10am, 2pm and 6pm PST. All of the songs I feature on Radio Free California are played as part of the regular rotation.

One last programming note: Every Sunday at 10am and again at 10pm we will feature our new show "10 at 10", where we play 10 (and sometimes 11 or even 12!) songs from a year we pick at random. Again, all times are PST.

Cheap shots:

How much do you want to bet that <<ahem>> somebody winds up back on the Forbes 400?

If he calls the subject of hir ire a bad nickname, you can tell immediately that said person is telling the truth.

Ayatollah Biden? I think not.

Talk about diluting your brand.

So will there be televised debates?

Selling the same horse twice.

Why do people keep saving their opinions about people until they publish their book?

Can we please stop having people praying for the end of the world have any influence on policy?

Talk about old school.

Harris vs. Cheney in 2028. I'd bet money on it.

For those people saying Newt for Speaker, fuck no.

Welp, this is a whole lot of nothing.

He had a spine when John McCain was still alive. Sometimes he still does, although it's rare.

Please Jack, don't blow it. We all know he did it. Get it right.

There is very little more surreal than finding yourself agreeing with Ann Coulter.

And because I love you, here is the Video for this week's Atarashii Gakko! song, where they portray both the Kaijuu, some of the bystanders, and the Self-Defense Force in an old-style Japanese monster movie:

Radio Free California Episode 2342, Radio Station Notes, and a few Cheap Shots

 

New music this week from The Supplements, Uni Boys, Jamila Woods, Sarah Jarosz, Kiffie, Teh Dandy Warhols, The Drums, Middlebees and much more! Enjoy!

Uni Boys are a young 4 piece that just released their 2nd label album after a couple of self-released albums and a fun first release. They remind me a lot of the early Replacements or perhaps The Posies. Solid pop/rock that doesn't seem to take itself too seriously. The station will feature their new album "Buy This Now!" on The Album Show this week.

The Album Show will run this Thursday October 19th at 9am and 9pm Pacific Standard Time.

For those of you who stay away from Spotify this playlist will be played this Wednesday October 18th at 2am, 6am, 10am, 2pm and 6pm PST. All of the songs I feature on Radio Free California are played as part of the regular rotation.

One last programming note: Every Sunday at 10am and again at 10pm we will feature our new show "10 at 10", where we play 10 (and sometimes 11) songs from a year we pick at random. Again, all times are PST.

Cheap Shots:

A war crime, committed by and against people not in the war.

They're ALL Hypocrites.

I keep using "The Handmaid's Tale" as a reference point and metaphor for the current anti-abortion movement in the United States, and people call me out for it. As long as bullshit like this happens, I'm not taking it back and I will never apologize.

Liar.

Whoknew that any of these people were funny?

I'm honestly amazed no one has punched this motherfucker in the face.

I mean, he's got to get the money to cover his other leagal expenses somewhere.

Okay, place your bets on how long it will take him to violate the order.

Red Hot Take is we're actually doing okay.

"Almost Clinically Chaotic Man". Almost???

Choke on it motherfucker.

Nope, still not Governor.

It seems to me that there is a real possibility that someone will want to drag his ass before The Hague.

Here's a case where the headline laughingly really does say it all.

Somebody in the Biden Campaign has a PhD in tolling.

Yep. Less than 3 hours later he voilated the gag order. I want SANCTIONS!!!!

A quick reminder that Pete Davidson is fucking brilliant.

And because I love you and this blog is already NSFW, enjoy this video from Jamila Woods:

Radio Free California Episode 2341, Radio Station Notes, cheap shots, and a couple of useless thoughts on Israel

 

New music this week from HUNNY, Descartes A Kant, Sweet (yes, that Sweet - "Fox on the Run" and "Ballroom Blitz" Sweet), blink-182, Vixen (yes, that Vixen), Joe Bonamassa, The Going Rate, Hiromi, Get Violet and much more! Enjoy!

I had a couple of great options for the Album Show this week, as HUNNY, Hiromi, Death Pill and Descarte A Kan all released new albums, any of which I highly recommend (the band Get Violet as of yet doesn't have a full album available). I've decided for this week we will feature the new album by HUNNY called "new planet heaven". This is a Los Angeles based indie band that's been around for a few years and this album is a product of honing their songwriting craft duyriing the pandemic (according to their website). The album is just over 1/2 an hour in length and packs quite a punch in my opinion, so I am sharing it with you.

The Album Show will run this Thursday October 12th at 9am and 9pm Pacific Standard Time.

For those of you who stay away from Spotify this playlist will be played this Wednesday October 11th at 2am, 6am, 10am, 2pm and 6pm PST. All of the songs I feature on Radio Free California are played as part of the regular rotation.

One last programming note: Every Sunday at 10am and again at 10pm we will feature our new show "10 at 10", where we play 10 (and sometimes 11) songs from a year we pick at random. Again, all times are PST.

Before I get into the stuff you really came for (i.e. me calling people names and riffing like an amateur John Oliver) let me talk about the undenyably horrific situation in Isreal.

I have no real good answers about who is right and who is wrong here. On the one hand, shelling a country with missiles and killing hundreds is never going to be a good thing, but neither is taking the land of people who have been living in the same spot for generations. When the Allies partitioned off a portion of Palestine for the Jewish people in an undenyable fit of guilt after their failure to stop the Holocaust they gave only a small portion of the land that Isreal claims today. I think that today the west mostly backs Isreal out of an extension of that guilt, because let's face it the man running Isreal is a criminal.

But it's not his fault that Hamas launched this attack.So why did Hamas launch this attach now? What's so important about now? People talk about how this was launched on the sabbath and a national holiday in Isreal but that hasn't worked out well for the attackers in the past. Everyone should keep in mind that it's not the Palestinians who are attacking Israel. 

Hamas is to Palestine as the KKK is to Christianity.

It's also worth pointing out that one of Israel's top newspapers puts the blame squarely on the criminal currently running the country.

Two things worth noting: One is that right now we don't have a fully staffed chain of command for US forces in the region, and that is 100% the fault of the Republican Party, and one specific Senator who I call out below. But another thing I've seen a lot of print about lately is that some of the Top Secret/Classified information that was disseminated by the previous "President" was about troop movements and strengths of Isreal, and that by now it has probably been leaked all the way down to Hamas.

I don't know the truth of this and you probably don't either. But it should be looked into. Any bets as to if it will be?

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Oh wait, didn't Jared Kushner already solve all of this shit?

Tommy Tubberville is a motherfucking traitor.

Jennifer Griffin might be working for the wrong network.

And this isn't Biden's fault you goddamned pricks.

So the people who backed him are now against him if he's an independent. Yup, that makes sense.

Setting aside the idea that war itself is a crime, it looks to me like both sides are committing war crimes.

Speaking of John Oliver, here he bring the receipts about the NRA of Home Schooling.

We are well past 50 shade of grey masochism here.

So, um, Dennis Hastert's Mini Me?

You've got to be fucking kidding me.

Programming change.

Yeah, I know this is an allocation from the previous administration, but how about just not spending the fucking money?

He dropped off of Forbes' list (and not for the first time), but I notice that an awful lot of what gets counted as wealth isn't actual money. Given his current issues with the values of property, he might be worth much less (worthless).

Makes you wonder if they're going to be able to teach about the Enola Gay.

This is a good move, but I'm troubled by the fact that it doesn't say they have to release any of the past data they covered up.

And becuase I love you, here is the video for the blink-182 song in this week's list. It's hilarious, especially if you know the original inspiration:

Radio Free California Episode 2340, programming notes, cheap shots, Unicorns and more!

 

New music this week from U2, Rolling Stones, Slow Pulp, OMD, Kiffie, Johnny Marr, Gunship, Saving Amber and much more! Enjoy!

How do I even explain the band Gunship and their new album, Unicorn? The band describes themselves as "A Neo Retro Futuristic Assault". That's it - their entire Spotify profile. What I would call them is a modern day band with its roots in everything about the 1980's that you secretly loved while telling your friends that you hated that stuff. You know, like Journey or Styx or Roxette. And yet they sound nothing like those bands. I can you that I like it, excesses and all, and I find it leaning towards anime music while staying rooted in rock and roll. But it is rock and roll to the excess - so much so that even Saxophonist Tim Capello is featured from time to time not only in their videos but in their albums as well. I was introduced to this band by a friend at counter.social, and this week will feature the album Unicorn on The Album Show.

The Album Show will run this Thursday October 5th at 9am and 9pm Pacific Standard Time.

For those of you who stay away from Spotify this playlist will be played this Wednesday October 4th at 2am, 6am, 10am, 2pm and 6pm PST. All of the songs I feature on Radio Free California are played as part of the regular rotation.

One last programming note: Every Sunday at 10am and again at 10pm we will feature our new show "10 at 10", where we play 10 (and sometimes 11) songs from a year we pick at random. Again, all times are PST.

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This Bud's for you!

Dear Pennsylvania: This shit again?

We're well overdue for a Contempt of Court hearing somewhere.

And in case you didn't notice, my new Senator is a woman, black, and gay. So fuck yeah.

Does this guy know any good lawyers? Doesn't seem so, does it.

Can any of these people ever get investigated for something that isn't silly? I guess not.

Matt Gaetz (R-Beavis and Butthead) cuts an ad for Joe Biden.

Rich people, even fake rich people, are wierd.

Pot, Kettle, Fuckwad.

As I've released a few covers myself I know for a fact that to release this commercially you have to pay for the right to do so. Actual cash money. That doesn't seem like a trait of these people. And yes, she's not a great singer but that sort of thing can be fixed in the mix. What I object to is the affected twang in her voice. She's from New York, people.

And because I love you, have some Gunship:

Radio Free California Episode 2339, cheap shots, radio station notes and more!

New music this week from Los Lonely Boys, The National, Dream Wife, Pretenders, Baroness, Teenage Fanclub, Kylie Minogue, Hiromi and much more. Enjoy!

yeule is the musical project of Singaporean songwriter and producer Nat Ćmiel (born Natasha Yelin Chang). Formed in 2012, Yeule incorporates elements of ambient, glitch and Asian post-pop.The name Yeule is derived from the Final Fantasy character of the same name (spelled differently), as well as their middle name. She refers to herself as "4th Generation Goth" on her Spotify profile. Her new album is called "softscars" and we're going to feature the album this week.

The Album Show will run this Thursday September 28th at 9am and 9pm Pacific Standard Time.

For those of you who stay away from Spotify this playlist will be played this Wednesday September 27th at 2am, 6am, 10am, 2pm and 6pm PST. All of the songs I feature on Radio Free California are played as part of the regular rotation.

One last programming note: Every Sunday at 10am and again at 10pm we will feature our new show "10 at 10", where we play 10 (and sometimes 11) songs from a year we pick at random. Again, all times are PST.

Cheap shots:

I do believe he just committed the exact same felony that Hunter Biden has been indicted for.

Okay, maybe one.

The claim that the Republican Party is the party that supports our military is a fucking lie.

"Spectator Speaker."

This motherfucker is getting people killed. (Full disclosure: I already got the new COVID Booster shot).

I'm no expert on these things but if you're looking for an equivalence wouldn't he be The Golden Calf? I mean, gold tan, gold toilet, gold letters on his buildings... how many fucking hints do you need?

Parody account on a parody of a social media site.

Like putting out a Christmas Tree for Easter.

You would think a dentist would have better teeth.

Rich, I tell you! Rich! Wealthy Misers!

Ain't it funny how all the people who say that we should live under certain values never do it themselves?

I really hope this guy becomes President someday.

So the DeSantis campaign will end on November 30th?

And because I love you, well, can you name all of the people playing his backup band?

In the beginning, God told Adam and Eve NOT to eat from the Tree of Knowledge, and Evangelicals have been avoiding knowledge ever since.

~ Ben Tousey

Radio Free California Episoce 2338, radio station notes, and what is a satirist supposed to do?

New music this week from Vagabon, Olivia Rodrigo, Mickey Dolenz, Copperstone, Stephen Marley, Woods, Brian Setzer and much more! Enjoy!

Laetitia Tamko, better known by her stage name Vagabon, is a Cameroonian-American self-taught multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and music producer based in New York City. She and her family relocated to the US when she was 13 so that her monther could attend Law School. She got a guitar as a present at age 17 and the rest is history. Her third album, "Sorry I haven't Called" is out now and I added three songs from that album to the rotation this week, so of course it's a natural for The Album Show.

The Album Show will run this Thursday September 21st at 9am and 9pm Pacific Standard Time.

For those of you who stay away from Spotify this playlist will be played this Wednesday September 20th at 2am, 6am, 10am, 2pm and 6pm PST. All of the songs I feature on Radio Free California are played as part of the regular rotation.

One last programming note: Every Sunday at 10am and again at 10pm we will feature our new show "10 at 10", where we play 10 (and sometimes 11) songs from a year we pick at random. Again, all times are PST.

No cheap shots this week. Between the former guy continually confessing his sins over and over again, MItch McConnel shorting out twice, Ms. Boebert picking exaqctly the wrong line of an Alanis Morrisette song to base her life on, the guy who owns twitter blaming his troubles on the Jews, every elected Republican of note strenuously dfending the 2nd ammendments of anyone not named Hunter Biden, NBC apparently letting their new Meet the Press host swing in the wind with an agreement to not fact-check a known liar, the same liar claiming he can beat Obama and prevent World War Two, A Presidential Candidate with a "Canadian Girlfriend",  The chief medical official in one of the more populous states in the country telling people not to get vaccinated, a church picking up the cirriculum for AP African American Studies, the Senate dropping its dress code (but for Senators only), several people tryhing to restart talk shows only to back out because they were shamed back into reality, people claiming that abortion after birth is actually a thing, and a freakin' fighter jet just going missing...

How the hell is satire supposed to keep up with all this shit?

And because I love you, I once again present a single of mine I'm really proud of, which will be a Spotify pick for the month of October:

Radio Free California Episode 2336 & 2337, Radio Station Notes, Social Media.

 

I took a week off so we have a two week batch of new music for you this time, including Peter Gabriel, The Rolling Stones, The Killers, Love is Noise, Dezit, Prince, Katy Kirby, Royal Blood, The Coral, Sarah Jarosz, William Shatner (!!!) and much more. Enjoy!

For the curious let me get this out of the way now: of the 9 nominations I won exactly ONE. Best Alternative Artist for "Woke AF". It was the first award of the night. I have to tell you, watching other people win in your categories for the rest of the night is humbling AND annoying. There was a very Jesusy feel to the evening, and that's not me. Anyway, it's over and let's move on.

Soft Science has a new album out called "Lines" and we will be featuring it on this week's Album Show. From their Spotify page: "Hailing from Northern California’s Sacramento Valley, Soft Science fuse melody, sound and texture of '60s pop and '90s shoegaze like molecular gastronomists blend physics and chemistry to transform food. Together this 5-piece band has managed to create their own sweet blend of modern pop music with a sonic edge. Their music is influenced by bands ranging from the Zombies and Beach Boys to Lush, Teenage Fanclub, Ride, Pale Saints, New Order, and Jesus and Mary Chain, along with newer artists such as Beach House and Frankie Rose. Current members/collaborators: Katie Haley, Ross Levine, Matt Levine, Tony Cale, Becky Cale, and Hans Munz." I don't know about all that but I listened to the album and found myself going back to relisten to tracks, so it's this week's pick.

The Album Show will run this Thursday September 14th at 9am and 9pm Pacific Standard Time.

For those of you who stay away from Spotify this playlist will be played this Wednesday September 13th at 2am, 6am, 10am, 2pm and 6pm PST. All of the songs I feature on Radio Free California are played as part of the regular rotation.

One last programming note: at 10am and again at 10pm next Sunday the 17th we will feature our new show "10 at 10", where we play 10 (and sometimes 11) songs from a year we pick at random. Again, all times are PST.

As a reminder, you can also download the Radio Free California app at the App store.

Finally, we now have a Facebook Page for Radio Free California. You can find updates there and links to the artists we cover.

It's the anniversary of one terrible day. No cheap shots today.

And because I love you, have Prince doing Zepplin:

The Indie Music Channel Awards for 2023: About the Nominations part 5 (the grand finale) - Hatey

 

I have been nominated for a total of 9 awards by the Indie Music Channel, the premiere source for indie/alternative music in North America, and I'm going to talk about the songs that have been nominated. Now I will talk a bit about the final nomination and probably the longest of longshots to win: Album of the Year, for Hatey.

As mentioned in a previous post I had intended to fully write and record the EP in May of 2023, and while the writing got done the recording did not and as such the release of the EP got pushed back to mid July. It's a protest album from start to finish from the moody synths and sample of rioters on the opening track, to the moody, sweary punch in the face that is the 2nd track, to the environmental dancability of the 3rd track, to at last the slow burn attempt at some hope in the final track. The holw thing weights in at 4 songs and just under 28 minutes.

The EP opens with my very stark reworking of Nick Lowe's "I Love the Sound of Broken Glass". It's the exact same song, but every time Nick Lowe played a G Major chord I substituded E Minor. All of the riot samples come from the footage released by the January 6th committee of Congress. I didn't change a single lyric of the song, but producing it the way we did the song now becomes the Miscreant Badge of Honor instead of a song about displaced and frustrated youth. The only thing I really changed was the tone and the meaning completely shifts.

And yes, I do owe a debt of gratitude to Gary Jules' version of the Tears for Fears song "Mad World". His re-working of that song gave me the idea to do this in the first place. I also owe a bit of inspiration to Roger Waters' remake of his own song "Comfortably Numb". Despite what the man himself has degraded himself into, the new version is awfully damned good.

I've talked about WOKE AF and Ordinary Life in previous posts, but on this release I created a new mix of Elusive Green. I sampled video and audio from Green protests all over the world and added that into the mix of the song I made for the video, which until this point had only been in the video and not any official release.

I'm truly pleased with the results - I mean the guyzos really put a lot of effort into their parts and I'm pleased that I could release it at all given the struggles we went through to even get it finished. Is it the best indie album out this year? I don't know.

It's always struck me that if you think you've found the best of anything, then maybe all you've done is settle. There's always amazing stuff out there but you do have to go looking for it.

I was always going to call this project "Hatey". I no longer remember who said it, but I heard (or read) someone say that he couldn't stand it that the Governor of Florida was turning the State into Hatey. That struck a chord with me. As for the cover art, All I did was reverse and turn upside down a map of the USA. It has always struck me as funny that when English letters are positioned like in this way that it looks kinda/sorta Russian.

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Well, that's everything. My next post will come after the awards ceremony. I might win nothing. I might win big. I might some down somewhere in the middle. In any case it's an honor and quite humbling to be recognized by my peers in this way. I've been doing this music thing for a long time now and to be recognized for my work - our work - is special and gratifying.

Thank you all, and love to you all.

You can find Hatey at all the usual places, and you can even stream it right here.