Thank’s to our friends at Plant Music, Hunnypot brings you Australian, electronic pop duo The Aston Shuffle and their addictive and upbeat, electro pop dance gem “Won’t Get Lost”.
Hot Tub Johnnie dropped this southern banger “Ayy Ladies” by Travis Porter on his latest Hunnypot set. This Atlanta based hip hop trio is currently signed to RCA/Sony and has been lighting up YouTube playlists with over 100 million views. Be sure to grab the free download below and definitely shoot over to their YouTube channel to see and hear more from their mixtapes Differenter 3 and This Is Travis Porter
Hunnypot has a bangin’ new video pick of the week – “Kick Out The Epic Motherf**ker” by electronic, house pop duo Dada Life. The Stokholm, Sweeden based dance music pair of Stefan & Olle are responsible for some of the hardest high energy house beats in the game. This song will completely explode any party into an all out rager and the video displays that perfectly…Enjoy!
Join us Monday, May 7th at the Libertine on Sunset for the 237th Hunnypot Radio Show with your host Hot Tub Johnnie!
We welcome renowned music supervisor/tastemaker Thomas Golubic’(SuperMusicVision). Thomas is currently AMC’s go to music guy for the hit TV series’The Killing, The Walking Dead and Breaking Bad. Thomas is no stranger to the HPR airwaves and always brings some very special handpicked nuggets for us to groove to and who knows maybe even a little insight into the upcoming season of Breaking Bad.
Our next guest DJ of the night is Brad Spencer (Head of Business Development, Knitting Factory Entertainment). Brad is a actor, filmmaker and general KFE badass. He will be spinning Knitting Factory Records artists and talking up all Knittng Factory’s cool shizz, including concert venues, shows, events and even their new restaurant in North Hollywood. Don’t miss what’s sure to be a killer set of new and breaking artists.
Our musical guest of the night is electronic pop artist Vassy, from LA by way of Australia. You have heard her unique voice all over US television from global ad campaigns like Hilton Hotels, Diet Sprite and TheLadders commercial featuring her sexy song “Desire” to hit TV shows like Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) and Human Target (FOX) with her more up beat quirky anthems like “Wanna Fly”. And one cannot forget her addictive, bright and fun song “We Are Young” which can be heard in the latest Chevy Orlando ad. Vassy will be performing and previewing some new music in the Hot Tub. Not to be missed!
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Hunnypot presents Toronto based electro, house pop duo DVBBS, who have recently dropped their latest banger “DRVGS” which features exceptional vocal melodies laced by Haley Gene. The track displays some killer smoothed out moments with a hard bangin’ chorus. Enjoy a free download of “DRVGS” below, and be sure to download the INITIO EP out now on iTunes.
Australia based electronic pop quartet, P a n a m a have just released the video for their debut single “Magic“. Soaked in an ‘80s pop sensibility it could very well be a modern summer anthem for our impending sunshine. The single was recorded in Los Angeles with Eric Broucek (DFA records) and has been remixed by the likes of DFA heavyweights, Midnight Magic (Free Download below) and Gavin Russom. The single is available for download at iTunes.
The Spinto Band have released their latest video for “Take It“, the first single off their forthcoming LP Shy Pursuit (due out May 7th). The video is hilarious and showcases some classic games like “Topple” and “Thin Ice’…asking the question – “How much can you take?”
Howler, a sprightly indie collective hailing from Minneapolis, Minnesota comprise Jordan Gatesmith on vocals, Brent Mayes on drums, Ian Nygaard on guitar, Max Petrek on keyboard, and France Camp (whose real name is Jay Simonson) on bass. They’ve already really impressed the British Music scene gaining rave reviews from noted publications like NME who think they’re definitely one to watch and their star is on the rise in the US too now.
In the UK they release under the “Rough Trade” label (which is the label that any aspiring indie band want to be seen to be dealing with there) – in the US they release under “So-TM” records on iTunes and through their own website Howlerband.com.
What Are They Like?
Howler – I Told You Once (Offical Video)
Reviewers are saying they’re a kind of Strokes-esque sound, some are comparing to The Vaccines (but if you listen to all the critics every other band that comes out sounds like The Vaccines…). Maybe that’s to do them a disservice. Gatesmith is definitely one to watch, a brilliantly gawky presence makes him a bit of a heartthrob but that’s not to detract from their sound. Obviously hugely influenced by sixties pop and bands like The Stones, Beatles and Yardbirds they kind of bridge that gap between psychedelic rock and proper indie pop – you can hear elements of British bands like Primal Scream in there, particularly at the start of “I Told You Once”, but there’s also an unmistakable nod to stuff like The Beach Boys in there too. It’s an eclectic mix but one they manage to pull off. Their videos are geeky affairs too, a byword in complete nerd cool – either bleakly shot vignettes or brightly coloured slackeresque films. Considering they haven’t been together that long (they formed in 2010, just becaused Gatesmith was a “bit bored”) they sound remarkably polished and assured.
Their Debut Album
Their album America Give Up (a deliberately provocative title) was released earlier this year and is available through the usual outlets for download – or if you’re old school you buy the hard copy online and get the store to send a parcel as a gift to yourself or a friend. Here’s another one of the tracks from it:
Howler – Back Of Your Neck (Offical Video)
There is a definite youthful feel to their music – which is handy seeing as they’re still only in their teens, but not without controversy. Gatesmith is notoriously foul mouthed in interviews which depending on your view is either really funny or really annoying; luckily it doesn’t detract from their talent as a band on the whole – maybe it’s a sign of a lack of maturity, maybe a couple of years more experience on the circuit will give him the confidence to drop the language and focus on the content.
Gatesmith cites people like Lou Reed and bands like The Cure as being among some of his favourites; though he professes they haven’t had much of an influence on how they sound. They also claim to love a lot of British punk bands from the late seventies too – The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Buzzcocks.
Howler Live
The guys are really dedicated to touring and this year they’re busier than ever, taking on lots of dates in the UK and Europe and the Far East, but over last month and this month (April) they’re touring heavily across the States – dates can be found on their website, but they’re covering some serious ground all over the world, and will be at quite a few of the Summer festivals too. They manage to carry on their great sound in a live setting:
Howler – Too Much Blood (Live)
They’ve got a great energy for sure, a sort of weirdly laconic fizz about them – they’re almost too cool to be there, but not quite. Again this could be mistaken for misguided cockiness or being too sure of themselves, as their style and sound matures so will their live act. Jordan Gatesmith is quite relaxed about the fact that the band only has relatively few songs compared to other bands at the moment. He doesn’t like long set lists and professes that the band won’t really ever do more than nine songs per gig. It’s all about keeping it fresh and keeping your audience interested if one song isn’t going well – doesn’t necessarily matter, another one will quickly follow on. There you go – Howler, a great new geek chic band with an interestingly eclectic sound. Give them a go, catch them live…
Major Lazer has released his latest single and video for “Get Free” while bringing a more subdued sound than usual with the help of Mad Decent label mate Diplo, who recruited Amber Coffman (Dirty Projectors) to lend her sweet melodic dip diving vocals which make for a beautifully crafted musical ride. The video portrays Major Lazer as an animated commando striving for liberation and with Amber’s inspirational lyrics scrolling at the bottom you’re easily drawn into the songs melodic wistful energy.
We have the latest video by Ari Gold featuring LA electro, indie, pop artist Baron von Luxxury‘s song “Terry Richardson“. The video is Ari Gold’s ”cautionary tale about the fashion world” shot in both HD and 3D (watch 3D version), the short film features the spirits of Terry Richardson and Anna Wintour from Vogue. Von Luxxury states – “If 3-way-tongue-kissing is scary to you, don’t watch this scary fable and PLEASE don’t get fired for watching at work!”
If you aren’t familiar with Baron von Luxxury…well you should be he his killing it right now and the LA Weekly calls him “The Post-Post Synth pop King”. The song “Terry Richardson” can be found on the album The Last Seduction out now on Manimal Vinyl. Download it on on Bandcamp and buy a special package with a signed CD, a sticker & some other nice bonuses.
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