Best of the underground, week of Sept 1, 2020: Victory laps. The Kennedys talk themselves into making a documentary and then talk themselves out of it. Also, great great music. (All podcasts and reviews are on www.hlycrp.com, and you can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.) This week […]
Best of the underground, week of August 25, 2020: John’s story about wearing electric gold knickers, some mildly useful advice for musicians and also…great music. (All podcasts and reviews are on www.hlycrp.com, and you can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.) This week we played: Sorry for an […]
Eli Raymer is the artist behind Good Trauma – I don’t think Eli Raymer understands how happy his music makes me. I really like pop music and people who understand hooks and melody and classic song writing. Eli plays drums for just about every badass band in the Asheville underground music scene – and when […]
The direct reference to “Lucy Furs” and the dank atmosphere of this country ballad, the country of abandoned crossroads at midnight, embraces the darker side of music. This is a song that Kieth and Mick would have been happy to drag up from the basement of Mansion Nellcote. Rich reverb drenched guitars and Peter Elwell […]
Best of the underground, week of August 18, 2020: Lots of female vocalists. John’s controversial thoughts about the meaning of life and dominatrixes. Also, exclusive artist interview with Foot Gun. Also…great music. (All podcasts and reviews are on www.hlycrp.com, and you can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.) […]
The Deathbots was conceived as a brawling mix between Bad Religion and Johnny Cash, that combo of super speedy melodic punk and killer bad-ass country. Just Go is the epitome of this sound. Tight So-Cal inspired sound wreckage, with wrenched, riffing guitars and bass, driving drums – and then the melody and lyrics have such […]
Anti-Social Club leans back into familiar glam and electronica for their latest single “Empty” – this is an Erasure, Yaz, David Bowie inspired track. There is darkness and death and cancer and a bleakness that fills the song with a chill – “there’s a pain in his chest and a weakness in her knees – […]
Best of the underground, week of August 11, 2020: Swirling in technical difficulties, John broadcasts from a CB radio and reveals the origins of many of his Moves. Also, great music. (All podcasts and reviews are on www.hlycrp.com, and you can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.) […]
Best of the underground, week of August 4, 2020: John spots a very good looking man, some bickering about rolling stone magazine, and much great music. (All podcasts and reviews are on www.hlycrp.com, and you can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.)