Tag Archive for: underground music

Song We Like: I Don’t Mind by Fixed Faces

Song We Like: I Don’t Mind by Fixed Faces

One part Rolling Stones and one part Rod Stewart and one part Dead Boys – that’s a perfect mix for great garage rock. Stop-start beauty and then a great sign-along chorus. And I don’t mind where you spend your time – which is about as nice and a romantic statement you could say to your sweetheart. Featured on our #65 podcast at www.hlycrp.com.

Song We Like: What A World by Paint Fumes

Song We Like: What A World by Paint Fumes

We all have a weakness – mine is for Paint Fumes and their gangly shambolic garage rock. These boys were in the top ten of songs I listened to in 2018 – and I don’t see any change for 2019. Wild messy guitar break and then return to this gorgeous piece of pop. Featured on our #65 podcast at www.hlycrp.com.

Song We Like: The Sale of Indulgence by Harriers of Discord

Song We Like: The Sale of Indulgence by Harriers of Discord

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Leaning into south-western desert pop punk – this songs feels a little like an updating of the classic “Mexican Radio” by Wall of Voodoo. Which is our highest praise – for another strange catchy musical trip. Spitting lyrics and picking at this bouncy hook-laden song – and walking the line of madness. Featured on our #65 podcast at www.hlycrp.com.

Song We Like: You’ll Never Know by Scott Yoder

Song We Like: You’ll Never Know by Scott Yoder

The reigning king of glam drops another fantastic jewel. This wonderful alien has finished with love, breaking apart and breaking it off, ice cracking and chill coldness. Everything is sold by Scott Yoder’s attitude and his absolute disdain for this love. Featured on our #65 podcast at www.hlycrp.com.

Song We Like: Sad As Fiction by Shaken Nature

Song We Like: Sad As Fiction by Shaken Nature

Achingly beautiful California folk indie vibes. Shaggy guitar picking and sleepy vocals. The indie underground universe is large enough to fall in love with this prettiness and warmth. The simplicity is wonderful, hand-claps and a groovy oh-yeahs catch your ear like a fish hook. Featured on our #65 podcast at www.hlycrp.com.

Ep 65 – Harriers of Discord, Scott Yoder, Paint Fumes, Shaken Nature, Fixed Faces

Ep 65 – Harriers of Discord, Scott Yoder, Paint Fumes, Shaken Nature, Fixed Faces

Best of the underground, week of August 6, 2019! The Fleetwoods-Fest episode! Come listen to (many of) the sounds of Underground Asheville! Also in this podcast we outline some, but certainly not all, of the Kennedys’ harebrained schemes.

Band Management: Blog 31: Bandcamp

Band Management: Blog 31: Bandcamp

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“Band A” is back from a summer hiatus and has four shows and some recording in the next month. That’s what a band manager should do, right? It was nice to be back with the band. For the first three months of band management there’s been a certain caution (maybe annoyance) from the members toward my management style. But that seems to have receded over the break and now they’re all ready to go again. 
In terms of the wider world, I use this blog to ask questions to anyone I want about the music industry – and I want to explore not just the underground music scene but also the underground music media scene. I suspect there are 100s of podcasts covering the underground music scene, 100s of underground zines, comics, mini-online publications that would love to talk about “Band A.” Who else is supporting the underground music scene? – this will become part of the blog in the coming months.
Still, if you want to talk about the underground music scene you have to talk about Bandcamp. The Moby Dick of the underground music scene. The great white whale. At the start of the Holy Crap Records Podcast we were listening to at least 50 bands a week on Bandcamp to find new music. All the bands we played this past week use Bandcamp as their platform. “Band A” was found on Bandcamp by Kafadan Kontak Recordsand by Divide & Conquer Music magazine.
So this week on our “4 Questions in 5 Minutes” video interview section I get to chat with Joseph Edward Keyes, the editorial director, at Bandcamp.com. (We had some challenges technically, so the sound is a little wonky and you may have to turn it up – but this series is totally lo-fi on purpose?) I always wanted to know how Bandcamp works and what I can do to help “Band A” gain a bigger audience… Also, Joseph Edward Keyes is super nice and a totally legitimate music nerd… Thank you… The combination of the collapse of the music industry, of affordability of good recordings, and Bandcamp make the underground music scene possible… 
(Really, this was recorded using FaceTime and my computer recorded it on a really low volume – so I had to turn it up and the sound is not great…)

Band Management: Blog 30: What’s Not Working

Band Management: Blog 30: What’s Not Working

I am managing “Band A” of a year – and I have an idea for direct psychic intervention of underground music into the larger world. Boomboxes. I’m gonna carrying one around playing the best of Asheville, Australia, world-wide underground rock-n-roll. Kind of think it would be fun if we all got second-hand boomboxes and walked around everywhere with them. 
Also, in case you didn’t know the Holy Crap Records Podcast name came about because 1) I did some street art stuff in NYC as Holy Crap (a combination of the sacred and the profane), 2) I am super interested in the legacy of all the great indie labels (Clare Duplace), and 3) We started a podcast…
We’ve had bands approach us to see if we want to put out their record – and I’ve told them we’ll know after a year of managing “Band A” if we can actually do anything to help a band. I don’t want to be bullshit – so if “Band A” gets significant publicity and playing at festivals then maybe we can actually be a label. 
Which gets me back to the boombox idea. The only problem with the boombox idea is you need cassette tapes. And then this leads Holy Crap Records Podcast toward releasing a cassette with our favorite underground bands (like BURGER RECORDS and Godless America Records)… Anyway, that’s a future decision, and in the meantime I think I’m going to start making Spotify playlist each month of the bands we played that month.. 
A couple of updates: 
1) What isn’t working: I sent out 30 packages of “Band A’s” CD to 30 publications and radio stations. Crickets. It wasn’t a genius packet like The Space Buggy – but it had a sticker and a pin in it. A couple of months ago I simply emailed 30 college radio stations about “Band A” and had three respond to me. So emailing actually seems to be working better than regular mail. Also, buying FB likes doesn’t work. I spent $5 on FB likes for “Band A” and I got three extra likes. 
2) Drunk Mums w/ Tongues of Fire and Tan Universe at The Grey Eagle. We have an event where the best of the Asheville underground Tongues of Fire is playing with the best of Australian underground Drunk Mums on Aug 1 at The Grey Eagle! 
3) This is the start of an epic month or so – we’re promoting Fleetwood’sand the Fleetwood’s Fest // Saturday line-up on August 10th. In case you didn’t know – Fleetwood’s has done an amazing job of curating and supporting the underground sound of Asheville and touring bands coming through. And we’re promoting the Beer City Metal-Fest that’s happening on September 12-15 at Sly Grog Lounge and 27 Club Asheville. Also The Styrofoam Turtles are headlining the The Orange Peelon August 10th…

Ep 63 – Fever Beam, Duff Thompson, Fashion Bath, Black Basements, The Rotten Mangos

Ep 63 – Fever Beam, Duff Thompson, Fashion Bath, Black Basements, The Rotten Mangos


Best of the underground, week of July 23, 2019: All that plus an ode to Kiefer Sutherland! Fame! Butt-cheek tattoos! Foot Gun!(All podcasts are on itunes and spotify, and reviews plus podcasts are on our website, www.hlycrp.com, and you can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.) We love you artists, stay strong