8/17/25 New Noize on 92.9 KJEE Santa Barbara's Modern Rock

Song of the Week: Droogie Otis "The Edge (feat. Killer Mike)" Beat Konducta
Album of the Week: Pile "Sunshine and Balance Beams" Sooper

Japanese Breakfast "Honey Water"
Daffo "Dagger Song"
Jeffrey Runnings "Value"
Cookin' On 3 Burners "Cookin' The Books"
Droogie Otis "The Edge (feat. Killer Mike)"
shame "Spartak"
Sorry "Echoes"
Dream Bodies "Don't Look Back"
Radiohead "Go To Sleep (Live)"
Pile "A Loosened Knot"
Deftones "milk of the madonna"
Shrine Maiden "And I Arise (Reprise)"
DRAIN "Who's Having Fun?"
Evidence "Rain Every Season (feat. The Alchemist)"

-hour 2-

Jay Som "Cards On The Table"
Wilder Maker "Turn Signal"
Marissa Nadler "To Be The Moon King"
SPRINTS "Beg"
Heaven For Real "Hold Me Back"
Cloverdale "Hear You Calling"
ROKAR "Run Away"
Cut Copy "Still See Love"
Mindchatter "Don't Trust Thought"
Murs "Chopper (feat. Reverie)"
Maps "Chapter One "
The Hives "The Hives Forever Forever The Hives"
Kid Kapichi "Stainless Steel"
Neko Case "Wreck"
Coach Party "Do It For Love"

-hour 3-

Lupe Fiasco "SOS"
Bret McKenzie "Thats The Way That The World Goes Round"
Mappe Of "Terraforming Moons"
Greg Jamie "I'd Get Away"
Will Paquin "We Really Done It This Time"
Jens Lekman "Candy From A Stranger"
POLIÇA "She Knows Me"
Pool Kids "Easier Said Than Done"
ivri "evil lair"
MOLOTOVS "MORE MORE MORE"
IVY "Heartbreak"
Folk Bitch Trio "Cathode Ray"
Bright Eyes "1st World Blues"
Fruit Bats "Let You People Down"
Marc Delgado "Stuck On The Radio"

Not On Spotify:
Shrine Maiden "And I Arise (Reprise)"
Wilder Maker "Turn Signal"
Greg Jamie "Time Has a Way"

Well, I had a week.

Got laid off on a Tuesday. Won a playoff lawn bowling game on Wednesday. Saw Shin Godzilla in 4K on Friday. Maroon 5 popped up in the Funk Zone for a free show (I lasted less than half a song before bailing). Then capped it all with a 3-hour New Noize special because whenever I cover the reggae soundclash, chaos ensues.

Truthfully? I am pretty bummed about getting laid off, I really liked my job and the people I worked with so lets just say this process was not handled the way I would liked but thats "the breaks".

Pile’s newest record Sunshine and Balance Beams hit me at the perfect time. It’s one of those albums where every track feels like it’s been sitting in your chest, waiting to come out. If your world is collapsing or you just lost your job, roll the windows down, crank this record, and let it carry you. Sunshine and Balance Beams happen to be the New Noize Album of the Week.

For the Song of the Week, it had to be Droogie Otis — the Oxnard/NYC combo of Madlib and Your Old Droog linking up with Killer Mike on “The Edge.” Three masters of their craft, one cut that feels like it was built for the moment. Slick, sharp, unforgettable

I had my guy Logan from the Fields of Fun festival pull into the reggae soudclash and we gave some tickets away.

I opened the show with Japanese Breakfast because they’re playing the Santa Barbara Bowl this Saturday and somehow it’s not sold out yet. If you’re reading this, grab a ticket and go. Michelle Zauner is the truth

And while we’re on shows — I’ll be in Ventura tonight catching Glass Beams. Life might be throwing curveballs, luckily we have psychedelic rock.

All I need now is a new job, anyone got any suggestions??? 

8/10/25 New Noize on 92.9 KJEE Santa Barbara's Modern Rock

Song of the Week: Big Thief "Los Angeles" 4AD
Album of the Week: No Joy "Bugland" Hand Drawn Dracula

Jens Lekman "Wedding In Leipzig"
Ada Lea "snowglobe"
Kula Shaker "Broke As Folk"
No Joy "My Crud Princess"
Wednesday "Pick Up That Knife"
Big Thief "Los Angeles"
Snooper "Worldwide"
Anamanaguchi "Darcie"
Die Spitz "Pop Punk Anthem"
Ebi "Soda milk in my console"
Kassa "Overall C.R.E.A.M. (CASH RULES EVERYTHING AROUND ME)"

-hour 2-

Memory of Jane "Space Jumps"
Ya Tseen (feat. Portugal. The Man  Meshell Ndegeocello  & Sidibe) "Taste On My Lips"
Danger Mouse & MorMor "Wonder"
Nation of Language "Inept Apollo"
Bob Moses "Last Forever"
Nourished by Time "BABY BABY"
Ho99o9 (feat. Nova Twins, Pink Siifu & Yung Skrrt) "Incline"
Wretched "Decay"
BUSH "The Land of Milk and Honey"
Muse "Unravelling (Acoustic aka Ghost Town Version)
INOHA "Seventh Heaven"
Of Monsters and Men "Ordinary Creature"
AFI "Behind The Clock"
HAERTS "The Lie"
Cavetown "Baby Spoon"

Welcome one and all to another weekly write up and I am currently supporting that post wedding glow. Not my own, I can barely keep a healthy one on one relationship with my Ficus let alone another human. What I can do well is New Noize and it was another solid set.

I started off the show with a 10+ minute song that wasn't BORIS! It was in fact Jens Lekman with his new one "Wedding In Leipzig". He release another single along side this which was 13+ minutes that you should checkout if you like your pop songs long, winding, and unapologetically indulgent.

Then we dove into Ada Lea’s new record when i paint my masterpiece and spun "snowglobe." Fantastic album, spend some quality time with it BUT it’s not our Album of the Week. That honor goes to No Joy with Bugland, which might be my favorite in their catalog. Maybe it’s just new-release bias, but the risks on this record land perfectly. All killer, no filler.

Other standouts include "Unsinking The Cypress", the new one from Memory of Jane, is a trippy ride worth taking if you’re willing to buy the ticket. Anamanaguchi’s "Anyway" is less chiptune-heavy than their earlier work, but don’t worry purists, plenty of 8-bit textures are still baked in. It’s been on heavy rotation here in the Ahmed lab.

We also got new music from Danger Mouse & MorMor "Wonder". No word on whether it’s leading to a full-length, but I can dream. What’s not a dream? Big Thief announcing a new album and blessing us with "Los Angeles" which is also the New Noize Song of the Week. I’m beyond hyped to see them later this year at the Hollywood Bowl.

In unrelated but equally important news, lawnbowling playoffs have begun, and the Lawntourage secured the number one seed. We’ll see if the crown stays on our heads.

Come Saturday I will be watching Shin Godzilla as they have decided to rerelease this 2016 masterpiece in 4K. I own the blu-ray but that's nothing compared to see this at a movie theater. The bummer is that this movie theater is about an hour away! The things I do to get my Kaiju fix. Later that same night, Robert Glasper is (hopefully) finally playing in SB after his third “rescheduled” date. Fingers crossed.

Until next week 

8/3/25 New Noize on 92.9 KJEE Santa Barbara's Modern Rock

Song of the Week: IDLES "Rabbit Run" Partisan
Album of the Week: Wisp "If Not Winter" Interscope

Bret McKenzie "Freak Out City"
hey, nothing "Black Bear"
mark william lewis "Still Above"
The Voidz "Blue Demon"
IDLES "Rabbit Run"
Ghostface Killah "Rap Kingpin"
The Armed "Heathen"
Wisp "Mesmerized"
The Antlers "Carnage"
Yves Tumor & NINA "WE DONT COUNT"
MF Robots "Hello Sunshine"
Quadeca "AT A TIME LIKE THIS"
Far Caspian "First Day"
Bicep "Aappoq"

-hour 2-

Sofia Kourtesis "Unidos (with Daphni)"
Baxter Dury "Schadenfreude"
Fat Dog "Pray To That"
Laibach "Die Kanone (feat. Bjelo Dugme)"
Debby Friday "All I Wanna Do Is Party"
Bon Iver "From"
Ami Taf Ra "The Prophet"
The New Eves "Rivers Run Red"
Orbit Culture "Hydra"
Maren Morris "earth angel"
Avery Tucker "Like I'm Young"
The Beths "Metal"
LAPêCHE "Autotelic Nosebleed"

I’m happy to report I did in fact get tamales at Our Lady of Guadalupe here in SB so yeah, my Fiesta was a success.

But let’s not sugarcoat it, this year felt different. The streets weren’t as packed, and you could sense the tension, especially around the fear of ICE activity in town. It was quieter than usual, and that weight was definitely felt across the celebration. I am also happy to report I was not the one who got stabbed and I like it when my skin is not pierced by violence.

You know we New Noize'd this Sunday like we always do. I was bummed I didn't get to go to the Maren Morris show at the SBBowl but that was mostly due to the fact that I had to do New Noize so instead I played "earth angel".

And yes, as you can see I played a bunch of other things. That’s kind of my whole thing every Sunday.

Kicked it all off with Bret McKenzie, because anytime I can, I will. I love that dude’s songwriting brain. He always sounds like he’s scoring a musical inside someone else’s head.

New Noize Song of the Week goes to IDLES with “Rabbit Run”, featured on the upcoming film Caught Stealing, about a guy who agrees to watch his punk rock roommate’s cat… and then chaos ensues. Check the trailer. It looks wild:

Before I get to Album of the Week, let me shout out a few other records that nearly took the crown which include The Armed, Debby Friday, Quadeca, and two fantastic EPs from Sofia Kourtesis and The Voidz. All worthy of your time and attention.

Top honors got to Wisp for "If Not Winter" Their first studio album and it’s a beautiful, shoegaze-soaked meditation. This record doesn't ask for anything from you. It just envelops you. It places a soft-focus filter on your inner world and lets you view your reality from a slightly off-axis perspective...familiar, but reimagined. I love records that make you immediately hit replay. If Not Winter does that and more.

Now, this would usually be the part where I talk about EVO but I skipped it this year. Still bitter. Inshallah next year.

Catch you next time, new week, New Noize.

7/27/25 New Noize on 92.9 KJEE Santa Barbara's Modern Rock

Song of the Week: Tame Impala "End Of Summer" Columbia
Album of the Week: Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist Alfredo 2

Anamanaguchi "Rage (Kitchen Sink)"
SPRINTS "Rage"
Moon Panda "Butterknife"
Indigo De Souza "Crush"
Hunx And His Punx "No Way Out"
Mac DeMarco "Holy"
Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist "Empanadas"
Platonic Sex "Easy"
Cate Le Bon "Is It Worth It (Happy Birthday)"
John Maus "Came & Got"
Yumi Zouma "Cross My Heart and Hope to Die"
NATION OF LANGUAGE's "Under The Water"
Tame Impala "End Of Summer"
Soulwax "Run Free"
Fcukers "Play Me"
Tyler, The Creator "Stop Playing With Me"
PUNCHBAG "I Love This"

-hour 2-

MIRAMAR "La Playa"
Jamie xx "Dream Night"
Mechatok (ft. Tohji) "200"
HAAi "Hey!"
Fever Ray "I'm Not Done (Radical Romantics Session)"
Big Wild(ft. Phantogram) "Too Loud"
Holly Palmer "Requiem For A Dream"
Daniel Avery "Rapture in Blue"
The Body "A Curse"
Thrice "Gnash"
We Are Scientists "The Big One"
Cory Hanson "On the Rocks"
Flock of Dimes "Long After Midnight"
Kurt Vile & Luke Roberts "wildflower"
Motion City Soundtrack "You Know Who The Fuck We Are"
Sloan "Dream Destroyer"

Not on Spotify:
MIRAMAR "La Playa"
Holly Palmer "Requiem For A Dream"

Viva la Fiesta. It's that special time of year in Santa Barbara when confetti ends up in every crevice of your car, clothes, and existence. I’m still recovering from this past week. Thursday I saw SB local folk rockstar Father John Misty rock the folk out the SBBowl. Friday, Gogol Bordello tore up the Arlington. And Saturday? I saw Fantastic Four. No spoilers, but I’m not a huge FF guy, and I still dug it. Then Sunday? You already know. New Noize time.

This week’s show had some serious weight. I spun a previously unreleased track from MIRAMAR, a sneak peek ahead of his upcoming boat cruise here in Santa Barbara on August 9. Also got in that new Mac DeMarco track “Holy,” a teaser for his upcoming SB Bowl show.

New Noize Song of the Week? No contest—Tame Impala with “End of Summer.” And yes, I played the full 7+ minute non-radio edit. If you’re gonna drift, drift properly.

The New Noize song of the Week goes to Tame Impala with the "End Of Summer", and yes i played the 7+ minute non radio edited version of this banger.

The Album of the Week goes to the follow up to Alfredo, Alfredo 2. Alchemist and Freddie Gibbs created lighting once again. Top to bottom this album is thick with style you wish you had.

Also pour some more our for Alchemist, one of the hardest working humans in 2025 when it comes to music.

As for me?

I'm gonna try to survive Fiesta this week and EVO next week. I won’t be going to EVO this year (still salty), but life conflicts are life conflicts.

Catch you next Sunday. No confetti, no excuses—just New Noize.