4/21/24 New Noize on 92.9 KJEE Santa Barbara's Modern Rock

Song of the Week: Arooj Aftab "Raat Ki Rani"
Album of the Week: Ekko Astral "pink balloons" Topshelf

 
1. Jamie xx (ft. Honey Dijon) "Baddy On The Floor" Young
2. Joe Goddard Moments "Die (feat. Barrie)" Domino
3. Cassandra Jenkins "Only One" Dead Oceans
4. Seafood Sam(feat. Pink Siifu) "Cowboy Leather" drink sum wtr
5. This Is The Kit "Careful Of Your Keepers (Live at The Minack Theatre)" Rough Trade
6. of Montreal "Rude Girl on Rotation" Polyvinyl
7. Ekko Astral "uwu type beat" Topshelf
8. Mannequin Pussy "Loud Bark" Epitaph
9. METZ "No Reservation  Love Comes Crashing" Sub Pop
10. Melvins "Smiler" Ipecac
11. Pillow Queens "One Night"  Royal Mountain
12. BIG BRAVE "chanson pour mon ombre" Thrill Jockey
13. Cloud Nothings "Thank Me For Playing"
14. A Certain Ratio "Surfer Ticket" Mute
15. NOFX "The Humblest Man in the World" Fat Wreck Chords
16. Resonance "Ache"

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17. Fontaines "D.C. Starburster" XL
18. dip "slan"
19. King Hannah "Davey Says" City Slang
20. English Teacher "R&B"
21. Chanel Beads "Urn" Jagjaguwar
22. Arooj Aftab "Raat Ki Rani" Verve
23. Yannis & The Yaw (feat. Tony Allen) "Walk Through Fire" Transgressive
24. Kate Nash "Space Odyssey 2001" Kill Rock
25. Local Natives "Neon Memory" Loma Vista
26. sugar plant "flow"
27. Potatohead People "Paradise (feat. Diamond Cafe)" Bastard Jazz
28. Belle and Sebastian "What Happened to You Son?" Matador
29. Lava La Rue "Humanity"
30. Julia Pratt "Chronos, Cruel Handler"

Not On Spotify Playlist:
Resonance "Ache"
sugar plant "flow"


Don't you hate it when you do laundry, forget to put something in the washer, and realize there are only 7 minutes left in the cycle? That's my Monday so far...

The weekend was amazing! Khrungbin on Friday night at the Madonna Inn and had Black Forest Cake before the show. It was delicious. So was the show, Khrungbin did a 2-hour set, what more could a guy ask for. 

New Noize was killer as always.

The New Noize album of the week is "pink balloons" by Ekko Astral. This record is amazing. It has everything I am looking for and New Noize is my show so it's really that simple. No critical analysis is needed, "pink balloons" is a killer record cover to cover. 

The New Noize song of the week is Arooj Aftab "Raat Ki Rani". Growing up Pakistani "Raat Ki Rani" has always been around. Raat Ki Rani in Urdu means "Night Princess" or better translated as "princess of the night" (Raat-night Rani-princess) Raat Ki Rani is also a strain of jasmine plant that blooms at night. The fragrance it produces during the full moon brings me back to my high school summers when I would sneak into my house in the early AM and be assaulted by this floral aroma as I slinked back into my room, Allah willing undetected. Arooj Aftab's  "Raat Ki Rani" has nothing to do with my nostalgia but if you want to check out this Grammy award-winning vocalist do her thing in Urdu then this is the song for you.

420 was great, I got some solid herbal deals. I also participated in record store day, got the 10-year anniversary of Freddie Gibbs Madlib colab Pinata, and got a Sonic Youth record that I already owned. The one thing I wanted, the Black Breath Box Set, I could not find.

This week the party keeps going with Slowdive a Ventura Theater and hopefully Mannaquen Pussy at the Fonda. Saturday is free so if anyone is in LA and wants to do something let me know. 

I’ll be back next Sunday. 

4/14/24 New Noize on 92.9 KJEE Santa Barbara's Modern Rock

Song of the Week: Beth Gibbons "Reaching Out" Domino
Album of the Week: METZ "Up On Gravity Hill" Sub Pop

1. Baby Rose BADBADNOTGOOD "Weakness" Secretly Canadian
2. Aaron Frazer "Into The Blue" Dead Oceans
3. slowdance "whenyougottago"
4. Paola Prestini & Nelson Patton "Rites and Rituals"
5. Khruangbin "Todavía Viva" Dead Oceans
6. Beth Gibbons "Reaching Out" Domino
7. O. "176"  [PIAS]
8. METZ "Superior Mirage" Sub Pop
9. Joyer "Softer Skin"  Hit the North
10. How To Dress Well "Crypt Sustain" Sargent House
11. Cola "Pallor Tricks" Fire Talk
12. Vampire Weekend "The Surfer" Columbia
13. Suki Waterhouse "My Fun" Sub Pop
14. Kairos Creature Club "Deleuzean" Greenway

-hour 2-

15. Acid Tongue "L.S.D."
16. Goat Girl "motorway" Rough Trade
17. jointheinternet "Nothing More To Lose"
18. claire rousay "lover's spit plays in the background" Thrill Jockey
19. Hour "Brain Scrub"  Dear Life
20. Andrew Bird Trio "I Fall in Love Too Easily"
21. Palace "Nightmares & Ice Cream"
22. Björk & Rosalía & Olof Dreijer "Oral" (Olof Dreijer Remix)
23. Fabiana Palladino "Deeper"  Paul Institute
24. Mary in the Junkyard "Ghost"
25. NxWorries "86Sentra"
26. VACATION "Rare Earth"
27. Hannah Mohan "Hell"
28. Porches "Rag" Domino
29 Famous Friend "Nora"

Not On Spotify Playlist:
Hannah Mohan "Hell"

Coachella weekend one in the books. It sounds like I went to the festival. I did not attend but big ups to all who ventured out to the desert. I will say I talked some shit about this year's show which in hindsight was not cool. After checking out some sets I can admit I was wrong. Coachella always has something and this year looked like a blast.

Yes, I love Doja she is amazing live!

I did a New Noize this past Sunday and the set can only be described as "quite and loud". Check out the playlist to see what I mean. This week's set had the fewest words/lyrics of 2024 so far...

To no one's surprise, the New Noize Album of the Week is METZ with "Up On Gravity Hill" I am pumped to see them do their thing in May and you would be too if you heard this new record.

The New Noize Song of the Week belongs to Beth Gibbons with "Reaching Out". She has only released a handful of singles ahead of her May 17 "Lives Outgrown" new album drop and they keep causing more hype. She has only announced Euro dates and there is no guarantee she is coming to the USA, she is not a huge fan of our country so fingers crossed.

Knicks are the #2 seed. The last time this happened was 25 years ago, which means I will be disappointed later this year. It's great to see them in the playoffs but they will break my heart.

OH FRIDAY I can't wait for you. Sometimes the stars align and a perfect evening filled with friends, cake, and Khruangbin is on the horizon. It's one of those "stay loose during Coachella" sets that we have in SoCal and they are always special. They are doing 2 shows (Thursday and Friday) at the Madonna Inn. I don't have a room there (and I can do a whole write-up about their rooms) but I plan to have cake. Yes, cake. The Madonna Inn is a particular place with particulars that are unique to this space. It will be a magical night and if you are going let me know.

If not I'll see you this Sunday. 

Happy almost 420.

4/7/24 New Noize on 92.9 KJEE Santa Barbara's Modern Rock

Song of the Week: Kamasi Washington (feat. Andre 3000)  "Dream State" young
Album of the Week: Vampire Weekend "Only God Was Above Us" Columbia


1. Ibibio Sound Machine "Pull the Rope" Merge
2. L'Impératrice "Me Da Igual"
3. Peggy Gou "1+1=11"  XL
4. Babebee "NEXT2U" Epitaph
5. Brijean "Workin' On It" Ghostly International
6. Pharrell Williams "11:11"
7. NxWorries "86Sentra" Stones Throw
8. Doja Cat "OKLOSER" RCA
9. GloRilla feat. Megan Thee Stallion "Wanna Be" Interscope
10. Beyoncé  "SPAGHETTII"
11. Shabazz Palaces feat Japreme Magnetic "Myths Of The Occult"  Sub Pop
12. Kamasi Washington "Dream State (feat. Andre 3000)" Young
13. Jim White "Marketplace" Drag City
14. Dirty "Three Love changes everything I" Drag City
15. Khruangbin "Juegos y Nubes" Dead Oceans
16. Vampire Weekend "Hope" Columbia

-hour 2-

17. St. Vincent "Flea" Total Pleasure
18. Aaron Frazer "Payback"
19. Blick Bassy "Mètam"
20. Mount Kimbie "Yukka Tree" Warp
21. English Teacher "The Worlds Biggest Paving Slab"
22. Saya Gray "AA   BOUQUET   FOR   YOUR   180   FACE" Dirty Hit
23. Vessel "WHATCHA DOIN" Double Phantom
24. MILLY "Drip From The Fountain" Dangerbird
25. Pedro The Lion "Modesto" Polyvinyl
26. Lorde "Take Me to the River" A24
27. Thunderpussy "Firebreather" Trash Casual
28. The Black Keys "Live Till I Die" Nonesuch
29. Save Ferris "Lights Out In The Reptile House"
30. Kramies "Social Light"
31. Strung Out "Ceremony" Fat Wreck Chords

Not On Spotify Playlist:
6. Pharrell Williams "11:11"
18. Aaron Frazer "Payback"
29. Save Ferris "Lights Out In The Reptile House"
30. Kramies "Social Light"

Solar eclipses and MCs are apologizing. This is reality.

Honestly speaking I wasn't moved much by the solar eclipse didn't see it well here in Santa Barbara but in other parts of the country, it looked amazing, so once again wtf SB!

Also, what is going on in the game?!?! We got J Cole apologizing about a diss track he wrote that wasn't even good yet he is in his feelings? I come from the school of the Wu Tang and this is not how you hip hop. MC skills are refined in battle rapping and if you can't participate in the verbal discourse arts then don't call out or put yourself in a position to get slaughtered by the culture.

I am Hip Hop
I am Rock and Roll
Been here forever
They just ain't let you know

Let's Talk New Noize...

I love shadow drops and free records and Pharrell did just that, lawsuits and all. This is how you play the game and what a fun album. A bunch of other records dropped in including the new one from Khrungbing A LA SALA (all caps), which is one of my favorite records of 2024. At this point, I have developed a clear bias for all things Khruangbin and words can not contain my excitement to see Khruangbin at the Maddona Inn plus pink cake. Yes, cake. Shabazz Palaces dropped a record and it's one of their darker-themed concepts which I am all about. The New Noize album of the week goes to Vampire Weekend and I celebrated by playing their longest song "Hope"

Hope was not the longest song I played on last night's set, it belonged to the New Noize song of the week, "Dream State" by Kamasi Washington featuring Andre 3000 on flute.

EID IS ON WEDNESDAY. I am grateful regardless of how bleak things look the deen is strong. I encourage you to stand in solidarity and take the day off this Wednesday unless you live in NYC where it is an actual holiday. I wish all of America would celebrate with me. 

Baby steps.

See you next Sunday. 

3/31/24 New Noize on 92.9 KJEE Santa Barbara's Modern Rock

Song of the Week: Crumb "AMAMA"
Album of the Week: Beyoncé "COWBOY CARTER"


1. Chastity Belt "Chemtrails"
2. gglum "Easy Fun" Secretly Canadian
3. Broadcast "Follow The Light" Warp
4. Non La "Hurtful" Mint
5. Wild Pink "Unconcious Pilot" Fire Talk
6. St. Vincent "Flea" Total Pleasure
7. Campus Christy "Fly" Stones Throw
8. Dent May "Cactus Flower" Carpark
9. Beyoncé Dolly Parton’s "DOLLY P" Columbia
10. Beyoncé “Jolene”  Columbia
11. Mdou Moctar "Imouhar" Matador
12. Glass Beams "Snake Oil" Ninja Tune
13. Crumb "AMAMA"
14. Chicano Batman "Parallels"

-hour 2-

15. Hiatus Kaiyote "Make Friends" Brainfeeder
16. Céu "Gerando na Alta" Urban Jungle
17. The High Llamas "Hungriest Man"  Drag City
18. SAM MORTON ft. Alabaster DePlume "Let's Walk in the Night"
19. Baby Rose feat. DESTIN CONRAD  "Closer" Secretly Canadian
20. Bat For Lashes "Letter To My Daughter" Mercury
21. Will Gregory Moog Ensemble (feat. BBC National Orchestra Of Wales) "Young Archimedes" Mute
22. Bullion "Affection" Ghostly International
23. Cor.Ece & Bad Colours "Jeans" Bastard Jazz
24. ESSEL & Alex Mills "Rave Is The Weapon" Toolroom
25. Ingested "Paragon of Purity"  Metal Blade
26. Boundaries "Cursed To Remember"
27. Dååth "Hex Unending"
28. Allegaeon "Iridescent" Metal Blade
29. Local Natives "April" Loma Vista
30. Mapping The Sky "Here And Not Here"

What a week!

Let's start with Friday night where I hydroplaned my way to see Kim Gordon at the Ventura Music Hall. Despite all the fun I had driving to and from the venue during the Easter downpour avoiding these top-notch west coast road warriors trying to become friends by sliding into my vehicle on the 101 I survived. It was worth it, Kim Gordon absolutely destroyed playing her whole album cover to cover with a twist, she played the same song twice! That song being "BYE BYE". The only other time I have seen that was at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia on the Gorrilaz's first tour where they played "Clint Eastwood" twice. I was on a LOT of mushrooms and this was the late 90s but I know that happened.

Saturday I wanted to avoid the reverse Mad Max Fury Road with "rain" drive style so I found a pocket of calm within the storm and took off with science on my side. Sometimes I feel like a genius and this was one of those rare moments. I was spending the night at a friend's apt, a friend that was camping at Joshua Tree, and ended up cutting his trip short because he was CAMPING IN THIS WEATHER. Before the show I went to Holbox a few blocks away from the Shrine for Iftar and Subhan Allah it was amazing.

https://www.holboxla.com/#/

I was lucky enough to thank the chef who knew who I was! That's because I emailed and called to find out when I should be there to eat by sunset. Their restaurant is in a food court setting, which I love, and everything was on time including myself. I recommend all the tacos and the ceviche cause I ate all the tacos and the ceviche. Octopus Taco was my favorite. Everyone that worked there was fantastic. After my amazing meal, I returned to the Shrine to experience Mitski. It blew me away.

Every time I see her she gets more Bowie. Her latest record "The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We" is her official cowboy record, with heavy country landscapes dominating the sound. What she did live was breathtaking. She performed all her new music the way it sounds on the record BUT all her older material (and I mean every song she performed that is not this latest record) was done hyper differntly. For example, she played my favorite song, "I Don't Smoke", but did an almost unrecognizable version of the song that sounded something you would hear on a casino boat during Mark Twain's America. This is why I love going to see a show live. AND I SAW KIM GORDON THE NIGHT BEFORE. I did make one horrible mistake and that was to park in the Shrine parking structure. I was stuck on the 3rd floor for about 75 minutes but it was worth the post-show time tax.

So my friend who turned back around surprised me and got me takeout Pho from the spot so I could load up and eat before sunrise. Get you a friend like Joe, King Piccolo knows my life is way better with him and his wife in it.

Easter Sunday I arose and headed back to Santa Barbara to do New Noize.

Song of the Week goes to Crumb with "Amama" This song made my heart jump back 40 years. It's a Muslim girl's name and the motifs that were painted reminded me of running around NJ in the 8os with all my Khalas hanging. I think the holy months is making me "feel" human emotions.

Do I even need to mention that Beyoncé gets Album of the Week with "COWBOY CARTER"?  This record is truly incredible and it's nice to see a mainstream artist attack a genre of music that has traditionally has been closed off to anything but white artists. Yeah, I said it. Don't believe me, talk to Hootie aka Darius Rucker. Yes, I know Hottie and the Blowfish is the name of the band and there is no "Hootie" so don't @ me. I do feel a little bad for all the artists/bands that released albums this past Friday as there were some real gems by Chicano Batman, gglum The High Llamas & Chastity Belt.

Shout out to Ramy.

I haven't seen King Kong X Godzilla movie yet (I know who am I?!?!?!?) but I was told that it was Kong heavy plus my social calendar is full but I will see my Kaiju soon. And I'll see you soon.