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

Song of the Week:  Two Shell ft. FKA Twigs "Talk To Me" Y̴͍̐o̴̱͋u̶̬͒n̴̹͘g̴̩͆
Album of the Week:  Glass Beams "Mahal" Ninja Tune


1. Bad River "Burn"
2. Cloud Nothings "I'd Get Along"  Pure Noise
3. Wisp "Your Face" Interscope
4.. The Jesus and Mary Chain "jamcod"
5. Kim Gordon "The Candy House" Matador
6. Julia Holter "Spinning"
7. Blushing "Tamagotchi" Kanine
8. IDLES "Monolith" Partisan
9. Khruangbin "Pon Pón" Dead Oceans
10. Glass Beams "Orb" Ninja Tune
11. Habibi "On The Road" Kill Rock Stars
12. Zeemuffin "Choli Butter"
13. Justice(feat. Miguel) "Saturnine"
14. M83 "Fantasy (Sofia Kourtesis Remix)" Mute

-hour 2-

15. Two Shell (ft. FKA Twigs) "Talk To Me" Y̴͍̐o̴̱͋u̶̬͒n̴̹͘g̴̩͆
16. Declatel "Western Eyes" Inkwell Box
17. Sly5thAve "Liberation" Tru Thoughts
18. Chuck Strangers (feat. Joey Bada$$) "Polish Jazz" Lex
19. Future, Metro Boomin', Kendrick Lamar "Like That"
20. MRCY "Lorelei" Dead Oceans
21. Sofie Royer & Alexander Dexter Jones "Paris is burning" Stones Throw
22. La Luz "Strange World" Sub Pop
23. Waxahatchee "Bored" Anti
24. Warpaint "Underneath"  Rough Trade
25. Man Man "Iguana" Sub Pop
26. Sheer Mag "Playing Favorites" Third Man
27. Adrianne Lenker "Free Treasure" 4AD
28. King Isis "POISON" Dirty Hit
29. Royel Otis "Foam"

Not On Spotify Playlist:
12. Zeemuffin "Choli Butter" but you can find it on her soundcloud here

I have been neglecting all the metal over the past few sets and this last show was no different. Apologies. I promise I will come back to all that goodness in a later show.

Ramadan is still in full swing and so is your boy when it comes to all this new music.

The New Noize song of the week is Two Shell featuring my everything FKA Twigs with "Talk To Me" I know Twigs is featured on this song but let's talk about her recent activities plus any chance I get to talk about this force of nature in human from I will. On the music side of things, she has stated that her new album is done but was upset about some leaks so she may not even release it. Twigs, release this record. The world needs it and I need it. Please? Twigs is also going to be in the Crow remake. The only reason I am seeing this movie is because Twigs is in it. I hope this remake will be good as the original is one of my favorite movies. Talking about the Crow the original 90s soundtrack is considered one of the best music soundtracks for any movie and I am not talking score. Trust it is a who's who of amazing musicians and artists. How will the new Crow remake soundtrack pan out?

The New Noize album of the week is not an album it's an EP! Glass Beams dropped Mahal this past Friday and it's been on heavy rotation ever since.

This week's shenanigans include (hopefully) seeing Kim Gordon on Friday in Ventura and heading down to LA on Saturday to see Mitski. I normally stay away from shows during the Holy Month but these 2 artists are always a must-watch for me and I can't wait. Seriously can we fast-forward to Friday?

I'll catch you Sunday for another New Noize that might be loaded with a ton of metal.

3/17/24 New Noize on 92.9 KJEE Santa Barbara's Modern Rock

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Song of the Week: Metronomy(ft. Pan Amsterdam) "Nice Town"
Album of the Week: Kim Gordon "The Collective

1. Hironobu Kageyama"Cha La Head Cha La Dragonball Z (Opening Theme)"
2. Vampire Weekend "Classical" Columbia
3. Slothrust "Maybe Maybe" Dangerbird
4. Brie Stoner "Hungry"
5. Gustaf "Close" Royal Mountain
6. METZ "99" Sub Pop
7. Kim Gordon "Psychedelic Orgasm" Matador
8. cumgirl8 "glasshour" 4AD
9. néomí "someone new"  [PIAS]
10. yeule "Anthems for a Seventeen Year-Old Girl" A24 Music
11. Kacey Musgraves "Anime Eyes" Interscope
12. Comateens "Danger Zone"
13. Mitski "Coyote, My Little Brother" Dead Oceans
14. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds "Wild God" Play It Again Sam
15. Iron & Wine feat. Fiona Apple "All In Good Time" Sub Pop
16. King Hannah ft. Sharon Van Etten "Big Swimmer" City Slang
17. Tenacious D "...Baby One More Time" DreamWorks

-hour 2-

18. Abdallah Oumbadougou "Iwouksane" Petaluma
19. Mustafa "Imaan" Jagjaguwar
20. SAICOBAB "Social This Dance" thrill jockey
21. Omar Souleyman "Rahat Al Chant Ymme"  Mad Decent
22. Four Tet "Skater" Text
23. Justice "Incognito"
24. Metronomy (ft. Pan Amsterdam) "Nice Town" Ninja Tune
25. Porij "You Should Know Me" Play It Again Sam
26. Fabiana Palladino "I Can't Dream Anymore" Paul Institute
27. Tierra Whack "MOOVIES"
26. Yuki Chiba "Team Tomodachi" YC Sounds
27. Baby Rose w/ BADBADNOTGOOD "One Last Dance" Secretly Canadian
28. Kamasi Washington "Prologue" Young

Not On Spotify Playlist:
Comateens "Danger Zone"
SAICOBAB "Social This Dance" thrill jockey

Last week I took off New Noize cause I got a year older and Ramadan started up. I'm back so let's get into it.

I'm still processing Akira Toriyama death and in doing so this set is dedicated to one of the greatest humans of our generations. As you can see the first track is the opening theme for Dragonball Z "Cha La Head Cha La"

Since I took off last week I had to combine 2 weeks' worth of new music and whenever that happens massive cuts to the set is inevitable. If you follow me on Instagram you will see that I had something like 90+ minutes to kill.

Album of the Week was written in stone when this artist first announced her new record "The Collective" last year. I'm talking about Kim Gordon. What a record! There has been a lot of talk about her age & when you listen to this record you will understand why as it is so youthful. To all the Sonic Youth fans this is still pure Kim Gordon but has these modern elements that propel this record into something you must listen to. This album is like a kitbashed Gundam where you know what it is but are amazed on how it has been constructed. I can't remember the last time I played a vinyl on repeat but here I am spinning this on wax and streaming this any chance I get. On top of that she is playing in Ventura at the end of the month so hype levels are over 9000.

I'd like to make a quick nod for some incredible records that came out and are worth your time. SAICOBAB album NRTYA on Thrill Jockey is bonkers in all the right ways. Four Tet's new record Three is on as I type this. Oh and don't sleep on World Wide Whack by Tierra Whack.

I went with Metronomy's new single "Nice Town" featuring Pan Amsterdam because we all need a bit of joy in our lives and this track gives just that.

In other news, I saw Dune 2 and loved it. I do have issues with Dune 2 but if I discuss these issues I will spoil the movie and I don't spoil things without clear warnings.  You were robbed of some impact if they kept all the "vocabulary" of the books/previous film. I have come to terms with the fact that reflections of "me" is not something Hollywood wants but they want all the things that represent "me". Yasin Bey aka Mos Def said it best on the Black Starr song "Definition" ‘Manhattan keep on makin' it, Brooklyn keep on takin'it.’ It is what it is.

SIDE NOTE I know that Mos Def line is a reference to "The Bridge Is Over" where KRS ONE says "Manhattan keeps on making it, Brooklyn keeps on taking it. Bronx keeps creating it and Queens keeps on faking it ..." I just don't like this version cause I love me some Queens. Jackson Heights for life.

Catch you next time on Dragon Ball I mean New Noize. 

Waving Goodbye on Serpent Road

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Weird to have an ongoing blog/website these days. What can I say I am a creature of habit that habitually procrastinates on that habit. Yes, I do realize that the overwhelming subject matter covered here is “New Noize” and I am constantly about music and today will be the same. Let me be clear there was no “New Noize” last night so for those that came for a set update, I will be back next week.

This past weekend I did come out with a playlist that centered on what I like to call “birthday math” cause that is a thing, at least now it is that I put it out there. The basic concept was to get duos that make up “11” kinda like 1and1 VS 1+1 if that makes sense, which it totally does if you let it. Now take that and times it by 4, so 4 tracks from 11 colabs equals this playlist:

Thanks to all who came out on Saturday & sent me messages all through the week, some of you humans seem to like me. Someone was asking me how the Final Fantasy Rebirth was during the “aging celebration” and I had to tell them I was waiting to start it which I am happy to report I have. It also happens to be Ramadan, perfect timing Square-Enix. If it wasn’t for RPGS during the holy month IDK what I would do.

Godzilla minus one won an Oscar. I wish it was for something other than special effects BUT I am way cool with this.

Something I am not cool with is the passing of the ANIIME GOD Akira Toriyama. This one stung hard. I am legit sad. This man is responsible for pouring miracle grow onto my imagination. Dragon Ball is life, at least for me. I was that guy and still am. I wore a tracksuit this past week cause Toriyama rocked them hard as well. Toriyama is also responsible for a ton of video game media including Dragon Quest and Chrono Trigger. I can go on and on and on about this man’s legacy and I will, if you ask me, in real life. He captivated me in the 80s and I have been transfixed since. His art and stories gave me and my brothers a safe space to run around like the monkeys we are. As the years turned I found more humans who liked Toriyama’s work and friendships quickly formed from this collective fandom and fused into brotherly ties. When I was alone, with no one to help me move after destroying my left knee at the beginning of Covid it was Goku & Vegeta pushing me. Sounds silly for a 44-year-old man to be saying all this but it’s true. I’m just a regular guy that does cool stuff every once in a while. I don’t have the legacy of Nardwuar, the pull of Zane Lowe, the influence of Anthony Fantano, or the respect of Matt Pinfield. I do have the spirit of a Sayjin and for that gift, I am eternally grateful to the original Sayjin, Akira Toriyama, or as he is called by all his manga/anime peers “Sensei”.

Kamehameha.

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

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Song of the Week: St. Vincent "Broken Man"
Album of the Week: Mannequin Pussy "I Got Heaven"

1. Yard Act "Fizzy Fish" Universal
2. Mannequin Pussy "Softly" Epitaph
3. youbet "Seeds of Evil" Hardly Art
4. Faye Webster "Tttttime" Secretly Canadian
5. St. Vincent "Broken Man" Total Pleasure
6. Sheherazaad "Dhund Lo Mujhe" Erased Tapes
7. Cigarettes After Sex "Tejano Blue" Partisan
8. Mac DeMarco "Boku Wa Chotto" Stones Throw
9. Magic Tuber Stringband "Days of Longing" Thrill Jockey
10. Ayleen Valentine "ask nicely" Giant
11. Ani DiFranco "Baby Roe" Righteous Babe
12. Julia Holter "Evening Mood" Domino
13. Mdou Moctar "Funeral for Justice" Matador
14. clipping. "Tipsy" Sub Pop
15. Potatohead People(feat. Redman) "Last Nite" Bastard Jazz
16. SKEEWIFF "Sway" Jalapeno

hour 2

17. David Nance "Mock the Hours" Third Man
18. Holy Wire "I Still Feel Alone All The Time"
19. Cuffed Up "Mock Dance" Hit the North
20. Alice Merton "run away girl" Paper Plane
21. Anna Tivel "Disposable Camera"
22. Kiss Bang "Horrors of Your Hometown" Bay Street
23. Joalin La "Chica-cá"
24. Faux Real "Faux Maux" City Slang
25. Hockey Dad "Base Camp"
26. Roe Kapara "Glorious Day" Epitaph
27. Boundaries(ft. Lochie Keogh) "A Pale Light Lingers" 3DOT
28. Before the Dawn "Chaos Sequence" Napalm
29. Low Hum "Only If You Say So"
30. Winnetka Bowling League "Sha La La"
31. Caravan Palace "Mirror"

There was no official day off or anything yesterday, just overwhelmed with life lately but it was manageable. Anyhow Tuesdays are the new Mondays, right?

I saw HEALTH this past Saturday at the Ventura Hall. I am ashamed to say this but this was my first time at this venue since its remodel. The last show I saw at this spot back when it was still a hybrid bowling alley/music venue was Russian Circles. That was kick ass and so was HEALTH. It was HEALTH's first show on their 2024 tour and I knew it was special when they walked out to Neon Genisis Evangelion's opening theme song "A Cruel Angel's Thesis" The set list was surprisingly vast jumping from record to record with great ease. They opened with CRACK METAL and jumped to their OG cut zoothorns, which for me is a cheeky nod to their fans knowing these are the 2 biggest singles from these bookended records. The set was very metal and I wanted to buy all the merch but the 1st of the month was on a Friday.

Sunday means New Noize and hopefully I didn't disappoint.

New Noize song of the week is St. Vincent's "Broken Man" I can not wait to see the concept behind this record and future singles to come.

Mannequin Pussy's newest album is also the New Noize Album of the Week. Simply put I love "I Got Heaven" but to be honest I don't feel I can fully articulate how much I love this record as Kristen Stewart did recently so here is that:

and I agree Kristen. Can I call you Kristen?

Bonus you should check Sheherazaad new EP QASR. She is a fellow Pakistani and this EP is the perfect companion for any Desi entering Ramadan. No worries the EP is made for all and encourage all of you to take the time and spend less then an hour with this audio art piece.

No show this coming Sunday due to Ramadan. To all participating in the holy month stay strong! It gets harder and harder every year but at least it is not summertime. If you know a Muslim practicing Ramadan have a bit of extra patience when dealing with them.  

New Noize will be back on the 17th.