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

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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???