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

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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

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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. 

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.