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Last Thursday’s Moheak Music Meeting rated and debated important new releases. The program airs Thursdays 7-9p Pacific and 10-12p Eastern. Guests on this show were producer/mix engineer/Popantipop label head Michael Patterson, Jenny Sperandeo who is head of national promotion at Dangerbird Records, and Moheak Radio Music Director/DJ Darren Revell.  Artists played on this show were The Temper Trap, Mars Volta, Jack White, Heartless Bastards, The Fling, Future Unlimited, Spleen United, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Best Coast, Cashier No. 9, The Raveonettes, Strange Markings, The Great Book of John, JJamz, and Silversun Pickups.

There were thumbs up all around but artists getting the best reaction were Jack White, Heartless Bastards, The Fling. Future Unlimited, Spleen United, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros,  Silversun Pickups.

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Moheak Music Meeting, March 29

Here are links and the playlist from Friday’s Go Deep show on Moheak Radio. It airs every Friday from 1-3p Pacific, 4-6p EDT, 9-11p GMT. This week included my SXSW recap along with first spins from some highly-anticipated albums. Hourly links are available for downloading or streaming. The Moheak Radio Music Meeting, our new-music panel show where we rate songs and discuss the industry, airs Thursdays 7-9p Pacific, 10-12p EST.

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Alabama Shakes – Goin’ To the Party (Next month’s full-length is decidedly low-key)
Daniel Rossen – Silent Song (Grizzly Bear singer)
Cashier No. 9 – Oh Pity (Irish band played our Moheak party at SXSW)
Jack White – Sixteen Saltines (Second emerging track much harder)
Foxy Shazam – I Like It (Live show very retro and fun)
Miles Kane – First Of My Kind (First single from his debut solo album)
Hot Chip – Flutes (First single from new late-spring album)
Kimbra – Good Intent (Upcoming US dates with Foster the People)
Father John Misty – Hollywood Forever Cemetary Sings (Ex-Fleet Foxes drummer played last week’s Moheak SXSW party)
Howler – I Told You Once (Tonight at the Echo in LA)
Django Django – Waveforms (Very solid at SXSW)
Fanfarlo – Lenslife (One of my fave SXSW bands)
Santigold – Disparate Youth (Missed her at SXSW but good good reports)
Future Unlimited – Golden (Nashville electro duo turned heads at SXSW)
Heartless Bastards – Got To Have Rock & Roll (A SXSW highlight as expected)
Cloud Nothings – Separation (Good SXSW buzz)
The Cribs – Chi-Town (No SXSW, US tour next month)
Tribes – When My Day Comes (Strong live but not much interaction )
Sleigh Bells – Crush (Liking their second album better)
The Hives – Go Right Ahead (New single)
NO – Stay Awhile (LA band has a March residency at The Echo)
Soft Swells – Say It Like You Mean It (Pretty SXSW set)
Fun. – Some Nights (Second single)
Pond – Moth Wings (Tame Impala side project very intense live in a glam/classic rock/stadium way)
The Features – How It Starts (Single still gaining momentum)
Fidlar – No Waves (Another band with a strong SXSW buzz)
Gold Fields – Moves (Melbourne band very strong at SXSW)
Deer Tick – Let’s All Go to the Bar (Good idea. Have a good weekend.

Nikki, Mike, Rave, and Megan in action on the MMM

 Last Thursday’s Moheak Music Meeting rated and debated important new releases. The program airs Thursdays 7-9p Pacific and 10-12p Eastern. Guests were Silversun Pickups bassist/vocalist Nikki Monninger, music licensing exec Mike Locke of Silver Side Productions, and artist Megan Jacobs who books the legendary Roxy venue. Artists played were Silversun Pickups, Garbage, Jack White, Chad Valley, Ex-Lovers, Battle Me, Peach Kings, Hot Chip, Miles Kane, Beach House, Magnetic Fields, Megan Jacobs, Band of Skulls, Father John Misty, and The Hives.

As usual, reaction was generally strong but biggest kudos on new songs went to Jack White, Chad Valley, Hot Chip, Beach House, Magnetic Fields, Band of Skulls, and yes, Megan Jacobs.

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Here are links and the playlist from Friday’s Go Deep show on Moheak Radio. It airs every Friday from 1-3p Pacific, 4-6p Eastern, 9-11p GMT. Hourly links are available for downloading or streaming just below. This show got to many SXSW bands, more by coincidence than intention. The Moheak Radio Music Meeting, our new-music panel show where we rate songs and discuss the industry, airs Thursdays 7-9p Pacific, 10-12p Eastern.

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Foxy Shazam – Welcome to the Church of Rock & Roll (Deeper track as “I Like It” blows up)
Cloud Nothings – Stay Useless (Lots of SXSW shows this week)
Mystery Jets – Someone Purer (Single from upcoming album)
The Ting Tings – Guggenheim (Also at SXSW, album out this week)
Gotye – Easy Way Out (Second single)
Example – Changed the Way You Kiss Me (Good reaction to last time it aired)
Soft Swells – Shake It Off (Also at SXSW)
Heartless Bastards – Parted Ways (Yup, this Austin band is at SXSW)
Battle Tapes – Sweatshop Boys (Playing another Moheak show very soon)
Arcade Fire – Abraham’s Daughter (Releasing a 12″ for Record Store Day)
Spector – Grey Shirt & Tie (LA date at Satellite April 17)
Pond – Fantastic Expressions Of Time (Good reaction to this Tame Impala side project)
Django Django – Default (SXSW presence before album out this spring)
The Maccabees – Pelican (Heavy UK airplay on this track)
Beach House – Myth (Strong reaction to this lead-off single)
Dandy Warhols – Well They’re Gone (Brand new track)
One Model Nation – Transmission (Side project for Courtney of Dandy Warhols. )
Ceremony – Adult (Punk band has no twitter or facebook)
The Cribs – Come On, Be A No-one (April US dates in Midwest and East)
Delta Spirit – California (Looks like a hit for these guys)
Howler – Back Of Your Neck (Track getting the most US airplay)
Fun. – Be Calm (Nicely done on TV’s “Last Call” program)
Radiohead – Staircase (Their Coachella set will be huge)
The 2 Bears – Work (One of my fave ’12 albums so far)
Capsula – Town Of Sorrow (Spanish band is at SXSW)
Fidlar – No Waves (Making a big SXSW splash)
Little Barrie – Surf Hell (The obvious wave connection with Fidlar )
Jonquil – It’s My Part (Played the Moheak SXSW show on Wednesday)
Islands – Can’t Feel My Face (Played Bootleg in LA Wednesday night)
The Magnetic Fields – Andrew in Drag (Yet another band at SXSW this week.)
Air – Seven Stars (Featuring Victoria Legrand)
Oberhofer – Heart (Glassnote artist gaining some buzz)

Here are links and the playlist from Friday’s Go Deep show on Moheak Radio. It airs every Friday from 1-3p Pacific, 4-6p EDT, 9-11p GMT. Hourly links are available for downloading or streaming, just below. The Moheak Radio Music Meeting, our new-music panel show where we rate songs and discuss the industry, airs Thursdays 7-9p Pacific, 10-12p EST. A bug got into the tracklisting. While the songs are accurate, they are not in the order played. Apologies for any inconvenience.

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Cloud Nothings – Fall In (Great live show last week)
Anti-Flag – This Is the New Sound (New single from these guys)
Battle Tapes – Sweatshop Boys (Now a full add onto the Moheak Jukebox)
The Black Keys – Stop Stop (Next shows are DC, Philly, NY)
Gin Wigmore – Man Like That (New Zealand girl with awesome voice)
The Temper Trap – Rabbit Hole (First song from new album)
Soft Swells – Every Little Thing (LA band getting fine album reviews)
The Californian – Everybody Loves You (Playing Moheak’s LAxLA next week)
Beach House – Myth (Single from album coming soon)
Arcade Fire – Abraham’s Daughter (From film soundtrack)
Crocodiles – Sunday (Psychic Conversation #9) (New single)
The Cribs – Come On, Be A No-one (Official first single)
Howler – Back to the Grave (Interview special being planned)
Django Django – Waveforms (Looking forward to them at SXSW)
Jonquil – It’s My Part (Playing Moheak show at SXSW)
Fanfarlo – Shiny Things (Playing SXSW for 4th time)
The 2 Bears – Warm and Easy (Lots like softer Hot Chip)
Mystery Jets – Someone Purer (First single from new album)
Little Barrie – Dream to Live (UK band returns with a strong album)
The Magnetic Fields – Andrew in Drag (From band’s 10th album)
Fun. – Be Calm (Rave’s Fave of the Week)
Gorillaz/James Murphy/Andre 3000 – Do Ya Thing (Shame if no more Gorillaz or LCD)
Gotye – In Your Light (Jazzy track my fave on his album)
7 Horse – Low Fuel Drug Run (Most popular track on CD)
Alabama Shakes – I Found You (Probably long SXSW lines next week )
Heartless Bastards – Got To Have Rock & Roll (SXSW shows next week in their home town)
Daniel Rossen – Silent Song (Lead singer of Grizzly Bear)
Ladyhawke – Black and Blue (Her new single getting major positives)
Sleigh Bells – Crush (This single crushes it)
Tribes – When My Day Comes (LA’s Bootleg tomorrow night)

 Last Thursday’s Moheak Music Meeting rated and debated important new releases. The program airs Thursdays 7-9p Pacific and 10-12p Eastern. This week’s guests were Jonathan Partch of Last Gang Entertainment, artist manager/talent booker Collin Burke, and artist manager/label exec Erin Maher. Collin and Erin are putting on a massive 4-day SXSW event benefiting Sea Now. Moheak is tied in as well. Artists played were Trent Reznor/Karen O., Arcade Fire, Beach House, Polarsets, Capital Cities, Dirty Ghosts, Writer, The Hundred Days, Future Unlimited, The Temper Trap, Papa, Plants and Animals, Cashier No. 9, The Cribs, Pond, Alex Winston, The Darcys.

There was strong reaction all around, but those getting the biggest kudos were Beach House, Capital Cities, Dirty Ghosts, The Hundred Days, Future Unlimited, Plants and Animals, Casher No. 9, The Cribs, Pond, and Alex Winston.  Trent and Karen didn’t need to be rated for obvious reasons.

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Moheak Music Meeting, March 8

Here are links and the playlist from Friday’s Go Deep show on Moheak Radio. It airs every Friday from 1-3p Pacific, 4-6p EDT, 9-11p GMT. Hourly links are just below this paragraph. Hourly links will be available for downloading or streaming, within a day or two. The Moheak Radio Music Meeting, our new-music panel show where we rate songs and discuss the industry, airs Thursdays 7-9p Pacific, 10-12p EST.

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Sleigh Bells – Crush (Single from new album)
Pond – Fantastic Expressions Of Time (Two guys from Tame Impala)
The Cranberries – Show Me (Album out and selling well)
Dandy Warhols – Well They’re Gone (New single. Album probably in spring.)
One Model Nation – East Berlin (Courtney of Dandies’ side project with Donavan Leitsch)
Gorillaz/James Murphy/Andre 3000 – Do Ya Thing (Kudos to Converse for making this available)
Dry the River – Weights and Measures (UK band’s song gaining some US traction)
Spector – Never Fade Away (Playing some SXSW parties)
Air – Parade (From their soundtrack to a French film)
Little Barrie – Surf Hell (UK trio’s first album was out in 2005)
Fidlar – No Waves (Headlining The Echo in LA this Sunday. )
Battle Tapes – Sweatshop Boys (Huge Music Meeting reaction, Rave’s Fave of the Week)
M83 – Intro (Germany this weekend)
Fanfarlo – Replicate (New album is out and it’s real good)
The 2 Bears – Work (Hot Chip album due in a few months)
Soft Swells – Overrated (Album of the Week on USA Today)
Ruby Friedman Orchestra – End of the World (Recording their album next week)
Miike Snow – Devil’s Work (SXSW this month)
Arctic Monkeys – R U Mine (One-off single)
Band Of Skulls – You’re Not Pretty But You’ve Got It Goin On (Many raves on this album)
The Black Keys – Money Maker (Cinci, Detroit, Columbus this weekend)
Jonquil – Point Of Go (UK band, retro synth sound)
Example – Changed the Way You Kiss Me (Was Zane Lowe’s “Hottest Record in the World” one night)
Islands – Hallways (March 14 show in LA at Bootleg)
Delta Spirit – California (Moheak has tix for their May 11 show)
The Big Pink – Hit the Ground (Superman) (Europe until March 13)
Cloud Nothings – Separation (Band at The Echo in LA tonight)
The Melismatics – Out Of Yer Mind (Minneapolis band)
Laura Wilde – Love Buyer (Roxy show tomorrow night here in LA)
The Couch – The Way You Came (Austin band’s song sounds like T. Rex meets Norman Greenbaum)