Yacht Rock.  What do those 2 words really represent?  For some, they conjure visions of moms & dads, wearing cheap captain’s hats and Hawaiian shirts, drunk and swaying to a live cover of Cool Change,.  For others, it might mean listening to “dad rock” while being carpooled to a soccer game.  For HP, and for many others, it means something more.  But how deeply can we analyze a blatantly arbitrary genre label?  Arbitrary even by the very minds that originally coined the term. 

Join HP on this special mini-episode of Noise Junkies, as he delves into the mystery, the majesty, of Yacht Rock.

JUNKIES
Father Malone: FatherMalone.com
HP: hpmusicplace.bandcamp.com
Heather Drain: https://www.mondoheather.com/

SPOTIFY PLAYLIST
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4EWhTFrIo3FoNXexLNkDTE?si=db858d4f191b4085

Few things can tap into our most base and primal urges quite like music. I'm talking pure, Grade AA, id fuel, baby. The right song can enhance the best and even middling, writhing, wriggling, and undulating dance. Imagine the visual image of all of your carnal fantasies moving to the beat of a song most delectable, seductive, and pray tell even raunchy.

But, what if this infamous Salome had scabies? While she was shuckin' and jivin' in Nisquick, Alabama as the uterus drying tones of Mary McGregor's Tour Between Two Lovers plays? This is the unholy ground we are visiting tonight here on Noise Junkies. It's Strip Club from Hell time. There's a two drink minimum, and in the meantime, I hope you've all had your shots, because it's about to get straight up nasty.

SPOTIFY PLAYLIST
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3dYJtx0OR61AVM4OIXT0xS?si=c8396b9dca9c4046


JUNKIES
Father Malone: FatherMalone.com
patreon.com/FatherMalone
HP: hpmusicplace.bandcamp.com
Heather Drain: https://www.mondoheather.com/

Welcome Music Lovers to our innaugural episode. Get to know your hosts Heather Drain (Mondo Heather), HP ('Night Mr. Walters - A Taxi Podcast) & Father Malone (Midnight Viewing) as they break down their musical influences and plot a course through the stormy seas of audio greatness.

JUNKIES
Father Malone: FatherMalone.com
HP: hpmusicplace.bandcamp.com
Heather Drain: https://www.mondoheather.com/

What do Kiss frontman Paul Stanley and mentalist Uri Geller have in common? They both wittingly or unwittingly recorded their own spoken word albums. What started out in the 1940s as simple performances of classics, like A Christmas Carol and Othello, later morphed into weirder and more wonderful LPs featuring the likes of Elvis Presley and David Lynch.

Tonight, the Noise Junkies discuss one of the more unique musical genres visited upon us. Before the music, there was the word: Spoken Word

JUNKIES
Father Malone: FatherMalone.com
HP: hpmusicplace.bandcamp.com
Heather Drain: https://www.mondoheather.com/

SPOTIFY PLAYLIST
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4xsMl6XxdfVUPxq7APs8UY?si=f94346c200d042e4

We take on three shades of Bowie. Three aspects. Persona. Film. Collaboration. Best and worst.

Spotify Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1So7zSvsFYXZMtKKD91cUk?si=78187ca9534b4369

JUNKIES
Father Malone: FatherMalone.com
HP: hpmusicplace.bandcamp.com
Heather Drain: https://www.mondoheather.com/

Gather around creeps, gather around fools, gather around spirits and gather around ghouls. Listen to me for I have a story of blackening fright and all things gory and all things NOISE JUNKIES.

We know you are one of us. Gabba Gabba. We accept you. This one's super special because we are celebrating the most atmospheric holiday, the greatest holiday of all time. The holiday that still scares the living bejeebus out of fundamentalist Christians. So, you know, it's near and dear to our heathen hearts.

Spotify Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5j23xU12tpOa8iDZfcUvda?si=afd73a96dbce4ba8

JUNKIES
Father Malone: FatherMalone.com
HP: hpmusicplace.bandcamp.com
Heather Drain: https://www.mondoheather.com/

What makes a great cover song? Is it fidelity towards the original, or is it better to adopt a completely irreverent approach and tear it apart/build it back up? And what about cover bands? Or tribute bands? Join the Noise Junkies as we pull back the cover on Cover Songs.

This episode's playlist can be heard here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5XpEk72hcdYpKNFKl14Mao?si=af8ad0b116bf491e

JUNKIES
Father Malone: FatherMalone.com
HP: hpmusicplace.bandcamp.com
Heather Drain: https://www.mondoheather.com/

School’s Out. Summertime. Those lazy hazy crazy days of summer. But there won’t be a Surfin’ Safari. This is Summer in the City. You might have the Summertime Blues from a Cruel Summer. Or maybe you’ve got That Summer Feeling, you know the one: it’s a Summer Breeze that leads straight to Hot Fun in the Summertime. So put on your itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikini and meet us under the boardwalk. It’s summertime!

Hear all the music mentioned in its entirety here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7uTXFUjwq407KBHvWsA7tW?si=868d7351d1844077


JUNKIES
Father Malone: FatherMalone.com
HP: hpmusicplace.bandcamp.com
Heather Drain: https://www.mondoheather.com/

Love/Hate is more than just a hard rock band fronted by singer, songwriter and nonfiction scribe Jizzy Pearl. We delve into select delights and repugnant frights for your hoepful delight!

To hear all the music mentioned in this episode, click here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6Q9PDgareNrP8cgPyyPbnD?si=8b99216f7adb49d7

JUNKIES
Father Malone: FatherMalone.com
HP: hpmusicplace.bandcamp.com
Heather Drain: https://www.mondoheather.com/

Film Music. Good, Bad & Ugly. Curated song scores. Electronic dirges. Bombastic symphonics. We examine it all.

JUNKIES
Father Malone: FatherMalone.com
HP: hpmusicplace.bandcamp.com
Heather Drain: https://www.mondoheather.com/

Join Heather Drain (Mondo Heather), HP ('Night, Mr. Walters) and Father Malone (Astounding Tales of the Public Domain) as they dive deep into Vanity Projects: The Good, the Bad and The Surprising.

JUNKIES
Father Malone: FatherMalone.com
HP: hpmusicplace.bandcamp.com
Heather Drain: https://www.mondoheather.com/

This episode of Noise Junkies focuses on David Bowie, and how a small record label in Salem, MA played a pivotal role in the musical education of HP.  He discusses the confluence of factors that led to the music of Bowie getting re-introduced to the public in the late-80's, as well as some personal favorites from those albums and beyond.

JUNKIES
Father Malone: FatherMalone.com
HP: hpmusicplace.bandcamp.com

SPOTIFY PLAYLIST
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2o7It98Ck9sBZ5xNxb2Ugn?si=002da257e4054933

In this 2nd part of HP's look at the music of Scott Walker, the focus is on Walker's post-60's output.  HP examines the arc of Walker's later career, from commercial downturns to creative breakthroughs.  You think you know Scott Walker from his first 4 solo albums?  Think again.

JUNKIES
Father Malone: patreon.com/fathermalone
HP: hpmusicplace.bandcamp.com

SPOTIFY PLAYLIST
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/48h56AsFAp0WdetaltHZ0E?si=2043231dcf3f4575

HP takes a look at the mysterious and influential Scott Walker, the coolest artist you've never heard of.  He focuses on the 4 self-titled Walker solo LPs from the late-60's, his favorite songs from those albums, and what makes them special.

JUNKIES
Father Malone: FatherMalone.com
HP: hpmusicplace.bandcamp.com

SPOTIFY PLAYLIST
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3BISJBUvN2yOlVQbCluaMe?si=e11f9cdc87e549a7

This episode of Noise Junkies focuses on the 1980 rock musical The Idolmaker, directed by Taylor Hackford (Ray, An Officer And A Gentleman).  Based on the real-life story of Bob Marcucci, a talent manager in the late-50's who discovered Frankie Avalon and Fabian, this movie features a fiery, Golden Globe-winning performance from Ray Sharkey.  HP discusses the ingredients that comprise this underseen gem, what makes it sing, and how this cult classic has endured for so many years.

JUNKIES
Father Malone: FatherMalone.com
HP: hpmusicplace.bandcamp.com

SPOTIFY PLAYLIST
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1sPGFRmfAzp8LGvaQfvEYF?si=155555b7cefe4bf2

It's a crossover episode, as HP joins forces with Midnight Viewing's host Father Malone to discuss the notorious 1978 flop Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.  The film starred Peter Frampton and The Bee Gees as a pure-of-heart rock band fighting against the temptations of fame AND the machinations of the mysterious Future Villain Band.  Was it as terrible as its reputation would suggest?  Is it "so bad it's good", or "so bad it's bad?"  Tune in and find out!

JUNKIES
Father Malone: FatherMalone.com
patreon.com/fathermalone

HP: hpmusicplace.bandcamp.com

This next entry in the Concept Album series focuses on Frank Sinatra's Watertown, a brilliant album misunderstood in its day, but now rightfully considered one of his greatest.  HP delves into the folks responsible for the album's creation and production, and offers insight into why it's become such a cherished part of his collection.

JUNKIES
Father Malone: FatherMalone.com
HP: hpmusicplace.bandcamp.com
Heather Drain: https://www.mondoheather.com/

SPOTIFY PLAYLIST
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2fH01dxkFBJQ5oRyx8zJfC?si=bd535dbe6be54ee2

From the shadowy depths, HP is back to offer a primer on a sub-genre of metal that has been a favorite of his for a long time.  Forget everything you think you know, join HP as he offers a crash course in the power and wonder that is: Death Metal.

Along for the ride is the very person that introduced HP to the majesty of death metal, through a chance meeting involving a guitar riff played in college.  And stick around to find out how 80's pop band Mr. Mister, and grunge legends Nirvana, figure into the conversation!

JUNKIES
Father Malone: FatherMalone.com
HP: hpmusicplace.bandcamp.com
Heather Drain: https://www.mondoheather.com/

SPOTIFY PLAYLIST
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4VA4pfIyZyTSp2RrHSfIIL?si=8ee65a4d115144ee

HP returns with another concept album from his collection.  This time, it's a gloriously weird gem from 1968.  You think you know the real story of The Wizard Of Oz?  Think again.

This episode also features a guest chat with the very person that introduced HP to this classic!  Join HP as he freaks out (in a good way) to the magic of: The Wozard Of Iz by Mort Garson.

JUNKIES
Father Malone: FatherMalone.com
HP: hpmusicplace.bandcamp.com
Heather Drain: https://www.mondoheather.com/

SPOTIFY PLAYLIST
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5nS86knITjRR45uGkRvuNt?si=b28780d1699f4135

There’s a special place in HP's collection, and his heart, for those singular, unique albums that are in a class all their own, the much maligned, often misunderstood concept album.  Allow HP to share with you one of his favorite concept albums, discussing its origin and production, and delve into why it’s held such a hold on him for so long. 

Join HP as he dives into the singular experience that is: Slave To The Rhythm by Grace Jones.

JUNKIES
Father Malone: FatherMalone.com
HP: hpmusicplace.bandcamp.com
Heather Drain: https://www.mondoheather.com/

SPOTIFY PLAYLIST
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/41WOUEcd1woCbGo1NehHUI?si=78eebdba23564af7