The ones that sound slower at first have a perfect mix for interval training with high energy during the chorus, perfect for sprinting!
FEEL SO CLOSE – CALVIN HARRIS
NOW – PARAMORE
ONLY – NINE INCH NAILS
SACRILEGE – YEAH YEAH YEAHS
DANCING WITH MYSELF – ROBYN
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This week on Alternative Rock Radio, bringing you your very own mixed tape via podcast! We’ll be featuring MORE local music by off of Electric Lighthouse Recording’s Spring Mix. After that, we will have brand new music by Kavinsky, The Strokes, and Icona Pop!
GOONS (LIVE ACOUSTIC AT SXSW 2013) – MONA
PARTNERS IN CRIME – THE STROKES
Catch the latest podcasts and news here: Alternative Rock Radio and Rockin Rose Reports!
This week on Alternative Rock Radio, bringing you your very own mixed tape via podcast! We’ll be featuring local music by off of Electric Lighthouse Recording’s Spring Mix, you’ll have to listen in to see who made the cut. After that, we will have brand new music by Vampire Weekend, Savages, and No Joy
LUNAR PHOBIA – NO JOY
LATE AT NIGHT – BUFFALO TOM
Catch the latest podcasts and news here: Alternative Rock Radio and Rockin Rose Reports!
This week on Alternative Rock Radio, bringing you your very own mixed tape via podcast! We’ll be featuring local music by off of Electric Lighthouse Recording’s Spring Mix, you’ll have to listen in to see who made the cut. After that, we will have brand new music by Vampire Weekend, Savages, and No Joy
LUNAR PHOBIA – NO JOY
LATE AT NIGHT – BUFFALO TOM
Catch the latest podcasts and news here: Alternative Rock Radio and Rockin Rose Reports!
The ones that sound slower at first have a perfect mix for interval training with high energy during the chorus, perfect for sprinting!
I LOVE IT – ICONA POP
SUIT & TIE – JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE FT. JAY-Z
JUMP AROUND – HOUSE OF PAIN
MONEY GRABBER – FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS
PARADISE CITY – GUNS N ROSES
With a seductive blues rock blend Spice Hound Music co. will capture your attention instantly and hold onto it as they take you into a kaleidoscopic state.” – Stephanie Rose
Spice Hound Music co. is a Brooklyn-based psychedelic Delta blues duo consisting of singer/guitarist David Askaryan and drummer Zach Hopper. The project was conceived by David over a six month period of isolation in upstate NY. This resulted in SHMC’s debut EP “The Revival,” described as “blistering dirty blues” on the Edinburgh Man radio show.
After production of the EP, David moved to Brooklyn where he met his new roommate and future drummer, Zach. David’s abrasive guitar style and middle-class vocals coupled with Zach’s professional jazz experience allowed the duo to create a unique sound – translating to an unrestrained live show.
STEPHANIE ‘ROCKIN’ ROSE INTERVIEWED SPICE HOUND MUSIC CO.’S FRONTMAN, DAVID ASKARYAN, FROM ZOMBIES TO MICHAEL BUBLE AND HOW LIVING IN AN ISOLATED LITTLE TOWN FOR 6 MONTHS LED TO SPICE HOUND MUSIC CO.
RR: So how did Spice Hound Music co. form?
DA: I was in upstate NY in an isolated little town for a 6-month period. It was a Detroit-esque place, very post-industrial. Everything about it inspired me to write some Delta blues-based songs which eventually catalyzed Spice Hound Music co.
RR: And if I’m reading your biography correctly you formed the band and released your first EP, The Revival, on your own and Zach Hopper joined on after as drummer?
DA: Exactly – I recorded the Revival in upstate New York and when I moved to Brooklyn I found Zach, who joined the now-duo after hearing the album.
RR: On the album sleeve for The Revival it mentions that the EP tells a story, this is quite different from the majority of EPs right now, can you elaborate on the creative process for The Revival?
DA: The EP is very much so a concept album. As you pointed out, it’s a continuous story from beginning to end – though each song serves as isolated anecdote as well. The story is told through the eyes of two characters who go through a fall-endure-redeem process – the context is a mix of the inspiration gained from the post-industrial town and also personal experiences while living there.
RR: The time and thought and creativity you put into it is incredible and truly shows. Do you remember the moment you knew you wanted to become a musician?
DA: Thanks for the nice words, it’s cool to see that the ideas in my head translate to an audience as well. I was born in the former Soviet Union, where anything American was illegal – but my dad bought jazz records on the “black market” because he loved the sound so much. So I guess I’m saying that the love of music runs in the blood and goes way back – I don’t think I ever had an epiphany in which one day I was just like “hey I’m going to be a musician,” I’ve never had a thought like that. It’s just always been something in me, whether I wanted it there or not.
RR: I know that feeling so well, you always knew that music would be a huge part of your life and with time the different ways surfaced.
DA: Yeah exactly.
RR: If you could collaborate with any musician dead or alive who would it be?
DA: Wow. Give me a second to think about that.
(A FEW MINUTES LATER)
DA: The answer to that question is probably a dynamic one, always changing – but if I had to answer that in the present I would say Tom Waits. The guy is totally fearless about playing what’s deep within him. He’s also one of those rare souls that is able to extract true value from experimentation – lot’s of artists call what they do “avant garde” but 99% of the time it’s just clutter with no voice.
RR: Who are you listening to currently?
DA: One of the newer artists I just got really turned on to was Ty Segall – he sounds like John Lennon’s long lost little psychedelic brother.
RR: If any one of your songs could be retroactively applied to a soundtrack what would it be?
DA: For some reason, even though it wasn’t my intention when recording the song, the album title song “Revival” always makes me think of 28 Days Later. The first half is tender but then the instrumentation becomes violent – it reminds me of a scene where some folks are hiding somewhere together and in peace – right before the walls collapse and all the zombies run in of course.
RR: Having heard the album I can totally picture that. If you could have any musician cover any one of your songs who would it be?
DA: It would be pretty sweet to hear like a Michael Buble rendition of the “New Sensation” – solely because of the entertainment value it would provide.
RR: You can’t see me but I have a huge smile on my face, that would be quite amusing. So what’s next for Spice Hound Music co.?
DA: I would love to get back in the studio and record some of the new tunes that I wrote with Zach. Other than that, we’ve just been playing as many shows as possible. So far they’ve mainly been in the NYC area but we’re slowly starting to venture out to neighboring states too.
One of those neighboring states David mentioned is Massachusetts! Spice Hound Music co. is playing UNRegular Radio’s No Contracts Needed Rompetition’s 6th year on Saturday April 13th at the Middle East Downstairs. They’re on first at 7 so get there early! Spice Hound Music co. is just the one of many local bands that have been on Alternative Rock Radio and featured on Rockin Rose Reports.
Catch the latest local and national music news here on Rockin Rose Reports and for the latest on Spice Hound Music Co. head over to their Facebook page.
ALL THE TIME – THE STROKES
“All The Time” is the first single off The Strokes upcoming album Comedown Machine set to be released 3/26/13.
SOOTHE MY SOUL – DEPECHE MODE
“Soothe My Soul” is the first single off of Depeche Mode‘s latest album Delta Machine slated to be released later this year.
This week on Alternative Rock Radio, bringing you your very own mixed tape via podcast! We’ll be featuring local music by Emma Ate The Lion, Sylvana Joyce and the Moment, Four Point Restraints, and Stephie Coplan to name a few! After that, we will have new/newer music by David Bowie, The Knife, and MONA!
S.P.A.C.E.R.O.C.K. WITH ME – JULIAN COPE
IT’S BEEN SO LONG – CLEANERS FROM VENUS
Catch the latest podcasts and news here: Alternative Rock Radio and Rockin Rose Reports!
The ones that sound slower at first have a perfect mix for interval training with high energy during the chorus, perfect for sprinting!
SUCH SWEET NOTHING – CALVIN HARRIS FT. FLORENCE WELCH
C’MON – KESHA
DANCING WITH MYSELF – BILLY IDOL
GOOD TIME – OWL CITY AND CARLY RAE JEPSEN
WRECKIN’ BAR (RA RA RA)
This week on Alternative Rock Radio, bringing you your very own mixed tape via podcast every Wednesday night at 7! We’ll be featuring local music by Infinity Girl, Far Above The Ground, Dead Cats Dead Rats, and Spice Hound Music Co. to name a few! After that, we will have new/newer music by The Strokes, The Airborne Toxic Event, and Colleen Green!
LAST NIGHT – THE STROKES
THE STARS ARE OUT TONIGHT – DAVID BOWIE
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