BLASST 69 TRACKLIST +NOTES

BLASST 69 TRACKLIST

1. KRGV - "Report" 0:00
2. Metal Urbain - "Panik" 0:39
3. The Deltoids - "Silly Freak" 10:15
4. The Deltoids- "Pleasure" 11:24
5. Noseholes - "Styling" 14:42
6. Kim Jung Mi - "Your Dream" 24:50
7. VeLO - "Waffle" 31:44
8. Sonic Youth - "Incinerate (live on Letterman)" 45:35
9. Zhane - "Hey Mr. D.J." 1:01:19
10. LA GOONY CHONGA - "CLARO QUE SI" 1:08:32
11. Strutter - "Will To Learn" 1:14:38
12. Essential Logic - "Stay High" 1:19:11

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NOTES
Today's episode brings us an interview with one of my favorite people in the entire world, John Morales. I've known John for about 5 years now. We met through some friends in the RGV music scene and would eventually become bandmates via one fateful evening at the end of 2012, which we delve into in this wonderful episode, among other excellent subjects such as John's many bands both current and past, our mutual love of Sonic Youth, and most importantly...food. This was not a planned episode, though John and I have been talking about sitting down to record an episode for months; we just decided to do it while we were hanging out together on Friday, no tracks were picked out previously, it was all on the fly, and honestly, it's one of my favorite interviews/episodes to date. We both had a lot of fun in this one, and it brings me great pleasure to add John to the list of BLASST guest DJs. Tune in again next week for regularly scheduled programming...whatever that means.

A couple of corrections: I incorrectly refer to Essential Logic's song "Stay High" as "Albert", and mistakenly claim that Lora Logic joined X-Ray Spex after playing in EL when, in fact, she left X-RS to form the group. These things happen when you talk on the fly (and enjoy a fine wine on a fine afternoon), but they have now been corrected. Ta-da.

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BLASST 68 TRACKLIST + NOTES

BLASST 68 TRACKLIST

1. KRGV - Report Excerpt
2. The Monks - "Complication"
3. Dennis Coffey - "It's Your Thing/Union Station (live)"
4. Peter Donato y Rafael Hernandez - "Popurri Boleros"
5. The Fendermen - "Mule Skinner Blues"
6. Pip Blom - "I Think I'm In Love"
7. Des Demonas - "Tuff Turf"
8. Buffy Sainte-Marie - "God Is Alive, Magic is Afoot"
9. Devi McCallion & Katie Dey - "Into the Sky"
10. NOUS - "Shumisah"
11. Louis Cole - "Mean It"
12. John Zorn - "Inside Straight"
13. Ambitious Lovers - "Copy Me"
14. Michele Samson & His Orchestra - "Aubade D'oiseaux"
15. Yellow Magic Orchestra - "Rydeen"


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INFO
Today's episode brings us a wide array of tunes that I've been stockpiling for the past two weeks (some even longer), which may be why some of the stylistic shifts in the show are a little more jarring than others. Nonetheless! This episode paints a pretty clear picture of what I've been jamming lately, save for a few releases that are a little too mainstream or popular to warrant being featured on my show (It's not like the new Mariah Carey LP, Caution, the new Travis Scott LP, Astroworld, or the new Beatles White Album remaster need any promotion from my humble little self and my humble little program, anyway. They do just fine on their own, I'm sure). I try to feature stuff that isn't necessarily on a major label or under some popular radar, though with literally ALL of the taste-making arenas constantly on the hunt for the latest underground, undiscovered, proverbial oil well of sensational music--sonic gold, if you will--, that is sometimes not the easiest thing to do. Hey, great minds think alike, what can I say? Some tracks I'm really happy to have on the show today are, of course, my favorite new cooking music courtesy of Peter Donato's warm, soothing electronic keyboard goodness, a selection from Devi McCallion & Katie Dey's collaborative world of pop-unease, which you can find here, a beautiful piece by Buffy Sainte-Marie, a Canadian artist whose work has evaded my eardrums for an embarrassingly long time, and finally, I've been wanting to play Ambitious Lovers on the show for a while now. They're one of Arto Lindsay's less canonized (though I have no idea why) projects after and apart from his work in DNA, the pioneering no-wave group, blending tropicalia with jazz, funk, and a delicate sprinkling of his signature guitar "noise". I refuse to call it "skronk", because that word is hardly befitting of a sound that can only be described as microphones being scrubbed with sandpaper. Anyway, this is a fun jumble of an episode and I hope you all enjoy it very much. Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts so we can get higher placement on their charts, above all the normally spelled "B-L-A-S-T" podcasts. Thank you very much.

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BLASST 67 - TRACKLIST + NOTES

BLASST 67 TRACKLIST
1. REINFORCE - "DISGUST FEAT. LINDA GONZALEZ"
2. I OBJECT - I SAW THROUGH"
3. I OBJECT - "8" OF CRAP 7" OF PASSION"
4. TRASH TALK - "FLOOD"
5. DAUGHTERS - "SATAN IN THE WAIT"
6. REINFORCE - "LSB (LIFE'S SO 
BORING)"





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NOTES:
Going to wait to mention anything regarding the recent midterm election until next week. Take a breath and appreciate the space you are able to hold today. 

Today's episode features an interview with one of the premier hardcore groups of the Rio Grande Valley, Reinforce. The band is on the verge of releasing their first full-length album, Blemish, which is a milestone for the band, who've previously only released smaller collections of songs such as EPs. In this interview, I speak with Danny, Levi, and Pat--the vocalist, bassist, and guitarist from the group respectively--about the new album, their journey as a band, and as musicians themselves. It proved to be a very informative and revealing conversation, as members of the band have seen and experienced several waves and generations of goings-on in the Rio Grande Valley music scene, and wear those experiences on their sleeves. It was a privilege to speak so candidly with them for an evening, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

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BLASST #66 TRACKLIST + NOTES - VOTE !

BLASST 66 TRACKLIST
1. Des Demonas - "The South Will Never Rise Again"
2. The Skids - "Into the Valley"
5. Wally Gonzales - "Que Me Entierren En Wal-Mart"
6. Death - "Politicians In My Eyes"
7. The Minutemen - "Maybe Partying Will Help"
8. Leche - "Trickle Down My Ass"
9. Dead Kennedys - "I Fought The Law"
10. The Vivids - "Drugged Out and Bloodless"
11. Devo - "Jocko Homo"
12. Sergio Mendes & Brazil 66 - "One Note Samba"
13. Blystex - "Peligroso"
14. Warthog - "Corroded"
15. Stereolab - "Our Trinitone Blast"
16. Phil Ochs - "I Ain't Marching Anymore"
17. EXEK - "Punishment"
18. Immersion - "drive"
19. Broadcast - "We've Got Time"

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NOTES:
In short, today's episode has me a bit frustrated. I kept getting stuck reading headlines about the military's operations on the border aka my BACKYARD. It's surreal to say the least, and hard to think of as real, despite there being evidence to the fact. I featured excerpts from two different news stations on the show, one from a national outlet, Democracy now, and one from a local outlet, KRGV Channel 5, which I've been watching since I was a kid. The perspectives are very different. Where Democracy Now is a left-leaning operation, they also make sure to feature some of the more damning and volatile part of the news cycle, while our local station (one of 3) gathers a variety of opinions (from people who actually cross the border regularly, aka older latines who have a very complicated perspective on life in the rio grande valley. Nothing has ever been simple here since it was overtaken by white entrepreneurs in the 10s and 20s looking to establish a new tourist attraction on the border. Our culture is mixed, our experiences of prejudice are varied, with even poorer, less affluent whites experiencing prejudice and a seeming lack of privilege within the confines of mostly latine social circles. It's honestly not something I can break down into a blog post, it's so complicated...and infuriating. Growing up here, you don't think about how the Rio Grande Valley fits into the world picture. You don't realize how living on the border of a violently imperialist country means you never truly have control of your surroundings. The military can barge in on the whim of a raving racist rapist who--while your country may not have elected him president--is still able to rally massive support from his followers by simply echoing their violent rhetoric with his own little shit stain of flair. Case in point: there are currently 200 militia members mobilized and ready to invade the border with their guns, hunting gear, bait & tackle, whatever, all because of Donald Trump's fearmongering about the border. These assholes have the resources to gather weaponry and organize themselves in such a way that they can act as armed vigilantes to further whatever warped understanding of the world they have. That's terrifying. I understand the historical value of militias but in those days the militias were not aligned with the goverment, they were created to defend the people's (white ones mostly) right to autonomy should the government try and take that away. These days militias have been reduced to the playthings of entitled white men with money who fear people of color, believe women are beneath them, and think the president is their best fucking friend. Great. I'm rambling a bit now. More news about the patreon and upcoming music market as it arrives. Thanks for listening this week and every week. Review us on Apple Podcasts, rate us, etc. Send us an e-mail at uupunk@gmail.com!
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THE BORDER SHOULD NOT BE MILITARIZED!