It’s 1990 in the UK for a couple of weeks on the HHPP starting with Ride’s stellar debut.  The Oxford quartet  along with My Bloody Valentine were the stalwarts for the then gestating Shoegaze scene,  but while MBV leaned more heavily into the sonic chaos of Sonic Youth, Ride drew on the psychedelia of The Stones Roses.  Regardless of shared of specific influences, each would release masterpieces at the start of the decade, starting with Nowhere.      Recommended Listening    Going Blank Again https://open.spotify.com/album/5l70cCHX1QzN680J68rblF?si=T0G9dn_VSXmBm1OHx76gcQ   Arabian Disco  https://soundsoftheuniverse.com/product/various-arabian-disco   7 Seconds Walk Together Rock Together  https://open.spotify.com/album/21CVdYp5y603h73JwAwf0N?si=-euD06vMQoWHuhUyRxkNWw   Ash https://open.spotify.com/artist/2evydP72Z45DouM4uMGsIE?si=Rt6CxOj4SoqKQAh6nc9MLA   huntsmanhill.com [email protected] instagram.com/huntsmanhill https://twitter.com/HuntsmanHill Spotify Playlist:  https://open.spotify.com/user/1298220429/playlist/4gy1wWwypkoFS2lUztvZ44?si=waSq07DBQlq3x9G1_nK0pg   HHPP Amazon Affiliates Store https://huntsmanhill.com/2022/06/09/hhpp-store/   Our Music manhuntsman:  https://open.spotify.com/artist/7tFBWn0UFkdOEMf67TRD6W?si=vzllkbDwSEmfZFlj02GLRw Academy O.C:  https://academyoc.bandcamp.com/album/academy-o-c   Omertà 68:  https://open.spotify.com/artist/6dfiCa0qTlbPQUrqtIkStS?si=6SCjNtXbSO2xRBDuBKJelQ   RIP Bob Nalbandian

Never Mind the Bullocks, Rocket to Russia, Animals, Low, My Aim is True, Heroes, Rumours and yes, Aja all came out in 1977 and Television’s Marquee Moon might be the best of all of them.  It's punk but atmospheric, arty but accessible, full of attitude but emotional, catchy but virtuosic.  It’s the masterpiece that hides in the shadows, sneaks up on you and then stays with you for the rest of your life.  We find a variety of ways to express this sentiment over and over again for an hour and half.  Enjoy!     RIP Tom Verlaine  RIP Bob Nalbandian   Recommended Listening    Omertà 68  Zero Days Without Incident https://open.spotify.com/album/6jtAeF8OGvPnDcOtdBc1Zc?si=LhRq8f1HQ8WumIHu4wLqpQ   Sunn O)))  Metta Benevolence BBC6 Music https://open.spotify.com/album/5Y8LeGLMZnHXicnAwmMr3j?si=kWxajMlFT4CLjNESK2OMmQ Altar https://open.spotify.com/album/0v2IQBEPQqlKFiAa5rj1AC?si=SkkiFjTfQiaY8hF4pU6Fig   Bernard Purdie Purdie Good https://open.spotify.com/album/2A3zUHI72wEKSxMTJBsuh2?si=S1RpS2xLQvGsYGDxIlcXFA   The Best of Mod Jazz https://open.spotify.com/album/51NkEaKdNj3m2ncmFXW7wY?si=mLF4gegbR9q5k9GmIpEYNg   The Greg Kihn Band  “The Breakup Song” https://open.spotify.com/track/3gHyNUxOEZq4VltRl2xUW4?si=3586a1ed7dd044a3   huntsmanhill.com [email protected] instagram.com/huntsmanhill https://twitter.com/HuntsmanHill Spotify Playlist:  https://open.spotify.com/user/1298220429/playlist/4gy1wWwypkoFS2lUztvZ44?si=waSq07DBQlq3x9G1_nK0pg   HHPP Amazon Affiliates Store https://huntsmanhill.com/2022/06/09/hhpp-store/   Our Music manhuntsman:  https://open.spotify.com/artist/7tFBWn0UFkdOEMf67TRD6W?si=vzllkbDwSEmfZFlj02GLRw Academy O.C:  https://academyoc.bandcamp.com/album/academy-o-c   Omertà 68:  https://open.spotify.com/artist/6dfiCa0qTlbPQUrqtIkStS?si=6SCjNtXbSO2xRBDuBKJelQ

Rodney was a punk rocker, Michael was a punk rocker, Glenn was a punk rocker, Rancid are punk rockers as they will repeatedly remind you throughout the 42 tracks that make up their second and third LPs.  Results may vary as do our opinions of the bands commercial breakthroughs.  Let’s fight!    Recommended Listening    EP52:  Operation Ivy “Energy” https://huntsmanhill.com/2018/02/11/ep52-operation-ivy-energy/   Book   Jeff Tweedy “How to Write One Song” https://www.amazon.com/How-Write-One-Song-Loving/dp/B08DL33RQ1/ref=sr_1_1?gclid=CjwKCAiAuOieBhAIEiwAgjCvcslBUAN4Ub47Z15qySRdIBN3nf6UWZvl_ojGIRvIct9rybwaiZI96hoC6hQQAvD_BwE&hvadid=455182981612&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9031041&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=5519565023890393893&hvtargid=kwd-938909160184&hydadcr=22561_10354861&keywords=how+to+write+one+song&qid=1675317216&sr=8-1   RIP Bob Nalbandian   huntsmanhill.com [email protected] instagram.com/huntsmanhill https://twitter.com/HuntsmanHill Spotify Playlist:  https://open.spotify.com/user/1298220429/playlist/4gy1wWwypkoFS2lUztvZ44?si=waSq07DBQlq3x9G1_nK0pg   HHPP Amazon Affiliates Store https://huntsmanhill.com/2022/06/09/hhpp-store/   Our Music manhuntsman:  https://open.spotify.com/artist/7tFBWn0UFkdOEMf67TRD6W?si=vzllkbDwSEmfZFlj02GLRw Academy O.C:  https://academyoc.bandcamp.com/album/academy-o-c   Omertà 68:  https://open.spotify.com/artist/6dfiCa0qTlbPQUrqtIkStS?si=6SCjNtXbSO2xRBDuBKJelQ

This one’s for Bob.   Recommended Listening    HHPP EP192 (featuring Bob Nalbandian)  https://open.spotify.com/episode/6LLWiEga88ZAenA3u9AZMA?si=d446d9b934624566   Movies   Inside Metal (Directed by Bob Nalbandian)   https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Metal-Pioneers-L/dp/B0797LG6FB/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2CZGSCQG1147A&keywords=inside+metal&qid=1675006630&sprefix=inside+metal%2Caps%2C131&sr=8-1   The Rainbow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_7fnUJTt4M   Heavy Metal Parking Lot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBryTebK2Og   RIP Bob Nalbandian   huntsmanhill.com [email protected] instagram.com/huntsmanhill https://twitter.com/HuntsmanHill Spotify Playlist:  https://open.spotify.com/user/1298220429/playlist/4gy1wWwypkoFS2lUztvZ44?si=waSq07DBQlq3x9G1_nK0pg   HHPP Amazon Affiliates Store https://huntsmanhill.com/2022/06/09/hhpp-store/   Our Music manhuntsman:  https://open.spotify.com/artist/7tFBWn0UFkdOEMf67TRD6W?si=vzllkbDwSEmfZFlj02GLRw Academy O.C:  https://academyoc.bandcamp.com/album/academy-o-c   Omertà 68:  https://open.spotify.com/artist/6dfiCa0qTlbPQUrqtIkStS?si=6SCjNtXbSO2xRBDuBKJelQ

On July 3, 1969 Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones drown to death.  Two years later to the day on July 3, 1971 Jim Morrison was found dead in a Paris hotel room and in between both Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin would also meet tragic fates.  The four were each only 27 years old and their deaths would unwittingly form an infamous club whose membership, primarily among musicians  would mysteriously grow over the years as Chris Bell of Big Star, D Boon of the Minutemen, Kurt Cobain. Amy Winehouse and many others would join its growing ranks.  We discuss the phenomenon and dig deep into its luminaries that have had a specific impact on us.     Bob Nalbandian Go Fund Me https://www.gofundme.com/f/bob-nalbandian?utm_medium=email&utm_source=product&utm_campaign=p_email_m_pd-5332-donation-receipt-adyen&utm_content=internal   RIP Bob Nalbandian   huntsmanhill.com [email protected] instagram.com/huntsmanhill https://twitter.com/HuntsmanHill Spotify Playlist:  https://open.spotify.com/user/1298220429/playlist/4gy1wWwypkoFS2lUztvZ44?si=waSq07DBQlq3x9G1_nK0pg   HHPP Amazon Affiliates Store https://huntsmanhill.com/2022/06/09/hhpp-store/   Our Music manhuntsman:  https://open.spotify.com/artist/7tFBWn0UFkdOEMf67TRD6W?si=vzllkbDwSEmfZFlj02GLRw Academy O.C:  https://academyoc.bandcamp.com/album/academy-o-c   Omertà 68:  https://open.spotify.com/artist/6dfiCa0qTlbPQUrqtIkStS?si=6SCjNtXbSO2xRBDuBKJelQ

Scowl are one of a handful of up and coming hardcore bands poised to follow Turnstile into mainstream success.  Charismatic singer Kat Moss is the perfect front person for the moment and is kicking the doors open for thousands of young women to join a scene that long excluded them.   Their debut LP is all the buzz and their live shows are becoming can’t miss events.  But is their music any good?  And is their home town of Santa Cruz CA a bastion of Granola and free thinkers or actually sketchy AF and hard as nails?  Only the kids know for sure.      Recommended Listening    Greg Hahn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQWjJ4V07Go   RIP Bob Nalbandian   huntsmanhill.com [email protected] instagram.com/huntsmanhill https://twitter.com/HuntsmanHill Spotify Playlist:  https://open.spotify.com/user/1298220429/playlist/4gy1wWwypkoFS2lUztvZ44?si=waSq07DBQlq3x9G1_nK0pg   HHPP Amazon Affiliates Store https://huntsmanhill.com/2022/06/09/hhpp-store/   Our Music manhuntsman:  https://open.spotify.com/artist/7tFBWn0UFkdOEMf67TRD6W?si=vzllkbDwSEmfZFlj02GLRw Academy O.C:  https://academyoc.bandcamp.com/album/academy-o-c   Omertà 68:  https://open.spotify.com/artist/6dfiCa0qTlbPQUrqtIkStS?si=6SCjNtXbSO2xRBDuBKJelQ

When Metallica’s “Black Album” was released in 1991 Glenn and I looked at each other with confusion and exclaimed “There’s no Metallica in my Metallica!”  Gone were the screaming vocals, the long overly complicated song structures and pissed off aggression.  I had this same feeling again in 2021 with the release of Deafheaven’s “Infinite Granite.”  It was a far cry from their 2013 masterpiece “Sunbather” (their “Master of Puppets” if you will) and I was confused and a little bit sad though I quickly came around.  Being unfamiliar with the band or either record, neither Glenn nor Rod endured such a burden so I thought, “let’s get their unbiased take” by pitting the two records against each other in a VINYL CAGE MATCH and that’s exactly what we did.  The results surprised me.  Turns out those guys have pretty good taste.         Recommended Listening    Alcest Souvenirs d’un autre monde https://open.spotify.com/album/1zQQoViMwTIXwmidyqTXdF?si=HQsfD6LyRnipB_wlEJbm8A   Ride Nowhere https://open.spotify.com/album/4fW7CblaSvdhPWmcCFgZbQ?si=NQiSubqVSeKjPbUfSlUQNA   RIP Bob Nalbandian   huntsmanhill.com [email protected] instagram.com/huntsmanhill https://twitter.com/HuntsmanHill Spotify Playlist:  https://open.spotify.com/user/1298220429/playlist/4gy1wWwypkoFS2lUztvZ44?si=waSq07DBQlq3x9G1_nK0pg   HHPP Amazon Affiliates Store https://huntsmanhill.com/2022/06/09/hhpp-store/   Our Music manhuntsman:  https://open.spotify.com/artist/7tFBWn0UFkdOEMf67TRD6W?si=vzllkbDwSEmfZFlj02GLRw Academy O.C:  https://academyoc.bandcamp.com/album/academy-o-c   Omertà 68:  https://open.spotify.com/artist/6dfiCa0qTlbPQUrqtIkStS?si=6SCjNtXbSO2xRBDuBKJelQ

Now two years removed from the height of the COVD-19 pandemic, 2022 finally saw a return to normalcy and that included an abundant year in music.  Live shows were back in full swing, records were recorded with band members actually in the same room together and acoustic bedroom performances on Instagram slowed down considerably.  Our seventh annual Year End episode reflects all of this and indicates that our voracious appetite for all things music (including the music itself) has not waned a bit.  Our respective Best Of ’22 lists include some of the best shows we attended, our favorite albums released this year, old artists we've only recently discovered, great books we've read and in Glenn’s case even an entire music scene.  It all indicates that we still can’t get enough music and can’t wait to hear what we’ll get into in the coming year.  Happy New Year y’all.     RIP Bob Nalbandian   huntsmanhill.com [email protected] instagram.com/huntsmanhill https://twitter.com/HuntsmanHill Spotify Playlist:  https://open.spotify.com/user/1298220429/playlist/4gy1wWwypkoFS2lUztvZ44?si=waSq07DBQlq3x9G1_nK0pg   HHPP Amazon Affiliates Store https://huntsmanhill.com/2022/06/09/hhpp-store/   Our Music manhuntsman:  https://open.spotify.com/artist/7tFBWn0UFkdOEMf67TRD6W?si=vzllkbDwSEmfZFlj02GLRw Academy O.C:  https://academyoc.bandcamp.com/album/academy-o-c   Omertà 68:  https://open.spotify.com/artist/6dfiCa0qTlbPQUrqtIkStS?si=6SCjNtXbSO2xRBDuBKJelQ

It’s a Peter Murphy Christmas!  Timing is everything and it could be argued that we screwed the pooch on our holiday episode selection. On the other hand, what could be better than sitting around the fire with a little rum spiked eggnog and the Godfather of Goth at his most joyful?  The boys get a little tipsy themselves while they contemplate how Murphy's 1987 sophomore effort has stood the test of time.  Happy Holidays form HHPP!   LINK TO EPISODE IN BIO   RIP Terry Hall   Recommended Listening:   HHPP EP103:  The Specials  https://huntsmanhill.com/2019/06/02/ep103-the-specials/   “Final Solution”  https://open.spotify.com/track/4iGukCefZBHnpQWBEnWMbT?si=42de9b05c8e94b00   Iggy Pop “Funtime” https://open.spotify.com/track/3tFQ4Zz3FKz3s6sCdY1mQg?si=61ccab28b90c46b4   huntsmanhill.com [email protected] instagram.com/huntsmanhill https://twitter.com/HuntsmanHill Spotify Playlist:  https://open.spotify.com/user/1298220429/playlist/4gy1wWwypkoFS2lUztvZ44?si=waSq07DBQlq3x9G1_nK0pg   HHPP Amazon Affiliates Store https://huntsmanhill.com/2022/06/09/hhpp-store/   Our Music manhuntsman:  https://open.spotify.com/artist/7tFBWn0UFkdOEMf67TRD6W?si=vzllkbDwSEmfZFlj02GLRw Academy O.C:  https://academyoc.bandcamp.com/album/academy-o-c   Omertà 68:  https://open.spotify.com/artist/6dfiCa0qTlbPQUrqtIkStS?si=6SCjNtXbSO2xRBDuBKJelQ

Walter Schreifels had Gorilla Biscuits in the ’80s, Quicksand in the ‘90s and then Rival Schools in the early aughts.  Their debut album United by Fate is a record that Mike has obsessed over for twenty years, Glenn came to late but has gown to appreciate more and more and Rod had never heard before preparing for this podcast.  They come to the album from three different perspective but there’s little disagreement about this one.     Recommended Listening:   Far Water & Solutions  https://open.spotify.com/album/4enPQLBdrmgyL6NwrMZXx1?si=mo2EL9swR82X7-DsadIoAA   New End Original Lukewarm  https://open.spotify.com/track/6nqxqN3oaRkRLjz0VtKmJ9?si=aacc38b2c8044751   huntsmanhill.com [email protected] instagram.com/huntsmanhill https://twitter.com/HuntsmanHill Spotify Playlist:  https://open.spotify.com/user/1298220429/playlist/4gy1wWwypkoFS2lUztvZ44?si=waSq07DBQlq3x9G1_nK0pg   HHPP Amazon Affiliates Store https://huntsmanhill.com/2022/06/09/hhpp-store/   Our Music manhuntsman:  https://open.spotify.com/artist/7tFBWn0UFkdOEMf67TRD6W?si=vzllkbDwSEmfZFlj02GLRw Academy O.C:  https://academyoc.bandcamp.com/album/academy-o-c   Omertà 68:  https://open.spotify.com/artist/6dfiCa0qTlbPQUrqtIkStS?si=6SCjNtXbSO2xRBDuBKJelQ