The Rodent Hour

Get ready for blastoff people! This edition of The Rodent Hour features another Rodent Session, this time with Apollo 66 from DC serving as commanders of the rocket.

I set up the playlist for this episode a little differently than previous versions of The Rodent Sessions. Instead of hearing from me directly prior to the live set, I put the playlist together as one might a gig - with a killer band before the main attraction and then another one directly afterwards. I think you'll like it.

Lots of dirty, rock 'n' roll on the playlist that goes well with the primitive garage, punk, trash, rock 'n' roll including Plymouth Fury from Italy, MONTE, The Routes, Dree Leer, Beach Bomb from Norway, Mad Daddy from the Isle of Man, Hot Laundry, VOLK and Blackcat Elliot.

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Listen live every Monday evening at 8 PM EST on Radio Free Brooklyn.

Fifteen years after arriving in Brooklyn, Matt Attack continues to be a tireless advocate for the independent musicians that still play with the ferocity and intensity he grew up listening to.

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Do you remember the first time that you went to see a band play live and you were hoping they would play "your song"? You know, the song that made you become a fan.

Adrenaline Rush is designed to heighten your anticipation for the return of live music by featuring music by artists that helped give me that little rush of adrenaline when they launched into a certain song when I saw them live.

Adding a twist to the playlist is that none of the artists being featured are currently active but we still love their music including Graveyard Lovers, The Mighty Fine, Bernadette, MPV, The Above, Stone Giant, Vinyette, Tesla Rossa, Twin Guns, Stroamata, The Dotted Eyes, Action Makes and one by an artist whose music is at the root of next week's featured artist on The Rodent Session - Apollo 66.

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Listen live every Monday evening at 8 PM EST on Radio Free Brooklyn.

Fifteen years after arriving in Brooklyn Matt Attack continues to be a tireless advocate for the independent musicians that still play with the ferocity and intensity he grew up listening to.

The Rodent Hour on Twitter: @RodentHour

The Rodent Hour on Instagram: @therodenthour

Tonight's show on Radio Free Brooklyn features a live set by The Bullseyes. Hailing from the small Polish town of Leszno, The Bullseyes are a living testament to the global language of rock music. The duo, made up of Darek on guitar and Matt on drums, is rapidly gaining fans around the world with a style that draws equally from vintage indie and futuristic production. The result is an urgent sound that speaks directly to the experience of the modern world.

After we feature their live set I'm going to ask you a very simple question - "Would you go see The Bullseyes play live if they cam to your town?" As far as I'm concerned there's only one acceptable response - "Phuque ya!"

The playlist for this show didn't start out as an anti-Adam Levine playlist, all playlists are created with an eye to further highlight the music of our featured artist, but it kinda turned into one when I saw an article about how the Maroon 5 frontman infamously said “I feel like there aren’t any bands any more … I feel like they’re a dying breed.” (Read the Guardian article "Why bands are disappearing: "Young people aren't excited by them")

Well, I'm here to tell Adam, and many others, that I'm VERY excited about a lot of music being created by female-fronted bands, by bands that include female and non-binary members, and by bands that reflect the different voices in our community. (Not to take anything away from "groups of lads with guitars" because if I've featured a band's song on a show that means I'm excited by it.) The problem, as I see it, is that the program directors and music directors at radio stations and labels have been taken over by bean counters and people who lack imagination.

Thankfully at Radio Free Brooklyn we don't have to worry about that and so I've put together a playlist of music by artists, primarily duos, who genuinely excite me and who I would love to see play live, if I haven't done so already. So put your dancing shoes on and get ready to hear some fun music by SIRSY, ARXX, A Shadow of Jaguar, venray, Cadaver Dogs, Broozer, The Velveteers, Even Twice, Bad Hoo, and a stunning set by The Bullseyes.

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The Rodent Hour is an homage to the friends that I made during my misspent youth, those lifelong friends who joined me on those weekend nights so many years ago and whose eclectic tastes still influence the selection of artists and music that is featured on the show.

When not dealing with the restrictions of Covid-19 The Rodent Hour features interviews with independent musicians along with a curated playlist of music from Brooklyn and beyond the borough. I've conducted interviews with over 240 unique artists from places such as Detroit (MI), Durham (NC), Nashville (TN), Scranton (PA), Philadelphia (PA), Atlanta (GA), Denver (CO), Petersburg (IN), Portland (OR), London (UK), Pamplona (ES), Toronto (ON), Halifax (NS), Stockholm (SE), Dublin, (IE), Glasgow (SCT), Perth (AU) and, of course, New York City.

If there was ever an artist who qualified as RFB "boundary spanners" it might just be The Belle Curves.

From crafting songs that would be at home on Hurdy Gurdy Songs, to covering songs by an artist that Sitting With Gianluca: Lively Conversation & Music frequently mentions, to appearing as guests on Lost & Rewound and attending RFB Presents shows The Belle Curves are what community, and community radio, are all about.

Our show on March 15th features four tracks by The Belle Curves that were recorded exclusively for The Rodent Hour as part of our newly launched Rodent Sessions series.

Rounding out the playlist is new music by VOLK, Beebe Gallini, Ruby Bones, Sun Mahshene, Oceanator, Jennels, Animal Years, Ashrr plus Karen & The Sorrows and if that's not enough for you you'll also get to hear what a living legend says about one of the songs that The Belle Curves recorded.

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The Rodent Hour is an homage to the friends that Matt Attack made during his misspent youth, those lifelong friends who joined him on those weekend nights so many years ago and whose eclectic tastes still influence the selection of artists and music that is featured on the show.

Fifteen years after arriving in Brooklyn he continues to be a tireless advocate for the independent musicians that still play with the ferocity and intensity he grew up listening to.

The Rodent Hour on Twitter: @RodentHour

The Rodent Hour on Instagram: @therodenthour

I don't know about you but I sure do miss the energy of live music and the sense of community that one gets when seeing bands at an intimate venue.

On this edition of The Rodent Hour I've included a few tracks from artists that I've really enjoyed seeing live and, surprise!, that I would love to see share a bill together when, not if, those opportunities arise again.

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The Rodent Hour is an homage to the friends that Matt Attack made during his misspent youth, those lifelong friends who joined him on those weekend nights so many years ago and whose eclectic tastes still influence the selection of artists and music that is featured on the show.

Fourteen years after arriving in Brooklyn he continues to be a tireless advocate for the independent musicians that still play with the ferocity and intensity he grew up listening to.

The Rodent Hour on Twitter: @RodentHour

The Rodent Hour on Instagram: @therodenthour

Monday's show marked the launch of a new segment on The Rodent Hour - a live music session recorded exclusively for our listening audience. We're kicking things off with The Judex, a rock 'n' roll band with elements of soul, garage, psychobilly and proto-punk. The Judex recorded four killer tracks for us, including two new ones that will appear on their upcoming EP. I miss the energy of live music, the sense of community it provides and I don't want people to forget how important the live music industry is for so many people.

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The Rodent Hour is an homage to the friends that I made during my misspent youth, those lifelong friends who joined me on those weekend nights so many years ago and whose eclectic tastes still influence the selection of artists and music that is featured on the show.

When not dealing with the restrictions of Covid-19 The Rodent Hour features interviews with independent musicians along with a curated playlist of music from Brooklyn and beyond the borough. 

Tune in every Monday evening at 8 PM EST (UTC-5) on Radio Free Brooklyn.

On Monday's night's edition of The Rodent Hour I did my best to keep sending you in a different direction from the one we had previously sent you in. We start out with a little stoner rock from The Netherlands and before the hour is over you'll have heard some queer rock from Toronto, rock from Austin, alt-country from Boston, trash rock from DC, some NYCHC from Queens, original rock 'n' roll from NYC, indie rock from Toronto, fuzz-driven rock from Philadelphia, glam rock from Seattle, new wave from DC and then we'll get you back pointed in the stoner rock direction with a little something by some rockers from Vancouver.

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The Rodent Hour is an homage to the friends that I made during my misspent youth, those lifelong friends who joined me on those weekend nights so many years ago and whose eclectic tastes still influence the selection of artists and music that is featured on the show.

When not dealing with the restrictions of Covid-19 The Rodent Hour features interviews with independent musicians along with a curated playlist of music from Brooklyn and beyond the borough. 

America is a land of immigrants and I think that a President of such a country would want me to bring you a playlist of music by independent artists from Brooklyn and beyond in order to highlight Presidents Day so that's what I did.

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The Rodent Hour is an homage to the friends that I made during my misspent youth, those lifelong friends who joined me on those weekend nights so many years ago and whose eclectic tastes still influence the selection of artists and music that is featured on the show.

When not dealing with the restrictions of Covid-19 The Rodent Hour features interviews with independent musicians along with a curated playlist of music from Brooklyn and beyond the borough. 

February 8th marked The Rodent Hour's first, live broadcast from our new studio at the Eyebeam building in Bushwick. For those of you keeping track at home, this is studio #4.

As befitting a playlist for a new studio we feature lots of new music by independent artists from Brooklyn and beyond but I included one of the most impactful songs that I've heard over the last couple of years and it's by Shadow Monster, a former guest on a number of shows at Radio Free Brooklyn.

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Monday evening was The Rodent Hour's final broadcast from our studio on Bogart Street before Radio Free Brooklyn relocates to Eyebeam on January 31st.

In hour of the significant event I curated an hour of great music by independent artists from Brooklyn and beyond including Daddies on King Pizza Records, Triptides, Speed Week from Melbourne on Legless Records, OHChill, The Slashes from San Diego, Bluhauz from Miami, Hayley and the Crushers from SLO in Northern California on Rum Bar Records, Madisyn Whajne from Toronto, New Myths, Sabatta from London, Black River Delta from Stockholm, King Bull from Red Deer, Alberta on Riot Records and Golden Robot Records and Diva Lotto.

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Listen LIVE every Monday at 8:00 pm