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The Rodent Hour
Sep 5, 2021 11:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Music
With Matt Attack
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.
Quintuple
The original broadcast was called "National Beach Day" but I didn't have any songs about the beach on the playlist. With that being the case, and since I had five shows during August, I changed the name to Quintuple.
11:00 PM |
| BandMaster Ruckus Comin' Home Ninety Nine 624132 Records DK 2016 Unfortunately Bandmaster Ruckus is no longer a going concern so make sure that you check out the music of Brothers of the Oven. |
11:01 PM |
| BOIKATT Track2 L BOIKATT BOIKATT is cool, new music by our friends, Bill Hafener and Chris Olsen. It was recorded at The Silo Studio. |
11:07 PM |
| Sons of Southern Ulster Live In The Past (Pete Briquette Remix) Turf Accountant Schemes Irish underground quartet Sons of Southern Ulster and Pete Briquette (The Boomtown Rats) present their 'Turf Accountant Schemes' EP, which entails a collaboration to re-envision and remix four of the acerbic tracks from the band's second album 'Sinners and Lost Souls' (2020). |
11:10 PM |
| The World's Greatest Detective Tennis L Pennsylvania Trash Sports - EP 2011810 Records DK 2020 The world doesn't need any more straight white men singing about their feelings, but, well, here we are - The World's Greatest Detective. |
11:13 PM |
| A Very Special Episode Cowboy L Cowboy / Weather the Storm - Single Hidden Home Records, EWEL Records 2021 Brooklyn heavy noise rockers A Very Special Episode have released their sophomore single and music video for the song “Cowboy” off their highly-anticipated debut full-length, FIX YOUR HEARTS OR DIE. FIX YOUR HEARTS OR DIE will be released on October 22nd, 2021 via Hidden Home and EWEL Records. |
11:18 PM |
| Teenage Violets Lucille Teenage Violets Teenage Violets 2018 Teenage Violets - Reverb soaked vampires surfing and an acid wave from Victoria, BC. |
11:22 PM |
| The Stigmatics She Don't Want You Around No More She Don't Want You Around No More The Stigmatics pride themselves in playing Boston Garage Rock and Proto-Punk in the tradition of bands from the mid 60's and early 70's Pre-Punk era. Hook filled tunes with an in your face sonic assault. |
11:27 PM |
| The Sheens Kings L Kings Kings is out NOW and it comes from the band's upcoming EP. |
11:31 PM |
| 7th Grade Girl Fight A Little Closer 7th Grade Girl Fight Hailing from Charlottesville, Virginia, 7th Grade Girl Fight woos audiences with their fun, loud blend of garage pop and indie rock. With contagious energy and hooky choruses, 7GGF offers a polished, mature brand of alternative post-punk that feels both nostalgic and brand new. |
11:34 PM |
| The Chelsea Curve Inconceivable Inconceivable - Single 2021 With the snarl of the punk scene and the swagger of the mods, The Chelsea Curve often earn comparisons to The Pretenders and Husker Du (personal favorites of the trio). But “Inconceivable” and its impeccable groove swerves to broader British subculture territory, connecting Modern Life Is Rubbish-era Blur to the ‘80s height of The Style Council’s songwriting prowess. Its working title, in fact, was “WWPWD” -- “What Would Paul Weller Do?” Singer/songwriter Linda Pardee describes the inspiration for ‘Inconceivable’: “This song came about when I was trying to find five-syllable words to fit the rhythm of the melody and ended up making fun of myself for it -- inconceivable, inexplicable, disingenuous, etc.” |
11:40 PM |
| The Judex Live Music The Rodent Sessions The Judex - The sound of Punk being invented in a 1957 Chicago Blues Club..." - Dancing About Architecture. |
11:50 PM |
| The Tragically Hip New Orleans Is Sinking Up To Here Universal Music Canada 2015 Our thoughts are with the people of New Orleans. |
11:54 PM |
| Tape Shapes The Decision Overload Tape Shapes GbR 2019 Tape Shapes - Alternative, Stoner, Grunge from Hamburg, Germany. |