Episode Transcript
[00:00:13] Speaker A: We get spotlight with BJ Swinghammer.
Is that his real name? Yes, it is.
Yeah, we can Spotlight with BJ Swinghammer.
Is that his real name? Yes, it is.
Yeah.
DJ Weekend Spotlight.
[00:00:44] Speaker B: All right. Hey, what's going on, everybody? Happy Thursday.
Welcome to another episode of Unsigned 518's Weekend Spotlight. I'm your host, BJ Swinghammer. And yes, that is my real name.
All right, let's head into it. We've got Schwinghammer's pick of the week this week. It is Zephler.
Zephler from their 2017 album Homeward Bound. And this is Blue Sky Morning.
[00:01:27] Speaker A: Underneath the blue sky Morning with all the bridges but will I find a reason someday? Will I find somewhere to go?
Will I feel this empty feeling? Will I b it all alone?
Open up your eyes to the world so bright I could find you tonight Everything that you might Open up your mind Falling to this lie Let yourself decree Come and dream with me.
Underneath the blue sky my honey seemingly nowhere to turn Desert sand and nice breezes Comfort seems far anew Much like Like a raging fire there's warmth within its gloom Open up your eyes to a world so bright I could find you tonight Everything that you might Open up your mind Falling to this light Let yourself be free Come and dream with me.
Sam.
Open up your eyes to the world so bright I could find you tonight Everything that you might Open up your mind Fall into this light Let yourself be free Come and dream with me.
[00:04:15] Speaker B: All right, that was Blue Sky Morning from zepilar from their 2017 album Homeward Bound. What a great band. We love listening to them and moving right along to today. What's going on today?
You know what? Copper Crow, Albany, 6:00pm Katie Gallagher. But you know what? Let's let Katie introduce the show.
[00:04:34] Speaker A: This is Capitol region singer songwriter Katie Gallagher.
[00:04:37] Speaker C: I am so excited about my monthly
[00:04:39] Speaker A: show at the Copper crow this Thursday, March 19, and I hope to see you there.
[00:04:44] Speaker B: All right, Katie, thank you so much. Once again, Copper Crow, Albany, 6pm Katie Gallagher is going to be amazing. And to set it up, we have her latest single, american Gods.
[00:05:08] Speaker A: Learn another sad old country too?
It turns out that I wanna play this game too See for myself what they're saying's true.
Never lies.
Quiet.
Will American girl ever take a break from.
Did I settle down far too soon?
Cause I still feel like howling Every harvest moon?
Is there a space to be what I know to be true?
Can I trust myself to navigate it through.
My time to american God?
Never sa.
Sam.
[00:08:46] Speaker B: All right, that was American Gods From Katie Gallagher. That's her latest single. And moving on right now to Friday.
What is going on tomorrow? Girth Control is going on tomorrow. But you know what? Girth Control is also going to introduce their show. Guys, what is up? Hey, what's up? This is Girth Control here on Weekend spotlight. And we're here to talk to you about our show on March 21 at Snug harbor in New Paltz, New York,
[00:09:13] Speaker A: with PRPE, Mega Infinity, White Picket fence, and of course, us, your boys in Girth Control.
[00:09:23] Speaker B: All presented by DCPC Live. That's Saturday, March 21st, at Snug harbor in New Paltz.
[00:09:29] Speaker A: It's only 10 bucks, so don't miss it. Doors are at 9, music at 10pm let's party.
[00:09:38] Speaker B: All right, thanks a lot, guys. It's gonna be a hell of a show. Don't miss it. 10 bucks is a great price.
All right. And to get rolling on that show, we've got Girth Control and what got you stoked in the first place?
[00:09:51] Speaker A: Once we had skins on our hands A group full of friends singing along to our favorite bands Music was all we needed to get by no, I'm trying to scared up for piss well, a cigarette in circle face or my ring it is Hed me up all night man, we had so much fun Lately it's been such a dread yeah, we grown up we've been having it's great to see you but why do you look so sad?
What are you running from?
What got you stuck? What got you stuck? What got you stuck? What got you stuck in the first place? Remember what you always just do have a smile on your face do you feel it old? Are you feeling old? Are you feeling old and out of place? Forget who you are at the back of the park don't let it all go to waste get some.
Once we had nothing Faith in the world we decide from DIY paradise It wasn't much but it meant a lot to me and we did it all before we all got l We lost track of each other we lost track of time yes, it had not happened eventually but we're still having fun Are you still having fun?
What got you stoked? What got you stoked? What got you stoked? What got you stoked in the first place? What got you stoked in the first place?
What got you stoked? What got you stoked? What got you stoked? What got you stoked in the first place? What got you stoked in the first place?
What got you stoked? What got you stoked what got you stoked? What got you stoked in the first place ever with you always just you have a smile on your face. Are you feeling old? Are you feeling old? Are you feeling old and out of place together? You are at the back of the car. Don't let it all go to was.
Get stoked.
Get stoked.
[00:12:19] Speaker B: All right. That was what got you stoked in the first place from Girth Control.
Now we're moving into our band show. It's one of my favorite segments of the show. We check in with them every week. Guys, what is going on with our band show this week?
[00:12:31] Speaker C: Thank you very much BJ and welcome in to our band show. Patrick W. Huber here, producer and director for an amazing team of recording artists aimed to film musicians in the Hudson Valley area and beyond.
What have you been listening to lately?
A common question asked amongst friends for me, my crewmates have a Discord channel that's open to answering this question anytime. Although I must admit I do rarely post my latest listens, but I do think about this question quite often.
A lot of the artists I listen to have come from doing this production.
The artists we work with on the show have named influences from King Gizzard and the Lizard wizard to Axe and the Hatchetman, both groups occupying a lot of my listen time. With the introduction of King Gizzard, it led me to discover Cook Craig's own music under the alias Popeye. These synth heavy delights, songs like Lords of Lithium and Innuendo really uplift my mood.
There is something about this music that brings me back to one of my favorite albums of all time. Discovered amongst my father's record collection, Days of Future Past by the Moody Blues was perhaps one of the most influential discoveries for me. The mix of music and sound design really make this an extensive soundscape of psychedelic rock.
The experience, in my opinion, is second to none.
This has all been on my mind lately as I have been focusing on strengthening my audio production skills.
To do so, I took some of the stems from one of our sessions and played back the multi track into the mixer for some real world practice.
We've had a lot of bands to choose from, too many choices in fact. That would have made a good starting point.
I could have went with any number of them, but I landed on a trio for relative simplicity sake. But also it's a shoegaze band that fits into my general taste of music.
Earthhound is a band that originally played the new Paltz music scene before their lives sent them in different directions. After years of living their lives apart. They all returned to the New York area, got back together and started to refine their musical craft, often playing in the New York City music scene.
With two live albums recorded at Pete's Candy Store, they have a strong sense of who they are and ended up as a perfect start for my own live mixing journey.
Since I listened to their song over and over again as I experimented with compression, EQ and other mix features, I want to spotlight a song I never got tired of from a great group of musicians and although this is not necessarily my mix, this week I have chosen Earth Hounds. Let Me Break it recorded live on our banjo.
[00:15:18] Speaker A: When you roll up to the pearly gate Face to face paradise
[00:15:29] Speaker B: you walk
[00:15:30] Speaker A: along the promenade spitting to hell well machines sit on golden throne One by one they let us through tell us all it was all a dream Fate in the future.
Let me break it, let me break it Let me break it let me break it Let me break it down for you Let me break it, let me break it Let me break it let me break it Let me break it down.
Like a bull in a china shop Plastic glass domino subtract until infinity.
Everything decays in ways so let me break it let me break it Let me break it let me break it Let me break it down for you Let me break it, let me break it Let me break it Let me break it Let me break it down Sam,
[00:18:05] Speaker C: Another amazing week of fantastic music.
I hope you'll check out the full videos of this week's spotlighted artist on the YouTube channel and check out some clips from our past guests on the Instagram both at our band show.
Also, for a catalog of our full sessions, check out our website ourbandshow.com with another fantastic weekend ahead. That's all the music I have to share with you and bj. I just want to send it back to you.
[00:18:34] Speaker B: All right, Thanks a lot man. I really appreciate it. Once again our band show doing some of the most important work in the 518 and you can find them on Facebook, Instagram, ourbandshow.com and YouTube. And now we are going into Metroland Now's hot single in your area. Yeah. That is a list compiled by Andy Skullen every month and I decided to go with a song I already played once before but I'm going to play it again cuz it's freaking awesome. This is the Jagaloons and I Touch myself.
All right, that was I touched Myself in the Jagaloons, the latest single. It's an incredible version of the song. And don't forget Metroland. You Got Facebook, Instagram, metroland.com There's a ton of information flowing around. And don't forget those physical copies. There's a lot of blood, sweat and tears in those pages. So always go check it out. You can always go to themtroland.com to either find out where they're carrying it near you or pick it up yourself and have it carried at your business.
And you know what? That is it for me everybody. Thank you so much for letting me blather in your one more time.
I will see you next week. Take care of yourselves. Enjoy your weekend. We all deserve it. And as usual, you stay cool. 518 I'm going shotgun.
[00:22:41] Speaker A: Where's the party tonight?
Let's take a ride Been swinging for driving.
It's the Weekend Spotlight.
Get ready.
[00:23:01] Speaker C: The Weekend Spotlight is a production of Unsigned 518 and part of the Metroland now network of podcasts. Unsigned 518's Weekend Spotlight is produced by Andy Scullin and hosted by BJ Schwinghammer.
[00:23:13] Speaker B: Look for new episodes every week at
[00:23:16] Speaker C: the metroland.com and everywhere you stream podcasts.
[00:23:30] Speaker A: Ra.
