WELCOME TO THE HALSHACK INDIE ROCKCAST
THE NEW HOME FOR RISING TALENT AND FUTURE INDIE STARS!
THE NEW HOME FOR RISING TALENT AND FUTURE INDIE STARS!
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Hear "PAPER JACKETS" perform an exclusive endorsed 100% certified and authorized remake (2018) of STEVIE NICKS classic "hit" song STAND BACK from (1983) to be released on commercial mainstream radio sometime in the future!!
You can only hear this track on my show...there is NO OTHER PLACE YOU CAN HEAR THIS SONG!!
Its not POSTED anywhere!! Go ahead and try to find it on the web!! I dare you!! It doesn't exist because it has not been released yet!!
I have it as an EXCLUSIVE for my show ONLY on direct loan from the PAPER JACKETS!
This is a momentous moment for a fledgling band much less a fledgling podcast!! I am honored I was chosen for this opportunity to promote and play this killer track on my show from this new exquisite act from California the PAPER JACKETS!!
Be sure to listen to the whole show..lots of great music and bands plus you will be rewarded with 3 very cool new original songs from the PAPER JACKETS. All radio ready material just waiting to be devoured by the masses!!
Catch their review from PETE RINGMASTER (professional reviewer from the UK)...scroll down to the link for CREWS VIEWS
Hear "PAPER JACKETS" perform an exclusive endorsed 100% certified and authorized remake (2018) of STEVIE NICKS classic "hit" song STAND BACK from (1983) to be released on commercial mainstream radio sometime in the future!!
You can only hear this track on my show...there is NO OTHER PLACE YOU CAN HEAR THIS SONG!!
Its not POSTED anywhere!! Go ahead and try to find it on the web!! I dare you!! It doesn't exist because it has not been released yet!!
I have it as an EXCLUSIVE for my show ONLY on direct loan from the PAPER JACKETS!
This is a momentous moment for a fledgling band much less a fledgling podcast!! I am honored I was chosen for this opportunity to promote and play this killer track on my show from this new exquisite act from California the PAPER JACKETS!!
Be sure to listen to the whole show..lots of great music and bands plus you will be rewarded with 3 very cool new original songs from the PAPER JACKETS. All radio ready material just waiting to be devoured by the masses!!
Catch their review from PETE RINGMASTER (professional reviewer from the UK)...scroll down to the link for CREWS VIEWS
So ....a Halshack band is touring with the B52's this summer in EUROPE!!
Well done to Trapdoor Social!!
Get your tix now before they are all sold out! Shows are filling up quick!!
Well done to Trapdoor Social!!
Get your tix now before they are all sold out! Shows are filling up quick!!
COMING SOON!!!
NOT OUT YET!! 2 weeks or less!!
NOT OUT YET!! 2 weeks or less!!
So....yeah.....this summer 2019!! Get ready to vote cause were doing this again!! Vote for your fave 3 bands or artists (1 vote of 3 per person only!!!.....please, system will be kicking out duplicate votes, it knows....lol.....I know spooky right...lol)
Top 10 winners get a special (Battleshack 2) show for them in the fall 2019! Extra promotion, more goodies, and reviews for some of the winners from our trained staff of pen to keyboard poets!
VOTING WILL OPEN in JULY 2019 and close Labor Day weekend 2019 (Sept 2).
In order to do your due diligence for all acts up here, if you're not familiar enough, or don't remember all the bands or the songs or their names then hit up all the shows from (11-14.5) Every act was covered and some spun again in bonus shows!
Also hit up the SHACKLISTS page for a breakdown of all bands, songs, and episodes featured. Only bands and artists that have not been featured prior to Ep 11 are eligible. You will hear some of our old acts from (1-10) in these shows as well but they are (exempt).
So only NEW acts (listed on the flyer) from 11-15 for BATTLESHACK 2!!
Ep 15 entrants to be announced after new show has released!!
Top 10 winners get a special (Battleshack 2) show for them in the fall 2019! Extra promotion, more goodies, and reviews for some of the winners from our trained staff of pen to keyboard poets!
VOTING WILL OPEN in JULY 2019 and close Labor Day weekend 2019 (Sept 2).
In order to do your due diligence for all acts up here, if you're not familiar enough, or don't remember all the bands or the songs or their names then hit up all the shows from (11-14.5) Every act was covered and some spun again in bonus shows!
Also hit up the SHACKLISTS page for a breakdown of all bands, songs, and episodes featured. Only bands and artists that have not been featured prior to Ep 11 are eligible. You will hear some of our old acts from (1-10) in these shows as well but they are (exempt).
So only NEW acts (listed on the flyer) from 11-15 for BATTLESHACK 2!!
Ep 15 entrants to be announced after new show has released!!
Thought we would do an exclusive for DROOBLE and for this cool "off the cuff" rock band from Kansas City!!
Play it here or at Drooble!!
Catch the band's review here at CREWS VIEWS..clink the link below
www.halshack.com/crews-views/september-18th-2016
Play it here or at Drooble!!
Catch the band's review here at CREWS VIEWS..clink the link below
www.halshack.com/crews-views/september-18th-2016
HAPPY MOTHERSHACK DAY to all you awesome women fans of the HALSHACK!! We're celebrating Mothers and Daughters!!
Please enjoy 8 of the finest young talented ladies in the world. Its taken me 5 years to find these golden female pipes and writing skills to boot. All of these artists are singer/songwriters and very GOOD indeed!!
Its worth every minute of your time. Ladies please share the show, youre so good about sharing music you can relate too. These women are singing about life, love, hope, betrayal, and abuse to cruelty!! Its a strong powerful message that no woman will want to miss especially "Monster" by Lauren Dair!!
Ladies, please, if you ever find yourself in an abusive relationship. Please get help. Please find a way, tell a friend, tell the police, call the womans abuse Hotline in your city or county. You have to do something for your life, love and happiness. This man does NOT love you, he can apologize all he wants but it WILL happen again and that next time could KILL you. What if you have kids, you want your kids growing up in that household and learning the wrong way to love or be so affected they cant love another or have a normal life. Just trying to help cause the Halshack cares DEEPLY about this subject. I love women and everything a woman has to offer.
Why would anyone hurt a beautiful delicate flower with a loving heart is beyond me?
Have fun listening!! Every woman Ive talked to so far JUST LOVES IT!! (Hey guys not trying to single you out, if you like lady singers then this is ACE!!)
Please enjoy 8 of the finest young talented ladies in the world. Its taken me 5 years to find these golden female pipes and writing skills to boot. All of these artists are singer/songwriters and very GOOD indeed!!
Its worth every minute of your time. Ladies please share the show, youre so good about sharing music you can relate too. These women are singing about life, love, hope, betrayal, and abuse to cruelty!! Its a strong powerful message that no woman will want to miss especially "Monster" by Lauren Dair!!
Ladies, please, if you ever find yourself in an abusive relationship. Please get help. Please find a way, tell a friend, tell the police, call the womans abuse Hotline in your city or county. You have to do something for your life, love and happiness. This man does NOT love you, he can apologize all he wants but it WILL happen again and that next time could KILL you. What if you have kids, you want your kids growing up in that household and learning the wrong way to love or be so affected they cant love another or have a normal life. Just trying to help cause the Halshack cares DEEPLY about this subject. I love women and everything a woman has to offer.
Why would anyone hurt a beautiful delicate flower with a loving heart is beyond me?
Have fun listening!! Every woman Ive talked to so far JUST LOVES IT!! (Hey guys not trying to single you out, if you like lady singers then this is ACE!!)
ATTENTION...... DROOBLE WEBSITE ONLY.......SELFLESS PROMOTION CONTEST........MAY 2019
LUCIA BENFIELD and VERSONIC are exempt!! (They already had invites direct from me...GOOD JOB!!)
You DROOBLERS can hold someone else's fate in your hands and get them a (SPOT ON MY SHOW and PROMOTIONAL SERVICES) and maybe win a little something for yourself as well if I choose your pick. So get to naming me some peeps or bands.
JUST ONE RULE. well 2 rules actually ..lol....you CANNOT nominate you!! Has to be another DROOBLER!!
2ND rule....I MAKE THE FINAL DECISION. I HOPE TO FIND SOME MORE ACE MATERIAL FROM YOU COOL DROOBLERS!
CLICK THE PIC or the link below and you will link back this post on DROOBLE
or contact me here at my website and submit your pick.
GOOD LUCK DROOBLERS!! This is gonna be a blast!!
https://drooble.com/topic/Check-it-out-Drooblers
LUCIA BENFIELD and VERSONIC are exempt!! (They already had invites direct from me...GOOD JOB!!)
You DROOBLERS can hold someone else's fate in your hands and get them a (SPOT ON MY SHOW and PROMOTIONAL SERVICES) and maybe win a little something for yourself as well if I choose your pick. So get to naming me some peeps or bands.
JUST ONE RULE. well 2 rules actually ..lol....you CANNOT nominate you!! Has to be another DROOBLER!!
2ND rule....I MAKE THE FINAL DECISION. I HOPE TO FIND SOME MORE ACE MATERIAL FROM YOU COOL DROOBLERS!
CLICK THE PIC or the link below and you will link back this post on DROOBLE
or contact me here at my website and submit your pick.
GOOD LUCK DROOBLERS!! This is gonna be a blast!!
https://drooble.com/topic/Check-it-out-Drooblers
SURPRISE!! It's Funkin' 420 folks! Sure you didnt expect another show already. Why the hell not? Most everyone's partying today and enjoying some good ole' reggae and ska. Why not we join in on the fun too? You know if Halshack is gonna serve you up some tunes on 420, it's gonna be the best of these high times...lol So enjoy my spur of the moment show, I had no idea I was going to do this. It wasn't planned or very thought out. About 3 this morning, I looked at the date, started laughing and thought to myself "I got this"!! Well...have a fun party on the house from yours truly. As its time I set my sights on Ep 15 (new artists and me on the mic) with all these good times were celebrating, its time to grow my label and shoot for the stars with the new time-spaced based episodes for May/June. Hope everyone has a happy safe "holiday", be sure to burn as much time wasting away your 420 listening to good music and bands from the Halshack. There's plenty to NOT do on a day like today....lol..so HAVE FUN doing nothing but as always be responsible. Find more great HALSHACK shows and episodes on Spotify, Podomatic, Itunes, Castbox, and PlayerFM! and of course at the home website! www.Halshack.com Just enjoy it folks! 3 songs in and your hooked for life. Any episode from 11 forward. Just hit the play button!! And as always have fun!
Well everybody..Nashville was an eye opening and jaw dropping experience. Made some great connects and had some mishaps along the way that have sent my future plans into unknown territory. I've started a movement and made some real headway on the formation of Halshack Records.
Only problem is I have no clear concise picture as to where to go next. As my life and label have no real direction right now...lol I'm kind of now in "no man's land" in between the nexus of something good and something stellar or legendary even. The sheer potential of TOP 10 hit bands and artists under my wing is enough to give anyone a swift kick in the head that what I'm about to undertake is monumental and overwhelming at the same time. Looking for investors and partners to make Halshack Records a reality for so many struggling and starving fantastic worthy of stardom indie artists.
So have fun as I take you on my journey to "Nowhereville" along the way you will find us feeling up for the cause of it then already gone and moving forward. From being on the up to going to high places and making echoes about all our bands. Its gonna come down to this folks as Ive had a breakdown in Nashville of friendships but I must never give up the momentum or find the easy way out. The music fills my spirit up and every face that I meet that doesn't feel that love for music is a faraway place from you the listener. Were on an elevator folks with the movement to reach new heights where other podcasts are just not there with us on that level.
Nashville tried my patience and tried to curb my enthusiasm as well but it only made me grow in lots of ways, made new contacts, gained a new audience and opened my show up to regional support from the entire southeast. In the words of Dangermaker at the end of the show...I'm still here!!!
Only problem is I have no clear concise picture as to where to go next. As my life and label have no real direction right now...lol I'm kind of now in "no man's land" in between the nexus of something good and something stellar or legendary even. The sheer potential of TOP 10 hit bands and artists under my wing is enough to give anyone a swift kick in the head that what I'm about to undertake is monumental and overwhelming at the same time. Looking for investors and partners to make Halshack Records a reality for so many struggling and starving fantastic worthy of stardom indie artists.
So have fun as I take you on my journey to "Nowhereville" along the way you will find us feeling up for the cause of it then already gone and moving forward. From being on the up to going to high places and making echoes about all our bands. Its gonna come down to this folks as Ive had a breakdown in Nashville of friendships but I must never give up the momentum or find the easy way out. The music fills my spirit up and every face that I meet that doesn't feel that love for music is a faraway place from you the listener. Were on an elevator folks with the movement to reach new heights where other podcasts are just not there with us on that level.
Nashville tried my patience and tried to curb my enthusiasm as well but it only made me grow in lots of ways, made new contacts, gained a new audience and opened my show up to regional support from the entire southeast. In the words of Dangermaker at the end of the show...I'm still here!!!
Brand new out just in time for April 2019 and my clandestine journey to venture my bands and my label into uncharted waters and the sea of obscurity that is Music Row in beautiful downtown Nashville, TN. This band here is our first band we plan to market as we set our starry eyes on the "Music City"! What an amazing eclectic pop synth group from Cali. Introducing WALLA/HOONCH. The first band was basically (Hoonch 1.0)..lol and the building blocks for what is to be future storytellers on the FM dial. Starting with the track "Kids are Allright" you will immediately hear the transcending of what has become the best dang alt/pop band on the planet!!
16 songs of pure indie pop bliss full of catchy hooky fun that remind those of the days of old when radio meant something and was fun!! Step aside big label bands like BORNS, WALK THE MOON, FOSTER THE PEOPLE and PASSION PIT plus any other in this style. They are good artists, yes, nothing wrong with them, just saying they only have a few (or less) really quality standout radio songs. This band, every single song they touch is laced with pure POP GOLD!! .............Beat that labels!!
(16 songs in a row)
There's a new player in town 7 years in the making and these guys absolutely, no holds barred, mean freakin' business!! You decide after listening for an hour. If this is your kind of fix, they will be your new fave band. Happened to my college attending daughter and her friends. They are hooked for life!!!!!!!!!
So, listen up peeps, makin' the move to Nashville and bringin' this fun party with me. Music gurus and record labels, I'm all ears for your insight and investment to kickstart HALSHACK RECORDS!!
16 songs of pure indie pop bliss full of catchy hooky fun that remind those of the days of old when radio meant something and was fun!! Step aside big label bands like BORNS, WALK THE MOON, FOSTER THE PEOPLE and PASSION PIT plus any other in this style. They are good artists, yes, nothing wrong with them, just saying they only have a few (or less) really quality standout radio songs. This band, every single song they touch is laced with pure POP GOLD!! .............Beat that labels!!
(16 songs in a row)
There's a new player in town 7 years in the making and these guys absolutely, no holds barred, mean freakin' business!! You decide after listening for an hour. If this is your kind of fix, they will be your new fave band. Happened to my college attending daughter and her friends. They are hooked for life!!!!!!!!!
So, listen up peeps, makin' the move to Nashville and bringin' this fun party with me. Music gurus and record labels, I'm all ears for your insight and investment to kickstart HALSHACK RECORDS!!
BRAND NEW......JUST RELEASED 3-23-19
Ep. 14.5 NASHVILLE DREAMS (Mar/April 2019) ..bonus show, music only
Things are changing for the better and new growth opportunities have arisen. Halshack may very well be destined and bound for Nashville in the very near future to work on the clandestine and monumental task of building HALSHACK RECORDS!!
Dream BIG or go home folks!!
Ep. 14.5 NASHVILLE DREAMS (Mar/April 2019) ..bonus show, music only
Things are changing for the better and new growth opportunities have arisen. Halshack may very well be destined and bound for Nashville in the very near future to work on the clandestine and monumental task of building HALSHACK RECORDS!!
Dream BIG or go home folks!!
BRAND NEW ....EP 14 My Grapevine Valentine and Loveshack out today (2-4-19)
CLICK the PICS or scroll down to the players!!
CLICK the PICS or scroll down to the players!!
New bonus show (theme series, music only) out now!!
DESTINATION UNKNOWN!! 12-30-18
Click the pic or scroll down to the player!!
DESTINATION UNKNOWN!! 12-30-18
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Click the pics to listen to just about all things Halshack from any one of these great sites!!
SPOTIFY has limited content and also some exclusive content!! Check it out!!
SPOTIFY has limited content and also some exclusive content!! Check it out!!
TESTIMONIALS from real fans of the Halshack!!
Best radio I've heard in years!....TERRY ROSS
Some great finds on here.... thank you.........PHIL SHAW
AWESOME PODCAST!!!!! From start to finish.. Well done.......Sherrene Ryan Wells
Hal has the ability to take you back to the soul of what made you excited about music......Brandon Barnes
One great radio broadcast, this guy should be National and all this good music can be heard by everyone, cheers!......Jay Manly
Great collection of styles and sounds! Good to hear Savage Henry still getting attention and of course Seven Circle Sunrise whose album gets regular play in my car! ......Andrew Liles
Plus many many more great comments and support for the Halshack!!
Thanks so much to all my loyal fans and supporters!!
Best radio I've heard in years!....TERRY ROSS
Some great finds on here.... thank you.........PHIL SHAW
AWESOME PODCAST!!!!! From start to finish.. Well done.......Sherrene Ryan Wells
Hal has the ability to take you back to the soul of what made you excited about music......Brandon Barnes
One great radio broadcast, this guy should be National and all this good music can be heard by everyone, cheers!......Jay Manly
Great collection of styles and sounds! Good to hear Savage Henry still getting attention and of course Seven Circle Sunrise whose album gets regular play in my car! ......Andrew Liles
Plus many many more great comments and support for the Halshack!!
Thanks so much to all my loyal fans and supporters!!
Click here for the band review special and their upcoming "paper" interview
will be posted as soon as I receive it from the band!!
will be posted as soon as I receive it from the band!!
Wow!! Thanks David Willard and Forsyth Woman magazine for showing us some love and support by honoring my show with this great article and spotlight piece in their May edition 2018. Its our first ever official press, its in print and online so grab you a copy today!!
click the pic and it will link you to the article
Theres a full (UNCUT) version if youre interested in reading it...
(AVAILABLE HERE on the all new PRESS page) link to read
click the pic and it will link you to the article
Theres a full (UNCUT) version if youre interested in reading it...
(AVAILABLE HERE on the all new PRESS page) link to read
Click the pic for CREWS VIEWS review page!!
Like to introduce our newest addition to our staff of wonderkids and knuckleheads!!..lol
Brandon Barnes is a former veteran of the FM radio airwaves and has given us an awesome new review for our show! He had great comments to say and compared us to being "BETTER" than FM radio!! WOW, thanks Brandon for honoring our show with your esteemed background and street cred!!
Heres what Brandon had to say about the Halshack!!
"The HalShack RockCast has become a breath of fresh air to what had become a rather flaccid arena for what today’s FM radio plays, which can be nothing short of the same female (or male) singers practicing their vocal exercises over a producer’s loops or some recycled or borrowed beat that people had long forgotten.
Hal brings you the unpolished gems of what can (and will) be actual future storytellers brought to you via FM radio. A standard example is Kylie Odetta. Her voice can lift your spirits. At the same time, Hal brings you a podcast that you can play when you have company over, if only for the purpose of ambience; however, his infectious enthusiasm grabs you into the songs he presents like the FM days of old when DJs kept you hanging on to your radio to hear the next good song.
Hal has the ability to take you back to the soul of what made you excited about music."
Like to introduce our newest addition to our staff of wonderkids and knuckleheads!!..lol
Brandon Barnes is a former veteran of the FM radio airwaves and has given us an awesome new review for our show! He had great comments to say and compared us to being "BETTER" than FM radio!! WOW, thanks Brandon for honoring our show with your esteemed background and street cred!!
Heres what Brandon had to say about the Halshack!!
"The HalShack RockCast has become a breath of fresh air to what had become a rather flaccid arena for what today’s FM radio plays, which can be nothing short of the same female (or male) singers practicing their vocal exercises over a producer’s loops or some recycled or borrowed beat that people had long forgotten.
Hal brings you the unpolished gems of what can (and will) be actual future storytellers brought to you via FM radio. A standard example is Kylie Odetta. Her voice can lift your spirits. At the same time, Hal brings you a podcast that you can play when you have company over, if only for the purpose of ambience; however, his infectious enthusiasm grabs you into the songs he presents like the FM days of old when DJs kept you hanging on to your radio to hear the next good song.
Hal has the ability to take you back to the soul of what made you excited about music."
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Brandon Barnes is a former broadcaster, producer and DJ for 1230AM WMFR, 99.5FM WMAG and 98.3FM WTHP in the Piedmont-Triad, North Carolina metropolitan market.
He was also a vanguard DJ for the Greensboro/Winston-Salem club scene, with venues at Club 5th Season, Club Orion, The Clubhouse, Club Hellenbach and The Red Pepper Tavern, as well as various entertainment complexes throughout the Carolinas. |
JUST CLICK THE PICS TO LINK YOU TO THESE GREAT EPISODES!!
Shackstars- Narrow Plains (bonus episode 11.5)
Ep 11- "New Beginnings" (1-25-18)
Shackstars- Airport Impressions (bonus episode 11.5)
Shackstars- Narrow Plains (bonus episode 11.5)
Ep 11- "New Beginnings" (1-25-18)
Shackstars- Airport Impressions (bonus episode 11.5)
Check us out on SPOTIFY!!
Spotify accepts only a limited number of podcasts due to strict rules and criteria!
We made the grade!! Thanks to BUZZSPROUT, who made it possible, to hoist our show onto one of the largest music sharing sites in the world!!
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SPOTIFY
Spotify accepts only a limited number of podcasts due to strict rules and criteria!
We made the grade!! Thanks to BUZZSPROUT, who made it possible, to hoist our show onto one of the largest music sharing sites in the world!!
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Check out our new affiliation with the Indie Bible!!
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Halshack is proud to announce he's teaming up with the Indie Bible and their fantastic Indie Contact Newsletter. Click the pics the get the best indie underground news in the business and get help to get your music exposed to the world!
Also check out their newsletter which I will now be a part of that gets distributed to 180,000 folks each month!
WOW! Thank you INDIE BIBLE!
Also check out their newsletter which I will now be a part of that gets distributed to 180,000 folks each month!
WOW! Thank you INDIE BIBLE!
AWARDS & ACCOLADES:
------Podcast of the Day (Ep. 13 "Lucky 13" ) at PlayerFM
------#1 top trending podcast at Podomatic
------#1 alt chart and #36 overall of 100,000+ posted
-----Top 5 shows at Mixcloud
-----Earned over 30 music expert badges (radio, music, indie, DJ, etc....) from Klout.com
-----Branded a "MUSIC" expert by Klear.com
-----Honored to be added to over 90 exclusive lists on Twitter
----show has been featured on Trendwave and Rock Music Weekly
THANK YOU FOR ROCKIN' THE HALSACK!!
------Podcast of the Day (Ep. 13 "Lucky 13" ) at PlayerFM
------#1 top trending podcast at Podomatic
------#1 alt chart and #36 overall of 100,000+ posted
-----Top 5 shows at Mixcloud
-----Earned over 30 music expert badges (radio, music, indie, DJ, etc....) from Klout.com
-----Branded a "MUSIC" expert by Klear.com
-----Honored to be added to over 90 exclusive lists on Twitter
----show has been featured on Trendwave and Rock Music Weekly
THANK YOU FOR ROCKIN' THE HALSACK!!
Supported bands MAJOR accolades:
FATE UNDER FIRE....band members involved in Netflix show (13 Reasons Why), winner MTV Freshmen Five
MISS AUDREY....19 years old and winner of NAMI Nashville award for best indie pop artist.
FUTURE THIEVES.....song "Horizon Line" has over 1 million plays and hit #26 on Spotify's US Viral Top 50 chart
COMO BROTHERS... won many awards, music on TV (Keeping up with the Kardashians and the Real World)
PAPER JACKETS.....officially endorsed band by STEVIE NICKS with new "STAND BACK" due out on FM radio!
LAUREN DAIR.....FOX TV star (New Girl) and backed by INTEL Corp. plus other sponsors
KINGSFOIL.....FOX TV star Frankie Muniz (Malcolm in the Middle) plays drums
MAGIC GIANT (Rolling Stone mag) Top 10 artist to watch for 2017!!......OVER 80K fans!!
STEALING EDEN ....25k+ fans and over 40,000 cd sales!!
HOONCH (Walla)... "101" ...has reached 10 million plays on SPOTIFY!!
SEVEN CIRCLE SUNRISE...30,000 Facebook fans, played with national acts like PUDDLE OF MUDD plus others!
NARROW PLAINS (UK)...70,000 fans, won contest to come to NC to work with famed producer JOHN DAVENPORT!!
LUKE POTTER (UK)....300,000 followers and has recently been signed to SONY RECORDS..well done Luke!!
SPACESHIP DAYS....20,000 fans and growing across my home state of NC. Adam Lee Decker is the front man
and he was an AMERICAN IDOL finalist for season 11. This band has recently inked a deal with a popular indie label.
TYLER STENSON and AUSTIN RENFROE...both have seen much love from SIRIUS/XM radio!
Too many more to cover .............
FATE UNDER FIRE....band members involved in Netflix show (13 Reasons Why), winner MTV Freshmen Five
MISS AUDREY....19 years old and winner of NAMI Nashville award for best indie pop artist.
FUTURE THIEVES.....song "Horizon Line" has over 1 million plays and hit #26 on Spotify's US Viral Top 50 chart
COMO BROTHERS... won many awards, music on TV (Keeping up with the Kardashians and the Real World)
PAPER JACKETS.....officially endorsed band by STEVIE NICKS with new "STAND BACK" due out on FM radio!
LAUREN DAIR.....FOX TV star (New Girl) and backed by INTEL Corp. plus other sponsors
KINGSFOIL.....FOX TV star Frankie Muniz (Malcolm in the Middle) plays drums
MAGIC GIANT (Rolling Stone mag) Top 10 artist to watch for 2017!!......OVER 80K fans!!
STEALING EDEN ....25k+ fans and over 40,000 cd sales!!
HOONCH (Walla)... "101" ...has reached 10 million plays on SPOTIFY!!
SEVEN CIRCLE SUNRISE...30,000 Facebook fans, played with national acts like PUDDLE OF MUDD plus others!
NARROW PLAINS (UK)...70,000 fans, won contest to come to NC to work with famed producer JOHN DAVENPORT!!
LUKE POTTER (UK)....300,000 followers and has recently been signed to SONY RECORDS..well done Luke!!
SPACESHIP DAYS....20,000 fans and growing across my home state of NC. Adam Lee Decker is the front man
and he was an AMERICAN IDOL finalist for season 11. This band has recently inked a deal with a popular indie label.
TYLER STENSON and AUSTIN RENFROE...both have seen much love from SIRIUS/XM radio!
Too many more to cover .............
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Mystery Spotlight band for Ep 14
BIG LITTLE LIONS
Royston BC, CANADA
Review from our very own UNCLE MARCUS and he is from Canada as well. Small world!! Please enjoy this great piece about these awesome little kittens from hailing from the Great White North!!
The Cheshire Cat could be seen grinning and leading Alice all the way to the rabbit hole with silent introduction to the regions of our childhood fantasy.
Continuation and yearnful naivety drive this return to the womb despite heading in the other direction This act will fool you into the false pretense that their catalog themes on the cute and insignificant. Combative history and sorrowful regret weaves in and out of this material, never quite getting specific allowing the listener to customize for themselves. Dramatic and surefooted, these musings hallow the many miles of retrospection with personal growth sown in triumph over the Demons. Celebratory dance acknowledges this pain and nullifies as though echoing through the highlands of any old country rife with struggle. Trance inducing harmony tricks the left side while convincing the right we are hearing male yet female bleeds through and vice versa . A unique dynamic in this advanced age of harmony . The pitch is flawless as though dictated by silicon and not humanity with reminiscence of church bells: steady and timeless.
A crafted melody dictated by fate is an impression that came about through the obvious works as somehow I believe they finished nowhere near where they started. With minions masquerading as veiled darkness, the self becomes the subject of an unending desire for growth meanwhile protecting the child and the complimentary harmony shows us the structure within.These percussive champions obligates my pen to assault my own darkness and embattled the very paper this is written as though a war drum.
Between the cries of inner struggle and a Saturday night in the pub, these lions have a purposeful knee slapping nature regardless of the topic at hand. A masterful execution of the fundamentals of what it is to entertain. A truly rare skill set indeed. Soaring vocals with clever instrumentation seem to emulate the timbre of an instrument that does not exist in the tracks but only in your personal experience with Big Little Lions and I would encourage the listener to see for yourself this magic I have witnessed. The reflective connotations are apparent in these tracks but the conclusions are sitting in obscurity and require hearing, not just listening. The sheer joy of awakening to pure trust and friendship seems to reward the tenacity to see through the gray
With soaring tracks like “what If “and the enigmatic “Unicorn” we see a varied palette of songs to encapsulate whatever emotion you so desire. There could be a familiarity with Big Little Lions, yet they reside on the fringes until now. Their music will move and confuse you, allowing hope and demise to occupy the same real estate in the mind.
The Big Little Lions are a true indie act and deserve to emerge as a monarch of their genre.
UM
3-31-19
BIG LITTLE LIONS
Royston BC, CANADA
Review from our very own UNCLE MARCUS and he is from Canada as well. Small world!! Please enjoy this great piece about these awesome little kittens from hailing from the Great White North!!
The Cheshire Cat could be seen grinning and leading Alice all the way to the rabbit hole with silent introduction to the regions of our childhood fantasy.
Continuation and yearnful naivety drive this return to the womb despite heading in the other direction This act will fool you into the false pretense that their catalog themes on the cute and insignificant. Combative history and sorrowful regret weaves in and out of this material, never quite getting specific allowing the listener to customize for themselves. Dramatic and surefooted, these musings hallow the many miles of retrospection with personal growth sown in triumph over the Demons. Celebratory dance acknowledges this pain and nullifies as though echoing through the highlands of any old country rife with struggle. Trance inducing harmony tricks the left side while convincing the right we are hearing male yet female bleeds through and vice versa . A unique dynamic in this advanced age of harmony . The pitch is flawless as though dictated by silicon and not humanity with reminiscence of church bells: steady and timeless.
A crafted melody dictated by fate is an impression that came about through the obvious works as somehow I believe they finished nowhere near where they started. With minions masquerading as veiled darkness, the self becomes the subject of an unending desire for growth meanwhile protecting the child and the complimentary harmony shows us the structure within.These percussive champions obligates my pen to assault my own darkness and embattled the very paper this is written as though a war drum.
Between the cries of inner struggle and a Saturday night in the pub, these lions have a purposeful knee slapping nature regardless of the topic at hand. A masterful execution of the fundamentals of what it is to entertain. A truly rare skill set indeed. Soaring vocals with clever instrumentation seem to emulate the timbre of an instrument that does not exist in the tracks but only in your personal experience with Big Little Lions and I would encourage the listener to see for yourself this magic I have witnessed. The reflective connotations are apparent in these tracks but the conclusions are sitting in obscurity and require hearing, not just listening. The sheer joy of awakening to pure trust and friendship seems to reward the tenacity to see through the gray
With soaring tracks like “what If “and the enigmatic “Unicorn” we see a varied palette of songs to encapsulate whatever emotion you so desire. There could be a familiarity with Big Little Lions, yet they reside on the fringes until now. Their music will move and confuse you, allowing hope and demise to occupy the same real estate in the mind.
The Big Little Lions are a true indie act and deserve to emerge as a monarch of their genre.
UM
3-31-19
Exactly what the pic states!! Ditto baby!!...lol
SHOP downtown LEXINGTON, NC!! Come, see, and explore quaint shops and many more plus lots of tasty restaurants for you to gorge on! You have to try Lexington style BBQ while your here!! ITS A MUST!! Come see our quaint little town and find out why we're the best kept secret in the Piedmont!! (plus you cant miss "PIGS in the CITY") and of course the annual Lexington BBQ Festival held every year in October!!
Buy and play MAGIC the Gathering, toys, vintage and new comic books, VINYL kites, hats, t-shirts, slot car racing,
Real arcade racing sims and more....all at TOP HAT COMICS!!
Just a short drive from Lexington are both Mocksville and Thomasville. There you will find Brass Talon Tattoo and Duncans Music. Be sure to give them a visit as well. Click the pics for their Facebook pages and websites of these great businesses.
THERE'S ALOT MORE MUSIC MATERIAL AND NEWS BEYOND THESE ADS......JUST KEEP SCROLLING...LOL
Buy and play MAGIC the Gathering, toys, vintage and new comic books, VINYL kites, hats, t-shirts, slot car racing,
Real arcade racing sims and more....all at TOP HAT COMICS!!
Just a short drive from Lexington are both Mocksville and Thomasville. There you will find Brass Talon Tattoo and Duncans Music. Be sure to give them a visit as well. Click the pics for their Facebook pages and websites of these great businesses.
THERE'S ALOT MORE MUSIC MATERIAL AND NEWS BEYOND THESE ADS......JUST KEEP SCROLLING...LOL
New advertising partners for 2018!!
Check out these great local businesses and trade partners with the Halshack!!
Click the pics to link......
Check out these great local businesses and trade partners with the Halshack!!
Click the pics to link......
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My stepbrother GREG DAVISON is the General Manager and part owner of this awesome Toyota dealership. Get on down to Fred Anderson Toyota of Sanford, NC if you fancy a good deal on your next new or used car!!
(click the pic to link to their website)
My other stepbrother MICHAEL DAVISON owns one of the best steak restaurants around and you'll sure enjoy a night of fine cuisine in a charming atmosphere with an easy to find location directly on US 1 in Sanford, NC!!
(click the pic to link to their website)
I'm really proud of both these hard working men and the legacy they have built in my hometown of Sanford, NC where I spent the first 20 years of my life. I got to take a visit back there recently and was overjoyed to see my brothers have succeeded at life and made a mark on our quaint little town. I am honored to have their businesses as part of the Halshack!!
(click the pic to link to their website)
My other stepbrother MICHAEL DAVISON owns one of the best steak restaurants around and you'll sure enjoy a night of fine cuisine in a charming atmosphere with an easy to find location directly on US 1 in Sanford, NC!!
(click the pic to link to their website)
I'm really proud of both these hard working men and the legacy they have built in my hometown of Sanford, NC where I spent the first 20 years of my life. I got to take a visit back there recently and was overjoyed to see my brothers have succeeded at life and made a mark on our quaint little town. I am honored to have their businesses as part of the Halshack!!
LIsten up!! New affiliation with FIYA music. FIYA is a new music platform for gaining exposure, getting plays and reviewing music and getting PAID!! You make money for your activity on FIYA and it will never cost the artists or the bands or the fans one penny. So what are you waiting for..don't you like to make money!!...lol
Artists that garner enough attention or are deemed worthy on FIYA have a shot of gaining exposure and radio airplay on my show. So get posting on FIYA!!
Artists that garner enough attention or are deemed worthy on FIYA have a shot of gaining exposure and radio airplay on my show. So get posting on FIYA!!
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BE SURE TO CHECK OUT ALL THE GREAT TRACKS AND SHOWS THAT ARE POSTED AT FIYA AND OUR PAGE WILL CONTINUE TO BE UPDATED MONTHLY AS WE KEEP ADDING NEW MATERIAL TO THE SITE. ARCHIVE SOME OF OUR PAST SHOWS AND TUNES AS WELL TO FOREVER ADD FOCUS AND SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT ALL OF OUR ARTISTS PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE (after the shows have aired..of course)
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New radio network out of the UK will be airing the Halshack on regular basis during primetime USA and UK time slots...BIG thank you to Dave Cruttendan of "Discover Unsigned"
Be sure to check out Discover Unsigned to see what Nice Guy Dave has planned for your ears and find the Halshack every night at 8-10pm GMT
discoverunsigned.airtime.pro/
Be sure to check out Discover Unsigned to see what Nice Guy Dave has planned for your ears and find the Halshack every night at 8-10pm GMT
discoverunsigned.airtime.pro/
Halshack is pleased to announce that I will be joining this great Canadian radio network!!
BOMBSHELL Radio network
click the pic!
You can find my show airing Mondays (1-3 EST) on Tune In, Stitcher and Ituens via the Bombshell Radio network. Thank you Tom McNeil for the add to your great network.
New music profile with 3 songs posted at Number1Music.
Check it out!!
numberonemusic.com/halshackindierockcast
This was our home for the first 7 episodes where we logged over 100K plays before making the move to bigger and better places. Thanks Fandalism for all your support and getting us a head start but we had to find greener pastures for our cows to call home...lol
Find past older shows, videos and interview for UK band Narrow Plains who visited North Carolina and played out a show in Greensboro at the Blind Tiger!
Find past older shows, videos and interview for UK band Narrow Plains who visited North Carolina and played out a show in Greensboro at the Blind Tiger!
Magic Giant has made Rolling Stone 10 bands to watch for June 2017!! Well done guys!!
Be sure to find their new cd "In the Wind" on Spotify, ITunes, and other music outlets!!
Get the article here or click the pic!
Be sure to find their new cd "In the Wind" on Spotify, ITunes, and other music outlets!!
Get the article here or click the pic!
DONATIONS
Halshack is busting at the seems with talent and the potential to cause mass mayhem among the music industry..lol
In order to make this the best indie podcast and to continue to grow the indie music community here at the halshack, then we could use a little monetary assistance to make this really take off!! 100,000 plays is great but lets make it a million, then people are really hearing whats going on here at the Halshack but only way we can do that is by help from the fans, bands, promoters, and supporters. Anything you want to give will be much appreciated and just know that you got the gratification of helping to grow and nurture something that is bigger than all of us...the indie music scene!!
Thank you for your support!
(the button below will redirect you to my podomatic profile page, scroll down you will find a paypal button)
Halshack is busting at the seems with talent and the potential to cause mass mayhem among the music industry..lol
In order to make this the best indie podcast and to continue to grow the indie music community here at the halshack, then we could use a little monetary assistance to make this really take off!! 100,000 plays is great but lets make it a million, then people are really hearing whats going on here at the Halshack but only way we can do that is by help from the fans, bands, promoters, and supporters. Anything you want to give will be much appreciated and just know that you got the gratification of helping to grow and nurture something that is bigger than all of us...the indie music scene!!
Thank you for your support!
(the button below will redirect you to my podomatic profile page, scroll down you will find a paypal button)
Homegrown Artist- Ep.12
Spaceship Days Raleigh, NC track...."Heartbeat" Click the pics if you want to hear it!! This band has been setting the local stage for a music revolution!! Adam Lee Decker of Season 11 American Idol fame fronts this rich vibrant quartet from our capital city!! Good rockin' tune here with the track "Heartbeat". They also have a song "December" that was in the nomination pool for a Grammy!! The song has been aired before on my show as other tracks have been from this solid pop act that has potential. They have just been signed to an indie label so we look for them to shine in the future.
BREAKOUT ARTIST - Ep. 13
FATE UNDER FIRE Sacramento, CA track..On the Water This band is wrapped up with the Netflix show "13 Reasons Why" find out why and how they are involved plus listen to their stellar new alt rock tune! They are this months intro band as well. Good job!! 
Shacktrack Artist - Ep. 13 VOXEAGLE Evergreen, Colo track...No Sleep Just absolute pop GOLD!! Hear for yourself why these guys have been making a "splash" on the scene! I just love this band!! We're gonna be hearing more real soon from this stylish electric pop act out of the Rockies!! 
Shack Muse -- Ep. 13
HARRY PANE London, UK track...Fletcher Bay Harry has been turning heads and winning hearts in his home country all the way across "the pond"! Let's show him some love here in the states. He's got an amazing gift at writing and delivering one of the best tunes I've heard in my life. I find 'em! They write 'em!
Check out reviews from our crackpot team of writers and blogging staff. Get your read on with excellent non-biased reviews!
CREW'S VIEWS section 
Jody Blevins-Spank
RIP to Jody Blevins
bass player for SPANK Died Feb. 24th, 2015 Amazing musician, great guy, loving family man and a well respected individual. He enriched the lives of so many and will forever be honored here at the Halshack. 
Mystery Spotlight band ep. 6
NARROW PLAINS... London, UK These guys are special! They won a huge contest and got to venture all the way to NC to work with famed producer John Davenport, played a couple a shows and got to sit down and have a nice interview with me at the Blind Tiger in Greensboro. Click here for interview They just released a new self-titled cd and its brilliant!! Here's two of the new tracks! "Keep You Anyway" new version "Evermore" on Podomatic |
New additions to Crews Views makes it a complete staff of wonderkids!!
Check out the un-biased verdict when our team puts the bands to the test on paper!! Get your READ on now with (link to.. CREWS-VIEWS) I will always update the website with all new bands, music news and links after the show has premiered
NEWS updated (12-31-18) Ep 13.5 (DESTINATION UNKNOWN)- Jan 2018 bonus show theme series Ep 13.5 (LIGHT MY FIRE) 11/29/18- bonus music only show is out now!! Get it while you can!! Ep. 13 "Lucky 13" and bonus show the "Hallowshack" are both out now!! Enjoy!! New staff members have joined the team! Nate Potts and Brandon Barnes. Welcome aboard fellas! They both come with esteemed backgrounds in FM radio and syndicated radio shows. They believe in what we're doing and want to lend their expertise and help solidify our mark on the industry. Thanks again guys for bringing some class and respect to our writing crew. Glad to have you guys on board my merry ship of fools!! Our staff of knuckleheads are diligently working hard at life but soon pen and brain will be one and give us some new reviews and articles! New review for the "Halshack" from Nate Potts will be out soon!! NEW THEMED SHOWS and bonus episodes are in the pipeline...will announce the schedule soon TBA What makes the Halshack so great!! This is a special podcast to help showcase some of the brightest and best talent that can be found in the indie and unsigned market!! This is not just your average indie radio show!! Only the best in new indie rock/alt/pop bands!! I have a structured show with some very popular segments that include: Shackstars Mystery Spotlight Alt Vault Pop Stop Rock Block Funk Trunk Blues Grooves (Americana) Within these segments I usually give honors to certain tracks...... Shacktrack of the month Breakout Artist of the month Shack Muse (new from ep 11) NC & SC Homegrown artists So go listen, discover, and be a part of the indie/unsigned movement and let's support these rising stars!! Thank you for helping to spread the word and making this program the best indie rock show on the planet!! If you missed it...Listen to Episode 9, 10 and 10.5 here..just click the pics!!
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