Queen Latifah is on bandcamp. queenlatifah.bandcamp.com/album/all-ha...

Happy birthday dear John John (Johnny) Ketchup (Escobedo)

Knife Edge Sludge Match (collab between KEDM and Cornielius Sludge) (2025) Harsh noise and electronic EDM stuff. Very spooky. Pretty good way to start the season. Your coworkers will hate it. kedm.bandcamp.com/album/knife-...

Heather the Jerk - Not Very Motorcycle (2024) Lo fi, synth driven garage rock stuff. Very catchy and good. Why is the digital download so pricey though? Maybe she is a jerk. heatherthejerk.bandcamp.com/album/not-ve...

Thought I would do the maybe boring thing of talking about my @razorcake.bsky.social Top 5's in this issue.

Poetry

Periot - Jacoba (2024) Weirdo Dutch punk girls do good. brighterrecords.bandcamp.com/album/jacoba

Basically came back out from the woodwork so we could repost this video. I have no idea who MUSE even is. -R

Heard this tonight for the first time in a while. I still think it's a basically perfect track, and the video is cute. youtu.be/yRo4oF1JZqo?...

The Busboys - Minimum Wage Rock N' Roll (1980) I bought this record at a thrift store and all I knew about them was they had a song on the Ghostbusters soundtrack. It's so good. Catchy rocknroll songs which some are about racism and poking fun at white flight. youtu.be/pnPu67M3nO4?...

Moral End - Demo (2024) I'm always drawn to Dutch punk. This band may be generic and silly but I'm loving it. moralend.bandcamp.com/album/demons...

Tabling Halftone Zine Fest this Saturday. halftonezinefest.org

Doing this in 35 minutes.

One time I mailed Johnny a George Benson tape but dressed it up like $30 photocopied vaporwave cassette. -R

While in the kitchen washing dishes or cooking, I listen to a lot of our local "classic" station WCLS "The Sound". It mostly plays 80's new wave with the occasional 70s or 90s song. It's EXTREMELY repetitive but soothing to listen to while scrubbing burnt onions off a pan. www.wcls977.com

In an older episode we talk about the Cartoon Planet albums and how funny George Lowe is as Space Ghost. We thought he had passed away when we recorded that and were delighted that he was still alive. George finally did kick the bucket recently. RIP you delightful man. youtu.be/FfGD1sV9Tyk?...

Hi. It's been a minute. I (Rick) have been thinking about songs that have dramatic changes somewhere in the song. Here's a couple and PLEASE add more....

johnny here! i’ve been nonstop listening to kendrick for what feels like months now.. but i never gave mr morale a fair listen and went back to that. and now all week i’ve been listening to this song nonstop youtu.be/toEW7_-pvOY?...

Three Souls in My Mind - Intrepidos Punks (1988) I watched the titular Mexican movie Intrepidos Punks yesterday. When I first heard this song in the movie I thought it was cool. Then it played 70 more times. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHO9...

Schlong - Punk Side Story (1995) I originally bought this in the late 90s and was initially disappointed. I kept the CD all these years and put it on while driving back from Indianapolis yesterday. I listened to it twice! It's so mish-mashed, weird and often funny.-R www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0b3...

Melt Banana - 3+5 (2024) Did you know a new Melt Banana came out last year? I didn't. And it's pretty great. I could only find it publicly streaming on Youtube. -R www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJQm...

I've been listening to the "oldies" station while washing the dishes and this song started playing. I had to stop scrubbing and search for it because it really intrigued me. It's so lyrically weird and has that catchy beat. The video seems super kooky too. - R youtu.be/bQiGqGMT8i4?...

The Anchor.FM link is kinda wack. Check out the latest (old) episode on Apple. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...

REPOSTED an old episode from 2018. It's more of a twelve minute Christmas collage with sound clips and unreleased music from Eric Lappe, The Fabulous Mustache Bros and The Taxpayers. PEEP IT! creators.spotify.com/pod/show/wha...

Webcomic#655 "Back Off, Bing! DX" by Rick V. @itsmerickv.com razorcake.org/webcomic655-...

There's a reason you see REM's - Monster and Chumbawumba's - Tubthumping at every thrift store and in every discount bin. It's because they are both very good and the universe thinks you should own them.

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We also had an episode PULLED because we played more than a couple of seconds of a Queen song. We cut it down and reposted. creators.spotify.com/pod/show/wha...

We couldn't remember the title for the episode or find the original artwork. Rick came up with this last minute.

We just posted a RERUN episode from 2019. We talk about twee rockers Tullycraft and hardcore super group Hesitation Wounds. LISTEN! creators.spotify.com/pod/show/wha...

Here's a nice story. I (Rick) was at a pizza place and I heard this cool new wave song playing overhead. I asked the cashier what it was and he just looked confused and said "uh...I don't know". When the pizza was ready, the cashier let me know who it was. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUzN...

Razorcake Podcast #895 with Rick, Ricky, and Steve "The trio talk about those releases, play some terrifying punk-adjacent songs and hear the horrifying tale of Steve's introduction to Marilyn Manson." razorcake.org/razorcake-po...

New (old) Halloweeny episode with our pal Eric. We talk about video games that scared us as tots and the music associated with it. podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wha...

Good Times at the Sour Grape Saloon by Rick V. "During a Chuck Berry cover, the two started freak dancing quite provocatively. There was even a simulated BJ performed." razorcake.org/good-times-a... @itsmerickv.com

new whatchu! it’s super good!

First new episode in nine months! And it's a wild one! We discuss the robotic angst of Satanic Puppeteer Orchestra, a possible demo by the mysterious Snowsuit* and chaotic jazz weirdos Yip-Yip. LISTEN. podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wha...

I do not like the Counting Crows song "Round Here". But I do like the tiny old man harmonizing with it while it's playing at the grocery store.

And they get points for having a band name that's a reference to Earthworm Jim.

I used to hate the Beatles because they white washed a bunch of other peoples songs. But they also collectively explored a shit ton of different varieties of music before a lot of other mainstream artists did. They were a gateway to more interesting music. The Beatles are fine.

Blitz (compilation) (1981) I found this record still sealed with the hype sticker still on it. I would always see this cover as poster art at the CD Warehouse I worked at. Pretty good new wave comp! Sparks! Bow Wow Wow, and this Slow Children song. youtu.be/OGod9lHmHmc?...

R.E.M. - Monster (1994) Just listening to one of the most popular albums ever. It's popular for a reason. That reason is that it is good. I assumed I hated this for close to thirty years. I was stupid. youtu.be/2ZMUNyLmarQ?...

Hey! New episode. Sorta! Johnny and I play full-ass songs of things we've been listening to. You MAY enjoy it! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

Revenge of Permanent Wave comp (1983) A cool post punk new wave comp that I can't find nothing other than a microscopic image of the cool cover. Here's a 20/20 song from it. youtu.be/1e1R4g7yrvw?...

Rick exposes his nerdiness with another podcast featuring nothing but video game music.

Hello. I bought a bunch of old 45s at a salvage store today. I listened to them all this evening. Would you like to hear about them?

Thought this would be a nice place to remind two people that I made this: youtu.be/j1KbVUxoZpg?...

Razorcake Podcast #875 with Rick V. "Your pal Rick V. plays some ditties he's been listening to. Some classics, some hardcore songs, some very synth heavy new wave songs, and two bands called Youth In Asia." razorcake.org/razorcake-po... @itsmerickv.com

I strangely love the CD (specifically CD) cover for Lust For Life. I like black and white photos with one color thrown in. Is there any basic-ass album cover that you find entrancing?

Just discovered Yellowcake through Razorcake. yellowcakephx.bandcamp.com

New episode of WBLT out now! We forget what episode it is and talk about us being shitty teenagers. We also discuss post punk rockers with a confusing name - Captain Jazz. And anarchy pop collective - Chumbawamba! Check it out wherever you listen to podcasts. podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wha...