One week from today at this time, tune in to https://BlowUpRadio.com to hear a rare live set from me. A donation of $20 or more to the Spondylitis Association of America gets you the 233-song Big Box of Music compilation celebrating 25 years of @BlowUpRadio Details below... From […]

Ferocious Designs to take part in Banding Together 2025 on BlowUpRadio.com, Oct. 16-22 Ferocious Designs to take part in Banding Together 2025 on BlowUpRadio.com, Oct. 16-22

It's Bandcamp Friday! 100% of purchases today go to the artists. So any purchases made from https://spondy.bandcamp.com which includes Banding Together compilations from 2012-2024, go directly to the SPONDYLITIS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, to help in […] [Original post on gardenstate.social]

This video shared by Christian is from the first show John Pfeiffer and I played together as members of Christian’s live backing band (I’m on tambourine & piano; John on dobro here). Thinking of John today… From: @ChristianBeach https://universeodon.com/@ChristianBeach/115311308291180111

So...I have nearly half of an album written...guess I'll write a few more songs and release a second full-length album next year. Might as well...who knows how long we got with these deranged fascists running things.

Saw Elbow — one of my musical influences — live for the first time ever Saturday night in Philly. And, boy, did they exceed my very high expectations by a good measure. Absolutely incredible…way better than my photos, that’s for sure.

Banding Together returns to @BlowUpRadio Oct. 16-22, a week-long webathon featuring 90 live performances benefiting the Spondylitis Association of America. Get a download code for the 233-song Big Box of Music compilation celebrating 25 years of […] [Original post on musician.social]

So...apparently, @mike_doughty_ recently enabled fediverse sharing on Threads so if you are a fan of his and/or Soul Coughing, give him a follow here.

Here it is, the 233 songs on our Banding Together 2025 BIG BOX OF MUSIC Compilation (that you can download next month by donating to the Spondylitis Association of America) https://blowupradio.com/spondy2025info.html #music #nj #spondylitis #25yearsofblowupradio

Do you want to know all 233 songs on our Banding Together 2025 BIG BOX OF MUSIC Compilation (that you can download next month by donating to the Spondylitis Association of America)? Of course you do And we want to tell you... later today on www.BlowUpRadio.com #music #nj #spondylitis

Been doing a few run-throughs of my @BlowUpRadio Banding Together live set & realized the backing tracks I recorded are at faster tempos than the original versions...so I'm way under my time limit. Do I quickly throw in a cover?

When I play a live set for @BlowUpRadio Banding Together (or other benefit), I usually do a stripped-down set...just voice and piano. But I've started playing to simple rhythm tracks in recent years and, this year, I'm recording new backing tracks so I can […] [Original post on musician.social]

BlowUpRadio.com announces BIG BOX OF MUSIC compilation, featuring over 200 songs from the first 25 years of BlowUpRadio.com. Donate to the Spondylitis Association of America during our annual Banding Together Webathon in October to download […] [Original post on gardenstate.social]

Tomorrow: First #bandingtogether 2025 Announcement #music #spondylitis

At the start of June, I entered a 24-hour songwriting challenge based on the prompt “belong.” “A Brand New Day” was the result. I have written & recorded 4 songs in a span of 24 hours since June 2024, so I put together a collection of those songs — for just […] [Original post on musician.social]

Four years ago today, I released a collection of poorly mixed songs as my debut EP, A Matter of Time. My mixing hasn't improved much, if at all, but here's a new mix of the EP's lead track, "What a Time to Be Alive" because we're still living in a nightmare […] [Original post on musician.social]

New on NewJerseyStage.com BlowUpRadio.com's New & Notable NJ Music: 6/30/25 https://www.newjerseystage.com/articles2/2025/06/30/blowupradiocoms-new-and-notable-nj-music-63025/ Featuring new releases from: Mark Parker, Average Blonde, Cold Weather Company, Dana Why, The Grip Weeds, and Todd […]

Welp...looks like I need to write/record an even angrier follow-up to this song, because...holy shit, this SCOTUS is fucking fascist as hell... https://youtu.be/lZ0uuV5R8Xk?feature=shared

Hearing Jill Sobule's live version of "I Kissed a Girl" on @wxpnfm.bsky.social reminds me that shortly before she passed, Jill contributed this live version of "America Back" to this compilation benefiting @trevorproject.bsky.social on which I (as @ferociousdesigns.com) also appear ➡️ bit.ly/44f8utb

Excited for tonight’s Todd Rundgren concert at Cooper River Park in Pennsauken, NJ — part of Camden County’s perennially outstanding free summer concert series. Haven’t seen him live since July 2011, but Todd is my second-favorite music artist of all time (right behind Peter Gabriel).Nazz […]

Yeah, it looks like I’m opting out of Spotify distribution again… https://www.thefader.com/2025/06/20/spotify-daniel-ek-helsing-investment

While the timing of our releases of Rock Against Hate Volumes 7 & 8 could not be more timely... I hate how timely they are... Trump Admin cut funding to the suicide prevention hotline that caters for LGBTQ young people The Trevor Project helped to run the LGBTQ option. Rock Against Hate 7 […]

While the Supreme Court makes it harder for trans people to get the care they need, #nomoredypshoria's goal is helping trans + non-binary individuals financially through major aspects of their transitions. You can help them by downloading Rock Against Hate Volume 8 […]

WTF? This has happened again… 🙄 From: @ferociousdesigns https://musician.social/@ferociousdesigns/114570721086432543

Two years ago today, I released “Life's in the Balance"—my #fedivision2023 entry—as a single. I wrote most of it in my head a month earlier in an emergency room when I wasn’t 100% certain I would survive a freak malignant hyperthermia crisis (temp spiked to 105.5º F). All proceeds continue to go […]

A huge loss to the music world... 😢 VARIETY: Brian Wilson, Beach Boys Co-Founder, Dies at 82 https://variety.com/2025/music/news/brian-wilson-dead-beach-boys-1236428336/ #rip #music #beachboys #brianwilson

Tonight @ 7pm ET on BlowUpRadio.com Presents New NJ Music Ferocious Designs shin michaela thmaist The Random Hubiak Songbird Timber Pater ca'toons Greg McGarvey Val Emmich Bamberdost Anthony Walker Hello Whirled Lxnnnie The Shape Study Prop House Only on BlowUpRadio.com, the most popular music […]

New on BlowUpRadio.com, "The Most Popular Music Site On The Internet" Newsletter for week of 6/9/25 https://blowupradio.com/newsletters/2025/060925.html #supportgoodmusic #wherenjrocklives #music #newjersey

2 new comps, each w/ over 20 previously unreleased songs 100% of proceeds go to wonderful #lgbtq causes Rock Against Hate Volume 7 benefiting #trevorproject - https://rockagainsthatetp.bandcamp.com/album/rock-against-hate-volume-7 Rock Against Hate Volume 8 benefiting #nomoredysphoria - […]

One year ago today, I released my EP, Open Your Eyes, featuring "Beyond Forever," a song I wrote in 24 hours as a warmup about 2 weeks before the 2024 #xpnsongchallenge (for which I wrote "Summer's Not My Thing," which is also on the EP). https://youtu.be/vDewLIPNrAM?feature=shared 🔗 […]

The Rock Against Hate Radio Special is on the air! Tune in All weekend to https://BlowUpRadio.com to hear songs from Volume 7 & 8 as well 30 minute live sets from Anthony Walker, Greg McGarvey, Happy Joe, @jasondidner , Mick Chorba, and The Winter Sounds. & please purchase Volume 7 benefiting […]

And even if you do not care about the music, please have a look at www.thetrevorproject.org and consider donating to them!

Done! That's one solid compilation! @BlowUpRadio.gardenstate.social.ap.brid.gy assembled some fantastic artists for this one. 👍 For more where this came from, check out wherenjrocklives.com/rah.html

Happy #pridemonth Rock Against Hate Volume 7 benefiting #trevorproject - https://rockagainsthatetp.bandcamp.com/album/rock-against-hate-volume-7 Rock Against Hate Volume 8 benefiting #nomoredysphoria - https://rockagainsthatenmd.bandcamp.com/album/rock-against-hate-volume-8 2 albums […]

More info on both compilations and BlowUpRadio.com's ROCK AGAINST HATE RADIO SPECIAL https://rockagainsthate.org #music #pridemonth #pride #lgbtq #nomoredysphoria #trevorproject #rockagainsthate

Presenting... ROCK AGAINST HATE VOLUME 8 benefiting NO MORE DYSPHORIA :gaynewjersey: :transnewjersey: https://rockagainsthatenmd.bandcamp.com/album/rock-against-hate-volume-8 #music #pridemonth #pride #lgbtq #nomoredysphoria

Presenting... ROCK AGAINST HATE VOLUME 7 benefiting TREVOR PROJECT :gaynewjersey: :transnewjersey: https://rockagainsthatetp.bandcamp.com/album/rock-against-hate-volume-7 #music #pridemonth #pride #lgbtq #trevorproject

Of course this administration would announce this during #pridemonth The LGBTQ+ community is always under attack and marginalized, but this current administration... This is why we have 2 new Rock Against Hate albums coming out on Friday for #lgbtq non-profits https://rockagainsthate.org --- […]

I'm so disappointed my voice gave out by the time I was ready to record my #xpnsongchallenge submission. I did the best I could at the time. I used the footage from that take as part of this updated video that includes lyrics and the "48-hour version" of the song. This better represents the song.

This is a real shame. Here at BlowUpRadio.com we are going in the opposite direction with Rock Against Hate 7 & 8 out on Friday for LGBTQ+ causes. more info at https://RockAgainstHate.org CNN: Big brands are pulling back on Pride merchandise and events […] [Original post on gardenstate.social]

Here is my entry for this year's WXPN 24-Hour Song Challenge, "A Brand New Day," written and recorded between noon EDT May 31 and noon EDT June 1 based on the prompt "belong." I knew that end part was going to be tough for me to sing and I foolishly wound up killing my voice while rehearsing the […]

This year's @wxpnfm.bsky.social 24-Hour Song Challenge begins today at noon EDT with a prompt reveal. This is the 2nd year of the contest. Last year, the prompt was "summertime" & this is the song I wrote & recorded in 24 hours... #xpnsongchallenge https://youtu.be/oehAe3dLz-0?feature=shared

Back in the late 80s/very early 90s, @ChristianBeach & I co-purchased a Roland Jupiter-6 synth that was kept at my house & eventually became mine, I guess. About 5 years after our band broke up, Christian’s keyboard player in a later band asked about buying […] [Original post on musician.social]

Just noticed the latest issue of our monthly community newspaper in a stack of papers in our kitchen...and it features a profile on fellow @BlowUpRadio artist, The Successful Failures, on the front page. Cool. #njmusic

On this date in 1991, @marillion.com released "Cover My Eyes (Pain and Heaven)" as the first single from Holidays in Eden...30 years later, I would borrow a lyric from the song to use as the name of my little DIY music project. https://youtu.be/WIf4lxFdmuE?feature=shared

We passed 3000 tracks this week, for a total of 3019 as of today 🎉 #tibr #theindiebeat #bandwagon

Cool...Meta suspended my @fdmusic_nj Threads account and there was zero communication telling me why. All I do with it is promote my music activities. Thanks, @mosseri@threads.net @[email protected] 🙄

Ooh...we kind of had back-to-back New Jersey-based artists on #TheIndieBeat #Pop channel a few minutes ago, with the @stefan#theindiebeat#popalf of @SecretDeal being based in NJ. Would have been more thematic if the station had played “It’s All Around You” from my new EP before “All Around” by Secret Deal, though.

Great job, everybody. https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/05/chicago-sun-times-prints-summer-reading-list-full-of-fake-books/

New on NewJerseyStage.com BlowUpRadio.com's New & Notable NJ Music: 5/19/25 https://www.newjerseystage.com/articles2/2025/05/19/blowupradiocoms-new-and-notable-nj-music-51925/ Featuring new releases from: Night Windows, furiousBall, Ferocious Designs, John Pronto, and Manny Ray Plus a look […]