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Blues, Rock, Rap #OPS Throwdown 4/16/2016

This is a reproduction of the music from my Saturday #OPSThrowdown on Google+

Today's theme was Blues, Rock, Rap. It was a musical companion piece to my articles about NWA and Gene Simmons arguing about if Hip-Hop music counts as Rock.

Football Issues: Coaches So White?

The NCAA is in the news for everything from potential pay for football players getting to the reduction in the number of sanctioned Football Bowl Games.

But you don't hear much about the racial disparity in the hiring of head football coaches.

Given that it is #JackieRobinsonDay - this seemed like something worth addressing.

SportsJoshua B. HoeApril 15, 2016Steve Spurrier, NCAA, Jim Harbaugh., Nick Sabin, Race, Gender, #OscarsSoWhite, #JackieRobinsonDay, Jackie Robinson, Ken Burns, PBS, Football, NCAA Football Comments

Rock Ain't Dead: #OPSThrowdown Playlist

Every Friday and Saturday I do what I call an #OPSThrowdown.

Basically, I try to create a string of videos around a theme entirely spontaneously. Now that I have a YouTube channel, I am posting them on Google+, YouTube (as a playlist), and linking them here.

Today's theme was "Rock Ain't Dead" + includes videos from Destruction Unit, Greys, La Misma, and Hallelujah The Hills.

Enjoy!

PlaylistJoshua B. HoeApril 15, 2016Google+, YouTube, SHEER MAG, RVIVR, Destruction Unit, Downtown Boys, La Misma, Greys, Youth Code, Fear of Men, Hallelujah The Hills, Guerilla Toss, Rock, Punk RockComment

The One Where I Endorse Most Of Rolling Stone's Modern Punk List (sigh)

I love that Rolling Stone is encouraging people to explore more punk music. I even endorse many of the entries on their recent "10 Modern Punk Bands" list.

Here are links to many of those artists and several more that I recommend you check out too.

As always, Explore, Discover, and Enjoy!

Pirate Transmission #2 - "Bad Teeth Island"

This is Pirate Transmission #2 - Bad Teeth Island

Every Thursday I post a new playlist. You can listen to it on Spotify, or reconstruct it using the information broken out below the embedded playlist.

You can also learn more about each band by clicking on the band name (or artist name) in the post.

Enjoy!

The Black Keys owe Steve Miller an Apology

Steve Miller got a little crazy at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction, or did he?

Dan Auerbach, of the Black Keys, got buyers remorse, but was he right?

I Hate Lady Gaga as Bowie - Am I "Rockist" or Right?

I hate LLady Gaga's David Bowie Tribute from the 2016 Grammy Awards Show.

Probably bad form for me to criticize a tribute, and I actually like Lady Gaga a great deal, so I feel conflicted about this one.

Am I "Rockist" or Right?

The Race of Rock? (Simmons v N.W.A. part 3)

This is my third post concerning the dispute between Gene Simmons of the band Kiss and Ice Cube of the hip-hop group N.W.A.

I am writing this because I was concerned with several of the responses I received yesterday and wanted to make my arguments even more directly to these arguments.

Josh's Digital Bin #12

The 12th edition of the feature that literally "tens of tens" cannot get enough of "Josh's Digital Bin" is here!

Seriously, this week the bin has Diskopunk, Jars, Green and Glass, Hallelujah the Hills, and Parquet Courts.

Explore, Enjoy, and Celebrate New Music with me!

Josh's Digital BinJoshua B. HoeApril 12, 2016Diskopunk, Jars, Parquet Courts, Human Performance, Green and Glass, Hallelujah the Hills, Hallelujah The Hills, A Band Is Something To Figure OutComment

Is Gene Simmons Not Hearing The Words Coming Out Of Cube's Mouth?

Dear God, Gene Simmons is at it again, ghettoizing NWA and Hip-Hop

Maybe he should have listened to what Ice Cube actually said at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony?

Vinyl (HBO) Episode 9: 2 + 2 = "Record Man"

This is my recap of Episode 9 of HBO's drama Vinyl. They called this episode "Rock and Roll Queen."

I am calling it 2 + 2 = "Record Man"

In this week's episode, Richie decides to come clean to some and becomes truly visible to others, Devon makes important choices, and The Nasty Bits get, well, Nasty.

Vinyl (HBO Series)Joshua B. HoeApril 10, 2016Lester Grimes, Ato Essandoh, Mr. Robot, USA, HBO, rock and roll, Rock and Roll Music, Punk Rock, Punk, Music, Vinyl (HBO), vinyl, Richie Finestra, Bobby Cannavale, Patti Smith, Hey Joe, Corrado Galasso, Armen Garo, Terence Winter, CeCe Matthews, Cece Matthews, Susan Heyward, Maury Gold, Paul Ben-Victor, Zak Yankovich, Ray Romano, Ann Powers, NPR, Andrea "Andy" Zito, Annie Parisse, Devon Finestra, Olivia Wilde, Billy McVicar, Richard Short, Eddie Cochran, C'mon Everybody, Skip Fontaine, J.C. MacKenzie, The Chelsea Hotel, American Century Records, Cyclone, Rock and Roll Queen, Frank "Buck" Rogers, Andrew Dice Clay, The Nasty Bits, Nasty Bits, Mercer Art Center, New York Dolls, Noel Murray, Vulture, Jamie Vine, Juno Temple, Hannibal, Mott The Hoople, Andy Warhol, Bruce Springsteen, Clark Morelle, Jack Quaid, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Bob MarleyComment

YouTube Weekend Playlist

Expanding the reach of the Satellite, this is my first YouTube playlist. Highlighting (mostly) new music from the previous few weeks on the blog.

Just hit play! Let me know what you think!

Wow! HBO fires Winter in Spring for Vinyl

I am sadly not shocked to see that HBO released Terence Winter from his responsibilities as the showrunner of their series Vinyl.

Why does this move sadden me? Read on Vinyl lovers.

Expert Opinions: Rolling Stone Top 40 Punk Albums of All-Time List

In response to the release of Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "Top 40 Punk Rock Albums of All-Time," I started sending out requests to people I respect and asking each of them for 5 albums that they would have included.

I did not just ask random people, these are people who have forgotten more punk than even I know and I have been into punk since 1983.

Enjoy!

OpinionJoshua B. HoeApril 7, 2016G.I.S.M., Detestation, Discharge, Why?, Avengers, Cosmic Psychosis, Go The Hack, Famous Breathers, The Cramps, Mommies Little Monster, Circle Jerks, Golden Shower of HIts, Social Distortion, Bad Music For Bad People, The Exploited, Let's Start A War, Suicidal Tendencies, Minor Threat, The Stooges, Velvet Underground, Iggy + The Stooges, Nico, Andy Warhol, Plasmatics, New Hope, Motorhead, Stiff Little Fingers, Inflammable Materials, The Modern Lovers, Big Black, Earth Atomizer (Let's Go), Earth Atomizer, MC5, Kick Out The Jams, Dead Boys, Younger, Younger Louder and Snottier, Crucifucks, Dead Kennedys, Nomeanso, Wrong, The Stranglers, Rattus, ATV, Image Has Cracked, Alice Donut, The Pop Group, Y, Fugazi, Repeater, Songs The Lord Taught Us, Saccharine Trust, Surviving You, Public Image Ltd., PIL, The Saints, Call The Doctor, Sonic Youth, EVOL, Janet Weiss, Cosmic Psychos, Blink 182Comment

Pirate Transmission 1: Haunted Faith Attack

Pirate Transmission #1: Haunted Faith Attack

This post includes my weekly playlist, an explanation of my rebranding of my playlists, my site manifesto, and much more information about the bands included.

This week, my playlist includes Frankie Cosmos, Stars, The Saints, No Age, Cloud Nothings, Black Mountain and many others.

As always, ENJOY + Explore!

I'm Not Furious at Rolling Stones Top 40 Punk List

Rolling Stone Magazine just put out their list of the top 40 Punk Albums of all time. Here are my initial thoughts (I am sure I will have more to say later).

Very much want to hear what people think of the list.

I Hate "The Life of Pablo" - Am I "Rockist" or Right?

I hate "The Life Of Pablo" - nothing personal about Kanye - just the music and some of his messgae. Does this make me a "Rockist" or just right?

I am asking my followers or visitors to read my argument and vote here by leaving a comment or on the Twitter Poll pinned to my profile.

This new feature will generally appear every Wednesday and I will report on the final voting every week. Enjoy!

"Rockist" or Right?Joshua B. HoeApril 6, 2016Kanye West, The Life of Pablo, Famous, Feedback, Highlights, Rockism, Rap, Hip-Hop, Rockst, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Taylor Swift, Kim Kardashian, VMA's, TwitterComment