Hot Local Singles

This week we talk about Grimes and the government, eurodance and Ava Max, Future's age, tons of new singles and Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘Good News’. Here's the episode track list, playlist on Spotify : 'My Head & My Heart' by Ava Max, 'Regardless' by RAYE and Rudimental, 'Prisoner (ft Dua Lipa)' by Miley Cyrus, 'Holiday' by Lil Nas X, 'te pongo mal' by Kali Uchis, 'Man's World' by Marina, Megan Thee...

Wait... was ‘Let’s Get R*tarded’ by Black Eyed Peas a dream? Why is 'Smack My B*tch Up' in so many movies? And did we just cancel M*donna's entire career by accident?  Oh god, you asked for it... it’s Cancellation Police part 2! We’re serving justice today with our powerful, unf*ckwithable associates Madelyne and Leah from HIGH T PODCAST .  On the docket are six controversial songs we're going to...

PATREON CLIP: Is poptimism a symptom of millennials? And what does Spotify's "Lorem" playlist tell us about Gen Z? In this Patreon bonus we question if pop is still high-brow post-2010s and consider the new and familiar ways record labels are positioning their artists. But first: Kylie Minogue really brought back disco with this one  And: Dua’s London ‘Fever’ dream, chad surgery , election, depres...

It's the return of the HOT LOCAL SPEED ROUND. We have 8 new pop singles on the docket just BEGGING to be assigned labels on the HLS binary... plus a major(ly reviled) new pop album we need to discuss. There’s some reflection up top on the past week in culture and what’s to come. And as always, we save some of the mess for the Patreon pre-show.  After Witness-ing the Ariana Grande album backlash la...

PATREON TRAILER starring our new French-Canadian AI voice actor Celine. Subscribe to hear this bonus episode: patreon.com/hotlocalsingles Today we examine the intersection of ‘movies’ and ‘being offended’ like only Sacha Baron Cohen joints could allow. We’re talking Borat 2, Borat 1, Brüno and Ali G, so don’t listen in the van with the kids. THEN we catch up and go over “the most important news” o...

Today Josh and Juan investigate five skinny white boys, all signed to major labels seemingly out of nowhere. And they all play guitar and have millions of listeners! Has anyone heard of this?? ROLE MODEL, YUNGBLUD, Alexander 23, Powfu, Lauv and Conan Grey. That's the hit list. Later we recommend beabadoobee and Jaden as respectable alternatives to this era of – and we need to call it what it is –...

PATREON TRAILER: It’s everything time. On this exclusive unmoderated debate we discuss: the (alleged) corniness of Tinashe and Kaytranada, The Juendy Juilliams Show, post-cringe, Josh’s theory about Joe Biden and Grindr, Basement Jaxx, pull-up bars, Akira, Lana’s favourite mesh mask, an Abercrombiecore travel show from 2008, Mariah Carey’s Rarities, the first hot guys we saw on the internet, gay g...

PATREON TRAILER: What's hyperp*p? Who's Paris Hilt*n? Two questions so dangerous we had to LOCK them away from public access. In this Patreon bonus episode we thank our Little Locals and discuss PC Music label head A. G. Cook sending "the hyperpop community" into a spiral. Plus, Juan eviscerates Paris Hilton's YouTube doc (triggering a Dow meltdown in after-hours trading) AND we revisit her discog...

This week Josh and Juan discuss Orville Peck’s ROCK HARD past, Azealia Banks QUITTING music, the claim that all pop songs are essentially the SAME, Josh DELETING Spotify, Ava Max’s RELENTLESS new album and Lady Gaga’s TWISTY ‘911’ music video.  But there’s more: hear the bonus PRE-SHOW for this episode on our new Patreon: patreon.com/hotlocalsingles   Get in touch: comment on Patreon, email hotloc...

Envision a club because there's EXCLUSIVELY remixes on the docket... today Josh and Juan investigate five unexpected and even great remixes from the past few weeks:   Christine and the Queens 'La vita nuova' (A. G. Cook Remix), Chloe x Halle 'Do It [Remix]' (ft Doja Cat, City Girls & Mulatto), Dua Lipa 'Pretty Please' (Masters at Work Remix), Disclosure with Kehlani & Syd 'Birthday' (MJ Cole Remix...

Hi all,  We’d like all hands on deck to decide if these stupid songs from recent history are cancelled. Did they miss the cancellation wave? Are they valid now?  Here's the hit list: ‘Hello Kitty’ (Avril Lavigne), ‘We Can’t Stop’ (Miley Cyrus), ‘Aura/Burqa’ (Lady Gaga), ‘Stupid Girls’ (Pink) and 'Ur So Gay' (Katy Perry).  Make your calls and hit play. We’ll need your answers by EOD.  Best,  Josh a...

Josh and Juan are back to talk about how STANS interact with the rest of culture, from the doxxing of Pitchfork employees to their influence on marketing slang... from the power of Taylor's Swifties to the rebuking of AjayII by Gaga's Little Monsters... from Sky Ferriera Updates throwing in the towel to @chartdata eclipsing Billboard itself. It's all the moment and it's all connected... BTS Army d...

There's a lot of new pop music, so let us help you work through it. Juan and Josh talk about THAT perfect 10.0 album and its fanbase, plus figure out which other albums you should pay attention to: Rina, Yaeji, Lil Uzi, Empress Of, Little Dragon, Yves Tumor or The Strokes? But first, new singles by Charli, Azealia, Lindsay Lohan, Kllo, various Fifth Harmony members, PARTYNEXTDOOR ft Rihanna and mo...

Has pop music ever mattered less? Josh and Juan hit play on the new Dua Lipa album and talk it out. Make sure you have it cued up too, we’ll tell you when to start. Leave us a message on the Hot Local Hotline: 647-847-8904 or hotlocalfeedback@gmail.com

Let’s talk SINGLES babes… new ones by Zayn, Niall, Harry, Cher Lloyd, SebastiAn, Katy Perry, FKA Twigs, Henrik The Artist, MC Bin Laden and more, plus albums by Caroline Polachek, Tove Lo, Kim Petras, and the ESSENCE that is Garage Classical. (Sound issues this episode: we’ll ditch the rental mics by next episode, we promise.)   After days of painstaking streaming and take-nurturing Josh and Juan...

Slayyyter, Azealia via Herrensauna, Lana, Erika Jayne's return, Charlie's Angels, and three of your calls... that's part 2 luv. We're servers, it's our job to serve. Call 647-847-8904 with your pop concerns and we'll sort it out for you next episode.

This week the gays come together to decide the song of the summer and rate new singles by absolute heavyweights Bad Gyal, Charli XCX, Beyoncé even, but let me continue, Blood Orange, ILOVEMAKONNEN, Lily Allen, and one City Girl (free JT)  We'll be back the Sunday after next luv... have a whine and a moan with us at 647-847-8904 in the meantime alright

This week we use our morning meeting to both rate and deface pop music in what must be a post-pride comedown... plus we take your calls about the state of the year of our absolute legend 2019. Stay late for our Scooter "Midsommar" Braun aftershow and find your voice by leaving us a message at 647-847-8904 or  hotlocalfeedback@gmail.com

Hey Swifties! This week Josh and Juan are talking about um… Lil Nas X and Madame X? The Countess Luann’s long-awaited new single? Pride? It’s madness luv. At least Shygirl and Caroline Polachek are here to let out absolutely blood-curdling screams :) Stressed yet? Give us a ring, we’ll respond next episode 647-847-8904