Halshack Indie Rockcast

Its August and Daft Punk (w/ Jawny Badluck) are bringing the fire! Its just hot and there's no mistaking that the heat you can find on the Halshack is just as hot as the heat outside! We're making some new nostalgic memories in the summer heat here in the Rap Shack! This show is half submissions and half regular artists on my show. It worked out to have room to focus on some new releases and past...

Get your cowboy boots and your saddle together for a backwoods ride through the hills and valleys as well as plush the green meadows of the country soundscape that is the Halshack! Strap up for a good time from 2000s modern country flare to newer sounds of the country musicsphere, we will throw a little bluegrass party as well as you join in on the fun! Not to be left out of the party you will wan...

Time for summer fun! Who knows where the music will take you so lets get in the car and DRIVE baby! This will continue my famous theme show that started it all. Destination Unknown 1 was a sure fire hit!!! Lets capture the magic of the road again with a theme show full of "drive" titles or being on the road and reference titles for movement to unknown destinations and places.  Summer as you know i...

Lets get back to basics folks!! The 80s/90s were the king of the road for music! Diversity in music is what makes the culture of the world spin out on the airwaves. Back in the day we opened our ears and eyes and our borders to music from all over the world from the British Invasion to South African vibes to Gregorian chants even...lol  Its a crime that music has flown in the direction it has. New...

Brand new Reverbnation Campaign #7 (Rap Shack 13) almost 1000 submissions so far and these roughly 20 new artists were chosen to be a part of my special rap/hip-hop series that's been earning many accolades throughout the industry. The nature of music is a funny thing. True it's ever changing but good quality acts don't usually go against the grain. Nature gave humans the ability to vibrate with t...

Here we go again for another round of fun in the sun with BIG BLUE SKA 2! Get your ska reggae pop infused fix here to set your summer off right! Today is the first day of summer for the northern hemisphere where most of the world resides! Its also the longest day of sunlight but oddly its been awful cool and very rainy here in NC as El Nino sets in for the summer!  It may be grey and gloomy out to...

DADS JUST ROCK and DADS LOVE ROCK! Its Dads Rock 3 up for your ears to soak in the mighty axe sounds! HAPPY FATHERS DAY to all my fans, bands and their families that are Dads too! Most Dads will agree that my rock series has earned its degree in the "School of Rock"! This class is no different as they teach you all about what they have learned.  Hyper focused laser precision skills have been maste...

Colors here, colors there, colors everywhere! Life is full of colors and our eyes see in visions of technicolor. Lets all visit the color spectrum here at the Halshack with titles of songs that are all about color from Diamonds to Green to Gold. You're never too old for fun tunes and a colorful life.  In this episode we are featuring The National Parks as they just finished up a spring tour with m...

Ok folks! Its spring and I got the spring fever for theme shows! I made a bunch in advance while we wait on the brand new Reverbnation Campaign #7 to be fleshed out! Just started on May 15th- July 31st. Get your submissions in now to have a chance to be heard on my show or find me anywhere on social media and hit me up in my inbox. I'm always checking my messages and I check my spam folders as wel...

Happy Mothers day to all our loving Moms! Its been 4 years since the last Mother's Day show.  That one dealt with all my female artists at the time to celebrate women and their achievements. This time around I'm building on the idea of family, moms, dads, kids, babies and more titles dealing with the subject of moms lives even if you are NOT a MOM yourself you will still enjoy this show.  Thanks t...

"Themes are us" here at the Halshack! ..lol with special guest (CAVO)  This show came about because of a submission from Alternative Twist Radio! They submitted to me a new competent talented artist by the name of Will Buck! I searched through his library and found this "little diddy" that almost "slipped my grasp"..lol with his song "Sleight of Hand"  Will bucked this idea into my head to do a th...

Rap Shack 12 is sure to delve into some great jams to make you go "........DAMN!"..lol We're back again with another edition of my stellar rap and hip hop series I'm becoming renown for around the globe per our official radio submission campaigns with Reverbnation! This rounds out official campaign number #6 with the company. Moving on to 7 this summer!! We had 1500 submissions and chose about 50...

Please welcome Belinda Carlisle to the Halshack!!  Well last year we didn't get to put much focus on this special event! Due to the Wampus Cat Music Festival with Lit, Everclear and Sister Hazel this song was completely over shadowed! I talked about the song and played it in the Wampus Cat Special but it was a wash for their representation!  Well I'd like to give this song justice and put the prop...

Its time for SPRING and time for us to spring forward into action!! Time for Shacknation 11. New Reverbnation Campaign #6 is underway and almost near closing time. You got one more week to get your submissions into for this campaign for a shot at my show through the Reverbnation Opportunities Program! Weve had about 1500 submissions this go around and have chose 45 roughly for 3 shows! Shacknation...

Happy Spring everyone! Well well do we have  a loaded show for you this month! All new Reverbnation campaign #5 with some combined artist from #6 as well as a special EXCLUSIVE collab with metal band Disaster Theory who joined forces with D12 (Swifty McVay) close friends with none other than Eminem!!! We scored the track here on the show and glowing approval to help promote the band and the song!!...

Up for grabs now is RAP SHACK 11, a special R&B focus show for your groove! Bobbin' to the beat of the Halshack to start your new year with Devonne24k and many more new artists from the last Reverbnation campaign!   We got a few recurring artists and some new finds from the last campaign and we just started a brand new campaign #6. Discovered Leroy Booker from the new camp!! Ponder is a cool s...

Happy New year everybody! With a new year comes new dreams and aspirations and look no further for yours truly to set off a perfect "harmonic" storm for your winter (or summer..lol) music blues!!  Friction Skating Rink in Lexington is the coolest place to be to catch new episodes of this exclusive series made specifically for the skating rink at Grand Opening to get their feet wet and mine too as...

Happy Holidays everyone!! No time for a proper bio right now. Heading out the door for family Christmas!! Find all things Halshack at my website or listen on Iheart Radio, Itunes and many more! Halshack.com Hope you all have a wonderful holiday!

Reverbnation Campaign #5- New country show on deck! Over 1800 submissions.  65 in total for all genres. Pulled out 15 (roughly) for this episode and ran with it. Happy Holidays folks! Ive been out on the ranch wrestling in some new music for you awesome "pardners" of the Halshack! Ive been working alot more recently and havnt had time to focus on my duties here at the music ranch...lol.  Well time...

Well its been 4 years since the spooky dark stories made a full show. Its time again for another episode of your friendly monster tales of love, sadness, madness, regret, backstabbing, getting drunk, partying, getting the chills or lovin on sweet candy or just being intoxicated by LIFE!!  All song titles have a reference to Halloween (not so much the subject matter but there are plenty of Twisted...

You say its your birthday, well its my birthday too!! What a great present for this awesome day!! Disaster Theory with Eminem and Swifty McVay!  Brand new rock/rap collab being presented FIRST by yours truly. Score another podcast exclusive for the team!! Thanks for all the love folks!!  In this episode we will feature some of the brightest and best undiscovered rap hip-hop talent out there workin...

 This is how "LEGENDS ARE MADE" folks!! Sam Tinnesz is one of my long time artists for almost 3 years now hes been part of my quality team now he's burning up the internet with his music in the background of videos with "Legends are Made" and "Play with Fire"!  Well its time once again for one of my HIT shows where we put the focus on just some of the many potential hit songs you hear across my va...

 Ep 4 AMAZON SHACKTRACKS Jan 2021 (this is the official release to the feed for this Amazon exclusive) Ep 4 for sure will brighten your day in a big way!  Its more chill than 3 but you will still have fun you see!!...lol NARROW PLAINS and LUKE POTTER as well as YOUNG GUENIVERE are all from the UK and making a splash here today from across the giant pond!! Enjoy this blissfully tasteful show of aud...

REVERBNATION CAMPAIGN #4 (Top 50 of 2000) Most music cats would agree that 9 lives for shows would be their decree so lastly this lion must make his roar known with Shacknation volume 9.  We're growing all over the "stratosphere"  because of good folks like you and these brilliant musicians we have on tap each and every episode.  This episode features a blended mix of rock, country and americana t...

REVERBNATION CAMPAIGN #4 2000 submissions folks and we took 50 (some old and some new) spread across multiple genres in 3 different shows! Rapshack 8 was great!! Then we got pop, R&B, and Indie acts on display for your ears for Shacknation 8!  Next episode will be just fine with musicians in rock, country and americana for Shacknation 9! So enjoy this fabulous campaign of bright unsigned talen...