My Little Underground

Wash away those worry lines because Jeanines are on My Little Underground! Listen to them talk up their latest album Don't Wait For A Sign on Slumberland Records and the challenges of practicing since Jed is in New York and Alicia is in Massachusetts. Since Don't Wait For A Sign clocks in at 20 minutes, we talk up the beauty of brief song durations (a common theme on MLU) making this is a great al...

This week on My Little Underground, it is the third 2022 Anticipated where I await a mixtape that Homeboy Sandman can't sell, an EP from Jobber, a New York professional wrestling themed band, as well as a self produced album from Nashville underground hip hop heavyweight, Namir Blade! 2022 also marks the 20th Anniversary of The Black Keys and their new album looks to be stadium ready. Listen to me...

Kassie Carlson, the leading lady of Guerilla Toss is on My Little Underground to talk up the band's debut on Sub Pop, Famously Alive , imposter syndrome, having a glass half full mentality, and our shared love of running! Kassie also shared her new found love of pop music, and we also bond over radio and she gives me an elevator pitch for her Radio Catskill show, Rare Pare Radio . A few of the tun...

Back in New York City this week on My Little Underground! After spending a few weeks talking to artists on the west coast, the quartet based in the five boroughs, Wah Together is on the show talking up their debut full length Lets Wah Together ! We also talk up handling depression, shooting videos on the Williamsburg Bridge, the enthusiasm of Dedstrange records, the musically polyamorous nature of...

This week on My Little Underground is all about the 20th year of a very popular video game series in the Arriaga household, Ratchet and Clank! I invited my two younger brothers, Richard Arriaga and Smileyarriaga to share their thoughts on the famous Playstation Action Adventure platform game. What’s interesting about Ratchet and Clank is that it also creatively combines RPG, shooter, and puzzle ga...

Mo Dotti is on My Little Underground this week celebrating the release of their second EP, 'Guided Imagery'! The Los Angeles noise-pop outfit also talked up the benefits of getting the Joe Trainor (Dummy) public relations treatment, the healthy and unhealthy uses of social media, noise-pop and shoegaze bands to check out, connecting with the LA music scene and more! Mo Dotti Less Problems. -- List...

This week on My Little Underground, Seattle duo Star Party talk up their noisy debut full length album Meadow Flower, C86-style bands, recording in a haunted Air Bnb, tour plans, what their new music may sound like, and more!  --- Listen to Star Party: https://starpartyrocks.bandcamp.com/album/meadow-flower My Little Underground socials:  https://www.facebook.com/mlupod https://twitter.c...

All the way from Seattle, Mt Fog makes her way on to My Little Underground to talk up the cassette release of her 2021 album 'Guide To The Unusual', details of her untitled upcoming project, expanding her physical music collection, the importance of Vera Project to the Seattle music and arts community, enjoying professional wrestling casually, and more!  -- Listen to Mt Fog:  https://mtf...

Brooklyn bred, Tallahassee based producer, photographer, video game lover, Buster Wolf is on My Little Underground this week! He talked up his latest EP Loups III , connecting with the Citronella Room label and doing voice work for a video game. Talking to Buster Wolf on this show made me think that he eventually wants to score a game one of these days. Buster Wolf also shares some of his 2022 pla...

Malcolm Smith returns to My Little Underground to talk up the fact that his web series, Butch Queen Energy: The Series is finally out in the world! Malcolm talks up stereotypical queer TV tropes he’s trying to avoid, the reliability of the characters, the reality and fiction behind the Sherrod Dixon character, escapism, pitching a show to a network in 2022, the Lenox Letters platform, and more! --...

On the first On Repeat of 2022 here on My Little Underground, I talk up some of the tunes I can't stop listening to that were released in January and February. I talk up two great January albums from New Yorkers Your Old Droog & Tha God Fahim (ATL) and Combo Chimbita. Plus two great February albums from Spoon and Empath! Lets not forget the fantastic singles from the first two months of this y...

Talking video games this week on My Little Underground! More specifically, the TV network dedicated to gaming, G4! Listen as I talk up my favorite shows from the initial line up such as X Play, G4TV.com , and Judgement Day. G4 shut down in 2014 but recently relaunched on select cable providers as well as YouTube and Twitch. As far as the reboot is concerned, I focus on the new X Play and the posit...

Its the second edition of the 2022 Anticipated series here on My Little Underground and this time we finally have a release date for the debut My Idea LP and the title of an upcoming Editrix album. In non-music news, the upcoming Butch Queen Energy comedy web series starring finally has a release date! I also preview new 2022 projects from Kaina, Wah Together, Ibibio Sound Machine, Homeboy Sandman...

2 Hungry Bros, one of the best Hip Hop production duos took the time to pull up to My Little Underground to talk up their music making process, the art of sampling, working with rappers compared to making strictly instrumental albums, their recent Senile Chef album with Homeboy Sandman, 2022 plans, and more! -- Listen to 2 Hungry Bros:   https://2hungrybros.bandcamp.com/ My Little Underground...

The latest My Little Underground features the creative songwriter and my partner in the destruction of indie rock, Wendy Eisenberg! Last year, they released a banjo centric album titled Bent Ring that made me appreciate the instrument. Wendy talks up their love of the Banjo with a bit of a history lesson (they teach Banjo at The New School) and other banjo focused tunes that bring them inspiration...

Its no secret that I love a good reprise. This week on My Little Underground, Joe Trainor of Dummy returns to talk up their debut LP Mandatory Enjoyment , booking an international and domestic tour, doing PR for bands, playing video games, KEXP session, new music, and more! -- Listen to Dummy:  https://notdummy.bandcamp.com/ Sign up for My Little Underground Newsletter: https://www.peteraradi...

The New York snob meets the midwestern dessert dweller this week on My Little Underground! Betty Taylor, who relocated from Minneapolis to Santa Fe, talked up her solo project Velvet Vision and her band The Little Tulips. Betty talked up the upcoming double single from Velvet Vision titled “Silver City/Strange Magic” coming 1/21, pressures of the music industry, playing yards, beaches, farms on he...

Kicking off the new year strong on My Little Underground with the first installment of 2022 Anticipated! February seems like its going to be really busy with albums from Empath, A Place To Bury Strangers, Spoon, Alt-J, and Animal Collective coming. New York's Combo Chimbita has a new one coming late January along with a special show booked at Elsewhere Hall with Lido Pimienta for April. Lets not f...

In the 2021 finale of My Little Underground, its the second installment of my 2021 Finals! This week Conor Rooney and I bring out our red pens go through our finals and talk up some of the best albums of the second half of the year. We also discuss normalize listening to music outside of the major streaming services and to get your covid booster shot so we can go to concerts safely in 2022! ...

Its December on My Little Underground so you know what that means, Finals! This week I bring out my red pen to discuss some of the best singles and EPs of the second half of 2021. Listen to me talk up singles that show off great chemistry from the likes of Open Mike Eagle and Armand Hammer as well as Tokischa and Rosalia. Plus, Impressive debut EPs from newcomers Binki and Alice Longyu Gao indicat...

This week on My Little Underground we celebrate 20 years of the original Xbox! I invited my brothers Smileyarriaga and Richard Arriaga to reflect on the game changing console and its famous launch title, Halo! Outside of Halo, the original Xbox had a handful of solid exclusive titles that still hold up today! Among the non-halo games discussed are Dead or Alive 3, Ninja Gaiden, Fable, Star Wars: N...

On the latest My Little Underground; Rapper and DJ, Artisan P talks up his new EP Different Forms , shining a light on Florida artists through his label, Citronella Room and his release strategy. Artisan P also sheds light on his 2022 plans, the importance of picking the right producer, playing The Fest, getting into DJing, and more!  -- Listen to Artisan P:  https://artisanp.bandcamp.co...

This week on My Little Underground comes straight from the Mini Apple! Thats right, last week I had the pleasure of spending the weekend in Minneapolis, Minnesota not only for AEW Full Gear, but to catch up with the homie, Sophia Khori! She now runs a small accessories business with her sister called Mood Stringz and I reflect on the impromptu tour of the Mini Apple she blessed me with as well as...

It has been a real hefty autumn for music so I dedicated this episode of My Little Underground to go through some of the music that I have been obsessed with during these crisp fall months. Listen to me talk up the great albums released from Alicia Walter, Shannon Lay, The Muslims, Dummy, Homeboy Sandman, and more! Enjoy over a Pumpkin Spice latte.  -- All things My Little Underground: ...

On a brand new My Little Underground, Malcolm Smith pulls up to talk up his Insecure recap podcast, He Got Ya'll . We also recap the premiere episode of the fifth and final season of the show and discuss some of the loose ends from season 4. Malcolm also teases special guests for He Got Ya'll that may involve some folks from the beloved HBO romantic dramedy.  Malcolm shares some exclusive det...