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Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Special (HAPPY JULY 4th CLUB SHACK)--holiday edition-- July 4, 2025 --Club Shack mix for MXTR and KERB and ZENOGet ready to throwdown with the hoedown of the summer! Happy Independence Day July 4th CLUB SHACK! 90 mins of stellar fun only we can offer here at the Halshack! We harness a unique set of DJ's ready to spin you into musical oblivion! Catch Radwulf, Adam Darling, DJ Frisbee, Max M, Migs718 and many more for this party extravaganza! Get your friends together for a party Halshack style! Find everything show related at Halshack.com including the playlist! Find our 24 hour radio station at ZENO FM! Exclusive content too and theme days as wel...2025-07-061h 30
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack ep 34 (BATTLE SHACK pt #4)---POP STOP 34 ---MXTR-FM--- July 2nd, 2025--contest preview show-- pop edition --Hosted by HalshackOK the final showdown is here! Part 4 of this heated contest commences here on MXTR FM with the POP STOP 34! Listen to the show for all details. Read other show bios! Find everything on my website at Halshack.com! Im taking the next 2 weeks off. Battleshack shows will air again for the next 2 weeks! I will return the week of July 21st with new shows! Voting will open by July 7th on Facebook and by email on my website! Vote for 3 bands! Its a must or vote will be disqualified! Help your fave bands reach th...2025-07-041h 04
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack ep 38 (BATTLESHACK 5 contest show #1) --SHACKJAM 38--(KERB Houston, TX-- Zeno FM) -- June 23rd, 2025--contest preview show-- Hosted by HalshackHOT OFF THE PRESS LITERALLY! This show just aired 20 minutes ago on the radio airwaves at KERB and ZENO FM! Get one of the quickest shows Ive ever released to the podcast feed! DOWNLOAD IT NOW! Its hot on fire!!!! Brand new BATTLE SHACK contest 5 on deck! Make sure you listen closely over the next 2 weeks! There will be 4 shows across KERB and MXTR covering this contest! Contest will open July 4th and end Labor Day (Sept 2nd) Plenty of time to get to know all 30 acts! You will vote for 3 artists! Not 2 not 1 but 3 and you w...2025-06-2300 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack ep 36 (DECREE of ME pt 1) --SHACKJAM 36--(KERB Houston, TX-- Zeno FM) -- June 9th, 2025--theme about word ME-- Hosted by HalshackListen up folks to what I decree! We got a show all about ME but not about "me"..lol We're having fun with a theme show all about the word ME in the title. Its the DECREE of ME pt 1 for Shack Jam 36 for KERB in Houston TX! Enjoy these cool anthems about reflection in their selves or situations. Featuring major players "FROM ASHES To NEW"! There's a potential for a small local show here with them in NC helping us launch the opening of CLUB AXEHOLE here in Lexington, NC! More news on that TBA! 2025-06-1000 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack ep 28 (The LIVING WILDS #2)---POP STOP 28 ---MXTR-FM--- May 21, 2025--Theme show about Animals--Hosted by HalshackBirds and animals plus many other aspects of nature can be heard today on this special theme edition all about our furry feathery friends...lol Dogs, tigers, birds and more are on the prowl as we take a deep dive into a sea of unknown music hits. for the POP STOP 28 on MXTR-FM! Be sure to check out our new team member for Crews Views, Emily Cooper aka "Twisted Echoes"! She brings her quality thoughtful insights to the team to give us a well rounded board of reviewers. Thanks $Emily for your new review of UK band...2025-05-221h 07
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack ep 19 (POP STOP 19 on MXTR-FM--SAY WHAT SHACK pt 2)-- Feb 26th, 2025--special theme show--Hosted by HalshackSay what Jack? Ohhh you mean say what Shack? Well the shack is asking who, what, when, where and why youre not listening to the Halshack on a regular basis. Its SAY WHAT SHACK pt2 (Feb 26th 2025 edition) for MXTR-FM! How can you miss out on these great tunes? Tell everyone you heard us say "what" about the Halshack...lol Enjoy this awesome show about the facts of the Halshack! Thanks for tuning in to all our wonderful bands! They deserve your support! Catch everything show related at Halshack.comThanks for finding...2025-03-011h 06
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack ep 24 (SAY WHAT SHACK pt 1 -SHACKJAM 24-KERB-KRAM Houston, TX) -- Feb 24, 2025--- theme show-- Hosted by HalshackWho shack? What shack? Where shack? That's right, you're on Halshack! Brand new theme show SHACKJAM 24 (Feb 24t h...see the synchronicity...lol) about the what and the who is Halshack! Were giving you the skinny on great bands with captivating songs for hit radio! This show is all about song titles searching for answers about who, what, where, when why and the how! The how is our show and station bringing you the platform for Halshack! Find everything show related at Halshack.com2025-02-241h 00
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack ep 16 (POP STOP 16 on MXTR-FM---- INDIE FLAVORS 6)-- Jan 29, 2025--Indie music special--Tribute to Heath Jester-- Hosted by HalshackIndie Flavors 6 today on MXTR FM for the Pop Stop 16 Jan 29, 2025 edition! Sad news is abound as we talk about the loss of my beloved brother who passed away on Monday Jan 27 2025! He was 58! He was a wonderful man and a well respected soul. I loved my big brother! Ill miss you Heath Jester! Many people will! We got Daft Punk on deck today as well as we cover the indie side of the Halshack! Thanks for always blowing our heads up with praise!...lol We couldn't have an ego without you the...2025-01-301h 06
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack ep 15 (POP STOP 15 on MXTR-FM---- SHACKNATION 17)-- Jan 22, 2025--Reverbnation Campaign 11 (Oct-Dec 2024)-- Hosted by Halshack POP STOP 15 for MXTR FM Jan 22, 2025 edition -SHACKNATION 17 (Reverbnation Campaign #11 Oct-Dec 2024) We're covering our latest radio submission campaign with the company Reverbnation and Bandlab! We found many great artists for you to adore from pop to hip hop to edm and more! Over 500 submitted but only 22 made the cut! We're looking for the best of the crop from each campaign! We hope you enjoy all these indie artists who are very small hidden acts that need your help! Please share the Halshack! Thank you! Go find everything show related at Halshack.comYou fa...2025-01-241h 06
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack ep 14 (POP STOP 14 on MXTR-FM---- COSMIC SHADOWS)-- Jan 15th 2025--NEW POP and ROCK-- Hosted by HalshackPOP STOP 14 on MXTR-FM for Jan 15th 3pm EST airing is a theme show all about space! Drones and orbs are the talk of the town so were having some fun with the idea! Get your indie fix with pop, rock and more! Catch you next week! Find everything Halshack on https://halshack.comThanks for loving the show! It means alot to all of us! 2025-01-151h 04
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack ep 13 (POP STOP 13-- GLOW SHACK on MXTR-FM)-- Jan 8th 2025--NEW POP-- Hosted by HalshackBrand new pop for a brand new year this week on MXTR-FM! We got POP STOP 13 on deck with indie, pop, folk, indie rock and club edm on display! Get your weekly Halshack pop fix here! Find it all on Halshack.comThanks for supporting the show! 2025-01-111h 07
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 11 (POP STOP vol 11 on MXTR FM) --Dec 11, 2024--(LOCAL MOTIVES 2)-- Heritage Sounds edition--hosted by HalshackThis week on MXTR FM we have POP STOP 11 (Local Motives 2). The focus is being put on the bluegrass, indie folk and country side of the Southeast region as well as some funk pop and rock too! We are all about heritage sounds and heritage vibes around the Shack for this episode! Come join the fun each and every week here on MXTR FM! Catch all the sights and sounds about the show on Halshack.com Thanks for becoming a fan! Next week will be a Christmas special like none other! Will be...2024-12-131h 05
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 15 (SHACKJAM #15 on KRAM and 99.9 KERB)-- Monday Dec 2nd, 2024-- NEW VIBES--Hosted by HalshackShackJam 15 for KERB 99.9 and KRAM for Dec 2nd, 2024 release!! We got new music up on deck! All new tunes for your ears to enjoy! Were having some indie pop and indie rock plus numetal fun! Be sure to follow all our weekly shows and radio stations!Find everything Halshack at Halshack.comWednesday at 3pm EST will be local and regional flavors on MXTR FM with (LOCAL MOTIVES) See you then! 2024-12-021h 00
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 3 (POP STOP vol 3 on MXTR FM) --Oct 16th, 2024-- 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW--Pop rock genre hosted by HALSHACKServing up a great 10th Anniversary special show for you today on the Halshack! Pop Stop #3 (Oct 16th edition) on MXTR-FM Covering all types of pop rock, pop alt and more! Get your pop rock fix on the Halshack! Thanks for all the love!Find everything Halshack at Halshack.com2024-10-2459 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 9 (SHACKJAM #9 on KRAM and 99.9 KERB)-- Monday Oct 14th, 2024-- TRIPLE THREAT #32 --mash up special edition of Triple Threat ThursdayUp next for listening pleasure from our popular KRAM and KERB series! Shackjam #9! We're mashing up some Triple Threat artists from our well loved theme day series on Halshack Radio! On Thursdays we focus spotlight shows on 3 artists per hour! We're steam rolling through some of the best our universe has to offer on Thursdays! This is a spin off show, part of the gamin series trilogy involving Ready Set Sort, local table top gaming store in Lexington along with our joint interests with Quincy's Tavern and the Norse Forged Gathering in Rowan County. Catch it...2024-10-2159 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack ep 2 (POP STOP vol 2 on MXTR FM) --Oct 9th, 2024-- new series for MXTR-FM Wednesdays at 3pmCatch up on the all new POP STOP series thats growing rapidly on MXTR-FM! Get your pop/edm fix with the Halshack! POP STOP #2 from the week of Oct 9th 2024! Next week's podcast is extra special! Its my 10 year Anniversary today Oct 16th when the very first show was released! It just came out today on the radio at MXTR (now find it at ZENO FM rotating for the next week) so the following week it hits the podcast feed! Much news to come! Super special for HALLOWEEN coming for all 3 networks! Be sur...2024-10-1659 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 8 (SHACKJAM on KRAM and 99.9 KERB) Monday Oct 7th, 2024-- SHACKNATION 16 --Crossover edition for Reverbnation hosted by HalshackOut now! Official episode 31 (SHACKNATION 16) crossover with SHACKJAM #8 on KERB 99.9 and KRAM in Houston hosted by yours truly Halshack! I did a mash up show with REVERBNATION! It was time to get out the last show from this past radio submission campaign with the company! Ive been partnering with the company for close to 4 years! This is our 10th collaboration campaign together! We pulled out THROWER from Houston TX for this campaign! Very fortunate to have this stellar rock band on our show! They toured for a month long with DROWNING POOL! Look forward to seeing them a...2024-10-141h 02
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack ep 31.5 (MAGIC PLACES)-- Oct 2024-- READY SET SORT Lexington, NC- (gaming theme show)-- 1 hr hosted bonusSurprise! Halshack showing up in a special bonus show made for the wonderful gaming community! When has the gaming community had a professional music show made about their industry! We're here to rack up another first for the Halshack!Many of us are avid fans of Magic the Gathering D&D and so much more! I have a good friend who owns a great store here in Lexington NC. I made this show for him and his quality business because he's been a good friend to me over the years so it just felt like the right...2024-10-121h 02
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack ep 1 (POP STOP vol 1 on MXTR-FM) --Oct 2nd, 2024-- new series for MXTR-FM Wednesdays at 3pmWe're popping out of your ears today! It's the all new POP STOP! We serving up a brand new series for you on a new station for the Halshack! Wednesdays at 3pm on MXTR-FM!! Get your pop "FIX" with the Halshack! All your favorite pop stars from our show all wrapped up in one place! It may be pop dance or pop alt or indie pop or pop rock but it will always make you drop or hop while high on our POP! ...lol Thanks for tuning in! We appreciate all the love and support fr...2024-10-0959 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack ep 5 (SHACKJAM on KRAM and 99.9 KERB) --Sept 16, 2024--1hr hosted rock specialIts the SHACKJAM #5 on KRAM and 99.9 KERB up next for your musical pleasure! Weekly hosted show on Houston radio airs at 2pm EST/1pm CST each week on Mondays! Dive in to some of the best indie radio on the planet! We aim to please and compete against the major labels with each and every episode! Only the BEST potential hits from yours truly Halshack! This episode we focus on the DYNAMIC DUOS series from Tuesdays on HALSHACK RADIO! Each Tuesday we run Double Trouble series and Dynamic Duos! Double Trouble is 2 same similar song...2024-09-231h 01
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 2 (SHACKJAM on KRAM and KERB) -- Aug 26, 2024 -- (hosted rock special for KRAM and KERB in Houston 1pm CST or 2pm EST)-- 1hr showTime for the 2nd installment of the weekly SHACKJAM on KRAM and KERB in Houston TX. We're featuring more great bands from the Texas area along with a couple acts from here at home in North Carolina! This is a different show from the last! This one is more rock/alt with indie flavors and a grunge rock segment at the end! Get your music fix with the Halshack!Find everything show related at http://www.halshack.com/Find the tracklist under www.halshack.com/shacklists24 hour radio station at Zeno FM...2024-09-0259 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack ep 30.5 (INDIE FLAVORS 5)- AUG 2024- All new indie sounds- mixed genre bonusBack with an all new deep dive into some eclectic indie sounds from yours truly the Halshack! This series has won awards for the many different flavors it scoops out for the listener. 31 flavors or musical sounds for your ears to gravitate towards and your tuned up taste buds to savor! Get your indie fix here on the Halshack! Featuring Greg Goodell (Halshack audio tag producer/announcer) in his personal band in Idaho (Problem 5)!! Good job to Greg and crew for crafting a good song!Enjoy this romp through indie pop, blues, retro, rock and m...2024-08-0358 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 30.5 (DADS ROCK 4) - June 2024 (Fathers Day Special)Happy Fathers Day!! Brand new Dads Rock 4 on deck! Every year we love to celebrate our Dads! These guys LOVE to rock out! Dads are the best! Dads just rock and Dads love rock! We got brand new tunes from brand new bands! Houston based rockers THROWER has been touring with DROWNING POOL this summer! They were produced by SALIVA's producer and Saliva was part of that tour as well! SNAFU TOUR 2024! Great to have them as part of the team now! I met with DROWNING POOL recently at their show in Charlotte (5/9) at The Ne...2024-06-161h 02
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack ep 30 (SHACKNATION 15) May-June 2024 (Hosted show by HALSHACK)--REVERBNATION RADIO SUBMISSION CAMPAIGN #9--all new musicWere back for some summer fun! Reverbnation Campaign #9 wrapped up for the spring and here were the gems that were dug up for this round of submissions! Don't have time for a lengthy bio right now! Ill type one up soon! Find the Halshack on every major platform!Find all new for Halshack and tracklists at Halshack.com24 hour radio station on Zeno FM! Get the app or stream the web link!https://zeno.fm/radio/halshack/High Rock Music Fest plans have been delayed for something ev...2024-05-301h 45
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 29.5 (BRITISH INVASION 2)-- Mar 2024 -- New wave and new pop rock from the UK (bonus show)Back after popular demand we have great sound from across the pond for your ears to lavish! Rock, pop, indie and much more including a new retro Brit wave! Get all your fun new music here at the Halshack where it always "Feels like Fridays"!Find all the bands on the shacklists at Halshack.com/shacklistsGo and support their pages and socials and tours!Main websiteHalshack.com 24 hour radio station on Zeno FMhttps://zeno.fm/radio/halshack/More details soon abo...2024-03-2959 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 29.5 (ROCKWAVES) potential megahits ROCK edition--FEB 2024-- (New Rock, Alt-rock, Numetal) --WARNING 18++ PARENTAL ADVISORY (some explicit language and themes)BRAND NEW SERIES ALERT!! ROCKWAVES -- (pop rock, alt rock, numetal hits edition) Well I decided to dig through my rocklogues...lol and dig out some of the best our library has to offer for sticky sweet anthems and crushing guitar riffs with soaring vocals and much more!! Our library of songs and rock gods did not fail to deliver on a pop rock crunchy metal powerhouse of a good time! Be sure to catch #1 BILLBOARD rock quartet CAVO with their top tier track CHAMPAGNE! Look for Below 7 and Marquis of Vaudeville with their personal intros for t...2024-02-2758 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 29.5 (DOUBLE TROUBLE 2)-- JAN 2024--(mixed genre- special theme series)Back after popular demand! Up next for your audible loving ears! Its been 3 years since the original Double Trouble hit the Halshack airwaves back during the crazy toilet paper lovin' year of 2020..lolLets serve up another stellar show for your musical tray! Its a wild varied romp through different genres that will have your head spinning at how I managed to make it all work with my signature flow..lolThis series was born exclusively on ZENO FM back in 2020! It was later released to the podcast feed. Over the p...2024-01-3059 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack ep 29.5 (SHACKNATION 14) Reverbnation Campaign #8 (DEC 2023) bonus show (Pop, alt, indie, rock and more)Welcome to the Halshack a bunch of new artists that will surely peek your ears and your curiosity! Your music senses will be abound as you delve into this library of aspiring hopefuls! We got pop rock indie and much more for your musical palette to savor!We had about 1000 submissions but less than 40 to make the cut! About half are returning members but the others are brand spanking new! We even got all new tunes from most of the returning champs pumping out a mix of 3 new shows across the airwaves! Much here to make a...2023-12-3059 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack ep 29.5 (INDIE FLAVORS 4) Nov 2023 -mixed genre new indie pop-blues-rock plus more (theme show)Back with another edition of our world renown Indie Flavor series! Lots of excellent diverse flavors for your musical palette from new indie pop to indie blues to indie rock and much more! Get a big heaping scoop of our musical assortment of ice creamy rich sounds! Most of these songs have come out of recent Reverbnation campaign submissions! Great stuff! Hope you enjoy!More BIG news announcements soon for the HIGH ROCK MUSIC FEST coming August 2024 to North Carolina! Be sure to check out Halshack Radio on Zeno FM! All shows hit th...2023-11-1259 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 29 (SHACKNATION 13) Oct 31, 2023-- Hosted show by Halshack --featuring ALL NEW BANDS and MUSIC-- BRAND NEW!! --Multi genre REVERBNATION CAMPAIGN #7All new Shacknation 13! Brand new season 5! We've got plenty of surprises for you in store! All new bands! All new songs including a special spotlight on #1 Billboard rock band CAVO!! We found a special delight for this show! Her name is SCKY from Utah! Her melodies and anthems soar as high as the sky and go as deep as the valleys! She's an impressive artist! Hope you like her too! There's many genres on display from pop, rock, blues, indie, americana, indie rock and mainstream rock, even a Latino/Hispanic/English mixed punk rock rap son...2023-10-311h 56
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack ep 27.5 (Wonder Shack) Sept 2023-- (All New Mega Hits) bonus showBet you are wondering what the Wonder Shack is? Its a new series where we will focus on potential "mega hit tracks"!! Lots of these tracks have only had one play or no plays or haven't been played in a LONG time in rotation. There's many different reasons why these tracks have not had that much focus. It makes you wonder what we're doing over here at the Shack...lolThe world is full of one hit wonders and wonders of the "musicsphere"! Its a wonder why you haven't heard of these bands yet outside of my...2023-09-0859 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack ep 27.5 (Rap Shack 14) Aug 2023---WARNING!! explicit 18+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 hits from the show! Check out Migs718 swimming with the "Sharks" on repeat from Rap Shack 6 while Ladibree is "Groovin" to new...2023-08-161h 01
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 27.5 (SHACK COUNTRY 5) Aug 2023 (theme show)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 want to stick around for some southern style cowboy blues rock to wrap up your ride through the backwoods! Tailgating, fishing a...2023-08-0658 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 27.5 (80s were Dazy 2) July 2023 (bonus show w- Belinda Carlisle)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. Newcomers (DARKBIRD) from Austin, TX are certainly not guilty of any musical "Crimes" as their new hit has soared i...2023-07-1258 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack ep 27.5 (Rap Shack 13) July 2023-- WARNING!! 18++ Explicit Content!!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 the world in musical bliss across multiple genres and styles from new to classic and from young to old. Rap/hip-hop/R&B is deeply rooted in blues/jazz/gospel buried in the rich...2023-07-0158 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 27.5 (Big Blue Ska 2)-- June 2023 (theme show)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 today but its never dreary here at the Halshack! It always feels like a day at t...2023-06-2158 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 27.5 (HUMMER NUMBERS) May 2023- (Paper Jackets exclusive) bonus showOk 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 well for hidden requests because we are not connected (you can find me on Facebook, IG and Twitter) I'm...2023-05-2158 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack- Ep 27.5 (LOST WAYS) May 2023- bonus show w-CAVO- official cut"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 theme show based solely around this song. I had to find a way to use it so I dug deep through 10 years worth of my catalogue ne...2023-05-0359 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 27.5 Shacknation 11 (Mar 2023) --- Bonus showIts 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 11 and 12 and Rapshack 12 coming soon!Ive been stagnant lately on life and the show! Its time for that to change! Its time to get motivated on more radio shows and starting my plans...2023-03-1958 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 27 SHACKNATION vol 10-- Mar 2023-- Eminem/D12/Disaster Theory (full show/talk & music)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!! Im super honored to have Eminem as part of the Halshack!This is alot more "indie" type episode than usual for us. Something different this time around for y...2023-03-0615 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack- 26.5 (Rap Shack 11) Feb 2023- explicit- Warning 18+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 song! Middle of the show features some suave "indie rap" along with Jawny Badluck in the middle and some eclectic world be...2023-02-0158 min
Halshack Indie RockcastSkate Shack- Halshack (special exclusive) Friction Skating Rink- Ep 1 (July 2022) rel Jan 2023Happy 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 we will be holding "Shack Hole" events at the Axe Hole connected next door to the skating rink! What a wild combination of sk...2023-01-1131 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 26.5 (Rap Shack 9) FIRE SHACK- Sept 2022 (Eminem/Swifty McVay with Disaster Theory) greatest hits bonus showYou 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 working today. This is a carefully planned curated playlist of my choosing with my "signature flow" all wrapped into a professional show with vocal Id tags fro...2022-09-241h 04
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 26.5 (Shacknation vol 8) July 2022- bonus showREVERBNATION CAMPAIGN #42000 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 talent and Ill be back shortly with the last part of the campaign! Im thinking a greatest hits for the campaign shows coming around the corner. Stay tuned to...2022-07-3159 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack ep 26.5 (Rap Shack 8) July 2022 (Bonus show) WARNING!! 18+ Explicit Content!!REVERBNATION CAMPAIGN SHOW #4- 2000 submissions and 50 (roughly) were chosen across all genres. 2 new Shacknation shows coming Vol 8 and 9 (one will focus on pop, dance and urban sounds, the other will focus on country, americana and rock)Rapshack 8 will be great they said! Well these artists did not cease to deliver on the goods! Its a fine eclectic mix of some of the brightest rap and R&B talent out there today in the indie/unsigned market. Glad to have them all as part of my quality team! Thanks to everyone who submitted in this campaign. F...2022-07-171h 01
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack (SHACKTRACKS- Amazon-ZenoFM exclusive series with CAVO) Ep. 3 JAN 2021- bonus show (Podcast feed MAY 2022) EXCLUSIVE NEW SONG from "CAVO" (WORLD PREMIERE)! Frankie Muniz from FOX TV in the first song on drums with the band KINGSFOIL!!Ep 3 in my new eclectic AMAZON/ZENO FM exclusive series! Its all potential hits in their given genres and top quality tunes that you have come to love on my show!Well well, the band CAVO has come back to swell your ears with good vibes and rock bliss!!I'm so honored to have these rock heavyweights now on my team!!2021 is looking bright as we kick off the n...2022-05-1900 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 26 (Tales of the Wampus Cat) - APR 2022 - full show (Shacknation Vol 6) BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!! Event has been CANCELLED due to bad weather! I am heartbroken Sanford and Lee County!! I have ZERO affiliation with the events company who was sponsoring the festival. I was merely volunteering my services because 4 of my bands were on the ticket. I grew up in Sanford so I wanted to help ensure they had a great event. Its very unfortunate that the events company took a major financial blow and had to shutter their doors. I had ZERO involvement in any of that. Just a radio station like the local Iheart radio sponsors trying to...2022-04-261h 59
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 25.5 (RAP SHACK 7) Apr 2022- Bonus show (Reverb Campaign #3)- EXPLICIT CONTENT (Warning 18+)Its Reverb campaign number 3 and these raps are beast that most would agree! Almost 2000 submissions and these select few were chosen. Only the best beats and raps for the Halshack!All new artists with new tunes to the show. New styles this time around too. We got some jazz and alt pop infused hip hop!! Cutting edge music and genres are what my show has become famous for. We got a new Spotify playlist series coming called the FIRE SHACK featuring the best of the RAP SHACK series! Brand new ep 26 Shacknation vol 6 an...2022-04-1758 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 25.5 (MUSICAL ELEMENTS) Apr 2022 (bonus show, music only)Halshack is Playin' with FIRE!! Double Sam action with the fiery sounds of SAM TINNESZ along with SAM and SOUNDS floating on Cloud 9 in the UK! Both Sams have been part of my quality team for some time now. Sam Tinnesz has been "blowing out" his hot "hits" all over my show for the last 3 years!!Music is life and life is music for many! Space and the cosmos hold the building blocks for life as we know it here on planet Earth. The elements are varied and mixed from water to fire to earth to the...2022-04-0459 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 25.5 (GEN X DAYZZZ) Mar 2022 (bonus show, music only)If most of you don't already know Im Generation X! We are the smallest Generation in the world in existence but yet we had the largest impact on culture from music to tv and movies to the very smartphone you hold in your hand! My generational brothers and sisters are lost in this new world. We imagined a world where we could strive forward and make the necessary changes that our parents and grand parents neglected to see or admit. We were told to sit down and shut up and eat our brussel sprouts...lol Kids have n...2022-03-2158 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 25.5 (RAP SHACK 6) Mar 2022- Bonus show (Reverb Campaign #3)- EXPLICIT CONTENT (Warning 18+)Reverb Campaign #3 is here and we all agree that you cant go wrong with these rappers of this degree! Skills is the game we play and song writing is how we plan to stay! Sticky...sticky..sticky goodness is what we're all about here at the "shack"! Radio used to mean catchy, radio used to mean solid hooks and tracks you can sing along or rap too because you can understand the lyrics and its written in a way that makes sense to your mind that anyone can relate. Its the reason "hit songs" became hit songs. T...2022-03-0259 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 25.5 (SHACK COUNTRY 3)- Feb 2022- bonus show.mp3Time to kick up heels (or boots)..lol and get to steppin'!! Country steppin' that is....lol The HALSHACK knows country cause I grew up in the country sticks and backwoods of North Carolina. Still live here now and let me tell you not much has changed in the past 50 years. NC has seen alot of growth and advancements in the world of tech and medicine but if you take a ride out of town about 10 to 20 minutes from any metro area, you would think you just stepped through a time machine and you know what?? Thats the way...2022-02-1959 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack ep 25.5 (FEELIN' LOVELY) Feb 2022 (Valentines Day Special) bonus showHAPPY VALENTINES DAY folks!! A spur of the moment decision or actually a forgetful memory inspired this show to happen....lol I always do something special for this lovely day because I'm a lovely feelin' Libra who's feelin' lovely and always in love with love. I'm usually "lucky in love" but not lately. I have no significant woman in my life at the moment so I've been living a closed knit life building my show for the last 3 years since I last said "I love you" to anyone in-person that wasn't family...lolLove is a complicated...2022-02-1453 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack (SHACKTRACKS vol 2) Oct 2020- Bonus show (Amazon Music/Zeno FM edition) official rel 2-11-22Well here we are back again with another installment of my potential hit series SHACKTRACKS. Were serving up number two for you to dive in and bask in these artists skills and nuances. SAM TINNESZ is on deck! I found Sam first with "Ready Set Let's Go" and hes been on GO ever since from 1 million followers to now over 3 million!! He's been part of my team for 3 years now as his ray of sunshine spreads a beacon of hope for the Halshack while "Playing with Fire" burning up TIk TOK videos background music and becoming his o...2022-02-1129 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 25.5 (Indie Flavors 3) Jan 2022- (Bonus show-music only)Brand new music alert with EXCLUSIVES!!The most prestigious HALSHACK series is back once again!INDIE FLAVORS 3 is here to tantalize your ear buds while we waist away in all this winter weather here on the east coast of the USA! Cool music from some of your fave show veterans to heat up this blizzard-like landscape we call home and newcomers to the scene from the recent Reverbnation Campaign #2 which it turns out number #3 is on its way. Set to start for Feb and March 2022!Past Indie Flavors shows have earned us accolades and...2022-01-241h 00
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack ep 25.5 (SHACKNATION 5) Jan 2022 (bonus show, music only)BRAND NEW!! HOT NEW BANDS!All new Reverb campaign #2!!Shacknation vol 5Hear ye! Hear ye! 2022 is here and so is a whole new season 4 of the Halshack! We are blazing a trail through the unknown future of the year with the unknowns of the industry!I'm hoping this year will be better than the last 2 for all as we set course poised in a good position to look forward to a very aggressive year making my way through the music sphere! After all it is the Chinese zodiac "year of the tiger" which...2022-01-091h 02
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack ep 25.5 (RAP SHACK 5) Jan 2022- Bonus show (WARNING 18+ EXPLICIT CONTENT)BRAND NEW!! NEW MUSIC ALERT!!Reverb campaign #2 tons of new acts also including veterans of the Halshack!Looks like we wrapped up 2021 with a bang with 4 rap shows under our heels and stuck in our heads which left you and us wanting more good rap beats to get blasted out on repeat!! 2021 also left us Betty White's legacy of love, humor and a positive message for all even if her photo with famous rapper Easy E was photoshopped (which it was) we can all relate to the "mother" we see in Betty White! She was cool...2022-01-081h 02
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 25 (Shacknation vol 4) DEC 2021- full show (all-new Reverbnation acts)SHACKNATION vol 4 is all the lore as we dive into the digital sea of amazing talent that most agree! Here we are with another round from the Reverbnation campaign #2! we got lots to share and plenty of new tunes and good artists to boot!! Speaking of a boot, Santa's boot will be showing up at the end for 3 Christmas songs to get you in the season! The bonus this month will be the FIRST EVER Halshack CHRISTMAS/Holiday episode! I managed to find enough quality material and fun holiday songs from my artists! About half and half o...2021-12-071h 59
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack ep 24.5 (Rap Shack 4) Nov 2021- Bonus show- WARNING 18+ EXPLICIT CONTENT!!BRAND NEW MUSIC ALERT!! REVERBNATION CAMPAIGN #2 is underway! Over 1000 submissions so far and here we are with 15 plus new artists! Its Thanksgiving you see and we all have to agree that giving the gift of music is how we find some glee this dismal holiday season! We're still facing a pandemic thats plaguing the world as we head into 2022 so let's all take some time out of our busy hectic lives to share the love of music and mostly positive messages of strength and encouragement plus some damn good beats and hooks along the way. Ne...2021-11-2258 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 24.5 (SUPERFINDS) Nov 2021- Bonus show- Top 5 bands- all BATTLE seriesWell well look what we have here! Look, up on stage! Its an actor, no its a dancer, no its the SUPERFINDS! These are all top 5 artists from the various BATTLE series shows. Some even made both top bands in the Batlleshack and Battlevids series! Well done!I try to pick songs, as usual, that have not had much rotation or are new to keep every show as fresh as possible! So in no particular order, other than mastered into my artistic "trademark" flow, I present to you the best of the best of our infamous contest...2021-11-1559 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 24.5 (80s WERE DAZY) Nov 2021- Bonus show (HAPPY HALLOWEEN) rel 10-31-21HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! Its the 80's! Nothing screams Halloween and FUN like the 80's!! So lets have an 80's party HALSHACK style! This show includes my signature song from the PAPER JACKETS and STEVIE NICKS!!A 100% authorized personally endorsed created version of STAND BACK!! The band worked behind the scenes personally with miss Nicks for almost 2 years on this song and album that was handed to me as the sole exclusive promoter and podcaster on the planet to have rights to play! Im super super honored!!Cant go into details but the whole project was c...2021-10-3157 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 23.5 (SHACK COUNTRY 2) Oct 2021 (bonus show-music only)ALERT!! ALERT!! All-new music and several new acts to the show and the country series!SHACK COUNTRY 2 get it now for stream or download!Country seems to be the new home of diversity in the music world. It seems to be the only place where rock and old school pop undertones are still allowed to shine and thrive. We've seen some major changes to the country/folk/bluegrass landscape over the years with even this new country/rap that seems to be gaining in popularity with the younger generations. I'm not really a fan of that...2021-10-0359 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 23.5 (RAP SHACK 3) Sept 2021 (Bonus show)-- WARNING!! 18+ EXPLICIT CONTENT--Well Happy Birthday to me!! I'm turning 50 you see!! It's time for the gift of music! It's time for the RAP SHACK 3!! Pretty good for Gen X to flex past what you see to get to your ears that will agree! Music is what my Gen is known for! You will not find a more knowledgeable person about the music industry than a Gen X native. One could say that most of us never really grew up! We've managed to learn how to blend the old with the new and have a unique perspective on life, values, an...2021-09-2559 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 23.5 (SHAKE-IT-SHACK) Sept 2021- Bonus show (Club Shack)ALERT ALERT!! (Halshack Records presents- "first ever created" track with DUSTIN WUTSCHKE produced and Cristina Soto on vocals!EXCLUSIVE MUSIC ---- DANCE/CLUB/POP SHOW!! Ep 23.5 (Shake it Shack) Sept 2021Well well, would you look at me not dwell on the usual way of doing business around the Halshack! We're gonna "club" it out this time! Keeping with the summer theme let's have one last party to send the summer out with a bang! I'm covering all the bases from dance pop rock to club dance to techno pop to everything in between. T...2021-09-081h 00
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 23.5 (DARE TO BE SQUARED) Aug 26, 2021- (BSquared MGMT-- special bonus show) ALERT ALERT!! ---------ALL-NEW music bonus show!!Ep 23.5 (Dare to Be Squared) Aug 26, 2021-- Special bonus introduction from yours trulyAs fate and destiny would have it, a little birdie must have landed on Sarah Woods desk at BSQUARED MGMT and tweeted in her phone to look up the Halshack! I'm not sure how she found me yet whether it was the little twitter bird or the book of many faces...(lol) with a well placed promotional post, that has yet to be discovered. I love a good mystery!...lolSo keeping with the story ab...2021-08-271h 01
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 23.5 (Big Blue Ska) Aug 2021- bonus showBRAND NEW MUSIC ALERT!!Ep 23.5 BIG BLUE SKA- Get your summer ska/reggae fix here!Probably my favorite style of music! This show covers various influences from ska, reggae, funk and blues! Its summer time and this is a great show to go along with Ep 22.5 SUMMERSCAPES! Let's continue the party here! The never ending party that is the Halshack!!SEE WATER is back after a 2 year hiatus! Check them out at the TREE LOVE OPEN in Johns Island SC. Its a DISC GOLF open tourney and a festival. You can just attend the...2021-08-1259 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 22.5 (BRITISH INVASION) July 2021 bonus show (tribute to Narrow Plains and Viola Beach)BRAND NEW SHOW ALERT!! BRITISH INVASION Ep 22.5 JULY 2021The British are coming!! The British are coming!!Let the reverie begin for all music lovers who will hear these great sounds and bands from our fine talented friends from "across the pond"!!Its nearing the 4th of July here in the states as we celebrate our great yet tattered country that has much rebuilding to do but we are Americans and we are resilient just like our friendships abroad. As we look back to important holidays like Memorial Day, where so many allied forces gave...2021-07-0159 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 22.5 (SUMMERSCAPES) June 2021- bonus showWell it's the first day of summer folks and considering how I'm on a train headed for somewhere relevant in the music industry, its only fitting that we all hop on this train together to the top with yours truly....lolSummertime is a great time for traveling or just lying around doing "absolutely nothing"! The world has many wonderful sights for your eyes and sounds for your ears (so do the kids screaming and playing in the backyard...maybe you need earphones to enjoy the show...lol) You may be going to the beach or...2021-06-2358 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 22.5 (DADS ROCK) June 2021- bonus show, music onlyHAPPY FATHERS DAY DADS!! Congratulations!! If you're reading this then we made it to 2021 and hopefully past all the bullcrap and the nonsense that had us all down the last 2 years!! Well lets "cut the crap" as us Dads like to say and show off only the finest in unknown rock this 3rd time around for another jaunt into my library and my headspace of vast musical knowledge of nuances and rock flair. (See Rock Ages 1 and 2) for more pure rock goodness!!Rock is not meant to be nice nor are its fans forgiving...2021-06-1159 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 22.5 (Night Thumpin') May 2021-- bonus show (WARNING!! Adult Content 18+)Warning!!!! ADULT CONTENT 18+Well if you're in the mood for thumpin' down the highway or you just want to thump your bedroom with your love then look no further!I put together this special show off a cue from a new friend who has a very sexually based podcast. It's something I've often thought about doing but waiting to get the right music together for it. So here you go. Have a little fun on the house or in the house...lol whatever you do, be sure to make it special!!Be...2021-05-2058 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack (POPIFY 6) Sept 2020 TAMBR exclusive (released 5-14-21)Hear ye! Hear ye! POPIFY 6 is NOW on the list! It sure is bliss and one show you will NOT want to miss!....lol (I just had to, that was too easy)...lolIts been out now for almost a year on TAMBR, its time now it can go to the feed so I hope you folks enjoy this romp through pop rock, alt rock, indie pop, dance pop etc.... like none other you will find anywhere on the planet!!!ONLY THE BEST WILL DO!!Well I went through my episode counts and noticed...2021-05-151h 00
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 20.5 (DOUBLE TROUBLE) Nov 2020- bonus show (ZENO FM Halshack Radio exclusive)MAY the fourth BE WITH YOU!!...lol Official release of the exclusive radio show (Double Trouble). Its Star Wars day and of course my show has something to do with Star Wars (huge fan...lol) and the song titles and it just so happens to be time to release this to the world! "I can't explain my life folks! I just live it"...lolWell, in light of Star Wars Day, its time to shed the sabers light on this very cool show (released last year to radio only!!) full of broken men and echoes of...2021-05-041h 05
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 22.5 (SHACK COUNTRY) Mar 2021 (bonus show)Welcome to the first ever Shack Country!! Official campaign with top indie music company Reverbnation has brought us some fresh talent to work with and expose. I already had half the artists in this show on my roster so I found just enough ACE quality acts that could hold their own to make my quality cut!! Country is alive and kickin' here on the HALSHACK! I find the best acts from all over the world and bring them to your ears in the mainstream side of my show! This is no different! I start you off...2021-03-2259 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 22.5 (RAP SHACK) Mar 2021 (bonus show)- ****WARNING 18+ Explicit Content*****WORLD PREMIERE!!!!! Welcome to the all-new first ever RAP SHACK! Bet you thought I didn't know HIP HOP! Ha! (I can't help I'm the music man..lol) With the help of the official REVERBNATION SUBMISSION CAMPAIGN for FEB/MAR 2021, I was able to put this all together for this HUGE first ever event! Thanks for all the support!HALSHACK has been granted another rare opportunity to "break out" a star! LIL' FYE is a newcomer singing (awesome) the hook and working out his rap skills that will surely grow over time with support of LIL' ZANE with the...2021-03-0258 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 21.5 (HALPHABET SHACK) vol 8 (V-Y) Feb 2021Vol 8 is great and the last in the Halphabet Shack series running down a list of all the bands that have ever been featured on my show over my 6 years as a podcast!There are some new songs in this show and some long time favorites! The VEER UNION serving up 2 NEW tracks!! They are epic!! You will love it!Have fun on my "roll-a-dex" of bands! My fans sure have over the last half decade!!Check out the new Valentines episode (HEARTS DESIRE) and find everything Halshack at my website! Thanks for tuning...2021-02-2558 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 21.5 HALPHABET SHACK Vol. 5 (P-R) Dec 2020 -bonus show (HAPPY NEW YEAR special!!)HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Well we made it!! DANG!! What a year its been! Lets try to start 2021 off with a bang!! Brand new show to ring out the last day of the year including all new songs and a special Christmas/New Years treat from one of our ace bands!!Keeping on with the "letter series" and these worldly bands of the world and the written word!!...lolIts Vol. 5 of HALPHABET SHACK (P-R) (3 more to go after this) Enjoy this end of the year blow out party from yours truly...2020-12-3159 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 20.5 (INDIE FLAVORS 2)- Nov 2020-- bonus show (Shacklist at website HALSHACK.com)The first time around Indie Flavors was such a HIT! We had serve up some more delicious tempting sounds for your ears and your brain to absorb!!Try out a sample of just SOME of the diversity and fantastic talent you will find buried across 60 hours of content spinning on my brand new 24/7 radio station serving up new tunes for you all day long through my shows!!Professional sounding vocal tags with station identification running in between the shows!New content coming from new podcasts PRODUCER SERIESand a new audio review show...2020-11-1959 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 20.5 (ROCK AGES 2) Sept 2020- Bonus showWell I promised you folks a NEW rock show in my banter from Ep 20! Are you ready to have your age rocked or do you want to rock your age?...lolRock is for all ages and rock is ageless timeless music for rocking.This is a journey through rock/alt unlike anything you will hear anywhere today in the current mainstream market!! We aim to please with some of the FINEST bands the indie community can muster to compete with the mainstream to one day form our own record label and media/music giant!2020-09-0757 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack (Popify) Dec 2018.. bonus show (Official RSS release 4-8-20)Its the very first in my famous POPIFY series. It used to be a Spotify Exclusive but they decided I couldn't be on their network anymore.Being a music based podcast goes against their podcasting policies.Even though I had been on there for a year already. Just stupid!!..lolAnyway enjoy this show and when youre done with that go find more things Halshack at my website or all over the web baby!!Halshack.comThanks for rockin' indie music and helping the indie family and community thrive....2020-04-0816 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 19.5 (STAY HOME DON'T ROAM) Apr 2020...bonus showEp 19.5 (Stay Home, Don't Roam) Apr 2020 ....bonus show, music onlyA year ago today I left for Nashville, TN to start a clandestine journey into growing a colossal music juggernaut out some fine talented indie bands from the "backwoods" and "unknowns" of the world!! We have succeeded in building the coolest reputation for outstanding talent! Next step...conquer! We need investors. Start building a membership to offer exclusive content for the members! Build the base we can pay the staff and the bands!! I like this plan! Maybe you will too! Drop me a line and let me...2020-03-3143 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack (POPIFY 5) Spotify Exclusive (Dec 2019) official release to the RSS feed 3-22-20Its POPIFY 5 (Spotify Exclusive)!! Only the best music makes a Popify episode and this may be the best one yet! Certainly the longest and chocked full of pop infused styles across several different genres. I will not double up on songs in these shows. Each Popify episode contains exclusive music that can only be heard in these episodes. Somewhere in each show there is a hidden gem or 2 or 3 that you will only find in this series and no where else in my podcast feed shows. Very rarely will you even hear a same artist in this series. ...2020-03-2259 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack- (The Scars of Triton)- SHACKSTARS- Jan 2020Shackstars series (Best of power rock bands Triton and Scars Remain) from Charlotte NC.These fellas have been important part of the Halshack early on in my career! I was extremely pleased to have this camp in my corner.Several years ago Triton released full digital/cd album "First Orbit". After a few years of touring the band hit a HUGE snag in the production of their 2nd release and the band went on hiatus. Chris Rich singer landed an important new job and Jim Clardy drummer went to drum for BUSH cover band "GLYCERINE". Just...2020-01-2554 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 18.5 (The Living Wilds) Dec 2019- Bonus...music onlyMerry Christmas everyone!! Giving you the gift of music Halshack style!!The Living Wilds is all about people, animals and nature. We all live as one on this giant rock of a planet we call home. As Halshack looks forward to brighter days for the show we also look forward to philanthropy of the highest order by helping all walks of life coexist as one and make sure we are doing our duty to protect mother Earth from all dangers the Living Wilds can present by helping nature to not be consumed by human neglect.We...2019-12-2559 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 17.5 (Global Grooves) Nov 2019..Bonus showNEW BANDS!! NEW SONGS!! ALERT!!This time around, I bring you GLOBAL GROOVES! Rounding out the last of the location series we leave the grand ole' USA and Canada for the wild blue yonder..lolCovering the rest of Halshack's acts from across the world! As I usually boast, this is some of the best talent out there folks!Keep your ears ready for the new Season 3 Ep 18 reboot coming in December! "LIGHT MY FIRE TOO" featuring a whole slew of new bands/artists and new songs to cozy up to a fire to...2019-11-0859 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 17.5 (Echoes of the Heartland) Oct 2019- bonus show, music onlyNEW MUSIC ALERT!!! Lots of new tunes! Texas faves Polaroid Summer and Versecity (same lead singer) are both drillin' up new tunes and albums to feast our ears of delight on and awe! I swear his vocals just get better! Wow! Bringing up the rear, were droppin' new tunes from Uks and The Notionaries as well as diggin' deep into the basement cellar to get all "Made Up" for a Halloween party and pulling out some tracks that havnt been heard in a year or not been in rotation in many years (Savage Henry)The Heartland...2019-10-2652 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 16.5 (NORTHBOUND SOUNDS) Sept 2019--Bonus show...music onlyMoving Forward as said by the excellent singer/songwriter Dustin Paul from NY, we are doing just that! keeping on with the Geo location theme we're trekking on northward to include all our great Northern USA bound acts. Como Bros from NY coming in strong with 2 new songs!! These guys just really continue to up their A game!! Well done fellas!! Youve got a hit with MONEY for sure!! geez guys, the whole song and every freakin' lyric and word just screams $$$$$...lol (oh the irony and the relation every listener will feel from this song..its just...2019-09-1557 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 16.5 (WEST COAST WONDERS) Sept 2019 (bonus show..music only)!!!!BRAND NEW MUSIC ALERT!!!! Most of the music in this show is NEW!!Sticking with the location theme were gonna trek across the grand ole' USA to our west coast neighbors and serve up some Cali to Washington gold and of course we cant forget those great environmental leaders of Oregon stuck in middle. I recently made a cool Lego video with my son Tyler, featuring (TOP by HOONCH), in order to support the show with new avenues to promote the HALSHACK. The west coast of the USA is a busy place with many...2019-09-0459 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 15.5 (INDIE FLAVORS) July 2019.. bonus show/music onlyJuly is a great time to travel to the mountains or the beach. This is an awesome playlist to take for the car ride or chillin' and relaxin' under the sun! I have been listening to a fair amount of well-known indie playlists that were "good" or just OK, but not "GREAT" I look for STANDOUTS and I was left feeling less than inspired by these BIG lists with hundreds of thousands of subscribers or millions of plays on You Tube and Spotify. They just dont have access to or the knowledge of the music I...2019-07-1958 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack (The Uk's) Kansas City, MO-- Shackstars series (Drooble excl) now on Podomatic 6/30/19So I put this out a couple months ago On Drooble as an exclusive. Its time to let this bad boy out the box!! It's an out of the box rock band like none other (The UK's) from the heartland of the USA. Let me tell you something these guys have started "A Movement" for me in Kansas! Its my next best area to Greensboro and the UK!! I get alot of plays, downloads, streams, and if I'm not mistaken I believe I'm being broadcasted somewhere in Kansas around Wichita. I get MUCH LOVE DAILY from...2019-07-0139 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack ep 15.5 (ROCK AGES) June 2019 --Bonus music onlyA year ago today I began work on the clandestine Ep 12 (Stevie Nicks special), it was also my older brothers birthday as today is as well. Heath Jester, I love you so much brother. Happy birthday man!!Well so much has changed and transpired in the last year. Its been quite amazing to see all the growth that the show has made. Over 30k subscribers added, multiple music platforms to be heard on (over 20 and growing). Over 70 major USA cities and 70 countries from around the world are all figuring out that the Halshack is where its at and...2019-06-2259 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 15.5 (Lost -N- Space) 6-15-19 (Bonus show Music Only)Its June, Summer is upon us and starry skies are abundant in the sultry nighttime sky here in the Carolinas. Its a beautiful sight to see as I set my starry eyed gaze on conquering the music universe. This show is one of those more artsy musically skilled type shows full of eclectic bands sure to please your whimsical palette. Americana/folk, some alternative to start, lots of great "pop" hits as well and plenty of cool rock songs to send your mind wandering off into the stratosphere! 3 Excellent Canadian bands taking flight as well as...2019-06-1259 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 15 (Springtime Sublime) 5-29-19 main showTime for Spring. Time to grow the Halshack. Its Ep 15. We got awesome new talent to spring into action in your eardrums. We got an authorized "unauthorized" cover (lol..ill explain) of a popular hit song from a known female artist turned into a male rock/alt song. Trapdoor Social scored a BIG ticket win and are touring with the B52's this summer in Europe.Battleshack 2 is coming so MAGIC Giant is coming around to start again with their great awesome folk music. Plenty more good folky americana tunes in this show as we are...2019-05-291h 34
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep 14.5 (Happy Mothershack Day) 5-12-19..Bonus show (music only)Happy Mother's Day to all you Moms out there. We're celebrating women around the Halshack. There seems to be a stigma and true statistics that back up the claim that there are far fewer women at the forefront of the music industry. You find alot more men and male bands with that the extra talent needed to push forward. Well you girls and ladies and Moms are just as awesome and you seem to always have to work harder to gain the attention of your peers and THAT'S UNFAIR!! Women are just as fantastic and can be super...2019-05-1258 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack (ep 14.5) It's Funkin' 420 (April 20, 2019) bonus showSURPRISE!! It's Funkin' 420 folks! Sure you didnt expect another show already. Why the hell not? Most everyone's partying today and enjoying some good ole' reggae and ska. Why not we join in on the fun too? You know if Halshack is gonna serve you up some tunes on 420, it's gonna be the best of these high times...lolSo enjoy my spur of the moment show, I had no idea I was going to do this. It wasn't planned or very thought out. About 3 this morning, I looked at the date, started laughing and thought to...2019-04-2059 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack- NO DIRECTION- Ep 14.5 (Apr 2019-bonus)Well everybody..Nashville was an eye opening and jaw dropping experience. Made some great connects and had some mishaps along the way that have sent my future plans into unknown territory. I've started a movement and made some real headway on the formation of Halshack Records. Only problem is I have no clear concise picture as to where to go next. As my life and label have no real direction right now...lol I'm kind of now in "no man's land" in between the nexus of something good and something stellar or legendary even. The sheer...2019-04-1259 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack- (Walla/Hoonch--Apr 2019) SHACKSTARS- "Gangsters of Suburbia""Oh no he didnt"..lol. You know I did!! Introducing the original Gangsters of Suburbia, the one and only, California based pop-synth group Walla/Hoonch. (Music-only) one-hour special of the best tracks from this awesome eclectic synth pop act. its part of my "SHACKSTARS" series. Be sure to check out other "Shackstars" episodes. These guys have been with me since the shack opened up its little doors and windows and let all these tunes out to the world. They are absolutely the best damn alt/pop band anywhere working today!!! Ive heard BORNS, Walk the Moon, Passion Pit...2019-03-2954 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack Ep. 14.5 (Nashville Dreams)-Mar/Apr 2019- bonus show...music onlyA new phase in life is here and a BIG move is in store sometime in the near future as I take my show and bands to music row in Nashville to open up the shack to the world of business. HALSHACK RECORDS baby!! I'm looking at possibly setting up shop in Tennessee so this is a clandestine venture for yours truly. Scary thoughts, new city, so far away from friends and family but big dreams ahead as me and the gang (Halshack gang that is) reign down a music storm on Nashville of the best mix of...2019-03-2457 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHalshack (SAVAGE HENRY) Mar 2019 (SHACKSTARS series-bonus show-music only)WELCOME TO THE FABULOUS SAVAGE HENRY!!Halshack (Shackstars series) SAVAGE HENRY- Mar 2019 (bonus show- music only)Hi again everyone..surprise!! Im back with another show for March. I know the end of VERBAL ACTIONS has you sweltering and drooling for more Savage Henry then you've come to the right place. Life may have forced your hand to look elsewhere for love and respect in your life. Life may be great for you and you may have found never-ending happiness. Whatever the case I hope life is kind to you and opens doors for your...2019-03-0358 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHallowshack Ep 13.5 (Hallowshack)-music only bonus show 10-30-18Happy Halloween folks! Special theme show, all song titles or band names dealing with anything Halloween from death to dying to black to dark to killers. Ill post a track list on my website on the Shacklists page as soon as I get a chance. So for now just enjoy a 1 hour music only party on the house from yours truly here at the Halshack Indie Rockcast.You will hear new songs from past greats of the show as well as past hits and even some special "live" tracks from Savage Henry and the Future Thieves...2018-10-3154 min
Halshack Indie RockcastHALSHACK Ep 13 "Lucky 13" (10/29/18)Its the "Lucky 13" and time for the Halloween theme and the bonus ep "Hallowshack". This time around we got 13 very "indie" bands and artists with just the right amount of new flare meets familiar. We got a new popular band Fate Under Fire whose currently involved with the excellent Netflix TV show (13 Reasons Why).We got some new staff members and writing review crew so please welcome Brandon Barnes and Nate Potts to the crew. Both of them come with decades experience working in FM radio and they have come on board in support of the show and...2018-10-291h 04