BlowUpRadio.com Newsletter 8/4/25
Hi Everyone,
Eight volumes of Rock Against Hate available now with 100% of proceeds going to charitable causes.
More info at https://rockagainsthate.org
And work has begun for Banding Together benefit for the Spondylitis Association of America, which will also celebrate BlowUpRadio.com's 25th Anniversary!
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Lazlo will be broadcasting live with the following special programming:
BlowUpRadio.com Presents New NJ Music - Monday @ 7pm ET (see playlist below)
Lazlo's Den Presents New Music - Tuesday @ 7pm ET (see playlist below)
Plus:
BlowUpRadio.com Presents New NJ Music: Remix - Everyday @ Noon & 9pm ET (an hour of songs recently on BlowUpRadio.com Presents New NJ Music)
Live @ Five - Everyday @ 5pm ET (a full hour of live recordings from New Jersey artists)
Listen here: http://player.live365.com/a42405?l
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Every other Monday read a new BlowUpRadio.com's New & Notable NJ Music: on New Jersey Stage: https://www.newjerseystage.com/content/author/lazlo
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Latest Updates on BlowUpRadio.com
BlowUpRadio.com's New & Notable NJ Music: 7/28/25 (read it on New Jersey Stage)
(feat: Tiny Cities, Cold Comfort, Dub Proof feat. madipao, Fear Of Falling, Laree H. Cisco, Pat Veil, The Atomic Bats, and Bamberdost
Plus a look back at American Angel)
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Lazlo's Corner
I'm going to talk about movies this week, because, as I will get to shortly, the other day I watched one of the best films I've seen in a long time, and I fear this film is going to fly under the radar and be missed out on by most people.
Anyway, I watch a few movies a week, sometimes in increments because of my chaotic life. Since most of the movies I watch end up being what I refer to as "disposable" or "forgettable" movies, that's fine.
For instance I recently watched Heads Of State (Amazon Prime), which was predictable, but, in part because of the lead actors, was funny enough to be entertaining while I watched. Now, several weeks later, I don't remember much of the movie at all. Same with Death Of A Unicorn (HBO Max), which had a promising premise, but just did not fully succeed and survived based on the strength of the actors involved.
Other times I head into a film, fully expecting not to like it, and I am pleasantly surprised.
I do not know much of Robbie Williams' music (though as I learned from watching this film he covered a World Party song, and I love their music), and I generally hate biopics (I prefer documentaries), but Better Man (Amazon Prime) I actually kind of enjoyed (and no this is not the best film I've seen in a long time).
It is a pretty standard music biopic...
Man (Robbie Williams) has daddy issues.
Thinks fame will solve all his problems
Fame leads to drug & alcohol problem... etc.
Except...
Robbie Williams is played by a CGI chimp, and the movie is a musical.
Those two things should make the movie terribly silly... but, to me at least, that's exactly why this movie worked. Somehow I think it made me more empathetic to the rather cliched situation.
But this leads me to the film that led me to write this column in the first place, Memoir Of A Snail (Hulu/Disney+).
If you're familiar with animator Adam Elliot already (I was not), than maybe you'd have been prepared for this beautiful film he has directed.
Despite it being on Hulu/Disney+, and being stop motion animation, this is not a kids film, it is rated R (which I think is harsh, it probably should have been a PG-13). it tells the story of a lonely misfit (relatable), Grace Pudel (voiced superbly by Sarah Snook). Hulu labels this as a comedy, but it is more accurately a drama with some comedic moments.
The entire film is beautiful, with melancholy moments juxtaposed with lighter moments. The 90 minute run time went by quickly.
The real gem of the film if last 5-10 minutes of the movie. Where as some movies do not know how to have a satisfying ending (the aforementioned Death Of A Unicorn's ending seemed incongruous to the rest of the movie), the ending of Memoir Of A Snail had me smiling and uncontrollably weeping (yeah, I cry at the end of some movies, deal with it), feeling complete empathy for an animated character because she was written, drawn (I guess sculpted is more accurate), and voiced with so much emotion.
Few movies have moved me as much as this film has, and I feel like I'm doing a terrible job explaining how magical a film it is. So just go watch it for yourself. Or at least check out the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ehc8cc7g31I&pp=0gcJCfwAo7VqN5tD
#SupportGoodMusic
#SupportGoodMusic
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This week on BlowUpRadio.com Presents New NJ Music we have new music from:
The Clydes - " Soak On " from " Everything's Not Dark [EP] "
Andrew Valentino - " Seeing Double " from " A Genuine Talking Dog "
Stomer - " In The Twenties " from " Rhome "
Shotgun Bill with the Tango Kid - " Cog in A Wheel " from " Dos Hombres Acusticos "
Laree H. Cisco - " Pushin' That Box " from " I Heard It During FAWM pt.1 "
MEGA OKs - " Rock & Roll Music Tapes " from " Rock & Roll Music Tapes [single] "
Mars Kushi - " ALL MY WRONGS MADE ME " from " BEFORE THE LOVE "
Jazz 300 - " Harnessed " from " Milk and Cookies "
Greg McGarvey - " You Don't Have A Map " from " You Don't Have A Map "
Todd Bailey - " There's Nothing To Lose But Time " from " There's Nothing To Lose But Time [single] "
Cold Comfort - " I'm Not Scared Of The Dark " from " CMYK "
Average Blonde - " What Happened To You, Judy? " from " Average Blonde "
Psychtooth - " somewhere cold (demo) " from " party patrick b sides "
Echo Plum - " TV " from " Feels Like Home "
BlowUpRadio.com Presents New NJ Music airs Monday @ 7pm ET
Listen here: http://player.live365.com/a42405?l
See playlist (with links to all the acts) here: https://blowupradio.com/den/2025/080425.html
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This week on Lazlo's Den Presents New Music we have new music from:
The Jack Moves - " Love Machine " from " Love Machine "
Darker Lighter - " Did You See Me Walking " from " Darker Lighter "
Pimmer - " Things We Did For Fun " from " I Wish I Could Care "
Tors - " What If " from " Songs From The Road, Vol. 1 "
Joe Lynott - " Something Maybe Normal " from " Something Maybe Normal [single] "
The Barr Brothers - " Run Right Into It (feat. Land of Talk) " from " Let It Hiss "
JJ Braves - " Fix for a Broken Heart " from " Fix for a Broken Heart [single] "
SPRINTS - " Rage " from " All That Is Over "
Honeymoon Suite - " Way Of The World " from " Wake Me Up When The Sun Goes Down "
Ben Nichols - " In the Heart of the Mountain " from " In the Heart of the Mountain [single] "
Walter Mitty and his Makeshift Orchestra - " Econoline " from " Yikes Almighty "
The Technicolors - " First Class to Nowhere " from " Heavy Pulp "
HUNNY - " sidewaze " from " SPIRIT! "
The Humbugs - " Be Careful What You Wish For " from " AM Operetta "
Davey Lane - " Not Expecting To Fly " from " Finally, A Party Record "
Lazlo's Den Presents New Music airs Tuesday @ 7pm
Listen here: http://player.live365.com/a42405?l
See playlist (with links to all the acts) here: https://blowupradio.com/den/2025/080525.html
#SupportGoodMusic
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That's all for this week folks.
Peace,
Lazlo
www.BlowUpRadio.com
www.WhereNJRockLives.com
Eight volumes of Rock Against Hate available now with 100% of proceeds going to charitable causes.
More info at https://rockagainsthate.org
And work has begun for Banding Together benefit for the Spondylitis Association of America, which will also celebrate BlowUpRadio.com's 25th Anniversary!
~~~
Lazlo will be broadcasting live with the following special programming:
BlowUpRadio.com Presents New NJ Music - Monday @ 7pm ET (see playlist below)
Lazlo's Den Presents New Music - Tuesday @ 7pm ET (see playlist below)
Plus:
BlowUpRadio.com Presents New NJ Music: Remix - Everyday @ Noon & 9pm ET (an hour of songs recently on BlowUpRadio.com Presents New NJ Music)
Live @ Five - Everyday @ 5pm ET (a full hour of live recordings from New Jersey artists)
Listen here: http://player.live365.com/a42405?l
~~~
Every other Monday read a new BlowUpRadio.com's New & Notable NJ Music: on New Jersey Stage: https://www.newjerseystage.com/content/author/lazlo
~~~
Latest Updates on BlowUpRadio.com
BlowUpRadio.com's New & Notable NJ Music: 7/28/25 (read it on New Jersey Stage)
(feat: Tiny Cities, Cold Comfort, Dub Proof feat. madipao, Fear Of Falling, Laree H. Cisco, Pat Veil, The Atomic Bats, and Bamberdost
Plus a look back at American Angel)
~~~
Lazlo's Corner
I'm going to talk about movies this week, because, as I will get to shortly, the other day I watched one of the best films I've seen in a long time, and I fear this film is going to fly under the radar and be missed out on by most people.
Anyway, I watch a few movies a week, sometimes in increments because of my chaotic life. Since most of the movies I watch end up being what I refer to as "disposable" or "forgettable" movies, that's fine.
For instance I recently watched Heads Of State (Amazon Prime), which was predictable, but, in part because of the lead actors, was funny enough to be entertaining while I watched. Now, several weeks later, I don't remember much of the movie at all. Same with Death Of A Unicorn (HBO Max), which had a promising premise, but just did not fully succeed and survived based on the strength of the actors involved.
Other times I head into a film, fully expecting not to like it, and I am pleasantly surprised.
I do not know much of Robbie Williams' music (though as I learned from watching this film he covered a World Party song, and I love their music), and I generally hate biopics (I prefer documentaries), but Better Man (Amazon Prime) I actually kind of enjoyed (and no this is not the best film I've seen in a long time).
It is a pretty standard music biopic...
Man (Robbie Williams) has daddy issues.
Thinks fame will solve all his problems
Fame leads to drug & alcohol problem... etc.
Except...
Robbie Williams is played by a CGI chimp, and the movie is a musical.
Those two things should make the movie terribly silly... but, to me at least, that's exactly why this movie worked. Somehow I think it made me more empathetic to the rather cliched situation.
But this leads me to the film that led me to write this column in the first place, Memoir Of A Snail (Hulu/Disney+).
If you're familiar with animator Adam Elliot already (I was not), than maybe you'd have been prepared for this beautiful film he has directed.
Despite it being on Hulu/Disney+, and being stop motion animation, this is not a kids film, it is rated R (which I think is harsh, it probably should have been a PG-13). it tells the story of a lonely misfit (relatable), Grace Pudel (voiced superbly by Sarah Snook). Hulu labels this as a comedy, but it is more accurately a drama with some comedic moments.
The entire film is beautiful, with melancholy moments juxtaposed with lighter moments. The 90 minute run time went by quickly.
The real gem of the film if last 5-10 minutes of the movie. Where as some movies do not know how to have a satisfying ending (the aforementioned Death Of A Unicorn's ending seemed incongruous to the rest of the movie), the ending of Memoir Of A Snail had me smiling and uncontrollably weeping (yeah, I cry at the end of some movies, deal with it), feeling complete empathy for an animated character because she was written, drawn (I guess sculpted is more accurate), and voiced with so much emotion.
Few movies have moved me as much as this film has, and I feel like I'm doing a terrible job explaining how magical a film it is. So just go watch it for yourself. Or at least check out the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ehc8cc7g31I&pp=0gcJCfwAo7VqN5tD
#SupportGoodMusic
#SupportGoodMusic
~~~
This week on BlowUpRadio.com Presents New NJ Music we have new music from:
The Clydes - " Soak On " from " Everything's Not Dark [EP] "
Andrew Valentino - " Seeing Double " from " A Genuine Talking Dog "
Stomer - " In The Twenties " from " Rhome "
Shotgun Bill with the Tango Kid - " Cog in A Wheel " from " Dos Hombres Acusticos "
Laree H. Cisco - " Pushin' That Box " from " I Heard It During FAWM pt.1 "
MEGA OKs - " Rock & Roll Music Tapes " from " Rock & Roll Music Tapes [single] "
Mars Kushi - " ALL MY WRONGS MADE ME " from " BEFORE THE LOVE "
Jazz 300 - " Harnessed " from " Milk and Cookies "
Greg McGarvey - " You Don't Have A Map " from " You Don't Have A Map "
Todd Bailey - " There's Nothing To Lose But Time " from " There's Nothing To Lose But Time [single] "
Cold Comfort - " I'm Not Scared Of The Dark " from " CMYK "
Average Blonde - " What Happened To You, Judy? " from " Average Blonde "
Psychtooth - " somewhere cold (demo) " from " party patrick b sides "
Echo Plum - " TV " from " Feels Like Home "
BlowUpRadio.com Presents New NJ Music airs Monday @ 7pm ET
Listen here: http://player.live365.com/a42405?l
See playlist (with links to all the acts) here: https://blowupradio.com/den/2025/080425.html
~~~
This week on Lazlo's Den Presents New Music we have new music from:
The Jack Moves - " Love Machine " from " Love Machine "
Darker Lighter - " Did You See Me Walking " from " Darker Lighter "
Pimmer - " Things We Did For Fun " from " I Wish I Could Care "
Tors - " What If " from " Songs From The Road, Vol. 1 "
Joe Lynott - " Something Maybe Normal " from " Something Maybe Normal [single] "
The Barr Brothers - " Run Right Into It (feat. Land of Talk) " from " Let It Hiss "
JJ Braves - " Fix for a Broken Heart " from " Fix for a Broken Heart [single] "
SPRINTS - " Rage " from " All That Is Over "
Honeymoon Suite - " Way Of The World " from " Wake Me Up When The Sun Goes Down "
Ben Nichols - " In the Heart of the Mountain " from " In the Heart of the Mountain [single] "
Walter Mitty and his Makeshift Orchestra - " Econoline " from " Yikes Almighty "
The Technicolors - " First Class to Nowhere " from " Heavy Pulp "
HUNNY - " sidewaze " from " SPIRIT! "
The Humbugs - " Be Careful What You Wish For " from " AM Operetta "
Davey Lane - " Not Expecting To Fly " from " Finally, A Party Record "
Lazlo's Den Presents New Music airs Tuesday @ 7pm
Listen here: http://player.live365.com/a42405?l
See playlist (with links to all the acts) here: https://blowupradio.com/den/2025/080525.html
#SupportGoodMusic
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That's all for this week folks.
Peace,
Lazlo
www.BlowUpRadio.com
www.WhereNJRockLives.com
