Week 27 - October 25, 2024
EPISODE 27 of Z-GR! Radio
Z-GR! Radio overview right from your Host:
- My name is Scot Apathy – I’m the lead singer for Zero-G Racetrack, and I curate the ‘Floating Around the Racetrack’ Spotify/YouTube playlist. It’s not a pay for play list; I personally choose what’s on it based on what I hear. True story.
- For Z-GR! Radio, I pull from tracks/artists on the playlist (current and archived) and include newer finds that might not be on the list yet (but likely will be).
- The artists included come from myriad genres, geographical locations and stage of growth. I stay away from mainstream established artists, but I will play artists that I’ve followed as they grow. I love it when emerging artists gain traction, and I like to celebrate it.
- I include a cover song each week, and highly recommend checking out MetroVeteran’s (Ruel Smith) ‘Synthwave Covers’ Spotify playlist. There are 900+ great tracks on that list.
- I post a page like this each week to help you find out more about the artists you heard on this week’s show and to make it easy to do so.
- I’m working with NEWHD on a Featured Artist program, and I’ll note those artists as they appear.
Have fun with the list below, enjoy the artists/music and…
PLEASE share the page out on your Socials!
Episode Twenty Seven - On Demand
Z-GR! Radio Episode Twenty Seven Lineup
Mike ‘Shpanky’ Ross / Skelton Crew - Monster Mash (Disco Demon Club Mix)
Amy Douglas - Cities In Dust
A few years ago I went looking for a cool cover of ‘Cities in Dust’, which led me to Amy Douglas’ fantastic library of Disco goodness. I knew I’d eventually get to her outstanding cover of Goth Queen Souixie Soux’s arguably best song for the show, and here it is.
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Creature Feature - Every Day Is Halloween
Lo Key - Dead Man's Party
Zero-G Racetrack - Never Ride Alone
‘Never Ride Alone’ is the electro-country Ghost story by my band, Zero-G Racetrack. It’s about the repercussions of rushing headlong and alone into dangerous situations without thinking about who you might leave behind and who you might spend eternity haunting as a result.
Daemon Hatfield - Pet Sematary
Alan Redzz - Werewolves of London
Werewolves of London’ is a song I simply couldn’t pass on for the show, especially since Alan Redzz’ version of Warren Devon’s classic is so outstanding.
John Eamon - Boris the Spider
Pete's Diary - Godzilla
A1ce - For Dead
A1ice is a really cool darkwave / electro-prog / synthwave band out of Los Angeles, and aside from making really great music, they have an outstanding Social and mailing list presence – I do highly suggest that swing by their website and put yourself on the list for timely information on what the band is up to.
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Electric Hellfire Club - Bela Lugosi's Dead
Bauhaus’ ‘Bela Lugosi’s Dead’ is perhaps the best known goth anthem ever written. I first heard it in 1983 as part of the soundtrack to the vampire flick ’The Hunger’ and the version off of their Press The Eject And Give Me the Tape live record is among my favorite tracks ever. In advance of this show, I listened to over 50 different covers of the song, and while there were multiple standouts, the Electric Hellfire Club’s 2008 version won out.
Ron Howard & the Invisibles / Muse of Discord - Science Fiction Double Feature
If you thought that I wasn’t going to include a track from the Rocky Horror Picture Show, you’re out of your mind. This version of the movie’s opener, ‘Science Fiction Double Feature’ was recorded as a joint between Ron Howard and the Invisibles and Muse of Discord.
Ron Howard and the Invisibles
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Muse of Discord
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