Radio Broadcast 7: Artist Profile: Mark Lanegan.

Ladies and Gentlemen. Welcome to another broadcast from Sound Guardian Radio. Today will be the first in a series of artist profiles which I'll start throwing in amongst other radio pieces. To start us off, I thought I'd profile the work of a favorite vocalist of mine: Mark Lanegan. Lanegan started off his career as the vocalist for Seattle Grunge band Screaming Trees, but since that band broke up in the early 2000's, Lanegan has been rather prolific, working with everyone from Queens Of The Stone Age to Greg Dulli (with whom he formed the band The Gutter Twins.) He's got quite the baritone and after you hear him sing once you'll usually be able to recognize his work. With this broadcast I'm going to play you a selection of four songs from Lanegan's post-Screaming Trees work, including songs from his collaborations with Queens Of The Stone Age, Isobel Campbell and Soulsavers, as well as a song from his solo work. Here's hoping you enjoy!

1. "Song For The Dead" by Queens Of The Stone Age

2. "Methamphetamine Blues" by Mark Lanegan Band

3. "Come On Over (Turn Me On)" by Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan

4. "Ghosts Of You And Me" by Soulsavers

Radio Broadcast 6: Goodbye ISIS.

Ladies and Gents. Welcome to a very special edition of Sound Guardian Radio. I learned today that one of my favorite Metal bands, ISIS, is breaking up. They've stated that this is not because of internal strife but simply because they've accomplished everything they've set out to do. I'm guessing that most of these goons will continue on in music. And that's fine and all, but I can't go to their last show here in Seattle. Bummer. So instead, I'm going to devote this broadcast to playing four of my favorite ISIS songs. Seeing as how ISIS always had a penchant for long-form Metalgaze, these songs are all over seven minutes in length, but trust me, they're very good. I'm going to miss ISIS, but their music will stick around and hopefully, if you've never heard them before, you'll give this broadcast a listen and see what you think. Enjoy. Goodbye, ISIS.

1. "So Did We" by ISIS

2. "Not In Rivers, But In Drops" by ISIS

3. "Hall Of The Dead" by ISIS

4. "Garden Of Light" by ISIS

Radio Broadcast 5: Absent Noise From The Seattle Underground.

Hey folks. For todays broadcast I want to share with you some music from some loud Seattle bands that don't exist anymore. Yep, sad to say it, none of these 4 fantastic bands I'm going to play for you are still around. The Blood Brothers called it quits in 2007 and the other three buried themselves last year. I was even at the last Kane Hodder/Schoolyard Heroes show. While most of these musicians are continuing to do music with newer groups, I thought It'd be nice to give their old bands some airtime. So, let's quite the yammering and get on with the headbanging. Enjoy!

1. "Woolen Heirs" by These Arms Are Snakes

2. "We Ride Skeletal Lightning" by The Blood Brothers

3. "Attack On Tir Asleen" by Kane Hodder

4. "Cemetery Girls" by Schoolyard Heroes

Radio Broadcast 4: Smile For The Camera Evelyn... You Too, Evelyn...

Hey folks. Welcome to another broadcast from Radio Sound Guardian. Today I'll be playing you songs from Sxip Shirey, Jason Webley and Amanda Palmer, because tonight I'm off to see the Evelyn Evelyn show, which features all three of the aforementioned miscreants. It should be a fun night and for all those not going or who can't make it, I hope you enjoy this broadcast. Cheers!

1: "My Own Dirge" by Sxip Shirey

2: "Dance While The Sky Crashes Down" by Jason Webley

3: "Missed Me" by The Dresden Dolls

4: "Evelyn Evelyn" by Evelyn Evelyn

Radio Broadcast 3: 21st Century Schizoid Birthday.

Hey folks. Today I have a very special broadcast for you. You see, today is my friend Mr. Murren's birthday and in honor of that awesome event, I'd like to play for you a song we both like called "21st Century Schizoid Man." The original version is by King Crimson and I'm going to play that, along with two excellent cover versions. Happy Birthday Murren! Something Classy! Enjoy.

1. "21st Century Schizoid Man" by King Crimson

2. "21st Century Schizoid Man (feat. Robert Fripp, Maynard James Keenan and Jeff Fayman)" by The Human Experimente

3. "21st Century Schizoid Man" by Shining

Radio Broadcast 2: Seattle Rocks.

Welcome to another installment of Sound Guardian Radio. Today we've got some excellent music local to the Seattle area lined-up. Seattle has been and is still home to a great music scene and I thought I'd take some time to play you some local favorites of mine. Hope you enjoy.

1. "Paralyzer" by Past Lives

2. "Final Heart Beats Black" by Sleepy Eyes Of Death

3. "I Want A Lot Now (So Come On)" by The Murder City Devils

4. "Blackheart Vs. Captain America" by The Lonely Forest

Radio Broadcast 1: The Holy Grail Of Hardcore.

Welcome to Sound Guardian Radio. Uncensored and Commercial Free. And since we don't have to pander to our advertisers, we're going to get things rolling with Hardcore. Tonight I'm going to Neumos to witness Converge and their stellar set of opening acts which include Coalesce, Black Breath and Lewd Acts. So for our kick-off broadcast, I'd like to play you some of their music. Enjoy!

Playlist:

1. "Wide Black Eyes" by Lewd Acts

2. "Escape From Death" by Black Breath

3. "The Plot Against My Love" by Coalesce

4. "Dark Horse" by Converge