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Halshack Indie Rockcast

Halshack Indie Rockcast

Halshack Indie Rockcast

Halshack is an everything music entertainment juggernaut including podcasts hosted by me with music and music only bonus show podcasts, review blogs, video channel like MTV and our own radio station on ZENO FM!!! Festival promotion company coming as well. We are broadcasted, played, streamed, downloaded, or aired in over 500 global markets and over 100 countries around the world!! I work with indie bands who have earned top star music collab projects with (Stevie Nicks, Frankie Muniz, Lil Zane, Belinda Carlisle, Eminem, including many more credits) We also help represent #1 Billboard rock band CAVO!!
I am honored to have been bestowed with such gifted musicians and music and to be revered with such respect among my peers. Thanks so much for your love and support as we continue to rise to the top of the music industry. I am currently fielding investors and/or partners to make HALSHACK RECORDS a reality.
I have partners who are former major label reps as we all come from a major label background in some capacity. I earned a partnership with REVERBNATION about 3 years ago through the former owner of the company Lou Plaia. He and his partners after 15 years of investment into the indie music community sold the company to Bandlab! A Singaporean company. I have continued that relationship as most reps still work for the company. They have fed me hundreds of new bands through their "Opportunities network" as well as my contacts with Belinda Carlisle and Eminem and Lil Zane and Nic Collins (son of Phil Collins) in his own band as a drummer as he is also the current touring drummer for Genesis! Im very very honored to have these credits!
We recently put heavy focus on the radio station for ZENO FM! So far it has received massively strong positive reviews and people have logged thousands of hours of listening for the station in a short time! AWESOME!!
Find the show on every major music platform in the world and on ZENO FM (exclusive content) and on HALSHACK.com

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Halshack Indie Rockcast - Halshack- (The Scars of Triton)- SHACKSTARS- Jan 2020
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01/25/20 • 54 min

Shackstars 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 saw them in Greensboro recently at Welcome to Grungeboro at the Blind Tiger!
In the meantime, the guitarist Kyle Spidel and bassist Andy Allen found a couple more great musicians to take up the reigns and form another fantastic harder more metal/rock band named Scars Remain. Scars has been tearing it up and playing some big festivals and garnering radio play.
Fast forward Summer 2019 and finally "Last Orbit" was finished and ready for release and Triton is back in business. The cd is JUST stellar and in my opinion these 2 rock bands are the best bands to EVER come out of NC. PRISON BREAK is one of the best rock songs I've heard in my life! TRUTH!!
Look for them sometime this year to share the headline stage with Spaceship Days at my first ever SHACKFEST in High Point, NC at AFTER HOURS CLUB!
Stay tuned to Halshack.com for all the details on the Shackfest!!
Find more great Halshack episodes on all major platforms!!
Shacklist at Halshack.com
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Catch 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 sure to follow all things Halshack related at
www.halshack.com
24 hour radio station
https://zeno.fm/radio/halshack/
Thanks for all the love! Catch you on the flip side in one week!
Halshack is out!

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Happy 4th of July! First time ever independence holiday show for the Halshack! Enjoy some new rock and country vibes verging on the traditions of the USA! Titles dealing with Red white and blue or songs mentioning the 4th or summer fun or drinking and more! Have fun grilling out and swimming the day away while you chill to the freedom sounds of the Halshack!
Find us everywhere you find great music including my website Halshack.com
Find the tracklist under Shacklists page at Halshack.com/shacklists or search the menu!
24 hour radio station at Zeno FM!
2 new radio stations coming featuring hot country and hip hop!
Thanks for all the love folks! We couldn't do this without YOU!!!

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Halshack Indie Rockcast - Halshack Ep 17 (BATTLESHACK 2) Oct 2019 --Main show
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10/13/19 • 88 min

Top 10 baby!! Alright the time is here. You asked for it, the fans voted on it so you guys built your very own playlist!
All my fans did an excellent job picking us a very diverse playlist out of this round of 45 plus contenders! It comes down to taste and who participated but they gave us nice overall look of some of the exquisite talent that can be found buried all through out my shows!
All 45 of these acts have had some kind of success in the indie music biz whether it be radio airplay or opening for National acts or having their music played in TV shows and commercials! Its all top quality and hard to choose who is "better" so with that said just sit back with your favorite music listening device and enjoy these sounds from around the globe. 4 US artists, 1 Canadian, 1 Irish and 4 from England round out this list of bonafide true quality players. vocalists, songwriters and skilled musicians.
Some of the BEST talent in the world folks and it can ONLY be found under my label!
Thanks again for all the support and thanks again to all the fans for a hell of a playlist. This is just awesome!
PS>>>>>>>>If you dont trust me, if youre a new fan and have never heard my show!
THEN DO ME A FAVOR!! Go listen to Spotify top 30 and then come check out my top 10 and hear the difference!!
Find us on all streaming services!
Halshack.com
PS>>>>>> Thanks again to PLAYER FM for 11 PODCAST of the DAY awards!!
ERROR CORRECTION >>>>>> I apologize for making a name error in the show. HELEN AUSTIN with the Big Little Lions is her correct last name, not SLATER. I meant to check that for sure before I made the final cut and it was honestly just a mistake that I feel terrible about.
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Moving 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 one of those major clandestine hits in the making and folks guess what?? YOU HEARD IT HERE 1st on the HALSHACK baby!! They got a new one too about going back home and its just damn awesome!! Love me some Como Bros. You should too!!
From the windy city of Chicago through the brisk chill of the Ohio valley to the steel mills of Pennsylvania on up to the Big Apple and rounding out in the far north east at Hallowell, Maine. You will find the very best the USA has to offer in the indie unsigned market (that I have heard, that's the thing just like the BIG labels don't know about these acts, there's plenty I havnt heard yet..always on the hunt!!) from all types of rock, alt, pop infused genres!
This show arguably contains my best vocalists. Dustin Paul and Luis Feliciano of (Ode to No One) Como Brothers as well, Minshara, Heavy English..dag-on there is some damn fine talent in this show!!
I chose NYC and the Statue of Liberty and the Twin Towers as a symbol of a strong Northern character to be resilient and honorable!! We should all NEVER FORGET the tragedy that unfolded that horrific day in New York. I thought since Sept 11 was just a few days ago this would be the upmost time to pay some homage to the victims and their families.
Halshack will forever remember that day as will so many others that are in the hearts and minds for all people affected that day. I have found the best picture I could to symbolize those beautiful steel structures in all their glory! NEVER FORGET is tagged on the bottom with that dreadful black stain of a date in our nations history! We have been resilient as a nation but we have lost the true meaning of NEVER FORGET! America came together the most it had come together in decades.
What has happened to our countries UNITY? We should NEVER FORGET that as well................
Find the Halshack on all major music services or Halshack.com or google me!! I'm everywhere baby!!
Shacklist found at my website and as always thank you for supporting and rockin' the HALSHACK!!
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Halshack Indie Rockcast - Ep. 11 "New Beginnings" (1-25-18)

Ep. 11 "New Beginnings" (1-25-18)

Halshack Indie Rockcast

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01/26/18 • 75 min

Happy New Year 2018!! Time to get crankin' with a new episode and all new 11 bands and artists to get your new year started off with a bang!!
There's even some Hollywood star talent in this show. A popular actor turned musician will be featured amongst many other rising talent hopefuls.
There's even an all-new me to present with a new mic setup, I'm sounding more professional and ready to take on the radio airwaves in any city anywhere USA/Canada/UK/Australia and wherever else people like good music and a happy endearing infectious host...me!!
So as usual I'm not one to tell you who is in the show until you hear it. My reputation proceeds itself, just hit the play button and you will be pleasantly surprised that you have stumbled across the best kept secret in indie rock/pop/alt radio. We are growing immensely and are now featured on Discover Unsigned Radio, Bombshell Radio, The Indie Bible, FIYA music platform as well as Podomatic, PlayerFM, Mixcloud, Fandalism, Halshack website, Facebook and Twitter. Thank you for helping us to achieve success and for your continued support to help us reach our goals!!
I will be posting track lists for all episodes at my website as well as links where each episode can be heard. The track list for this show will be posted at a later date once its had its run. I don't believe in spoilers, I believe you should have no preconceptions when you hit the play button other than trust that I will not waste a minute of your time on non-marketable, non-mainstream radio ready bands that don't have proven reputations and tract records with at least some moderate success within their region of the world or maybe even globally.
In this episode there will be:
Alt Vault..2 songs
Funk Trunk..2 songs
Mystery Spotlight including Pop Stop....4 songs
Rock Block ....3 songs
Blues Grooves (Americana)..2 songs
Within these segments I award special tracks recognition.
Shacktrack Of the Month
Breakout Artist of the Month
Homegrown Artist of the Month (Local North Carolina and SC acts)
All-new award for Ep. 11
Songwriter award ..thinking of calling it the Shack Muse
So listen and find out who wins the all-new Shack Muse of the Month!!
OK ya'll Ive yammered enough and I'll probably be adding more at a later time....lol
Links....
www.halshack.com
www.halshack.com/crews-views
www.twitter.com/halshack
www.facebook.com/halshack
www.indiebible.com/halshack
www.fiyaplatform.com
www.fandalism.com/halshack
P.S. be sure to look for 11.5 "Shackstars", there will be 2 versions floating around for Airport Impressions and Narrow Plains. Why is there an 11.5 and why is there 2 versions? Oooohhh..Im' soooo glad you asked..lol
Well since this show also runs on 2 radio stations Bombshell Radio and Discover Unsigned, I have 2 hour time slots to fill so I make an extra 45 min showcase on past talent and officially with this release they will be full cd's. (Well as much as I can fit anyway..lol) There will be no me just music and you can find a track list posted on the podcast and at my website.
Now I made 2 versions cause frankly I couldn't decide who to use and who to keep back for episode 12 Shackstars and I thought I would let the radio stations play both if they wanted or they could choose. Plus these camps are just so nice about sharing and spreading the love all around for the Halshack that I shall always try to return the favor for these so helpful ladies and gents.
Thanks again folks!! See you soon for Episode 12!!
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Halshack Indie Rockcast - Halshack (Throwback) ep 3... Jan 2015
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02/12/20 • 93 min

Here's another blast from the past! The original Ep 3 from 5 years ago! Never uploaded to the feed!
Enjoy!
Halshack.com
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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 in for a landing on the Halshack! I'm glad they decided to pick my landing zone and launching pad for their band. We will do what we can to help Darkbird build a nest here at my show!
We even got super lucky to land Belinda Carlisle and Gabe Lopez in a new duet "California Blues". We are absolutely not feeling the blues around the Shack these days! I'm honored to have their support!
Over the years the labels seemed to have forgot where quality meets innovation and "catchy" writing skills as well as pro experience to produce a top hit. The hits of today fail in comparison on many fronts from the forefathers and mothers of popular music of the past. Its not about "Get off my lawn"!! or "Kids today and their music"...lol It's about the very quality of whats being produced from an objective professional perspective. That all stopped about 10 to 15 years ago. That's when the decline of diversity set in and we only have what we have today at the top.
We cant forget what "powerhouse hits" came well before the industry decided to stop looking for real singer songwriters and closing our musical borders to the knowledge of the world radio sphere. Its a "crime" that no one knows these bands exist and could compete with the greats of the past! Its a "crime" that there's no central place for music where we can share in that collective experience that made our world so connected without the internet or our phones. These new technologies have made us less connected than ever before!
Lets rock 80s/90s!! Pop wave, Brit wave, Americana/rock in this show!! Have fun!!
Up next maybe Ep 28 Shacknation 13 (full talk and music) or another theme show, not sure yet! Whatever it is, it will be great as always from your trusted guru of the radio dial!
We got some BIG announcements coming soon about the High Rock Music Festival and the Shackhole down at the Axehole in Lexington NC!
Find my show everywhere on Itunes, Iheart Radio, Podomatic, Deezer, Amazon Music and many more!
Halshack.com you can find everything here including the tracklist at the SHACKLISTS page!
Halshack.com/shacklists
Thanks so much for becoming a fan! Help spread the word! This has been a 10 year passion project with no money made! Time to turn Halshack into an LLC and start the income stream for the bands with festivals and much more!

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Halshack Indie Rockcast - Halshack Ep 18 (LIGHT MY FIRE TOO) Dec 2019 ...Season 3 reboot
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12/04/19 • 119 min

DISCLAIMER...PARENTAL DISCRETION ADVISED!! (please read below)
ALL NEW MUSIC AND BANDS ALERT!!
5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!
50th episode released in total!!
Ep 18 (Light My Fire TOO)...Dec 2019! Season 3 reboot!!
DISCLAIMER...PARENTAL DISCRETION ADVISED!! (end of the show)
I was a little "loose" with my language this show (just having fun!) and there's a new Euro band (PAPYLLON) with some adult content!
I had to at least warn you that the HALSHACK "grew up" this show, now its time to "blow up" and start work on the next level of my entertainment juggernaut!
ALL NEW BANDS AND MUSIC!!--read below
SPECIAL DEBUT RETURN to the scene in 6 YEARS...
EMILY MORRIS (American Idol Season 11)..."absolutely pristine angelic vocal"
Debuting new bands and artists LIGHTHOUSE, PAPYLLON, SARAH LIGHTMAN,BRANDON BASSIR, FUTURE SELVES, AMANDA COOKSEY, ROB GEORG, DUSTIN WUTSCHKE collab track (with Halshack and Christina Soto) and MIKE BAUER (ooooooh... very smooth track named "Wild")
New tracks from SAM TINNESZ and LOW BODIES and round it out with a couple returning powerhouse "hits" from Spanish rocker JACK BISONTE and talented producer JAEM.
LOOK FOLKS!! I'm just having a little fun here with my show and the subject matter. Anyone who knows me and has been long time fans of the show knows that my LUCK and TIMING has been that of LEGENDS and my LIFE and SHOW are truly CONNECTED and INTERTWINED in more ways that I can count or even begin to understand. My friends and family knows that I have been trying to DATE (since the CRASH of my life in February 2019) at every turn with no luck so I thought I'd see if anyone listening might want to give it a shot and get to know me a little bit. I'm being a little MUCH in the show I know...LOL. I felt good making this show and everyone knows I like to pick and joke around! I'm not conceited in anyway I was just having a lot of fun this show being Mr. Dashing and playing off the song titles and subject matter!
HALSHACK is a persona, its me, but its not really ME. I'm keyed up, talking like a radio presenter, stuff like that is for the show!
I've got the burning passion desire for ROMANCE, FUN, ADVENTURE, LOVE and MUSIC and PASSION for life and all things fun and humorous! Anything I can do to help better human kind and it starts with tiny gifts of good music to help soothe your soul. I'll move on to BIGGER and BETTER gifts to humanity as I gain stature. It's time ladies for me to start the journey for my future life. I'm looking for a lady who might have some interest in my life and would like to get to know my heart. I would LOVE to know yours! I'm easy to talk too and approach. I can talk about anything and am interested in EVERYTHING! But surefire way to connect is to talk about the show and bands and music and if you're a special lady singer, well we just may be two peas in a pod..lol
I've got a HUGE HEART to give and want mine spoken to or better yet SUNG TO!!...lol
As usual its ALL about TIMING with me and it just so happens to be that time in my life when I'm ready for the next phase and I'm beginning to understand what type of woman I need in my life and that would be a passionate woman thats in the business or can be in the business like a SINGER or a P.R. person. (I really kind of feel the singer vibe) and this show of course would happen to line up with that in my life and most of the song titles being about loving a woman or just meeting the right one at this time. I cant help the timing. Its no surprise I'm single, I've mentioned the terrible effects my life have endured over the last year in past episodes. But now I'm ready to move on. Its the ONLY time I've ever USED my show to talk to women and I will never again. If this works and I find the right woman to move forward then that prevents me from wasting my time with the wrong one and stagnating my life, there would be no need to play to the ladies hearts again because I'll be happy in LOVE (I hope) and ON MY WAY. PLUS its just the subject matter of the show, again all about timing. Wasn't my plan, just worked out that way!
"these are song titles from the show"..I like to play around with titles from the show and make paragraphs with them
I AM looking for MY "Little Queen on Fire" that could be the brightest "Shining Star" of my life! I'm hoping I can at least chat with a special woman to see where it might lead! Take a leap of faith with me and lets break the ice with a little heat and maybe there might be "Something in the Air" and we "Catch Fire" so we might hit that special frequency and we're talkin' all night long! Don't know unless we try ladies.
I'm easy to find (Facebook, Twitter, Halshack contact page at website) and I'm "Easygoing", that's just me..lol
Find the Halshack on all major music services and also of course the show website!!
www.Halshack.com
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HAPPY 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 when it comes to skills of the axe laden guitar string. Music is about showing off all your skills and musical weapons one possesses in their arsenal of experience and expertise.
I am Generation X. We learned to earn our keep and we perfected what modern music is today. Gen X is the best at music. We don't hand out participation trophies because we know the quality of talent that is out there. Once you've heard that then it makes no sense to settle for second best. It existed once at the top tier for many decades but that seemed to have been replaced with sub- standard expectations today.
You want on the Halshack?? You got to earn it! You earn it by creating something that catches my valuable well respected discerning ear! Millions of fans DOES NOT impress me, what you create does even if you only have a 100! I can spot quality years ahead!
I hope you enjoy my day of music for DAD to ROCK!!
Find everything Halshack at my website
www.halshack.com
24 hour radio station
www.zeno.fm/halshack
Show is also on just about every major music platform! Go find all the back episodes. There's only about 80 different episodes to jam!! Even some country and rap!!
Thanks for becoming a fan!!
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How many episodes does Halshack Indie Rockcast have?

Halshack Indie Rockcast currently has 178 episodes available.

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The podcast is about Music, Pop, Podcasts, Rock, Reggae, Alternative and Funk.

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The episode title 'Episode 97: Halshack Ep 25.5 (Indie Flavors 3) Jan 2022- (Bonus show-music only)' is the most popular.

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The average episode length on Halshack Indie Rockcast is 61 minutes.

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Episodes of Halshack Indie Rockcast are typically released every 12 days, 4 hours.

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