HiddenTracks Shane Murphy

BLAKE MORGAN is an American musician, singer, music producer, record label owner, and activist based in New York City. After releasing the alternative rock solo album Anger's Candy (1997) on Phil Ramone's N2K Sony/Red label,he began producing music independently and founded the label Engine Company Records in 2002, which in 2012 became ECR Music Group.
Morgan was born and raised in Manhattan. He began playing the piano and going to music school at age five, with the aim of becoming a professional pianist. At age six his interest began to switch from classical composers to The Beatles, after his mother introduced him to Meet The Beatles. In first grade he began attending the United Nations International School in New York City. He stayed there for 12 years, and graduated with an International Baccalaureate. He concurrently continued his piano studies at Greenwich House Music School in Manhattan. Morgan's first gig was at CBGB's in New York, when older students from his school recruited him to play keyboards in their band. Since he was legally too young for the venue, they used his then short stature to smuggle him inside the club in a bass drum case. As the show began, Morgan came out of the case to jump on stage and play the synths. Morgan's political activism on behalf of artists began in May 2013, when a pointed email exchange between him and the founder of Pandora, Tim Westergren, regarding lowered royalties, was published in the Huffington Post. The article was met with much enthusiasm in the artist community, and Pandora lost $130 million in the stock market the following morning.


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Today I had the distinct pleasure to speak with an artist I have admired and adored throughout his illustrious career, JEFF CAUDILL. Jeff has been a part of some of my favorite projects through the years, GAMEFACE, MARCH, YOUR FAVORITE TRAIN WRECK and now he is back with his new band LOW COAST. Jeff was very open and honest about his life in the music business and what led him to what he described as “the band he was looking for.” Jeff went on to tell the story of a father meeting another cool father and talking about their love of music and BOOM, LOW COAST came into our lives. LOW COAST is Jeff Caudill (vocals/guitar)  Mike Fratantuno (bass), Terence Yoshiak (drums), Dave Hemann (guitar), and Brian Lapin (keyboards), and they wrote and recorded the 10 songs that make up the band's upcoming debut album, Existing The Dream, due May 26 via Spartan Records. 


LOW COAST - “Existing The Dream”   OUT TOMORROW MAY 26TH!!!!!!!


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On this weeks episode we catch up with Baltimore, MD based project THE LAST SECOND SAVE. The Last Second Save was created by songwriter Jesse Procaccini to channel his creative vision and inner-most thoughts. Jesse brings us into his world of creation and collaboration throughout his career.  The 2-song single "Baltimore," produced by Will Beasley and Paul Leavitt (All Time Low, The Dangerous Summer), has elevated his music and opened the door to a new era in his expression. In the single “Baltimore,” Jesse teams up with fellow Maryland songwriter Ben DeHan to pen verses worthy of that city’s literary history. This song illuminates the possible by imagining what’s right around the corner and a new future that starts with a first step.
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On this week’s episode we meet up with the Brooklyn based band WAKELEE. Wakelee consists of identical twins Alex (vocals/guitar) and David Bulmer (drums) and Elliot Shiang (vocals/bass). They met at a friend's show in New York and immediately bonded over Halal food and music. They have since released an EP, a healthy batch of emo-tinged singles, and recently released their self-titled debut album, produced by Brian DiMeglio (Bartees Strange, Superbloom, Grandad) in April 2023. Join Alex, David, Elliot and I as we throw on some “Mood Rings” while we go on a “Nighttime Car Ride” to the life “Arcade.” 


WAKELEE - “Wakelee”      OUT NOW!!!!!!
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On this week's episode I welcome one half of the Bristol, UK based brother duo BAD SOUNDS. Ewan and I dive into what led to the creation of BAD SOUNDS and what keeps it going strong. Ewan talks about their latest E.P. "Escaping from a Violent Time, Vol 3" which was self-produced by the band, and mixed by Nathan Boddy (Mura Masa, Biig Piig, PinkPantheress), and proves that the band have continued to evolve their magic formula, which sees them at the top of their game. Join Ewan and I as we discuss "Hard Times," "Heart Attacks," and "Sympathetic Vibrations!"

BAD SOUNDS - "Escaping from a Violent Time, Vol 3"    OUT NOW!!!
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On this week's episode we welcome Josh Garza of one of the most acclaimed rock bands of the 2000s, the SECRET MACHINES. The SECRET MACHINES helped define the sound of the era, along side contemporaries Interpol, Spiritualized, and TV on the Radio. Laden with sprawling arrangements occasionally pushing the 9 minute mark, Curtis and Garza have always been most comfortable with the term “space rock.”   Josh gives us some insight on what it took to create their latest album "The Moth,The Lizard, And The Secret Machines." The album was a labor of love that took almost fourteen years to complete. Josh and I dive deep into the world of noise rock and what it takes to be apart of something different.

SECRET MACHINES - "The Moth, The Lizard, and The Secret Machines"  OUT NOW!!!
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