Radkey’s bassist, Isaiah, on their new manga-inspired video for “Romance Dawn”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udMGjzuYNTw

St. Joseph, Missouri’s international kings of rock ‘n’ roll, Radkey, premiered the video for “Romance Dawn” via New Music Express on Monday. We were impressed by the vibrant video, and reached out to the band with some questions. Bassist Isaiah Radke was kind enough to respond via Facebook (because that’s how things get done in the modern world).
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Radkey, “Cat and Mouse EP” 12-inch

cover - radkey cat and mouseRadkey is probably the hottest band to come out of the Kansas City / Lawrence area in the past few years — and they’re actually from St. Joseph, Missouri, so go figure. They’re a trio of young brothers making rock ‘n’ roll — a story that has comparisons with everyone from proto-punks Death to Kansas City’s own rockers, the Architects, whose Phillips brothers started making noise at around the same age. Their Cat and Mouse EP just saw a digital release through Wreckroom Records, along with a limited pressing of 300 on 12-inch black vinyl.
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Radkey / Bloodbirds at the Taproom, 1/31/13


St. Joseph’s Radkey came to the Eighth Street Taproom in Lawrence last night, and a small group of hardy rock fans braved bitterly cold temperatures to catch the trio of young brothers in the bar’s basement. The boys were shooting a music video for “Is He All Right?”, meaning the Taproom’s concert nook was lit better than I’ve ever seen it. In addition to some pro cameras on hand, audience members were encouraged to shoot with camera, phones, or whatever they had. I was really, really hoping to see a Super 8, but no such luck.
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Titus Andronicus at the Jackpot

Titus Andronicus

Titus Andronicus


Looking back on Tuesday night’s Titus Andronicus show at the Jackpot, nonthing from the band really stands out. It’s really unfortunate, but when I try and think back to the group’s performance, I only recall quite a few guitars all going at once. If I try and recall a particular song, the only thing that comes to mind is Japandroids’ “The House That Heaven Built.” Continue reading

Podcast #60, “Afropunk”

cerebral-ballzy-006Every so often, I like to take what I’ve got planned for the show, and just chuck it out the window. When this year’s Afropunk festival was canceled, due to Hurricane Irene, I was pretty bummed. Not that I couldn’t go – I mean, seriously, I’m in fucking Kansas. No, I was upset because some local kids, Radkey, had the opportunity to play for a whole bunch of folks in New York, and lost their opportunity. So, I figured that I’d be a decent dude and throw their tunes on the podcast this week, and it just seemed natural to focus in on artists who were slated to play this year’s festival, as well as alumni from past years.

If you like what you hear, support these artists by buying their music. You can check out scads more artists at the Afropunk download page, as well. Fans of this podcast might enjoy American Fangs or Pure Hell.

Podcast #60, “Afropunk”

Cee Lo Green, “Goldschläger” (Stray Bullets)
Janelle Monáe, “Tightrope (Feat. Big Boi)” (The ArchAndroid)
Santogold, “Creator” (Santogold)
P.O.S, “De La Souls” (Audition)

Fishbone, “Skankin’ to the Beat” (Say Anything soundtrack)
Cerebral Ballzy, “Junkie For Her” (Cerebral Ballzy)
Bad Brains, “How Low Can A Punk Get?” (Black Dots)
Radkey, “Mind Ride” (Demo)

Das Racist, “Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell” (Hey, Dude)
The Cool Kids, “Gold and a Pager” (The Bake Sale EP)
Reggie Watts, “Fuck Shit Stack” (Why Shit So Crazy?)
Bad Rabbits, “Can’t Back Down” (Stick Up Kids EP)