Noise Junkies

Noise Junkies

HP ('Night Mr. Walters) guides you through decades of popular and wildly unpopular music. HP https://hpmusicplace.bandcamp.com/

Episodes

NOISE JUNKIES - David Bowie

April 15, 2025 • 35 mins
This episode of Noise Junkies focuses on David Bowie, and how a small record label in Salem, MA played a pivotal role in the musical education of HP.  He discusses the confluence of factors that led to the music of Bowie getting re-introduced to the public in the late-80's, as well as some personal favorites from those albums and beyond.

JUNKIES
Father Malone: FatherMalone.com
HP: hpmusicplace.bandcamp.com

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https://open....
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NOISE JUNKIES - Scott Walker Pt. 2

April 1, 2025 • 49 mins
In this 2nd part of HP's look at the music of Scott Walker, the focus is on Walker's post-60's output.  HP examines the arc of Walker's later career, from commercial downturns to creative breakthroughs.  You think you know Scott Walker from his first 4 solo albums?  Think again.

JUNKIES
Father Malone: patreon.com/fathermalone
HP: hpmusicplace.bandcamp.com

SPOTIFY PLAYLIST
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/48h56AsFAp0WdetaltHZ0E?si=20432...
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NOISE JUNKIES - Scott Walker Pt. 1

March 18, 2025 • 30 mins
HP takes a look at the mysterious and influential Scott Walker, the coolest artist you've never heard of.  He focuses on the 4 self-titled Walker solo LPs from the late-60's, his favorite songs from those albums, and what makes them special.

JUNKIES
Father Malone: FatherMalone.com
HP: hpmusicplace.bandcamp.com

SPOTIFY PLAYLIST
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3BISJBUvN2yOlVQbCluaMe?si=e11f9cdc87e549a7
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NOISE JUNKIES - The Idolmaker

March 4, 2025 • 21 mins
This episode of Noise Junkies focuses on the 1980 rock musical The Idolmaker, directed by Taylor Hackford (Ray, An Officer And A Gentleman).  Based on the real-life story of Bob Marcucci, a talent manager in the late-50's who discovered Frankie Avalon and Fabian, this movie features a fiery, Golden Globe-winning performance from Ray Sharkey.  HP discusses the ingredients that comprise this underseen gem, what makes it sing, and how...
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Midnight Viewing x Noise Junkies Crossover - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)

February 18, 2025 • 116 mins
It's a crossover episode, as HP joins forces with Midnight Viewing's host Father Malone to discuss the notorious 1978 flop Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.  The film starred Peter Frampton and The Bee Gees as a pure-of-heart rock band fighting against the temptations of fame AND the machinations of the mysterious Future Villain Band.  Was it as terrible as its reputation would suggest?  Is it "so bad it's good", or "so bad it...
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NOISE JUNKIES - Watertown (Concept Album series)

January 28, 2025 • 28 mins
This next entry in the Concept Album series focuses on Frank Sinatra's Watertown, a brilliant album misunderstood in its day, but now rightfully considered one of his greatest.  HP delves into the folks responsible for the album's creation and production, and offers insight into why it's become such a cherished part of his collection.

JUNKIES
Father Malone: FatherMalone.com
HP: hpmusicplace.bandcamp.com
Heather Drain: https://www.mondo...
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NOISE JUNKIES - Death Metal

January 14, 2025 • 38 mins
From the shadowy depths, HP is back to offer a primer on a sub-genre of metal that has been a favorite of his for a long time.  Forget everything you think you know, join HP as he offers a crash course in the power and wonder that is: Death Metal.

Along for the ride is the very person that introduced HP to the majesty of death metal, through a chance meeting involving a guitar riff played in college.  And stick around to find out ho...
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NOISE JUNKIES - The Wozard Of Iz (Concept Album series)

December 5, 2024 • 35 mins
HP returns with another concept album from his collection.  This time, it's a gloriously weird gem from 1968.  You think you know the real story of The Wizard Of Oz?  Think again.

This episode also features a guest chat with the very person that introduced HP to this classic!  Join HP as he freaks out (in a good way) to the magic of: The Wozard Of Iz by Mort Garson.

JUNKIES
Father Malone: FatherMalone.com
HP: hpmusicplace.bandcamp.com
H...
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NOISE JUNKIES - Slave To The Rhythm (Concept Album series)

October 30, 2024 • 17 mins
There’s a special place in HP's collection, and his heart, for those singular, unique albums that are in a class all their own, the much maligned, often misunderstood concept album.  Allow HP to share with you one of his favorite concept albums, discussing its origin and production, and delve into why it’s held such a hold on him for so long. 

Join HP as he dives into the singular experience that is: Slave To The Rhythm by Grace Jon...
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NOISE JUNKIES - Yacht Rock

August 23, 2024 • 23 mins
Yacht Rock.  What do those 2 words really represent?  For some, they conjure visions of moms & dads, wearing cheap captain’s hats and Hawaiian shirts, drunk and swaying to a live cover of Cool Change,.  For others, it might mean listening to “dad rock” while being carpooled to a soccer game.  For HP, and for many others, it means something more.  But how deeply can we analyze a blatantly arbitrary genre label?  Arbitrary even b...
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NOISE JUNKIES - Strip Club from Hell

February 10, 2024 • 87 mins
Few things can tap into our most base and primal urges quite like music. I'm talking pure, Grade AA, id fuel, baby. The right song can enhance the best and even middling, writhing, wriggling, and undulating dance. Imagine the visual image of all of your carnal fantasies moving to the beat of a song most delectable, seductive, and pray tell even raunchy.

But, what if this infamous Salome had scabies? While she was shuckin' and jivin'...
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NOISE JUNKIES - Spoken Word

December 2, 2023 • 105 mins
What do Kiss frontman Paul Stanley and mentalist Uri Geller have in common? They both wittingly or unwittingly recorded their own spoken word albums. What started out in the 1940s as simple performances of classics, like A Christmas Carol and Othello, later morphed into weirder and more wonderful LPs featuring the likes of Elvis Presley and David Lynch.

Tonight, the Noise Junkies discuss one of the more unique musical genres visited...
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Noise Junkies - Bowie

October 20, 2023 • 99 mins
We take on three shades of Bowie. Three aspects. Persona. Film. Collaboration. Best and worst.

Spotify Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1So7zSvsFYXZMtKKD91cUk?si=78187ca9534b4369

JUNKIES
Father Malone: FatherMalone.com
HP: hpmusicplace.bandcamp.com
Heather Drain: https://www.mondoheather.com/
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Noise Junkies - Halloween Songs

October 5, 2023 • 117 mins
Gather around creeps, gather around fools, gather around spirits and gather around ghouls. Listen to me for I have a story of blackening fright and all things gory and all things NOISE JUNKIES.

We know you are one of us. Gabba Gabba. We accept you. This one's super special because we are celebrating the most atmospheric holiday, the greatest holiday of all time. The holiday that still scares the living bejeebus out of fundamentalist...
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Noise Junkies - Cover Songs

August 9, 2023 • 89 mins
What makes a great cover song? Is it fidelity towards the original, or is it better to adopt a completely irreverent approach and tear it apart/build it back up? And what about cover bands? Or tribute bands? Join the Noise Junkies as we pull back the cover on Cover Songs.

This episode's playlist can be heard here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5XpEk72hcdYpKNFKl14Mao?si=af8ad0b116bf491e

JUNKIES
Father Malone: FatherMalone.com
HP: hpm...
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Noise Junkies - Summertime

July 5, 2023 • 82 mins
School’s Out. Summertime. Those lazy hazy crazy days of summer. But there won’t be a Surfin’ Safari. This is Summer in the City. You might have the Summertime Blues from a Cruel Summer. Or maybe you’ve got That Summer Feeling, you know the one: it’s a Summer Breeze that leads straight to Hot Fun in the Summertime. So put on your itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikini and meet us under the boardwalk. It’s summertime!

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Noise Junkies - Love/Hate

June 11, 2023 • 86 mins
Love/Hate is more than just a hard rock band fronted by singer, songwriter and nonfiction scribe Jizzy Pearl. We delve into select delights and repugnant frights for your hoepful delight!

To hear all the music mentioned in this episode, click here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6Q9PDgareNrP8cgPyyPbnD?si=8b99216f7adb49d7

JUNKIES
Father Malone: FatherMalone.com
HP: hpmusicplace.bandcamp.com
Heather Drain: https://www.mondoheather.com/
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Noise Junkies - Soundtracks

March 10, 2023 • 81 mins
Film Music. Good, Bad & Ugly. Curated song scores. Electronic dirges. Bombastic symphonics. We examine it all.

JUNKIES
Father Malone: FatherMalone.com
HP: hpmusicplace.bandcamp.com
Heather Drain: https://www.mondoheather.com/
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Noise Junkies - Vanity Projects

February 21, 2023 • 93 mins
Join Heather Drain (Mondo Heather), HP ('Night, Mr. Walters) and Father Malone (Astounding Tales of the Public Domain) as they dive deep into Vanity Projects: The Good, the Bad and The Surprising.

JUNKIES
Father Malone: FatherMalone.com
HP: hpmusicplace.bandcamp.com
Heather Drain: https://www.mondoheather.com/
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Noise Junkies - Influences

January 26, 2023 • 120 mins
Welcome Music Lovers to our innaugural episode. Get to know your hosts Heather Drain (Mondo Heather), HP ('Night Mr. Walters - A Taxi Podcast) & Father Malone (Midnight Viewing) as they break down their musical influences and plot a course through the stormy seas of audio greatness.

JUNKIES
Father Malone: FatherMalone.com
HP: hpmusicplace.bandcamp.com
Heather Drain: https://www.mondoheather.com/
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