Halshack Indie Rockcast

Back again for another win! Its the Shackjam #32 on KERB and Halshack Radio! We're All about you the fan so we want you to feel grand! We are "Never" gonna give you a less than stellar show! Have fun with All or Never titles!  You know how how it feels to be "All In" on something or the thought "Never" crosses your mind. Well the thought crossed my mind that I would go All in on creating you a show about words all and never for this week's shows for KERB and MXTR-FM! My library is full of words of wisdom and songs with lyrical tales that will have you wondering why the radio and labels are not all about these bands and why they never bother to look for "new" quality sounds from the past to discover the future of the industry. It's a shame that too many small bands have never been lifted out of the trenches that have given their hearts and souls to their craft, you could say they went ALL IN! Find everything show related including the track lists for each show at Halshack.com Thanks for giving us your ALL and

Today we're talking all about crimes and murder here on MXTR-FM for Pop Stop 26! Titles all covering this guilty subject...lol Get your fix of passionate songs about passionate people doing very passionate things...lol Have fun with pop, rock, indie mixed blends you will love! Big shout out to new local fan in Greensboro, NC who found us on RhythmBox! Never heard of that server. I looked it up, its used on Linux and Unix so thats cool, probably a systems administrator or programmer etc.... We appreciate the support! Please hit us up let us know who you are! Find everything show related on Halshack.com Its a crime we aren't more known but you fans are helping our rhymes reach many non criminal minds...lol THANK YOU! 

We're covering Ghosts and Goblins today for Shackjam 31 (May 5th, 2025) on KERB and Halshack Radio on Zeno FM!! This show is all about things that go bump in the night or maybe broad daylight right in front of you. Ghosts and monsters can take shape in all forms whether it be personal demons that haunt you or people that make life difficult to many other types of adversity. We're here to share those stories with another great theme show from, yours truly, the Halshack!!PARENTAL WARNING>>>>>> Last track From Ashes to New -- Monster in Me (explicit..warning 18+)Find everything show related at Halshack.com including the tracklist on the shacklists page! Thanks for helping to scare us up some new listeners! You're the best monster fans we could ask for! 

We got your name fix of the week with NAME GAME pt 2 for the POP STOP 25 for Wed April 30th, 2025 on MXTR-FM! We're covering names of people, places, and more!  We're all about growing these band's names as well as our own! Belinda Carlisle is here to help out the gang with Gabe Lopez in California Blues! Get your pop fix with us on the Halshack! Find it all at Halshack.comThanks for helping us to grow our name! 

Back again with some more names folks! We got a first part in a 2 part series "The Name Game pt 1" for SHACKJAM 30 on KERB and ZENO FM!  We have improved our game of names...lol since the original Name Game released many many years ago! Lets have fun with names of people, places, months, band names with name in the title or songs with names in the title. Catch Phil Collins son Nic Collins (current touring drummer for Genesis) in his own band Better Strangers! Also From Ashes to New wants the whole world to know their name with a great track called "My Name"! Well were going to make sure you know these bands names and our name too! We are the Halshaaaaccckkkkkk!! ...lolFind it all at Halshack.com including the tracklists on the Shacklists pageThanks for breathing life into our podcast! (Genesis reference...lol)

We're feeling good this week on the POP STOP 24 for MXTR-FM! We got a theme show all about the word good in a song title or the band name! We got ska, reggae, funk and pop and rock on deck for you plus more including 2 mystery spotlights! Have fun lounging in the spring sun the right way! Summer is coming! Beach vibes all the way my friends! Find everything show related at Halshack.com including the shacklists (tracks) page!Thanks for shining on us so we can bring you these sunny good vibes!

Howdy folks! Back again for another stellar episode of the Shack!! "DON'T YOU FORGET" episode 29 SHACKJAM for KERB and KRAM!<<<<<<<<<<<<MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT for KRAM listeners>>>>>>>>>>> The station is closing on April 28th due to many reasons from lack of support to financial decisions! There will be no airing of the Shackjam 30 on Monday! You will have to find it on KERB or Halshack Radio on Zeno FM! If you want mostly rock all the time then migrate over to Zeno FM! I will take care of your rock "fix" there! Word!! Check out Thrower, Alxndr, Secret of Boris and Status Lost as we put focus on many of the great acts from Texas and NC and SC plus more! 2 mystery spotlights this show and more! Don't forget about the Halshack when you need great music! Just turn on our 24/7 radio station! Find the playlists at Halshack.com on the Shacklists page! See ya in a few! I'm uploading the POP STOP 24 right after this one! Thanks for not forgetting about

We're back from break! I needed some time to myself to concentrate on life. Thanks for allowing me some time to recharge! Now on to bigger and better things like a brand new POP STOP 23 with all new tunes from Reptile Room, Sam Tinnesz, Tommee Profitt, Tommi Aura, Rags and Riches, Big Little Lions and more! Just about all these tracks are BRAND NEW hot off the press! Get your pop fix here with the Shack! Find everything show related at Halshack.comThanks for poppin' off with us! 

Welcome to the Halshack folks! I'm back after a much needed reprieve! I needed to recharge my batteries and take care of life stuff as mentioned in the show! We got a HUGE show for you on deck! While on break FROM ASHES TO NEW camp hit me up for a new working relationship so I was quite honored and ready to oblige! We picked up some new talent in this show through some collab songs with their spotlight! AGAINST THE CURRENT and OF MICE AND MEN! There's many more BIG names to support this show as well! DROWNING POOL, CAVO and more! Have a blast for my return to the airwaves! Catch you Wednesday for all new Pop Stop 23! All new pop songs and more! Find all show related material and the playlists on the SHACKLISTS page at Halshack.com Thanks for fanning us into flight! We couldn't do it without you! 

Ok folks, as promised, here we have a show about Taking a Break. All song titles dealing with words take or break. I need to take a cue from my show and step back for a bit. I'm taking a break. New shows will resume in about 3 weeks (I may take one more week) but as of right now April 7th week is the target for return to the radio airwaves. Thanks for your understanding. Listen to this show you will know why. The last 2 just completely burned me out. My energy level and passion is cooked at the moment. I got important life stuff to attend to. See y'all in a few weeks. There will be repeats airing on the stations while I'm on break! Thanks for all the love and support! Find everything show related at my website https://halshack.com

Club it down for St Pats Day Club Shack 2025 for KERB MXTR-FM and Halshack on ZENO FM! DJ Frisbee, Radwulf and more!!Find the tracklist on Shacklists page at Halshack.comExplore everything show related at https://halshack.comThanks for thumpin' our signal on the dance floor!

We're heading into spring with a new season coming! Get your seasonal fix from the Halshack! The topic today is fun in the sun and all things spring and summer! Battleshack 5 is just around the corner! HUGE voting contest we hold every 2 years! More on that soon! We have a MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT!! Next show is "Take a Break" for Pop Stop 22! I'm burnt out and cooked! Ive got to take  a step back so I'm taking a few weeks off to work on my personal life and work on potential sponsors for the FM show. I appreciate your understanding. New shows will resume week of April 7th. We will be spinning repeat shows on KERB and MXTR for a couple weeks. I explain in great detail why and whats going on in my life in the next show Take a Break. I decided I need to listen to my show and take a break. Sorry I didnt get to announce it in this episode. I thought about it after I made this show. Just the right timing, it makes perfect sense for me to Take a Break! I will catch on you Wednesday for Pop Stop 22 "Take a Break"Have a gr

We're driving in the fast lane today with a special mix all about cars for POP STOP 21! on MXTR-FM Week of March 12, 2024! Its a theme show all about life on the road or life being the road that we need to traverse carefully. Get your rock pop folk mix and more right here on the Halshack! Catch the BRAND NEW commercial made for the ST PATS DAY weekend party! New edit I just made to the show that was NOT in the radio edition! Catch the party Friday night 2am ET/ 11pm PT on KERB MXTR-FM and Halshack Radio on ZENO FM!Find everything show related at https://halshack.comThanks for accelerating us to our future!  

Come on baby "Light my Fire 3"! We got a new theme show on deck all about fire for Shackjam 26 (Monday Mar 10, 2025) Its a fire show ready to light up your musical senses! Catch us later in the week for a show all about Cars as we gear up for the BIG mega party this weekend for St Patricks Day! We are going to try to break the record on the stations! Can we get more than 45K this time! Help us break 50k on KERB ZENO and MXTRFM! Find it Friday night Mar 14/ Sat morning March 15th (2am EST/ 11 pm PST) Be there! Dont miss out on the biggest party of the season! Find the playlists for all shows under Shacklists at https://halshack.comSee you Friday night! Thanks for clubbing the Halshack to the top!  

Its Pop Stop 20 on MXTR-FM for Wed Mar 5th 2025! We're having an awesome new theme show about the word "some"! Hope you are having "Some Kind of Life" while you are listening to the Halshack! Find everything show related at Halshack.comWe appreciate the fans for helping us grow to "somewhere new" in the industry! 

Today we are exploring the colorful world of music and sound on KERB with a theme show based on color words in the song titles. Were going to make your day feel new rather than blue with all these colorful tracks! Michelle with KERB helped pick this show theme by suggesting the world blue when I asked her for a theme. So we built a quality show out of it! Enjoy this special SHACKJAM 25 (The Colorful KERB) for Mar 3rd as we approach a new season of beautiful colors made by spring! Lets spring forward together with some magnificent bands! Find it all at Halshack.comThanks for helping us plant our seeds for growth! 

Say what Jack? Ohhh you mean say what Shack? Well the shack is asking who, what, when, where and why youre not listening to the Halshack on a regular basis. Its SAY WHAT SHACK pt2 (Feb 26th 2025 edition) for MXTR-FM! How can you miss out on these great tunes? Tell everyone you heard us say "what" about the Halshack...lol Enjoy this awesome show about the facts of the Halshack! Thanks for tuning in to all our wonderful bands! They deserve your support! Catch everything show related at Halshack.comThanks for finding our shack of talent! 

Who shack? What shack? Where shack? That's right, you're on Halshack! Brand new theme show SHACKJAM 24 (Feb 24t h...see the synchronicity...lol) about the what and the who is Halshack! Were giving you the skinny on great bands with captivating songs for hit radio! This show is all about song titles searching for answers about who, what, where, when why and the how! The how is our show and station bringing you the platform for Halshack! Find everything show related at Halshack.com

For the Pop Stop 18 this week (Feb 19, 2025) on MXTR-FM we are feasting our ears on the Wonders of the Halshack! Makes you wonder why these songs or bands havnt been discovered yet! All these wonderful hits could storm the world with more than just one hit wonders! Ever wonder what the Wonder Shack series is all about, then ponder your thoughts no more and tune in! Wonder Shack series covers what could be semi hits to mega hits! Today is episode 12 in the series. Wonder Shack 1-3 can be found on the podcast feed. Episodes 4-11 are Zeno FM radio exclusives that air on Wednesday's for our theme day Wonder Shack Wednesday! These shows also play randomly throughout the week. Find everything about the show at Halshack.com Thank you for all our wonderful fans! It's a wonder why the Halshack is not a household name. One day we won't have to wonder anymore! Thanks for all the love!

On deck today for KERB and KRAM in Houston is a theme show all about our travels in life whether it be metaphorical or physical! Continuing the theme from earlier in the week with Destination Unknown 3, up for grabs today is a talk music hosted show for Destination Unknown 4! Enjoy this great theme show no matter where you go for the day or the weekend!We got a special superstar in our Mystery Spotlight this show too! Hit the play button or download! You will have a good time no matter where you take the Halshack in life! Find everything at Halshack.com Thanks for rocking our musical engines!