BlowUpRadio.com Newsletter 5/25/26
Hi Friends,
Listen to New Jersey's best music 24/7 on BlowUpRadio.com here: https://player.live365.com/a42405?l
Programming Schedule:
Live @ Five - Everyday @ 5pm ET (a full hour of live recordings from New Jersey artists)
Jersey Devil Radio Show (hosted by Ed Goodavage & Dom Benigno) - Monday @ 6:30pm ET
with replays Tuesday @ 4:30pm ET, Wednesday @ 8:30am ET, Thursday @ 2:30pm ET, & Friday @ Noon ET
BlowUpRadio.com Presents New NJ Music - Monday @ 7pm ET
with replays Tuesday @ 6pm ET, Wednesday @ 9am ET, Thursday @ 3pm ET, & Friday @ 12:30pm ET
(see playlist below)
Lazlo's Den Presents New Music - Tuesday @ 7pm ET
with replays Wednesday @ 10am ET, Thursday @ 4pm ET, & Friday @ 1:30pm ET
(see playlist below)
+ New Jersey weather forecasts all day on our station, courtesy of Brian Kelley (Ferocious Designs).
Listen to BlowUpRadio.com here: http://player.live365.com/a42405?l
~~~
Every other Monday read a new BlowUpRadio.com's New & Notable NJ Music: on New Jersey Stage: https://www.newjerseystage.com/content/author/lazlo
~~~
Latest Updates on BlowUpRadio.com
LIVE VIDEO: The Melancholy Kings - PorchFest Highland Park N.J. 5.17.2026 (NJ)
MUSIC VIDEO: CR & The White Lights - "Tinted Windows" (NJ)
LIVE VIDEO: Jason Didner and the GSPs D.I.Y. (live at Montclair Porchfest 2026)) (NJ)
LIVE VIDEO: Exit Eleven - Astronaut (live @ The Stone Pony) (NJ)
LIVE VIDEO: Bamberdost - Unsolved Mystery (Live at Montclair Porchfest 2026) (NJ)
~~~
Lazlo's Corner
I am from Generation X
Not Billy Idol's 1970's band (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6XRwt99O4E)
Or the one time pairing of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and Guns N Roses (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOLkH8L4hw0) [note: the introduction to their set is cut off but to my recollection they were introduced as for one night only, Generation X]
No, I am from that generation of alienated youths... and unlike the youth of today we don't much talk about mental health.
I think it is wonderful that mental health is more openly talked about now, and wish it had been when I was younger when my troubles seemed so much more overwhelming.
That is likely because over the years I have developed tools to get through life's problems.
So I thought I would share this in case someone needed to hear this.
This week I got some terrible news about friends of mine (I'm not going to get into specifics, but the problem does not put them in danger of dying soon or anything, but is serious nonetheless).
For about 36 hours I was in a bit of a state of shock. While I got things done, I felt like I was in a zombie-like state... getting very little sleep was probably part of it.
Then, of all things, I was watching the latest episode of Hacks. No spoilers for those who haven't seen it, but some things happen in the episode that hit me emotionally and I started crying.
I'm not afraid to admit I cry over certain songs, as well as certain movies and shows, but this was not just a few tears and welling up, this was 20 minutes of uncontrollable crying. Fill a glass with tears, crying.
And you know what?
After it I felt so much better.
Science has proven crying releases stress and emotional pain (https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/is-crying-good-for-you-2021030122020)
But many of us grew up told not to cry.
So this a reminder to me and whomever else needs to hear it.
Find a song, a film, a show, a book...
Whatever moves your emotions...
And have a good cry.
It can be very cathartic.
#SupportGoodMusic
~~~
This week on BlowUpRadio.com Presents New NJ Music we have new music from:
Bamberdost - " End Of My Driveway (Music Video Version) " from " End Of My Driveway (Music Video Version) [single] "
Mike Chick - " Tomorrow is all a Blur " from " Congarts "
Max Rauch - " Alligators and Sharks " from " Alligators and Sharks [single] "
CR & The White Lights - " Tinted Windows " from " The Ghosts Are Coming Home "
Sleep Station - " Music Merchant " from " This Side of Heaven "
Alex Klint - " Note " from " Public Songs "
Afloat - " Go and Say It " from " Speak Slow, Then Leave [EP] "
Detained - " Lost " from " Shadows EP "
Laree Cisco - " Bleed " from " FAWM 2026 "
Polyanna - " Boygirl ft. NOAHFINNCE " from " Weirdo "
Somebody Club - " I Wish We Kissed " from " Foolish Things "
Aidan Jack Finnecy - " Birds I View (live) " from " Pool Punks Tape #2 "
Jason Brown - " No Jim Crow " from " More Folk Songs "
Hexagon Cat - " It Fell " from " Red Hexagon "
Suede Aces - " On My Way For Far Too Long " from " Suede Aces "
Dig a Revel - " Nothin to Lose " from " Live at Stone Pony 4-12-2026 "
BlowUpRadio.com Presents New NJ Music airs Monday @ 7pm ET, with replays Tuesday @ 6pm ET, Wednesday @ 9am ET, Thursday @ 3pm ET, & Friday @ 12:30pm ET
Listen here: http://player.live365.com/a42405?l
See playlist (with links to all the acts) here: https://blowupradio.com/den/2026/052526.html
~~~
This week on Lazlo's Den Presents New Music we have music from:
Bad Optics - " No Friction (Prime Benefits) " from " No Friction (Prime Benefits) [single] "
Johnny Manchild and the Poor Bastards - " Young Blood " from " Side Effects "
The Fast Camels - " It's A Long Way Down " from " Lost To This World "
Julia Greenberg - " Sometimes The Sea " from " Born Sentimental "
Lawrence Kim - " New Jetsetter " from " The Hours & The Times "
Arcy Drive - " one'n a million " from " one'n a million [single] "
The Rose Hips - " Spacey " from " Spacey [single] "
Trevor Tchir - " Dear Ste-Anne " from " What Fools Endure "
The Lemon Twigs - " Nothin' But You " from " Look For Your Mind! "
FILM - " Reassurance " from " Permanence "
ME. - " Special " from " Special [single] "
Kyle Morgan - " The Push " from " Ghost of a Problem "
Aldous Harding - " What Am I Gonna Do " from " Train On The Island "
Lazlo's Den Presents New Music airs Tuesday @ 7pm ET, with replays Wednesday @ 10am ET, Thursday @ 4pm ET, & Friday @ 1:30pm ET
Listen here: http://player.live365.com/a42405?l
See playlist (with links to all the acts) here: https://blowupradio.com/den/2026/052626.html
#SupportGoodMusic
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That's all for this week folks.
Peace,
Lazlo
www.BlowUpRadio.com
www.WhereNJRockLives.com
Listen to New Jersey's best music 24/7 on BlowUpRadio.com here: https://player.live365.com/a42405?l
Programming Schedule:
Live @ Five - Everyday @ 5pm ET (a full hour of live recordings from New Jersey artists)
Jersey Devil Radio Show (hosted by Ed Goodavage & Dom Benigno) - Monday @ 6:30pm ET
with replays Tuesday @ 4:30pm ET, Wednesday @ 8:30am ET, Thursday @ 2:30pm ET, & Friday @ Noon ET
BlowUpRadio.com Presents New NJ Music - Monday @ 7pm ET
with replays Tuesday @ 6pm ET, Wednesday @ 9am ET, Thursday @ 3pm ET, & Friday @ 12:30pm ET
(see playlist below)
Lazlo's Den Presents New Music - Tuesday @ 7pm ET
with replays Wednesday @ 10am ET, Thursday @ 4pm ET, & Friday @ 1:30pm ET
(see playlist below)
+ New Jersey weather forecasts all day on our station, courtesy of Brian Kelley (Ferocious Designs).
Listen to BlowUpRadio.com here: http://player.live365.com/a42405?l
~~~
Every other Monday read a new BlowUpRadio.com's New & Notable NJ Music: on New Jersey Stage: https://www.newjerseystage.com/content/author/lazlo
~~~
Latest Updates on BlowUpRadio.com
LIVE VIDEO: The Melancholy Kings - PorchFest Highland Park N.J. 5.17.2026 (NJ)
MUSIC VIDEO: CR & The White Lights - "Tinted Windows" (NJ)
LIVE VIDEO: Jason Didner and the GSPs D.I.Y. (live at Montclair Porchfest 2026)) (NJ)
LIVE VIDEO: Exit Eleven - Astronaut (live @ The Stone Pony) (NJ)
LIVE VIDEO: Bamberdost - Unsolved Mystery (Live at Montclair Porchfest 2026) (NJ)
~~~
Lazlo's Corner
I am from Generation X
Not Billy Idol's 1970's band (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6XRwt99O4E)
Or the one time pairing of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and Guns N Roses (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOLkH8L4hw0) [note: the introduction to their set is cut off but to my recollection they were introduced as for one night only, Generation X]
No, I am from that generation of alienated youths... and unlike the youth of today we don't much talk about mental health.
I think it is wonderful that mental health is more openly talked about now, and wish it had been when I was younger when my troubles seemed so much more overwhelming.
That is likely because over the years I have developed tools to get through life's problems.
So I thought I would share this in case someone needed to hear this.
This week I got some terrible news about friends of mine (I'm not going to get into specifics, but the problem does not put them in danger of dying soon or anything, but is serious nonetheless).
For about 36 hours I was in a bit of a state of shock. While I got things done, I felt like I was in a zombie-like state... getting very little sleep was probably part of it.
Then, of all things, I was watching the latest episode of Hacks. No spoilers for those who haven't seen it, but some things happen in the episode that hit me emotionally and I started crying.
I'm not afraid to admit I cry over certain songs, as well as certain movies and shows, but this was not just a few tears and welling up, this was 20 minutes of uncontrollable crying. Fill a glass with tears, crying.
And you know what?
After it I felt so much better.
Science has proven crying releases stress and emotional pain (https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/is-crying-good-for-you-2021030122020)
But many of us grew up told not to cry.
So this a reminder to me and whomever else needs to hear it.
Find a song, a film, a show, a book...
Whatever moves your emotions...
And have a good cry.
It can be very cathartic.
#SupportGoodMusic
~~~
This week on BlowUpRadio.com Presents New NJ Music we have new music from:
Bamberdost - " End Of My Driveway (Music Video Version) " from " End Of My Driveway (Music Video Version) [single] "
Mike Chick - " Tomorrow is all a Blur " from " Congarts "
Max Rauch - " Alligators and Sharks " from " Alligators and Sharks [single] "
CR & The White Lights - " Tinted Windows " from " The Ghosts Are Coming Home "
Sleep Station - " Music Merchant " from " This Side of Heaven "
Alex Klint - " Note " from " Public Songs "
Afloat - " Go and Say It " from " Speak Slow, Then Leave [EP] "
Detained - " Lost " from " Shadows EP "
Laree Cisco - " Bleed " from " FAWM 2026 "
Polyanna - " Boygirl ft. NOAHFINNCE " from " Weirdo "
Somebody Club - " I Wish We Kissed " from " Foolish Things "
Aidan Jack Finnecy - " Birds I View (live) " from " Pool Punks Tape #2 "
Jason Brown - " No Jim Crow " from " More Folk Songs "
Hexagon Cat - " It Fell " from " Red Hexagon "
Suede Aces - " On My Way For Far Too Long " from " Suede Aces "
Dig a Revel - " Nothin to Lose " from " Live at Stone Pony 4-12-2026 "
BlowUpRadio.com Presents New NJ Music airs Monday @ 7pm ET, with replays Tuesday @ 6pm ET, Wednesday @ 9am ET, Thursday @ 3pm ET, & Friday @ 12:30pm ET
Listen here: http://player.live365.com/a42405?l
See playlist (with links to all the acts) here: https://blowupradio.com/den/2026/052526.html
~~~
This week on Lazlo's Den Presents New Music we have music from:
Bad Optics - " No Friction (Prime Benefits) " from " No Friction (Prime Benefits) [single] "
Johnny Manchild and the Poor Bastards - " Young Blood " from " Side Effects "
The Fast Camels - " It's A Long Way Down " from " Lost To This World "
Julia Greenberg - " Sometimes The Sea " from " Born Sentimental "
Lawrence Kim - " New Jetsetter " from " The Hours & The Times "
Arcy Drive - " one'n a million " from " one'n a million [single] "
The Rose Hips - " Spacey " from " Spacey [single] "
Trevor Tchir - " Dear Ste-Anne " from " What Fools Endure "
The Lemon Twigs - " Nothin' But You " from " Look For Your Mind! "
FILM - " Reassurance " from " Permanence "
ME. - " Special " from " Special [single] "
Kyle Morgan - " The Push " from " Ghost of a Problem "
Aldous Harding - " What Am I Gonna Do " from " Train On The Island "
Lazlo's Den Presents New Music airs Tuesday @ 7pm ET, with replays Wednesday @ 10am ET, Thursday @ 4pm ET, & Friday @ 1:30pm ET
Listen here: http://player.live365.com/a42405?l
See playlist (with links to all the acts) here: https://blowupradio.com/den/2026/052626.html
#SupportGoodMusic
------------------------------
That's all for this week folks.
Peace,
Lazlo
www.BlowUpRadio.com
www.WhereNJRockLives.com
