Hawaiian Studies

Both Pictures by Brendan Smith

Along with the regular podcasts that I have been posting, I will also be using this blog for my Hawaiian Studies class. My goal is discussing local issues with feedback from White Rose fans, along with some of my fellow classmates. Feel free to comment on any of my postings, it help to sharpen my skills and I will gain new knowledge from other people's perspectives.

Hardcore Punk Rock

Lots of stuff that I listened to constantly when I was growing up. Some of my favorite punk rock memories are with the bands on this podcast.

Hardcore Podcast

Americana, the sad and beautiful

I tend to have a liking for sad ass songs. Today, I have made a collection of such songs. They are not only sad, but they are often beautiful and sublime. I hope you enjoy them.



PS: the new Jesu record, "Why are we not Perfect" is out. Go get it, it's great.

PSS: Order of the White Rose's "Ghost of the Sidewalk/Seeds of Destruction is up on Itunes. Go get that too! All proceeds from the sale of the EP go to the food bank of Maui and Oahu.

Americana Podcast

New Wave!

Some of my favorite new wave artists:

New Wave Podcast

World's Greatest Guitarist

World's Greatest Guitarist

Classic Rock, a Trip through the Past

Pictures by Brendan Smith esq.



Are you boycotting the Olympics? I decided not to watch them at all this year. I guess I'd rather watch Major League Baseball than water polo. There's too many exciting divisional races to watch in MLB. I'm also sick of Brett Favre. It's almost as bad as the Michael Vick story a few years back. Every channel I turned on said, "Michael Vick, Michael Vick," and it's no different than the Brett Favre story. Seriously, If I quit working at say, Lowes, and said, "I'm done," and they had a year long going away party and everything, and then I went away for three months, I couldn't expect to come back and say, "I want my job back." They wouldn't give it to me, now would they? They probably already hired someone to take my place. Why is Brett Favre, Mr. "Blue collar guy" any different. And I'm sure that Lowes wouldn't offer me 20 million dollars to stay away. Favre sucks.
Okay, now I've officially participating in the blogging "first draft culture" and just went off on the first thing that came to mind. I'm now guilty of that, too. Kind of sad. Anyway, I made another podcast, it contains some classic rock along with some great old punk and new wavish stuff. Enjoy

8th Glorious Podcast

Hawaii has Punk Rock and an Angel sings

If you are interested in hearing more punk rock from Hawaii, you can do so by going here:

Hawaiian Express




I also made a new slow as a snail podcast, I've likened this music to being slowly licked to death by a lion. Waves and waves of distorted chords makes absolutely beautiful post rock music.

POST ROCK and an Angel's Voice

Rock N Roll

I play some Buzzcocks songs played by others, the and talk about the Battle of the Bands White Rose participated in. I also give my opinion about the North Side Kings and how their only claim to fame is punching Danzig in the head, and how they aren't interesting at all. They also don't reflect anything close to the ideals of hardcore or punk rock. For those reasons, they suck.


ROCK N ROLL PODCAST