Latest From The Blog

  • HI 5 11/3/23

    HI 5 11/3/23

    This HI 5 feels way different than the last one, both musically, and because I have way less hair while doing it. King Chino, Davie Napalm, Armani Abomb, Ithinkitsbbp “No More” Oct 26 I love the jazzy chill feel of the beat, and all the of the verses (both Napalm and Abomb) are on point,… Read more

  • Announcing “Blood & Dirt”

    Announcing “Blood & Dirt”

    Can you do a crossover with yourself? Yes. Blood & Dirt is large. It’s a large album by all of the mes. Justin H.K., The Existential Dread, The Existential Dead So am I saying this album is; Singer-Songwriter folk, indie post-rock, and psychedelic stoner rock. Yes. Yes I am. At eighteen songs and just over… Read more

  • DECADE OF DIRT

    DECADE OF DIRT

    In an attempt to reflect, and of course market my music, I’ve decided to create a playlist that catalogues my ten years of music making. I started pulling a song from each album, but that was too many, so I edited that down to something more manageable. To make all that less manageable, I’ve decided… Read more

  • Dirt Wizard and a Decade of Music

    Dirt Wizard and a Decade of Music

    Woot! October 29, 2023 is the ten year anniversary of my releasing of music. Back then I released under a project called Rebel Prom Queen (which you can find the best of on streaming platforms under Justin Hurst), but the music I made then isn’t so dissimilar from what I make now. Then like now,… Read more

  • HI 5 10/20/23

    HI 5 10/20/23

    Probably only a few left of these left this year honestly (I tend to pause in December to write year-end content), feels weird. Man, life is, happening, so fast sometimes. Yin Waster “Punk Drug Dealer” Oct 4 Deliciously messy and manic garage folk, or “Gas Station Folk” as they aptly call it. There is a… Read more

  • HI 5 10/2/23

    HI 5 10/2/23

    Covid round 2 was not as bad as Covid round one, but was not fun. Chris Oliver “Guitar Zero” Sep 16 I’ve talked about Chris’s music before via the excellent Detroit area band “Vellows.” Mr. Oliver takes the opportunity to go wild with his solo content with expectantly fantastic drumming, and novel experimental elements that… Read more