{"id":21523,"date":"2026-07-15T10:13:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T15:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=21523"},"modified":"2026-07-15T10:13:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T15:13:38","slug":"tycoon-machete-releasing-concept-album-xenoblaster-this-friday-exploring-the-border-blaster-legend-john-r-brinkley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=21523","title":{"rendered":"TYCOON MACHETE releasing concept album XENOBLASTER this Friday, exploring the &#8220;Border Blaster&#8221; legend John R. Brinkley"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/photo-credit-David-Seelig-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21524\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5015039101664327;width:639px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/photo-credit-David-Seelig-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/photo-credit-David-Seelig-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/photo-credit-David-Seelig-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/photo-credit-David-Seelig-930x620.jpg 930w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/photo-credit-David-Seelig.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>photo credit David Seelig<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Salt Lake City, UT &#8211; XENOBLASTER is TYCOON MACHETE\u2019s concept album based on the exploits of American hero, John R. Brinkley, who rose from poverty in the last century to become the wealthiest practitioner of \u201calternative\u201d medicine of his time. His revolutionary procedure for impotence involved xenotransplanting goat testicles into sad men who suffered from \u201cflat tires\u201d. Though scientists concluded that the treatment did little other than give patients nasty infections in very sensitive areas, Brinkley made a fortune. He then built himself a radio station to attract new customers to his procedures and potions. When the Kansas \u201cdeep state\u201d pushed back, he ran for Governor. The election was rigged against him, of course, but he was not defeated. He moved his radio station across the border into Mexico. His Border Blaster was licensed for a million watts so people could tune in as far as Iceland. Besides his bad medical advice and occasionally fascist rants, he offered airtime to a variety of quacks, preachers, psychics, cultists, scammers, and even some talented country musicians like the Carter Family. Sadly, mainstream media and the medical deep state caught up with him and he was ruined by \u201cvery unfair\u201d prosecutions and lawsuits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Salt Lake City\u2019s psych-art rock band, Tycoon Machete, follows our hero\u2019s journey through various genres from old time roots to funk to rock to industrial to country. John R. Brinkley\u2019s rise to fame and fortune serves as an allegory of the ever-present alignment of stupidity and power that is as true for America in the 2020\u2019s as it was in the 1920\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">XENOBLASTER will release on Friday July 17th, 2026 and is available for purchase on the group&#8217;s Bandcamp: <a href=\"https:\/\/tycoonmachete.bandcamp.com\/album\/xenoblaster\">https:\/\/tycoonmachete.bandcamp.com\/album\/xenoblaster<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"Tycoon Machete - Partners in Crime (PG Edit)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VfQ6fyyQnNY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;\u2026a post-grunge, psychedelic slumber, with their anti-capitalist lyrics etched on the glass inside of a lava lamp\u2026 down through the radiated dirt and daunting hallucinogenic tunes, there\u2019s a salvageable takeaway, an environmental piece to remind humanity that we are human, free will and all.&#8221; &#8211; Alton Barhart \/ SLUG Mag<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;\u2026sailing the dark waters of the 21st century guided by the ghosts of Sixties psychedelia, Eighties electronica, Nineties grunge, and Thirties blues. That\u2019s quite the mash-up of styles, and after listening to their new album, I can say it works\u2026&#8221; &#8211; Nick \/ The Third Eye<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Founded by two Salt Lake City musicians, J. P. Whipple and James Perry, Tycoon Machete was created to explore the frontiers where flesh meets the machine. They are joined by synth master, Sean McCarthy, and local artist Erin Stout on bass and singing saw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Avoiding conventional rock band format, the band features an eclectic mixture of instruments including a 1942 lap steel, 1890&#8217;s plectrum banjo, musical saw, synthesizers, and samplers. Live performances include psychedelic visuals from SLC artist, Murray Resinski.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Website:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tycoonmachete.bandzoogle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/tycoonmachete.bandzoogle.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Instagram:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dc663e07.disco-tracking.net\/campaign_redir?business_id=48391&amp;campaign_id=245131&amp;session_recipient_id=151148554&amp;url=NB2HI4DTHIXS653XO4XGS3TTORQWO4TBNUXGG33NF52HSY3PN5XG2YLDNBSXIZI%3D&amp;signature=v2%3Alegacy%3AD4nacgzp2rjYsWpDcd3f63btqAhX_Uhnaa_KpY3bVTw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tycoonmachete<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Facebook:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dc663e07.disco-tracking.net\/campaign_redir?business_id=48391&amp;campaign_id=245131&amp;session_recipient_id=151148554&amp;url=NB2HI4DTHIXS653XO4XGMYLDMVRG633LFZRW63JPOR4WG33PNZWWCY3IMV2GKLY%3D&amp;signature=v2%3Alegacy%3AuFBMEvjB7q0PGXJk1Dvdls8RaOmGY4i_ubIqzAvr_Jo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tycoonmachete\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>YouTube:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dc663e07.disco-tracking.net\/campaign_redir?business_id=48391&amp;campaign_id=245131&amp;session_recipient_id=151148554&amp;url=NB2HI4DTHIXS653XO4XHS33VOR2WEZJOMNXW2L2AJJIFO2DJOBYGYZI%3D&amp;signature=v2%3Alegacy%3AY4Fhpq94aLj2qJf-T6P3cjnnHC8Xl3EHt2Vbluz6_V4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@JPWhipple<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bandcamp:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dc663e07.disco-tracking.net\/campaign_redir?business_id=48391&amp;campaign_id=245131&amp;session_recipient_id=151148554&amp;url=NB2HI4DTHIXS65DZMNXW63TNMFRWQZLUMUXGEYLOMRRWC3LQFZRW63JP&amp;signature=v2%3Alegacy%3A12j3y3z6ZkNLqepM66_hFGu7wDBaVD7LERxz5ziXoYE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/tycoonmachete.bandcamp.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Subvert:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.subvert.fm\/tycoon-machete\/xenoblaster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.subvert.fm\/tycoon-machete\/xenoblaster<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tidal:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tidal.com\/@jpwhipple\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/tidal.com\/@jpwhipple<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Apple Music:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dc663e07.disco-tracking.net\/campaign_redir?business_id=48391&amp;campaign_id=245131&amp;session_recipient_id=151148554&amp;url=NB2HI4DTHIXS63LVONUWGLTBOBYGYZJOMNXW2L3VOMXWC4TUNFZXIL3UPFRW633OFVWWCY3IMV2GKLZRGQ4TSNZUHEZDANI%3D&amp;signature=v2%3Alegacy%3AaTrXXKDyBjpYJcJ1bk8AqpgQxCpZxudLfgf0OhmAZp0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/artist\/tycoon-machete\/1499749205<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Tycoon Machete\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/artist\/0x6vpAYsWkIMjdPIm05GpI?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>photo credit David Seelig Salt Lake City, UT &#8211; XENOBLASTER is TYCOON MACHETE\u2019s concept album based on the exploits of American hero, John R. Brinkley, who rose from poverty in the last century to become the wealthiest practitioner of \u201calternative\u201d medicine of his time. His revolutionary procedure for impotence involved xenotransplanting goat testicles into sad&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=21523\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">TYCOON MACHETE releasing concept album XENOBLASTER this Friday, exploring the &#8220;Border Blaster&#8221; legend John R. 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