life : updated

My oh my, how things have changed. I'm up early, in bed early, haven't had a touch of alcohol (okay, maybe, a touch) in a while and there is never enough hours in the day. I'm hiring interns that are less than a year younger than I am, and interviewing people in a place where I just interviewed. Friends are asking me relationship advice and not the other way around, and I was told I could have scarlet fever yesterday.

Don't worry, I don't.

This week has been quite the roller coaster, sprouting from Sunday's shocked reaction over A Brief Smile's radio incident. I'm still in shock, to be honest, but I decided to put that outrage to good use. I spent the greater part of the week putting together a story for CMJ about what happened, and (surprise, surprise) got a lot of different angles, except the hosts themselves. I called them more than my mother calls me, and yet still no reply. Quite the bummer, I did want to hear what they had to say. However, the story came out pretty well, if I say so myself. You can read that story here: CMJ.com: Anti-Gay Slurs Put Radio Hosts In Dog House.

And in sad news, Nora and I have decided to end The Blog Show. The last episode went up today on BreakThru Radio.com. Life has just become too hectic for the both of us, so we wanted to end it on a high note. Check out our last show where we play all of our favorite bands, plus speak a lot of French. Good times, n'est-ce pas?

More soon.

West Coast!

Wow. So I just found out I may be interviewing Hanson in the very near future and all of a sudden I feel like I'm a kid again. Amazing.

You know how much I love Jason Schwartzman, right? Right. And apparently he's started a new band and is coming out with an album pretty soon. I must direct you over to his myspace to listen to his track "West Coast." See all those plays? Guarantee 90% of them were from me. I am obsessed.

Go listen to The Blog Show today too! It's a good one.

Blog Show #21...uh oh, we're legal!

We thought the day would never come, but it has! The Blog Show can now drink...legally! In honor of that we have one of our most interesting shows yet...complete with Nora having a Brit-esque breakdown half way through the show...and it's all my fault. Plus there's that band that sings that song "Ruby" that we talk about, AND you FINALLY get to hear some Jukebox the Ghost. Yay!

Clickity-click right here to listen.

Under My Skin - Jukebox The Ghost
Good Day - Jukebox The Ghost
Hold It In - Jukebox The Ghost

I Can Do Without You - Kaiser Chiefs
Learnt My Lesson Well - Kaiser Chiefs
Thank You Very Much - Kaiser Chiefs

Free Stress Test - Professor Murder
The Mountain - Professor Murder
Champion - Professor Murder

Gets Me Down - Ampop
You Could Be Lovely - Ampop
Two Directions - Ampop

Clamour For Glamour - The Ark

Blog Show #20

From now on, every 10 shows Nora and I will recap the past bunch of artists. This way, you won't forget just how awesome they are. And our clever banter. And something else...that I can't remember right now. I'm so tired.

But seriously, this is a great mix so do head on over to www.breakthruradio.com and click on "The Blog Show." It's a nice collection for this rainy rainy day.

Playlist!
Let's Call It Off - Peter Bjorn & John
Elegy - Beat Radio
Why Not Me? - Locksley
Pile Of Gold - The Blow
Fille A Plumes - Malajube
Labyrinthian Pomp - Of Montreal
All The Days - Aeroplane Pageant
Our Lies + Your Smile - Via Audio
30 Helens Agree - Morning Theft
So Far We Are - French Kicks
Calendar - Bishop Allen
Trouble - Voxtrot
New Shoes - Paolo Nutini
Closer - Hourly Radio
Ex-Girl Collection - The Wrens
Like Cursing Kids - Kevin Devine
No Ace - Seth Kallen & The Reaction
The World Is Smaller Than You Think - Mason Proper
Ruby - Kaiser Chiefs

Wake me up when it's the weekend.

The Blog Show #19! w/ The Muggabears!

Nora and I were very lucky to have The Muggabears stop by this week and play an exclusive set for us, thanks to Jeff and D over at Neon Lights. Make sure you listen to the whole show for that set and an awesome giveaway! If you want to check out the band this Saturday at Delancey, email us at theblogshow (at) gmail (dot) com with "Neon Lights" in the subject line for your chance to win two tickets plus a gift bag full of cds, stickers, and other fun goodies.

Also on this week are some other favorites, plus every other segment Nora and I proclaim we hate each other, so find out why. Clickity-click right here for the best show on the internet.

Playlist!

Hospital Beds - Cold War Kids
We Used To Vacation - Cold War Kids
Hang Me Up To Dry - Cold War Kids

Carmen - Bridges and Powerlines
Mumbles - Bridges and Powerlines
All In - Bridges and Powerlines

Lola Stars and Stripes - The Stills
Animals + Insects - The Stills
In The Beginning - The Stills

Young Folks - Peter Bjorn And John
Amsterdam - Peter Bjorn And John
Paris 2004 - Peter Bjorn And John

The Muggabears Live Set

Check it out (for free) at www.breakthruradio.com.

Blog Show #18: We're legal!

Okay, so I have to tell you that I'm totally obsessed with the Mason Proper album (pre-order here), so that is going to need a separate post altogether. But I can tell you that you should listen to this week's "Blog Show" because I play three songs off the album, plus we have three other super bands.

I also almost kill Nora by show's end, right before we play a new Arcade Fire song, so if that's not reason enough I don't know what is.

Click here to listen, and don't forget to be our friend on myspace.

Playlist!

Deaf Ears - The Hourly Radio
Crime Does Pay - The Hourly Radio
Please Forget - The Hourly Radio

My My (Bad Fruit) - Mason Proper
Mr. Charm - Mason Proper
100 Years - Mason Proper

The Fatalist - Robbers On High Street
Spanish Teeth - Robbers On High Street
Japanese Girls - Robbers On High Street

Tell Me - Catfish Haven
Too Hungover To Headbang - Catfish Haven
Crazy For Leaving - Catfish Haven

Intervention - Arcade Fire

The Blog Show on Myspace!

That's right. We finally made a profile.

Be our friend and we'll leave you snarky comments.

www.myspace.com/theblogshow

BLOG SHOW #16

Another super special Blog Show on BreakThru Radio. This time around we had some fun guests stop by (thanks in large part to the fact that I now have a couch!) Rob from the band Morning Theft came by to premiere super exclusive new tracks from their upcoming record. The band is also playing Mercury Lounge tonight, and Nora said drinks are on her if you come by. Success!

To celebrate this pretty cool show I have coming up on Saturday, Seth Kallen stopped by and played a couple tracks, including an amazing solo version of "Strange Man." It was so good, in fact, that I made it into an mp3 for all you.

Seth Kallen - Strange Man (live acoustic)

SPEAKING OF AMAZING LIVE SONGS. If you haven't listened to Undisputed Heavyweights live session on BreakThru Radio, you must do so immediately. I gushed about the set on Tuesday and now I got my favorite song of the set, "Bitches Be Trippin'" in which Casey was top notch. The best I've ever heard this song.

The Undisputed Heavyweights - Bitches Be Trippin' (live on BTR)

But all in all, you must check out the Blog Show this week. It's a good one. Here's a direct link to listen.

PLAYLIST!

Sidewalk Chalk - The A-Sides
Park Avenue - The A-Sides
Here or There - The A-Sides

The Fall - Rob Holmes of Morning Theft (live)
Limb from Limb - Morning Theft
Every Promise - Morning Theft

Wicked Ride - Melody Gardot
Goodnite - Meldoy Gardot
My Sweet Darling - Seth Kallen (featuring Melody Gardot)

Shiver - Seth Kallen (live)
Ryan's Song - Seth Kallen (live)
Strange Man - Seth Kallen (live)

The Plot - White Rabbits

Oh! And come to The Skinny tonight! Nora and I will be there with bells on, perhaps jingle bells if this whole snow rumor is true. We'll keep you warm by dancing up a storm all night, I promise.

Ok, that's all.

Blog Show #15

I know I say this every week but this episode of The Blog Show just might be my favorite. Maybe it was the girl scout cookies combined with Trader Joe's wine that made us so fun. Who knows! I think it's the music though. We premiere some new songs from our friends Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, plus awesome tracks from Kevin Devine, The Wrens, and Oh No! Oh My! .

Oh! And blogger of the week goes out to Dave over at Slap You In Public. Pants off dance off!

Check it out here if you know what's good for you.

Playlist!

Brooklyn Boy - Kevin Devine
You'll Only End Of Joining Them - Kevin Devine
Just Stay - Kevin Devine

Love Song No. 7 - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Emily Jean Stock - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Satan Said Dance - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Walk In The Park - Oh No! Oh My!
I Love You All The Time - Oh No! Oh My!
I Have No Sister - Oh No! Oh My!

Everyone Chooses Sides - The Wrens
Happy - The Wrens
She Sends Kisses - The Wrens

Justice vs. Simian - We Are Your Friends

Blog Show # 14!!

We've gotten so good at this that Nora has lost count on our actual shows. That's just how we roll.

So you can expect the same digressing (we kick it off with a major tangent right from the beginning), the usual babbling and banter, and the always enjoyable music selection. But I do NOT speak French (which is a good thing.) Oh yes, and we play "Ruby" and you can hear how crazy Nora is.

Success!

Playlist...

Fine Dining With The Future - Foreign Islands
We Know You Know It - Foreign Islands
That's How This Goes Down - Foreign Islands

Icicles - Let's Go Sailing
Sideways - Let's Go Sailing
All I Want From You Is Love - Let's Go Sailing

Animal - Saints + Lovers
Kiss It Goodbye - Saints + Lovers
To Pieces - Saints + Lovers

Wraith Pinned To The Mist And Other Games - Of Montreal
Suffer For Fashion - Of Montreal
She's A Rejector - Of Montreal

Ruby - Kaiser Chiefs

Tune in at www.breakthruradio.com and click on "The Blog Show."

Blog Show 13!

This week is the international show! Listen in for two Canadians, a couple Scots and a Brit....and my HORRIFIC attempt at speaking french.

All in all? A good time. Check it out at www.breakthruradio.com. Click on "the blog show".

PLAYLIST!
Be Good - Tokyo Police Club
Citizens Of Tomorrow - Tokyo Police Club
Nature Of The Experiment - Tokyo Police Club

Jenny Don't Be Hasty - Paolo Nutini
Last Request - Paolo Nutini
Rewind - Paolo Nutini

La Monogamie - Malajube
Ton Plat Favori - Malajube
Montreal - 40ºC - Malajube

Ice Cream - New Young Pony Club
Get Dancey - New Young Pony Club
Descend - New Young Pony Club

Wasted Little DJs - The View

Just Like Christmas | Aberdeen City

Well friends, I am off for very needed vacation where I plan to read two books and drink gin & tonics all day. Oh yes, and there's always shuffleboard. Let's not forget shuffleboard.

I hope you all have a very very happy holiday, and I will be back in a week completely refreshed. While I'm gone...

Don't forget to tune into BreakThru Radio on Tuesday, December 26 for a special live performance from New York's own A Brief Smile. You can find pictures from the recording session on my flickr.

Don't forget to tune into next week's "Blog Show" either. We were pleased to have Dany from Exitfare join us for the show.

Looking for music? Check out my Top 25 Albums of 2006, Top 5 EPs of 2006, or Top 25 Songs of 2006. That should keep you busy.

Happy holidays!

Aberdeen City - Just Like Christmas

thursdays is OUR day

Ah, the holidays.

We're ready to kick off the holiday weekend in style, officially. We hear certain other parties haven't lasted the Thursday night time slot, but it seems to be doing us just fine. Who doesn't like to go into work on friday morning still drunk? It only makes the day that much more fun.

I digress.

Tonight we are celebrating the holidays before we take off to our respective locations. I'd imagine there will be some mistletoe, some santa hats, and probably a eggnog or two.

Come out and celebrate your new favorite night with your new favorite djs...we won't tell the others.

10-4 at the skinny
w/ nora and rachael
174 orchard street @ stanton

AND

New episode of The BLOG SHOW is up at www.breakthruradio.com

This week we present their holiday special complete with brand new exclusives from NYC's own White Rabbits and Surefire, plus holiday tracks from Princeton, Aberdeen City, and Snowden. Enjoy!

Kid On Your Shoulders - White Rabbits
Where's My Christmas Morning - Princeton
Just Like Christmas - Aberdeen City

Love's On The Inside - Surefire
What Else Could I Say - Surefire
The New Standard - Surefire

Raised By Wolves - Voxtrot
Mothers, Sisters, Daughters & Wives - Voxtrot
The Start Of Something - Voxtrot

Photograph - Eagle*Seagull
Beauty Is A Knife - Eagle*Seagull
Death Could Be At The Door - Eagle*Seagull

White Christmas - Snowden

Check out the hotness over at www.breakthruradio.com and click on "The Blog Show." Awesome!

Blog Show TEN!

Uh oh. We've reached double digits.

This week Nora and I recorded from the lovely oasis also known as my apartment. We were lucky enough to have Sean cook us a yummy yummy dinner while we babbled, and babbled, and babbled.

Congrats to our friends at Crackers United for being our bloggers of the week! They put on an amazing show last night, which...according to Nora....was the best, ever.

PLAYLIST!

Stagg – The Diggs
Faith In Strangers – The Diggs
It's Just Like You Say – The Diggs

Glossy-Eyed Sweetheart – The Hard Tomorrows
Stop + Shoot – The Hard Tomorrows
Patterns – The Hard Tomorrows

Fifteen On Ice – Tall Hands
Three Full Virginias – Tall Hands
On Top Of Time – Tall Hands

Click Click Click Click – Bishop Allen
The Same Fire – Bishop Allen
Clementines – Bishop Allen

Everyone's Starting Over (Cassettes Wont Listen Remix) – The Diggs

Listen in at www.breakthruradio.com and click on "the Blog Show!

BLOG SHOW NINE!

Holy craperoo. Our blog show is getting to be quite the talk of the town. Even if everyone is whispering, we are hoping they are saying nice things.

This week we sat down in my comfy apartment to record the show, so that's perhaps why Nora sounds like she falls asleep half way through. It could be the dayquil. I giggle a lot (surprise) and we say goodbye to one of our most favorite (favoritest?) bands.

Oh, and both of us play awesome awesome music.

PLAYLIST!

Thursday – Asobi Seksu
Strawberries – Asobi Seksu
New Years – Asobi Seksu

Don't Make Me Wait - Locksley
She Does - Locksley
All Of The Time - Locksley

Pretty Pet – Aberdeen City
Sixty Lives – Aberdeen City
Mercy – Aberdeen City

On The Dance Floor - Levy
Rector Street - Levy
Squeeze - Levy
So Hard – Levy

Listen in at www.breakthruradio.com

Blog Show Numero Ocho!

Okay, so I'm finally off the medication so I hope I sound a little less "out there" this week. Nora yells at me a bit, I fumble with my words, but the music is GREAT. That's all that really counts...right?

Plus, we dedicate one of my favorite bands to our bloggers of the week: The Music Sluts. Listen to the show TODAY and ALL WEEK, and make yourself happy.

Playlist!

Parade Of Punk Rock T-Shirts - Maritime
Tearing Up The Oxygen - Maritime
Calm - Maritime

Parentheses - The Blow
Bonjour Jeune Fille - The Blow
Eat Your Heart Up - The Blow

Rainy Monday - Shiny Toy Guns
Starts With One - Shiny Toy Guns
Le Disko - Shiny Toy Guns

Down Now - French Kicks
Trial Of The Century - French Kicks
England Just Will Not Let You Recover - French Kicks

All The Holes In The Wall - Birdmonster

Head on over to www.breakthruradio.com and click on "The Blog Show."

The Blog Show: Best Of

Well it's been seven weeks and we thought it was time for a recap. Plus, it's Thanksgiving so Nora and I thought it best to give thanks to all our favorite bands. Tune in today and all week to "The Blog Show" as we go back and pay respect where respect is due. And sorry if I sound a bit cracked out on this week's episode. I was on a lot of cold medicine.

Head on over to www.breakthruradio.com and click on "The Blog Show."

Here's the playlist:

Brother - Annuals
Modern Class - The Head Set
Tigers - Division Day

Modern Love - The Changes
Someday - The Silent Years
Saved Your Life - Army Of Me

Rented A Tent - A Tent, A Tent - Bound Stems
Lost (On An Island) - The Undisputed Heavyweights
Pretty Mess - A Brief Smile

Wound Up - Office
The Blue Around You - The Benzos
Fast As You Can - Liam & Me

The Once-Great Gender Debate - Sure Juror
Tokyo, Japan - Princeton
Tonight - Ennui

Welcome To Tally Hall - Tally Hall
Be Born - Tally Hall
Ruler Of Everything - Tally Hall

Feel free to gather round the whole fam for a listen. Or maybe not. But either way it'll be up all week for you to enjoy.

Happy Thanksgiving :)

BLOG SHOW #6

Everyone having as much fun as we are listening to The Blog Show?

Hello….is this thing on?

Hi!

Well good news: my voice is back and we're got four more awesome bands for you to listen to. Plus I fumble over all my words and Nora and I get down and dirty (listen to find out exactly what that means). Plus, blogger of the week goes out to the one and only Jerry Yeti. We have much to say about this one.

Head on over to www.breakthruradio.com and click on "The Blog Show".....if you dare.

PLAYLIST:

We Could Be Good – Via Audio
Modern Day Saints - Via Audio [MP3]
Developing Active People - Via Audio

Hollywood – The Head Set [MP3]
Late For The Show – The Head Set
Enemies – The Head Set

Various Kitchen Utensils - Skybox [MP3]
Infinity and Blue Skies - Skybox
It's A Bumpy Ride On The Back of A Camel - Skybox

Time and Place - Ennui
One Thing - Ennui
Ruckus - Ennui [MP3]

Hold Steady Hot Weather – The Gaskets

Blog Show #5: CMJ Hangover Special

Okay, before you listen to the show, let me just preface this by saying I had NO voice last week and this was the tail end of that exhaustion. So please, don't make fun of how I sound.

Other than that, I LOVE this week's show. Nora and I picked four of our favorite bands that we saw live during the festival, and actually get serious for about two minutes about blogger backlash. Seriously. Then we went back to talk about cute boys.

Go listen over at www.breakthruradio.com (click on "the Blog Show").

PLAYLIST!
Complete Or Completing – Annuals
Dry Clothes – Annuals
River Run – Annuals
You're Forever An Hourglass – Benzos
Mechanical Comrades – Benzos
Teach Me The Way (Live) – Benzos
Can You Tell – Ra Ra Riot
The New Flesh – Ra Ra Riot
Dying Is Fine – Ra Ra Riot
Going Through Changes – Army Of Me
Rise – Army Of Me
Come Down To DC – Army Of Me

Can you guess which picks are mine? Ha! Also, congrats to Jeff Central Village for being blogger of the week! We loved the Gothamist House so much, we had to give him due props.

Speaking of blogs check out the awesome review A Brief Smile received over at The Music Slut. Let's all decide to write nice things from now on eh? Or at least let's not cross that ethical line....criticism is criticism. No need to be vulgar.

Okay, I'm done now.