so i passed along information about my job’s 2005 fellows program to a few messageboards and boy, the response has been vicious.

in the future, remind me to not be helpful.

I am pretty certain you missed this because, well, you had better things to do. so allow me to recap the important parts. with this handy list, you’ll be able to fudge your way through any VMA discussion at the watercooler today.

personal highlight: watching it on the brand new flat-panel tv at my job and having the screen be so wide, that everyone looked fat. [except for queen latifah, who looked thinner than everyone else on it] we nicknamed it “ass-o-vision.”

other fun moments:

- the dale chiluly glass/light sculpture as the backdrop [the fact that i list a gigantic piece of glass as a highlight first should say something about the quality of this years awards]

- ushers performance involving a simulated rainstorm and fireworks, but MTV being unable to operate the podium microphones for the first 10 minutes of the show

- hearing no doubt thank talk talk but thinking they say “tok tok” [like the awesome minimal electro group]

- jet looking downright lively, in comparison to the other two mall-emo bands they played with in the rock block, and thats being *kind*

- the kerry/bush daughters segment where it seemed like kerry’s daughters were being booed more than the bush twins [perhaps the audience wasnt aware who they were?]

- gratuitous bruce willis shots

- puff daddy’s mr t mohawk

- wishing jessica simpson would fall off the trapeze she was perched upon over the crowd

- tim delaughter of the polyphonic spree looking very scared when being held in mid-air at the end of their song

- how the entire program was a non-stop advertising about voting [not that i have a problem with this but you know…]

- chaka khan singing way way way off key

http://wprb.com/printplaylist.php?show_id=1815

this show was quite possibly the most satisfying show i have ever done in my tenure as a WPRB dj, which is why it makes me sad. i hate it that my better shows are at the end of a programming season and that i spend the months prior fumbling at the board.

anthem magazine has its “philly” issue out and i have some photographs in it.

http://wprb.com/printplaylist.php?show_id=1765

a much noiser show this week around, perhaps due to being overly excited about GBV karaoke. [more on that much much later] i even played a “rock block” of them!

personal favorite moment of the show: when playing iran, someone IM’ed me asking what i was doing to the station because it sounded like static.

this “blog” will go on vacation for the next week or so. im in the midst of “moving.”

http://wprb.com/printplaylist.php?show_id=1720

thanks to my decision to travel on riverlink [as opposed to septa], i arrived at the station feeling really mellow. and thats how my set was, despite the rude complaints of others asking me to “pick it the fuck up.”

my my. what to say about that belle and sebastian ep, except that its real good. and if you know me, you know i dont like this band. im just impressed with the stylistic stretches they take from their usual brand of librarian shuffle-pop. and they too do the new trend [or so i see it]: play one really long song that sounds like 3-4 songs merged together.

towards the end of my show i was told that nj governor mcgreevey held a press conference to announce his resignation and declaration of being a “a gay american,” i thought it would be a good idea to grab some news off the internet and announce it.

http://public.fotki.com/theoreticalgirl/m15k/

im working on finishing up the rest of the trip, but enjoy these in the meantime!

wired gives us an interesting way to go about booking shows.

http://www.wprb.com/printplaylist.php?show_id=1665

im back from vacation but i havent gotten over my merge kick. played tracks from shark quest, the arcade fire [both are forthcoming], spoon & the 3D’s [both of these are out now].

also from north carolina: work clothes, sara reichtmann & margaret white, utah! and cold sides. check them out if you liked it.

started off my set with something from the forthcoming sea snakes record. its pretty amazing — moody music that incorporates strings and horns, the singer reminds me a bit of joe pernice. when it comes out, you must own this!!! also recommened: jim guthrie, who i played later in the show. he plays in royal city but this is his solo thing and he’s on tour NOW, being backed by the hidden cameras. more canadian love: the arcade fire. the 7″ is amazing and the forthcoming records [on merge, of course!] will blow you away. you’ve been warned.

for those who asked about the chills: its from this compilation. if you like that i strongly suggest checking out anything on the flying nun label!

overall, id say this was a nice return to the airwaves after my exhausting vacation. pretty strings-oriented by well, im really into them right now.