here’s what sucks: not being sure as to whether i should continue this show during the fall or not. no no, i want to but it has to do with time & financial commitments. its easy to take a day off mid-week for a show because my workload is lighter when summer break is in session. during the school year, im not so sure i can afford the day off.

the thing is, this show needs to happen — lack of local programming on radio, etc, blah blah — so i need to find a way to make this work. most importantly, i love doing it. if i had a car, this wouldnt be an issue but i have to take the train to my show and ultimately, thats where the timesuck is.

let’s do some quick math: 2 + 3+ 2 = 7. thats the amount of time i spend on my radio show. whats not factored in is that i arrive at the station 1-2 hours earlier than my show, so that i dont worry about mass transit screwing me over.

is there anyone out there who wants to drive me? i know, its sad begging for a ride on my blog. but you know whats sadder? realizing i spend more time traveling than being on-air. driving to princeton takes 45 minutes, traffic willing, but i havent a car. and renting a car every week sounds ridiculous.

here’s the deal — if you think you can do this, ill gladly cover the cost of gas, treat you to snacks and you get to learn how a radio show is put together. we can come up with a better name for you than “intern”.

its moments like this i wish there was a chinatown bus to princeton.

anyway, this week’s show. now that ive got some excel spreadsheet action happening, putting together shows is a piece of cake. but its the end of a season, thats why i feel like im in my groove. new this week: us funk team, patternismovement, aquila rose, windsor for the derby. played an unreleased [in the states] track by the feelies and received a lovely phone call from a miss julia factorial. pretty psyched to throw in some res, a favorite of mine from a few years back. word is that she’s got a new record coming soon. the capitol years track might be the unofficial theme song to this show. yes, thats the notekillers covering jefferson airplane. dont you love how i edited the swear out of the track? fear is technically not a philly band, but when you have a frontman like lee ving, its difficult to not play something by the group.

playlist is behind the cut, as always.

the capitol years - tale of the city

hail social - no title - S/T - N
hi soft - country - demo
miss tk and the revenge - concentrate - xoxo
this radiant boy - we can pretend - shakedown at the russian disco
the roots - !!!!!!! - phrenology
the roots - sacrifice - phrenology
res - they say vision - how i do
rainy river - my little time - S/T
greg weeks - these hands - blood is trouble
the wishniaks - marianne faithfull - s/t

patternismovement - maple - stowaway - N
octalapse - infinite paths to dumbness - insound tour support #7
us funk team - all rolled into one - s/t - R N
fiction romance - trash - s/t - N
lifetime - (the gym is) neutral territory - hello bastards
clockcleaner - bad man - the hassler
fear - new yorks alright if you like saxophones - fear
yah mos def - scott beiben owes me money - live on WPRB 4.25.05

aquila rose - in the bed of a balladeer - say speaker speak - N
future tips - cold bliss - crook book
los halos - lioness - leaving va
Kate Sikora - leaving shore - grace in rotation - N
creeping weeds - long way down - demo
walker lundee - im your biggest fan - demo
the feelies - slipping (into something) - the good earth
the feelies - i wanna sleep in your arms - unreleased

wayward wind - ebony flow - wait for green - N
valsalva - shelter - legion of boom
b c camplight - blood and peanut butter - run, hide away - N
king god - morning sky - is that blood on your sleeve? - N
crash course in science - cakes in the home - s/t
winterbrief - its a dilly - take the town
notekillers - house at pooneil corner - mp3
need new body - boba fett - s/t - R

xex - delta five - group: xex
windsor for the derby - empathy for people unknown - giving up the ghost - N
relay - new domestic landscape - pre - N
f.o.d. - kid called me - shatter your day

1929 - the twin is dead - last but not leased

This entry was posted on Wednesday, August 31st, 2005 at 4:02 am and is filed under wprb 2005.