so this is what i’ve discovered — the board is _sensitive_. what i mean is that even the slightest adjustment in volume turns songs into all-out fuzzfests. this goes quadruple for me and my too damn loud voice. also, i think they need one of those spongy wind socks on the mics ’cause the vox are popping and essssing all over the place. the station is going through some equipment overhauls and right now i have to use separate headphones to cue records & talk on air. because i am me and i am a fool, there were a few times where i mixed up the two and couldnt hear anything while cueing or while i was on air [listen for the confused tone in my voice!].

otherwise, a relatively decent show. WQHS has a lot of weird old power pop records [ie, the shoes] that i need to dig through. and spotted in the stacks? _rodney dangerfield raps_. that’s for next week, kids.

carol cool - upside down - hustle! reggae disco
espers - dead queen - II
remote islands - apartment stripe - smother party
sugarcubes - planet (icelandic version) - 12″
fischerspooner - never win - odyssey
uv protection - chemicals - consumer material
sun ra - heliocentric - heliocentric worlds vol 1 &2 - N

yo la tengo - mr tough - i am not afraid of you and i will beat your ass – N
candy & the kisses - the 81 - cameo parkway 1957-1967
seekonk - hate the sun - for barbara lee
goldenboy - summer of the evening - underneath the radio - N
chandra - subways - transportation
skull kontrol - new rock critic - deviate beyond all means of capture
brick layer cake - killer - call it a day

ad astra per aspera - voodoo economics - catapult calypso - N
the red krayola - #2 - fingerpainting
electrelane - birds - the power out
fire in the kitchen - the fog - 7″
the shoes - in her shadow - boomerang
the breeders - roi - last splash

viva voce - the center of the universe - the heat can melt your brain
sola - osage avenue - the bottom
preservation hall jazz band - do you know what it means to miss new orleans - our new orleans 2005 - N
gary wilson - when you walk into my dreams - you think you really know me
king kong - funny farm - funny farm
the renderers - a million lights - 7″
slumber party - boys/girls - musik - N
olivia newton-john - magic - 7″

blood sisters - ring my bell - hustle! reggae disco

First show of the semester, but more importantly, my first show for WQHS. I wasn’t sure what to expect when walking into the studio, so I came prepared with a full show out of my record collection. Now that I’ve got a feel for things, this will be less likely to happen in the future. that said, i did managed to snag a bunch of records that werent my own.

things which bummed me out: no 45 adapters [?!], a crazy telephone that had the music input patched in [as a result i couldnt hear any of my phone calls, sorry!], the dj after me not showing up. in fact, as i write this, the cd i stuck in the player when i left is on its second or third spin.

anyway, did you listen in? let me know what you think — i wasn’t able to tape this one, so i’m really curious.

lesley gore - you don’t own me - 20th century masters
guther - many frames per moment - sundet - N
oh OK - playtime - the complete recordings
the rondelles - mission: irresistable - fiction, romance, fast machines
hi beams - white people - 7″
sugar pie de santo - go go power - mp3
as mercenarias - panico- 7″
oxford collapse - molasses - remember the night parties
belles of skin city - a case of rather unfortunate stage presence - you do the company proud - N

lyn collins - rock me again (and again and again) - 12″
albert ayler - D.C. - spirits rejoice - N
clockcleaner - #3 - demos
bassholes - hail bop! - long way blues (1996-1998)
scrawl - green beer - he’s drunk

sons & daughters - johnny cash - love the cup
R.E.M. - catapult - murmur
tsunami - olde city - 7″
the knitters - rank stranger - the modern sounds of… - N
magazine - the light pours out of me - 7″
shocking blue - inkpot - inkpot & attila
18th dye - glass house failure - tribute to a bus

mojave 3 - truck driving man - puzzles like you - N
edith frost - walk on fire - telescopic
the mo-dettes - paint it black - 7″
klee - gold - honeysuckle
b mulvey - super himalaya - cascades
railroad jerk - what did you expect? - one track mind
the feelies - slipping into something - the good earth

lesley gore - you don’t own me - ever since - same song, re-recorded 40+ years later

I’m pleased to announce that my weekly radio show, HER JAZZ, is moving to WQHS, the internet-only student radio station at the *University of Pennsylvania* this fall. I’m psyched to continue DJing through the school year. Plus, I’ve managed to whittle my radio commute from nearly 2 hours to 20 minutes. Yee haw!

When: Wednesday 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST
Listen: WQHS [internet only]