Thanksgivin Day Show

It took a couple days to get this up, mainly because it was Thanksgiving, family was in town, and I'm busy sending out a whole batch of college applications. I also went to Disneyland yesterday, word up. The Toy Story game/ride at California Adventure is out of this world, too bad I was paired up with little kids every time and got whooped.

I brought my dad to the show on Thanksgiving so he could see what it was all about. He was pretty jazzed. Literally. He went through most of the jazz records and I foresee a show in the future in which he picks out all the sickest, old school fuzzy crackly jazz and I play them for him.

I planned on playing only DJs on the show, and it ended up working out pretty well. The illest, chillest, most fluxest thing happened two songs in. Dude calls up and tells me to keep it up with the mellow beats, cause he has his Russian lady friend to impress for the day. I told him right on didn't fail to deliver. It's a good feeling friends.

James was gone for Thanksgiving, he was with his family in Pasadena, I wish him well and await his return. Next week we will be back to funkin, slam dunkin and tree trunkin.

DOGS BARKING
11/27/08

1. DJ Shadow - Changeling - Entroducing
2. RJD2 - Ghostwriter - Deadringer
3. Mix Master Mike - Tranzmission - Bangzilla
4. The Pharcyde - Runnin' (Philippians RMX) - Delicious Vinyl Rmxxology [Compilation]
5. Rob Swift - Rob Get's Busy - Return of the DJ Vol. 1 [Compilation]
6. DJ Shadow - Walkie Talkie - Private Press
7. DJ Cam - Mad Blunted Jazz [Live] - Mad Blunted Jazz
8. DJ Frane - A Story I Heard - Journey to the Planet of Birds or Beats to Blaze to Volume 3
9. Ratatat - Montanita - Classics
10. Wax Poetic - Morena Flor - Brasil
11. Peanut Butter Wolf - The Chronicles (I Will Always Love H.E.R.) - Return of the DJ Vol. 1 [Compilation]
12. Diplo - Bog Lost - Florida
13. Air - Left Band - Pocket Symphony
14. Cut Chemist - The Garden - The Audience's Listening
15. RJD2 - The Horror - The Horror
16. DJ Cam - Underground Vibes - Mad Blunted Jazz
17. DJ Frane - Thought Seeds - Electric Garden of Delights or Beats to Blaze to Volume 2
18. DJ Food - Nocturne (Sleep Dyad 2) - Kaleidoscope
19. DJ Frane - Cloudy Voyage - Journey to the Planet of Birds or Beats to Blaze to Volume 3
20. Digitalism - I Want, I Want - Idealism
21. DJ Shadow - Building Steam With a Grain - Entroducing
22, Matthew Herbert Big Band - Knowing - There's Me and There's You
23. The Black Keys - Act Nice and Gentle - Rubber Factory

KUCI PROGRAM DESIGN CONTEST

Alright.

Looks like a lotta BS so far.

No just kidding, I see a lot of good artistic representation of KUCI in the program guide design contest, but I'm looking for a little bit more, ya know, something with a little bit of UMPH! Some that puts some kick in my taste buds and makes me shiver. Something that makes me feel like listening to Ray Charles for the first time and feeling the rolling keyboard riffs for the first time in my childhood. I want something to put me into epileptic seizure.

So far here is what is put up

Entries- http://www.kuci.org/designcontest/entries/

If you have some thing better in mind; something of more substance, please and I mean PLEASE send a submission to:

http://www.kuci.org/designcontest/

and make it dope, otherwise I won't think twice about it.

If you send anything however, I'll put up a link on this page and rep you harder than a hype man for the NWA.

PEACE out ya'll and that's it.

My Word is as true as my piece.

FROGS DARKING

Illllllllin'

Check it.

Vanilla Tootsie rolls that only come out during Halloween season. They're absolutely delicious and it really bums me out that it's limited time kinda thing. I'm not much of a sweet tooth and these things get me good. Now that I think of it, regular Tootsie Rolls taste like bitter gritty dirt and I'd take these vanilla ones over the regs anyday. WORD.

My psychology teacher told me on Monday that if you want to get around a lie detector test, put a tack in your shoe and press down on it when you answer questions truthfully. That way when you finally have to lie, your baseline will appear to remain as constant as your truthful answers. The more you know, right?

Lastly, and this is nothing really new, but it always gives me a laugh:
RAP BATTLE TRANSLATED
[It's a YouTube link, don't trip]

Here's two dope bands I played today, The Cool Kids, and Cinematic Orchestra

COOL KIDS
Golden Age hip hop duo based out of Chicago. These guys have a style of rapping all of their own. They love bicycles and repping Sega Genesis. I can't explain it, it just rocks. Apparently they got big through Myspace, which show a huge shift in the way people get and find out about new music. Really.
Website - http://www.myspace.com/thecoolkids

CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA
British homies that play jazz music and have a turn-tablist. It's a live band improvising over mellow beats, really chill. Been around for quite a long time, but check 'em out on Ninja Tune.
Website - http://cinematicorchestra.com/
Ninja Tune - http://www.ninjatune.net/

Sorry chomies, wish I had more to say but I'm in a bit of a rushkies.
A couple supplemental links:
History of the Bicycle
Acrobatics Everyday


DOGS BARKING
11/20/08

1. Aesop Rock - No Regrets - Labor
2. Devendra Banhart - Ay Mama - Wake Up Little Sparrow
3. Adam Panic - We All Do - Wonderful
4. Delta Spirit - Trashcan - Ode to Sunshine
5. Deerhoof - Fresh Born - Offend Maggie
6. The Cool Kids - A Little Bit Cooler - The Bake Sale
7. The Cool Kids - I (Mikey) Rocks - The Bake Sale
8. Her Space Holiday - The New Kid Revival - XOXO, Panda and the New Kid Revival
9. Her Space Holiday - The Truth Hurts So This Should Be Painless - XOXO, Panda and the New Kid Revival
10. Beruit - Carousels - Lon Gisland
11. Cinematic Orchestra - Channel 1 Suite (Four Tet Remix) -
12. The (International) Noise Conspiracy - Child of God - The Cross of My Calling
13. Dinosaur Jr. - Back to your Heart - Beyond
14. Starfucker - German Love - Starfucker
15. Mirah - Don't Go - The Old Days Feeling
16. Miracle of 86 - Every Famous Last Word - Every Famous Last Word
17. Vivian Girls - I Believe in Nothing - Vivian Girls
18. I'm From Barcelona - Paper Planes - Paper Planes Single
19. Lykke Li - Melodies and Desires - Youth Novels
20. Polygraph - Crown City - Crown City
21.These Arms Are Snakes - Prince Squid - Tail Swallowers and Dove
22. Les Savy Fav - The Equation III - Let's Stay Friends
23. Secret Machines - Underneath the Concrete - Secret Machines
24. Mix Master Mike - Magnet - Bangzilla
25. Mix Master Mike - Bangzilla - Bangzilla

I Want Some Splainin'

This vid right here.

Looks kinda real.

Also looks kinda fake.

Made too nice in some parts, too shoddy in others.

Decide for yourself-

KID GETS STABBED WHILE SMOKING WEED UNDER A BRIDGE

[It's a YouTube link, don't trip]

Breakfast is the Best Meal of the Day...

Honestly. Doesn't matter what time I wake up, whether its 7 in the morning or 5 in the afternoon, the first thing I want steaming in my belly better be something breakfast related; cereal, eggs, toast, pancakes, waffles, fruit. All good. All the time.

With that out of the way, today was a major success. I got iced coffee half way through the show and the girl behind the counter at the green tent had a Black Dice shirt on, so that was dope. James wants to add that she looks like a robot. Diff' strokes, diff' folks.

Also, anyone remember this show?? Nick Arcade? Crazy show where kids played inside video games? I'm really dying to know what it looked like for the contestants playing. Green screen?

I played this dope new Zach Hill album called Astrological Straits. People might disagree with me on this, but just about anything Zach Hill does is gold. Maybe I'm biased, maybe it's just cause I wish I could play drums that good but probably never will. Hell, I'm even down with his side project Nervous Cop, which is just three drummers going wild for a couple minutes. There was also an art show he did a while back that was pretty sweet, even if what he was selling, might have been a bit overpriced. Can't knock the guy for trying though.

That stuff aside though, this new album is pretty rockin. It has that Hella sound from Church Gone Wild and Homeboy. Its released on Ipecac Records, some fellows known for releasing almost all his stuff, and most of Hella's related acts. My man Zhubin recommended it to me, because we're both Hella fans. And if you want to check out his show, its called Hot Water, every Friday from 3:00-5:00PM.

LINKS:
Zach Hill - http://www.myspace.com/zachhillmusic
Ipecac Records - http://www.ipecac.com/
Art Show - http://www.foolsfoundation.org/0406
Hot Water - http://www.myspace.com/zopwx2
Nick Arcade - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_arcade


Playlist fool! Do work son!

DOGS BARKING 11/13/08

1. Murs - Think you know me - Murs for President
2. Jedi Mind Tricks - Heavy Metal Bill - Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell
3. DJ Shadow - Walkie Talkie - Private Press
4. Sage Francis - Get up this Morning - Human the Death Dance
5. DJ Drez and Marty Williams - Jazz Funk - Moon Bay Sessions
6. DJ Drez and Marty Williams - The Get Down - Moon Bay Sessions
7. Lee "Scratch" Perry - War Dance - Repentance
8. Immortal Technique - One - Revolutionary Vol. 2
9. The Good Life - Album of the Year - Album of the Year
10. Her Space Holiday - The Truth Hurts So This Should Be Painless - XOXO, Panda
11. Panda Bear - Good Girl/Carrots - Person Pitch
12. Lykke Li - My Love - Youth Novels
13. Do Make Say Think - Auberge Le Mouton Noir - Winter Hymn Country Hymn Secret Hymn
14. Starfucker - Florida - Starfucker
15. Zach Hill - Iambic Strays - Astrological Straits
16. The Advantage - Batman Stage 1 - Elf Titled
17. The Advantage - Contra - Elf Titled
18. The Advantage - Double Dragon III - Elf Titled
19. The Advantage - Megaman 2 Flashman - The Advantage
20. TV on the Radio - Stork & Owl - Dear Science

Zoology here today

This post is a day late and I don't feel a single bit guilty about it.
Yesterday, as following with recent tradition, we had a group of fools in the studio, my friend's band, Zoology. They came to choose some music, do a little talking, and wax poetic on Korean BBQ. They have a kinda folk gypsy attitude to their music. They were currently working on some new tracks, so we opted to wait until those were finished before I played their stuff on air.
Myspace - http://www.myspace.com/zoologymusic

Here's a video to check out: Power of Colour Change - Chameleon

DOGS BARKING 11/6/08

1. Autolux - Helter Skelter - Sampler
2. Black Keys - She Said, She Said - The Big Come up
3. Cat Power - Rambling Woman - Jukebox
4. 13 Floor Elevators - It's All Over Now Baby Blue - Psychadelic World of 13 Floor Elevators
5. Two Gallants - Nothing To You
6. High Places - Head Spins (Extended Version) - 03/07-09/07
7. Hella - Friends Don't Let Friends Win - There's No 666 in Outer Space
8. Hella - The Things That People Do When They Think No Ones Looking - There's No 666 in Outer Space
9. The Battles of Land and Sea - I Built the Sea
10. Belle and Sebastian - Piazza, New York Catcher - Dear Catastrophe Waitress
11. Matthew Herbert Big Band - The Yesness - There's Me and There's You
12. Bad Hand - Your Smell Is Your Name - In This Line Wish You Happiness
13. Born Ruffians - Hummingbird - Red Yellow Band
14. Double Dee and Steinski - Swing & Jazz - Who Owns Culture?
15. Apollo Sunshine - 666: The Coming of the New World Government - Shall Noise Upon
16. Mischief Brew - Ain't it the Life? - Smash the Windows
17. Mischief Brew - I Liquor Never Brewed - Smash the Windows
18. Starfucker - German Love - S/t
19. Holy Fuck - The Pulse - LP
20. The Growlers - Track 2 - Couples Vol. II