Mosh Geek F.M.

On June 29 Rock Geek F.M. hosted an introduction to heavy metal featuring resident expert Jason Greenly. Here's the entire show, blood, pus, and all (uploaded temporarily, as I don't want the heavy metal copyright lawyers leaving a bloody axe impaled in my front door).

http://rockgeekchic.com/rockgeekFM.mp3

LA Paisley Underground / The Great Philosophers

Our work with Anderson doing a show dedicated to the LA Paisley Underground scene, featuring David Roback, Hope Sandoval, and Kendra Smith, is posted here:

http://rockgeekchic.com/rockgeekFM.mp3

Know of any songs that preach ways to live and think ("You Can't Always Get What You Want," "If You Love Somebody, Set Them Free")? We're looking for songs for a radio show called The Great Philosophers. Suggestions are welcome, and pretentious songs are okay if not unavoidable...

New at Smile Politely

Cristy and I have some new writing at Smile Politely, including a review of Robyn Hitchcock's new album and his recent performance in Chicago, a tribute to a college radio station, and a review of the Smoking Popes show.

PSYCHEDELIC SOUL / 1987 vs. 1996

A few episodes of Rock Geek FM have come and gone since my last posting here - string sections, Joe Boyd, songs with brass - but I wanted to post the show we did with Rick Halberg on April 28: Psychedelic Soul

http://rockgeekchic.com/rockgeekFM.mp3

This Saturday Cristy and I are having a DUEL. That is right. We are in disagreement over which one of us graduated from high school in a better year for rock. And we're going to rely on the listeners to vote by phone or by email. 1987 vs. 1996. Tune in Saturday morning from 8-9 a.m. CST on 90.1 FM (for those in the radius) or online at

http://weft.org

New Rock From 2008?

It took the hosts of Rock Geek F.M. two weeks to celebrate Valentine's Day, with songs named after women A-Z.

Flawedcasts of those two shows are temporarily downloadable here:

http://rockgeekchic.com/FM/20090214womenA-M.mp3
http://rockgeekchic.com/FM/20090221womenN-Z.mp3

This Saturday we are going to devote an hour to newly-released music. Last year saw a new album by some band called Radiohead, and this week saw me finally get my pre-ordered LP of Goodnight, Oslo, by Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3. Future Clouds and Radar, a Texas band that sounds British, completed a concept album about Peoria, Illinois, for reasons that remain obscure. And Ben Folds titled his latest after Normal, Illinois, and wrote a song about "Effingham," even if he got the name wrong. Downstate Illinois is the new Tobacco Road, apparently.

Were there any new records last year (or this) that struck your fancy? As music snobs stuck in the 1990s and 1980s, respectively, Cristy and I will rely on your suggestions.

Tune in to Rock Geek F.M. Saturday mornings from 8-9 a.m. CST on http://weft.org. Or at a more reasonable hour in the Nordic countries.

Songs That Refer to Other Bands

This week we're dedicating our radio show to songs that refer to other bands. We've recorded a short promo to explain our position on this complex and far-reaching topic.

Thanks for listening. I hope Neil Young will remember...

Songs That Name Their Bands

Cristy and I have had four radio shows so far, and we're hitting our stride.

January 3: Power pop
January 10: Worst guitar solos ever
January 17: Covers
January 24: Songs less than two minutes in length

This Saturday the 31st on Rock Geek F.M. Cristy and I are looking for songs that name their own band--songs whose lyrics include the name of the band that plays them. Unfortunately, we must steer away from rap for this theme, as it is part of the genre for rappers to discuss themselves. When it happens in a rock song, though, it can be a bit jarring.

This show will be webcast Saturday morning from 8-9 a.m. central time on http://weft.org, and on 90.1 FM for those lucky enough to wake up in bitterly cold Champaign County.

Suggestions are welcome. Here’s what we have so far.

* SONGS THAT NAME THEIR OWN BANDS

Monochrome Set
Jocko Homo (Are We Not Men?)
Give it to the Soft Boys
Big Country
Talk Talk
Have a Cigar
Belle & Sebastian/My Wandering Days Are Over
In the Court of the Crimson King
Red Hot Chili Peppers [song off the first album]
Clash City Rockers
Black Sabbath
Chaka Khan
Mommy, What's a Funkadelic? (does it really say the word?)
Killer Queen
They Might be Giants
Wang Chung
Who Are You?
Wonder Boy
Show Biz Kids