10.15.2007.

this past saturday was the one year anniversery of my friend jamie's death. she was one of the first people i met when i came to goucher, we lived on the same hall, and only a handful of us knew she had cancer. it was as if one day she was here and the next, gone.

everyone copes with traumatic events differently. i chose to reflect at my own life and make positive changes. the catalyst at my core for the way i live my life, it was my relationship with jamie and is my relationship with her after her death. i admire her for her decisions to live her life. if we fear death, we don't live. she lived. the impact this experience had on me was truly tremendous, and continues to play a major role in my life.

i have done so many things in the past year with my life. i think i found the proper balance between living in the now and working on the foundation for my future. just gotta keep pushing forward even when the seas get rough.

so this show was about voice. support. living. changing.

to anyone who has ever found something positive rise from the ashes of a tragedy.

1. Fever Sleeves- Q and Not U
2. The Yellow Walkie Talkie- Endless Mike and the Beagle Club
3. Drop the Pop- None More Black
4. Broken Bones and Death Trips- The Gc5
5. Start Today- Gorilla Biscuits
6. Manana- Desaparecidos
7. Disarm- Smashing Pumpkins
8. Tim Krupnik is a Bee Keeper- South Carey
9. Doom! Doom! Doom!- Latterman
10. Ten Things- Paul Baribeau
11. Pattern Against User- At The Drive-In
12. Gotta Decide- The Soviettes
13. Stay Golden- Au Revoir Simone
14. Dry- William Elliott Whitmore
15. Scenic World- Beirut
16. Naked As We Came- Iron & Wine
17. Depth Perception- Engine Down
18. Save Our Ship- Broadway Calls
19. Walking to Do- Ted Leo and the Pharmacists

we will not be live next week because i'm seeing the lawrence arms. i've been waiting so long to see them. and every other superband related to them. american steel...okay. there are tons of things going on this weekend in baltimore, i.e. "punkin' carving" @ the frisby house on thursday night. plus on saturday and sunday there is the radical book fair...lemuria/fake problems/endless mike and the beagle club @ ccas on saturday, the menzingers/slingshot dakota show @ ccas on sunday. so good.

so tune in one the 29th. we'll be back live then. cool.

i'm in yr studioz, bein a dude. recap 10/08/2007

nick and joe came to hang out in the studio once again and brought some jams to play, plus a new friend! his name is josh. he's the new drummer for Surroundings. it's a completely different feeling this semester when i have 3+ people in the studio for every show compared to last semester, when it was just me. and sometimes amanda. being awkward. a couple of other djs stopped by the show as well; julian, who hosts Verrückt Radio 12-1am EST wednesday night/thursday mornings stopped in and attempted to play a nuclear assault song on cassette. and then royce, my old hallmate and host of Conservative Talk Radio, which is on right before my show on monday nights 8-9pm EST, decided to grace us with his presence. we had some good laughs for sure.

playlist:
1. Fraud in the 80s- Mates of State
2. Bad Penny- Big Black
3. Black Sheep- The Nerve Agents
4. Where Does the Good Go?- Tegan and Sara
5. Big Gun- Jenny Lewis & the Watson Twins
6. Policy of Truth- Depeche Mode
7. Ears Ring- Rainer Maria
8. Seein' Red- Minor Threat
9. Shiny Things is Good- Dillinger Four
10. New Song- Nuclear Assault
11. Values Here- Dag Nasty
12. Jukebox Breakdown- Saves the Day
13. Fire- Torche
14. Valentine- The Get Up Kids
15. ditto rush limbo- Hose. Got. Cable.
16. Rodeo Clown- Lifetime
17. Subdued & Arrested- Avail
18. I Found a Reason- Cat Power
19. Never Recover- The Cardigans

had to break my "only play one song once and one band once" this week because of cd switchings. oh well. outside of the dj world this week and next week equal midterms and lots of letter writing. i'm currently listening to the misfits for maybe the third time ever.

have a good week, everyone.

rabbit rabbit recap 10/01/2007

30 listeners? i don't believe it. the computer crashed right less than a minute before i went on air, hence the late beginning. we rolled right on through the technical difficulty and had a grand ol' time. we had quite the handful of guests in the studio. Joe and Mitch of Surroundings and our mutual friend Nick came up to Goucher and kicked it in the studio with me last night. Surroundings has a biiiiig show this thursday, OCTOBER 4, at the Ottobar in Baltimore with Baroness and Pulling Teeth. Check it out.

God really does enjoy sending me text messages these days. It's a party.

playlist:
1. Your Ex-Lover is Dead- Stars
2. Saint Jacques- Lightning Bolt
3. Fishing the Sky- The Appleseed Cast
4. Hugs From Boys- Braid
5. Cannonball- Damien Rice
6. Pink Slip- Paint It Black
7. Sleeping Weather- Small Brown Bike
8. Lurker II: Dark Son Of Night- Jawbreaker
9. The Blaming Game- The Honor System
10. Shock Body- Talib Kweli
11. Favorite Thing- The Replacements
12. Sweet Dudes + Sweet Ladies- Defiance, Ohio
13. Boy Wonder- Nakatomi Plaza
14. Silly Girl- Descendents
15. Get the Bullet Out- New Mexican Disaster Squad

Hey, it's october. When did that happen? I've been having a rather difficult time wrapping my head around everything that's going on. Bummer, because 2007 has been an absolutely incredible year. Turning 20? For the first time, not sure I'm ready for that yet. Distance between friends once again slashed my heart; i forget how surreal it is to see people in my town who live 3,000 miles away or talk to someone everyday and it's still another three months until i settle down out west with them for a few weeks (or tour...). But january is still far, far, far away.

Until next week, stay rad.

yours truly,
KSR.