I know that lately I've been discussing a bit more than the playlists, but tonight was my 22nd show and last show of the semester. There's a mass of emotions going through my heart and mind right now and I would like to share them with all of my lovely friends and listeners.
In high school I was never very active in any clubs, I never felt like I fit in anywhere and had very few friends at my school. My freshman year in college I had a few friends, but didn't really feel like I was in the right place. But from the moment I came to Purchase in the Spring of 2011, everything began to come together. I transferred as an Arts Management major, after taking a year off trying to figure out what I wanted with life I finally found it here. Just walking around this campus with all the musicians and artists, I never feel like I have to hid who I am. I can paint my face to look like a cat, play music out loud, wear a bright pink neon shirt, completely mismatch my clothes, or walk around wearing a feather boa and nobody will look at me twice. There are two, three, four, sometimes even five concerts going on each week as well as an array of other events on campus any given week.
Last spring when I was commuting, I enjoyed my classes and loved being on campus, but there is only so much you can do when you don't live here and only so many ways to feel comfortable getting involved. In the fall I moved onto campus into an apartment in The Olde. Don't let anybody ever say that living on campus is a waste of money when you live 10 minutes away, because it's not. I was finally able to get out of class and go back to my apartment to relax for a few hours and then walk right out my door and make new friends. At the end of the summer I decided that this was the year I would finally become involved and known at school. I formulated an idea for a radio show, applied for the show, got it and well here I am! I actually had the first playlist for Discover the Undiscovered before I was even approved. I began to make friends by just walking around campus and chatting it up. I found refuge at the Food Co-op and at the end of the semester I ran and was elected as Events Coordinator. Doing that (unpaid) job has been a lot of work, but extremely rewarding. Since then people I don't even know began coming up to me already knowing my name and saying hello as well as asking about booking shows and having their music played on my show. I've even gone up to artists after shows, introduced myself and to my surprise, they already knew who I am. I finally feel like I am heading in the right direction with my life.
Every day is a new adventure, and I never know what is going to happen next, who I will meet, what music I will hear, where I'll end up. Of course there are always stressful moments that get me frustrated and angry, but I work through it because at the end of the tunnel there is always light. So from the bottom of my heart, thank you to every single one of you who has ever taken the time to listen to the show, read any of my posts, take my music suggestions, and to all of the wonderful artists who I have met and seen play live this semester. I love you all.
Every day there is a choice
And through the joy, through the pain I will rejoice
Last night I was lucky enough to be able to see one of my new favorite bands, Jukebox the Ghost play their entire new album live for the first first time with 140 people. This was also my first time seeing them (and surely not the last!). I will be be posting a review of that show soon, but for now I have the need to discuss somebody else. This is a band that does not need to be discovered. They are a band that everybody in the world knows. If you were to tell me that you have never heard of this band, I would play you all 9 of their albums and all 32 of their singles until you recognized a song, because everybody. And I mean everybody under the age of 50 has heard at least one song by Green Day. In fact, their live shows don't have an average age. I have seen this band 14 times, and every single show (except for the Secret Show at The Studio which was 19+) I have seen people from the ages of 3-65. No exaggeration. I've also met people from an array of different states and countries, as well as traveled to 5 different states including California to see them myself.
I have seen probably every interview on the internet of this band. I have heard every song they have ever publicly released or played live, and seen approximately 61 out of 110 their original songs played live. I have laughed, cried, screamed, ran around in circles, made the best friends in the world, worst enemies, because of this band. I have spent hours just counting down the days until I see them next, celebrated anniversaries of album releases, and concert anniversaries. In fact, the three year anniversary of my very first show is in just a few days. Yes, that is right, I saw Green Day for the very first time on May 18th, 2009, just three days after 21st Century Breakdown, the follow up to American Idiot was released. Did I mention it was at the Bowery Ballroom? I have done it all: seen them with 800 other people, 200 others, at 6 in the morning on Good Morning America, at their hometown show in the Bay Area in California, two nights in a row sold out at Madison Square Garden, on my best friend's 18th birthday with her onstage singing with them, in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. Okay so I guess I technically haven't done it ALL, but I've done a lot and I never ever plan on stopping.
In the past year I have discovered so many other new, upcoming bands that I can now proudly say hold a spot as one of my favorite bands. Because of this, I listen to Green Day less than I did a year or two ago and some days when I'm listening to Jukebox the Ghost, Coyote Campus, Frank Turner, or even The Killers on repeat I wonder if I have lost my love for Green Day. But then I will find myself watching TV at 3am thinking that there is nothing good on, and suddenly "Green Day Behind the Music: Remastered" appears on the screen. Now I know Green Day's entire history and I could write a book about it, in fact I wrote a ten page biography on them for class in 11th grade (yes, I got an A+ on it). I have also seen this program at least ten times, but watching it again is just a reminder of every reason that I fell in love with this band. It isn't even just their music that I love- it's the fact that they have been together for 23 years and still love each other to death. They love each other enough to keep making albums and touring the world and inviting hundreds of their fans to sing, dance and play on stage with them. While I haven't met them personally, I know many people who have and there has not been a single negative word said about any of them.
For anybody who says that Green Day sold out, you have been extremely misinformed. This band has and continues to do everything for the people who love and support them. They may have however many dollars to their name, but it is not about the fame. It's about doing what they love which is what makes me love them so much. I can't say that they saved my life, because I would still be alive without them, but I can proudly say that my life would not be even close to the way it is today without them. The people I have met through this band, the places I have been, the experiences and knowledge I have gained, and the emotions I've felt are indescribable. I could write on this blog about them forever, but nothing describes the feeling of listening to, feeling, and seeing this band. Green Day will always hold a special place in my heart until the very moment I die and even beyond that.
My first Green Day show dream.
Bowery Ballroom
May 18th, 2009
Dancin' on stage with a MASSIVE crowd on stage next to Mike Dirnt.
Mountain View, California
September 4th, 2010
Dancing with a smaller crowd on stage.
Mansfield, Mass
August 16th, 2010
Dancing on stage with Mike Dirnt wearing my devil horns.
No sleep for 2 days, traveled 14 hours each way all in two days just to
see the Foxboro Hot Tubs play their first (and so far only 1 of 2) shows on the east coast.
New York, New York
April 23rd, 2010
My best friends, Ashley and Melissa. We met on a Green Day livejournal community
in 2006 and have been the best of friends since then. I don't even want to think about what
my life would be without these girls, and I would have never met them if it wasn't for Green Day.
Greetings readers! I'd like to apologize for the blog being a bit slow lately, but you know how it is at the end of the semester. I've got a lot that I'd like to discuss on my thoughts on the music industry, and detailed love letters reviews of some great bands that I've recently fell in love with, specifically Jukebox the Ghost who I WON TICKETS TO SEE LIVE, FOR FREE, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, TOMORROW AT ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL! So much love to spread, but for now I leave you with the playlist from Show #20:
I know that you are all looking forward to reading about the last playlist on DTU, but tonight I would like to take a moment to discuss something that is extremely important to the music business: promotion and marketing. In fact, they directly relate to the show in the sense that the radio is a great form of promotion and marketing for musicians. One would think that it is an obvious fact that these are important aspects of being a musician. In fact, it is just as important as creating quality music.
You can be the most talented musician in the world, but you will not go anywhere without your fans. If somebody does not plan on making music their career and is creating it for their own entertainment and pleasure, I
can guarantee that at one point or another they will want to play their music for other people to hear. Even it is just their family and friends listening, they are still an audience, and through them it is very likely that they will gain even more fans. While social media has become vital for musicians to grow, word of mouth will never be dead.
Recently I have come across a band that has great talent and potential to make it in this business, but have a massive void of marketing and promotion. This is frustrating to me, because as a fan I want to know when and where they are playing in advanced, and not 15 minutes before the show starts. It is understandable that musicians, especially in college are busy, but part of being a musician is being able to market yourself or at least find somebody trustworthy to do it for you. I recently read an interview with Sarah Weiss, Head of Marketing at Bowery Presents that sparked my thoughts on this topic. In the interview she was asked the question of what bands should do when they are at the point in their careers that they have little to no radio and promotional support. This is what Weiss has to say--
"I think the easiest and simplest thing is to have a website and at
least one social networking page. People are still going to Myspace for
music, and it’s good to have information up there – or wherever you
choose to house our information – including some tracks and some concert
dates. And also, make sure whatever you have is as current as possible.
The other thing that’s really key is that if you have photos and bios
you’ve put together for yourself, make sure you send them over to
whoever put the show together for you, so the information for the show
is current with what’s going on with your band. It’s only a few pieces,
but the more correct and up-to-date the information is, the better it
serves you, and the more you will attract the attention of someone who
is really familiar with the venue and used to seeing good bands there.
So they will go to the venue to see a band, even if they don’t know the
band, because they know the venue typically has good shows. They’ll also
look at the Myspace page and say, “I like the headlining band, but
maybe I’ll get to that show early.”"
Let this be a reminder to all of you musicians out there, you cannot just solely work on your music, say "Hey we are done! Here is our album." and expect thousands of people to listen to it. You must have marketing skills and promote yourselves, or at least create the right contacts to do these things for you.
Greetings! Tonight's show was quite entertaining. Back by popular demand was guest star, Richard Price. He was on the show a few weeks ago and we had a great time introducing and discussing songs together. As much as I love to be in control of things, I definitely have more fun with another person in the studio with me. Here's a breakdown of tonight's playlist!
Somebody by Jukebox the Ghost is the first song to be released off of their upcoming album, Safe Travels, out on June 12th. I am seeing them at Bowery Ballroom June 22nd for the first time and cannot wait. This song is currently on repeat.
Fuck Was I by Jenny Owen Youngs, a graduate of Purchase who played here just a few weeks ago. She's another one of those artists I had heard the name of but didn't listen to until recently. It's really amazing how many musicians have come out of Purchase, become quite well known and still come back to play at Purchase. Never forget your roots.
My Love by The Bird and the Bee is a song that I could have sworn that I played a few months ago, but I don't see it on any of my older playlists. I forgot where I found it.
Nancy From Now On by Father John Misty is Joshua Tillman, ex drummer of Fleet Foxes' solo project. I don't think the full album has come out yet, as I had much trouble finding just one song (and remember, I actually do buy much of my music).
Someday's Gone by The All American Rejects is off of their new album, Kids in the Street that came out last month. I've loved this band since I was 12 and have somehow only seen them once, headlining at Warped Tour but I think I'll be going up to Western Massachusetts to see them in two weeks.
End of the World by The Bright Silence, to be quite honest I totally forgot how I found this band. I think it was just looking at my friend's music online.
Melissa by The Daydreamers I found through another band that I like, The Paper Planets. Eli, one of the members of The Paper Planets was previously in The Daydreamers. Pretty sure this song is actually about one of my best friends, Melissa. They just don't know it yet.
Eyes Wide Open by Goyte is a song that my best friend (mentioned above) sent me. Apparently he is on the radio all the time. I was in Las Vegas all week, forced to listen to the radio with all the hits in the casinos all week and I didn't even realize that I heard Goyte until I was sent this song and researched the rest of his music. Richard and I had a long debate about how to pronounce his name and received much feedback on it. Thanks everybody!
Camera Talk by Local Natives I just found the other day but already forgot where I found it. But I was attracted to this song because well... I love cameras. And this song made me happy.
Love of my Night by Radial starts the series of Purchase artists on this playlist. Radial is a project by Joe Endozo, also a member of the Rotten Jazz Quartet (you know, that band that played in my apartment). This song has a more electronic sound, quite different from Rotten Jazz. That is something that I love about the musicians at this school- that so many of them are in multiple bands.
Youre Just Like Miranda Cosgrove, But Not Even As Pretty! So Fuck You! I Dont Need Your Love Anyway! by Scott Interrante and The Tiny Elephants, I'm lucky that I was able to say the title on air. It's quite a mouthful. This song, as you can imagine by the title is quite funny, but at the same time the music is well done as the rest of Scott's songs are. It is possible to create quality music and still make it funny.
As Tall As The Sun by Elijah Wolf already has 20 plays on my itunes. Eli is another musician in multiple bands (The Paper Planets and Wolfman and the Pack) as well as writing music as a solo artist. This song is quite reminiscent of Mumford and Sons, in fact when it came on shuffle I actually thought that is who it was.
Late night instant message conversations with people that you are just getting to know are amazing things. It's those conversations where you are so wrapped up into it you don't even want to open another window and miss out on an im. Bonding over music is one of the greatest feelings in the world. Even if it's not a mutual love for a specific artist, it's that feeling that you get when you listen to or create music that you love. Music that changes people's lives. Sharing feelings over that is a beautiful thing and I cannot imagine my life without it. I've met so many amazing people over music and I will continue to do so for every waking moment of the rest of my life.
March 28th was my 21st birthday. I take my birthdays very seriously (or shall I say excitedly and not-seriously because I like to have fun)! This year I knew that I had to do something great. In the end, I went to a bar at midnight and didn't do much the day of my actual date of birth besides take a midterm and go to class. But I am completely satisfied because I had the best birthday party celebration I could ever ask for 4 days before on Saturday night. For the longest time I have wanted to have a show in my living room and at the beginning of the semester I made the decision that I was going to make it happen. Fortunately enough for me there are some amazing bands at this school, in fact one of them is in my top 5 favorite bands. And I was lucky enough to get them to play in my living room for my early birthday party.
So a few years down the road when you're asking me "hey have you heard of those amazing new bands that just got big, Rotten Jazz Quartet and Coyote Campus", my answer will be "yes, they played in my living room for my 21st birthday".
To everybody that came out and danced, sang, moshed, drank and made my floor almost cave in, I LOVE YOU ALL. Let's do it again soon!
Long time no see, blogger. Sorry about that, things have been a bit slow at DTU. No show this past week for Spring Break (I was in Vegas!) and before that was my birthday week as well as midterms and things were a bit hectic. But never the less, I've been working on some wonderful things that make the future look so much brighter. Since I am a few playlists behind, I'd like to just post screenshots instead of explain them all (I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I told myself I wouldn't do it!). Honestly, most of the songs are ones that I found on random sites and don't have huge significance or a story to them, even though they are great songs. So here are the latest two playlists
Creating a playlist of 14-16 different, new, upcoming artists is really difficult when all you can do is listen to one of your favorite artists. I promise, this week's playlist will be different. Minus one Frank Turner song. But just one. I swear! He's just too awesome to not play. I mean come on, look at him (and his band The Sleeping Souls!)....
And here's a bonus for you all! At 1:28, the single most exhilarating moment of my life: crowd surfing at the Bowery Ballroom show last November, shouting the words to the last song of the set, Frank looking right back at me. That was probably one of the top five best nights of my life so far.
I have made it official, March is now declared Frank Turner Month on Discover the Undiscovered, therefore blogging about Frank Turner is acceptable and relevant to the show.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
And just because I love this guy so much, here is me and Frank Turner after my 8th time seeing him live. I really hope you all listen to him.
Discover the Undiscovered is generally aimed towards playing artists that are lesser known, but the last show was a bit different. In honor of the fact that I was seeing one of my favorite musicians this past weekend, I made a playlist of some of my favorite songs. I also had my good friend Calie Richards, hailing from Concord, New Hampshire as a special guest! Here's us lookin' snazzy in the studio.
And while I will still post a review of the playlist, I just want to take a moment to discuss how much I love my favorite musicians. I honestly do not remember what life was like before I had all of them in my life. Right now I am referring to Frank Turner who Calie and I saw in Atlantic City opening for Dropkick Murphys on Friday and I saw once again headlining at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn last night. If I had to pick a genre I would say he is punk, folk, rock, if that makes sense. But you really have to listen to him. At the show last night I was talking to a man in his early 30s. He basically confessed his love for Frank to me, sounding like a 14 year old girl, but not in a bad way. It just shows that amazing musicians who work their asses off and love what they do can have fans of all ages who love them equally. Standing in front of these musicians live and just watching the way they hold out notes, run around the stage, jam out on their guitars, drums, basses, and keyboards and the overall energy they have, just shows how much they love what they do. Watching Frank last night, I just couldn't get the smile off my face, I shed tears of happiness, I literally feel the warmth in my stomach of that happiness, and I thought about how I want to be surrounded by these beautiful people for the rest of my life. I know that not all musicians are like Frank, but it's the types like him that I want to surround myself with. Anyway. I could seriously go on about this forever, so I will leave you with the playlist for show #5, some of my all time favorite songs and artists:
Roses by The Rocket Summer is my adventure song, by one of my other favorite bands who I also love to death and could go on about for ages.
The Real Damage by Frank Turner. Frank just has a way of writing a beautiful song that makes you want to sing along, dance, and laugh at the same time. Seriously, if you listen to the lyrics this song is actually sort of funny. It's a true story!
Stutter by Marianas Trench. This song cannot be listened to quietly. I blast it in my car quite often. I just love songs that make you want to dance and scream your lungs out.
She by Green Day. My first favorite band since I was 14, this band always has a special place in my heart. This is one of those songs that I was whatever about for a few years, but once I saw Green Day live (I think I'm up to 14 times now?) I gained this great appreciation for this song when I realized Mike Dirnt, the bassist was staring me down as I was having the time of my life.
Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas by Brandon Flowers. The Killers are also on my top 5 favorite bands. As I've mentioned before, I went to Vegas to see Brandon Flowers play a solo show last April. I basically listened to this song on repeat during the flight there. I'm sure I will be again when I return to Vegas at the end of this month for Spring Break!
Gives You Hell by All American Rejects. Whill AAR aren't one of my favorite bands, I really do love them and represent a good chunk of what I listened to in grades 8-11 (not that I didnt listen to other music also). This song came out just at a time when I was super bitter about my ex-boyfriend who treated me like crap, and it felt so great to hear this song and sing along to it.
This River Is Wild by The Killers. I first heard this song when my best friend, who is the reason that I love The Killers sent it to me in the Spring of my senior year of high school. We had just met online, started talking and decided to be roommates our freshman year of college right away (and yes, it was a great choice). She told me that she thought I would love this song, and she was right. It always makes me think of her.
Me and Mia by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists. I've loved this band since I was 15 also. Not exactly at the same level as my top 5, but Ted Leo (who sometimes plays solo) is most definitely up there. I've seen him 4 or 5 times and every time was spectacular. He's another musician who works his ass off and is still one of the sweetest guys I've ever met. I actually saw him and Frank back to back, 3 days in a row last year which was awesome.
Schizophrenia by Jukebox The Ghost. A band I just recently discovered a few weeks ago, but I cannot stop listening to them. I really want their CD but I can't find it in stores and I refuse to buy a full CD on iTunes, especially when it's a band that I really love. They need to come back around to New York so I can see them.
The '59 Sound by Gaslight Anthem. I really got into Gaslight last year and they basically were the soundtrack to my first semester at Purchase last Spring as a first semester sophomore. I bought my best friend and I tickets to Bamboozle solely to see them and Frank Turner and it was so worth it. All of the money spent and hours traveled for concerts always been worth it even if they were short sets. Nothing compares to live shows, seriously.
Reoccuring Dreams by Coyote Campus. I'm so happy to have such great artists on my own campus that I can actually see for free and book on my own to play. As I mentioned, Coyote Campus played at The Stood two weeks ago and this song was just a massive singalong. It was magical, seriously.
Highway 101 by Social Distortion. I'll admit that I really only know a few of Social D's songs, but I absolutely love this song. I listened to it on repeat driving from San Francisco to Sacramento when I went to California for the first time when I was 16. That's one of those moments in life that I will hold close to my heart for years to come.
Spitting Venom by Modest Mouse. I wasn't always a huge fan of this song. My ex boyfriend who I mentioned previously had "dedicated" it to me while we were dating and because it wasn't such a good relationship, after we broke up it actually upset me to hear this song. But years have passed since then and I eventually realized what a beautiful song this is. Actually the entire album, We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank is amazing.
Worse Things Happen at Sea by Frank Turner. And in honor of my Frank filled weekend, I ended the show with another one of his songs. Calie actually has this one tattooed on her ankle. Everything this man writes is just so wonderful and I really hope that you all take a listen to him after reading this. Just in case you're one of those people who are too lazy to look him up, here's another one of my favorite songs by him. Hope you enjoy!
This past weekend was the best weekend I have had this year so far and I say this thanks to some super talented musicians at Purchase.
Let's get started...
•The first song on the playlist was All The Money Or The Simple Life Honey by Dandy Warhols. I've liked them for a while now and this just seemed to fit as a great opening song.
!!! The next three songs are from Purchase bands that played at the Stood on Friday !!!
•The second song played was Sweet Nothings by The Bearing, a band made up of two guys named Mark and Joe. They're cool dudes looking for a full band to play with so if you play drums or bass or something like that, hit them up!
•Chelsea Lynn sings the song You & Me. She played with her band, Chelsea and the Sea on Friday. Spoke with her after her set and she told me that she was going to contact me about having her music played on the show after I handed out some flyers in her class. To her surprise, I'd already done so!
•Greg's Wine by Coyote Campus. I have played this band a few times before on the show and they've recently become one of my favorites. I even had my friend who is a senior in high school singing along and dancing at the show after she'd only been listening to their music for two days. Check out some pictures I took of them!
•Once again, I have a great appreciation for well done pop music and this Canadian band, Hey Ocean singing Make a New Dance Up literally makes me want to dance. They also remind me of Metric, so the next song is....
•Front Row by Metric.
•Can't Speak by Lost In Society is more alternative rock. I've noticed that over the past few years I've began to lean towards more indie pop and rock and gone away from listening to alt rock. Whatever those genres mean. But I still love all of it.
•Dawn Metropolis by Anamanaguchi was a request from my friend April... she fell asleep and missed the first half of the show. WAY TO GO APRIL. NEVER PLAYING REQUESTS FOR YOU AGAIN. Just kidding. But really.
•Light & Day / Reach for the Sun by The Polyphonic Spree, you may recognize from the soundtrack of The Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind. That movie is absolutely amazing and it's not surprising that it's got a pretty great soundtrack too.
•Camilo (The Magician) is by another Canadian band called Said The Whale. Why does everybody hate on Canada? CANADIANS ARE GREAT.
•Let's Go by Paul Otten is next. I'm currently helping out another musician with promoting himself and social media work. One of the sites I work on with him is a site called Taxi which is great not just for musicians to promote, but for people like me to find bands I'm interested in.
•Pretenders by LESANDS is another Freeindie.com band. God, I love this site. And this song. But I don't really understand why their band name is in all caps...
•It's A Beautiful Life, a cover by Jukebox the Ghost. They are just so freaking good I couldn't resist but play another one of their songs.
•I Ain't Tryin' to Die (It's Just My Style) by The Strumbellas... once again Canadians! I played another one of their songs on my first show but I've gained a lot of listeners since then, so I thought I'd replay them.
•Shake It Out by Florence + The Machine. Yeah, I know everybody knows Florence + The Machine, but this song was used at the end of a super dramatic recent episode of How I Met Your Mother and it was so perfect for the scene that I couldn't help but play it.
•Young Glass by Hey Rosetta! I found on Grooveshark. I felt this was an appropriate ending song. I really need to get more of their music too.
WELL THAT SHOW #4 OF THE SEMESTER. TUNE IN THURSDAY AT 8PM FOR ALL NEW MUSIC!
•123 Stop by The Postelles was going to be in the last show, but it seemed like a perfect song to open up with. It makes me want to get up and dance like it's the 50s. Why can't I live in another decade just for a few days?
•When We Were Animals by Data_recovery.... this song is pretty good, but I really don't understand why this band added an underscore to their band name.
•Kill The Light by Kitten. FREEINDIE.COM, I LOVE YOU. I can get picky with female singers in general, but I really enjoy this band. Sort of remind me of Florence + the Machine (who will be in the next show actually).
•Back of Your Neck by Howler. I think I actually found a recommendation of this band in Blender Magazine...wait no, Blender doesn't even exist anymore. Kerrang? Q? Man, I don't even remember what magazine it was anymore. But I was doing an assignment for my marketing class reading whatever magazine it was.
•Bears by Sam Issac. Thanks, Grooveshark. I still like you more than Spotify (it this was twitter I would hashtag it #unpopularopinion)
•I Get High by Fastball. I think that songs about getting high are super cliche, but this was my favorite song by this artist musically so I had to play it. Seeing the name I thought it would be some poorly done, joke song, but you know what? They sound amazing. Actually, very much like Counting Crows. Pretty sure I found them on a Counting Crows Grooveshark station.
•Paralyzed by Rock Kills Kid. This band reminds me of the Dandy Warhols (just wait for the next show's playlist!).
•Ordinary World by Get Set Go was found on a Grooveshark station. I bought it on itunes. Yeah, I still buy music, thank you very much.
•Montreal Calling by Mobile. Is a Canadian band. In the next playlist you'll hear more about my love for Canadians. For now, listen to this band.
•Mirage by The Relay Company. This band was suggested to me by my friend, Mackie. Not a huge fan of the singer's voice but this song is super catchy, I can't help but like it. Minus the dubstep part....
•Rails by Dave House really reminds me of Meet Pause, a band from New Jersey who I've played on the show before (and I've also booked to play the co-op March 16th).
•Young Love by I Love Monsters is a fun song, but once again, what is up with these band names??
•This Is What Rock N Roll Looks Like by Porcelain Black. Uhhh so this song. I don't even know. I actually found this song through somebody else's blog for this very Social Media class. I have a love/hate relationship with it. I don't really understand why a pop artist is singing about rock and roll (but I guess she isn't the first to do it), but it's so catchy (there I go again with that word, "catchy"). But Lil' Wayne being featured in this song. Why? Just why?
•And this lovely playlist ends with a song requested by my friend, Adrian, Now That We Found Love by Heavy D. Takin' it back to his younger days.
If you have any requests yourself LET ME KNOW! COMMENT HERE OR THE FACEBOOK PAGE OR EMAIL ME AT ALEXANDRA.BELLINK@PURCHASE.EDU ....not in caps.
Greetings friends! Here's the playlist for the second show of this semester.
First off I would just like to say thank you to everybody who has been listening. This semester has had a great deal of listeners compared to last semester. I had 13 listeners at one point during the second show, which sounds like nothing, but because WPSR is very independently run and not on radiowaves, it can be difficult to get a lot of listeners. Some shows will only have 4 or 5 listeners at a time, so I am quite happy that I had 13 consistant listeners during my second show of the semester. I was also extremely happy with the playlist. Let's review!
•Some Nights by Fun. whose sophomore album (also entitled Some Nights) came out just yesterday. The album was streaming early, last week and I just cannot stop listening to this song, especially. It makes me feel like I'm on an African Safari.
•Pachuca Sunrise by Minus the Bear was the second song. Just another band that everybody else seems to already listen to that I didn't because I judge bands by their names. Hey, nobody said I wasn't judgmental.
•Various Kitchen Utensils by Skybox is next up. A song that I found on Grooveshark, a great site where you can play a "radio" and put in any song and have similar songs play afterwards. This song came up on Grooveshark after another song on the playlist called Empire by Jukebox the Ghost, which I literally cannot stop listening to. I have 16 plays on it in the past 6 days alone. And that's not including plays on my iphone...
•The Whip by Locksley makes me want to throw on a skirt and go to a sock hop... which was perfect because that week the co-op held a 50s diner which was quite successful!
•Brooklyn Bridge is by an amazing band right here on our very campus called Coyote Campus. I booked these guys for a Welcome Back show at the Food Co Op the second week of school and I was beyond excited with the outcome. They are an amazingly talented group of musicians and if they do not end up famous within the next few years, I may lose faith in the entire universe.
•Forget Me by Dozens. I really love this band, who remind me of Y LUV, a band that I played last semester on the show.
•Lipsmack by LA Font. I think I also found this band on freeindie.com.
•Mexico by Satellite Stories. Another song that I cannot seem to get out of my head.
•Tongue Tied by Grouplove. Well apparently this band is a lot bigger than I realized because the day after playing it on the show, I went to visit my friend at SUNY New Paltz and in their dining hall who did I happen to see a video of on MTVU? Grouplove!
•Can You Tell by Ra Ra Riot was a request from my dearest friend, Ashley Collins. I didn't expect to like them that much, but I was wrong on that! Ashley, send me more of their music!
•That's My Girl by Sam V was also a request by my friend Mackie in Las Vegas. Sam V is a rapper and friend of hers.
•No Control by Glitter Freeze is another Freeindie.com band. It's true, I'm a sucker for electronic pop.
•Scottish Winds by Frightened Rabbit is once again, a band I found on Freeindie.com (this site is great, seriously). They remind me a bit of Mumford and Son.
•The Eloise Suite by Lightsout is another band from Freeindie.
•And we end the playlist with Collector by Here We Go Magic. I always like to find a perfect ending song for my playlists and keep the longer songs over 5 minutes to the end.
To everybody who listened, thank you and I hope you enjoyed the show! If you didn't and are reading this, CHECK OUT THESE BANDS!
Thank you to all of you who listened to the first show of the semester! We started off the show with 6 listeners and went up to 10, with different listeners coming in and out. In case you missed it, here's a review of the playlist:
•The first song was Hey Beautiful by the band The Solids. If you watch the sitcom How I Met Your Mother (which you should if you don't), you should recognize the song as the show's theme song. Fun fact: The Solids is a band that the producers, Carter Bays and Craig Thomas started in their college years at Wesleyan University.
•Next up we have All By Myself by Mariana's Trench. At the end of last semester, right after my last show one of my roommates and her boyfriend introduced me to this band. We were on our way to Stop N Shop in White Plains and listened to their CD. It was love at first listen and since then I can't stop listening to them.
•As I've stated in the show, I've recently gained a new appreciation and love for Fordham's Public Radio, WFUV and have found many great artists listening to it. Both the third and fourth songs were found from WFUV- Make A Little Noise by Joel Plaskett Emergency and Morning Thought by Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
•The fifth song was no other than Let's Go To The Mall by Robin Sparkles, a Canadian teen pop star 90s. She toured malls all around Canada and she is also played by Cobie Smulders in How I Met Your Mother.
•Next up was a throwback 70s with Terry Jacks' Seasons in the Sun. My friend Adrian who grew up around that time said this really took him back.
•The seventh song is You Were Right by Days Away. To be honest, I forgot where I found this band but I really enjoy them.
•Amber Rubarth with Pilot I found through bandcamp. Always a great place to find music often with free, legal downloads.
•Company of Thieves seems to already be pretty popular but I just fell in love with them a few weeks ago. Tallulah was indeed on repeat when I first listened to it, being the 9th song on the playlist.
•When You're Dancing by Thomas Bryan Eaton is next and a great song if you're into folk music. I found him through another band I love, Basement Band and he may very well be playing at the Purchase Co Op in April. Watch out for that!
•And speaking of Basement Band, the next song was one of theirs called July. I've loved this band since they formed in 2005. The drummer and lead singer were counselors at a camp that I went to which is how I found out about them. When I was 17 I tried to go see them with my friend at a bar. We got in for the first 30 minutes, left to get dinner and were unable to get back in later on because it was actually a 21+ show.
•If you're from Jersey you may have heard of the record label, Tiny Giants. I've found many great bands through them and Those Mockingbirds is another. The 12th song is by them and called Don't Stray.
•Elijah Ocean's A Glass of Water is the next song. He also may be playing at the Co-op in April.
•Episodes by Pela is next. This band broke up several years ago and the song that I really wanted to play called Lost to the Lonesome was nowhere to be found for download. Don't you just hate it when you find out about a band after they've broken up?
•The second to last song is by my all time favorite band, The Rocket Summer. In December I saw him play a very special show in which he played his first two albums, Calendar Days and Hello Good Friend in it's entirety. At the show he sold a special edition vinyl of Calendar Days along with a download to a previously unreleased song called Shoots and Ladders.
•And finally we end the show was an extravagant musical like song sung by Neil Patrick Harris for the 100th episode of How I Met Your Mother. Everybody should go and watch the video clip for Nothing Suits Me Like a Suit on Youtube. Now. TUNE IN NEXT THURSDAY AT 8PM FOR MORE AWESOME TUNES.
Brooklyn Vegan, a well known website reviews shows and upcoming concerts mainly in the New York area. What's great is that they review all sorts of genres of music and keep up to date on events. I too will be discussing tour dates and reviews of any artists I have on my playlist for Discover the Undiscovered. Brooklyn Vegan even sponsors their own events often which would be something that I would love to do.
Fucking Nosalgic also looks at new and upcoming artists with reviews on them. Updated quite regularly they even include reviews with artists which is a goal I have for my own blog. I would also love to gain the popularity that they have on both my blog and radio show.
Hear Ya is another pop music review blog. On this site free streaming of the artists being reviewed are including for the reader to understand the reviews themselves. This is a terrific idea which I would love to do on my own blog in case readers missed the radio show when I played the music. WIth the live sessions on this site I am also inspired to get bands into the studio on my show and upload that.
Discover the Undiscovered is now in it's second semester! If you're just tuning in, Discover the Undiscovered is my radio show in which I focus on playing bands that are not so well known and waiting to be discovered. Sometimes I'll throw in major label bands that you've probably already heard just because I love them and think you should too. I cannot reveal the first show's playlist quite yet but tune in Thursday February 9th at 8pm to WPSR online for the first show!
