KIDS

Monumental day for Snow Day! My first child guests: Dillon (age 2.75), Liam, (age 5.5) and Ethan (age 4.5)! They were great, it was PCR's very own version of Kids Say The Darnedest Things. I also played some tunes, which were:

artist-song-album

The Langley Schools Music Project- I'm Into Something Good

Interview
~Sam Sparro- Black & Gold- Black & Gold

Mika- Lollipop- Life in Cartoon Motion
Duran Duran- A View To A Kill- A View To A Kill Soundtrack
Mosquitos- Blue Heart- Sunshine Barato
El Perro Del Mar- Candy- El Perro Del Mar
Moloko- Fun For Me- Do You Like My Tight Sweater?

PSA

M.I.A. Feat. The Wilcannia Mob- Mango Pickle Down River- Kala

News

Jonathan Richman- A Higher Power- I, Jonathan
The Polyphonic Spree- Section 12: Hold Me Now- Together We're Heavy

Event announcements, interview list, PSA

(N) Portishead- Deep Water- Third
(N) Miele- Mireille- Miele
(N) Larytta- Love Love Odyssey- Difficult Fun
JUNIOR SENIOR- Rhythm Bandits- D-D-Don't Stop The Beat
The Free Design- Kites Are Fun- The Free Design
Bjork- One Day- Debut
Komeda- B.L.O.S.S.O.M.- Heroes and Villains: The Powerpuff Girls Movie Soundtrack
FannyPack- Things- So Stylistic

PSA

Stereo Total- Automatic Music- Musique Automatique
Scanty Sandwich- This One (Radio Edit)- Astralworks Compilation 2001

Tune in next week for my interview with acclaimed science fiction author William Sleator!

Hey Santa, who you callin' a ho?

So I played Christmas and Wint'ry tunes today and talked with local singer/songwriter Sarah Silberman (WITH A B!). Here's what the show looked like:

Artist-Song-Album

Evie- Come on Ring Those Bells- Come On Ring Those Bells

News

Weezer- The Christmas Song- Winter Weezerland EP
Andy Partridge- It's Snowing Angels- Fuzzy Warbles Vol. 2
DJ John Mash- The Charlie Brown Christmas Massacre
The Pernice Brothers- Snow- Discover a Lovlier You

PSA

Blammos- Channukah with a C
The Knife- Christmas Reindeer- Christmas Reindeer Single
The Muppets- 12 Days of Christmas- John Denver and The Muppets

Interview- Sarah Silberman
-Sarah Silberman- Wash Over You

The Waitresses- Christmas Wrapping- Best of The Waitresses
The CVU Madrigal Singers 1996- Carol of the Bells
They Might Be Giants- The Bells Are Ringing- Factory Showroom

PSA

(N) Portishead- Deep Water- Third
(N) Miele- Mireille- Miele
(N) Larytta- Love Love Odyssey- Difficult Fun

PSA

Scala & Kolacny Brothers- Last Christmas- Last Christmas EP

PEACE

Um.............what? No, I have no idea what you're talking about.

Hey gang, today I played songs that were sung in a foreign language! I also interviewed David Stockhausen, local singer/songwriter/urban agriculturalist. Here's what I played:

artist-song-album

The Langley Schools Music Project- I'm Into Something Good- The Langley Schools Music Project

News

Bjork- Karvel- Family Tree Boxset
Control Machete- Si Senor- Artilleria Pesada-Presenta
Cornershop- Topknot- The Rough Trade Field Guide To Music Vol 1
Shonen Knife- Wonder Wine- Brand New Knife

PSA

Feist- Tout Doucemnt- Let It Die
Cobra Killer- Mund Auf, Augen Zu (Stecher raus, ich dreh' durch)
Stereo Total- Les Chansons d'A- Musique Automatique

Interview
-The Special Goodbye- Young Man Brian
PSA

Kinky- A Donde Van Los Muertos- Reina
Dengue Fever- Escape From Dragon House- Escape Fromo Dragon House
Brazilian Girls- Jique- Talk To La Bomb

PSA

(N) Miele- Mireille- Miele
(N) Francioz Breut- 2013- A L'aueglette
(N) Runks- Runk- Ghegi Dahls

Tune in next week, my guest is singer/songwriter Sarah Silberman...with a B!

Come on, Leland, get happy!

Hey kiddies, we had FUN yesterday, didn't we? We had Brianna and Joy from Zeum come and tell us all about it. I played some music too, the theme was HAPPY WOMEN. Here's what I played:

artist-song-album

The Langley Schools Music Project- I'm Into Something Good- The Langley Schools Music Project

News, PSA

The Sugarcubes- Hit- The Great Crossover Potential
Esthero- Everyday is a Holiday- We R In Need of a Musical Revolution
The New Pornographers- Your Daddy Don't Know- FUBAR: The Movie
Tori Amos- Happy Phantom- Little Earthquakes
Goldfrapp- Happiness- Seventh Tree

PSA

El Perro Del Mar- It's All Good- El Perro Del Mar
Aimee Mann- Momentum- Magnolia
Smoke City- Aguas De Marco- Flying Away
Mosquitos- Blue Heart- Sunshine Barato

Event Announcements, Interview Announcements

Mark Ronson Feat. Domino- No One Knows- Stop Me EP
Combustible Edison- Vertogogo- 4 Rooms Soundtrack

Interview

The Bamboos Feat. Kylie Auldist- I Don't Want To Stop- Rawville
The Blow- Bonjour Juene Fille- Paper Television
Freezepop- Bike Thief- Fancy UltraFresh
Robin Sparkles- Let's Go To The Mall- How I Met Your Mother

PSA

(N) Larytta- Love Love Odyssey- Difficult Fun
(N) Miele- Mireille- Miele
(N) Runks- Runk- Genghi Dahls

Join me next week with guest David Stockhausen!

SUB!

I subbed for Green Ego and had so much fun!  My friend Sophie called in and we chatted it up...Here's what I played!

artist-song-album

Jahcoozi- Getyoshitout- Blitz 'n Ass

Enon- Daughter in the House of Fools- Hocus Pocus

News

John Legend- Each Day Gets Better- Once Again

Candie Payne- One More Chance- I Wish I Could Have Loved You More

The Bamboos- I Don't Want to Stop- Rawville

4hero- Morning Child (Radio Edit)- Morning Child EP

Orgone- Who Knows Who?- The Killion Floor

PSA

LCD Soundsystem- Someone Great- Sound of Silver

Mew- Saliva- Half the World is Watching Me

Moloko- Come On- Statues

Field Music- A House is Not a Home- Tones of Town

Interview, PSA

Peaches- Tent in Your Pants- Impeach My Bush

Senor Coconut- Sweet Dreams- Around The World

Miss B.- Bottle Action (Main Mix)- Bottle Action

Oneself- Bluebird- Children of Possibility

PSA

(N) Magas- Dead Quasars- Friends Forever

(N) Larytta- Love Love Oddyssey- Difficult Fun

(N) Terry Lynn- Screaming in the Night- Kingstonlogic

M.I.A.- Big Branch- Kala

Robin Sparkles- Let's Go To The Mall- How I Met Your Mother

Mark Ronson Feat. Amy Winehouse- Valerie- Version

I hope I can sub again some time, it's fun!

I'm Sick

So I'll keep it brief. My guest, Revital Heller of Brandeis Hillel Day School, was fabulous. Here's what I played:

Artist-Song-Album

The Langley Schools Music Project- I'm Into Something Good- The Langley Schools Music Project

News

Bjork- One Day- Debut
FannyPack- Things- So Stylistic
St. Vincent- Now. Now.- Marry Me
The Polyphonic Spree- Section 12: Hold Me Now- Together We're Heavy
Architecture In Helsinki- The Owls Go- Fingers Crossed

Event Announcements, PSA

JUNIOR SENIOR- Rhythm Bandits- D-D-Don't Stop The Beat
The B-52's- Dry County- Cosmic Thing
The Beta Band- Round the Bend- The Beta Band
M.I.A. Feat. The Wilcannia Mob- Mango Pickle Down River- Kala

Interview- Revital Heller

Annie- Chewing Gum- Anniemal
Mika- Lollipop- Life in Cartoon Motion
Komeda- It's Alright Baby- What Makes It Go?

PSA

(N) Miele- Mireille- Miele
(N) Larytta- Love Love Odyssey- Difficult Fun
(N) Francois Breut- A L'aeuglette- A L'aeuglette

PSA, Interview Announcements

I hope I feel better.

1, 2, 3, 4...

Howdy howdy Pirate Cats and Kittens! Today we had a nice little chat with Joelle Jaffe, local documentary filmmaker, and listened to songs with numbers in the title. Here's what I played:

Artist-Song-Album

The Langley Schools Music Project- I'm Into Something Good- The Langley Schools Music Project

Aimee Mann- One- Magnolia Soundtrack
The Jayhawks- Two Hearts- Tomorrow the Green Grass
Fatboy Slim- Northwest Three- Palookaville
The New Pornographers- Three or Four- Twin Cinema

PSA

The Jazz Guys- The Best Five Minutes of Your Life- A Blessing In Disguise
Cornelius- Count Five or Six- Fantasma
DJ Shadow vs. The B-52's- Six Days (Soulwax Remix)- Too Many DJ's

Brief Inteview- Todd Sayre

Youssou N'dour Feat. Neneh Cherry- 7 Seconds- Best of Youssou N'Dour
Tapes 'n Tapes- Crazy Eights- The Loon
Morcheeba- Ten Men- The Antidote

Interview- Joelle Jaffe, PSA

The Magic Numbers- Morning's Eleven- The Magic Numbers
Fischerspooner- The 15th- #1
Billy Idol- Sweet Sixteen- Greatest Hits
Mandalay- Not Seventeen- Solace

PSA, event listings, upcoming interviews, "The Politics of Inclusion"

(N) Larytta- Love Love Odyssey- Difficult Fun
(N) Miele- Mireille- Miele
(N) Portishead- Deep Water- Third

Dolly Parton- 9 to 5- Dolly Parton's Greatest Hits

Tune in next week and hear from Revital Heller of Brandeis Hillel Day School. Have a lovely week.

PCR Longplaya, take two...

Ay-o! I was the host of PCR's Longplaya, the show in which every week a different PCR DJ takes command and plays an entire album that has personal significance to that DJ. I played Tricky's "Pre-millenium Tension," and talked about how the album was the soundtrack to my teenage rebellion. I also played a few tracks from Tricky's newest album, "Knowle West Boy."

Tricky-"Pre-millenium Tension"

1. Vent
2. Christiansands
3. Tricky Kid
4. Bad Dreams
5. Makes Me Wanna Die
6. Ghetto Youth
7. Sex Drive
8. Bad Things
9. Lyrics of Fury
10. My Evil is Strong
11. Piano

As I said, I also played these tracks from Tricky's "Knowle West Boy."

Veronika
Cross to Bear
Far Away

Tune in next week at 10pm for another session of Pirate Cat Radio's Longplaya.

J'Beau Sleep Now...

Hey kids, today we all fell asleep listening to lullabies, but then we all perked up listening to Nina De Leon talk about Prop 2, animal rights, and veganism! I wanted to give her an extra special thanks for stepping in at literally the last minute. I had an unexpected cancellation from my scheduled guest, Revital Heller of Brandeis Hillel Day School, but she will join us in two weeks. Here's what we heard today:

Artist-Song-Album

The Langley Schools Music Project- Something Good- The Langley Schools Music Project

News

Gary Jules- Mad World- Trading Snake Oil For Wolf Tickets
Goldfrapp- Number 1 (Mum Remix)- Ride A White Horse 3
Josephine Conholm- Close to You- Mirrormask Soundtrack
Bjork- Unravel- Homogenic
Ashley Best & Patrick French- Shell Shock

PSA

Beck- Nobody's Fault But My Own- Mutations
The Beta Band- Troubles- Heroes to Zeroes
Black Box Recorder- Swinging- England Made Me
Tricky Feat. Ambersunshower- Your Name- Blowback
Jump, Little Children- Cathedrals- Magazine

PSA

Engineers- Said and Done- Engineers

Interview

Tori Amos- Way Down- Boys For Pele
Wilco- My Darling- Summerteeth
Hercules and Love Affair- Iris- Hercules and Love Affair

PSA

(N) Benni Hemm Hemm- Early Morning Rain- Murta St. Calungo
(N) Francois Breut- 2013- A Laeuglette
(N) Portishead- Deep Water- Third

Casey Rae- Umbrella

Tune in tonight at 10 o'clock, I will be taking over the airwaves again on Pirate Cat Radio's group show Longplaya, where each week a different DJ plays an entire album and talks about it's significance to them personally. I will be playing "Pre-Millenium Tension" by Tricky. And tune in next week to hear my "numbers" playlist and hear from filmmaker Joelle Jaffe!

WRITE A NOVEL, FOO!

IT'S SNOW DAY'S ONE MONTH ANNIVERSARY!!!

It was a spectacular show, and it was the first PODCASTED episode so now you have NO EXCUSE. If you missed it, you can still HEAR IT!! I interviewed Chris Baty, founder of National Novel Writing Month, and I must say it was a pleasure. He has really created something wonderful with his organization, and I strongly endorse it and suggest you visit www.nanowrimo.org.

Also, we heard lots of music! It was a "kids go to the disco" theme. Here's what I played:

Artist-Song-Album

The Langley Schools Music Project- I'm Into Something Good- The Langley Schools Music Project

News

Cicada- Tricks- Cicada
Hercules and Love Affair- Iris- Hercules and Love Affair
Cut Copy- Stars- Startime International Presents: SuperCuts

PSA

Ed Laliq- China Rising- Prime Penny Gaff
Annie- Me Plus One- Anniemal
Greenskeepers- Keep It Down- Pleetch
Glass Candy- Rolling Down the Hills- B/E/A/T/B/O/X

PSA

Goldfrapp- Number One- Supernature

Interview- Chris Baty

The Avalanches- Electricity (Harvey's Night Club Re-Edit)- At Last Alone EP
Bjork- There's More to Life Than This [Non Toilet]- It's Showtime
Kelley Polar- Here in the Night- Love Songs of the Hanging Gardens

PSA

(N) Love Love Odyssey- Larytta- Difficult Fun
(N) Miele- Mireille- Miele
(N) Portishead- Deep Water- Third

Pet Shop Boys- What Have I Done to Deserve This?- Actually

Tune in next week, my guest is Revital Heller of Brandeis Hillel Day School!

HALLOWEEN PLAYLIST!!!

Today's show was spooky as heck...we talked with special guest Arthur Adams from Blammos (blammos.com), and heard his views on Halloween; he is not down with that sickness. Anyway, heeeeeeerz what I played:

Artist-Song-Album

The Langley Schools Music Project- Something Good

News

The Phantom of the Opera- The Phantom of the Opera- Original Cast Recording
Rasputina- Hunter's Kiss- Cabin Fever!
Boy From Brazil- Le Claqueur de Doigts- Pointless Shoes
The Phantom of the Opera- Masquerade- Original Cast Recording

PSA
Interview: Arthur Adams
~Blammos- The Gun Show- It Can*t Be True.

Portishead- Humming- Portishead
Tori Amos- The Happy Phantom- Little Earthquakes
The Phantom of the Opera- The Point of No Return- Original Cast Recording
Oingo Boingo- Dead Man's Party- Dead Man's Party

PSA
News

Ladytron- Soft Power- Witching Hour
The Rocky Horror Picture Show- Over at the Frankenstein Place- Motion Picture Soundtrack
Tricky- Pumpkin- Maxinquaye
The Phantom of the Opera- Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again- Original Cast Recording

PSA
Upcoming Interviews
Events

(N) Deflect- Leila Featuring Martina Topley Bird- Blood, Looms and Blooms
(N) Portishead- Machine Gun- Third
(N) Runks- Runk- Genghi Dahls

Little Shop of Horrors- Feed Me- Motion Picture Soundtrack

Hope you weren't too scurred. Next week we have Chris Baty, founder of National Novel Writing Month (which is November, foo!), and another fun themed playlist, TBA...

COLORS!!

Today on Snow Day I played songs with colors in the title...it was a very nice set.

Artist-Song-Album

THEME SONG:

The Langley Schools Music Project- Something Good- The Langley Schools Music Project

News

Donovan- Colours- Greatest Hits
Basement Jaxx- Red Alert- Remedy
Ken Nordine- Crimson- Colors
Andy Partridge- Prince of Orange- Fuzzy Warbles, Vol. 6
Ken Nordine- Beige- Colors

PSA- Black Cat Awareness Month

Big Maybelle- Mellow Yellow- "America's Queen Mother of Soul" Got a Brand New Bag
Scala & Kolacny Brothers- Yellow- It All Leads To This
Ken Nordine- Muddy- Colors
Goldfrapp- Crystalline Green- Black Cherry
Ken Nordine- Black- Colors

PSA- Youth Art Involvement

Mark Ronson Feat. Santogold- Pretty Green- Version
Ken Nordine- Magenta- Colors
Vitesse- Green Eyes- You Win Again, Gravity!
Ken Nordine- Fuschia- Colors
Bitter:Sweet- Take 2 Blue- The Mating Game
Ken Nordine- Sepia- Colors
Squirrel Nut Zippers- Blue Angel

Interview: Danny Echevarria (Daddy Crimbo, Swanephant, The New Thrill Parade)
~Daddy Crimbo- IV At The Bottom
~PSA (read by Danny!)- Volunteer Solutions

Moloko- Indigo (12 Step Remix)- Indigo EP
Gogol Bordello- Start Wearing Purple- Gypsy Punks

News

(N) Larytta- Love Love Odyssey- Difficult Fun
(N) Miele- Mireille- Miele
(N) Runks- Runk- Genghi Dahls

Event Announcements

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat- Joseph's Coat- The New Cast Recording

Hope you had a good time, hope you enjoy next week...it's Halloween...so I may have a "spooky" playlist for you...

-J'Beau

FIRST BROADCAST!

Hey Boys and Girls, just finished my first broadcast...and it was great! Special thanks to my guest Patrick Biggs, youth media educator...here's what I played and stuff ("N" indicates new music):

Artist- Song Title- Album

The Langley Schools Music Project- Something Good- Innocence and Despair
-News/PSA "Adopt"

Mika- Lollipop- Life in Cartoon Motion
Annie- Chewing Gum- Anniemal
JUNIOR/SENIOR- Rhythm Bandits- D-D-Don't Stop The Beat
FannyPack- Things- So Stylistic

(N) Runks- Runk- Genghi Dahls
They Might Be Giants- Dr. Worm- Severe Tire Damage
M.I.A.- Mango Pickle Down River (Feat. The Wilcannia Mob)- Kala
El Perro Del Mar- It's All Good- El Perro Del Mar

PSA- "Black Cat Awareness For October"

Stereo Total- Automatic Music- Musique Automatique
Gabin- Bang Bang to the Rock 'n' Roll- Mr Freedom
Bjork- Cvalda- Selmasongs
(N) Larytta- Love Love Odyssey- Difficult Fun

News

Fatboy Slim- Weapon of Choice- Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars

Interview- Patrick Biggs
-The Psycho Therapists- School's a Drag- The Psycho Therapists
PSA- "Healthcare for Children"

(N) Miele- Mireille- Miele
St. Vincent- Now. Now.- Marry Me
bis- Fight the Power- The Powerpuff Girls: Heroes and Villains

Event Announcement

Komeda- It's Alright Baby- What Makes it Go?

Hope you all had fun...more fun next week when we start themed playlists!

SNOW DAY starts on 10/17/08

NOTE TO ALL PIRATE KITTENS:

J'Beau wants you to listen to Snow Day on Pirate Cat Radio. Adult music for kids, kids news and culture for adults. Fridays from noon-2pm, PST.

87.9 fm, San Francisco/Bay Area/Los Angeles, and 104.8 fm Berlin, Germany, and www.piratecatradio.com.