Complete creative control of this blog, for one reason. They pretty much let me write whatever I want and I never get static about it. Also, we are playing some bad-ass music right now. I got to start things off at 5:19 this morning with a double-shot/multiple-O of Smashing Pumpkins. You know how certain songs are transcendent in that you can remember not only where you were when you heard it first, but how you were feeling and the weather outside? That's "Siva" for me, the first of the 2. The first time I heard it was when I was volunteering at Rollins College's radio station. I think another DJ had played it for me and it was love at first listen. I immediately went out and bought my own copy of "Gish", the Pumpkins' first CD and wore that sucker out. I was young, my first marriage hadn't yet turned to sh*t, and Nirvana had started a mainstream revolution against crappy pop music.
The song "Siva" is a voyage in itself. With Corgan's vocals going from droning to delicate, Chamberlain pounding the drums like an animal, and D'arcy's pre-addiction basswork on point...this song represents to me what the early Smashing Pumpkins were all about. I turned it up almost as loud as I could without causing Scott and Erica to break into our studio and cause me bodily harm.
The second song was the new single, "Tarantula." I don't know if it's the song itself that I like or if it's just the fact that the band is back together, but either way it was fantastic to start the day with the old and new Smashing Pumpkins bookended together like that. The new CD "Zeitgeist" comes out next month and I know they're playing a handful of dates in California this summer. I need to rectify the fact that I've never seen them live. I had 2 chances. One was at the Lollapalooza that got rained out (Volusia County Fairgrounds, curse you!) that only had the best collective of bands EVER. In addition to Corgan and co., that Lollapalooza featured Beastie Boys, Tribe Called Quest, Cypress Hill, and Sonic Youth. All in my top ten bands of all time. I'm not bitter, though. It's as if God him/herself thwarted me from this concert by bringing down rain and collapsing the stage. Why? Who knows.
The other time I should have seen the Smashing Pumpkins, they were playing at The Edge in Orlando. I had tickets and was on my way there and two dudes got into a bidding war for my tickets on our way walking down Livingston. When it got to a hundred bucks for the 2 tickets that cost me nothing, I had to make that deal. In retrospect...dumb move. At the time...a hundred bucks could buy quite a bit for a waiter.
Another reason for me to love O-Rock 1059 is the return of Tijuana Flats. We've kinda switched up the way the Morning After Show is run, in case you couldn't tell. We have to be a lot quicker and getting guests on the air isn't as simple and casual as it used to be. Coming from a talk background, I'm finding myself in new territory when it comes to producing and keeping things tight. I have to say that I was majorly impressed with the job that Ashley and Carlee did this morning. They not only brought great food, gifts, and hot sauce...but they did a phenomenal job with us in studio this morning and Tijuana Flats got a lot of love from The Morning After Show. Win-win.
The Smashing Pumpkins double-shot (Silent Rob calls them "twin spins") was just one of the many gems we had today on our show. We also played Radiohead's "High and Dry" and Spacehog's "In the Meantime," both during the 6:00 hour! I really like that new Fictionplane (that kid sounds just like Daddy Sting!), the new Finger Eleven, and Brand New's sound made me want to go out and buy their CD. We couldn't do this without your support and I hope you are into what you hear on O-Rock 1059...Orlando's Alternative!
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