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One of my favorite shows so far. Here’s the playlist!

Hour 1:

• Black Magic Woman – Santana
• I Got You (I Feel Good) – James Brown
• Treat Her Like a Lady – The Temptations
• Voyage to Atlantis – The Isley Brothers
• I Wanna Be Where You Are – Willie Hutch
• After the Love Has Gone – Earth, Wind & Fire
• Confessing a Feeling – Sly, Slick & Wicked
• Love on a Two-Way Street – The Moments
• Agony and Ecstasy – Smokey Robinson
• Float On – The Floaters
• Never Gonna Give You Up – Barry White

Hour 2:

• Tequila – The Champs
• Got to Give It Up  – Marvin Gaye
• Get Down on It – Kool & the Gang
• Spill the Wine – War
• Donna – Ritchie Valens
• Right on the Tip of My Tongue – Brenda & Tabulations
• I Call Your Name – Switch
• Never Can Say Goodbye – Isaac Hayes
• Oh What a Night – The Dells
• I’ll Take You There – The Staple Singers
• It’s Your Thing – The Isley Brothers
• Sweet Thing – Rufus & Chaka Khan
• Do What You Do – Jermaine Jackson

*Italics denote listener requests.

More to come this Sunday.

Poet/Rapper extraordinaire–J.IVY–during the 1st hour-will be live on the JOKERPACE RADIO HOUR with your DJ/Host JokerPace
Noon to 2pm
Sat. Jan.22nd
Log on and Listen as we cover his career and play some music from his latest album
link to his latest video:
http://www.fakeshoredrive.com/2010/09/video-j-ivy-here-i-am.html

I can’t believe I’m writing this but the Los Angeles Clippers BLAKE ‘BEASTLY’ GRIFFIN is the new King of L.A….ok, not yet, Kobe is still the ‘man’ and the Lakers by way of owning 16 championships and having 1 of the best owners in NBA history continues to rule but this time next year the title of ‘cities best b-ball player’ will undoubtedly go to Blake Griffin (barring injury) which means the’ black mamba’ will take a backseat to the talents of Mr. Beast (more…)

Tune in to “I’m in a Band…” Tuesday, Jan. 25th at 4pm to hear singer/songwriter Nikki Lang live in studio!

She’ll be playing a few songs and answering questions from DJ Octoon and listeners. (Like you?)

Not familiar with Nikki?  Check out Nikki Lang’s Website

Then at 4pm listen live by clicking the headphones above!

Man talk about a G.O.O.D. Friday in Los Angeles.  Big Sean and company sold out The El Rey a week in advance and literally left the venue up in smoke.  When Big Sean called in for his interview earlier that day during our show, With a Little Help From Our Friends that I co-host with Dj Peetah, Sean told us to expect big things; we clearly underestimated that statement.  The anticipation for the night was high enough with tickets sellin’ for $80+ online but who knew that Big Sean would not only kill it on the mic and light the stage on fire with his own smooth flow but include guest appearances from huge names like Wiz Khalifa, Warren G, Tyga Tyga, and Chris Brown and don’t forget about his boy Sayitainttone, and guest performances from YG and Kevin McCall.

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Thanks to all those who listened in on Sunday! Here is the first playlist of the year.

Hour 1:

• In the Rain – The Dramatics
• It’s a Shame – The Spinners
• You Are Everything – The Stylistics
• Fire & Desire – Rick James & Teena Marie
• Special Lady – Ray, Goodman & Brown
• The Closer I Get to You – Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
• Take Me to the River – Al Green
• There is Nothing in This World  That Can Stop Me – Tom Brock
• Natural High – Bloodstone
• If You Think You’re Lonely Now – Bobby Womack
• I’m Gonna Love You Just a Little Bit More – Barry White

Hour 2:

• What You Won’t Do for Love – Bobby Caldwell
• Love Won’t Let Me Wait – Major Harris
• Never Knew a Love Like This Before – Stephanie Mills
• Chevere – Malo
• Together – Tierra
• Let Me Be Your Angel – Stacy Lattisaw
• Back Stabbers – The O’Jays
• Duke of Earl – Gene Chandler
• Tell Her She’s Lovely – El Chicano
• Me and Mrs. Jones  – Marvin Gaye
• Oye Como Va – Santana

*Italics denote listener requests.

Make sure to tune in this Sunday night!

Fitz and the Tantrums – News 4U

Rancid – Ruby Soho

Alkaline Trio – Hating Every Minute

Swingin’ Utters – I Need Feedback

Face To Face – Walk Away

Lucero – All Sewn Up

Jimmy Eat World – Coffee and Cigarettes

Dropkick Murphys – (F)Lannigan’s Ball

Black Flag – Nervous Breakdown

Me First And The Gimme Gimmes – The Harder They Come (Jimmy Cliff)

Danzig – Mother

The Bronx – Heart Attack American

Social Distortion – Bad Luck

The Ramones – Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment

Charlie Feathers – One Hand Loose

Misfits – Horror Business

Hank III – Dick In Dixie

Willie Nelson – Sunday Morning Coming Down (Kris Kristofferson)

Operation Ivy – Sound System

Flogging Molly – The Worst Day Since Yesterday

Kelley Stoltz – Pinecone

Kelley Stoltz – Keeping the Flame

Kelley Stoltz – Fire Escape

Ratatat – The Mule (feat. Z-Ro, Devin the Dude & Juvenile)

Juelz Santana – There it Go (The Whistle Song)

Juggaknots – Sex Type Thang

Nosaj Thing – Coat of Arms

RJD2 – Ghostwriter

Souls of Mischief – ‘93 ’til Infinity

Morning Strut – Mux Mool

Blakroc – Stay Off the F*%$#n’ Flowers

Common – Funky For You

A Tribe Called Quest – Jazz (We’ve Got)

Clarence Carter – Strokin’

New Years Eve is the one night of the year where you can find a concert, event, or party virtually anywhere you look. This is especially the case in LA. This year, I was lucky enough to get a hold of three VIP tickets to Together As One, a massive rave set up by Insomniac and Go Ventures in Exposition Park. (more…)

Behold! The Apocalypse draws near! So in order to prepare yourself, listen to Albums for the Apocalypse on UCLAradio.com Fridays 4 to 6 pm.

If you missed the show last week, here is what we played from our theme of “Surfing”:

• The Strokes – Someday – Is This It
• Faunts – Feel Love Thinking Of – Friendly Fire
• Delorean – Metropolitan Death 3 – Into the Plateau
• Bloc Party – Like Eating Glass – Silent Alarm
• The Smiles – Swimming – Hermosa EP
• The Ventures – Walk Don’t Run – The Very Best of the Ventures
• The Beach Boys – Surfin’ USA – Surfin’ USA
• Broken Bells – Vaporize – Broken Bells
• Arcade Fire – Ready to Start – The Suburbs
• Metric – Gold Guns Girls – Fantasies
• The Drums – Let’s Go Surfing – The Drums
• The Black Keys – Everlasting Light – Brothers
• The Black Keys – Next Girl – Brothers
• Sublime – Badfish – 40oz. to Freedom
• Streetlight Manefesto – Watch It Crash – Somewhere In Between
• Arcade Fire – Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) – The Suburbs
• The Surfaris  – Wipeout – Wipeout
• Dick Dale And His Del-Tones – Surf Beat – Surfers’ Choice
• Dick Dale And His Del-Tones – Sloop John B – Surfers’ Choice
• Dick Dale And His Del-Tones – Take It Off – Surfers’ Choice
• Dick Dale And His Del-Tones – Night Owl – Surfers’ Choice
• Dick Dale And His Del-Tones – Fanny Mae – Surfers’ Choice
• Dick Dale And His Del-Tones – Misirlou Twist – Surfers’ Choice
• Dick Dale And His Del-Tones – Peppermint Man – Surfers’ Choice
• Dick Dale And His Del-Tones – Surfing Drums – Surfers’ Choice
• Dick Dale And His Del-Tones – Shake ‘n’ Stomp – Surfers’ Choice
• Dick Dale And His Del-Tones – Lovey Dovey – Surfers’ Choice
• Dick Dale And His Del-Tones – Death of a Gremmie – Surfers’ Choice
• Dick Dale And His Del-Tones – Let’s Go Trippin’ – Surfers’ Choice
• Dick Dale And His Del-Tones – Del-Tone Rock – Surfers’ Choice
• Dick Dale And His Del-Tones – Jungle Fever – Surfers’ Choice
• Dick Dale And His Del-Tones – Miserlou – Surfers’ Choice
• Dick Dale And His Del-Tones – Eight Till Midnight – Surfers’ Choice
• Dick Dale And His Del-Tones – Lovin’ On My Brain – Surfers’ Choice
• Dick Dale And His Del-Tones – A Run for Life – Surfers’ Choice
• The Doors – The End – The Doors

Our album this week was Surfers’ Choice, the debut album from Dick Dale And His Del-Tones, released in 1962. This is one of the most iconic albums in the genre of surf music and features tracks like “Miserlou” and the ballad of “Sloop John B” solidifying the guitar sound as ’surf guitar.’

If you missed it, tune in next Friday from 4 to 6 pm for Albums for the Apocalypse on UCLAradio.com.

- The Eggman

Just as I was wiping the tears off of my almond shaped eyes after being too late in purchasing their Troubadour tickets, I quickly discovered that another date was added to Warpaint’s Troubadour performance in December. Originally intended to be a one-date show on the 12^th of December, they hastily added another on the 10^th due to the original date’s sold-out status. (more…)

Have you ever wanted two of your favorite bands to join forces and become an amazing supergroup and put out an amazing album? I have and fortunately for me, and the rest of the world, Kevin Devine and Manchester Orchestra formed an amazing band called Bad Books. If neither one of those names rings a bell then you may be missing out. Don’t fret! You can definitely start listening to them after you read this short blog. (more…)

Melodic Instinct ep.20 (22 Dec 2010) – SoulStace’s Anjunabeats 2010 Compilation (Spoken Version) by SoulStace

It’s been a two years since I’ve been avidly listening to Trance and Progressive House. With more than 500 favorite songs from this year, none have been more influential on my style and taste than the releases from the Anjunabeats record label. The sonic range that the label’s sound innovatively expresses captures moods ranging from the down-est of fast paced club music to the most relaxing down-tempo tunes in which you can close your eyes and enter the dream world. When compared to other EDM record labels, their releases have been the most consistently pleasing by offering something different every time I listened to them on weekly Monday new releases. And I don’t say such things because of the the label’s founding by trance all-stars Above & Beyond but because of the trust I have given to my ears over the last decade of playing and listening to music. In this three hour mix, I have compiled 43 of my favorite tracks from various Anjunabeats singles and EPs of the year into a final 3-hour Melodic Instinct episode for 2010. I hope you find the sounds of Anjunabeats as pleasing to your ears as they were to mine. Enjoy! (more…)

There’s a lot of talk about budget cuts to the UC, and UCLA in particular.

To be honest, a lot of it can seem confusing, boring, and hopelessly inevitable.

Yet, as students, we should really pay attention to these things.   And maybe these things can be a bit more exciting if we knew the salaries of the people making the decisions.

I mean, how much DO people paid to cut jobs and increase tuition?   I’m sure they take a pay cut before they’d reduce the hours and salary of a staff member who makes 40K a year, right?

Well, there are a lot of people to name, but let’s start with UC President Mark Yudof.

UC President Mark Yudolf made $828,000 for the 2008-2009 year

Surely that’s made up.  I mean, as a public servant, working for a public university system he would do the job for, I don’t know, under 500K?  Maybe, if he were very generous, very giving, perhaps he could sacrifice and live off the piddly sum of $300,000 a year?

Nope.  According to www.universityofcalifornia.edu he pulls in a sweet $828,000.

Eight-hundred and twenty-eight thousand dollars.  That’s serious money.

Why am I going off on this?  Well, for one, UCLA Radio costs $10,000 a year to run…and we have FUNDRAISERS.  (WTF!?)

Also, when Mark talks about cuts for UC workers, potential tuition hikes, etc, shouldn’t he start with his own office?  Can Mark not live off of 100K a year?

Is $100,000 a year just pathetic, peasant money?

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On December 10th, Above & Beyond set a new milestone in their career by throwing a live show/broadcast for their 350th episode of Trance Around the World at the Hollywood Palladium. With an all star lineup including other artists such as Boom Jinx, Jaytech, Cosmic Gate, and Super8 & Tab, TATW#350 was the best EDM event I’ve attended over the last two years.

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