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Smartass Radio 42: Live Show February 5, 2009

This mess of a radio show is the first of the semester. Topics include Michael Phelps, Bill Gates, and Facebook. Also, we found out that Roy is a racist, sexist, ageist, fatist asshole who thinks strippers are too dumb to be president of the U.S. Please forgive his ignorance.

Be sure to turn in next week at 8PM EST on WFNP.ORG. From 8-10PM is SmartassRadio.com talk-style with a bit of music mixed in (which you can’t get on the podcast) and from 10-11 PM DJ will be starting metal night on WFNP so call in with any and all metal requests.

 

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SmartassRadio 41: Interview: Peter “JR” Wasilewski of Less Than Jake

We talked to Peter “JR” Wasilewski, saxophonist for the legendary ska group Less Than Jake today. Topics discussed were:  horn maintenance, tour hijinks and the band’s future plans. Mr. Wasilewski is a pretty funny guy with a bit of a potty-mouth. He called us from his Connecticut mansion, where he was wearing no pants. Check out the band’s music here and here.

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He’s the tiger.

 

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SmartassRadio 40: Interview: Kevin Kendrick of A Big Yes and a small no

This past weekend DJ and I ventured into the “Big Apple” (via train) to interview vocalist, vibraphonist, songwriter and sometimes guitarist of the band A Big Yes and a small no, Kevin Kendrick. We met at the Cake Shop, which was an OK establishment but honestly I’ve had better, so please excuse the background noise. Kevin is a great guy and despite our abundant technical difficulties gave us a super-duper interview. You can buy his band’s first album “Jesus that looks terrible on you” on iTunes and Amazon, but he would prefer you use iTunes.  Check out his music here.

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Kevin (in the front) nearly got raped in Columbia.

Below is the Columbia/rape story, below that is the full interview, enjoy!

 

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SmartassRadio 39: Interview: Andrew W.K.

No one has mastered the art of partying like Andrew W.K. For those who are unaware, he’s just released a compilation of his monthly advice column in Japan, has been featured in the January ’09 Esquire and is basically my new messiah. For those who haven’t had the pleasure, an Andrew W.K. party is truly a religious experience. Click here for tour dates.

What follows is our chat before the show, a photo gallery of winnebago/live shots and a full transcription of the interview (yeah, we’re starting to actually do some work around here). Enjoy!

 

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The transcription is after the jump!

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SmartassRadio 38: Interview: Michale Graves

Here’s another interview for you… I know, two in two weeks is a lot to stomach. This one is with Michale Graves. You might best know him for his years with the Misfits. Currently, he’s traversing the globe with Marky Ramone‘s Blitzkrieg tour, singing 30 Ramones songs, pushing his new album Illusions Live/Viretta Park, and (as I forgot to mention in the interview) starring in movies – Perkins 14 is to be featured in this coming year’s  Horrorfest‘s 8 Films to Die For. In this interview we cover the West Memphis 3, the current Blitzkrieg tour and what it means to be a conservative punk.

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SmartassRadio 37: Interview: R.A. Riekki

R.A. Riekki‘s new book U.P. is available on Ghost Road Press. It’s really the best book I’ve read since the first time I read Choke. I’m not just blowing smoke up his ass, it’s really that good. What follows is a 45 minute interview conducted on December 18, 2008. We cover topics as diverse as his recent stint teaching lifers in an Alabama prison to how Slayer and Ice Cube helpd shaped the characters of the novel. It’s really one of our best interviews yet. You do NOT want to skip this one. You can purchase the book at Ghost Road Press, Amazon or at various retail outlets throughout the county.

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SmartassRadio 36: Luke Shit-talker

Hey everyone. This is our first podcast of the winter season. Of course things are a little different than the live show. For one… it’s not live. Second, we can talk about shitting, fucking and all kinds of other obscene things. In this show we talk about my new white shoes, shitting in public places and you get to listen to us drink beer and subsequently burp. ENJOY!

 

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