http://smartassradio.com doing for podcasts what jim jones did for kool aid Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:26:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 What is Smartass Radio? Well it\'s a collective of intelligent idiots with one common goal - to each individually make themselves sound funnier and smarter than the next. We do a weekly podcast which can be found at the site, SmartassRadio.com or on iTunes. We also do a live show which is broadcast on 88.7 WFNP - we\'ll let you know as soon as we have our new time assignment for the spring. We ALSO do some pretty awful interviews; past guests have included: Sebastian Bach (ex-Skid Row), Bumblefoot (Guns N Roses, Bumblefoot), Mattias Eklundh (Freak Kitchen), Joel Stroetzel (Killswitch Engage), Brian Fair (Shadows Fall), Jason Bittner (Shadows Fall), Swashbuckle, Dez Fafara (DevilDriver/ex-Coal Chamber), Mike Keller (The Red Chord), Return To Earth, Cold War Survivor, Beatallica, Scott Hendrick (Skeletonwitch), Joey Belladonna (ex-Anthrax), Chris Poland (ex-Megadeth), Q*Ball, Rusty Cooley (Outworld), Phil Elverum (Mt Eerie & The Microphones), Ben Wells (Black Stone Cherry), Greg Gillis (Girl Talk), Matt Byrne (Hatebreed), Charlie Fink (Noah & The Whale), Corey Beaulieu (Trivium), Griffin Rodriguez (Icy Demons), Dave Brockie (GWAR), R.A. Riekki (Author - U.P.), Michale Graves (ex-Misfits) Andrew W.K. (Parties Hard) Kevin Kendrick (A Big Yes and a small no) J.R. (Less Than Jake) (read less) doing for podcasts what jim jones did for kool aid DJ Scully & Roy Verspoor http://smartassradio.com/images/itunes_logo.jpghttp://smartassradio.com smartass, college radio, wfnp.org, yes DJ Scully DJ@Smartassradio.com http://smartassradio.com/interview-damon-fox-of-bigelf http://smartassradio.com/interview-damon-fox-of-bigelf#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:00:32 +0000 DJ http://smartassradio.com/?p=2302 http://smartassradio.com/interview-damon-fox-of-bigelf/feed 1 <p>The self-proclaimed ring leader of <strong>Bigelf </strong>was kind enough to take some time away from wearing kick ass top hats and channeling the stoned love child of <strong>John Lord</strong> and <strong>Keith Emerson</strong> to talk with me at the Philly stop on the <strong>Progressive Nation 2009</strong> tour. If you don’t know who Bigelf are, you need to. Right now. <strong><em>Cheat The Gallows</em></strong> made my wacky year end list and will probably make it again, unless <strong>Mastodon</strong> puts out another album before December. These dudes put on a heavy fucking show for everyone and reminded all the Wold of Warcraft T-shirt wearing Dream Theater fans what progressive meant in 1975. Mike Portnoy probably relayed probably the best description of them in my <a href="http://smartassradio.com/interview-mike-portnoy-of-dream-theater">interview with him</a>: “They’re about 25 years in the past and 5 years in the future.” And they’re really really cool guys.</p> <p>Below is my 30-something minute chat with Damon, a few pics from the show and by week’s end I’ll have a transcription for those of you who are deaf or who lack the proper equipment/plugins/moral constitution to listen to me act like a fanboy retard for a half hour. Enjoy!</p> <a href="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/gallery/site-images/bigelf_fullband.jpg" title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA " class="thickbox" rel="singlepic475" > <img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center" src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/nggshow.php?pid=475&width=320&height=240&mode=watermark" alt="bigelf_fullband" title="bigelf_fullband" /> </a> <a href="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/gallery/site-images/damon_onstage.jpg" title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA " class="thickbox" rel="singlepic476" > <img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center" src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/nggshow.php?pid=476&width=320&height=240&mode=watermark" alt="damon_onstage" title="damon_onstage" /> </a> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Finterview-damon-fox-of-bigelf&linkname=Interview%3A%20Damon%20Fox%20of%20Bigelf"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> The self-proclaimed ring leader of Bigelf was kind enough to take some time away from wearing kick ass top hats and channeling the stoned love child of John Lord and Keith Emerson to talk with me at the Philly stop on the Progressive Nation 2009 [...] Smartass Radio 26:27 bigelf, damon fox, interview, progressive nation yes http://smartassradio.com/smartass-radio-55-we-cant-drive-55 http://smartassradio.com/smartass-radio-55-we-cant-drive-55#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:21:07 +0000 DJ http://smartassradio.com/?p=2315 http://smartassradio.com/smartass-radio-55-we-cant-drive-55/feed 0 <p>Here’s our fifty-fifth podcast. What did we talk about this week? How awful the new movie “Taking Woodstock” will be, how I need a new job. You know, stuff like that…</p> <p>Here she is:</p> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Fsmartass-radio-55-we-cant-drive-55&linkname=Smartass%20Radio%2055%3A%20We%20Can%26%238217%3Bt%20Drive%26%238230%3B%2055"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> Here’s our fifty-fifth podcast. What did we talk about this week? How awful the new movie “Taking Woodstock” will be, how I need a new job. You know, stuff like that… Here she is: Smartass Radio 29:51 taking woodstock, podcast, jobs, joe cocker yes http://smartassradio.com/interview-mike-portnoy-of-dream-theater http://smartassradio.com/interview-mike-portnoy-of-dream-theater#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:00:55 +0000 DJ http://smartassradio.com/?p=2300 http://smartassradio.com/interview-mike-portnoy-of-dream-theater/feed 4 <p>I recently had the opportunity to interview <strong>Mike Portnoy</strong> at the <strong>Progressive Nation 2009</strong> tour stop in Philly. I really don’t think I need to say much else. I wanted to come up with some clever drum-related way of calling him a legend, but I don’t think I need to. If they haven’t already hit your town <strong>go see this tour</strong>. It features <strong>Scale the Summit</strong> (who I unfortunately missed), <strong>Bigelf </strong>(who will be featured on the site tomorrow), <strong>Zappa Plays Zappa</strong>, and of course <strong>Dream Theater</strong>. I have to say, it was my first DT show and I was really satisfied with the experience.</p> <p>Below is the audio interview and a few pics from the experience, below THAT will be a transcription when I have a few free hours.</p> <a href="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/gallery/site-images/portnoy_dj.jpg" title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA " class="thickbox" rel="singlepic470" > <img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center" src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/nggshow.php?pid=470&width=320&height=240&mode=watermark" alt="portnoy_dj" title="portnoy_dj" /> </a> <a href="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/gallery/site-images/portnoy_zappa.jpg" title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA " class="thickbox" rel="singlepic471" > <img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center" src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/nggshow.php?pid=471&width=320&height=240&mode=watermark" alt="portnoy_zappa" title="portnoy_zappa" /> </a> <div id="_mcePaste" style="overflow: hidden; position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;">I recently had the opportunity to interview the legendary Mike Portnoy at the Prog Nation 2009 tour stop in Philly. If they haven’t already hit your town go see this tour. It features Scale the Summit (who I unfortunately missed), Bigelf (who will be featured on the site tomorrow), Zappa Plays Zappa, and of course Dream Theater.</div> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Finterview-mike-portnoy-of-dream-theater&linkname=Interview%3A%20Mike%20Portnoy%20of%20Dream%20Theater"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> I recently had the opportunity to interview Mike Portnoy at the Progressive Nation 2009 tour stop in Philly. I really don’t think I need to say much else. I wanted to come up with some clever drum-related way of calling him a legend, but I [...] Smartass Radio 16:32 dream theater, interview, mike portnoy, progressive nation yes http://smartassradio.com/smartass-radio-53-eddie-van-halen-sucks http://smartassradio.com/smartass-radio-53-eddie-van-halen-sucks#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2009 04:00:26 +0000 DJ http://smartassradio.com/?p=2291 http://smartassradio.com/smartass-radio-53-eddie-van-halen-sucks/feed 2 <p>In this podcast, James and I take it upon ourselves to tear good ole EVH a new one. We also handle the news that Radiohead insisted “another album will kill us.” Yeah. We’re going for another new gimmick beginning this week. Half hour shows! Like TV!!!</p> <p>At one point in the podcast I reference and we announce a song contributed to a porno by Mr. Brown Sound. We don’t have any sort of way to do this legally, so here’s a YouTube video of it:</p> <p><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="425" height="344" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iBDNL6cs5nA&hl=en&fs=1&" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iBDNL6cs5nA&hl=en&fs=1&" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></p> <p>Since we’ve been so insanely inconsistent – we’re gonna bang out (hehe BANG) out two new interviews and another podcast before the end of the week.[podcast]http://smartassradio.com/audio/August-12-2009.mp3[/podcast]</p> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Fsmartass-radio-53-eddie-van-halen-sucks&linkname=Smartass%20Radio%2053%3A%20Eddie%20Van%20Halen%20Sucks"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> In this podcast, James and I take it upon ourselves to tear good ole EVH a new one. We also handle the news that Radiohead insisted “another album will kill us.” Yeah. We’re going for another new gimmick beginning this week. Half [...] Smartass Radio 39:02 evh, list, Podcast, sucks yes http://smartassradio.com/smartass-radio-52-nothing-but-faith-in-nothing http://smartassradio.com/smartass-radio-52-nothing-but-faith-in-nothing#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:00:07 +0000 DJ http://smartassradio.com/?p=2230 http://smartassradio.com/smartass-radio-52-nothing-but-faith-in-nothing/feed 0 <p>After a brief hiatus, we’re back and better than ever. Here’s a strong podcast from James and me. I interviewed <strong>Cherie Lily</strong> (see below), <strong>Tayisha Busay</strong>,<strong> Andrew Strasser </strong>and <strong>Bad Brilliance</strong> at <strong>Santos Party House</strong>. Then, we covered the news in about two minutes, you get to hear some music from <strong>Tomorrow’s Outlook</strong> and we wrap it up by talking about the worst lyrics ever. Feel free to add your own to the comments.</p> <p>Songs featured:</p> <p>The Trooper Believer – <a href="http://djschmolli.wordpress.com/" target="_self">DJ Schmolli</a><br /> WTF (You Doin in My Mouth)? – <a href="http://myspace.com/tayishabusay" target="_blank">Tayisha Busay</a><br /> Quack Head – <a href="http://www.badbrilliance.com/" target="_blank">Bad Brilliance</a><br /> Liquid Scream – <a href="http://www.myspace.com/tomorrowsoutlook" target="_blank">Tomorrow’s Outlook</a></p> <p>Here’s our dimly lit and awful sounding interview with the bright and beautiful sounding Cherie Lily:</p> <p><object width="560" height="340" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/a63DWbHgeOU&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/a63DWbHgeOU&hl=en&fs=1&" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /></object></p> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Fsmartass-radio-52-nothing-but-faith-in-nothing&linkname=Smartass%20Radio%2052%3A%20Nothing%20but%20Faith%20in%20Nothing"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> After a brief hiatus, we’re back and better than ever. Here’s a strong podcast from James and me. I interviewed Cherie Lily (see below), Tayisha Busay, Andrew Strasser and Bad Brilliance at Santos Party House. Then, we covered the news [...] Smartass Radio 01:12:07 Skyscraper Music Maker, cherie lily, Bad Brilliance, tayisha busay, awful lyrics, santos party house, THE NEWS yes http://smartassradio.com/interview-andy-cabic-of-vetiver http://smartassradio.com/interview-andy-cabic-of-vetiver#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:04:13 +0000 Roy http://smartassradio.com/?p=2209 http://smartassradio.com/interview-andy-cabic-of-vetiver/feed 0 <p>This week we interviewed <strong>Vetiver</strong> an American folk band led by singer-songwriter <strong>Andy Cabic</strong>. Vetiver is a great band for the outdoors and I’ve been listening to their latest release “<strong>Tight Knit</strong>” over and over this summer. For more information on the band (tour dates and all that) check out <a href="http://www.vetiverse.com/">here</a> and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/vetiverse">here</a>.</p> <p>Also, here’s a couple free downloads, courtesy of <strong>Sub Pop Records</strong>:</p> <p><a href="http://subpop-public.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/audio/5247.mp3">Everyday</a> and <a href="http://subpop-public.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/audio/5583.mp3">Strictly Rule</a></p> <p>Enjoy!</p> <p><strong>Who are your favorite musicians? Is the music you listen to similar to the music you write? </strong></p> <p>It’s hard to pick favorites, and I listen to a lot of different artists, all the time. Skeeter Davis, Slapp Happy, Michael Hurley, Fleetwood Mac, Erasmo Carlos…it’s an endless litany, my favorite music.</p> <p>I’m not sure I hear obvious similarities, but perhaps there are allusions in the details, in the feeling, between the music I write and artists I admire.</p> <p><strong>Last year you recorded some covers of older folks artists (Townes Van Zandt, Michael Hurley…etc) How did you begin to admire these artists? What sort of influence have they had on you? </strong></p> <p>The way I came to know each songs we recorded on “thing of the past” is different. Some I stumbled across myself in record stores, others were passed onto me through friends. Each has made it’s own unique impact on me lyrically, melodically, in sound and feeling, both just listening to them a lot, and by learning them and recording them with my friends.</p> <p><strong>How is it different playing and composing a song on your own and playing with a full band? </strong></p> <p>Writing on my own feels private and obscure. Sharing and reworking the songs with others often lends clarity and insight, providing an opportunity for new perspectives, and adding greater emotional resonance to the songs.</p> <a href="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/gallery/site-images/tight-knit.jpg" title="" class="thickbox" rel="singlepic437" > <img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center" src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/nggshow.php?pid=437&width=350&height=0&mode=" alt="tight-knit" title="tight-knit" /> </a> <p><strong>What made you choose the title “Tight Knit” for your latest album? </strong></p> <p>I chose the title because I thought it fit the album and the artwork, and the pocket my band had been playing in up to and during the recording of the album.</p> <p><strong>There are lots of names that people have used to describe your music and the music of other artists you’ve work with (Psych Folk, Freak Folk, Naturalismo just to name a few). Do you like the idea that you are part of a certain movement of music or do feel limited by the categorizing?</strong></p> <p>I don’t care one way or the other. I like that people listen to my music. Categorizing things by nature limits them, tries to define perception, and I don’t find that necessarily useful, though others might.</p> <p><strong>How did your music relationship with Devendra Banhart begin? </strong></p> <p>In San Francisco years ago, on a [...] This week we interviewed Vetiver an American folk band led by singer-songwriter Andy Cabic. Vetiver is a great band for the outdoors and I’ve been listening to their latest release “Tight Knit” over and over this summer. For more [...] http://smartassradio.com/smartass-radio-51-were-trying-now http://smartassradio.com/smartass-radio-51-were-trying-now#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:00:14 +0000 DJ http://smartassradio.com/?p=2170 http://smartassradio.com/smartass-radio-51-were-trying-now/feed 0 <p>This week’s podcast marks a definite change in direction. After 50 rambling messes, we (I) decided to take the reigns and practice some preproduction for realsies. Of course the day between recording and posting, <strong>Michael Jackson</strong> died. Hopefully, everyone will be very very tired of hearing about him, as unbelievable as his death truly is, because there is no coverage here. We <em>do</em> talk about <strong>Ed McMahon</strong> at length – let’s face it, <strong>Michael Jackson</strong> and maybe even <strong>Farrah Fawcet</strong> are really raining on his funeral procession. We also invented a game called “<strong>Carcass or Surgery</strong>” where I had to guess whether or not James added a term from a sex-change operation to a <strong>Carcass </strong>lyric.</p> <p>We also decided to feature some new music this week from bands LAF and Zero System. Don’t let James’ fucking their names up in the intro fool you, we do really like these bands. If you want your music featured on the show, just send some mp3’s in an email to SmartassRadio@gmail.com.</p> <p>Here’s the show:</p> <p>Here is the clip of Ed McMahon drunk:</p> <p><object width="425" height="344" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/QC-25xPmX7o&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QC-25xPmX7o&hl=en&fs=1&" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /></object></p> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Fsmartass-radio-51-were-trying-now&linkname=Smartass%20Radio%2051%3A%20We%26%238217%3Bre%20Trying%20Now"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> This week’s podcast marks a definite change in direction. After 50 rambling messes, we (I) decided to take the reigns and practice some preproduction for realsies. Of course the day between recording and posting, Michael Jackson died. [...] Smartass Radio 1:00:35 ed mcmahon, LAF, Zero System, Carcass, sex change yes http://smartassradio.com/podcast-50-was-this-supposed-to-be-a-milestone http://smartassradio.com/podcast-50-was-this-supposed-to-be-a-milestone#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:00:57 +0000 DJ http://smartassradio.com/?p=2109 http://smartassradio.com/podcast-50-was-this-supposed-to-be-a-milestone/feed 0 <p>Hey all,</p> <p>This week we had a packed house as Patty, Roy, James and I gingerly sipped alcohol in a dingy basement. This week’s topics included the supposed Rihanna sex tape which stars an actress who looks nothing like Rihanna, a week old puppy getting flushed down the toilet, Patty’s impending death on her way to Oregon and some other shit too…</p> <p>Oh and we watched this video:</p> <p><object width="425" height="344" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/wFaXTcR4dtE&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wFaXTcR4dtE&hl=en&fs=1&" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /></object></p> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Fpodcast-50-was-this-supposed-to-be-a-milestone&linkname=Podcast%2050%3A%20Was%20This%20Supposed%20To%20Be%20A%20Milestone"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> Hey all, This week we had a packed house as Patty, Roy, James and I gingerly sipped alcohol in a dingy basement. This week’s topics included the supposed Rihanna sex tape which stars an actress who looks nothing like Rihanna, a week old puppy [...] Smartass Radio 47:00 huey lewis, puppy vs baby, oregon trail, rihanna sex tape yes http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-49-sex-drugs-little-boys-and-rock-n-roll http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-49-sex-drugs-little-boys-and-rock-n-roll#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:00:14 +0000 DJ http://smartassradio.com/?p=2065 http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-49-sex-drugs-little-boys-and-rock-n-roll/feed 1 <p>And with the new site, James has finally made his triumphant return! We had a really good time recording this on Wednesday. We covered all the big news and some personal stuff as well. We talked about <a href="http://smartassradio.com/this-court-is-not-aware-of-nor-has-plaintiff-alleged-the-existence-of-any-actual-fruit-referred-to-as-a-crunchberry" target="_blank">this asshat</a>, these kinky motherfuckers:</p> <p><object width="425" height="344" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/7xd44PWZGzg&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7xd44PWZGzg&hl=en&fs=1&" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /></object></p> <a href="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/gallery/site-images/david_carradine.jpg" title="" class="thickbox" rel="singlepic379" > <img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center" src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/nggshow.php?pid=379&width=320&height=240&mode=" alt="david_carradine.jpg" title="david_carradine.jpg" /> </a> <p>and James’ first bachelor party experience among other things.</p> <p>Look out for weekly podcasts to be posted every Friday from now until I get a real radio gig and outgrow posting shows on my own website. Now, here ya go:</p> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Fsmartassradio-49-sex-drugs-little-boys-and-rock-n-roll&linkname=SmartassRadio%2049%3A%20Sex%2C%20Drugs%2C%20Little%20Boys%20and%20Rock%20n%26%238217%3B%20Roll"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> And with the new site, James has finally made his triumphant return! We had a really good time recording this on Wednesday. We covered all the big news and some personal stuff as well. We talked about this asshat, these kinky motherfuckers: and [...] Smartass Radio 43:53 david carradine, gary glitter, crunch berries, bachelor party yes http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-48-interview-tim-millar-of-protest-the-hero http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-48-interview-tim-millar-of-protest-the-hero#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 17:23:18 +0000 DJ http://smartassradio.com/?p=1923 http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-48-interview-tim-millar-of-protest-the-hero/feed 0 <a href="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/gallery/protest_the_hero/protest_the_hero17.jpg" title="" class="thickbox" rel="singlepic333" > <img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-left" src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/nggshow.php?pid=333&width=320&height=240&mode=watermark" alt="protest_the_hero_DJ_and_Tim.jpg" title="protest_the_hero_DJ_and_Tim.jpg" /> </a> After what felt like three months without a post we’re back with a killer interview. To celebrate completing school my girl and I went on one of the most metal tears ever. My last day of class was 5/6/09 and I capped it with an extreme performance by <strong>GWAR </strong>at the Chance in Poughkeepsie then after a night of debauchery with Frank we were off to NYC. On Friday, we caugh the No Fear Energy Music Tour with <strong>Lamb of God</strong>, <strong>As I Lay Dying</strong> (who definitely deserve a new found respect from me), <strong>Children of Bodom</strong> (who only played three songs – Alexi “Avian Bone Syndrome” Laiho destroyed his shoulder and couldn’t perform) and <strong>God Forbid</strong>. On Sunday we were able to see <strong>Mastodon </strong>perform <strong><em>Crack the Skye</em></strong> at the Williamsburgh Theater in Brooklyn – if you have the opportunity, you have to go.</p> <p>But Saturday is truly the important night right now. I had the opportunity to sit down with <strong>Protest the Hero</strong> guitarist <strong>Tim Millar</strong> and got a great interview. Tim was a great guy and the staff at the Blender Theater was one of the best I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with. Being in the midst of the most metal weekend I’ve ever had, I didn’t have too much time to prepare so please bear with the interview as I stumble through the first few questions. Also worth noting is the fact that Roy coming to the interview wasn’t ever even an option, so I don’t know why I felt it necessary to say he “pussed out.” I’m a horrible friend. Below is the interview and a flash gallery. After the jump is another gallery if you have trouble with this one and a transcription of some of the highlights.</p> <p> <p>Lorraine took all the pictures, which you can see kick an insane amount of ass.</p> <div class="ngg-imagebrowser" id="ngg-imagebrowser-14-1923"> <h3>protest_the_hero_16.jpg</h3> <div class="pic"> <a href="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/gallery/protest_the_hero/protest_the_hero16.jpg" title="" class="thickbox" rel="protest_the_hero"> <img alt="protest_the_hero_16.jpg" src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/gallery/protest_the_hero/protest_the_hero16.jpg"/> </a> </div> <div class="ngg-imagebrowser-nav"> <div class="back"> <a class="ngg-browser-prev" id="ngg-prev-342" href="http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-48-interview-tim-millar-of-protest-the-hero?pid=342">◄ Back</a> </div> <div class="next"> <a class="ngg-browser-next" id="ngg-next-324" href="http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-48-interview-tim-millar-of-protest-the-hero?pid=324">Next ►</a> </div> <div class="counter">Picture 1 of 18</div> <div class="ngg-imagebrowser-desc"><p></p></div> </div> </div> <p><span id="more-1923"></span></p> <p><strong>Live [...] fter what felt like three months without a post we’re back with a killer interview. To celebrate completing school my girl and I went on one of the most metal tears ever. My last day of class was 5/6/09 and I capped it with an extreme [...] DJ Scully 25:16 yes http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-47-last-live-show-on-wfnp http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-47-last-live-show-on-wfnp#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 22:27:19 +0000 DJ http://smartassradio.com/?p=1919 http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-47-last-live-show-on-wfnp/feed 1 <a href="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/gallery/site-images/edge-logo.jpg" title="" class="thickbox" rel="singlepic343" > <img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center" src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/nggshow.php?pid=343&width=320&height=240&mode=" alt="edge-logo.jpg" title="edge-logo.jpg" /> </a> <p>Hey all, here’s a bitter-sweet podcast (or “Bittersuite” as Motley Crue would have you believe, Nikki Sixx is a god damned poet) – the recording of my last college radio show. Honestly I think it’s one of our best ever. Tommi-Grace Melito sat in with us and we had a really good time. Thanks to everyone for all the love receiecved last night, it really meant a lot to me.</p> <p>I also decided to include the last ever In-Crowd from the night before. The In-Crowd was my other show with Tommi, and Jesse “NoWonder” Martinez. Again, definitely one of our better shows. For once, I think I can say I was on my game two nights in a row… you be the judge</p> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Fsmartassradio-47-last-live-show-on-wfnp&linkname=SmartassRadio%2047%3A%20Last%20Live%20Show%20on%20WFNP"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> Hey all, here’s a bitter-sweet podcast (or “Bittersuite” as Motley Crue would have you believe, Nikki Sixx is a god damned poet) – the recording of my last college radio show. Honestly I think it’s one of our best [...] DJ Scully, Roy Verspoor & Tommi-Grace Melito 1:35:53 clean http://smartassradio.com/special-podcast-dj-on-the-magnificent-glass-pelican http://smartassradio.com/special-podcast-dj-on-the-magnificent-glass-pelican#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:28:05 +0000 DJ http://smartassradio.com/?p=1906 http://smartassradio.com/special-podcast-dj-on-the-magnificent-glass-pelican/feed 0 <p>Hey dudes – It seems like I’ve been cranking out an obscene amount of audio for you guys (because I have). Here’s some more: an episode of New Paltz’s Magnificent Glass Pelican radio show I had the privaledge of guesting on this week. It’s a great improv show every Wednesday night from 7:30 to 8:00 on <a href="http://wfnp.org">WFNP.ORG</a></p> <p>I had a great time being on the show and I hope they enjoyed having me and my pathetic excuse for improv chops wasting their time. Thanks to John and Sean for letting me barge in (I come in about 6:20ish).</p> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Fspecial-podcast-dj-on-the-magnificent-glass-pelican&linkname=Special%20Podcast%3A%20DJ%20on%20The%20Magnificent%20Glass%20Pelican"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> Hey dudes – It seems like I’ve been cranking out an obscene amount of audio for you guys (because I have). Here’s some more: an episode of New Paltz’s Magnificent Glass Pelican radio show I had the privaledge of guesting on [...] clean http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-46-interview-tony-fredianelli-of-third-eye-blind http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-46-interview-tony-fredianelli-of-third-eye-blind#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:40:03 +0000 DJ http://smartassradio.com/?p=1881 http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-46-interview-tony-fredianelli-of-third-eye-blind/feed 0 <p>I’m a total ass – I messed up the first eight minutes of this excellent interview by not having my board settings correct. So, here’s what you get (still 20 minutes long…)</p> <a href="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/gallery/site-images/3eb_live.jpg" title="" class="thickbox" rel="singlepic316" > <img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center" src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/nggshow.php?pid=316&width=320&height=240&mode=" alt="3eb_live.jpg" title="3eb_live.jpg" /> </a> <p>Classic shred cover, Tony…</p> <a href="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/gallery/site-images/tony_breakneck.jpg" title="" class="thickbox" rel="singlepic315" > <img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center" src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/nggshow.php?pid=315&width=320&height=240&mode=" alt="tony_breakneck.jpg" title="tony_breakneck.jpg" /> </a> <p>Transcription tonight/tomorrow…</p> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Fsmartassradio-46-interview-tony-fredianelli-of-third-eye-blind&linkname=SmartassRadio%2046%3A%20Interview%3A%20Tony%20Fredianelli%20of%20Third%20Eye%20Blind"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> I’m a total ass – I messed up the first eight minutes of this excellent interview by not having my board settings correct. So, here’s what you get (still 20 minutes long…) Classic shred cover, Tony… Transcription [...] DJ Scully 22:54 third eye blind, tony fredianelli, interview, smartass radio yes http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-45-live-show-april-16th-2009 http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-45-live-show-april-16th-2009#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:26:44 +0000 DJ http://smartassradio.com/?p=1863 http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-45-live-show-april-16th-2009/feed 0 <p>Hey everyone… what do you know? I actually managed to turn a show around in a single day! Shit yeah!</p> <p>Topics this week included – Roy’s gross finger, cartoon turtles, DJ started a fight with the entire city of Toronto and much much more!</p> <p>Note: I just completed this entire post without using a single period – that rocks \m/</p> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Fsmartassradio-45-live-show-april-16th-2009&linkname=SmartassRadio%2045%3A%20Live%20Show%20April%2016th%202009"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> Hey everyone… what do you know? I actually managed to turn a show around in a single day! Shit yeah! Topics this week included – Roy’s gross finger, cartoon turtles, DJ started a fight with the entire city of Toronto and much much [...] clean http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-44-live-show-feb-19-2008 http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-44-live-show-feb-19-2008#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:34:05 +0000 DJ http://smartassradio.com/?p=1831 http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-44-live-show-feb-19-2008/feed 0 <p>Here’s the live show from almost two months ago. I’m slowly making my way through all the shows since this one. We cover a ton of topics, but perhaps the best comes about 17 min. in. Pitchfork gave the 1989 album Paul’s Boutique by the Beastie Boys a 10/10. That’s stupid.</p> <p>THIS is the official debut of The In-Crowd on the Internet. It’s my (DJ) second show on The Edge and it’s co-hosted by friends Tommi-Grace Melito and Jesse “NoWonder” Martinez.</p> <a href="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/gallery/site-images/tommi.jpg" title="" class="thickbox" rel="singlepic260" > <img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center" src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/nggshow.php?pid=260&width=320&height=240&mode=" alt="tommi.jpg" title="tommi.jpg" /> </a> <p style="text-align: center;">Tommi</p> <a href="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/gallery/site-images/jesse.jpg" title="" class="thickbox" rel="singlepic259" > <img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center" src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/nggshow.php?pid=259&width=320&height=240&mode=" alt="jesse.jpg" title="jesse.jpg" /> </a> <p style="text-align: center;">NoWonder</p> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Fsmartassradio-44-live-show-feb-19-2008&linkname=SmartassRadio%2044%3A%20Live%20Show%20Feb.%2019%2C%202008"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> Here’s the live show from almost two months ago. I’m slowly making my way through all the shows since this one. We cover a ton of topics, but perhaps the best comes about 17 min. in. Pitchfork gave the 1989 album Paul’s Boutique [...] DJ Scully & Roy Verspoor clean http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-43-live-show-feb-12-2009 http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-43-live-show-feb-12-2009#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:14:40 +0000 DJ http://smartassradio.com/?p=1368 http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-43-live-show-feb-12-2009/feed 0 <p>This week we actually did what I would consider a good show. We started off talking about a bunch of crazy-ass women (their pictures are below), then we discussed my recent act of douchery, Valentine’s day, <strong>Power Rangers</strong>, Roy threatened <strong>Chris Brown </strong>and challenged him to a wrestling match, we ended the show with a brief Oscar/Grammy discussion. There is a lot of stuff going on here. As always check the show out live THURSDAYS 8-11PM EST on WFNP.ORG to participate live!</p> <p>Here are some lunatic women and what they did this week:</p> <a href="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/gallery/site-images/margaret-cho.jpg" title="" class="thickbox" rel="singlepic198" > <img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center" src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/nggshow.php?pid=198&width=320&height=240&mode=" alt="margaret-cho.jpg" title="margaret-cho.jpg" /> </a> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Margaret Cho</strong> wrote a song about <strong>Miley Cyrus</strong>. Because <strong>Margaret Cho</strong> has never, ever <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlHbZLahqok" target="_blank">made a joke about Asians and/or their appearance</a>. Unfunny twat.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"> <a href="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/gallery/site-images/set-mom-on-fire.jpg" title="FROM GWINNETT COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE-- NA YONG PAK 5300 LANGSTON RD NORCROSS GA 30071 Admitted: 2009-02-10 17:36:00 Charges: AGGRAVATED BATTERY AGGRAVATED ASSAULT" class="thickbox" rel="singlepic197" > <img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center" src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/nggshow.php?pid=197&width=320&height=240&mode=" alt="set-mom-on-fire.jpg" title="set-mom-on-fire.jpg" /> </a> </p> <p style="text-align: center;">This crazy bitch set her mother on fire. Shocking.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"> <a href="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/gallery/site-images/set-own-house-on-fire.jpg" title="" class="thickbox" rel="singlepic196" > <img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center" src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/nggshow.php?pid=196&width=320&height=240&mode=" alt="set-own-house-on-fire.jpg" title="set-own-house-on-fire.jpg" /> </a> </p> <p style="text-align: center;">This meth addict set her own house on fire… and claimed it was because of her support for Barack Obama.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"> <a href="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/gallery/site-images/prostitute-teacher.jpg" title="" class="thickbox" rel="singlepic195" > <img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center" src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/nggshow.php?pid=195&width=320&height=240&mode=" alt="prostitute-teacher.jpg" title="prostitute-teacher.jpg" /> </a> </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.imnotobsessed.com/image/LeAnneRimes_surgery.jpeg" target="_blank">Leanne Rimes</a> on Jupiter whored herself. WHILE SHE WAS TEACHING A 4TH GRADE CLASS.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"></p> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" [...] This week we actually did what I would consider a good show. We started off talking about a bunch of crazy-ass women (their pictures are below), then we discussed my recent act of douchery, Valentine’s day, Power Rangers, Roy threatened Chris [...] DJ Scully & Roy Verspoor clean http://smartassradio.com/smartass-radio-42-live-show-february-5-2009 http://smartassradio.com/smartass-radio-42-live-show-february-5-2009#comments Sat, 07 Feb 2009 04:00:26 +0000 DJ http://smartassradio.com/?p=1338 http://smartassradio.com/smartass-radio-42-live-show-february-5-2009/feed 0 <p>This mess of a radio show is the first of the semester. Topics include <strong>Michael Phelps</strong>, <strong>Bill Gates, </strong>and <strong>Facebook</strong>. 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.</p> <p>Be sure to turn in next week at 8PM EST on <a href="http://wfnp.org" target="_blank">WFNP.ORG</a>. 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.</p> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Fsmartass-radio-42-live-show-february-5-2009&linkname=Smartass%20Radio%2042%3A%20Live%20Show%20February%205%2C%202009"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> 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. [...] clean http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-41-interview-peter-jr-wasilewski-of-less-than-jake http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-41-interview-peter-jr-wasilewski-of-less-than-jake#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2009 04:00:44 +0000 Roy http://smartassradio.com/?p=1118 http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-41-interview-peter-jr-wasilewski-of-less-than-jake/feed 0 <p>We talked to <strong>Peter “JR” Wasilewski</strong>, saxophonist for the legendary ska group <strong>Less Than Jake</strong> 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 <a href="http://www.lessthanjake.com/home/">here</a> and <a href="myspace.com/lessthanjake">here</a>.</p> <a href="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/gallery/site-images/2008_01_16_lessthanjake.jpg" title="" class="thickbox" rel="singlepic150" > <img class="ngg-singlepic" src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/nggshow.php?pid=150&width=300&height=float=center&mode=" alt="2008_01_16_lessthanjake.jpg" title="2008_01_16_lessthanjake.jpg" /> </a> <p style="text-align: center;">He’s the tiger.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"></p> <p style="text-align: left;"> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Fsmartassradio-41-interview-peter-jr-wasilewski-of-less-than-jake&linkname=SmartassRadio%2041%3A%20Interview%3A%20Peter%20%26%238220%3BJR%26%238221%3B%20Wasilewski%20of%20Less%20Than%20Jake"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> 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 [...] yes http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-40-interview-kevin-kendrick-of-a-big-yes-and-a-small-no http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-40-interview-kevin-kendrick-of-a-big-yes-and-a-small-no#comments Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:53:21 +0000 Roy http://smartassradio.com/?p=1112 http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-40-interview-kevin-kendrick-of-a-big-yes-and-a-small-no/feed 1 <p>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 <a href="http://www.myspace.com/abigyesandasmallno">here</a>.</p> <a href="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/gallery/site-images/kevinkendrick.jpg" title="" class="thickbox" rel="singlepic149" > <img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center" src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/nggshow.php?pid=149&width=300&height=0&mode=" alt="kevinkendrick.jpg" title="kevinkendrick.jpg" /> </a> <p style="text-align: center;">Kevin (in the front) nearly got raped in Columbia.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">Below is the Columbia/rape story, below <em>that</em> is the full interview, enjoy!</p> <p style="text-align: center;"></p> <p style="text-align: center;"></p> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Fsmartassradio-40-interview-kevin-kendrick-of-a-big-yes-and-a-small-no&linkname=SmartassRadio%2040%3A%20Interview%3A%20Kevin%20Kendrick%20of%20A%20Big%20Yes%20and%20a%20small%20no"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> 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 [...] http://smartassradio.com/podcast-39-interview-andrew-wk http://smartassradio.com/podcast-39-interview-andrew-wk#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2008 05:55:50 +0000 DJ http://smartassradio.com/?p=926 http://smartassradio.com/podcast-39-interview-andrew-wk/feed 3 <p>No one has mastered the art of partying like <strong>Andrew W.K.</strong> 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 <em><strong>Esquire</strong></em> and is basically my new messiah. For those who haven’t had the pleasure, an <strong>Andrew W.K.</strong> party is truly a religious experience. Click <a title="Andrew W.K." href="http://andrewwk.com/" target="_blank">here</a> for tour dates.</p> <p>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!</p> <div class="ngg-imagebrowser" id="ngg-imagebrowser-9-926"> <h3></h3> <div class="pic"> <a href="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/gallery/andrew-wk-crazy-donkey-december-28th-2008/dscn0428.jpg" title="" class="thickbox" rel="andrew-wk-crazy-donkey-december-28th-2008"> <img alt="" src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/gallery/andrew-wk-crazy-donkey-december-28th-2008/dscn0428.jpg"/> </a> </div> <div class="ngg-imagebrowser-nav"> <div class="back"> <a class="ngg-browser-prev" id="ngg-prev-128" href="http://smartassradio.com/podcast-39-interview-andrew-wk?pid=128">◄ Back</a> </div> <div class="next"> <a class="ngg-browser-next" id="ngg-next-113" href="http://smartassradio.com/podcast-39-interview-andrew-wk?pid=113">Next ►</a> </div> <div class="counter">Picture 1 of 18</div> <div class="ngg-imagebrowser-desc"><p></p></div> </div> </div> <p>If the picture browser is taking too long and you’re dying to see the rest click <a href="http://smartassradio.com/?page_id=956" target="_blank">here</a> for a raw gallery.</p> <p>[display_podcast]</p> <p>The transcription is after the jump!</p> <p><span id="more-926"></span></p> <p><strong>DJ</strong>: Hey, everybody I’m DJ and with me as always is…</p> <p><strong>Roy</strong>: Roy, how’s it going everyone? (rhetorical)</p> <p><strong>DJ</strong>: We’re here with a very special guest, we’re in the parking lot at the <strong>Crazy Donkey</strong> in a Winnebago with <strong>Andrew W.K.</strong> How are you my friend?</p> <p><strong>Andrew W.K.</strong>: I’m…oh…pardon me I didn’t realize I had my own microphone. It’s a very nice microphone too, it’s heavy. This is <strong>Andrew W.K.</strong> and I’m very well, thank you.</p> <p><strong>DJ</strong>: Excellent, so my first question that I wanted to ask was: How much for the Winnebago dude?</p> <p><strong>Andrew W.K.</strong>: Well its actually not mine I don’t own it. This is property of the<strong> Crazy Donkey</strong> venue here….It is, it’s the dressing room. There used to be two, but I’ve always been in this one. I find it very comfortable, they have heaters in here, it’s actually quite warm. Some people at the venue here have thought it is sort of a lesser dressing room to offer their artists, but I think its one of the nicest ones I’ve ever had the privilege being in. It’s extremely comfortable, there is [...] 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. [...] http://smartassradio.com/podcast-38-interview-michale-graves http://smartassradio.com/podcast-38-interview-michale-graves#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:59:17 +0000 DJ http://smartassradio.com/?p=821 http://smartassradio.com/podcast-38-interview-michale-graves/feed 0 <p>Here’s another interview for you… I know, two in two weeks is a lot to stomach. This one is with <strong>Michale Graves</strong>. You might best know him for his years with the <strong>Misfits</strong>. Currently, he’s traversing the globe with <strong>Marky Ramone</strong>’s <strong>Blitzkrieg </strong>tour, singing 30 <strong>Ramones </strong>songs, pushing his new album <em><strong>Illusions Live/Viretta Park</strong></em>, and (as I forgot to mention in the interview) starring in movies – <em><strong>Perkins 14</strong></em><strong> </strong>is to be featured in this coming year’s  <strong>Horrorfest</strong>’s <strong>8 Films to Die For</strong>. In this interview we cover the <strong>West Memphis 3</strong>, the current <strong>Blitzkrieg </strong>tour and what it means to be a conservative punk.</p> <a href="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/gallery/site-images/illusionslive.jpg" title="" class="thickbox" rel="singlepic91" > <img class="ngg-singlepic" src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/nggshow.php?pid=91&width=200&height=float=center&mode=" alt="illusionslive.jpg" title="illusionslive.jpg" /> </a> <p style="text-align: center;"></p> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Fpodcast-38-interview-michale-graves&linkname=SmartassRadio%2038%3A%20Interview%3A%20Michale%20Graves"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> 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 [...] yes http://smartassradio.com/podcast-37-interview-ra-riekki http://smartassradio.com/podcast-37-interview-ra-riekki#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:59:11 +0000 DJ http://smartassradio.com/?p=819 http://smartassradio.com/podcast-37-interview-ra-riekki/feed 1 <p><strong>R.A. Riekki</strong>’s new book <em><strong>U.P.</strong></em> is available on <a title="Ghost Road Press" href="http://ghostroadpress.com" target="_blank">Ghost Road Press</a>. It’s really the best book I’ve read since the first time I read <em><strong>Choke</strong></em>. 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 <strong>Slayer</strong> and <strong>Ice Cube</strong> 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 <a title="U.P. on Ghost Road Press" href="http://ghostroadpress.com/product_info.php?products_id=71&osCsid=e0b5592849a5979d51483458620a627b" target="_blank">Ghost Road Press</a>, <a title="U.P. on Amazon" href="http://www.amazon.com/u-p-R-Riekki/dp/0979625564/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1229650879&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Amazon </a>or at various retail outlets throughout the county.</p> <a href="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/gallery/site-images/ronriekki.jpg" title="" class="thickbox" rel="singlepic90" > <img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center" src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/nggshow.php?pid=90&width=h=&height=&mode=" alt="ronriekki.jpg" title="ronriekki.jpg" /> </a> <p style="text-align: center;"></p> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Fpodcast-37-interview-ra-riekki&linkname=SmartassRadio%2037%3A%20Interview%3A%20R.A.%20Riekki"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> 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 [...] yes http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-36-luke-shit-talker http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-36-luke-shit-talker#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:13:08 +0000 DJ http://smartassradio.com/?p=600 http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-36-luke-shit-talker/feed 1 <p>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!</p> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Fsmartassradio-36-luke-shit-talker&linkname=SmartassRadio%2036%3A%20Luke%20Shit-talker"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> 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 [...] yes http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-35-live-show-novembeard-23-2008 http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-35-live-show-novembeard-23-2008#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:03:55 +0000 DJ http://smartassradio.com/?p=542 http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-35-live-show-novembeard-23-2008/feed 0 <p>This is our live show from November 23, 2008. It’s a nice long one featuring our friend MEG!!! She showed up a little late, in the meantime we discussed some other stuff – my pathetic descent into living at home in a few months, <em><strong>Chinese Democracy</strong></em>, etc. Then, Meg showed up and rapped a verse from <strong>Limp Bizkit’s </strong>“<strong>Nookie</strong>“, dropped a curse on us and generally add some electicity to the already high energy show. Enjoy!</p> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Fsmartassradio-35-live-show-novembeard-23-2008&linkname=SmartassRadio%2035%3A%20Live%20Show%20Novembeard%2023%2C%202008"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> This is our live show from November 23, 2008. It’s a nice long one featuring our friend MEG!!! She showed up a little late, in the meantime we discussed some other stuff – my pathetic descent into living at home in a few months, Chinese [...] clean http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-34-live-show-novembeard-13-2008 http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-34-live-show-novembeard-13-2008#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:50:01 +0000 DJ http://smartassradio.com/?p=503 http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-34-live-show-novembeard-13-2008/feed 0 <p>Hey guys – sorry if you were waiting in anticipation of last week’s podcast. Me and Roy did the live show but it just sucked ass so we figured instead of making you suffer through that, we’d just skip a week.</p> <p>This week’s (very long) podcast includes some Romantic Roy, a lengthy discussion of possible post-college careers for each of us and of course tons of <em>wacky news</em>! Enjoy!</p> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Fsmartassradio-34-live-show-novembeard-13-2008&linkname=SmartassRadio%2034%3A%20Live%20Show%20Novembeard%2013%202008"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> Hey guys – sorry if you were waiting in anticipation of last week’s podcast. Me and Roy did the live show but it just sucked ass so we figured instead of making you suffer through that, we’d just skip a week. This week’s [...] clean http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-33-live-show-novembeard-3-2008 http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-33-live-show-novembeard-3-2008#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:13:02 +0000 DJ http://smartassradio.com/?p=453 http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-33-live-show-novembeard-3-2008/feed 0 <p>Like all good things, updates from Smartass Radio come in waves. Below this post is our first internet-conducted interview done by Roy with <strong>Griffin Rodriguez </strong>of the <strong>Icy Demons</strong>. This post, however concerns our first show since the end of Rocktober. It’s actually a very good one. We did a music show during our normal time (Sunday 10PM-Midnight <a href="http://wfnp.org">WFNP.ORG</a>) and covered for our good friend Tony G on Monday night from 11-1.</p> <p>It must have been something about being in a different time slot and the phones being broke, because we did a kickass show. The only glitch lies in the fact that I forgot to start recording it from the beginning, so you miss our sweet intro and the first 5 minutes of the show (which sucked anyway). Anyway, topics include: Badass Animals, Are Me and Roy Gay?, Who has the coolest major? and of course Romantic Roy. Hope you enjoy.</p> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Fsmartassradio-33-live-show-novembeard-3-2008&linkname=SmartassRadio%2033%3A%20Live%20Show%20Novembeard%203%2C%202008"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> Like all good things, updates from Smartass Radio come in waves. Below this post is our first internet-conducted interview done by Roy with Griffin Rodriguez of the Icy Demons. This post, however concerns our first show since the end of Rocktober. [...] 72:14 http://smartassradio.com/smartass-radio-32-live-show-rocktober-27th-2008 http://smartassradio.com/smartass-radio-32-live-show-rocktober-27th-2008#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:24:07 +0000 DJ http://smartassradio.com/?p=431 http://smartassradio.com/smartass-radio-32-live-show-rocktober-27th-2008/feed 0 <p>Hey d00ds, this is the latest live show. Sorry for the delay… we’re working tirelessly on making Halloween as fun as possible for ourselves. So, the site gets neglected.</p> <p>Anyway, the show’s a good one. We debuted a new bit called “Romantic Roy”. From now until eternity feel free to call in to the live show with any romantic or sexual queries. If his prowess intimidates you, feel free to drop a line to DJ@SmartassRadio.com or Roy@SmartassRadio.com.</p> <p>We’re only 2 days from Halloween and the unfortunate conclusion to Rocktober. We’ll be sure to inform you how Roy’s first night of drinking ever goes on the next show along with a Halloween costume review.</p> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Fsmartass-radio-32-live-show-rocktober-27th-2008&linkname=Smartass%20Radio%2032%3A%20Live%20Show%20Rocktober%2027th%2C%202008"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> Hey d00ds, this is the latest live show. Sorry for the delay… we’re working tirelessly on making Halloween as fun as possible for ourselves. So, the site gets neglected. Anyway, the show’s a good one. We debuted a new bit called [...] 53:01 http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-31-scarecast-rocktober-19-2008 http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-31-scarecast-rocktober-19-2008#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:15:18 +0000 DJ http://smartassradio.com/?p=407 http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-31-scarecast-rocktober-19-2008/feed 1 <p>So in our best Rocktober effort yet, Roy and I bring you this. A pseudo ole timey radio narrative. It is rich with sound effects, a full orchestral score and plenty of inventive and well trained voiceover work. We hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it.</p> <p>Without further ado, I cordially invite you to take part in the mystery and intrigue that follows Norm Bellows, Gary “The Gooch” Wallace, Beth Apples, and Nina Regular on Eerie Isle.</p> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Fsmartassradio-31-scarecast-rocktober-19-2008&linkname=SmartassRadio%2031%3A%20Scarecast%20Rocktober%2019%2C%202008"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> So in our best Rocktober effort yet, Roy and I bring you this. A pseudo ole timey radio narrative. It is rich with sound effects, a full orchestral score and plenty of inventive and well trained voiceover work. We hope you enjoy it as much as we [...] 21:03 http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-30-live-show-rocktober-12-2008 http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-30-live-show-rocktober-12-2008#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:32:49 +0000 DJ http://smartassradio.com/?p=405 http://smartassradio.com/smartassradio-30-live-show-rocktober-12-2008/feed 0 <p>Hey guys, sorry about last week… Somehow I lost the second half of the show and the first half was just not worthy of posting to it’s own podcast.</p> <p>This week was a good one though. We found ourselves in the midst of Rocktober and as such we covered potential Halloween costumes, the best ways to scare Roy’s housemates, Roy’s idea for a sweet ass horror movie and my complete inability to do anything funny or creative on the show.</p> <p>Thanks to all the callers this week… Keep ‘em coming!</p> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Fsmartassradio-30-live-show-rocktober-12-2008&linkname=SmartassRadio%2030%3A%20Live%20Show%20Rocktober%2012%2C%202008"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> Hey guys, sorry about last week… Somehow I lost the second half of the show and the first half was just not worthy of posting to it’s own podcast. This week was a good one though. We found ourselves in the midst of Rocktober and as such [...] 73:13 http://smartassradio.com/podcast-29-interview-corey-beaulieu-of-trivium http://smartassradio.com/podcast-29-interview-corey-beaulieu-of-trivium#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:31:27 +0000 DJ http://smartassradio.com/?p=397 http://smartassradio.com/podcast-29-interview-corey-beaulieu-of-trivium/feed 0 <p>Roy and I interviewed <strong>Corey Beaulieu</strong> of <strong>Trivium</strong> on Wed. Rocktober 1st. He’s a super cool guy and I feel bad about waking him up at 5 in the afternoon. The band’s new album <strong>Shogun</strong> just came out on Sept 30 and it fucking rocks. We talked about the initial response to the album, his new signature Dean guitar and how well the band is carrying the torch of hard partying metal acts.</p> <a href="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/gallery/site-images/triviumcorey.jpg" title="" class="thickbox" rel="singlepic41" > <img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center" src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/nggshow.php?pid=41&width=250&height=&mode=" alt="triviumcorey.jpg" title="triviumcorey.jpg" /> </a> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Fpodcast-29-interview-corey-beaulieu-of-trivium&linkname=Podcast%2029%3A%20Interview%3A%20Corey%20Beaulieu%20of%20Trivium"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> Roy and I interviewed Corey Beaulieu of Trivium on Wed. Rocktober 1st. He’s a super cool guy and I feel bad about waking him up at 5 in the afternoon. The band’s new album Shogun just came out on Sept 30 and it fucking rocks. We talked [...] 14:59 http://smartassradio.com/podcast-28-interview-charlie-fink-of-noah-the-whale http://smartassradio.com/podcast-28-interview-charlie-fink-of-noah-the-whale#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:10:33 +0000 Roy http://smartassradio.com/?p=380 http://smartassradio.com/podcast-28-interview-charlie-fink-of-noah-the-whale/feed 3 <p>Today we talked to Charlie Fink, songwriter and front man of England’s own Noah & the Whale. These alternative-pop sensations are burning up the UK charts and are midway through their first American Tour. If you like ukuleles, whistling and vibraslaps you should definitely check them out.</p> <p>In this interview we discuss the band’s next album, our subtle differences in accents and how handsome Charlie Fink is. It was a fun one, take a listen…</p> <a href="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/gallery/site-images/noah_and_the_whale.jpg" title="" class="thickbox" rel="singlepic35" > <img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center" src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/nggshow.php?pid=35&width=250&height=0&mode=" alt="noah_and_the_whale.jpg" title="noah_and_the_whale.jpg" /> </a> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Fpodcast-28-interview-charlie-fink-of-noah-the-whale&linkname=Podcast%2028%3A%20Interview%3A%20Charlie%20Fink%20of%20Noah%20%26%23038%3B%20The%20Whale"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> Today we talked to Charlie Fink, songwriter and front man of England’s own Noah & the Whale. These alternative-pop sensations are burning up the UK charts and are midway through their first American Tour. If you like ukuleles, whistling [...] 13:12 http://smartassradio.com/podcast-27-interview-matt-byrne-of-hatebreed http://smartassradio.com/podcast-27-interview-matt-byrne-of-hatebreed#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:39:48 +0000 DJ http://smartassradio.com/?p=368 http://smartassradio.com/podcast-27-interview-matt-byrne-of-hatebreed/feed 0 <p>For a guy who’s driving, Matt Byrne makes a hell of an interviewee. This guy is an animal player and in this interview we talk about the new Hatebreed DVD, Live Dominance, his upcoming instructional DVD and the nuances of Zac Hanson’s drumming. Enjoy!</p> <a href="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/gallery/site-images/matt_byrne.jpg" title="" class="thickbox" rel="singlepic34" > <img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center" src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/nggshow.php?pid=34&width=250&height=&mode=" alt="matt_byrne.jpg" title="matt_byrne.jpg" /> </a> <p>Special thanks to Skydzo on this one… he basically made it happen. Thanks bro!</p> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Fpodcast-27-interview-matt-byrne-of-hatebreed&linkname=Podcast%2027%3A%20Interview%3A%20Matt%20Byrne%20of%20Hatebreed"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> For a guy who’s driving, Matt Byrne makes a hell of an interviewee. This guy is an animal player and in this interview we talk about the new Hatebreed DVD, Live Dominance, his upcoming instructional DVD and the nuances of Zac Hanson’s [...] 18:02 http://smartassradio.com/podcast-26-live-show-september-28-2008 http://smartassradio.com/podcast-26-live-show-september-28-2008#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:39:03 +0000 DJ http://smartassradio.com/?p=366 http://smartassradio.com/podcast-26-live-show-september-28-2008/feed 0 <p>Here’s an extra long one for ya… over at the Edge we missed Tony G for the weekend, so we stayed on and covered the Metal Show in pop flavored rock n’ roll. This show includes the Smartass Olympics, a minute and a half of early 90s college radio (if it were done by elementary schoolers), a guest appearance from Neighbor John of The Garage Sale, and some other shit I didn’t bother to listen back to.</p> <p>Oh yeah, and next week kicks off Rocktober – I hope you’re ready.</p> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Fpodcast-26-live-show-september-28-2008&linkname=Podcast%2026%3A%20Live%20Show%20September%2028%202008"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> Here’s an extra long one for ya… over at the Edge we missed Tony G for the weekend, so we stayed on and covered the Metal Show in pop flavored rock n’ roll. This show includes the Smartass Olympics, a minute and a half of early [...] http://smartassradio.com/podcast-25-interview-girl-talk http://smartassradio.com/podcast-25-interview-girl-talk#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:06:49 +0000 DJ http://smartassradio.com/?p=311 http://smartassradio.com/podcast-25-interview-girl-talk/feed 2 <p>Yesterday Roy and I got a chance to talk with Greg Gillis (Girl Talk) over the phone. His new album, Feed the Animals, is available for download <a href="http://74.124.198.47/illegal-art.net/__girl__talk___feed__the__anima.ls___/">here</a>. It’s an absolutely insane album and Roy and I are dying to see him live.</p> <p>Girl Talk is about to embark on an insane tour which will bring him through NYC on Nov. 15, 16 & 18.</p> <a href="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/gallery/site-images/girl_talk.jpg" title="" class="thickbox" rel="singlepic31" > <img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center" src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/nggshow.php?pid=31&width=250&height=&mode=" alt="girl_talk.jpg" title="girl_talk.jpg" /> </a> <a href="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/gallery/site-images/girl_talk2.jpg" title="" class="thickbox" rel="singlepic32" > <img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center" src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/nggshow.php?pid=32&width=250&height=&mode=" alt="girl_talk2.jpg" title="girl_talk2.jpg" /> </a> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Fpodcast-25-interview-girl-talk&linkname=Podcast%2025%3A%20Interview%3A%20Girl%20Talk"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> Yesterday Roy and I got a chance to talk with Greg Gillis (Girl Talk) over the phone. His new album, Feed the Animals, is available for download here. It’s an absolutely insane album and Roy and I are dying to see him live. Girl Talk is about [...] http://smartassradio.com/podcast-24-live-show-september-21st-2008 http://smartassradio.com/podcast-24-live-show-september-21st-2008#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:24:23 +0000 DJ http://smartassradio.com/?p=314 http://smartassradio.com/podcast-24-live-show-september-21st-2008/feed 0 <p>Podcast 24 is the live show from Sept. 21st. We finally got an engineer! So, instead of stressing out the entire show and worrying about things I feel I shouldn’t be worrying about, we did a radio show. Topics included: my stripper filled weekend, my date last week, my alcoholism, finding me a new wingman, something about roy, and a minute and a half of college radio from the early to mid 90s.</p> <p><object width="425" height="344" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/CX5JBsKih0c&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CX5JBsKih0c&hl=en&fs=1" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /></object></p> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Fpodcast-24-live-show-september-21st-2008&linkname=Podcast%2024%3A%20Live%20Show%20September%2021st%202008"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> Podcast 24 is the live show from Sept. 21st. We finally got an engineer! So, instead of stressing out the entire show and worrying about things I feel I shouldn’t be worrying about, we did a radio show. Topics included: my stripper filled [...] http://smartassradio.com/podcasts-23-24 http://smartassradio.com/podcasts-23-24#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:44:04 +0000 DJ http://smartassradio.com/?p=266 http://smartassradio.com/podcasts-23-24/feed 0 <p>Holy toledo! Two podcasts in one entry? Is that even possible? You bet your ass it is…</p> <p>Podcast 23 is an interview I conducted with Ben Wells from Black Stone Cherry. They are a truly excellent hard rock band from Kentucky – this is a short little interview. We cover writing songs, the current tour and the horribly named flea market he was at when I called him. Please excuse the shitty audio on my side in the beginning, I’m trying to figure out the perfect board configuration for these phoners… still.</p> <a href="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/gallery/site-images/black_stone_cherry.jpg" title="" class="thickbox" rel="singlepic29" > <img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center" src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/nggshow.php?pid=29&width=250&height=&mode=" alt="black_stone_cherry.jpg" title="black_stone_cherry.jpg" /> </a> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Fpodcasts-23-24&linkname=Podcast%2023%3A%20Interview%3A%20Ben%20Wells%20of%20Black%20Stone%20Cherry"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> Holy toledo! Two podcasts in one entry? Is that even possible? You bet your ass it is… Podcast 23 is an interview I conducted with Ben Wells from Black Stone Cherry. They are a truly excellent hard rock band from Kentucky – this is a [...] http://smartassradio.com/podcast-22-live-show-sept-14th http://smartassradio.com/podcast-22-live-show-sept-14th#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:27:33 +0000 DJ http://smartassradio.com/?p=250 http://smartassradio.com/podcast-22-live-show-sept-14th/feed 0 <p>Here’s the live show from last night. We’re still getting back in the groove so please excuse my apparent inability to operate the control board… next week we’ll have an engineer doing all that stuff, so I’ll be able to focus on the actual show.</p> <p>We had a few friends join us this week. Russ started the show with us. Then, in a shockingly coincidental turn of events, Christopher Walken joined us for about an hour while Russ was in the bathroom battling some bad nachos.</p> <p>Once Mr. Walken left, the show took a massive nosedive and you probably won’t even want to listen…</p> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Fpodcast-22-live-show-sept-14th&linkname=Podcast%2022%3A%20Live%20Show%20Sept.%2014th"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> Here’s the live show from last night. We’re still getting back in the groove so please excuse my apparent inability to operate the control board… next week we’ll have an engineer doing all that stuff, so I’ll be able [...] http://smartassradio.com/interview-phil-w-elverum http://smartassradio.com/interview-phil-w-elverum#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:35:43 +0000 Roy http://smartassradio.com/?p=212 http://smartassradio.com/interview-phil-w-elverum/feed 2 <p>DJ and I spoke with Phil Elverum of Mount Eerie and, formerly, The Microphones. Mount Eerie is about to begin a two month international tour. Interview topics include: tuba playing, songwriting and the questionable existence of ghosts. Mount Eerie has several records out right now and a new album coming down the pike. Phil’s a super friendly guy and you can check out all things related to him and his music <a href="http://www.pwelverumandsun.com/">here</a>.</p> <p>Buy his records, then get off the internet and go outside.</p> <p><img class="alignnone" src="http://downdickson.nwablogs.com/1205eerie.jpg" alt="" width="340" height="511" /></p> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Finterview-phil-w-elverum&linkname=Podcast%2021%3A%20Interview%3A%20Phil%20W.%20Elverum"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> DJ and I spoke with Phil Elverum of Mount Eerie and, formerly, The Microphones. Mount Eerie is about to begin a two month international tour. Interview topics include: tuba playing, songwriting and the questionable existence of ghosts. Mount Eerie [...] http://smartassradio.com/podcast-19-yall-ready-for-this http://smartassradio.com/podcast-19-yall-ready-for-this#comments Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:11:00 +0000 DJ http://smartasstemp.wordpress.com/2008/08/03/podcast-19-yall-ready-for-this/ http://smartassradio.com/podcast-19-yall-ready-for-this/feed 0 <p>first of all, sorry for any skips in the audio, i spilled beer into my computer and it cause a few glitches… oh well.</p> <p>here’s our friend kentaro shredding some yo-yo ass:</p> <p>[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvir8BobcOQ&hl=en&fs=1]</p> <p>i can’t wait to see this in real life</p> <p>here’s the montauk monster pictured on the back of some weird animal that washed ashore with it:</p> <p><img src="/images/blog_images/monster.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p>roy is turning up the heat in his campaign:</p> <p><img src="/images/blog_images/daytonaroy.jpg" alt="" /></p> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Fpodcast-19-yall-ready-for-this&linkname=Podcast%2019%3A%20Ya%26%238217%3Bll%20Ready%20For%20This%3F"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> first of all, sorry for any skips in the audio, i spilled beer into my computer and it cause a few glitches… oh well. here’s our friend kentaro shredding some yo-yo [...] 54:25 yes http://smartassradio.com/podcast-18-the-empire-dykes-back http://smartassradio.com/podcast-18-the-empire-dykes-back#comments Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:15:00 +0000 DJ http://smartasstemp.wordpress.com/2008/07/28/podcast-18-the-empire-dykes-back/ http://smartassradio.com/podcast-18-the-empire-dykes-back/feed 0 <p>does a duck’s quack echo? yes.</p> <p><span id="more-86"></span></p> <p>I love Bejeweled even more since some guy pretending to be a girl tried to pick me up on it…<br /> <img src="/images/blog_images/animeguygirl.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p><img src="/images/blog_images/bejeweled.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p>Who thinks Patty Oh is a lesbian?</p> <p><img src="/images/blog_images/pattylesbo.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p>And what about Roy?</p> <p><img src="/images/blog_images/royindigo.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p>Popcorn Knights:</p> <p><img src="/images/blog_images/stepbrothers.jpg" alt="" /><br /> DJ – 1/13<br /> Patty – 3/13<br /> Roy – 2/13</p> <p>I think this is the thing we’re most proud of to date on Smartass Radio (and I’m not referring to the photoshops)<br /> <img src="/images/blog_images/royluke.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p><img src="/images/blog_images/pattyleia.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p><img src="/images/blog_images/djchewy.jpg" alt="" /></p> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Fpodcast-18-the-empire-dykes-back&linkname=Podcast%2018%3A%20The%20Empire%20Dykes%20Back"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> does a duck’s quack echo? yes. I love Bejeweled even more since some guy pretending to be a girl tried to pick me up on it… Who thinks Patty Oh is a lesbian? And what about Roy? Popcorn Knights: DJ – 1/13 Patty – [...] 62:14 yes http://smartassradio.com/podcast-17-popcorn-knights-bonanza http://smartassradio.com/podcast-17-popcorn-knights-bonanza#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:51:00 +0000 DJ http://smartasstemp.wordpress.com/2008/07/21/podcast-17-popcorn-knights-bonanza/ http://smartassradio.com/podcast-17-popcorn-knights-bonanza/feed 0 <p>We still have no windscreens. Boycott the site I bought them from.</p> <p>Roy has the most incredibly boring job of all time.</p> <p>A quick view of our movie ratings (1 is best 13 is worst):<br /> Popcorn Knights official reviews:<br /> Batman 2/13<br /> Hellboy II 6/13<br /> Mummy III 13/13*<br /> Prison Cars 1/13*</p> <p>JuJuBee Days official reviews:<br /> There Will Be Blood 4/13<br /> Pulp Fiction 2/13<br /> The Animal 13/13</p> <p>*based solely on trailers.</p> <p>I’m so happy Robin Williams wasn’t the joker… he tried that already:<br /> <img src="/images/blog_images/robin.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p>Billy Joel owns Long Island:</p> <p>Power Rangers guy (penis still intact):<br /> <img src="/images/blog_images/powerpenis.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p>My new bike:<br /> <img src="/images/blog_images/bike.jpg" alt="" width="400" /></p> <p>I also just got a decent camcorder finally soooooo</p> <p>SEND US IDEAS!<br /> You have a variety of ways.<br /> The most public would be a comment right here on the blog.<br /> Or you could send a message or comment on <a href="http://myspace.com/smartassradio">MYSPACE</a> or in the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=8128810691">FACEBOOK GROUP</a><br /> Or, least publicly, you could send an email to DJ@SmartassRadio.com</p> <p>Finally, I thought it would be a good idea to include a corrections section because we don’t bother to actually fact check ourselves before we start. I’ll just list them without any explanation:<br /> arnold is married to maria schriver NOT theresa heinz kerry<br /> h.w. plainview not plainfield</p> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Fpodcast-17-popcorn-knights-bonanza&linkname=Podcast%2017%3A%20Popcorn%20Knights%20Bonanza"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> We still have no windscreens. Boycott the site I bought them from. Roy has the most incredibly boring job of all time. A quick view of our movie ratings (1 is best 13 is worst): Popcorn Knights official reviews: Batman 2/13 Hellboy II 6/13 Mummy [...] 63:09 yes http://smartassradio.com/podcast-16-james-kills-dogs http://smartassradio.com/podcast-16-james-kills-dogs#comments Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:28:00 +0000 DJ http://smartasstemp.wordpress.com/2008/07/13/podcast-16-james-kills-dogs/ http://smartassradio.com/podcast-16-james-kills-dogs/feed 0 <p>I’m afraid of dying because one day I won’t be able to recover from this:<br /> <img src="/images/blog_images/softball.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p>We’re still without windscreens on our mics so don’t mind James popping his P’s. When we do get them they’ll be all colorful-like…<br /> <img src="/images/blog_images/windscreens.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p>I don’t like the idea that my heart is a muscle<br /> <img src="/images/blog_images/heart_attack.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p>Why is this so fun?<br /> [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb3fnd3nRpA&hl=en&fs=1]</p> <p>We got caught recording in my parents’ house, in my bed…<br /> <img src="/images/blog_images/racecar_bed.jpg" alt="" width="400" /></p> <p>Irving AZOFF… not asimov<br /> <img src="/images/blog_images/azoff.jpg" alt="" /><br /> (Azoff)<br /> <img src="/images/blog_images/asimov.jpg" alt="" /><br /> (Asimov)</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EP">The difference between EP and LP</a></p> <p>I hate Gene Simmons and I can only do one thing in photoshop.<br /> <img src="/images/blog_images/gene.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p>I thought I was real tough bragging about how I could (probably) kick a dog’s ass, but James is just a heartless killer. It looks like it’s sleeping, but in reality it had just spent 20 minutes with James.<br /> <img src="/images/blog_images/cute_puppy.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p>It’s called “Rock the Cradle” and yes, Jesse Money is a fox.<br /> <img src="/images/blog_images/jesse.gif" alt="" /></p> <p>Until next week,</p> <p>DJ</p> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Fpodcast-16-james-kills-dogs&linkname=Podcast%2016%3A%20James%20Kills%20Dogs"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> I’m afraid of dying because one day I won’t be able to recover from this: We’re still without windscreens on our mics so don’t mind James popping his P’s. When we do get them they’ll be all [...] 55:29 yes http://smartassradio.com/podcast-15-gotta-catch-em-all http://smartassradio.com/podcast-15-gotta-catch-em-all#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:15:00 +0000 DJ http://smartasstemp.wordpress.com/2008/07/07/podcast-15-gotta-catch-em-all/ http://smartassradio.com/podcast-15-gotta-catch-em-all/feed 0 <p>Really, Andrew? It’s the bandanna that makes this picture gay?</p> <p>“[Edgar Winter] is a monster.” – Roy</p> <p><img src="/images/blog_images/edgar_winter.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p>I can’t believe that <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYh62q9HolU&feature=related">this</a> and this:<br /> [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPrYnAjdXWs&hl=en&fs=1]</p> <p>actually happened at the same show.</p> <p>Then… me and Roy spent too long talking about the finer points of Pokemon, including (but certainly not limited to):<br /> Mew – the rarest pokemon:<br /> <img src="/images/blog_images/mew_snap.jpg" alt="" /><br /> (holy hell how did we forget about Pokemon Snap?)</p> <p>MewTwo – the genetically altered version of the rarest pokemon:<br /> <img src="/images/blog_images/mewtwo.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p>KangasKhan – a cross between a kangaroo and a mongol:<br /> <img src="/images/blog_images/kangaskhan.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p>After finally listening to (and loving) Pinkerton, I still hate Weezer with a burning passion. Look at what a bunch of douches they are:<br /> <img src="/images/blog_images/ugh_weezer.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p>The only band to successfully pull off three self titled albums which then took on the name of the color of each is probably Days of the New and even that is really, really pushing it.<br /> <img src="/images/blog_images/days_of_the_new.jpg" alt="" /><br /> Close but no cigar on Amazon for all three…</p> <p>After making you suffer through 30 seconds of a Maggot Harvest song, we debut our new movie rating system and put it to work with the new action flick “Wanted”. To be honest, our review is probably better than the entire rest of the podcast…</p> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Fpodcast-15-gotta-catch-em-all&linkname=Podcast%2015%3A%20Gotta%20Catch%20%26%238216%3Bem%20All"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> Really, Andrew? It’s the bandanna that makes this picture gay? “[Edgar Winter] is a monster.” – Roy I can’t believe that this and this: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPrYnAjdXWs&hl=en&fs=1] actually [...] 74:47 yes http://smartassradio.com/podcast-14-you-know-how-i-know-im-gay http://smartassradio.com/podcast-14-you-know-how-i-know-im-gay#comments Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:55:00 +0000 DJ http://smartasstemp.wordpress.com/2008/06/23/podcast-14-you-know-how-i-know-im-gay/ http://smartassradio.com/podcast-14-you-know-how-i-know-im-gay/feed 0 <p>I listened to the new Coldplay album, that’s how…</p> <p>How could you not love Kid Rock?<br /> [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpCADfZD-eg&hl=en]</p> <p>Also, some of you may be curious about what the music was at the beginning and end of the show… Well it’s our good friend and Vigier endorsee Fredrik Pihl. The songs are “Color of Change” and “Fret Circus”. Check out his <a href="http://fredikpihl.com">website</a> and his <a href="http://myspace.com/fredrikpihl">MySpace</a>. He’s a great guy and a monster player so show him some love.</p> <p>Next week’s podcast will have the Little Prince himself, Presidential Candidate Roy Joseph Verspoor II making his triumphant return to the site.</p> <p>Email DJ@SmartassRadio.com with any suggestions or if you want to have your or your band’s music played next week or in the future.</p> <p>Until next week,</p> <p>DJ “it’s actually my real name” Scully</p> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Fpodcast-14-you-know-how-i-know-im-gay&linkname=Podcast%2014%3A%20You%20Know%20How%20I%20Know%20I%26%238217%3Bm%20Gay%3F"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> I listened to the new Coldplay album, that’s how… How could you not love Kid Rock? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpCADfZD-eg&hl=en] Also, some of you may be curious about what the music was at the beginning and end of the [...] 49:20 yes http://smartassradio.com/you-shook-me-all-night-wrong-haha-get-it http://smartassradio.com/you-shook-me-all-night-wrong-haha-get-it#comments Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:31:00 +0000 DJ http://smartasstemp.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/you-shook-me-all-night-wrong-haha-get-it/ http://smartassradio.com/you-shook-me-all-night-wrong-haha-get-it/feed 0 <p>if you really wanna see how awful it is, double click then click ‘view in high quality’</p> <p>ugh.</p> <p>here’s the entirety of “What Not To Listen To: Celine Dion”</p> <p>What you most definitely should not be listening to in any way shape or form is dumb Celine Dion. This anorexic bitch is a waste of 40lbs of human flesh. Her latest album is called “Taking Chances”. This would be like Stevie Wonder calling his next album “Seeing Things”. The biggest chance this dolt has ever taken was wearing a white pantsuit after Labor Day in September of ’96 just after the release of her single “It’s All Coming Back To Me Now”.</p> <p>I tried to do a little research for this stupid bit, but I found that I couldn’t even get through a full paragraph anywhere on her Wikipedia page. Honestly, could you get through a page of shit like this?</p> <p>In reference to her album “Let’s Talk About Love”:</p> <p><span style="font-style:italic;">As the name suggests, the album had the same theme as Dion’s preceding albums—”love”. However, emphasis was also placed on “brotherly love” with “Where Is the Love” and “Let’s Talk About Love”.</span></p> <p>So instead of ranting in a rational and informed manner like on my previous “what not to listen to” which you may recall from October of ’07 I will instead just talk out of my ass for the next few minutes.</p> <p>Can you believe that it’s been 10 years since VH1’s “Divas Live”? Yeah, me either. Can you also believe that I remember such an idiotic thing? Well either way, I remember Celine Dion trotting out in khaki pants and the worst “I’m a mom who rocks” look on her face while the band started playing AC/DC’s immortal “You Shook Me All Night Long”. She then sang it like the cunty French Canadian she is.</p> <p>What happened to Anastacia? She was pretty meaty. Back to Celine… God what a fucking phony. That air guitar is inexcusable. That Divas Live was one of the most awful things I think VH1 ever did. Everyone was so fucked into obsessing about “DIVA’S”. Then who do they pick? Of course Aretha “My Shoulders Aren’t Much Different Than A Moose’s” Franklin, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion and Gloria Estefan and Shania Twain.</p> <p>I fail to see how the last two fit, but let’s pause and think about how often Aretha Franklin is paraded around like some great artist. It seems like every year she has some star studded performance at the Grammy Awards and ever year she sings even more poorly and gets even fucking fatter. It’s inconceivable.</p> <p>Mariah Carey I actually kind of like. I don’t care what people say I think she’s hot and she has some set of ti-I mean <span style="font-style:italic;">pipes</span> on her.</p> <p>Now, Gloria Estefan, formerly of the Miami Sound Machine and until I just checked her Wikipedia I was convince was dead is not in the same category as these other clowns… or is she? Let me check the Wikipedia… nope. She actually struggled at some point in her life and is now worth $500 million.</p> <p>Shania Twain used to be married to Def Leppard producer Mutt Lange, but isn’t so who cares?</p> <p>And that is why you shouldn’t ever listen to Celine Dion.</p> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Fyou-shook-me-all-night-wrong-haha-get-it&linkname=Podcast%2013%3A%20Metal%20N%26%238217%3B%20Misogyny"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> if you really wanna see how awful it is, double click then click ‘view in high quality’ ugh. here’s the entirety of “What Not To Listen To: Celine Dion” What you most definitely should not be listening to in any way [...] 57:29 yes http://smartassradio.com/return-to-earth http://smartassradio.com/return-to-earth#comments Sat, 05 Jan 2008 22:07:32 +0000 DJ http://smartassradio.com/wordpress/?p=61 http://smartassradio.com/return-to-earth/feed 0 <p>Return to Earth is Bald Freak Records’ founder Ron Scalzo’s new project with guitarist Brett Aveni and Chris Pennie (Dillinger Escape Plan/Coheed and Cambria). Their first album Captains of Industry is front to back one of the best pop/rock records I’ve heard in years. THIS INTERVIEW IS VERY NOT SAFE FOR WORK OR EVEN FOR CONSUMPTION BY THE ELDERLY/UPTIGHT. That said, everything we say is in jest and just for the sake of humor.</p> <a href="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/gallery/site-images/return-to-earth.jpg" title="" class="thickbox" rel="singlepic52" > <img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center" src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/nggshow.php?pid=52&width=300&height=&mode=watermark" alt="return-to-earth.jpg" title="return-to-earth.jpg" /> </a> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Freturn-to-earth&linkname=Interview%3A%20Return%20to%20Earth"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> Return to Earth is Bald Freak Records’ founder Ron Scalzo’s new project with guitarist Brett Aveni and Chris Pennie (Dillinger Escape Plan/Coheed and Cambria). Their first album Captains of Industry is front to back one of the best [...] 16:09 http://smartassradio.com/skeletonwitch http://smartassradio.com/skeletonwitch#comments Sat, 03 Nov 2007 22:04:16 +0000 DJ http://smartassradio.com/wordpress/?p=57 http://smartassradio.com/skeletonwitch/feed 0 <p>Scunty D of Skeletonwitch called me from Ohio after their tour with Dying Fetus. Their new album rocks and I’m dying to see their live show (which I hear is brutal). The guys are currently on tour with The Red Chord and Job for a Cowboy and are making the massive mistake of not coming to New York.</p> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartassradio.com%2Fskeletonwitch&linkname=Interview%3A%20Skeletonwitch"><img src="http://smartassradio.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a> Scunty D of Skeletonwitch called me from Ohio after their tour with Dying Fetus. Their new album rocks and I’m dying to see their live show (which I hear is brutal). The guys are currently on tour with The Red Chord and Job for a Cowboy and are [...] yes