Frequently I find myself gazing at this site. This magnificent creation which I and a few co-conspirators have grown from literally nothing to an unstoppable force of comedy and music destroying an Internet filled to the brim with bullshit. However, when I lovingly bear witness to my creation, I oftentimes wonder “why is it called SmartassRadio.com?” Is it because we’re a bunch of smartasses parading around the radio industry and internet with a sword of wit and a shield of good-natured joshing? Is it because we feel that Internet radio needs another batch of smartasses and shock jocks? No, neither of these answers suffices. In fact, the real reason is far greater than I or even the Internet at large can comprehend. The real answer is this: James and I drunkenly bought the domain like two years ago and now we’re stuck with it.

So, here we are: we have the word “radio” in our URL and I find myself looking at a site without a single music related post on the entire front page. So here, for everyone’s enjoyment, is the list everyone’s been waiting for. What do I, DJ Scully, creator and overlord of SmartassRadio.com, think the best albums of the past year are?
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It’s actually happening. Guns n’ Roses’ Chinese Democracy is actually probably potentially coming out maybe. The title track has been released to radio today and you can listen to it and read my reaction after the jump.

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Dick and I drove all the way to Massachusetts on Sunday to attend LOCOFEST 07. We were blown away by a few bands and completely and utterly under whelmed by even more. Among the best bands there were NJ’s Swashbuckle and of course Ron Thal. Alice Cooper put everyone to shame and I think I put it best while waiting for Heaven and Hell when I said “How could you possibly feel like you’re putting on a legitimate rock show going on after Alice Cooper”. Special thanks to Ron Scalzo for arranging these interviews for us. Our interview with Bumblefoot follows.

Interview: Bumblefoot at Locofest \’07

On March 28th, DJ got a chance to chat on the phone with Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal, the current guitar player Guns N’ Roses. An edited version aired on April 4th on WFNP at SUNY New Paltz- but this is the whole goddamned thing. Topics include shoes, fingernails, downloading music, and of course- tons of guitar chat. Please excuse DJ for sounding like a complete douche, his excitement some how resulted in him doing his best generic radio personality voice.

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Interview: Bumblefoot (March 23, 2007)