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?
Read more »

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 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.

Click here for .mp3