South of Shasta - Music

KDVS playlist

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:23:00 -0700

Here's the playlist from my show on KDVS:

1. The Brodys "Rope Burn"
2. Tough Luxury "Pleasure Box"
3. The Athens "Suzannah"
4. The Kimberly Trip "Cliche Love Song"
5. Jeff Pitcher "So You Don't Have To"
6. The Nickel Slots "Come Back"
7. Sal Valentino "I Love You, I Do"
8. Christian Kiefer "Bad Dreams"
9. Noah Nelson "E and T unlike X"
10. Plastic dBo Band "Wake Up"
11. Deftones "Digital Bath"
12. Far "Man Overboard"
13. Bag of Kittens "I Used To Say Your Name"
14. Ghetto Moments "I Feel Done In"

Thanks everyone that listened, and to DJ Oddy and KDVS for hosting me. And thanks to the dude that called in and thanked us for playing the Deftones and Far tracks. It was good to know somebody was actually listening. :)

-nolan

I am the DJ, I am what I play...

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:29:00 -0700

I try to keep this blog mostly technical in nature, but once in a while something from other facets of life seem fun enough to share here too... This Tuesday night at 8pm PST I'm going to host a "local music" show on KDVS radio. We'll be playing music by bands from the Sacramento/Davis area, and babbling in between about whatever local music trivia I can think to provide. KDVS is 90.3 for you local guys...far away friends can stream it from http://www.kdvs.org/listen/ -nolan Tuesday June 2nd 8 - 9pm PST 90.3 KDVS or http://www.kdvs.org/listen/ The "local music" show - bands from Sacramento/Davis! All ages! Free! :) Hey Mr DJ I thought you said we had a deal.
I thought you said 'you scratch my back
and I'll scratch your record'.
I thought you said we had a deal!
-they might be giants

I am the DJ, I am what I play

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:46:00 -0700

I'm taking a small break from working on projects (and by "projects" I mean, "watching the 'Transformers' movie like 6 times, and learning to make salsa"), to do a little DJ spinnin'...

Monday night (Aug 25) I will be a guest DJ on KDVS, playing an hour of local Sacramento music. If you're in the Davis/Sacramento area, KDVS is 90.3 FM. Far away friends can listen in via http://www.kdvs.org/listen/ -- ain't technology grand?

Shows, songs, and other kung fu is in the works...more goodies will be ready to share soon!

More than meets the eye,
nolan

Aug 25, 7pm - 8pm
KDVS -- 90.3 FM
or http://www.kdvs.org/listen/

Friday Playlist -- New Music...Wednesday

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:35:00 -0700

This week's Friday Playlist will be slightly different than my usual "last 15 songs on iTunes". This week's "New Music Tuesday" was pretty rad...tho i was slammed on Tuesday...so for me it became a "New Music Wednesday", as that's when I was finally able to hit my local record store and go a little nuts. It's been quite a while since I've gone on a CD buying binge. Here's what I snagged...

The B-52s "Funplex"
Flight of the Conchords
The Replacements "Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash", reissue
The Replacements "Stink", reissue
The Replacements "Let It Be", reissue
The Replacements "Hootenanny", reissue
Eddie Veder "Into the Wild - Soundtrack"
REM "Accelerate"
In Flames "Sense of Purpose"
Paramore "Riot!"
Tinfed "Designated Rivals" (not new, but somehow I never picked this one up when it was released)

Happy Friday!

Friday Playlist!

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:02:00 -0700

I wasn't going to post another Friday Playlist, since I haven't blogged much "real content" this week. However I just added that other post about "to framework or not to framework". So with that, I leave you...The Friday Playlist! (Artist -- Song Title -- Album)

King Missile -- Dinosaurs -- The Way To Salvation
Pearl Jam -- Low Light -- Yield
The Reputation -- Bone Tired -- To Force A Fate
Slayer -- Angel of Death -- Decade of Aggression
The Postal Service -- Recycled Air -- Give Up
Supertramp -- Child Of Vision -- Breakfast In America
Anton Barbeau and The Joy Boys -- Ella -- The Horse's Tongue
7 Seconds -- Put These Words To Music -- New Wind
The Mountain Goats -- Michael Myers Resplendent -- Heretic Pride
Eels -- Novocaine For The Soul (remix) -- Useless Trinkets
7 Seconds -- Strength -- Walk Together Rock Together
Billy Bragg -- She's Got A New Spell (demo) -- Workers Playtime (Bonus Disc)
Def Leppard -- Photograph -- Pyromania
Deathray -- Sometimes -- (mp3-only download from their website)
They Might Be Giants -- Nothing's Gonna Change My Clothes -- Then (Disc 1)

Happy Friday! Is anyone else going to watch Wrestlemania on Sunday? Will anyone else admit it in a public forum? :) -nolan

Friday playlist

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:39:00 -0700

I haven't done a good mindless playlist-post in a while, and it's Friday, so here we go. :) Recent playlist: (Artist -- Song Title -- Album)

Green Day -- Private Ale -- Kerplunk
Dead Milkmen -- V.F.W. -- Big Lizard in my Back Yard
Chance 22 -- Hollow -- "Godmoney" soundtrack
The Cure -- How Beautiful You Are -- Join The Dots: B-Sides & Rarities (disc 2)
Billy Bragg -- Little Time Bomb (demo) -- Workers Playtime (bonus disc)
7 Seconds -- Baby Games -- Alt.Music.Hardcore
The Cure -- Wrong Number (acoustic version) -- Acoustic Hits
Del Amitri -- Mother Nature's Writing -- Some Other Sucker's Parade
Metallica -- The Shortest Straw -- And Justice For All
Bobby Jordan -- Get Here Tonight -- "Last Day of Summer Sessions" compilation

Happy Friday. --n

Top CDs of 2007

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:56:00 -0700

In my "other life", I'm a music junkie (play in 2 bands, songwriter, produce various acts at my studio). I wasn't going to post this list just yet, but we started sharing them on a music forum I read, so here goes... Top Music CDs of 2007 1. Mewithoutyou - Brother Sister
2. Motion City Soundtrack - Even If It Kills Me
3. Will Haven - The Heirophant
4. Chuck Ragan - Feast or Famine
5. The Weakerthans - Reunion Tour
6. Colin Hay - Are You Looking At Me?
7. Bad Brains - Build A Nation
8. Jonah Matranga - And
9. Matt Nathanson - Some Mad Hope
10. Jimmy Eat World - Chase This Light
I'm not doing a list of "honorable mentions" this year. With releases by Paul McCartney, The Kimberly Trip, Straylightrun, Johnette Napolitano, They Might Be Giants, Protest Hill, Silversun Pickups, and about a dozen others, it'd just get too out of hand too quickly. so there ya go. enjoy. -nolan

Van Halen!

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:32:00 -0700

Last night my buddy Eric and I caught Van Halen at Arco Arena. Seeing Van Halen live in 2007 is a bit like seeing Santa Claus, not a mall impersonator, but the REAL Santa Claus. And what I mean by that is this: [More]