ThanksKitchen

The Girl, originally uploaded by lf979883.

Hey party people,
The Kitchen went good this week - Thanksgiving kicked my ass, most delicious dinner and the stuffing was delectable in particular. I ate the turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, and gravy three meals straight! Wild. No one came to visit me this week :-( because everyone's home for break. I don't live far from Albany so the trip was alright. I've got so o o o o much work to do though - The end of the semester is fast approaching! I tried going to the library after the show but the library was CLOSED. Then my laptop battery died. Then my cell phone battery died. Then I lost my hat. Then I found my hat! Whoa. This week is looking like it's going to be a tough one. I'll perservere and see it through - I know I made it through this six times in the past. Still, though, I feel like I'm in trouble. We'll see ?

Such a baller playlist this week. I might have to revisit some of it next week! (Leftovers??) HAHA

(Pictured above: Cutest girl to ever steal my hat)

::: T H E P L A Y L I S T :::

RIDE - DRIVE BLIND
THE CHURCH - NORTH SOUTH EAST AND WEST
THE CHILLS - LOOK FOR THE GOOD IN OTHERS (AND THEY'LL SEE THE GOOD IN YOU)
ADAM AND THE ANTS - LOU
A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS - WISHING (IF I HAD A PHOTOGRAPH OF YOU)
THE DARLING BUDS - BURST
THE DARLING BUDS - UPTIGHT
THE SMITHS - HOW SOON IS NOW?
SOHO - HIPPYCHICK
U2 - WITH OR WITHOUT YOU
U2 - BULLET THE BLUE SKY
THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS - HEARTBREAK BEAT
DINOSAUR JR. - THE WAGON
HAPPY MONDAYS - E
MATTHEW SWEET - I'VE BEEN WAITING
HOWARD JONES - THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER
THE WONDER STUFF - SIZE OF A COW
THE WATERBOYS - ALL THE THINGS SHE GAVE ME
THE PRIMITIVES - I'LL STICK WITH YOU
THE PRIMITIVES - WAY BEHIND ME
THE CURE - LET'S GO TO BED (MILK REMIX)
TEENAGE FANCLUB - ALCOHOLIDAY
TEARS FOR FEARS - MAD WORLD
CABARET VOLTAIRE - DON'T ARGUE

STAY TUNED - You know I would do it for you! Unless you had a Grunge program...

Your host,
Leon

SCHEPISISHNESS

What's up Albany? (HAHA),
Friday's edition of the Kitchen was spectacular. This was because in addition to the fact that I had a great round of tracks lined up, I was paid a visit from Engineer, Production Director, all-around polymath of WCDB, "DJ And-a-half" AKA Joe Schepis. He came through for the 30th anniversary celebration, but as opportunities aligned decided to come by one more time this semester to improve the station a bit and co-host programs with myself (8p-10p) and the Insufflator afterward (10p-12a). So, in between fixing our phone unit which was severely out of phase, dude gave me some tracks to play and co-hosted my show, helping make this maybe my favorite show of the semester. Thanks Joe! Two and a half DJs are better than one.



The fire alarm went off earlier in the day and Joe, Jared, Austin and I stood outside for maybe 20 minutes while I was holding out on letting everyone know we could just go inside whenever we wanted


We went over to Eastman tower before the show to take a look at the heart of the station, the transmitter, processor and exciter:



Joe took this one... Had to include it, I love pictures of elevator control panels




There was a lightbulb drive goin on goin on, what's with that exactly?


Joe looks a little David Byrne ca. "Feelings"- era here I think, so I had to spin some Heads:


We went through a few old playlists of mine... You know you've got a lot on your head when you write what you'll be doing after the show, on the playlist CD:



Discussing the finer points of something

THE PLAYLIST as archived on DAT SITE:

BEVIS FROND	LIGHTS ARE CHANGING
NAKED EYES	WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT
JOY DIVISION	ATMOSPHERE
LOVE AND ROCKETS	BALL OF CONFUSION
THE KNACK	I WANT YA
THE KNACK	BABY TALKS DIRTY
COMBO AUDIO	ROMANTICIDE
INXS	THE ONE THING
THE PAUL COLLINS BEAT	DIFFERENT KIND OF GIRL
BOW WOW WOW	C30 C60 C90 GO!
THE CARS	YOU'RE ALL I'VE GOT TONIGHT
NOVEMBER GROUP	VOLKER
NOVEMBER GROUP	WORK THAT DREAM
THE PLIMSOULS	A MILLION MILES AWAY
THE BARRACUDAS	SUMMER FUN
TALKING HEADS	BORN UNDER PUNCHES
THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS	LOVE MY WAY
THE PROCLAIMERS	OVER AND DONE WITH
MISSION OF BURMA	PEKING SPRING
X	BURNING HOUSE OF LOVE
THE GO-GO'S	HEAD OVER HEELS
THE SUNDAYS	HERE'S WHERE THE STORY ENDS
HUMAN LEAGUE	THE SOUND OF THE CROWD
ORANGE JUICE	RIP IT UP (THE INTERMEDIATE EDIT)
TEARS FOR FEARS	HEAD OVER HEELS
NEW ORDER	THE PERFECT KISS
THE REPLACEMENTS	BASTARDS OF YOUNG

So basically.......... The Kitchen rocked this week.

I'm going back and forth over whether I'll do my show next week... I mean, it WILL BE the day after Thanksgiving... Maybe I'll bring some schoolwork to the station and do some, then go on at 8. We'll see. I probably will. See you next Friday!
THANKS AGAIN JOE YOU DA MAN FO REAL REAL

-Leon

Live with the Vice

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'Sup Albany. It's been more than a minute since my last real, regular show-plus-crazy night type post. A lot's been going on both at the station and in my life. The schedule went 24 hours a few days ago, and for that I'm immensely proud of both myself and all my fellow DJs who worked to make it possible. From the 10p-12a people who don't go to meetings, to the 4a-7a footsoldiers who care about the station more than oxygen. I have always felt like I was part of a community at WCDB, but now it's feeling more like a family. I'm really getting worked hard by my classes, and while I'm doing well I don't really know what I want to do with myself after I graduate. We'll see. I'm about to turn 21, and while I'm definitely looking forward to it I'm also a little scared. It's OK though - now I can buy mad liquor.

What the hell was I doing on the radio tonight?


Fixing my hair?



Matt Kleinman was there, catch him on WCDB for the Space Jamz Sundays 8-10p



Jaime stopped by!



Matt's on before me, a very interesting character indeed.

Maybe not as interesting as the character on AFTER me though... THE INSUFFLATOR



"Fuckin' Jersey!"

Jaime then drove me downtown, as Chris had a quarter keg of Yuengling (???!!!)



And I took photos off his porch....



Then my mainest man Andrew (Saturdays 8-10 on the station) bought me a slice of happiness for my birthday. What a dude !



Caught a bus back to campus, and now I'm about to chill in the Campus Center and sleep! Wow! Yeah.
Later!
Leon

PS check my Twitter if you want more up to date ish ness.... haha Otherwise, I'll be back next Friday.

Gone for a week

Table, originally uploaded by lf979883.

Hey folks, sorry I didn't announce it but I was totally absent last weekend. I was planning on rocking Dippikill (Up in Warrensburg) with an 80s set, then posting the playlist here, but I didn't have the time to throw something together.
The weekend was fun, but I lost a LOT of school work time, plus I ate so unhealthily! (You don't even know... cooking bacon then toasting a bagel in the bacon grease is the tip of this iceberg)
Anyway, I'll be back next week... There are a few more photos from the trip on my Flickr page. I'll see you all (well, I won't SEE you) Friday November 14! My last kitchen as a 20 year old. Wild!
Later
Leon

Halloween Kitchen

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

The Goth Kitchen was sort of weird: My playlist (pictured above) was so awesome, and I felt like the whole program went off without a single glitch... But for some reason Halloween is just one of those holidays I never seem to have too much fun on. Coincidence or something else, I dunno - It seems like a great time! Maybe it's the costumes.
This chicken was there to scream a bloodcurdling scream into the mic! Andrew was there to play mad Al Jourgensen afterward! Brittany and Eric were there after that to play newer Halloween-type stuff! Danielle was there for moral support!

After a short hiatus and just overall strangeness in scheduling over the last month or so, it seems that next week's show will be a return to the old times: New Wave, Post Punk, Pop, and all the rest that made the 80s way cool.

Thanks to all the listeners and requests, y'all held it together like always.

The Playlist:

DE TIAN	BEYOND THE AUTUMN
FURYO	OPERA IN THE AIR
SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES	SPELLBOUND
DANSE SOCIETY	WE'RE SO HAPPY
VITAL SINES	RHYTHM OF DARK
THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN	HAPPY WHEN IT RAINS
MINISTRY	(EVERYDAY IS) HALLOWEEN
DAVID BOWIE	PLEASE MR. GRAVEDIGGER
COCTEAU TWINS	WAX AND WANE
THE SISTERS OF MERCY	THIS CORROSION
THE SMITHS	GIRL AFRAID
XMAL DEUTSCHLAND	NACHTSCHATTEN
THE CURE	ALL CATS ARE GREY
THE DAMNED	NASTY
THE SOUND	SKELETONS
FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM	POWER
PUBLIC IMAGE LTD.	GRAVEYARD
COMATEENS	GHOSTS
DAVID BOWIE	MAGIC DANCE
NEW YORK DOLLS	FRANKENSTEIN
THE CHERUBS	FACES AND MASKS
SONIC YOUTH	HALLOWE'EN
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY	RELEASE THE BATS
BAUHAUS	BELA LUGOSI'S DEAD

WORD.

"Keep it locked", as they say!

-LEON

PS My birthday is coming up...