August Update

Hey yo,
I hope everyone is staying cool. Everyone says July is the hottest month but I totally think it's August. So, this is when it's crucial to turn on the Air Conditioning, grab a too-cold Labatt Blue, and just hang out. Matter of fact, why not turn on the radio too.

I'm still hangin' in Schenectady, working at the car wash and bumpin' beats from the Escort. I sold the Pepsi Spirit :-( but got a new bike which is incredibly awesome!! :-) I want to ride it but it's always either raining or so humid and hot I can't believe it. Uncool to the extreme. Literally.

I'm still updating and hosting WCDB Dudes with Phatrick, there are only three shows left of the four hour Summer slot so catch what you can before The Dudes gets cut to 6-8p in late August.

Today's show was really really tight, I seriously dug it and I want to say thanks to all who called in (I even heard from some ex-WCDB DJs who used to play the same tunes!) Very very cool.

The Playlist for The Kitchen, August 1, 2008:

PSYCHEDELIC FURS - PRETTY IN PINK
ADAM AND THE ANTS - ANTMUSIC
ADAM ANT - STRIP
DEAD OR ALIVE - BRAND NEW LOVER
THE PLIMSOULS - ZERO HOUR
THE DBS - BIG BROWN EYES
THE LOOKALIKES - CAN I TAKE YOU HOME TONIGHT
BLACK FLAG - RISE ABOVE
GANG OF FOUR - AT HOME HE'S A TOURIST
NEW ORDER - AGE OF CONSENT
X - WE'RE DESPERATE
THE CARS - IT'S ALL I CAN DO
SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES - SPELLBOUND
EUROPE - SIX TWO EIGHT
INDUSTRY - STATE OF THE NATION
THIRTEEN AT MIDNIGHT - SKIN DEEP
SPANDAU BALLET - TO CUT A LONG STORY SHORT
OMD - IF YOU LEAVE ***
RED FLAG - RUSSIAN RADIO
THE CURE - JUST LIKE HEAVEN
MATTHEW WILDER - BREAK MY STRIDE (DISCONET MIX) ***
DURAN DURAN - NEW MOON ON MONDAY
DEPECHE MODE - ENJOY THE SILENCE
NAKED EYES - WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT
MODERN ENGLISH - I MELT WITH YOU
NICK LOWE - MY HEART HURTS
GALAXY - DANCING TIGHT
ROXY MUSIC - SAME OLD SCENE
BALTIMORA - TARZAN BOY
THE UNDERTONES - GET OVER YOU
GO WEST - WE CLOSE OUR EYES
WHEN IN ROME - THE PROMISE ***
LES ANGLAISES - MONOTONE
GENE LOVES JEZEBEL - DESIRE
DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS - COME ON EILEEN
PRIMARY COLOURS - PAINT LOVE BLUE
MISSING PERSONS - WORDS
THE CARS - MOVING IN STEREO
GHOST DANCE - WHEN I CALL
PREFAB SPROUT - CARS AND GIRLS
STRAWBERRY SWITCHBLADE - SINCE YESTERDAY
SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES - CITIES IN DUST
THE SPOONS - NOVA HEART
'TIL TUESDAY - VOICES CARRY
TRISOMIE - THE LAST SONG

I hope I survive these last three weeks before school starts again...

The Kitchen officially returns at its original time slot August 29! Giveaway details to come...

You read that correctly.

Peace!
-Leon

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July Update

I don't know how to explain how awesome this is, so I'd like to direct you to the following:


That is all.

http://www.wcdbfm.com/
http://www.wcdbfm.com/80s
http://www.wcdbfm.com/dudes

June Update

Hey all, hope your Summer's going well, staying cool? Oh, Goddamn it, Summer hasn't even started yet. Granted, by the time I'm through with this post it will have, but still isn't that crazy that they don't call it Summer 'til now? It's sort of like how the Spring semester begins in January, when we haven't even been through the coldest month of the year yet.


(I've got some extra time on my hands, so I'll do this up right like a Wikipedia article)

Anyway, I am home, I am in Schenectady, I am working at the car wash half the week and going to SUNYA to finish up my Education minor the other half of the week... Raging has gone decently so far, I've slept on Pat's couch 3/4 of the Saturday nights I've been home so that's an indicator. I've been working on my car, I'll be ripping out the carpet soon and welding in new floor pans so I can have four people in my car without sweating. Been going on bike rides, and just overall hanging out and doing the Summer thing.

Gas is killin' me softly but apart from that I must say I feel great that that's really the only bad thing I'm fighting right now in life.

As far as WCDB is concerned, I'm up there every M/W/F afternoons when I'm through with class just tidying up and fixing stuff... I also took on that Friday afternoon slot 1-4p in which the Kitchen is temporarily chillin'... I'm also co-hosting a Saturday Night new rock show with my main man Phatrick so definitely check that out 6-10p as well. Look out for big things this Summer and beyond with WCDB, for real.

SOME POSITIVE THINGS I WANT YOU ALL TO THINK ABOUT:
- Genesee
- Snyder's Honey Mustard and Onion Pretzels
- All of the above

Here's my latest playlist from earlier today... Shout out to all the listeners that dig on my 80s. Negative shout out to whoever requested Ne-Yo at 2:00p.

THE KITCHEN - 6/21/08 (Check the new auto-format!)

DEPECHE MODE								EVERYTHING COUNTS
DURAN DURAN								SKIN TRADE
THE STRANGLERS								GET A GRIP ON YOURSELF
TOM ROBINSON BAND								2-4-6-8 MOTORWAY
BOW WOW WOW								C30 C60 C90 GO!
FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS								EVER FALLEN IN LOVE (BUZZCOCKS COVER)
THE BARRACUDAS								SUMMER FUN
THE CULT								SHE SELLS SANCTUARY
THE REPLACEMENTS								BASTARDS OF YOUNG
THE BEAT								DIFFERENT KIND OF GIRL
DURAN DURAN								NEW MOON ON MONDAY
FIRE INC.								TONIGHT IS WHAT IT MEANS TO BE YOUNG
QUINCY								TURN THE OTHER WAY AROUND
THE PLIMSOULS								A MILLION MILES AWAY
MODERN TALKING								HANDS ACROSS THE SEA
SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES								CITIES IN DUST
B-MOVIE								A LETTER FROM AFAR
NORTHSIDE								MY RISING STAR
CETU JAVU								HAVE IN MIND
FLESH FOR LULU								I GO CRAZY
THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS								PRETTY IN PINK
GENERATION X								UNTOUCHABLES
LORDS OF THE NEW CHURCH								DANCE WITH ME
SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES								SLOWDIVE
SIMON SAYS								SECESSION
VIS-A-VIS								SHADOWPLAY
GANG OF FOUR								DAMAGED GOODS
BERLIN								THE METRO
ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN								THE KILLING MOON
ALPHAVILLE								BIG IN JAPAN
THE ALARM								ABSOLUTE REALITY
THE SMITHS								HEAVEN KNOWS I'M MISERABLE NOW
R.E.M.								PRETTY PERSUASION
R.E.M.								THREE DAYS
NAKED EYES								WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT
NICK LOWE								MY HEART HURTS
VALERIE DORE								THE BATTLE
JOHN ROCCA								MOVE
ROXY MUSIC								SAME OLD SCENE
BRYAN ADAMS								LONELY NIGHTS
THE UNDERTONES Well, alright Albany, that's all for now! Tune in Fridays and Saturdays and every day for WCDB coolness. I'm trapped in the left column! oh no! Plus, here's a little something to hold you over until my July update, it's my favorite Smiths song. Girlfriend in a Coma (Right Click, "Save As") -Leon								GET OVER YOU