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Showing posts with label enrique. Show all posts

Monday, February 09, 2015

Hell's Kitchen #207: Art Of The Segue


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I refuse to get on my high horse tonight. But if I did, then I would probably talk about the tripe that is the Grammy Awards. Giving awards to those who sell the most records (what am I supposed to call it these days? CDs? MP3s? Digital Download Of The Year (The DOTY?)) to those who only listen to them because, like sheep to the slaughter, the musically and culturally illiterate audience will buy anything they think they'll be accepted for consuming. "Oh please love me, I just LOVE the new (enter name of culturally acceptable artist here)". Makes me want to vomit.

There was a time that I thought I wanted to be a part of this "lowest-common-denominator" crew. I was about five years old then. When I completed my BA in radio broadcast, after 12 years in non-commercial radio, including three years in commercial radio, I still thought that I could make a go of it. I thought that I could make my way up to being a General Manager within 10 years, and from there I'd be able to make programming decisions that pushed the limits. I even worked for a music promotions company, that will go unnamed. My job there was to push Top 100 hits of the day. I used to read "Hits" and "Hitmakers" magazine every day, and call program directors at stations around the country, telling them to give the latest Bobby Brown song a try; or even the new Elton John. ugh. Just take the "S" from the end of those two magazines and put them at the front of the title, and you get a clear idea of what I thought about that time in my life. I hated it when I was doing it, and even now I want to throw up in my mouth a little.

This September will mark my 27th year in radio. Even during my few short years in the commercial world, I was still doing non-commercial and pirate radio. I've continued, all these years, to investigate new artist, regardless of genre. And every show is chock full of many genres. Just look below. No guests tonight. It's just two hours where I get to paint an aural picture for you and yours. I hope you take the time to give it a listen. The banter isn't blathery, and the segues are smooth. After all, radio is the art of the segue.

There should be an award for that.

Enjoy.

jh

Parental Discretion Iz Advised: NWA
Hey: Butthole Surfers
Cheeba Cheeba: George Benson

Venom Wearin' Denim: Junior Brown
What Am I Worth: Dave Alvin
Austin Prison: Johnny Cash
It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding): Bob Dylan

Frustration: Jerusalem
She Lied: The Mummies
It's Getting Late, Malibu, Good Night: Charles Lloyd
Southern California: Flipper
No Time For The Blues: OBN IIIs

Throw Your Tits Out: Kalri$$ian
Do It In The Dirt: Enrique
No Time For Yes: Evolution Control Committee
Into The Fire: The Love X Nowhere

New Potato Caboose: Grateful Dead (12-07-68 Bellarmine College, Louisville, KY)
Naked Lunch Excerpts: William S. Burroughs

Groove A Little: Medeski, Martin, and Wood
Filipino Box Spring Hog: Tom Waits
Candy-O: Melvins

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

A Season in Hell #161: Free Love Messes Up My Life


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This past Monday night on the show I was thrilled to have SF's Queen of the Kinky scene, the one and only Polly Whittaker!!! She has been writing her memoir, "Polly: Sex Culture Revolutionary", and even has a Kickstarter to help her self-publish. She is a radio interviewers dream come true. What a story teller; and the best part: her sexy stories are all true!

Polly takes us through her journey growing up in London, the passing of her father; being raised by a very sexually-aware, sex therapist mother; her days as a latex saleswoman and model; and her last minute escape to San Francisco, where she very quickly found her "people", and created Kinky Salon, the most exciting and welcoming poly club space in San Francisco!

Take a listen to the show, and please consider donating to Polly's Kickstarter campaign, which ends a week from Friday, February 21st.

Enjoy, and be sure to tune in every Monday night. It's interviews and music, music, MUSIC!

Next Monday night, February 17th, Shareef Ali will be in to talk up his new record and upcoming show.

jh

A Season in Hell with John Hell
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Radio Valencia, 87.9FM in SF
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Free Love Messes Up My Life: Bongwater
Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon: Urge Overkill
I Call My Pussycat: Parliament

Interviewing Polly Whittaker

Anti Love Song: Betty Davis
Come On Over (Turn Me On): Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan

Interviewing Polly Whittaker

Lover, You Should Have Come Over: Jeff Buckley
Do It In the Dirt: Enrique
Looking For A Kiss: New York Dolls

Interviewing Polly Whittaker

Queen Dreamer: T.E.N.
2 Drunk 2 Fuck: Avenue D
Special Secret Song Inside: Red Hot Chili Peppers

Interviewing Polly Whittaker

Sugar Never Tasted So Good: White Stripes
Mona Lisa: Slick Rick

Interviewing Polly Whittaker

Love Comes In Spurts: Richard Hell and the Voidoids

Wednesday, January 09, 2013

A Season in Hell #117: Your New Years Resolution

Happy New Year everyone. I've taken the past two weeks off, so I'm well rested and really hungry to be back on the air. Let me tell you, this show is one of my all time best. And not just the music. I mean listen to me talk!!!!! Ahahahhahahahahahahahah!!!!!!!!!

Really though, listen.

Here's a New Year's resolution for you, that I promise you'll keep: listen to Radio Valencia all of the time. OK, from time-to-time. Maybe, just Mondays 8-10PM (PST). That'll do. Really though, Radio Valencia is the best radio station west of East Orange, NJ. Trust me.

Have you checked out the Radio Valencia iPhone app? Well this guy did. You'll love it too.

Enjoy.

jh

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Do It: Rollins Band
Let It Shine: Al Green

There She Goes, My Beautiful World: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Sun King: The Beatles
Brazil: Frank Sinatra

TV Eye: Iggy and the Stooges
Licking Stick, Licking Stick: James Brown
54-46 Was Her Number: Toots and the Maytals (04-22-78, Toronto)

Auld Lang Syne: Wooden Shjips
Some Velvet Morning: Vanilla Fudge
By The Time I Get to Arizona: Public Enemy vs. Tijuana Brass

Creole Love Call: Roland Kirk
Dragonfly: My Brightest Diamond
I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier: John Lennon

Mona Lisa: Slick Rick
Total Eclipse out of Hell: Enrique

Kool Thing: Sonic Youth
Romeo is Bleeding: Tom Waits
Skeeter: The Melvins

When Doves Cry: Patti Smith
Theme From Cyrano: William Shatner
Mr. Tambourine Man: William Shatner