33 1/3 Cents a Pound Episode 12 RunTelDat (Nov 2013)

This month's episode of Thirty Three and a Third Cents a Pound features a nice mix of Kid Cudi's Pursuit of Happiness (Steve Aoki Dance remix) with a few other songs sandwiched in. You'll hear a nice variety of rock songs, Lone Ranger toasting over some rock steady riddims, as well as some hip-hop and plenty of other music.

Press play below or Click here to listen on Mixcloud.

33 1/3 Cents a Pound Ep. 12 (Nov 2013) by Joesoheady on Mixcloud

Lone Ranger -- Badder Den Dem

The Streets -- Let’s Push Things Forward

Boogie Down Productions -- Bo! Bo! Bo!

Beastie Boys -- Brass Monkey >>>

Cake -- Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps

Hugh Laurie -- Unchain My Heart

Kid Cudi -- Pursuit Of Happiness (Steve Aoki Dance Remix) >>>

Phantogram -- Bloody Palms (Bara Brost Remix) >>>

Kid Cudi -- Pursuit Of Happiness (Steve Aoki Dance Remix) >>>

Benny Benassi Feat. T-Pain -- Electroman >>>

Kid Cudi -- Pursuit Of Happiness (Steve Aoki Dance Remix) >>>

The Sounds -- Tony The Beat

Delroy Wilson -- Once Upon a Time

Lightnin’ Hopkins -- Long Gone Like a Turkey Through Corn

Creedence Clearwater Revival -- Cotton Fields

Darc Mind -- I’m Ill >>>

Gramatik -- Flip the Scripts

Levon Helm -- Got Me a Woman

Lone Ranger -- Rise & Meet Jah

Eminem Mix Reaches 5,000 Plays!

"Gimme eleven Excedrin, my head'll spin." -- M.M.

My Eminem Mix on Mixcloud has reached over 5,000 plays! Awesome. 

33 1/3 Cents a Pound Episode 11 (October 2013)

Episode 11, Back 'n' Ballin', the first episode of a brand new season of my exclusive radio show podcast Thirty Three and a Third Cents a Pound, has officially been posted. Click below to listen to the show.

33 1/3 Cents a Pound began as a college radio show on WRCT Pittsburgh 88.3fm in 1997. Founded by a couple of skinny nerds who liked hip-hop, the show went on to become a mainstay at 'RCT, one of the nation's premier college radio stations. The first episode aired in January of 1997 from 2 to 6 in the morning and, as the show became more popular, worked its way up to the prime time Friday evening 8-10pm slot, college radio's preeminent pre-party time slot.

My show returned in January of 2013 as a streaming podcast with 10 all new episodes in the Winter and Spring. I've returned now for the second new season, with episodes set to go up once a month, October through May, an annual schedule I plan to maintain going forward. 

You can follow me on mixcloud to hear this, and older, episodes, and get their mobile app to take JoeSoRadio with you everywhere you go.

This episode, Back 'n Ballin', features a nice Bone Thugs mix segment, a couple of songs by k-os, and a new segment I'm calling a "subgenre medley" where I pick two subgenres that I think play well together. This week's subgenre medley features the classic Western Swing sounds of Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys and some traditional ska selections from Prince Buster, Jimmy Cliff, and others. You'll hear some classic blues based rock from Three Dog Night, Grand Funk Railroad, and Led Zeppelin, as well as some Jackie Mittoo inspired rocksteady reggae and a dash of Mary Poppins, among others.

Thirty Three and a Third Cents a Pound Ep. 11 (October 2013) by Joesoheady on Mixcloud

New Season Starting Soon!

Let's get excited for the new season of 33 1/3 Cents a Pound! That's Thirty Three and a Third Cents a Pound, on JoeSoRadio -- the best and broadest variety of music you'll ever find. Check out all ten of last year's episodes on Mixcloud ... and look out for the first episode of the new season next Thursday night! Follow the links below for classic episodes and set lists from last year...

• Episode 01
• Episode 02
• Episode 03
• Episode 04
• Episode 05
• Episode 06
• Episode 07
• Episode 08
• Episode 09
• Episode 10 
• How I Do the Show

Eminem Mix Reaches 4,000 Plays on Mixcloud

My Eminem mix on mixcloud just reached 4,000 listens today! Makes me smile...

Thirty Three and a Third Cents a Pound Episode 10 (May-June 2013)

Yes! 'Twas a long time in the making -- including recording the whole episode and then completely scrapping and redoing it -- but Episode 10 of the All New Thirty Three and a Third Cents a Pound has arrived. At the beginning of the year I set out to do 10 episodes of a radio show podcast, and I achieved my goal. If I may get cheesy for a moment ... it feels really good to not only do the radio show again, but to do 10 full episodes and to have done a good job mixing, recording, producing, and, yes, even talking. I absolutely love the feeling of being "on the air" again, and I really appreciate all the friends (and strangers) who have supported me in this endeavor!

SkiDog - Thanks for keeping me on task even when certain distractions got in the way. Listening "live" with you Saturday mornings was awesome, and your running commentary remains unparalleled.

Caitlinn - Thanks for all your feedback and music recommendations. Double thanks for spreading the word, and, most importantly, thanks for just enjoying the show and appreciating my hard work.

JJ - Thanks for filling my life with so much good music back in the day and for all the encouraging facebook posts when I started doing Thirty Three and a Third Cents a Pound again at the beginning of the year.

Jaimee - I don't think you actually listened to any of the episodes, but that's ok because most of the music is from you! I had no idea how much music I have from you until I started doing this.

Avniel - Your extensive collection was also well represented in these 10 return episodes of 33 1/3 Cents a Pound. I'm really glad I got to burn binders of your CDs before burning binders of CDs stopped being cool.

Your support means a lot...

This show features Issa Bagayogo, Big Boi, Infected Mushroom, and the Presets, among others, and most of the show is mix-segued. This episode has less variety than usual, but still explores the depths of aural possibilities and is, of course, banging to the end. I think the Infected Mushroom hip-hop mash-ups turned out great. That part was all improvised.

Thirty Three and a Third Cents a Pound New Ep. 10 (May-June 2013) by Joesoheady on Mixcloud

SHOW 10

Serengeti – Get Vex [Pandora]
Big Boi – Apple of My Eye
Frank Ocean – Super Rich Kids (feat. Earl Sweatshirt) >>> 
Presets – Fast Seconds [Caitlinn] >>> 
Foals – Hummer (Surkin Remix)  [everyone!] >>>
Presets – Push >>>
Foals – Hummer (Surkin Remix)  >>>
Presets – Push  >>>
Issa Bagayogo – Dambalou [Jaimee?] >>>
Metric - Rock Me Now [Nikkie] >>>
Crystal Castles – Knights [Pandora] >>>
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Baby Don'tcha Worry (You're All I Need)
The Streets – Don't Mug Yourself [JJ] 
Laura Izibor – Perfect World [Pandora] >>> 
Infected Mushroom – The Shen [Brian Tobin] >>>
Macklemore And Ryan Lewis – Can't Hold Us >>>
Infected Mushroom Vs. Macklemore And Ryan Lewis >>>
Macklemore And Ryan Lewis – Can't Hold Us >>>
Infected Mushroom – The Shen >>>
Infected Mushroom Vs. Wiz Khalifa >>>
Wiz Khalifa - Ms. Rightfernow >>>
Infected Mushroom Vs.  Wiz Khalifa >>>
Infected Mushroom – Disco Mushroom >>>
Infected Mushroom Vs. Jay-Z & Kanye West >>>
Jay-Z & Kanye West – Niggas In Paris >>>
Infected Mushroom Vs. Jay-Z & Kanye West >>>
Jay-Z & Kanye West – Niggas In Paris >>>
Issa Bagayogo – Gnele >>>
King Tubby - Keep On Dubbing [JJ]
Big Boi (Feat. Kelly Rowland) - Mama Told Me

 >>> denotes a mix segue
[indicates who gave me / recommended the song]

This show has songs from: Pandora, Caitlinn, Jaimee, JJ, Brian Tobin, and Nikkie.

Amazing Quotation from Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

So, I just downloaded Creedence Clearwater Revival's greatest hits, which led me to wonder who wrote the song "I Put a Spell on You," which they covered in 1968. I always think of it is a Nina Simone song, so I wondered if she had written it or not. The wikipedia page for the song itself has this mindblowing quote from the composer, Screamin' Jay Hawkins: "Hawkins had originally intended to record 'I Put a Spell on You' as a refined love song, a blues ballad. He reported, however, that the producer 'brought in ribs and chicken and got everybody drunk, and we came out with this weird version.^[4] I don't even remember making the record. Before, I was just a normal blues singer. I was just Jay Hawkins. It all sort of just fell in place. I found out I could do more destroying a song and screaming it to death.'" A-mazing. Keep on destroying, 'em, Jay. YOU MUST WATCH THIS AMAZING VIDEO:

Back to Album a Day

Snoop reps the Burgh

Oops. I totally slacked on an album a day, but with a good reason. Sports and sports talk have fueled the last week, from the Penguins struggling against the Islanders and yanking Marc-Andre Fleury, to all the second round NBA playoff games splitting 1-1, to my softball-softball-kickball 3 days in a row this week. I've been watching sports at home, at friends' houses, at Lot 17 around the corner, listening to sports talk on the radio, and hardly playing any music at all.

So today I threw on an old classic, Tha Doggfather, by Snoop Doog, his second studio album, released in 1996, and representing some deep gangsta funk. Oh, hah, I forgot he did Vapors on this album, a la covering La Di Da Di (Lodi Dodi) on his first album! Sick. 

In pro sports some modern players know all the old school guys, all the stats, all the history of the game they play, and they revere the legends. Snoop is this kind of modern rapper. He totally respects the canon and you gotta respect that.

Ok, two thirds of the way through this album, FYI, it's goooood. This is one of the bounciest albums ever. I mean, I tend to associate this album exclusively with "Snoop's Upside Ya Head," which I always thought sounded corny and overly mainstream -- good in the generic Snoop style, but not elite. Calvin does show a little bit of range, though, and the pure g-funk synthesizer melodies sound ... I don't know ... more evolved than those early 90's melodies.

Listening to this album has inspired a Gangsta Funk Mix. It will steady bounce at about 92 BPM and feature Snoop, Warren G, Tha Dogg Pound, etc.

More Full Albums

I have to admit, I do have a hard time listening all the way through a whole album sometimes. I just get too itchy to switch it up. But that doesn't seem too strange to me. I imagine most people feel that way. You just have to find those elite, all-time classic albums that just deliver hits all the way through from start to finish. Well, I'll say this, it doesn't have to deliver all hits. It can have some average songs, as long as it doesn't go through any completely unlistenable stretches.

ZZ Ward
(Lauren's suggestion, weak)

But it can't just mire in mediocrity either. Listening to three mediocre songs on an album represents 10 minutes of my life that I could have spent listening to silence instead of mediocre music, ya know? I just said "mediocre" three times. Meaty ochre. Serengeti's Standing Still, which I mentioned the other day, falls into this category...

Right now I have on ZZ Ward, 11 Roses (Mixtape), kind of a poppy neo-soul chill collection of songs. I chose it because it only runs about 22 minutes, haha. Very soulful, a little bit funky, kind of bluesy in places. I like it. I especially like Cinnamon Stix (Feat. Nathan Santos).

Ethiopiques

Recently I listened all the way through the 1 hour and 9 minute album Ethiopiques Live At Tff Rudolstadt. I saw this reccommendation on Facebook from Holly, so, good lookin' out on that one! I would call it international, folk, jazz, etc. Very good stuff!

Up next... Cymande, The Soul of Rasta, more international jazz/funk/reggae soul fusion. Check that link to read peoples' reviews on Amazon. One listener says, "its the Meters meets Carlos Santana, with a little bit of P-Funk thrown in on top."

Listening to One New Album Per Day

I've started trying to listen to one new album a day. I can think of at least a few reasons to do this. One, no reason at all, just seems like a worthwhile thing to do. Two, I listen to too much talk radio. I do this partly because I do enjoy it, but partly because I don't have as much new "go-to" music anymore. My go-to music has all gotten old, and I need to force myself to add more. Three, albums deserve to get played whole sometimes [rather than having their songs spread out through playlists or chosen randomly (the ways I tend to listen to music)]. Four, this will force me to seek out and download some albums, after I work through the handful or so I've gotten lately. Five, it allows me to have a dedicated listen rather than just playing something as background music.

Yesterday I listened to the Smut Peddlers' Born Again (2001). Right now I've got Macklemore and Ryan Lewis The Vs. EP (2009). The Smut Peddlers (Mr. Eon and Mighty Mi) rank among the best of the upper underground, and go well with Ill Bill and Necro, in my opinion. Check out the video for Bottom Feeders, which is pretty hardcore. The Macklemore and Ryan Lewis stuff came up on my Pandora, and I love it -- great sample driven, hip-hop fusion! Definitely check them out. Lined up next I have Swedish reggae duo Serengeti's 2010 album Standing Steady...

Episode 09 Four Twenty Special Edition!

Thirty Three and a Third Cents a Pound Episode 09 - The Weed Show - Special 4/20 Edition is now available!

33 1/3 Cents a Pound New Ep. 09 (Four Twenty: 4-20-2013) by Joesoheady on Mixcloud

Set List

Cypress HIll - Bong Hit

Macka B - Legalize the Herb

Rick James - Maryjane

50 Cent - High All the Time

Muddy Waters - Champagne and Reefer

Ben Harper - Burn One Down

Eek-A-Mouse - Prop 215

Madlib - I Love Marijuana

Redman - Smoke Buddah

Eek-A-Mouse - Police in Helicopter

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Mary Jane’s Last Dance

Buck Washington - Save the Roach for Me

Capleton - Ganja

Barrington Levi - Under Mi Sensi

Jungle Brothers - I'm In Love With Indica

Lil Wyte - Get High

mc chris - Wiid

ICP, Twiztid & Kottonmouth Kings - Alien Grass

Lords of Acid - Marijuana in Your Brain

Adam Sandler - Weed Song

Lone Ranger - Jamaican Weed

Tony Rebel - The Herb

Sugar Minott - Herbsman Hustling

Marlon Asher - Ganja Planter

Bone Thugs 'N' Harmony - We Be Fiendin’

Redman - How To Roll a BLunt

Cypress Hill - Hits From The Bong

Eminem - Must Be The Ganja

David Peel & The Lower East Side - I Like Marijuana

My Eminem Mix Rules

My Eminem Mix, which I posted about a year and a half ago, has been played over 3,000 times! I have to admit it feels good to know people out there in the world, not just my friends, are, not only listening to, but replaying and enjoying, my mix! I love watching that play number climb day by day. It averages about 8-10 plays a day, which is awesome. If you type "Eminem Mix" into your browser or search engine, mine comes up on the first page (or close to it). Awesome.

Bottom of First Page Google Results!

33 1/3 Cents a Pound Episode 08

... Back Up In This Bitch! Click play below or visit www.mixcloud.com

33 1/3 Cents a Pound New Ep. 08 (March 2013) by Joesoheady on Mixcloud

SHOW 08

 >>> denotes a mix segue
[indicates who gave me the song] 

Gangstarr – Warning
Pep Love – Different >>> [Tom Bozzo]
Antipop Consortium – 3 Digit Wiz >>> 
STS9 – Schock Doctrine (Welder Remix)
Quantic Soul Orchestra – Los Olvidados
Afro Celt Sound System – Further in Time >>> [Cheryl]
The Hood Gang – Roller Boogie (Can't Wait to Skate) >>> [Sneaky Mike via Juliet → Nikkie]
CSS – Alala >>> [Jaimee]
Wiz Khalifa featuring Juicy J, Lola Monroe, Chevy Woods – The Code >>> 
CSS vs. Taylor Gang – Lala Code
Buckethead – Stick Pit [Tom Bozzo]
Twat Waffle – OCD Andy (Plugged) [Nikkie]
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Gold Lion [Nikkie]
Musica Para La Casa De Quadruple J – From John Steinhart Mix CD [John Steinhart]
Al Green – Ain't No Sunshine
Cunninlynguists – Sunrise/Sunset >>> 
Gnarls Barkley – Smiley Faces >>> [Kellie McCready]
Santigold – I'm a Lady >>> 
Renaldo Lapuz – We Are Brothers Forever (JustinB Remix) >>> [Cool Chris / SkiDog]
Kool Keith vs. Renaldo Lapuz – I Love You Brah >>> 
Dr. Octagon – Perfect World [Holly Coleman]
Otis Redding – Hard Day's Night
Dr. Octagon – The Turtle Skit
Ralph MacDonald – Calypso Breakdown

 >>> denotes a mix segue
[indicates who gave me the song] 

New Episode Tonight!!

New episode is finished and will be posted tonight -- Episode 08 Back Up In This Bitch!

No Show Last Week

Need to get an episode up this week. I was slacking last week!!! I have a playlist ready, just need to spin it out and make it happen.

Sweet

By far the best DJ mix I have ever done. From the Fall of 2012

Beat Cruiser II -- 2012 Club Hits & Much MUCH More by Joesoheady on Mixcloud

Who did a Google search for What's 33 1/3 Cents?

I'm really curious who did a google search for "What's 33 1/3 Cents" .... 

Thirty three and a third revolutions per minute refers to the speed of the turntable while playing back records. If you've ever heard of a "45" that refers to those tiny little records, which are played 45 revolutions per minute, a different setting on the turntable.

I came up with the name Thirty Three and Third Cents a Pound my freshman year in college when I started doing the radio show ... and it stuck!

33 1/3 Cents a Pound New Ep. 07 (Valentine's Day)

This week's episode is a very special and unique Valentine's Day episode. For the first time in over 8 years I'm not in a "relationship" on Valentine's Day. I wanted to do something more universal on the show than just a bunch of happy love songs. So many people stand firmly opposed to Valentine's Day every year, and of course plenty of people are way into it as well. I wanted to try and dissolve this dichotomy and play a well rounded set of music that explored many of the emotions surrounding love, romance, etc.

I wanted to play songs from a strong male perspective as well as songs representing more female points of view. I chose a couple of songs that talk about relationships in their various states of disarray and disrepair. I have some happy, uplifting songs, some really good break-up songs, songs about cheating, songs about lust, jealousy, etc. It's a roller coaster ride through the second hand emotion we call love.

Love is not actually an emotion. It's not a feeling. It's a drive. It's a biological system that drives us and dominates our psyche, our decisions, our actions, and of course our feelings. But love is much more than a feeling itself. Remember that. It's a biological drive. This biological drive essentially contains three systems: lust, love, and attachment, which often follow chronologically. Anyway, this is a music radio show, and I am not Dr. Frasier Crane, so let's get on with it!

This week we hear the male angst perspectives of Cake, Slick Rick, and EPMD, the emotional power of Nina Simone and Tina Turner, plus the insightful and humorous quirks of Little Jackie and Lily Allen. The ultimate love maker himself, R. Kelly, makes an appearance, and Method Man teams up with Mary J. Blige to deliver my favorite rap love song of all time. Press play below.

33 1/3 Cents a Pound New Ep. 07 (Valentine's Day) by Joesoheady on Mixcloud

Beastie Boys - Girls
Judge Dread - Will I What
Nina Simone - Gimme Some

The Lonely Island featuring Justin Timberlake - Dick in a Box
The Notorious B.I.G. - %$@# Me Interlude
The Notorious B.I.G. featuring R. Kelly - Fuck You Tonight >>>
The Dogg Pound - Some Bomb Azz Pussy >>>
Lee Fields & The Expressions - Ladies
The Beatles - When I'm Sixty-Four
Little Jackie - Liked You Better Before

Lily Allen - Knock 'em Out >>>
Tina Turner & Ike - I’m Jealous

J.J. Cale - The Woman That Got Away
The Streets - Dry Your Eyes Mate
Cake - I Will Survive  >>>
Slick Rick - Treat Her Like a Prostitute
Adam Sandler – Sex or Weight Lifting
Lone Ranger & Carlton Livingston - Walk WIth Love
George Jones With Ray Charles & Chet Atkins - We Didn’t See a Thing
Adam Sandler – Sex or Weight Lifting
Scientist - Give a Little Love   >>>

Scientists vs. Wiz Khalifa – Little Miss Rightfernow   >>>

Wiz Khalifa - Ms. Rightfernow
EPMD - Gold Digger   >>>
Little Jackie - lol
Mad Lion - Baby Father >>>
The Luniz - Broke Hos
Method Man featuring Mary J. Blige – All I Need

>>> denotes a mix segue

33 1/3 Cents a Pound New Episode 06 (Feb 7, 2013)

New episode of my music variety radio show podcast is up! Listen below or...



Or click here to listen on the mixcloud site. Mobile users -- download the Apple mixcloud app or the Android Mixcloud App and follow JoeSoHeady. Click here for background about the show. Or check out this article about producing the show.

This week's show features a great variety as usual -- plenty of soul and funk, a nice hip-hop mix, and a great rock block in the "third half" of the show. Thirty Three and a Third Cents a Pound explores music from all different genres and time periods. The program is all about sharing great music -- mostly stuff that other people have shared with ME at one point or another...

Episode 06 features Otis Redding, The Quantic Soul Orchestra (check them out for sure), Massive Attack, Johnny Clarke, Lily Allen, Cake, The Ting Tings, and many more! (set list below the player -- including who I got the music from)

Press play below











Thirty Three and a Third Cents a Pound New Episode 06 (Feb. 7, 2013) by Joesoheady on  Mixcloud

Sam & Dave - Soul Man (1967 single)

Junior Wells’ Chicago Blues Band  - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl

Otis Redding - That’s a Good Idea (Love Man, 1969)

The Quantic Soul Orchestra - Pushin’ On (Pushin On, 2005) (UK-born Musician Will Holland) 

from Pandora

Massive Attack - Hymn of the Big Wheel >>> (Blues Lines, 1991, UK) “trip-hop” from Brian Tobin and/or Stuart Heys

Method Man & Redman - Cheka >>> (Blackout! 1999)

Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty >>> (Black on Both Sides, 1999)

Eminem - Drop the Bomb on Em >>> (Relapse: Refill, 2009)

Tha Dogg Pound - Ridin’, Slipin’, and Slidin’ (Dogg Food, 1995)

Johnny Clarke - Shack Up With You (???) from Pandora

Lily Allen - LDN (Alright Still, 2006) from Nikkie

Papa Levi - My God My King (1982 on the Taxi label) from used CD 'Dancehall Essentials'

Mary Wells - What's Easy For Two Is Hard For One (1972 B Side of My Guy) from Pandora from Rishona Radio

Cake - The Distance (Fashion Nugget, 1996) from Av

Ratatat - Kennedy >>> (Classics, 2006) from Pandora

The Ting Tings - Shut Up and Let Me Go (We Started Nothing, 2008) from Nikkie?

Mama's and Papa's - California Dreaming (1965 #4 on charts) from Nikkie?

Ray Charles - Love's Gonna Live Here (Swingova) [Complete Country and Western 

Recordings 1959-1986] -- from Andy Myatt???

Jurassic 5 - Concentration (Pre-Historik Rarities Comp. 2003) from Mike D

Bob Marley and the Wailers - Go Jimmy Go

(>>> denotes mix segue)

Friends of the Show

Check out JoeSoRadio's little brother Coffee Monster's Ravens hit song Forgot About Ray.  (...If only we could forget about Ray...)

P.S. Boooo Ravens

33 1/3 Cents a Pound New Episode 05 (1-30-13)

The next episode of my music variety radio show podcast is up! Press play below to give it a listen! 

Episode 05 features electronic music, some rock, a nice 50 Cent medley, and a whole variety of interesting, upbeat international music in the "third half" of the show!

Or click here to listen on the mixcloud site.  Mobile users -- download the Apple mixcloud app or the Android Mixcloud App. Follow JoeSoHeady (that's me.)  Here's some background about the program.

This week's show features music from different eras, different countries, and of course different genres -- as usual!  The program is all about sharing great music -- mostly stuff that other people have shared with ME over the last 15 yerars: music I've gotten from friends, roommates, tour travelers, girlfriends, Pandora, etc!

Press play below!

33 1/3 Cents A Pound New Episode 05 - Jan 30, 2013 by Joesoheady on Mixcloud

Here's the FULL SET LIST for Episode 05

The Streets -- Has it Come to This?
Ratatat (feat. Jay-Z and Biggie) -- Mumtaz Khan
Little Jackie -- The Stoop, from Pandora
Prince Buster -- Al Capone, reccommended by Av
Tenor Saw vs. Jay-Z -- Jigga Eeni Meeni My Nigga
Althea & Donna -- Uptown Top Ranking, from Ariella
The Egg -- Ben Hur (from Ben Silver)
Cee-Lo Green -- Bright Lights, Bigger City >>> (from Brandy)
Mark Ronson feat. Nate Dogg -- Ooh Wee >>> (from Jaimee)
The Orb -- Little Fluffy Clouds (from Nikkie)
50 Cent feat. Eminem -- Gatman and Robbin’ >>>
50 Cent -- Poor Li’l Rich >>>
50 Cent -- Back Down >>>
50 Cent -- Gunz Come Out >>>
50 Cent -- U Not Like Me
Bob Dylan -- Subterranean Homesick Blues
Cake -- Stickshifts and Safetybelts (from Av)
Amadou and Mariam -- La Réalité
Hedningarna -- Bierdna (The Bear) (from Cheryl)
Talvin Singh -- See Breeze (from Av)
Wimme -- Texas (from Cheryl)

Tenor Saw vs. Jay-Z -- Hey Eeni Meeni Papi

Basement Jaxx -- Jaxxalude (from somebody???)
Tenor Saw vs. Jay-Z -- Eeni Meeni Dirt Off Ya Shoulder

33 1/3 Cents a Pound New Episode 04 (1-23-2013)

The next episode of my music variety radio show podcast is up! Press play below to give it a listen! 

Or click here to listen on the mixcloud site.  Mobile users -- download the Apple mixcloud app or the Android Mixcloud App and follow JoeSoHeady (that's me.)  Here's some background about the program.

This week's show features an excellent variety of music representing different eras, genres, and cultures. The program is all about sharing great music that I've been fortunate enough to listen to over the last 12 years (since I previously did my radio show). So many great friends have shared so much music with me -- and I'm packaging it up in this format for everyone else to enjoy.

Episode 04 features German dub duo Boozoo Bajou, dynamic hip-hop duo Red & Meth, funky soul duo Sam & Dave, a medley of Gramatik, plus Adele, Brenda Holloway, several songs called 'Fire,' listener comments, and much more...

Press play below!

33 1/3 Cents a Pound New Episode 04 - January 23, 2013 by Joesoheady on Mixcloud

Years ago, when people used to trade burned CDs, people would give me all kinds of music. For the most part, I would stash it away somewhere and never listen to it. Eventually, though, I would give the disc a whirl -- or put it in iTunes and let it come up randomly. And most of what people gave me turned out to be good stuff!  Girlfriends, roommates, tour rats, promoters, neighbors...everyone wanted to share their music with me.

So now I'm sharing it back out by way of a radio show podcast. Since I personally don't have the licensing rights to broadcast copyright music (or make it available for download) I use mixcloud to post my show.

33 1/3 Cents a Pound New Episode 03 - January 17, 2013

The next episode of my music variety radio show podcast is up! Press play below to give it a listen! 

Or click here to listen on the mixcloud site.  Mobile users -- download the Apple mixcloud app or the Android Mixcloud App. Follow JoeSoHeady (that's me.)  Here's some background about the program.

This week's show features music from different eras, different countries, and of course different genres -- as usual!  The program is all about sharing great music that I've been fortunate enough to listen to over the last 12 years (since I previously did my radio show).

Episode 04 features dub champion King Tubby, jazz guitarists Charlie Christian and Grant Green, Slick Rick, the Sounds, the Beatles, Nina Simone, and many more.

Press play below!

33 1/3 Cents a Pound New Episode 03 - January 17, 2013 by Joesoheady on Mixcloud

Years ago, when people used to trade burned CDs, people would give me all kinds of music. For the most part, I would stash it away somewhere and never listen to it. Eventually, though, I would give the disc a whirl -- or put it in iTunes and let it come up randomly. And most of what people gave me turned out to be good stuff!  Girlfriends, roommates, tour wookies, neighbors...everyone wanted to share their music with me.

So now I'm sharing it back out by way of a radio show podcast. Since I personally don't have the licensing rights to broadcast copyright music (or make it available for download) I use mixcloud to post my show. I also have some good DJ mixes up there in addition to the radio show. My Eminem Mix is one of the most popular such mixes on the web!

33 1/3 Cents a Pound Episode 02

Here we go! Episode 02 of the all new 33 1/3 Cents a Pound, my radio show, is up. I play a variety of music on the show, including hip-hop, reggae, soul, funk, rock, electronic, international music, and all sorts of sub-genres. It's music that I love, music I want to share, music I think you will like. Check out this article about how I record and produce the show.  

You can listen to it by clicking on the player below!

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This episode of the show features Boogaloo Joe Jones, Ratatat, Chaka Demus (and Pliers), among others. There are two DJ mix segments (sick!): an MC Frontalot medley and a nice underground hip-hop mix segment at the end.

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33 1/3 Cents a Pound New Episode 02 January 2013 by Joesoheady on Mixcloud

If I ever mispronounce anyone's name or get any information wrong, please correct me. 

How I Do the Show

I use some very basic hardware and software to record and produce the radio show podcast. There are plenty of tools available for people to do this kind of thing. You can take a really simple, straightforward approach, or you can get really complicated with it and create a whole radio studio in your house -- whatever approach works best for you.

Since I used to do an actual live radio show on WRCT in college (which is not your average college radio station; they broadcast within a 15 mile radius, reaching over a million people in SWPA) and would like to do a live stream or show again, I want to replicate the live process when I record my show.  Recording the show ahead of time and "broadcasting" on mixcloud is much easier, avoids legal restrictions, and costs nothing. Streaming/broadcasting music live is a much more complicated story, on many levels, so I'm avoiding that for now.

Even though I record, edit, and "produce" the show, I try to only do things that could be done on a live show by myself. For example, adding an echo effect to my voice when I introduce a song is easy to do live, so I feel like I can include that kind of production work in the recorded version. There are two main steps in my process: recording the music part and recording my talking part. I don't do anything with the music in the recorded version that I wouldn't do in a live radio show. I  just play and record the music part (including the promos), then listen to it and record the vocal part (me talking). 

Virtual DJ on the left has a song loaded on each turntable and the promos in the sampler on the bottom. You can see my iTunes playlist on the right, from which I just have to drag the song to VDJ.
The playlist includes valuable information like the artist, album, year, genre, BPM, etc.

My brother got me this
Blue Snowball Microphone.

For the music part, I use iTunes and Virtual DJ (see the picture). First I make a playlist in iTunes, which I'll use as a rough outline of what I want to play on the show. Then I play and record the songs and promos using software called Virtual DJ, which provides 2 turntables with beat matching and looping, a mixer, and a sampler -- and the ability to record the whole thing. You drag a song on to the left deck, then hit record to start recording. Press play on the song on the left and drag a new song to the deck on the right. Get ready to press play when the first song ends. You can use the mixer to fade the volume of each song up and down. Pre-cueing is a key feature. While one song is playing over the speakers, you can listen to the next song in your headphones to get it ready. The software has beat matching and some other great features for quality DJing. I use the sampler to play all the promos: the little snippets that say "You're listening to thirty three and a third cents a pound" in a funny voice or whatever.

Next I use a free audio editing program called Audacity that is pretty common. I load the music part of the show and then record my vocal parts to go along with it. I use a snowball microphone to record my voice, which works great. To make the timing easier, I mark the music track (see picture below) in two ways. 

The music is the top half; my vocal snippets are on the lower half.
You can label different spots in the track, for example where to start talking.

First I mark a good spot to start talking. But the most important thing, in my opinion, is to know exactly when to stop talking -- right before the song really kicks in, or "drops," so to speak. That could be just the beginning of the song, or it might be 30 seconds into it when the vocals start. Maybe there's a gradual build up and then the key melody starts playing. So I try to talk up until that point. This is definitely something I can do live. A good DJ would be familiar with the song and just know when to stop talking. Or I can cheat and mark/label these spots in the song in Virtual DJ.

You can alter the volume if certain parts came out too loud or too quiet, and when it's all done you export it as an .mp3 or .wav file and there you have your podcast ready to upload. I upload mine to mixcloud and then post here on blogger, facebook, twitter, etc.