Showing posts with label DIY radio. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DIY radio. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

33 1/3 Cents a Pound Ep. 17

All new for the Fall, dude! 

Check out the all new, exclusive, unprecedented Episode 17 of 33 1/3 Cents a Pound, the best variety of music available anywhere. This episode features Cibo Matto, Carla Thomas, Tommy Guerrero, Paul Simon, and some newer hip-hop from Onyx, Tech N9ne, Childish Gambino, Ill P.O.E., 50 Cent, and Action Bronson, among others. Press play below, listen on Mixcloud, or download the Mixcloud app to listen to JoeSoRadio on the go. (Full set list below the player)



Tech N9ne (Featuring Serj Tankian & Krizz Kaliko) -- Straight Out The Gate
Onyx -- It’s On Now >>>
Okey Dokey -- Incredible Bongo Band
Action Bronson (Featuring Jeff Woods) -- In the City
Paul Simon --The Boy In The Bubble
Jefferson Airplane -- She Has Funny Cars
Tommy Guerrero -- Azucar
Chance the Rapper (Feat. Childish Gambino)  -- Favorite Song
Childish Gambino (Feat. Jhene Aiko) -- Pink Toes
Ill P.O.E -- The Supreme
Otis Redding and Carla Thomas -- Bring It On Home To Me
Bobby Blue Bland -- Ain’t No Love
Black Seeds -- Sort It Out
Cibo Matto - Party Time Feeling >>>
Cibo matto - 10th Floor Poster Girl
Dengue Fever -- Ethanopium
Rufus & Carla Thomas -- I’ve Fallen in Love
Chad & Jeremy -- Girl From Ipanema
50 Cent -- Pilot


Saturday, May 24, 2014

33 1/3 Cents a Pound Episode 16 SUMMER BREEZE

This special Summertime theme show edition of Thirty Three and a Third Cents a Pound comes just in time for Memorial Day weekend and the official kickoff to cookout season! I highly recommend this episode for your picnics, parties, road trips, and barbecues. It will make the trees sway and the heads bob. Listen here or on Mixcloud. Please leave a comment and let me know what you think!



Peter Sarstedt -- Frozen Orange Juice
The Dove Shack -- Summertime in the LBC >>>
Nate Dogg featuring Shade Sheist and Kurrupt -- Where I Wanna Be
Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros -- In the Summer
Commodore’s -- High on Sunshine
De La Soul -- Sunshine >>>
Nas and Lauryn Hill -- If I Ruled the World
War -- Summer
Donovan -- Sunshine Superman
Ice Cube -- It Was a Good Day >>>
Sublime -- Doin’ Time (Original Mix)
Sly and the Family Stone -- Hot Fun in the Summertime
The Isley Brothers -- Summer Breeze
2Pac -- I Get Around >>>
Naughty By Nature -- Down with OPP >>>
DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince -- Summertime
Cliff Richard And The Shadows -- Summer Holiday
Billy Stewart -- Summertime (and the Livin’ is Easy)
The Motels -- Suddenly Last Summer >>>
Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg -- California Girls >>>
Fat Boys & The Beach Boys -- Wipeout >>>
Chad & Jeremy -- A Summer Song
Morecambe Wise -- Bring Me Sunshine
A Tribe Called Quest -- Electric Relaxation >>>
Zhane -- Hey Mr. DJ >>>
Lady Gaga -- Summerboy

 >>> denotes a mix segue

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

33 1/3 Cents a Pound Episode 15

This episode of Thirty Three and a Third Cents a Pound features a blend of soul, hip-hop, downtempo, reggae, opens with a song by Weezer, and even supports the gay-lesbian community. The second half is a nice downtempo/hip-hop DJ mix built around Beats Antique, De La Soul, and Portishead, among others. Check it out on Mixcloud or download their app to stream JoeSoRadio on the go!




Weezer -- My Name is Jonas
Ernest Ranglin -- Surfin
Heavy D -- Queen Majesty
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan -- Mustt, Mustt (Massive Attack Remix)
Lightnin’ Hopkins -- Black Cadilac
Ike and Tina Turner -- I Got My Mojo Working
Ben Harper -- Mama’s Got a Girlfriend
Beats Antique -- Revival >>>
De La Soul & Common -- Itzoweezee >>>
Beats Antique -- Battle  >>>
De La Soul -- I Can’t Call It >>>
Gramatik -- In This Whole World >>>
Sweatshop Union -- Love  >>>
Big Boi (Feat. A$AP Rocky & Phantogram) -- Lines  >>>
Portishead -- Numb >>>
Beats Antique -- Spiderbite >>>
Portishead -- Wandering Star >>>
Ratatat -- Nostrand
General Echo -- Arleen

Thursday, January 23, 2014

33 1/3 Cents a Pound, Episode 14, Ya Heard (Jan 2014)

Episode 14, Ya Heard! This show starts off with a powerful classic rock kick before going into a nice nerdcore DJ mix segment. In the third half of the show (what up Tom & Ray) you will hear a short mix of 4 genre-defying instrumental songs that I produced myself. I can't promise you'll like it, but I can promise you've never heard anything like it. I don't have any musical skill in terms of chords, keys or clefs -- or anything even resembling these talents or even an awareness of what these words mean. But I do get bass lines and keyboard or guitar melodies playing inside my head so I did my best to recreate them electronically. So there you have it! Finally the show wraps up with one of the most influential Jamaican singers of all time, Laurel Aitken, so enjoy that medley.




Deep Purple -- Hush
Black Keys -- Ten Cent Pistol
Grand Funk Railroad -- Mr. Limousine Driver
Lennie Hibbert -- Village Soul
Jackie Mittoo -- The Scientist
Santana -- Soul Sacrifice
Dr. Dooom (Kool Keith) -- I Followed You >>>
De La Soul -- De La Orgee >>>
De La Soul -- Stone Age >>>
mc chris -- Blastic >>>
Lab Rats -- Devil’s Train
Joe Valeri -- Ray >>>
Joe Valeri -- D to D >>>
Joe Valeri -- Station >>>
Joe Valeri -- Errorz
Creedence Clearwater Revival -- I Put a Spell on You
Laurel Aitken & Court Jester's Crew -- Brown Eyed Girl
Laurel Aitken & House Of Rhythm -- Caledonia
Laurel Aitken Meets Floyd Lloyd & The Potato Five -- Sahara

Monday, November 18, 2013

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.



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

Thursday, October 24, 2013

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.







Saturday, October 12, 2013

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...





Friday, June 7, 2013

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.




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.

Saturday, April 20, 2013

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!



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





Wednesday, March 13, 2013

33 1/3 Cents a Pound Episode 08

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



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] 

Thursday, February 14, 2013

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!

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

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.




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

Thursday, February 7, 2013

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 ReddingThe 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)

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)

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

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!


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

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

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!



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.


Thursday, January 17, 2013

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! 


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!




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!

Thursday, January 10, 2013

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!


Or download the mixcloud app for your mobile device and follow JoeSoHeady (that's me).

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.

Check it out!



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

Sunday, January 6, 2013

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.





Wednesday, January 2, 2013

33 1/3 Cents a Pound Episode 01

Here it is, the first (new) episode of my radio show! I've thought about doing this for a while, and started talking about it a few months ago. I just posted the first episode of the all new 33 1/3 Cents a Pound, my radio show. It's just a recorded podcast right now, not a live streaming broadcast, but that's ok. This is how I create the show.

Listen to it on the mixcloud site or play it below.

On mobile? Get the Apple Mixcloud App or the Android Mixcloud App and follow JoeSoHeady.

If you want to download it, I can make it available on dropbox. Check back for Episode 02 coming soon!



If I ever get any information wrong or mispronounce a name, please correct me.