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

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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

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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

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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

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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!

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.