9/17 playlist

What a crazy few days it's been.  After getting a collective 13 hours of sleep over the past three days, I'm completely pooped. Here's today's set, which I thoroughly enjoyed:

• "Rollercoaster" - Bleachers
• "In The Aeroplane Over The Sea" - Neutral Milk Hotel
• "It’s a Thing" - Madi Harper
• "Take A Walk" - Passion Pit
• "Be Your Own God" - Nightmare and the Cat
• "We Could Be Friends" - Freelance Whales
• "Run" - The Maine
• "I Thank You" - The Mowgli's
• "Panic" - The Smiths
• "Unbelievers" - Vampire Weekend
• "Right Now" - Never Let This Go
• "R U Mine?" - Arctic Monkeys
• "Sleeping Sickness" - City & Colour
• "Holding On To You" - twenty one pilots
• "Immigrant Song" - Karen O
• "1983" - Neon Trees

Missed it live? Catch up by listening on 8tracks here and make sure to tune live in next Wednesday (and every Wednesday for that matter) online or on KASC 1330 AM at 1 P.M. sharp!

Keep your eyes peeled for an article reviewing Paradise Fears's Live Forever Tour on The Blaze's music blog (COTMA), coming this Friday.

9/10 playlist + concert happenings

Here's my playlist from my shift today on The Blaze 1330 AM. Listen to it on 8tracks here!

• "Turn Blue" - The Black Keys
• "Days Are Gone" - HAIM
• "Time" - The Maine
• "The First Single (Cause A Scene)" - The Format
• "Blackbird Smile" - Nightmare and the Cat
• "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" - Vampire Weekend
• "The Wolf" - Miniature Tigers
• "Back To The Shack" - Weezer
• "Where The Streets Have No Name" - U2
• "I Wanna Get Better" - Bleachers
• "Island" - Dear Jerome
• "Tightrope" - Walk the Moon
• "Birthday Girl" - The Roots feat. Patrick Stump
• "Guns For Hands" - twenty one pilots

Beyond excited that I get to represent The Blaze at the Paradise Fears concert on Sunday.  More excited that I get to discover local music and see people who I haven't seen in a while, too!

Listen to me every Wednesday from 1 P.M. to 2 P.M. on 1330 AM or online here.

First day at The Blaze + 9/3 playlist

So, today was my official first day as a radio disc jockey and I've only been on air for an hour but I can already tell I know that's where I belong.

When I first arrived to the studio, the music director, Amanda, was doing her weekly Wednesday noon to 1 PM shift.  We chatted about different bands that we both liked, quickly realizing we both had a mutual love for twenty one pilots, Ezra Koenig and Fall Out Boy (all of my favorite subjects). Once I started my set, she commented on my selections (I kicked off my set with The Chain Gang of 1974's "Sleepwalking", who I saw in concert this past July) and gave me pointers and praised me before and after I went on air.  She left to go to her class after 15 minutes of sitting in and then I was all alone.

I felt at ease and so comfortable behind that microphone with the oversized headphones on.  I scrolled through the music library, noticing some of my local favorites (Miniature Tigers, The Maine, & Never Let This Go) that I selected to play during the local slots of the hour and finished my hour off with songs I noticed in the music library that I cannot stop listening to. During my talk breaks, I talked about how certain artists would be coming to town (DROWNERS & Arctic Monkeys), artists who I've seen live before (twenty one pilots) and artists who are a particular favorite (Vampire Weekend & fun.).

Playlist for today's show can be viewed below:

• "Sleepwalking" - The Chain Gang of 1974
• "Ya Hey" - Vampire Weekend
• "Swimming Pool Blues" - Miniature Tigers
• "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?" - Arctic Monkeys
• "Luv, Hold Me Down" - DROWNERS
• "All The Pretty Girls" - fun.
• "Forever Halloween" - The Maine
• "Ode To Sleep" - twenty one pilots
• "Here Comes The Sun" - The Beatles
• "Forever" - HAIM
• "Right Now" - Never Let This Go
• "Fever" - The Black Keys
• "Tongue Tied" - Grouplove

In case you missed it, listen to the tracks played on today's show on 8tracks here.

To hear my show live, tune in to The Blaze 1330 AM every Wednesday at 1 PM and keep listening all the way until 2 PM!