I am once again settling in the Norfeast.* Details to come.

In the meantime, anyone have thoughts on how to "man up" an overpoweringly pink bathroom? Should I just go all Hart Foundation on it and add black towels, candles, etc.?


* = Note I do not pronounce it this way.

Tags: life, philly

I've gotten a few nibbles on some of these via Craigslist but nothing too serious. Also, the artwork I'm offering for the first time to you good people ahead of anyone else. Local buyers/pickup preferred.

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In the late spring and early summer of 2005, I negotiated with a good man named Jim McGuinn for a chance to do something I had only dreamed about. As spring turns to summer 4 years later, it looks like that dream is coming to an end.

For various personal reasons, I will be moving out of Center City Philadelphia at the end of this month. As a result, my term as the longest continuously serving Y-Rock DJ -- at least as a volunteer/listener from outside the original Y100 staff -- will end.

My last regular shift is tomorrow, Wednesday 6/24 10am-1pm EST, including the Old School Nooner.

The Circuit, my baby, Y-Rock's collection of alternative electronics and progressive rhythms, will run previously recorded episodes through the July 4th weekend Saturday nights at 10pm EST. I can't make any promises, but I hope to continue the show in some form after that point. I will also do my very best to be available to fill in for other Y-Rock DJs on an emergency basis and represent the station (and see all of your smiling faces) at shows and live events.

It's been an honor and a privilege to fight the good fight for good music alongside you folks.

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( I need to break my lease and find a new tenant for my beloved apartment as of July 15. )



( I need people to help me move, pronto. )

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It's administrivia time! Here are the last few weeks' worth of playlists from The Circuit, your source for alternative electronics and rhythms from Y-Rock on XPN...

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...and here's some cool news: The next Turntable Takeover is coming to The Circuit! We welcome Philly's own Shawn Ryan of Hurrah DJs and Peter Dragontail for an exclusive indie-dance battle on the wheels of steel. Tune in for this special set on Saturday, June 13th at 10pm EST!

Tags: music, philly, y-rock

Not only was I four months ahead of the curve on the whole cover-songs thing we set up this past week at Y-Rock on XPN, I came back and did it for 'em again on The Circuit for Saturday, May 16. See how I roll?

Erick Sermon, Keith Murray & Redman - Rapper's Delight [Sugar Hill Gang]
Jean Grae - Hypnotize [Notorious B.I.G.] $ @
Emergency Broadcast Network - Behavior Modification/We Will Rock You (bipartisan mix) [Queen]
Placebo - Running Up That Hill [Kate Bush]
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Nine Inch Nails - Dead Souls [Joy Division]
Asian Dub Foundation - Return of Django [The Upsetters]
Dub Pistols - Gangsters [The Specials] $
Santogold & Diplo - Guns of Brooklyn (Doc and Jon Hill dub) [The Clash] @
Vampire Weekend - Exit Music (for a Film) [Radiohead]
//
Coil - Who by Fire [Leonard Cohen]
Clan of Xymox - Heroes (slow industrial version) [David Bowie]
Collide - White Rabbit [Jefferson Airplane]
The Soup Dragons - I'm Free [The Rolling Stones]
Caustic - The Humpty Dance (original) [Digital Underground]
//
Glass Candy - Computer Love [Kraftwerk]
Convert to 8 Bit - Psycho Killer [Talking Heads] @
Petra Haden - Music [Cornelius]
The Method & Result - Private Eyes [Hall & Oates] @
The Doves - Blackbird [The Beatles]
//
Everything but the Girl - Corcovado (Knee Deep Remix/Ben Watt Vocal) [Antonio Carlos Jobim]
Tiga - Hot in Herre [Nelly]
Peaches - Sex (I'm a) [Berlin]
Ladytron - Oops Oh My [Tweet]
//
M.I.A. - Jimmy [Parvati Khan]
Soulwax - Teachers [Daft Punk]
Mark Ronson ft. Daniel Merriwether - Stop Me (Kissy Sell Out's True Romance) [The Smiths]
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Rage Against the Machine - Renegades of Funk [Afrika Bambaataa]

"$" = new/recent recording
"@" = Philadelphia-affiliated artist

I have one pair of passes left to attend the next Making Time party in Philly on Friday, May 22, their 9th Anniversary Freakout with The Juan Maclean and The Field! Send an email with your full name to adam\\at\\yrockonxpn\\dot\\org, I'll pick a random winner from all entries received by 11:59 P.M. EST on Tuesday, May 19!

Also, Memorial Day means another edition of The Circuit's "Looong Weekend" show! Great beats and electronics in extended formats... every song at least 7 minutes long! Listen to epic atmospheres Saturday, May 23 starting at 10:00 P.M. EST!

Tags: music, philly, y-rock

Attention all home-dwellers and happy homemakers on my friends list! I have a household maintenance issue that requires your input and advice. (Yes, from you, and you, maybe even you.)

It's the dreaded recurring slow bathtub drain. I can't remember the last time the water went straight down the drain during a shower so that you could see the tub floor throughout... the tub's regularly 1/4 to 3/4 full afterwards. Some chemical uncloggers have failed to produce acceptable results so far. All in all, ick.

I'm in a high-rise apartment, so I know YMMV and all that other contextual nonsense. Certain solutions will be broached with my landlord and building management, of course. With this in mind, kids, what solution(s) has best worked for you?

1. a Liquid Plumr product (if so, which one?)
2. a Drano product (if so, which one?)
3. some other brand/product
4. Plumber A: "...motherfucking snake in a motherfucking drain"
5. Plumber B: replace drain, pipes, and/or tub
6. some combination of 1.-5.
7. other: __________________

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Thanks to everyone who tuned in for the first Turntable Takeover on The Circuit! Hopefully we'll have more guest DJ mixes like that in the near future. In the meantime, definitely check out the specs on DJ 23 and the playlist from his first hour and my second hour on May 9...


//TURNTABLE TAKEOVER mix by DJ 23//
Combichrist - All Pain is Gone
SAM - Catatonic Dreams (C/A/T remix)
Chainreactor - Psychokiller
Nachtmahr - Feuer Frei! (Straftanz remix)
Diskonnekted - Adrenaline (XP8 mix)
Bruderschaft - The Return (Imperative Reaction remix)
Underplain - I Feel Lost
VNV Nation - As it Fades (VNV's 2nd MVMT)
Scandy - Iron Pitbull
Glis - Dead Set 7am (Re:Stomped)
XP8 - Ready2Go
Noisuf-X - Noise & Bouncing
Industriegebiet - Sex Mit Einer Leiche (Soman rmx)
Azrael Trigger - Strife
Modulate - Hard and Dirty (SAM mix)
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The Juan Maclean - One Day (James Curd remix) $
The Whip - Sister Siam $
Annie - Anthonio (Designer Drugs remix) $
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Guru - Divine $
Nina Simone - Save Me (Messengers mix)
Liquid Liquid - Optimo
Duran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know?
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Miss Kittin & the Hacker - Electronic City $
A.C. Slater - Rock it Out $
Cicada - Falling Rockets (Moulinex remix) $
//
Massive Attack - Angel

"$" = new/recent release


This coming week (starting May 11) Y-Rock on XPN goes "undercover!" It's a special Covers Week, where alternative/indie/modern rock's best perform each others' work as well as selections from the pantheon of music. I'll be participating Wednesday from 10am-1pm EST (including an all-covers edition of the Old School Nooner) and Saturday from 8pm-midnight (including an all-covers Circuit).

And if you didn't win tickets for Philadelphia's next Making Time party (21+), email me [adam\\at\\yrockonxpn\\dot\\org] because I'll be picking random winners throughout the week! Making Time happens Friday, May 22, and in addition to regulars like Dave P., his band of merry DJs, and uber-rad drink specials, this one features live performances from the artists behind two of this year's most anticipated electronic albums: The Juan Maclean and The Field!

Listen online 24/7, on 88.5 HD-2 24/7, or 88.5 XPN FM Wednesday-Friday nights!

Tags: music, philly, y-rock

My shift this Saturday (May 9) on Y-Rock on XPN promises to be a doozy!

Sometime between 8-10pm EST I'll be giving away passes to see the first-ever Philadelphia performance by The Prodigy on Tuesday, May 19!

Then... you probably know that Y-Rock does Radio Takeovers where musicians and celebrities (Ben Kweller, M. Ward, Amanda Palmer, Rainn Wilson, and Shane Victorino to name a few) come in to play DJ and pick music near and dear to their hearts. Well, the first-ever Turntable Takeover is coming to The Circuit, as I welcome to the studio DJ 23 of New Castle, Delaware for a bracing mix of industrial, synthpop, and electronic body music at 10pm!

ETA: Wait, wait, that's not all! I just found out that after DJ 23's mix, I'll have more tickets to give away! The next Making Time party on Friday, May 22 features Dave Pianka and his band of merry DJs, plus live performances from the artists behind two of this year's most anticipated electronic albums: The Juan Maclean and The Field!

Listen online or on 88.5 HD-2!

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Just when I was starting to wonder about him having a little bit of TEH GHEY, Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor went and got himself engaged.

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