November 2011
7 posts
Show 7: November 29, 2011
Theme: Sundays
The show about the sun inspired me with the idea of doing a whole show about sundays, ironically not a very sunny day of the week.
U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
Iron & Wine - Sodom, South Georgia
Lionel Richie - Easy
Morrissey - Everyday is like Sunday
Velvet Underground - Sunday Morning
Crooked Fingers - Sunday Morning Coming Down
Califone - Sunday Noises
Beck - Sunday...
Show 6: November 8, 2011
Theme: Sun
It was a sunny day that day, so I wanted to commemorate it with an hour all about sunny weather.
The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun
Dinosaur Jr - Take a Run at the Sun
Yellow Sun - The Raconteurs
Sleep Sunshine - The Whigs
Real Estate - Easy
Wilco - A Magazine Called Sunset
Jimmy Wakely and the Sunshine Girls - You Are My Sunshine
Fire Show - You Are My...
Show 5: November 1, 2011
Theme: Post Hardcore
One of my favorite genres of music deserves a theme all its own.
Sleepytime Trio - Like my Plain
Maximillian Colby - Petty Fix
Policy of 3 - Drone
Moss Icon - Mirror
Drive Like Jehu - Step On Chameleon
Fugazi - Blueprint
Rites of Spring - Hain’s Point
Mineral - Gloria
Jawbreaker - Chemistry
Regents - On Boarding
Title Fight - No One Stays...
Show 4: October 18, 2011
Theme: Who Sampled
The website whosampled.com was the inspiration for this week’s show. When I first found this website I was amazed, you can get stuck there for hours. It’s awesome to see how many songs have been sampled and re-appropriated to other genres and remixed in different ways. Joe also stopped by and played a song towards the end.
The Winstons Amen, Brother
- Breakbeat...
Show 3 : October 4, 2011
Theme: Jukebox (Shuffle) Format
Classic radio jukebox format for this week.
Art of Almost - WIlco
Green Aisles - Real Estate
Shady Lane - Pavement
We Are Going to be Friends - Bright Eyes
Opium - The New Division
The Good Times are Killing Me (Live) - Broken Social Scene/Isaac Brock
I Know That Dream - Icewater
Take up Thy Stethoscope and Walk - Pink Floyd
Might - Archers of Loaf
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Show 2 : September 27, 2011
Theme : Sleep
For my second show of 2011, I picked the theme of sleep. This was the same day that we had the Open House/Pizza Party, so naturally, my show got hijacked by all the staff and guests and of course, Devo. At least it was a pizza partyin’ cheesy good time
Memoryhouse - Sleep Patterns
Blind Melon - No Rain When You Sleep - My Bloody Valentine
- Heckling Interruption -
Just...
Sasha’s Theme Time Jukebox: First Show of Fall...
September 20, 2011
My radio show has made a comeback for the Fall 2011 Semester. The theme this week was previously unreleased songs/band comebacks/b-sides. Super stoked on this theme, so excited to be seeing and hearing all these bands making comebacks and releasing new things.
Here’s the playlist:
Carissa’s Wierd - Meredith & Iris Olivia Tremor Control - The Game You Play id in your...
September 2010
1 post
Comeback 2010
Back for another year of WSVA radio. First show of the season was tonight.
The theme was Summer Going into Fall. Since you know, the first official day of fall was last week, on September 23. The Autumnal Equinox, to be exact. (I think I said it was September 22nd in the show.)
Here’s the playlist:
Love Your Friends, Die Laughing - Man Overboard
Moped - Thao Nguyen
The Wagon - Dinosaur Jr.
...
November 2009
4 posts
Show 5: November 5, 2009
Theme: Modest Mouse
I must admit, this show was kind of a cop out for me theme wise. Modest Mouse is one of my all time, if not the all time, favorite band. Thus, doing a show on them is pretty easy, and as my motto for doing a radio show goes - when in doubt, play Modest Mouse.
So I did. And I quite enjoyed it.
I played some rare stuff, instead of the usual popular songs. I feel this is...
Show 4: From October 29, 2009
Theme: Instrumentation
After a year or so of doing this show, I have realized that I have never focused a show on pure instrumentation. My focus, has always been on lyrical content and messages of songs themselves. That is what I gravititate towards naturally, it’s a make or break situation for me most of the time.
So, I decided to break this cycle and make a show based purely on...
Show 3: From October 22, 2009
Theme: Decisions, People Changing, Unexplained Feelings
The theme for this week was a personal one, almost a subcoscious mix of songs that took shape throughout the week from what I was feeling, and in turn, listening to. This theme was kind of hard to explain, so I’ll let the songs speak for themselves instead.
The song genres are from all over. So don’t be startled if you hear some...
Show 2: From October 15, 2009
Theme: Bands That Could Have Opened for The Mars Volta
This week’s theme was inspired by The Mars Volta show from October 8 at Roseland Ballroom. The Mars Volta’s lack of an opening band inspired me to make a theme revolving around possible bands that could have opened for them. After all, they are in a position where they can support some great smaller bands out there that have...
October 2009
2 posts
No Show This Week - The Mars Volta
There won’t be a new show this week, because I am going to see The Mars Volta!
Courtesy of WSVA, of course.
To make up for not having a radio show, I will instead update with an entry devoted The Mars Volta concert tonight.
Country and Southern Rock - Premiere Show of...
Last week, my trip to Nashville inspired me to make country and southern rock music the topic of my debut show.
It was one time opportunity, and a trip that I will never forget. I had won a trip to see Jack White’s Third Man Records studio, and was given a tour. I also met my musical hero and had a chance to talk to him, shake his hand, and take a picture. Being an opportunity and a memory...
September 2009
1 post
Season 2
Sasha’s Themetime Jukebox is coming back for a second season!
The time slot has been upgraded to a later slot, now from 8-9 PM on Thursdays.
Get ready for a new year of themes and some great new music.
I’m also looking forward to updating this blog more with random music updates, in between shows.
March 2009
2 posts
Modest Mouse
Sasha’s Theme Time Jukebox is back this week, with the theme of Modest Mouse!
Being my favorite band, the theme made this show very enjoyable but also very hard to assemble. The hour was full of both old school Modest Mouse tunes as well as their newer, Johnny Marr influenced work.
It made for one hell of a relaxing hour.
So sit back and zone out to some Modest Mouse.
Teeth Like...
Happy & Upbeat
This week’s theme was Happy & Upbeat music. It was chosen to provide a balance for the past two weeks, which had pretty angry and unhappy themes.
While some of these songs were happy in all aspects, from music to melody, others had an upbeat sound with serious lyrics.
Here’s the setlist:
Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss - Built to Spill
Electric Feel - MGMT
Heavy Metal Drummer...
February 2009
5 posts
Infidelity & Betrayal
This week’s theme was a nice one just like last week. That’s right, Betrayal and Infidelity! One would think that this is an easy theme to pick songs for, but it was pretty hard.
Some of these songs just briefly touch on the theme, while others are full on pissed.
I didn’t get to play all the songs that I wanted this week, but I’ll give you the full playlist anyway.
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Anger & Spite
This week’s theme was Anger & Spite.
The way I see it, there are two different ways to approach “angry” music. Either you make it really loud and heavy with angry lyrics, or just play regular, calm music with spiteful lyrics. Lyrics with a bite.
I prefer the latter, but there’s no denying that heavy music provides a good catharsis.
Some of these songs aren’t so...
Reverb
This week, the theme of the show was Reverb.
What is reverb? Well, reverb reverberation is the persistance of sound in a space, even after the sound is removed. So, it is a lot like an echo.
Reverb is an important part of music and many bands use reverb whether on their vocals or musical instruments.
Personally, I am a huge fan of strong vocal reverb, as made popular by My Morning Jacket.
Here...
Bands to Watch : The Mix!
Pretty rad cover, huh?
Yeah. That’s me. Haha.
Setlist
We are Beautiful, We are Doomed - Los Campesinos!
Mathematics - The Fashion
Ragged Wood - Fleet Foxes
Anonanimal - Andrew Bird
Anchors Dropped - Mt. St. Helen’s Vietnam Band\
Blindsided - Bon Iver
Nothing Ever Happened - Deerhunter
Furr - Blitzen Trapper
Hummingbird - Born Ruffians
Language City - Wolf Parade
Broadripple is...
Bands to Watch
This week’s show was dedicated to promoting some great and little-known bands to watch and listen to in 2009. Aka, a hipster’s worst nightmare! ;)
Some of the bands are just getting started, while others have been releasing great records for years. The point of this show was to bring attention to those especially gaining momentum this year.
I have great confidence that these these...
January 2009
2 posts
Beyond the Cut
A song that didn’t make it...
Back in Primetime!
Sasha’s Themetime Jukebox - First show back!
Now at a new, Primetime spot. 7-8 pm on Thursdays. Right before all the Thursday madness begins, aka Wizards of Radical and Thrashin’ Thursdays.
This week’s theme was Cover Songs!
Nice and cheesy, nothing’s real and everything’s a knockoff.
Here’s the setlist: (There’s so much more I wanted to play)
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