I’ve started doing some hosting on CBC Radio 3. It’s a great place to listen to and discover Canadian music. It’s also a cool online community. I’m on again tomorrow (Tuesday, Aug 17) from 10AM-2PM E.S.T. You can listen in and join the conversation at CBC Radio 3, or on Sirius Satellite Radio Channel 86.
I will be sitting in with the lovely and talented Craig Norris for The Craig Norris Hour from 10am-2pm E.S.T. Thursday morning. Craig’s a funny guy, and I think we’re on the same wavelength. Please join us. You can listen to the show on Sirius channel 86, or if you’re one of those lucky people who have access to a computer, you can just click on CBC Radio 3.
And while we’re on CBC, don’t forget to check out the comedy segment I put together. Subscribe to CBC’s The Know-It-Alls.
This week it’s a mixed bag of stuff including:
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I’ve compared Chatroulette to Russian Roulette (for penises): Click. Click. Click. Click. Click. Cock! The best creative use of the site that randomly matches chatters is done by a guy named Merton…actually an online, not-so-well-kept secret, alter ego of Ben Folds. There are a bunch of videos where he’s at what appears to be his home piano, improvising songs. This time around, he takes it live. It’s great:
They might not be masters of music, but OK GO definitely are masters of the music video. Their latest:
This time around I talk about a variety of topics:
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Here’s a new version of the 80s Christmas Classic, featuring an all-star cast of alt comedy, plus some surprise guests. See how many people you can name:
This appeared in January of this year on Bill McMahon’s Personality Radio blog. It pretty much encapsulates much of what’s wrong with terrestrial radio today.
The Problem with Ryan Seacrest
Here’s what’s really scary. In the past few months, “On-Air with Ryan Seacrest” has spread to approximately 140 markets, including most of the 50 largest cities in America. How did this happen? The show has no record of ratings success. The content is no different and no better than the average local radio morning show. Okay, Ryan gets more and better celebrity guests, but who cares. There’s absolutely nothing special about his interviews — no intimacy and no revelations. Listeners can get the same information by reading the press release for the new movie, CD, book, or other project the celebrity guest is hyping. Make no mistake about it; these are not Howard Stern-like interviews. There are no surprises in Ryan’s fawning and shallow conversations. The show is not live, but that probably doesn’t matter given its content. It’s just a bunch of unoriginal recycled bits from Ryan’s morning show in Los Angeles, which by the way, is not even the highest rated show on KIIS FM. So, what’s going on here? Why is this show spreading? It’s definitely not a virus.
“On-Air with Ryan Seacrest” exists for two primary reasons neither of which has anything to do with what comes out of a radio’s speakers or making radio listeners’ lives better. First, Ryan Seacrest is famous — not for extraordinary talent, not for producing amazing radio content, not for producing stellar Arbitron numbers. Ryan Seacrest is famous for being the host of American Idol. Ryan Seacrest is famous for his boyish good looks. Ryan Seacrest is famous for hanging out with Simon Cowell. Second, “On-Air with Ryan Seacrest” is cheap programming — a money-saving alternative to paying local personalities in 140 markets. So radio station operators blinded by fame and celebrity and driven by the need to reduce expenses are programming this drivel. Yikes!
Ed Hardy has become the brand of choice for douchebags worldwide. The “man” responsible for creating Ed Hardy is Christian Audigier. He’s the guy to blame. In an interesting twist, he is also the creator of one of the 90s douchiest brands, Von Dutch. Or as I like to call it, Von Douche. Here’s a great song/video calling out Audigier for his crimes against fashion and taste.