Saturday, May 15, 2010

BSJ031: The Cellular Toaster WMSC-FM Alumni Takeover Special 2010

After a 15-year hiatus, I return to my old college radio station at Montclair State University with my former co-host, the lovely & talented Jill Knapp as we relive old times and talk about things we're up to now. We discuss the history of The Cellular Toaster, how it evolved from the show Propaganda From Hell (and we take calls from former hosts Jim From Hell and Alter-Ego Pete), We Might Be Giants Too, Ralph the Word Guy, Jill's band: Industrial Jazz Group, my work with Digital Cafe Tour and Friday's Child, The Dead Milkmen (Bring Out Your Dead!), The Joe Trainor Trio, They Might Be Giants, Frank Zappa, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Fathom and more! Tremendous thanks to Jeff Knapp for being resourceful enough to record this, while my efforts to do so failed miserably! (Recorded Monday, May 10, 2010, 3pm-5pm.)

Here's the set list of the entire show:

INTRO
Featuring "Thus Quacked Zarathustra" by The O.K. Chorale and "Fun Zone" by "Weird Al" Yankovic

SET ONE:
The DBs - "Ask For Jill" - Repercusion
Joe Jackson -  "On Your Radio" - I'm the Man
Talking Heads - "Once In A Lifetime" - Stop Making Sense

SET TWO:
Cellular Toaster – "Dinner Bell" – We Might Be Giants, Too

RALPH THE WORD GUY
Word of the Day: Chitin
Featuring music from "Bananas" by Marvin Hamlisch

SET THREE:
The Industrial Jazz Group - "Bongo non troppo" - Leef 

A CALL FROM JIM FROM HELL 

SET FOUR:
Friday's Child – "Opus" – DigitalCafeTour.com

SET FIVE:
The Dead Milkmen – "Milkmen Stomp" - Death Rides a Pale Cow (The Ultimate Collection)
The Dead Milkmen – "Beach Party Vietnam" - Eat Your Paisley
The Dead Milkmen – "Instant Club Hit (You'll Dance to Anything)" - Bucky Fellini

A CALL FROM ALTER-EGO PETE 

SET SIX:
Joe Trainor Trio – "I Can't Believe My Eyes" – Drive
The Rutles - "Ouch" - The Rutles (All You Need Is Cash)
Alan Sherman - "Pop Hates the Beatles" - For Swingin' Livers Only
De La Soul - "Me, Myself and I" - 3 Feet High and Rising

SET SEVEN:
They Might Be Giants – "The Alphabet of Nations" (Live) – TMBG.com
Frank Zappa - "Dancing Fool" - Sheik Yerbouti
"Weird Al" Yankovic - "Craigslist" - Internet Leaks

SET EIGHT:
The Industrial Jazz Group - "The Job Song" - Leef
Fathom – "Fiddler's Elbow" – DigitalCafeTour.com

Links:
WMSC-FM: http://wmscradio.com
WMSC on Twitter: http://twitter.com/wmsc
WMSC on Facebook: http://facebook.com/group.php?gid=2201183243
Jill Knapp: http://llij.net
We Might Be Giants Too: http://tmbw.net/wiki/We_Might_Be_Giants,_Too!
Industrial Jazz Group: http://industrialjazzgroup.com
Friday's Child: http://frichild.com
The Dead Milkmen: http://deadmilkmen.com
The Joe Trainor Trio: http://joetrainortrio.com
They Might Be Giants: http://theymightbegiants.com
Frank Zappa: http://zappa.com
"Weird Al" Yankovic: http://weirdal.com
Fathom: http://fathom.tv



Related Photos:

Brian Jude & Jill Knapp

Jill models one of our retro 90.3 WMSC T-shirts. "Nosotros nos mamamos!"

WMSC lobby from the Student Center hallway.

WMSC lobby - opposite view.

The "Prod" (Production Studio), with current general manager Jay Ray.

(What's left of) the music library, looking into the studio, with prior DJ Will.

The music library from the studio.