| New Rant! Random Hour: X96 on Shuffle |
[Nov. 26th, 2009|06:04 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | 90s, alternative, ice rant, modern rock, radio, random hour, salt lake city, shuffle, us radio, utah, x96 | ] |
Its been a week since the last rant, and today is Thanksgiving it means US radio stations are slightly diffferent from your normal programming and it's my favorite type of weekend on X96 Salt Lake, Where its SHUFFLE weekend, which means a lot of random songs 26/11/09 1000-1100
KXRK Provo Ogden, Salt Lake City, who knows what we'll play next, we're on Shuffle
And it starts out with... OINGO BOINGO - Not My Slave
haven't actually heard this song but of course "Dead Mans Party" and "Only A Lad" are great songs plus they did the theme for "Weird Science" heh, of course also interesting is that film score composer Danny Elfman was a member of this band, tiz good ***1/2
STP - Interstate Love Song
all good ****
What will we play next who the hell knows, X96
Pennywise - Stand By Me
this goes way back, and a damn good version ****
Metric - Help, I'm Alive
damn good song ****
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Eve 6 - Promise
WOW!!! I know a past rant I mentioned an Eve 6 blast from the past with "Think Twice" but this was an awesome song back in the day ****
if you put a thousand monkeys with a thousand iPods at a radio station It Would Sound like This
MGMT - Kids
all good ****
RHCP - Higher Ground
of course its a classic version ****
Nirvana - All Apologies
yes overplayed but still a good song ****
Random Music, Why Because we Can, X96 on Shuffle
Death Cab - Meet Me On The Equinox
of course I don't intend to see anything involving "The Twilight Saga" but I have to say they've put together good soundtracks for them ****
X96 Nightmare before Xmas this Monday, 30 Seconds To Mars, Say Anything and King Nico
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whats coming up next we have no freakin' Idea X96
Tonic - If You Could Only See
heres one from back in the day still good enough ****
at X96 we're on a lot of stuff but this weekend we're on Shuffle
Silversun Pickups - Panic Switch
still an awesome song ****
Weezer - Undone (The Sweater Song)
of course its a classic ****1/2
Pearl Jam - Alive
and again a 90s classic ****
Ben Folds Five - Song For The Dumped
tiz alright ***1/4
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| You Want MORE? you Got it, More FM |
[Nov. 16th, 2009|04:14 pm] |
OK Folks, I threatened it back to a DUNEDIN station (although technically NZ Wide) its 97.4 (Formerly 98) More FM
1500-1600 UK 16/11/09 (0400-0500 NZ 17/11/09)
Are you ready for this? 974. Dunedin Its a bit of this.. Pokerface (GaGa), Under The Bridge (RCHP), Funhouse(Pink)
Daniel Powter - Bad Day
CHEEESY of course but not bad **1/2
Pink - Funhouse
average ***
Smash Mouth - All Star
ahh this takes me wayback when loved it back then of course it got overused in movies and the like (Didn't actually know it was first used in Mystery Men, but its most associated with Shrek) ***1/2
we have a DJ? Dane Anderson, Kings of Leon Live DVD
KOL - Use Somebody
all good ****
Music Variety and heaps of it More FM
BEP - Meet Me Halfway
OK ***
Music Variety and more of it on More FM
Fray - How to Save A life
ok yes cheesy but ok ***1/2
The Gossip - Love Long Distance
yeah ok ***
Ads, for DUNEDIN stuff, since I'm getting sick of Auckland ones haha
Otago Settlers Museum, More FM Cancellations, Harvey Norman, Dunedin Art Gallery a couple of others
97.4 Dunedin, All The stuff you like to hear, Funhouse (they love this song then), One Day (Opshop), Time Of Your Life (Greenday)
Katy Perry - If you can afford me
again its alright **1/2
and now a hit from the mixtape, Mixtape 1984, Michael Jackson - Thriller
Its the VERY RARE pop song that I have to give ***** because hey who doesn't love it?
Newton Faulkner - If This is it
again reasonably average, nothing really special at all **1/2
Kelly Clarkson - Behind Those Hazel Eyes
"Awww" decent pop song of course ***
Dave Grohl is a Legend Heres the new one Wheels just added on More FM: so of course it's Foo Fighters - Wheels
I was wrong when I said I had 4 of their albums I think I only have 3 haha, but still
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| Random Hour: 98 Rock Tampa Bay (WXTB) |
[Nov. 13th, 2009|03:49 pm] |
Time for a Quick rant meaning its jusan hour, gotta go for 98 Rock WXTB Tampa Bay since I haven't actually done a normal hour for them
1453-1553 UK (0953-1053 US)
Slipknot - Duality
all good of course I'm not the worlds biggest Slipknot Fan but its alright ***1/2
Pearl Jam - Better Man
yes Overplayed but still good ****
WXTB we won't be stopping the rock, if anyone even tries to we're gonna come and bust a cap in their ass, it's the bust a cap guarantee 98 Rock
Metallica - Fade To Black
Absolute Classic *****
Double Shot: Metallica - Fuel
of course its a damn good song *****
Shinedown - Second Chance
still an awesome song ****1/2
Staind - For You
all good ****
Cage The Elephant - Ain't No Rest For the Wicked
more goodness ****
STP - Insterstate Love Song
absolute classic of course although it doesn't seem to be played as much as it used to be (which is a good thing) with "Plush" getting the most nowadays ****
3 Doors Down - Kryptonite
still a great song, although as big as this song was I'm not hearing it as much as you'd think but hey ****
APC - Judith
awesome song ****1/2
Linkin Park - New Divide
yes still all good ****
AC/DC - Hells Bells
going wayback its of course classic ****
And Finally: The Offspring - Gotta Get Away
rarer Offspring track, all good though ***3/4 |
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| Back to NZ Back to ZM |
[Nov. 12th, 2009|10:08 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | 91zm, 96zm, chr, ice rant, new zealand, nz, nz radio, pop, random hour, top 40, zm | ] |
Time to go to the Dark Side once again, ZM 1009 NZ time 13/11/09 (yes its friday the 13th hmm) 2109 UK (Still only Thursday The 12th) since I've recently done The Edge during this timeslot
Foos - Wheels
of course a damn good song **** of course the greatest hits is actually kinda useless since I have 4 of their CDs already (out of 6)
Speaking to MC Hammer Tomorrow (Although the Madhouse already have, and I did love Doms "Performance" of "Can't Touch This")
Rhihanna - Shut Up & Drive
average ***
NZ's Biggest hits 10 in a Row on ZM
Dane Rumble - Don't Know What to Do
now the last time his name was mentioned I was wondering who the hell he was but now I know he was a member of the Fastcrew (I Got...) and I think I had actually heard the name before but hey its an alright song yes its pretty poppy but yes the key factor is catchiness ***
ZMs High School Hit - Class of 2000 - U2 Beautiful Day
not a bad song of course it's U2 so its all good ****
someone remembering Cobb & Co hah!
Jay Sean - Down
pretty blah **
AAR's - Gives You Hell
I'm still loving this song haven't heard it for a while I suppose but its all good
ZMs 10 songs in a row
Katy Perry - Waking Up In Vegas
blah again, don't really see the big deal in her **1/2
Trust ZM For New Music - I.Y.A.Z - Replay
mentioned in the last US station I did, but pretty terrible, and DEFINATLY too Catchy **1/2 pretty much Sean Kingston Jr.
and another mention of its catchyness
ZM Presents Kelly Clarkson Live
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Britney - 3
of course its pretty freakin' Terrible DUD
Fedde Le Grande - Put Your Hands Up For Detroit
not my thing at all but you already knew that **
The Word, NZ's music - Katchafire - Working
it could only be NZ Music oddly there does seem to be more NZ Reggae than actual Jamaican haha ** (but that could be becaue I don't listen to Jamaican stations, any reccomendations haha )
Linkin Park - New Divide
all good ****
Someone winz tix to see Taylor Swift in Sydney
Black Thunders still exist
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Onerepublic - All The Right Moves
ok ***
BodyRockers - I Like The Way You Move
can't believe this is still getting played since it was kinda novelty and isn't really that good at all **
thats it, final thoughts: The Edge is still better :) I'm thinking of FINALLY doing a More FM rant next time since I've noticed that they stream multiple versions of the station including Dunedins so it could be a proper rant like the old days with Dunedin Ads and since their not quite One station completely yet (yay for at least SOME regionalisation) |
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| now for an American Classic Rock Station,Q104.5 Charleston South Carolina |
[Nov. 11th, 2009|04:12 pm] |
Time for some more Classic Rock stuff, WRFQ (Q104.5) Charleston South Carolina
1012-1112 US Time (1512-1612 UK) 11/11/09 (lest we forget...)
Joe Walsh - Life's Been Good
its a pretty good song ***1/2
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The Boat That Rocked is renamed Pirate Radio in the US huh? still havent seen it but I Guess I really should what with being a geek about that sorta thing, but I think the Hauraki story is probably a better Pirate radio story,
Charlestons Classic Rock
Cheap Trick - I want You To Want Me (live)
heh, seeing as I did actually hear the Letters to Cleo version on The Edge the other day but of course its a very well written pop song ****
Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar
hey its the stones of course its good (although I don't actually own any of their CDs I really should look into getting some) ****
Motley Crue- Smokin' In The Boys Room
HAH! of course its cheesy and I believe it is actually a cover but hey its alright ***
.38 Special - Hold On Loosely
cheesy as hell song but very catchy ****
Led Zeppelin - What is And What Should Never Be
of course its Led Zep its awesome haha ****
Q104.5
Foreigner - Head Games
I've said it before that of course they have to be one of the cheesiest 70s/80s bands but the songs are too damn catchy ***3/4
Filler Track is played here but I don't know what it is anyways
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Pink Floyd - Money
of course a classic ****1/2
Journey - Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'
again one of the cheesiest 70s/80s bands you can think of and a terribly cheesy song to go with it haha ***
Bachman-Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
Ahh classic, although I can't think of this song w/out thinking of Smashey and Nicey hah ****
Aerosmith - Love In An Elevator
all good ****
Thats it |
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| Just Great Classic Rock that Rocks (with a couple of more recent songs in there as well) |
[Nov. 5th, 2009|09:50 pm] |
Yes a late rant today, howsabout some Hauraki during daytime, 1000-1100 NZ Time 06/11/09 (2100-2200 UK)
Blur - Song 2
of course a good song only 2 minutes so can never get sick of it ****
Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
of course a classic
Classic Rock/Just Great Rock, Hauraki
Genesis - Home By The Sea
not a well known Genesis song to me, although I did hear the original Land Of Confusion last week after getting used to the Disturbed version ***
AC/DC -Rock & Roll Train
all good ****
Doors - Break On Through
of course a classic ****
Tom Petty - Yer So Bad
average really, nothing special ***
Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger
while since I've actually heard this even if I am in The UK and they have "Broken Up" **** but of course back to those 90s days
John Fogerty - Old Man Down The Road
haven't heard of it, but not bad ***
What was (RUN TO THE HILLS!) is (It's been a while) and will be...
Papa Roach - Lifeline
probably the most played of the "Modern" songs I've heard on Hauraki actually but hey its a good song ****
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Van Halen - Panama
ahh a Van Halen song I actually like a helluva lot ****
Haurakis Rock Report, Illegal Downloaders spend more money on actual CD's (yes Its true) Motorhead recording a new album in Feb, Black Crowes DVD
Foreigner - Feels Like The First Time
CHEESY **1/2
Great Rock/Classic Rock
GNR - Don't Cry
mellow for them but alright ***
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| Yes Its time for an Edge rant - 03/11/09 |
[Nov. 2nd, 2009|09:56 pm] |
Finally after a struggle to actually get the stations stream to work its finally working now, so to celebrate here's a Random Edge Hour it was down on Friday Morning (NZ Time) I think due to a major Power cut in Auckland, but wasn't working until now (2050 UK Time, 0950 NZ)
so now its time for the first time in forever for me to be listening to The Edge at 10am the slot formerly held by Tarsha, then Jo Cotton, and maybe some other people.
was able to Listen to The Rock earlier and didn't even realise is was Melbourne Cup Day heh
End of the Madhouse sees Dom loving the Jay-Z Track "Empire State of Mind" and your final Joke of the day, Michael Jackson movie has been given "PG" which means he still can't be trusted alone with the kids, Dom's Brother also gave his tips for the Cup
anyways ads and lets officially start the rant @ 2104 UK time 02/11/09 1004 NZ 03/11/09
New Music (She's A Genius, Bulletproof)
Jay Sean (not To be Confused w/ Jay-Z)/Lil Wayne - Down
alright, but a bit average **1/2
Tiki - Always On My Mind
damn good song, nice and chill ****
Foos - Wheels
I am loving this song now, after not really liking it that much to begin with but its great ****1/2 yes its too catchy and much more poppy for them but hey nothing wrong with that
Todays host for the time slot, Megan (AKA The Madhouse news girl) Melbourne cup stuff, tix for Nickelback to win
Pitbull - I Know You Want Me
alright ***1/2
No Doubt - Spiderwebs
ahh the old No Doubt, damn good song and a little bit less obvious from "Just a Girl" or "Don't Speak" so gets bonus points ****1/4
Melbourne Cup picks from Celebs, Danyon Loader, Tana Umaga, Christian Cullen, Megan votes for the prettiest uniform heh
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94.2 Auckland, New Music Now
Paramore - Brick By Boring Brick
damn good song ****1/2
Fedde Le Grande - Put Your Hands Up For Detroit
back into the evil dance music (but we have had a nice flow of rock today) **
Ke$ha thanks NZ for making her #1 and hey here's the Song - Tik Tok (and hey the Digirama site tells us its the "hot Intro" heh, gotta love those insider deals)
I can still say theres sorta GaGa comparisons here, since it kinda reminds me of "Just Dance" in the chorus, but still its alright ***
someone wants to see "New Moon" The Edge giving away tix
who woulda thunk it? - Death Cab For Cutie on the Edge? yep - Meet Me on The Equinox
its pretty good ****
someone forgetting someone they met at a halloween party, don't have the number so lets try and find her, a girl in a red dress from Paeroa who came up to Hamilton
Ads, Public Service announcement about Fireworks, and a liquor ban
Gin - Under My Skin
actually haven't heard this one of hers, but her "oh My God" song is too damn catchy now after not really liking it the first time I heard it on the Madhouse rant a month or two ago (would probably be up to ***3/4 or so), this isn't as good though **1/2
Taio Cruz - Break Your Heart
Ok ***
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Fletch & Vaughan....looking for a girl to go on a blind date thanks to Bongo Dating
Jet - She's A Genius
damn good song ****
Lily Allen - Can I Say The title of this song? .... You
Why do birds suddenly appear... or at least that kinda sounds like the sample heh but hey its kinda pointless to release a song that will be completly censored isn't it? but not bad ***
or maybe the girl was from Porrirua still trying to find her
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| Feature THIS! - KBPI Denver 29/10/09 |
[Oct. 29th, 2009|06:57 pm] |
time once again to go to Denver for a KBPI Rant
but first from the Twitter Universe (Follow icerantz) changtiki: cant believe what one of our listeners just did ON AIR!
just when I tune out huh? so I missed it but if anyone can fill in feel free, of course it maybe on the podcast but I'll have to wait until Monday at the earliest to download it (Damn work and not having a home PC hey I'm crap at saving money haha)
But anyways back to the matter: FEATURE THIS is the new lunchtime feature, playing tracks off a feature album throughout the hour, Todays Album is... FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH - War Is The Answer because they just played at Infest (their big concert)
First song: Bulletproof
reminds me more of a slipknot song really but still pretty damn awesome, METAL!! **** also funny it has an All That Remains reference since they just played All That Remains heh
AC/DC - T.N.T
of course a classic tune, have to give it *****
Creed - Overcome
its damn catchy I'll tell ya that, but otherwise pretty average ***1/2
Best Band in Denver going on, To The Last Bullet, The Bitter Forgiven and Vanadium, if any of them become big thank the station
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Feature This: part 2 - Five Finger Death Punch - Far From Home
wow, Mellow track here, even with the strings, enter the complaints "They've gone soft" but of course I don't have a problem, its nice to have a change of pace with some acts ****
he doesn't use his real name because its Basil Nottingham the Third, Dan
Disturbed - Indestructible
all good ****
Nickelback - Never Again
say what you will about them but this song still rocks haven't heard it for a while either ****
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Final Feature This track: Five Finger Death Punch - No-One Gets Left Behind
freakin' awesome track ****
Metallica - Cyanide
still damn good ****
Aerosmith - Come Together
as I've said before I don't really see the point of this cover but hey its alright ***1/2
Hurt - Rapture
I freakin' Love this song, Its kinda Tool-esque but hey its pretty damn awesome only have their first album though but its good stuff ****1/2
and finally - Sick Puppies - You're Going Down
as y'know I love this song ****1/2
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| Random Hour, Random Station, WXZZ, Z-Rock Lexington Kentucky 28/10/09 |
[Oct. 28th, 2009|08:11 pm] |
OK first attempt at finding a station today didn't work so heres a random station I've never heard, WXZZ, Z-Rock, Lexington Kentucky (wow, of all the places, but hey gotta cover everywhere), just your general "Rock" station, new old, everything I suppose
1509pm-1609 Local Time, and 1909-2009 UK Time 28/10/09
Three Days Grace - Break
damn good song ****
Lexingtons Pure Rock, Z-103
Pink Floyd - Have A Cigar
classic stuff of course ****
The Frequency is 103.3, we are lexingtons Pure Rock Z-103
White Stripes - Icky Thump
more damn good stuff here **** plus I do like the whole message "Why don't you kick yourself out your an immigrant too" heh
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Motley Crue - Dr Feelgood
ahh classic, Cheesy yes, but hey it was the 80s ****
Creed - Overcome
yes their back, don't be ashamed you liked em back in the day, it was funny reading the second ever rant from June 2000 (yes it was that long ago) and I did consider "With Arms Wide Open" the best song out at the time, just my opinion but hey (I considered Shihads Pacifier "boring" at the time, I've seen the error of my ways, and yes I would now say that was the best song on that haha) But I do like this enough, sure its pretty generic though ***1/2
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White Zombie - More Human Than Human
of course an Awesome Song ****
Ted Nugent - Stranglehold
Wow! here, 70s cheese but pretty awesome, quite epic as well ****
Pearl Jam - Betterman
still good ***1/2
ahh heres a feature for 4pm, Thumbs up or the finger, playing a new song if you like it thumbs up, if its bad give it the finger
Kings of Leon - Crawl
good song here, not their best but alright ***1/2 had the album for ages of course but yes its good
Foos - My Hero
of course a classic ****
no-one liking the Kings of Leon to begin but a couple do, but anyways, we'll leave it at that |
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| You may remember some of these songs, KRAB Really Retro Show, 26/10/09 |
[Oct. 26th, 2009|07:50 pm] |
yes you were waiting for todays rant weren't you? here ya go long time no rant for... KRAB Bakersfield California, back with the "Really Retro Show" for some old school alternative action. its of course midday US Time on 26/10/09
And we're starting out with BAD RELIGION - Los Angeles is Burning
I'm actually not sure if the shows started but hey, the songs about 5 years old, awesome song though ****
Stroke 9 - Little Black Backpack
heres a kinda "Oh Wow" from way back in the day, and I liked it tons back then, also gotta love the "Kick Some Ass" Video from "Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back" it did actually get on the pop top 40 back in the day too if I remember ***1/2
Puddle of Mudd - She Hates Me
yes again it feels kinda wrong to call a song thats about 7 years old retro, but hey its a loooooooooong time ago, yes of course it had its time way back when probably will go down as their biggest hit (this or Blurry) but hey I don't mind it, just over it ***
Offspring - Kids Aren't Alright
again I've said one of my favourite Offspring songs of all time and not as overplayed as the other stuff ****
Hoobastank - Crawling In The Dark
y'know theres gonna be 00s at noon shows soon rather than the 90s at noon staple even though to me it still seems wrong to say songs from then are retro but I kinda agree with the 5 year rule some shows have, anyways onto the song, it was their first single and it holds up massively shame they didn't go onto bigger things just a couple of slow songs that got well overplayed (Running Away & The Reason) but as I said I still like this song alot ****
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Bush - Everything Zen
back to the 90s still good ****
some people call these songs old, we like to call them "Previously New"
Garbage - Only Happy When It Rains
all good ****
Big Audio Dynamite - The Globe
The Clash gone hiphop! of course you can tell its from the early 90s plus its interesting to see an artist borrow from their earlier work only really knew "Rush" for many years (which of course samples The Who's "Baba Oreilly") but hey they've got some other good stuff ****
Cure - Lovesong
still in the late 80s/early 90s then, but hey its all good ****
Social Distortion - I Was Wrong
again I gotta say a favorite band who I don't own any CDs but still love the song ****
Beastie Boys - She's Crafty
another example of classic sampling before all the legal stuff hit, sampling Led Zeppelins "The Ocean" but yes a classic ****
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Wallflowers - One Headlight
more 90s nostalgia here, haven't heard much from them since though ***1/2
we don't remember much from back then but we do remember the music
Cranberries - Zombie
of course was mentioned the other day on the Rock rant but hey still good ***1/2
311 - I'll Be Here A while
a 311 song I haven't heard for... A While (bad joke) but hey its still all good ****
106.1 KRAB now offering unlimited Listening Minutes
Everclear - Santa Monica (watch The World Die)
all good ****
from Everclear to Everlast - ENDS!!!
gotta say WOW! for this of course since lets face it, the only track of his that ever gets played is "What It's Like" so its awesome hearing something else plus I ended up liking this song a load more than "What its Like" anyways **** |
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| Taking music seriously for 18 years, The Rock - 0404-0504 - 23/10/09 |
[Oct. 22nd, 2009|05:13 pm] |
Lets go for the Kiwi Classic, The Rock
0404 NZ Time 23/10/09 1604 UK 22/10/04
First up its competition time, for an 80s/early 90s music compilation "Scream Until You Like It" , "Good Cuts" a quick clip of a song, sounds kinda like "In Bloom" or "Last Cup of Sorrow" might be "Zombie" Though
but first anyways ads SAW VI (yes their already up to SIX!! of these things its like Friday the 13th in the 80s)
Live (Dolphins Cry), Ben Harper (Please Bleed) Pearl Jam (Worldwide Suicide) Music, its the only thing we take seriously, The Rock
Nirvana - Lake of Fire (Unplugged)
of course a classic, and not as overplayed as some other Nirvana songs so I can live with it, ****
heheh @ Trippin' in the Background, as part of the compilation CD, someone thinks, Zombie and the first one gets it
speaking of the Song - Cranberries - Zombie
not a bad song at all of course but did get overplayed back in the day, not so much now, still kinda strange to actually hear it nowadays, but as I said I do like it ***1/2
Faith No More Live in NZ announcement next Thursday
Sick Puppies! - Your Going Down
Awesome song ***** the albums pretty good as well
opening for Nickeback heh, get your ticket upgraded, meet Chad, someone is parked up at the community centre in Kaitaia, Join us for a.... Beer (she was gonna say Joint) not asking for Bob Marley, since she doesn't like em, but instead Pearl Jam, Drugs are Bad
Pearl Jam - Last Kiss
of course a classic, all good, don't think I've actually heard the 50s version of this song but hey of course a classic ****
The Rock is playing more Pearl Jam then you can fit in a Pearl Jam Jar giving away 50 tickets
Billy Talent - Rusted From The Rain
it does kinda sound like a lost Soundgarden song But hey it is pretty good ****
Cage The Elephant - Back Against The Wall
good song ****
Vodafone Music store
Lunchtime Request show, GNR, Request a song and win a mars pack
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90.2 Auckland
Eskimo Joe - Black Fingernails, Red Wine
damn good song, pretty catchy ****
Airbourne - Cheap Wine, Cheaper Women
Aussies like their wine, I think the oddest relation to wine at the moment for me is that NZ winery "Sandihurst Winery" is following me on Twitter haha) (OK I only have 47 followers, but its building up slowly so FOLLOW icerantz on Twitter here if you haven't already)
U2 - Even Better Than The Real Thing
alright U2 track ***1/2
Live U2 concert on Youtube
speaking of Live, Live By Five - Opshop - Maybe (Acoustic)
alright song ***1/2
Shihad/Pacifier (because I THINK but can't remember if they were Pacifier when they released this) - Everything
of course a freakin' Awesome song ****
Greenday - 21st Century Breakdown
I does somewhat remind me of Social Distortions "I Was Wrong" for a second at the beginning, but still a good song ***1/2
Favorite segment on this show on a friday morning the TV3 Complaints line because yes some people complain about the stupidest things |
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| Random Rant: Y102 WYFR, Reading Pennsylvania |
[Oct. 19th, 2009|04:16 pm] |
time for a new rant, new station, pretty much a classic rock station, so here ya go WRFY, Reading, Pennsylvania 1015-1115 US, 1515-1615 UK Y102
Billy Joel - Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
HUH? not really rock at all of course haven't actually heard much of his stuff beside the old "Piano Man" heh, but of course not really my thing *** plus he's from Pennsylvania isn't he? long song though
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GNR - Knocking On Heavens Door
a bit more like it **** probably the best version of this song for sure
Van Halen - Dancing In The Streets
covers day today then? but it actually quite a cool version ***1/2
Lifehouse - You and Me
again its a kinda Huh? I still like Hanging by A Moment and Sick Cycle Carousel but I think those a really the only songs of theirs I do otherwise its all a bit too slow ***
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it's time to shut up and play more rock hits (so thats the format) on Y102
Cream - Strange Brew
now this is really classic rock of course, pretty good ***1/2
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Her Strut
not heard this, of course his most famous song would be "Turn The Page" which of course was made more famous by Metallica to me
Eddie Money - Baby Hold On
again never heard of it, pretty cheesy slow song **1/2
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Time to crank up your radio and listen to more rock hits of WRFY
Hinder - Lips of An Angel
of course its cheesy as hell, but catchy still pretty terrible haha ***
Elton John - I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
I Think it's the first Elton John song ever covered in the rants (no wait, he had the song w/ the boy group, and he did one with Collective Soul as well didn't he? so maybe not heh) but still not my thing really,
John Mellencamp - Rain On The Scarecrow
wow and another song I've never heard average really ***
Dave Mason - Only You And I Know
never even heard of the artist either for this one, but its alright ***
Finally: U2 - I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight
its alright *** not really near their best stuff but good
in Summary its not really my type of station, a bit too mellow and not really my style of music |
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| Back to US pop radio Y100 - |
[Oct. 15th, 2009|04:05 pm] |
Time for a return to US pop radio, Y100 Miami (WHYI), 1500-1600 UK, 1000-1100 US
Jay-Z/Rhianna/Kanye - Run This Town
ahh good ol' Jay-Z, damn good song, kinda like the "New York State Of Mind" Track as well ****
Rascall Flats - What Hurts The Most
ARGH COUNTRY, funny its a remake of the Cascada song though but hey at least their not restricted to just hiphop/urban/dance pop tracks here, **1/2 (y'know I still want to just randomly rant a country station one day even though I don't know very much at all about the format I just want to see whats out there)
And its Ryan Seacrest, DOH!
Lady GaGa - Paparazzi
or as some people might mishear it Pavarotti just waiting for that parody to be made heh, but yes as I've said I don't mind her at all ***
I.Y.A.Z. - Replay
never heard it before, but its kinda more of the reggae/hiphop/R&B hybrid stuff, not bad but not that great either **1/2 but it is catchy as hell
Fergie to be a part owner of the Miami Dolphins
Jason Mraz - I'm Yours (remix????)
its got someone else on it, don't know who, and they've taken Jason out of it except for the chorus, so I don't know, I remember way back in the day when he had the song "The Remedy" which wasn't bad at all, and the original of this is fine, but this version kills it **1/2 looking it up looks to be Lil Wayne heh
talking to "Fergies Mom" about Fergies stake in the Miami Dolphins
Shakira, see her videos at y100.com
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I Believe as a web filler - Christina Aguilera - Come on Over
of course blah ** but I actually haven't heard it for years
Ryans Back with Another Song this is Y100
Beyonce - Sweet Dreams
alright ***
Shakira - She Wolf (or Loba in Spanish heh, considering Lobo is course dog)
holy 70s disco haha, but kinda cool ***
Panic! At The Disco - I Write Sins not Tragedies
of course a damn good song (although you can't say Goddamn in America which I never get, but I spose there a lot more religious folks there) ****
Taylor Swift - You Belong with Me
again more pop-country, pretty terrible **
Justin - What Comes Around\
blah **
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Filler: Avril - Girlfriend
ARGH!!!, of course a kinda remake of the ol' "Hey Mickey" of course cheesy as hell *
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Y100 all the hits
Pitbull - Hotel Room Service
average **1/2 |
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| X-Fest 2k9 - The X Dayton Ohio 12/10/09 |
[Oct. 12th, 2009|04:01 pm] |
Inspired by this blog post saying that this is the worst of Clear Channel "Alternative" Stations because it plays far to much "Active Rock" but we'll see if its really that bad (although my tastes of course vary from the guy who does that blog but hey) but that blog has kind of inspired me do do a sort of "VS" Rant seeing which stations are better also its sad to think that KRAB is in there as the worst (but hey I only really listened to their retro show, they do play some cool stuff I haven't heard elsewhere though
might as well make it 1458 - 1558 12/10/09 WXEG Dayton Ohio
Mudvayne - Happy?
of course it's definatly active rock, but they used to get alt play back in the day, because hey they are still damn good and what they do (What they do what they did to.... too far?) ****
New Rock 103.9 Now the X
Breaking Benjamin - I Will Not Bow
again an awesome song and ok they got big when they released a song that sounded a bit like SOADs "Spiders" in "So Cold" (Although they had an album out before that) they got Alt play when they started way back with "Polyamourus" which was a catchy as hell song ****
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and speaking of SOAD - Lonely Day (I think its a web filler)
Ahh the rare mellow side of em (although yes I mentioned just "Spiders") but still an awesome song **** Alternative? I can let them pass
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P.O.D - Youth Of The Nation
all good ****
10 Years - So Long, Good Bye
it's the proper album version here which is just acoustic, they did a version which did add strings and such, but hey its cool both of their albums are great yes their very Tool influenced nothing wrong with that ****
we're 103.9 The X and we go through a lot of girl scout cookies I gotta tell ya (????)
NIN - The Hand That Feeds
of course its awesomeness, and hey you can't say Nine Inch Nails aren't alternative haha
Staind - Mudshovel
still probably one of their best songs from way back when, its' all good ****
Linkin Park - Lying From You
again one of my faves of theirs ****
AIC - Check My Brain
yes their back!! need the album of course its actually hard to believe they have a new singer since it sounds like they never left also just got Jerry Cantrells "Boggy Depot" album, very good stuff *****
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Slipknot - Wait & Bleed (Web filler I think)
of course an awesome song ****
STP - Dead & Bloated
all good ****
Seether - Careless Whisper
Yes folks, Seether cover Wham/George Michael, but hey it makes the song a million times better unfortunatly not on their latest album tho and I do have to consider it a "Joke" song at times because its still just as cheesy as the original but its good enough ***1/2
Limp Bizkit - Behind Blue Eyes
umm WHY? although it seems to be their only song played nowadays (I do hear "Break Stuff" A bit as well actually) of course you can't beat the orignal but this is still alright ***
Anberlin - Feel Good Drag
and still an awesome song ****
Eve 6 - Think Twice!!!!
WOW! not "Inside Out" so long since I've heard this song and its as awesome as I remember it ****
As for the station not being "Alternative" I can agree, "Modern Rock" should be the correct term, but the last two tracks are more in line with "Alternative" while the rest could be on any "Active Rock" station, it doesn't play any of the old tracks an "Active" Station would play though (70s/80s stuff) |
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| Channel 92.3 San Jose |
[Oct. 8th, 2009|04:59 pm] |
Ok folks, long time no rant for this station, a proper "Alternative" station I guess you could say, KCNL channel 92.3 (formerly 104.9) 0900-1000 US Time, 1600-1700 UK 08/10/09
Violent Femmes - Blister in The Sun
ahh an 80s track of course, still awesome though ****
Music, No Interruptions nonstop channel 92.3
Matisyahu - One Day
ahh remember him? kinda cool reggae sound, and yeah a good song ****
Nonstop Channel 92.3
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
and awesome *****
STP - Plush (Acoustic)
always nice to hear the acoustic version, still an awesome song ****
Passion Pit - The Reeling
wow, talk about your 80s synths, throwback of course but a cool little song ****
R.E.M - Losing My Religion
of course a classic ****
Kings of Leon - Notion
still all good ****
Better Than Ezra - Desperatly Wanting
WOW! of course I have heard "Good" every so often but I haven't heard this for years, and of course this is the song they got big with ****
and speaking of a "Holy Crap" song for an alt station to play, INXS - Suicide Blonde
WOW! I haven't heard this one FOREVER awesome old school song **** only INXS I've heard recently has been "Need You Tonight"
Green Day - Holiday
it lives on, still a good song though, but yes pretty overplayed ***1/2
Beck - Devils Haircut
at least its not "loser" again ****
Third Eye Blind - Can You take Me
yes thier still around and a very cool song, hadn't heard it before, the only one I'd heard was non-dairy Creamer
RHCP - Knock Me Down
yes old school RHCP way before Bloodsugarsexmagic very rare to hear ****
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| Part 2, The Rock |
[Oct. 5th, 2009|05:00 pm] |
Part two of the double shot, it's Time For The Rock 1600-1700 (05/10/09) UK and 0400-0500 NZ 06/10/09 )
Green day, GNR, Shihad
hey look more Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl
would've thought it would be She's a genius but thankfully for me it's not haha
And again in Comparison with the Edge, RHCP - Californication
oddly the mellower song from the album, but from the same album still a very good song though ****
126/5 in the cricket, 15 overs to go, Outrageous Fortune final is on tonight (I Need the DVDs of off all the earlier seasons if anyone can hook me up haha)
Muse - Uprising
yes I don't mind if I heard it an hour ago, its an awesome song (plus I tuned in during the Middle of it On The Edge so there)
Nickelback - Something In Your Mouth
cheesy as hell yes, but still good ***½
TOOOOOL - Ænima
I have to give it ***** plus yay its uncensored
average at the cricket, 134 now, Airbourne CDs given away to a PROUD Australian watching the Cricket, Jeremy didn't even know their from Melbourne, although the caller gets the singers name wrong, he saw em Live in a pub in Hamilton with only about 50 ppl
Wolfmother - New Moon Rising
hey an Aussie Band, and no its clearly not to tie in with the new Twilight movie... or is it? (actually on that not I haven't heard the song, but it looks like Death Cab For cutie have the lead single for this one, Whats with that?) ****
151/5 with 10 overs left
Final Destination (or THE final Destination) (they did the opposite of what the 4th Fast & Furious did and ADDED the to the title heh)
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Audioslave - Cochise
ahh an awesome song, I Still remember way back when it came out, still rules ****½
Pearl Jam - Fixer
yes another repeat from The Edge, but I can live with it because hey its Pearl Jam
The Rock, Rog was fired from What Now in 1993, and used Ricky Morris's Cv to get the job @ The Rock ("So Rog you were a host of 3:45 Live" Rog: "Yes thats right, me and Fenella") I barely remember 3:45 Live as a kid haha What Now of course is still going, but last I saw it had lost it, (of course that might just me not being a kid anymore haha)
Whitesnake - Here I go Again
Its odd theres two versions of this song, one that rocks all along, and then the other slow version which is actually the one I'm used to but they have the ealier version, still its alright chessy as hell of course ***½
NZ WERE doing better, but, it should'nt have happend, run out, then another wicket, 173/7 and now a feature that I'm liking at this time, "Live By Five" (a live track just before 5am)
And funnily enough it is Live - Lightning Crashes (Acoustic)
nice to hear another version of this song at least ***½
Disturbed - Inside The Fire
of course an awesome song ****
New Music on The Rock, I Am Giant - City Limits (an NZ band thats actually in the UK who I might go and see) Wolfmother - New Moon Rising and...
Midnight Youth - Cavalry
I Love this song at the moment! ****½ altough I can't get the CD as it doesn't have an Amazon listing. I looked at fishpond.co.nz but it would cost $25 in SHIPPING! on a $30 CD heh (worked out to be about £25 which of course is too much for a CD, considering I got the Luger Boa CD for under a fiver and it's on the same label (although it could be that I got the since I got an Australian version of the Luger Boa CD (don't know if there are seperate NZ and AU ones) so maybe the Midnight Youth one isn't out in AU yet) |
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| Standing on The Edge of the world |
[Oct. 5th, 2009|03:56 pm] |
we gotta go for The Edge today, of course big weekend in NZ, Tua Vs Cameron and of during last week the "Tsunami" Warnings (I still remember the "Cyclone Aid For Samoa" Telethon many years ago wonder if its time for another one) and of course NZ vs Australia cricket RIGHT NOW! also I'm gonna mention it here, but I'm gonna go DOUBLE SHOT today, first The Edge and then The Rock straight after
1500-1600 (06/10/09) UK Time, 0300-0400 NZ (07/08/09)
Muse - Uprising
ahh awesome ***** still need to get the album though
Sneaky Sound System - Pictures
alright ***
BEP - I Gotta A Feeling
average ***
Fletch and Vaughan Promo (loving their podcasts, it is like the best of the show since unfortunatly I can't listen to the show since hey its overnight here plus I don't actually have a home computer at the moment so wouldn't be able to listen to it anyways (although The Edge do now have a iPhone app I see, so who knows, I might get an iPhone one of these days) although it would be cool if the podcasts were the entire show w/out ads and music but I guess its not really possible
Gossip - Heavy Cross
kinda new wave 80s but still not bad really ***1/2
RHCP - All Around The World
ahh going back 10 years for this one (wow!) still love the album, and still of course an awesome song ****1/2
new music now - Sean Kingston - Facedrop,
Autotuned song here, kinda blah not my thing really **
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Offspring - You're Gonna go Far Kid
all good ****
Memphis Meltdown Shout for Cash
Cascada - Evacuate the Dancefloor
Argh DUD
Beatfreakz - Somebodys watching me
whats with all the dance music man? of course its probably not going to go away now since its kind of an MJ tribute by now since he was on the original (don't know if they actually did remix his vocals on this one) but hey its alright ** althugh again it didn't really need to be remade
New Music Now - Pearl Jam - The Fixer
do I need to say I Love it? ***** again still need the album though (I've sorta decided I'm waiting on new albums though)
Britney - Toxic
Argh, but I admit I do love the Local H version I heard the other day so I can't fault it for giving us a better version **1/2
Cobra Starship comin' to NZ in 2010
Jet - She's a Genius
all good ****
Edge New Music Now
Little boots - Remedy
its pretty good for a pop track (and we all know how much I *LOVE* "Pop" music haha) ***
The Michael J Fox of ad breaks (Great Scott! (Surely they Should've used a Marty McFly quote )
NZ radio training school is accepting applications eh?
All Time Low new album (sounds like your typical pop-punk but hey it alright)
New Music Now I'm That Bitch, Should've Said No
Pitbull - I Know You Want me
74 (or 75 I don't know) Brazil Street track has been sampled to hell hasn't it (and speaking of Brazil yay for Rio 2016 haha) pretty cool though ***1/2
Ian Carey (Who?) Project - Get Shaky
more dance music eh? OK I can live with it, but I remember a time when you'd never hear ANY dance Music on The Edge heh ***
Ke$ha - Tik Tok
white girl rap is a rare thing but hey its not too bad, kinda a GaGa knockoff though in a way but still not too bad *** (Plus hey it saved us from hearing the ol' Macarena on The Madhouse last week)
again not a bad hour, but still too much dance, altough the rest I can live with
And that it for The Edge coming up in an hour a Rock rant |
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| It once was lost, now it's found, KIOZ lost & Found |
[Oct. 1st, 2009|09:01 pm] |
New rant for an old favorite KIOZ's Lost & Found 8pm UK time, 12pm San Diego 01/10/09
Tantric- Breakdown
haven't heard this in a while, damn cool song ****
Slipknot - Psychosocial
well thats not very Lost&Found is it? but this station might play it less than others so hey I don't know. Still a decent song ***1/2
Van Halen - Hot For Teacher
ahh the 80s, (even if I was only 6 years old when it ended, and when this album came out I was only 1 year old haha) but yes alright song, it is kind of annoying. one of my least fave VH songs *** plus not that rare of a song either.
Cinderella - Shake Me
What is it with this band this week? the cheesy 80s music is following me but at least this is slightly rockier, still what kinda of rock band name is Cinderella????? haha **
Tonic - If You Could Only See
wow! I have heard this recently but it is a slightly forgotten song still good as well ***3/4
Type O Negative - Cinnamon Girl
Ahh a nice bit of goth metal always livens up the party ****
Twisted Sister - I Wanna Rock
back to the 80s, although an 80s band I kinda like but not majorly, don't have any CDs of theirs, but this and "We're Not Gonna Take it" are of course 80s classics ****
GNR - Don't Cry
alright, nothing too special ***
Suicidal Tendencies - Institutionalized
this does get played quite often on this show, but it is so freaking awesome ***** and yes its back to something REALLY GOOD from the 80s haha
Maiden - Run to The Hills
ya gotta love it ****
Local H(!!) - Toxic
Didn't know they covered this, of course its the Britney song turned into a rock song, its very cool haha ****
and from that to.... Extreme - More Than Words
HAHAHHAHA! ZMs High school hit, of course I can't say the band is Extreme at all given this song but still a cheesy retro track ***
Hows that for RANDOM hour haha |
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| WGIR, Rock 101 |
[Sep. 29th, 2009|04:06 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | classic rock, ice rant, manchester (us), modern rock, new hampshire, radio, random hour, rock, rock 101, us radio | ] |
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| | after the rant: more 80s cheese, Foreigner - Double Vision (***) | ] |
New Station, New Rant, WGIR Rock 101 Manchester, (HA!) New Hampshire 1507-1607 UK (1007-1107 US)
Alice In Chains - Heaven Beside You
all good ****
Rock 101
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
ahh the 80s, of course a classic ****
The Best classic rock the best new rock, Rock 101.5
Linkin Park - New Divide
more goodness from em, annoying its a soundtrack single (i guess it'll be on the eventual greatest hits) but ahh well ****
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The Doors - Love Her Madly
of course an ancient song, but still rather good ***1/2
Tom Petty - Free Fallin'
alright, nothign really special, but still an alright song ***1/2
Cinderella - Don't Know What You've Got 'Til It's Gone
of course its totally terrible cheesy 80s hair ballad stuff, pretty bad **
Halestorm - I Get off
Damn good song ****
Led Zep - All My Love
pretty good stuff, but of course it's Led Zep so it has to be haha ****
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Nirvana - SLTS
yes overplayed but still good ****
U2 - New Years Day
early U2 all good ****
Rock 101
Finger Eleven - Paralyzer
awesome song ****
Aerosmith - Same old Song & dance
alright ***
Finally: Bush - Glycerine
of course its overplayed but its still an alright song ***1/2 |
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| Morning Madhouse Rant: #46 1/4 (an hour of a four hour show, it's so its a quarter) |
[Sep. 23rd, 2009|09:49 pm] |
For the helluvit and I don't know why (although there is a nude wedding or something happening) heres a partial Madouse (but also a Random Hour 0750-0850 NZ Time 23/09/09), and for those who don't follow me on Twitter (yes I'm a cool kid with one of them) The Origin of The Edge is on Youtube @ http://bit.ly/toIKP
The Edge Nudie Nuptials, Talking to Lynryd (Skyrnrd?) whose walking the Bride (Cherie) down the Isle, of course she's naked he's not, how will it feel?
showing on TV3's Sunrise, Scandal coming up aain, Spice girls are re-uniting (AGAIN??)
BEP - Meet me Halfway
okish, not terrible but kinda blah **
Scandal Time: Spice Girls are planning another reunion tour, Victoria wasn't with them, wait interrupting Scandal, Shane (the Groom?) has walked up wearing nothing but a covering pouch, feeling proud and stoked, everyones flashing (no he is) also wearing a small bowtie haha, body painted, Back to Scandal, (bought to you by Rockband: Beatles) Patrick Swayze wrote an autobiography, back to the nuptials or wait,
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Dane Rumble (haven't heard of him, NZ of course) live
other ads
94.2 The Edge Accurate weather and Traffic, Edge News now with Megan the News Chick. and ROSSMAN (still around!!!) is the sports guy
Turn it up Auckland this is 94.2 The Edge
200 couples applied it was down to 5 and they voted for Shane And Cherie, she's starting the long walk, it's live on sunrise
Beyonce - Sweet Dreams
again not really my thing **
morning Madhouse 2 1/2 minutes away, just on Sunrise, Captain Dom and his "Seamen" on The Edge, it's all about seeing Mike in the most Humiliating costume, proud to give TV3 the Exclusive (not because their owned by the same Company) anyways, here we go, heres your Wedding March here comes the bride... so on and so on everyones nervous, control your emotions, photos are being taken, of course its pretty much your usual Wedding stuff, "The most important and sacred commitment two people can make to each other." Cherie Taylor and Shane Carson (got the wrong name called him Shane Carter) and his middle name is Bruce its "We Do" instead of "I Do" hmm, ahh well, ahh heres the individual bits, usual stuff though now you may kiss your wife and theres the cheers, Who Cryed? Dom was the only dude, Cherie Carson will she take the middle name as well? haha, anyways its done after a two week buildup how many tissues the girls went through.
and heres an ad break and sponsors for the promo
Traffic. and we have an officially married couple. "I'm On A Boat" someone forgot they ended up naked, the first dance is coming up, they do get a wedding dress later heh,
Gin - Oh My
another kinda blah song ** sounds just like a Duffy knockoff or something
they were married by Tom Baker (oh not that one haha, been watching quite a bit of the 70s dr Who actually) anyways, asking if they forgot they were naked, the old story is that your not supposed to see the dress even though he HAS seen her naked before, but it was kinda like seeing her for the first time again heh, someone went topless in the spa, talking with the bridesmaids and groomsmen, talking with the celebrant (of course it couldn't be a religious wedding haha) looks like Colonel Sanders (whats the Matter Colonel Sandurz? Chicken??)
Intrepid Travel giving away a big trip to celebrate the 20th anniversary
The Year One (rated M)
just a quick note about the ads, their not as bad as the other day when I was listening to The Rocks Morning Rumble.
accurate weather and traffic
and heres more show, everyones texting in to say congrats, weather was supposed to be bad, but its been sunny, but now their married its going grey, boats rocking as well, news headlines, win a trip to Samoa for the Summer
La Roux - Bulletproof
1984 called, it wants its music back, not that I have anything against Synthpop but it was done better in the 80s haha plus yes her voice is more annoying in this song ***
heres the Samoa Trip, drinking champagne at 9am in the morning, the couple is doing interviews, just cut the cake, back to the crying girls, heres the toast
and with an ad break here (and it is an hour since I started so its as good a point as any to stop) |
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