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Stream of Consciousness / Re: 10@10: Alternative Takes

« on: May 20, 2020, 09:53:06 PM »

Hi, long time, no post (or lurk or anything, really),

So, I put together a 10 at 10! My first, in fact!  I used the Audacity app, which is pretty cool. I got almost all the way through before I learned I how to overlap and mix tracks.. which is AWESOME.  Anyway, give a listen if you are stuck at home or something...

https://soundcloud.com/cityzensf/1976-10-at-11


** 1976 **
Happy Birthday, America — ABC News
1. Free-For-All — Ted Nugent
Movie: Rocky proposes
2. With Your Love — Jefferson Starship
Mars Landing — CBS News
3. Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft— Klaatu
Jimmy Carter Ad
4. Squonk — Genesis
Movie: "Yo, Adrian!"
5. My Pearl — Automatic Man
6. Don't Go Breaking My Heart— Elton John & Kiki Dee
7. Rock N Roll — Runaways
Movie: Network
8. Jailbreak — Thin Lizzy
Movies: Car Wash, Bad News Bears
9. Car Wash — Rose Royce
Disco Duck clip  > Movie: Taxi Driver
10. Fool For the City — Foghat
*BONUS*
Train to Bangkok — Rush

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KFOG's 10@10 / Re: 5 Jan 2018: Interesting news...

« on: January 23, 2018, 02:33:57 PM »

Well, well...

http://www.kfog.com/shows/1010-2/

Well, YEAH. It's a good great radio concept (and the reason we're here).

They're "smart" for bringing it back, all their prior corner cutting damage and clear-cutting efforts notwithstanding. I will adopt a wait and see attitude here.

TANC, my online radio stream is currently playing "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang" by Heaven 17.

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The New 10@10 / Re: 11 Dec 2017: it's... 1982

« on: December 11, 2017, 11:08:12 AM »

12/11:

On today’s edition of Soundwaves 10@10, we’ll hear the original version of a classic
David Bowie tune, the big hit that peaked at #4 and stayed there for seven weeks,
and the song that featured the return of Grace Slick.

Cat People w Giorgio Moroder?

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Stream of Consciousness / Re: KFOG, But Not 10@10

« on: June 12, 2017, 07:30:02 PM »

I feel I should clarify my snark.  I couldn't identify any of the morning on-air staff to win a million
dollars.  Of course, I have no reason to listen in the morning.  In fact, I don't know any of the new
people.  My mourning period is over.  KFOG has been dead and buried to me for months.

I'm not a radio nerd, so I don't follow the reports.  But weren't KFOG's ratings drifting upward
slightly?  Or has that trend stopped and/or reversed?

Totally understand. Other than punching it up in the car occasionally just to see what song is playing, I don't listen. I get my news from Foghead FB groups. 

Their ratings began to drop slowly after the purge; they bottomed out at around a 1.5 and then slowly rose back up. They've been fluctuating in the 1.9 -to- 2.1 area lately. (and presumably the average age of a listener is younger than it was a year ago) The new ratings not posted as of this writing.

rating are in. (from http://ratings.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/arb009)

KFOG is flat.


Station   May 17   (Apr 17)
KQED-FM   6.7   (7)
KCBS-AM   6.1   (6.3)
KOIT-FM   5.3   (5.5)
KLLC-FM   4.2   (3.7)
KIOI-FM   4.1   (4)
KNBR-AM   4.1   (4.2)
KISQ-FM   3.8   (4.3)
KBRG-FM   3.3   (2.8 )
KMVQ-FM   3.2   (3.2)
KMEL-FM   3   (3.1)
KYLD-FM   3   (3.1)
KBLX-FM   2.5   (2.5)
KGO-AM   2.5   (2.4)
KSAN-FM   2.5   (2.3)
KRBQ-FM   2.4   (2.5)
KSOL-FM   2.3   (2.4)
KOSF-FM   2.1   (2.7)
KSFO-AM   2.1   (2.3)
KFOG-FM   2   (2)
KGMZ-FM   2   (1.7)
KITS-FM   1.9   (1.8 )
KDFC-FM   1.8   (1.9)
KRZZ-FM   1.7   (1.4)
KBAY-FM   1.6   (1.4)
KEZR-FM   1.4   (1.4)
KUIC-FM   1   (0.9)
KALW-FM   0.9   (1.1)
KKIQ-FM   0.6   (0.6)
KLVS-FM   0.6   (0.5)
KLLC-STR   0.5   (0.3)
KKDV-FM   0.3   (0.3)
KTCT-AM   0.3   (0.3)
KKSF-AM   0.2   (0.1)
KLVR-FM   0.2   (0.2)
KSJO-FM   0.2   (0.1)
KNEW-AM   0.1   (0.2)
KUFX-FM   N/A   (N/A)

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The New 10@10 / Re: 29 May 2017: it's... Sgt. Pepper Turns 50

« on: June 02, 2017, 04:20:29 PM »

Bleah, not enjoying Eddie Izzard's massacre of "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite".

This is from the ""Across the Universe" soundtrack, a movie by Julie Taymor. That one grew on me.

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Regional 10@10's across the time zones! / Re: The Sound, week of 5/8/17

« on: May 09, 2017, 02:53:27 PM »

Mon 5/8/17: 1972

"It was the year The Price Is Right hosted by Bob Barker debuted on CBS!"

 1. Do It Again - Steely Dan
 2. Nights In White Satin - The Moody Blues
 3. Happy - The Rolling Stones
 4. Ventura Highway - America
 5. Highway Star - Deep Purple
 6. Hold Your Head Up - Argent
 7. Old Man - Neil Young
 8. Twistin' The Night Away - Rod Stewart
 9. Rocket Man - Elton John
10. Go All The Way - The Raspberries

I often listen to The Sound, but missed this one, dangit.

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The New 10@10 / Re: 30 Nov 2016: Mystery Theme

« on: December 07, 2016, 02:29:50 PM »

You can figure out anything with google.

I won't spoil it since I cheated.

Ok, got it now.

How about a hint?

Cleveland rocks.

oooookay.. I smell what you are stepping in. I get the gist.

Speaking of Cleveland Rocking, saw a Drew Carey Show re-run last night where Drew, et al, put together a band and auditioned guitarists.  Joey Ramone, Slash, Lisa Loab, Jonny Lang, Matthew Sweet, Dave Mustaine, Dusty Hill, Rick Nielsen, Roy Clark and Michael Stanle all auditioned, but they were "too good" —  so they settled on Joe Walsh.   

Later on, the orig James Gang performed at an area Ramada Inn. Loved it..!

read more >  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Ramada_Da_Vida

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The New 10@10 / Re: 30 Nov 2016: Mystery Theme

« on: December 06, 2016, 01:24:40 PM »

You can figure out anything with google.

I won't spoil it since I cheated.

Ok, got it now.

How about a hint? 

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The New 10@10 / Re: 15 Sept 2016: It's... 1976!

« on: September 15, 2016, 01:46:04 PM »

Awesome selection, Alicat!

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The New 10@10 / Re: 14 Sept 2016: it's... 1975

« on: September 14, 2016, 04:36:32 PM »

Great job, Mike!  Loved it!

Rush released a record in 1975, so maybe you can hit that on your second go 'round?   

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Regional 10@10's across the time zones! / Re: The Peak, week of 8/22/16

« on: August 23, 2016, 10:51:33 PM »

Tue 8/23/16: Aug 1977

in reverse order:

Short People - Randy Newman
Give a Little Bit - Supertramp
Big Eyes (Live) - Cheap Trick
Parallels - Yes
Sheena Is a Punk Rocker - Ramones
Cold As Ice - Foreigner
Lust for Life - Iggy Pop
Blanket for a Sail - Harry Nilsson
Like a Hurricane - Neil Young
Telephone Line - Electric Light Orchestra

I don't  think I've ever heard the Nilsson rarity on the radio.

If "Big Eyes" was live, that means it's from "CT At Budokan" — from 1978.

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Regional 10@10's across the time zones! / Re: The Sound, week of 7/18/16

« on: July 21, 2016, 10:10:20 AM »

Thur, July 21, 2016 - Misheard lyrics (aka Mondegreens)

1. Purple Haze — Jimi Hendrix 
('Scuse me while I kiss this guy s/b 'Scuse me while I kiss the sky)

2. Blinded By the Light —  Manfred Mann's Earth Band
(Wrapped up like a douche another runner in the night s/b Wrapped up like a deuce, another runner in the night)

3. Lunatic Fringe — Red Rider
(Let me take French s/b Lunatic Fringe -- haha, never heard this one before)

4. Fly Like An Eagle — Steve Miller Band
(Big ol' jet airliner misheard as, well, take your pick . . . I think there's tons here.)

5. Michelle — The Beatles
let's go with Michelle, ma belle
Someday monkey won't play piano song
Play piano song

6. Rock The Casbah — The Clash
(Rock the catbox, but I can't understand half of what Joe is singing.)

7. Bad Moon Risin' — Credence Clearwater Revival
(The bathroom's on the right s/b There's a bad moon on the rise.  A true classic, sort of a starter mondegreen.)

8.Beast of Burden — The Rolling Stones 
not sure.. There's one thing baby, I don't understand and that's your lyrics..
ETA the lyric is I'll never leave your pizza burnin'

9. The Edge of Seventeen — Stevie Nicks 
not sure.. Sings a song, sounds like she's singing ... all sorts of crazy stuff here.
ETA: Just like a one-winged duck

10. Tiny Dancer — Elton John
(Hold me closer, Tony Danza s/b Hold me closer, tiny dancer.)

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Stream of Consciousness / Re: Local (and other) radio news

« on: July 17, 2016, 03:01:19 PM »

Weekend DJ Jaeger just announced his resignation from 107.7 The Bone (classic rock), a Cumulus station. He mentioned something about how the times are changing , the industry is changing, etc., how "a guy can't work part-time forever" and that "the new PD, Brian, is a good guy, a rocker through and through." 

His sign-off song was "Freebird" (studio version) by Lynyrd Skynyrd.  He said he WANTED to play some David Lee Roth song as his final send-off, but since The Bone is doing "rock blocks" this weekend, he couldn't... the presumed reasoning being that DLR doesn't have enough playlist power to justify a whole ROCK BLOCK.  Maybe a two-fer, double-shot or twin-spin, but def not a rock-block (or lunch block, either, of course).

Corporate bastids!

Too bad, liked him...  Bon voyage.

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Regional 10@10's across the time zones! / Re: The Sound, week of 7/4/16

« on: July 08, 2016, 11:09:35 AM »

Friday 7/8/16: 1969


"It was the year of Woodstock!"

1. Good Times, Bad Times –  Led Zeppelin
2. The Boxer – Simon and Garfunkel
3. Evil Ways –  Santana
4. Don’t Let Me Down –  Beatles
5. These Eyes – Guess Who
6. Suite Judy Blue Eyes –  CSN
7. Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye –  Steam
8. The Midnight Special –  CCR
9. Gimme Shelter –  Rolling Stones
10. Lovely To See You - The Moody Blues (the Moodies was ACTUALLY played, although The Sound's website says they played "In The Beginning – Chicago")

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Stream of Consciousness / Re: Music & Advertising: 'interesting' combinations

« on: July 03, 2016, 07:25:58 PM »

Now I've seen everything: Rapping white guys appropriating Kelis' "Mikshake" for Verizon Prepaid. SMH.

It's a commercial?? It's on the radio a lot. Began hearing it a couple months (?) ago.  "My Prepaid is better than yours...."