KTUH 90.3 FM Playlist for 12/30/11

Here's the playlist for my last show of 2011. It was a kind of melancholic show musically. Started on an indie rock trip with a tinge of blues and country and morphed into something else. I liked it and I hope that the listeners did too.

Artist                       Song                    Album                        Label

 

Cloud Control – Hollow Drums – Bliss Release – Infectious *

Big Tree – This New Year – This New Year *

Blasted Canyons – Ice Cream Man – S/T – Castle Face *

The Barr Brothers – Old Mythologies – S/T – Secret City Records *

The Black Keys – Lonely Boy – El Camino – Nonesuch *

Blitzen Trapper – Stranger in a Strange Land – American Goldwing – Sub Pop *

Laura Marling – The Beast – A Creature I Don’t Know – Ribbon *

Ryan Adams – Chains of Love – Ashes & Fire – Capitol *

Deer Tick – Electric – Divine Providence – Partisan *

Robbie Robertson – When the Night Was Young – How To Be A Clairvoyant †

Joe Henry – After the War – Reverie – Anti

Calexico – Sonic Wind – Hot Rail – Quarterstick

Calexico – Convict Pool – Convict Pool – Quarterstick

John Cale – Dead or Alive – Seducing Down the Door – Rhino

Ricky Lee Robinson – Tomorrow and Yesterday – Mushu Pork – Hypnodisk

Eels – Paradise Blues – End Times –

Elliot Smith – Needle in the Hay

The Folk Implosion – Insinuation – Dare to be Surprised – The Communion Label

And So I Watch You From Afar – I Capture Castles – This Is Our Machine And There’s No Stopping It

Low – Transmission – Transmission

The Tea Party – Coming Home – Edges of Twilight

The Builders and the Butchers – Bottom of the Lake – S/T

The Tragically Hip – Yawning or Snarling – Day For Night

Vic Chesnutt – Free of Hope – Is the Actor Happy? – Texas Hotel

Camper Van Beethoven – Think About Me – Tusk – Pitch A Tent

Nick Cave & The Badseeds – Helpless – Weeping Song

Dum Dum Girls – Caught In One – Only In Dreams – Sup Pop *

Bombay Bicycle Club – Take the Right One – A Different Kind of Fix – A&M *

The Clash – Police and Thieves – The Clash

The Catherine Wheel – Black Metallic

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – The Witness’ Dull Surprise – Hysterical *

Built Like Alaska – Antique Love – In Troubled Times… - Future Farmer *

Built Like Alaska – Antique Love – In Troubled Times… - Future Farmer *

Cant – Believer – Dreams Come True – Terrible Records

* New Release (will be charted for CMJ)
† Request

 

Eels - Paradise Blues

Scary little suicide bomber
On the way to paradise
Gonna take yourself and be with her
Killin' once and killin' twice

Well it's a real hard time
Singin' the paradise blues

Kinda hard to blame somebody
For goin' to a better place
For thinkin' there's some kinda magic
Up there past outer space

Well that's some crazy-ass shit
Singin' the paradise blues

I'm gonna walk these filthy streets
I'm gonna raise my head
I may not be in paradise
Woo, but I'm not dead

Ain't gonna fly blind
Singin' these paradise blues

Your contempt and your sarcasm
It's all so transparent
Why don't you give up the act now, kid
Woo, and let some love in?

Cause that's all that we got
Singin' these paradise blues

KTUH 90.3 FM Playlist for 12/23/11

Sometimes I just want to wrap myself up in music and live in it forever. This is one of those times. Tonight's set was epic epicness and then some. There was flow and energy and aweseomeness abound. From Honolulu to the world at large, many mahalos to everyone who tuned in.
I'll be back in the studio next week, same KTUH time, same KTUH channel so make sure you tune in Thursday and Friday from 3-6 AM HST and I will rock your socks off. 90.3 FM in Honolulu or live everywhere in the world on www.ktuh.org.

Artist                       Song                    Album                        Label


Dungen – Intro – Tito Bitar - Kemado Records
Dungen – Gor Det Nu – Tito Bitar - Kemado Records
The Wilderness – Marginal Over – Wilderness
The Wilderness – The End of Freedom – Wilderness
Bauhaus – The Passion of Lovers – Mask - Beggar's Banquet
Minutemen – The Glory of Man – Double Nickels on the Dime – SST
Echo & the Bunnymen – Porcupine – Porcupine - Sire
Echo & The Bunnymen – The Killing Moon – Ocean Rain – Korova
Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart – Substance – Factory
The Jesus and Mary Chain – Just Like Honey – Pshychocandy - Blanco y Negro
Kurt Vile – Society Is My Friend – Smoke Ring for My Halo – Matador *
The Replacements – Answering Machine – Let It Be - Twin/Tone
Spacemen 3 – Walkin’ With Jesus – Sound of Confusion – Taang!
Dinosaur Jr. – Forget the Swan – Dinosaur Jr. - Homestead Records
Depeche Mode – Policy of Truth – Violator - Sire
Tears for Fears – Shout – Songs from the Big Chair (Remastered) – Mercury
The Ordinary Boys – Just a Song – Over the Counter Culture – Warner †
The Walkmen – The Rat – Bows + Arrows - Record Collection
Gang of Four – Anthrax – Entertainment - EMI
TV on the Radio – Staring at the Sun – Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes - Touch and Go
Bloc Party – Banquet – Silent Alarm – Wichita
Serena Maneesh – Drain Cosmetic – Sereena Maneesh - HoneyMilk Records
Serena Maneesh – Reprobate! – No 2: Abyss In B Minor - 4AD
The Cave Singers – Dancing On Our Graves – Invitation Songs – Matador
Billy Bragg – Help Save the Youth of America – Help Save the Youth of America
Arbouretum – Thin Dominion – Song of the Pearl - Thrill Jockey

Birdy - 1901 (Phoenix cover) (♫) - Birdy
Oh Land - Wolf & I (♫) - Oh Land
Manchester Orchestra - Simple Math (♫) - Simple Math
Cold War Kids - Bulldozer (♫) - Mine Is Yours
The Middle East - Hunger Song (♫) - I Want What You Are Always Having

The Builders and the Butchers - Barcelona - The Builders and the Butchers
Black Lips - Family Tree (♫) - Arabia Mountain

Mates of State - Palomino (♫) – Mountaintops – Barsuk *
The National - Exile Vilify (♫) - Think You Can Wait/Exile Vilify

Real Estate - It's Real (♫) – Days – Domino *

* New Release (will be charted for CMJ)
† Request

KTUH 90.3 FM Playlist for 12/22/11

I'll be on the air again tomorrow morning!
Here's this today's playlist:

I started my first Thursday morning show sub today. I'll be on the air again tomorrow morning!
Here's this today's playlist:

Artist                       Song                    Album                        Label

Bjork – Virus – Biophilla – Nonesuch *

Bjork – Dark Matter – Biophilla – Nonesuch *

Warpaint – Bees – The Fool – Rough Trade *

Warpaint – Shadows – The Fool – Rough Trade *

Wild Flag – Future Crimes - Wild Flag – Merge *

Wilco – Black Moon – The Whole Love – Anti *

Wire Faces – Visage – Diamonds & Gold – S/R *

Tom Vek – A.P.O.L.O.G.Y. – Leisure Seizure – Island *

Thee Oh Sees – The Dream – Carrion Crawler/The Dream EP – In the Red *

Pterodactyl – The Hole in the Night – Spills Out – Brah *

Caged Animals – Piles of $$$ - Eat Their Own – Lucky Number *

Blood Orange – S’cooled – Coastal Grooves – Domino *

Cloud Control – Ghost Story – Bliss Release – Infected *

Real Estate – All the Same – Days – Domino *

Bombay Bicycle Club – Bad Times – A Different Kind of Fix – A&M *

Bombay Sweets – You Are Not the Most Important Person in the World – Bombay Sweets – Phantom Force *

The Black Keys – Hell of a Season – El Camino – Nonesuch *

Ryan Adams – Save Me – Ashes & Fire – Capitol *

Dum Dum Girls – Coming Down – Only In Dreams – Sub Pop *

Jens Lekman – An Argument with Myself – An Argument with Myself – Secretly Canadian *

Jens Lekman – New Direction – An Argument with Myself – Secretly Canadian *

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Misspent Youth – Hysterical – The Syndicate *

Baylies Band – Vague Knitting – Man Ray & Vague Knitting – S/R *

We Were Promised Jetpacks – Medicine – In the Pit of the Stomach – Fatcat *

Japandroids –

Cymbals Eat Guitars – Definite Darkness – Lenses Alien – Bark 118 *

Yamantaka – Crystal Fortress Over the Sea of Trees – Sonic Titan *

Russian Circles – Atackla - Empros – Sargent House *

Male Bonding – Can’t Dream – Endless Now – Sub Pop *

Japandroids – Lucifer’s Symphony – No Singles

The Jim Jones Revue – Premeditated – Burning Your House Down – Punk Rock Blues *

The Jim Jones Revue – Burning Your House Down – Burning Your House Down – Punk Rock Blues *

The Jim Jones Revue – Shoot First – Burning Your House Down – Punk Rock Blues *

The Jim Jones Revue – Elemental – Burning Your House Down – Punk Rock Blues *

* New Release (will be charted for CMJ)

KTUH 90.3 FM Playlist for 12/16/11

Show went reasonably well this week. Music was just right and carried a consistent vibe, or so I thought anyway. Good music is proof that the gods love us and want us to be happy.
I'm trying out something a little different with the playlist this week. Click on the music note and the link will take you to a video of the song on youtube. As usual, click the artist's name to go to their website and find out more info about them.

I hope that you liked the show. Starting next week I'll be doing two shows for the duration of University of Hawaii's winter break. Thursday and Friday mornings from 3-6 AM Hawaii Standard Time I'll be rocking the airwaves with a whole lot of melodious music so be sure to tune in to 90.3 FM in Honolulu or listen to our live simulcast on the web at www.ktuh.org.

Here's this week's playlist:

Artist                       Song                    Album                        Label

Wait What – It’s All About the Crystalizabeths – The Notorious XX

Jadiohead – Reckoner’s Encore – Jaydiohead: The Encore

Warpaint – Stars – Warpaint EP

Asobi Seksu – New Years (♫) – Citrus

Polvo – Fast Canoe (♫) – Exploded Drawing

June of 44 - Sharks and Sailors (♫) – Anatomy of Sharks EP - Quarterstick
God Is An Astronaut – Remembrance Day (♫) – All Is Violent, All Is Bright
God Is An Astronaut – Sunrise in Aries (♫)  – Far From Refuge

Beats Antique – Siren Song – Elektrafone – S/R *

Can Can – Pesadilla - Caos

Iguanamen de Galapagos – Pista - Iguanaville
The Butterfly Explosion - Crash/…See You On the Other Side (♫) – Lost Trails
The Butterfly Explosion – Next Year (♫) – Turn the Sky
Mew – Vaccine – No More Stories Are Told Today, I'm Sorry, They Washed Away (♫)
The Antlers - Every Night My Teeth Are Falling Out (♫) - Falling Out
M83 - Wait (♫)

David Bowie – Prick You – Outside – Virgin
Boy & Bear - My Only One (♫) – Moonfire

David Bowie – IDK what track I played L – Outside – Virgin

David Bowie – I’m Afraid of Americans (V2) – I’m Afraid of Americans – Virgin

David Bazan – Lost My Shape – Curse Your Branches - Barsuk
Laura Marling - The Beast (♫) - A Creature I Don't Know
British Sea Power - Observe the Skies (♫) - Valhala Dancehall
Active Child - Hanging On (♫) - You Are All I See
Florence and The Machine - No Light, No Light (♫) - Ceremonials
Low - Especially Me (♫) - C'mon
The Decemberists - Calamity Song (♫) - The King Is Dead
Sharon Van Etten - Serpents (♫) -
Wolf Gang - Pieces of You (♫)
Gem Club - Breakers (♫) - Breakers
City and Colour - Little Hell (♫) - Little Hell

* New Release (will be charted for CMJ)

I hate probability

Events A and B are independent. P(A) = P(B) = 1/4. What is P(A ∪ B)? 

1) First, find the P(A ∩ B). 

P(A ∩ B) = P(A) x P(B) 

P(A ∩ B) = 1/4 x 1/4 = 1/16

2) Now that we know what the intersection is, we can find P(A ∪ B).

P(A ∪ B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A ∩ B)

P(A ∪ B) = 1/4 + 1/4 - 1/16 = 7/16

 The Answer:

P(A ∪ B) = 7/16

 

KTUH 90.3 FM Playlist for 12/9/11

This week on KTUH I learned to make sure that the phone line is potted down on the board before answering the phone! Carlo from Ecuador was listening, but tuned out because I overlapped a song and phone call. OMG, I'm an idiot. *headdesk* Worse still, I may have done that twice during the show. Meh.

I have confirmed listeners in Pennsylvania, and Montana as well as Ecuador! Hooray!

Well, technical difficulties aside, it was smooth sailing throug a good show a good show filled with juicy new stuff and tasty old school nuggets of chunky, groovin' goodness.

Miss the show? That's alright, tune in next week. Friday morning from 3-6 AM Hawaii standard time. 90.3 FM in Honolulu or streaming live on www.ktuh.org.

Here's this week's playlist:

Kasabian – Acid Turkish Bath – Velociraptor – Sony *
Kasabian – I Hear Voices – Velociraptor – Sony *
Dum Dum Girls – Just A Creep – Only In Dreams – Sub Pop *
Caged Animals – The NJ Turnpike – Eat Their Own – Lucky 47 *
Deer Tick – Chevy Express – Divine Providence – Partisan *
Cloud Control – Just For Now – Bliss Release – Infectious *
The Barr Brothers – Give the Devil Back His Heart Heart – s/t – Secret City Records *
Blitzen Trapper – My Home Town – American Goldwing – Sub Pop *
Ryan Adams – Ashes & Fire – Ashes & Fire – Capitol *
Bombay Bicycle Club – Beggars – A Different Kind of Fix *
Adanowsky – Un Sol con Corazon – Amador – Ever Loving *
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – In a Motel – Hysterical – The Sydicate *
Grouplove – Close Your Eyes and Count to Ten – Never Trust a Happy Song – Atlantic *
Astronautalis – Measure the Globe – This is Our Science – Fake Four Inc *
The Calm Blue Sea – The Sword – Seigfried- An Original Score
The Calm Blue Sea – The Forest – Seigfried- An Original Score †
The Calm Blue Sea – The Dragon – Seigfried- An Original Score †
The Calm Blue Sea – The Castle – Seigfried- An Original Score †
Junior Kimbrough – All Night Long – All Night Long
Blood, Sweat & Tears – I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know Definitive Collection
The Invincibles – Heart Full of Love – Sweet Soul Music
The Sonics – Shot Down – Sonics Boom
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Commotion – Green River
Johnny “Guitar” Watson – Space Guitar
Pete Drake & His Talking Guitar – The Spook – The Spook/Oriental Twist
Cuby and the Blizzards – Your Body Not Your Soul
Mickey & Sylvia - Dearest
Muddy Waters – She’s Alright – Electric Mud
Funkadelic – Can You Get to That – Maggot Brain
Brian Eno - Needle in the Camel’s Eye
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band – 25^th Century Quaker – The Mirror Man Sessions
Frank Zappa – Penguin in Bondage
Frank Zappa – Pygmy Twylyte
Frank Zappa – Dummy Up
The Stooges – Down On the Street – Funhouse
The Zombies – She’s Not There
Lowell Fulson – Tramp
Labi Siffre – I Got the Blues
The Builders and the Butchers – Bottom of the Lake – The Builders and the Butchers †
The Builders and the Butchers – Barcelona– The Builders and the Butchers

* New Release (will be charted for CMJ)
† Highest Possirble Recommendation!

KTUH Playlist 02 December 2011

Feeding the airwaves with tumultuous chaos this morning, I played a hodgepodge of craziness. KTUH listeners the world around hopefully enjoyed some of it.

Did you miss the show? Check me out next week from 3-6 AM Hawaii Standard Time on 90.3 FM Honolulu or streaming live on the interwebs at ktuh.org.

The Fiery Furnaces – Right By Conquest – Window City – Thrill Jockey
Face to Face – Shoot the Moon – How to Ruin Everything – Vagrant
Mastodon – Blood and Thunder – Leviathan – Relapse
Deftones – Xerces – Saturday Night Wrist – Maverick
Deftones – Ratsiratsirats! – Saturday Night Wrist – Maverick
Acid Baby Jesus - I’m A Baby – LP – Slovenly Recordings *
Dead Meadow – At the Edge Of the World – Dead Meadow – Wayfarer
Acid Baby Jesus – Android Robot – LP – Slovenly Recordings *
Eat the Gun – Runner – Runner – Metalville *
The Devil Wears Prada – Born to Lose – Dead Throne – Ferret *
Envy Corps – Make It Stop – It Culls You – Tempo Club *
The Duke Spirit – Villian – Bruiser – Shangri La *
East Bay Ray – The Heart is Something – Killer Smiles – Mud Audio *
Forty Winks – Beneath Her Feet – Bow Wow – End Sounds *
Deer Tick – Now It’s Your Turn – Divine Providence – Partisan Records *
Dum Dum Girls – Just A Creep – Only In My Dreams *
Dreamers of the Ghetto – Night Hawks – Enemy/Lover – Temporary Residence *
The Gift – Let It Be By Me – Explode – La Folie Gift *
The Gift – Made For You – Explode – La Folie Gift *
The Gift – RGB – Explode – La Folie Gift *
The Gift – Mermaid Song – Explode – La Folie Gift *
Ghost Knife – Not Fair To You – Kill Shelter, Yes! – End Sounds *
Group Love – Cruel and Beautiful World – Never Trust A Happy Song – Atlantic *
Hindi Zahra – Stand Up – Handmade – Naïve *
Hindi Zahra – Music – Handmade – Naïve *
The Clash – Police & Thieves – The Clash
New Model - Army Vengeance
The Holloways – So This is Great Britain? – So This is Great Britain?
The Who – My Generation – Greatest Hits
Sham 69 – If the Kids Are United
Arctic Monkeys – A Certain Romance – Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not
Enemy – We’ll Live and Die In These Towns – We’ll Live and Die In These Towns
Pulp – Cocaine Socialism
Russian Circles – Praise Be Man – Emperos – Sargent House *
Kasabian – Acid Turkish Bath (Shelter From the Storm) – Velociraptor! – Sony *†
The Poison Oaks – London Devil – Pine – Cortese Muic *
Warpaint – Undertow – The Fool – Rough Trade *
The Violet Lights – Your Love/Note Enough – Sex & Sound – LAVL Records, Ltd. *

* New Release (will be charted for CMJ)
† Highest Possirble Recommendation!

Warepaint - Undertow

Warpaint, Undertow from Shannyn Sossamon /\/\ Maudegone on Vimeo.

Kasabian - Acid Turkish Bath (Shelter from the Storm)

My first Trainee show on KTUH

I took my KTUH Policies and Procedures exam Wednesday night during DJ Mr. Nick's show and now my status has officially been upgraded from intern status to trainee! I've been handed the keys to the kingdom, fancy me.

I'll be broadcasting from 3-6 AM Friday mornings (Thursday night/Friday Morning). You can listen live anywhere on the world on the interwebs at http://www.ktuh.org!

Here's my playlist from this morning:

Artist                       Song                    Album                        Label

Low - Monkey (Fog Remix) - Low Remixed
Kasabian - La Fee Vert - Velociraptor! - Sony *
Ryan Adams - Dirty Rain - Ashes and Fire - Capitol *
Mogwai - Punk Rock: - Come On Die Young - Matador
Low - Monkey - The Great Destroyer - Sub Pop
Wilco - Sunken Treasure - Being There - Reprise
We Were Promised Jetpacks - Human Error - In the Pit of the Stomach - Fat Cat *
Tom Vek - Hold Your Hand - Leisure Seizure - Island *
Japandroids - No Allegiance to the Queen - No Singles - Polyvinyl
Cymbals Eat Guitars - The Current - Lenses Alien - Bark 118 *
Warpaint - Undertow - The Fool - Rough Trade *
Wild Flag - Future Crimes - Wild Flag - Merge *
Acid Baby Jesus - Tomboy - LP - Slovenly *
Acid Baby Jesus - Android Robots - LP - Slovenly *
Male Bonding - Can't Dream - Endless Now - Sub Pop *
Male Bonding - The Saddle- Endless Now - Sub Pop *
The Mooney Suzuki - Alive & Amplified - Alive & Amplified - Columbia
Deer Tick - Main Street - Divine Providence - Partisan *
Mudhoney - Beneath the Valley of the Underdog - Tomorrow Hit Today - Reprise
Dum Dum Girls - In My Head - Only in Dreams - Sub Pop
Widespread Panic - Surprise Valley - Till the Medicine Takes - Capricorn *
Tom Waits - Hoist That Rag - Real Gone - Anti
Mike Doughty - Strike the Motion - Yes & Also Yes - Snack Bar
Gang of Four - Sleepwalker - Shrinkwrapped - Castle Records
Ween - Mango Woman - Push the Daises EP - Elektra
Fuck - le Serpent - Pardon My French -
Cherri Bomb - Already Dead - Stark - Hollywood *
The Duke Spirit - Surrender - Bruiser - Polydor *
Cloud Control - Death Cloud - Bliss Release - Infectious *
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - The Clod and the Pebble - Tape Club - Polyvinyl *
Gnarwal - Brick Streets - Phases - S/R *
Gnarwal - Gold - Phases - S/R *
Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks - Tigers - Mirror Traffic - Matador *
San Sebastian - Wake Up - Relations - Last Gang Labels *
S.C.U.M. - Cast Into Seasons - Again Into Eyes - Mute *
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Darker With the Day - No More Shall We Part- Reprise
The Cave Singers - Seeds of Night - Invitation Songs - Matador
The Envy Corps - Give It All Up - It Culls You - Universal *
Washington - Underground - I Believe You Liar - Universal Republic
Darkness Falls - The Night Will Be Dawn - Alive in Us - HFN Music
The Pack ad - Sirens - Unpersons - Mint Records


* New Release (will be charted for CMJ)

Kaho'olawe

Here's a slideshow of pictures taken by me and a couple of the other volunteers from our trip to the island of Kaho'olawe 3-6 October 2011.



Kaho'olawe

This video features images group of students from the University of Hawaii at Mānoa on a service project volunteering with the Kaho'olawe Island Reserve Commission.

Kaho'olawe is the smallest of the Hawaiian islands. It was used as a training ground and bombing range by the US Armed Forces from WWII to 1990. Today KIRC manages the Reserve while it is held in trust for a future Native Hawaiian Sovereignty entity. It can be used only for native Hawaiian cultural, spiritual, and subsistence purposes. There is strict protocol when entering and leaving the island. The restoration plan includes removing ammunition, controlling erosion, re-establishing vegetation, recharging the water table, and gradually replacing alien plants with native species.

See more pics here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fightingforward/sets/72157627924379024/

Fore move information visit:
www.kahaolawe.hawaii.gov
www.kahoolawe.org

DJ Training on KTUH FM, Part 4

I wrapped up my final session of DJ training last night/this morning at KTUH. Now I just have to take an exam and I can start 8 weeks of broadcasting during the 3-6 AM slot. After that I can file for a permanent show at a decent hour.

Here is my playlist (1-2 AM):

Artist - Song - Album - Label

Japandroids - Lucifer's Symphony
*Male Bonding - Can't Dream - Endless Now - Sub Pop
*Emperor X - Defiance (For Elise Sunderhouse) - Western Teleport - Bar None
*Wild Flag - Boom - Wild Flag - Merge
The Mars Volta - Wax Simulacra - The Bedlam in Goliath - Universal
*Mogwai - Drunk and Crazy - Earth Division EP - Sub Pop
*Buzzcocks - What Do I Get - A Different Compilation - Cooking Vinyl
Dead Meadow - Door - Dead Meadow - Xemu Records
*The Living Kills - The Long Shadow of the Day - Faceless Angels - Past Future Records
*Bombay Bicycle Club - Lights Out, Words Gone - A Different Kind of Fix - A&M
*Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Senator - Mirror Traffic - Matador

* New Release (will be charted for CMJ)

DJ Training on KTUH FM, Part 3

Last night I did my third training session at KTUH from 12-3 AM. I did my hour on the show from 12-1 AM because I was afraid I'd be nonfunctional if I waited until later. I had two exams during the day and had been up since about 7 AM. I tried to take a nap after I got home from school, but I couldn't fall asleep. All I could do was think about math (I had dreams about math the night before). Needless to say, I was exhausted when I finally got home and went to sleep at 3:33 AM this morning!

Here's my playlist from 12-1 AM last night/this morning:

*†Pimpbot - Meet You At the Bar - self-titled - Passout Records
*Fucked Up - A Little Death - David Comes to Life - Matador
*We Were Promised Jetpacks - Medicine - In the Pit of the Stomach - Fat Cat
*The Jim Jones Revue - Premeditated - *Burning Your House Down - Punk Rock Blues
*The Jim Jones Revue - Burning Your House Down - Burning Your House Down - Punk Rock Blues
Deer Tick - The Bar - Divine Providence - Partisan Records
Dig - Believe - self-titled - Radioactive
Seaweed - Start With - Spanaway - Hollywood
Hi-Standard - California Dreaming - Survival of the Fattest - Fat
June of 44 - Of Information and Belief - Four Great Points - Quarterstick
The Calm Blue Sea - The Struggle - Siegfried -
Sonic Youth - New Hampshire - Sonic Nurse - Geffen
Freakshow - Recreated - Love is Dead
*‡ Wild Flag - Boom - Wild Fag - Merge

* New Release (will be charted for CMJ)
† Local Band
‡ I was going to play this, but I ran out of time. :(

Recommendation:
One of the other guys, Nash,  played a band that was pretty good: Tame Impala. They're from Australia. Check them out!

DJ Training on KTUH FM

Well, it's official - I'm training to be a new DJ on KTUH Honolulu, 90.3 FM. If you haven't heard of it, KTUH is the student radio station at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. It broadcasts on three frequencies on the island of Oahu (with almost 100% coverage), a digital cable channel, and streams live on their website, http://www.ktuh.org.

I'm really excited about the opportunity to become a DJ on KTUH and I consider it a great honor and privilege to be a part of the station. As far as I'm concerned, KTUH rules the airwaves and there's not a single other channel on the radio worth listening to. I've always had a deep love and appreciation for college radio that stems back toward my preteen years when I'd scour the lower bands of the FM dial in search of sounds that would alleviate the banal mind warp of commercial stations. By seeking out college radio, independent radio, and public radio I gained an appreciation for Blues, Jazz, Reggae, World Music, Punk, and most importantly, underground and indie rock. These stations provide a valuable public service by sharing alternative sounds and opinions with the public and I'm certain that many people, young and old are turned on to new music on a regular basis because of such stations.

When I first moved to Hawaii in 2004, I was static to find out about KTUH. I worked long hours driving around in circles, often in the middle of the night, and I would always have KTUH on the radio. I became a big fan of many great shows that have come and gone over the years and my love and appreciation for the station has grown steadily. I never thought that there would come a day when I would become a part of the station and its history, with my own musical selections and my voice transmitting from its airwaves, but here I am.
Ladies and gentlemen, I am thrilled beyond belief.

I'm doing DJ training with two other guys. We're being taught the wonderful ways of the station by the knowledgeable and talented DJ Mr. Nick. I think that we're all doing really well.Our training iteration is Wednesday morning from 12:00-3:00 AM. This morning was our second week's training. Last week we had a sort of crash coarse and this week we got a bit more in depth and each of us took a full hour playing music and familiarizing ourselves with the equipment, talking on the air, and station procedures. Life is pretty damn good.

We'll be on again next week Tuesday night/Wednesday morning from 12-3 AM so tune on the radio or on the web and give us a listen. If you're feeling really ambitious you can even call in a request at (808) 956-7289.

Here's my playlist from the show; I was on from 2-3 AM:

Artist       Song          Album            Label

Tom Waits – Hoist that Rag – Real Gone – Anti

June of 44 – Sharks and Sailors – Anatomy of Sharks EP – Quarterstick

Against Me! – Baby I’m An Anarchist – Reinventing Axle Rose – Fat

Sexpod – Pretty Thing – Goddess Blues – Slab Recordings

Warpaint – Set Your Arms Down – The Fool – Rough Trade

The Folk Implosion - Insinuation – Dare to Be Surprised – The Communion Label

Mogwai – With Portfoli – Young Team – Jetset

Fuck – Compromise – Pardon My French – Matador

Astronautalis – Thomas Jefferson – This Is Our Science – Fake Four, Inc

The Jim Jones Revue – Shoot First – Burning Your House Down – Punk Rock Blues Records

Black Square – Black Square – Black Square – self released

Fu Manchu – Mongoose – California Crossing – Mammoth

The other guys' playlists are under the "Read More" cut.

Kaho'olawe Bound

I'm soon to officially become a published photographer. One of my shots of Kaniakapupu Palace is going to be featured in the November/December 2011 issue of Innov8 Magazine! It's the inflight magazine for Go! Airlines. I've never flown with them before, but I've flown a lot of other airlines and I have NEVER seen an airplane magazine that's this snazzy. I get photo credit, a voucher for a one way ticket, and a copy of the magazine as payment. Bam! I'll take it. Check out the magazine, it's rather nifty (also, you can view the complete magazine when it comes out so you can see my picture there when it prints). Also, check out my Kaniakapupu Palace set on flickr, the image that will be posted is in there. They narrowed it down to 6 possibilities, but didn't tell me which. And speaking of flickr, my account is now over 75,000 views!

In other news, tomorrow I'm leaving Oahu to do something rare and take part in something special. I'm going to Kaho'olawe! Kaho'olawe is the smallest of the 8 main Hawaiian islands. It is a sacred place to Hawaiians, as it is considered to be the earthly form of the god Kanaloa, the god of the ocean. It was once used as a training site for Hawaiian seafaring navigators. There's very little groundwater on the island and it has been periodically populated and uninhabited through out history depending upon availability of water or lack there of.  In modern times, the island was pretty much destroyed. After the arrival of Europeans and Americans the island was used for a penal colony and then various ranching enterprises took over. The island was systematically deforested and stripped of much of its flora by feral goats. The deforestation lead to a further lack of precipitation which made the island more or less uninhabitable. During World War II the island was used for training and it was subject to constant bombings until 1990. The Navy did a cleanup of unexploded ordinance on the island, but the millions of pounds of scrap that they removed from the island was only a fraction of the unexploded ordinance left behind by decades of military target practice, and the clean up was only on the surface level. As a result, the island remains extremely hazardous. Local interest in Kaho'olawe was sparked in the 1970s as part of the Hawaiian cultural and spiritual renaissance. After a long fight to stop the bombings and military control of the island, Kaho'olawe is now held by a trust under the state government of Hawaii and it is to be used cultural and spiritual purposes only. The island is still extremely dangerous and only a few organizations staffed by a number of intrepid volunteers are allowed to travel to the island. I'll be going as a volunteer for the Kaho'olawe Island Reserve Commission from 3-6 October and we'll be working on things like erosion control and reforestation. I am extremely privileged to be taking part in this project. Now I'd better go pack. I have to go to bed early, my flight to Maui is dreadfully early in the morning.

Protect Kaho'olawe 20th Anniversary

September 25, 2011, the Protect Kaho'olawe Ohana is having a 20th anniversary celebration to mark the ending of the US Military's bombings of the sacred island of Kaho'olawe.
Fore more info: visit http://www.kahoolawe.org.
See also: http://www.kahoolawe.hawaii.gov

Stuff to do on Oahu

Here's a link to the local music scene in Hawaii: http://www.808shows.com it gives the listings of band performances and venue listings.

Here's something swanky for the hip set: http://www.artafterdark.org
I'm not sure if they have events in the winter. Check the site for details. The events are usually loads of fun.

This is the coolest thing to do the first Friday of every month: http://www.firstfridayhawaii.com art, food, music, booze and loads of people in China Town.

If you like Lost, if you search the web you can find listings of places where they do/have done filming. Also, you can check out places where they've filmed movies and stuff. Just search google, you'll find alot.

If you like hiking, there are trails literally everywhere. You see all those draws and spurs on the sides of mountains where the housing settlments creep up, if you drive to the top of one of those or into the back of any of those valleys below you're almost gauranteed to find a trail. Also, for some breath taking views of town and and interesting drive you should drive Tantalus/Round Top Drive (google it for directions). Just remember to be respectful of locals and traditions/customs, the land, etc.

Stay the hell out of the water in the North Shore during the winter. That's big surf time and inexperienced folks get dead in the water real quick if they're silly enough to go in or onto the rocks.
Turtles are protected - hands off! Also, don't touch/stand on/break coral.

Sharks Cove and Haunama Bay are snazzy places to go snorkeling/scuba diving. www.hanaumabay-hawaii.com/

If you're a coffee head check out Coffee Gallery in Haleiwa and Coffee Talk in Kaimuki (3601 Wai'alae Ave) are boss. Coffee Talk used to do all ages punk/indie shows but stopped (unless they started again and I don't know about it).
Matsumoto's Shave Ice in Haleiwa is LEGEND! (Aoki's, the place next door to it, is good too) I the lychee flavor (mixed with one or two randoms) is my favorite.
Don't forget to try the lau lau with poi on the side. Ono grindz fo da kine! (and have you noticed yet that McDonald's has spam and rice on the breakfast menu?)
The Liquor Collection in Ward Warehouse is great for a wide assortment of boozy libations.

Movie Theaters:  Ko'olau Stadium 10 in Kaneohe and Dole Cannery in town play some independent and foreign films, as well, with a lot of run of the mill stuff as well. The theater at Ward plays movies 10 decibals higher volume than anywhere else on the island. The stadium seating there is great and the area is spectacular for people watching if you can stand the ear shattering volume of the movies.

Also, if you're in need of some midnight grub, skip Denny's and check out Anna Miller's. They're open 24 hours and the waitress outfits are hilarious.

Beaches: Waimanalo Bay Park rules. Ala Moana is a good swimming spot if your in town. Always keep a towel and swim suit in the trunk of your car for impromptu swimming opportunities.

It may be worth it to switch your license over for a Hawaii one for the Kamaaina discounts. If you have a valid out of state license, you will have to take the written exam, but not the road test.

Also, there's a weekly entertainment newspaper called The Honolulu weekly that has lots of good stuff in it. It's free and it's all over the place or at http://honoluluweekly.com and craigs list is pretty active, for all the stuff that the site is known for, in Honolulu.

Transportation: TRAFFIC is a bitch. The island is basically habitated on the low lands with uninhabitable mountains all up in the middle. That means there's basically one way to get anyplace that you need to go. You can't take much for back road shortcuts or cut through towns and what not like on the mainland. Avoid the H1 at all cost during morning/evening rush hour! It becomes a literal parking lot. If you're going the opposite route of traffic then you're ok- morning all the commuters head towards town and evening they all head away. The Kam Highway gets pretty backed up too during rush times. I suggest that you buy a nice big map and familiarize yourself with streets/towns/areas. I have some tricks of the trade to bypass traffic, but it's complicated to explain to someone who doesn't know the lay of the land. I hear that The Bus system (http://www.thebus.org/) is pretty efficient, though I've only taken twice. Biking can be pretty hairy with traffic and steep hills, depending on where you live and isn't really practical for going long distances/across the island because of the way the roads are set up. Some areas have been creating bike paths.

Meet Ups/Making  friends: MAKE FRIENDS WITH LOCALS as much as possible! They have better insight into like, everything about Hawaii that you wouldn't find out about otherwise. Don't be an apartment rat or townie. Get out and explore as much as possible, even if you've got to do it on your own- do it. You're going to be in paradise, make the best of it and enjoy!

Search for meet up groups on these sites-
http://www.meetin.org
http://www.meetup.com  (there's a great hiking group on this site)

Waimano Training School and Hospital, Pearl City, Hawaii

In November I had to go up Waimano Home Road for a job interview. This is the third time that I've been up there. The first time was for the Waimano Ridge hike a few years ago, and the second was last week for pre-employment stuff. When I first visited the area for the hike I was really curious about what was in the compound as there was an armed guard at the entrance. I never thought I'd get to go inside, but when I went last week I was amazed at all the abandoned buildings on the premises. It's like a mini-ghost-town.

This is a shot of the view halfway between where my car was parked and where I started exploring. It was difficult to see the view with all the weed overgrowth.

Ni'ihau

Ni'ihau is the northern most of the 8 main Hawaiian islands and is the smallest of the inhabited islands. It is often referred to as "The Forbidden Island," because it  has been privately owned by a single family since 1864. The island has no electricity, TVs, hospitals, or other amenities. They live a traditional lifestyle and speak Hawaiian as their first language. The Ni'ihau incident occurred during attack in WWII when a Japanese pilot crashed on the island and committed a load of chaos before being killed.
Presently, Keith Robinson fights to preserve the way of life for the islands residents and continues to cultivate endangered Hawaiian flora. The island is also an important refuse for various endangered indigenous fauna including several bird species and the Hawaiian Monk Seal.

Robinson Crusader, a short documentary about the island's current owner and caretaker:




(from http://www.mrmovietimes.com/watch-now/50049206/Robinson-Crusaderr)


Shigenori Nishikaichi, the Japanese pilot who crashed on the island:
 

 

 

Learn To Speak Hawaiian

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Aincient Hawaiian Weddings

Ancient Hawaiian Weddings
B Rev. Dr. Bernadette K. Park

Ancient Hawaiian cultural traditions include ho’ao pa’a (marriage), a custom by which a man and a woman were bound in a lasting union’ a man was not to desert his wife nor a woman her husband. At one time unions were divided into two classes, those in which a man took many wives and a woman took many husbands, and the more commonplace marriage of the one wife and one husband arrangement. In ancient times, it was the aristocracy and privileged who were permitted more than one wife or husband.

The makua (parents) of the kane (boy) and the wahine (girl) whishint to marry discussed the matter umong themselves first. After the parents had reached an agreement, the kane and wahine were invited to hear the wishes of the respective parents, and if agreeable, the two were united with a ho hiki aku (vow) which commanded them to take care of each other. They were told to work in order to prepare for a life together. When the advising was pau (ended), the kane and wahine would honi (embrace) to seal the pact, and they became husband and wife. This marriage was considered binding until death.

Another tradition of ho’ao pa’a was for the man’s makua to send a messenger with ho’okupu (gifts) to the woman and the parents. They were valuable ho’okupu of hulu (feathers) of the mamo and brids for leis or capes, finely designed pawehi (mats), pearls, ivory, tapa, fish nets, fish lines, iron adzes, pigs, dogs, fowl, poi and la’au (herbal, medicinal plants). Then, the woman’s makua would in return send a messenger with lou (hooks) or lou ‘ulu (breadfruit hooks), attesting to the betrothal of the tow parties in a bond of marriage. As the marriage day approached, the relatives of the kane and wahine would prepare for a luau (feast). The man’s relatives build the hale (house) to host the marriage ceremony and feast, and both families prepared the food.

On the marriage day, the woman’s relative gathered her property and other wai wai (goods) upon a decorated manele (stretcher) to the home of husband-to-be. Upon receiving them, the family of the husband-to-be gave the relatives of the woman rich gifts and land, if they had it. The woman’s relatives would offer the same. This last exchange on the wedding day sealed the relationship between the two families for a lifetime.

An appropriate oil (chant) of ancient Hawaii was spoken by the kahu (leader or minister) to help to guide the matrimonial ceremony. Friends and family were encouraged to participate in the chanting as well. A kappa (or tapa) was prepared ahead of time by beating bark till it resembled cloth. Vibrant colors, using dyes extracted from plants were worked into designs on the kappa. This cloth was draped over the couple or held behind them throughout the ceremony, until, at the end, they were enfolded in it. The kappa was the enclosure in which the wedded couple would consummate their marriage, to the encouragement of their families and friends.

A common thread in the tradition was that couples would marry on the “huna moon” which was the eleventh day of the month at sunrise, the beginning of a new day.


Bibliography:

Ka Poe Kahiko, The People of Old
by Samuel Manaikalani Kamakau; 1931
Bishop Museum Press; A me Kumu John Lake;
HWM Arts and Culture, April 2005