Exposure to music and its varying styles came from my Brooklyn summer camp’s “boom box” which flipped from all things Rolling Stones and The Who to Run DMC and Frankie Smith’s “Double Dutch Bus”. Most identified with their music and lifestyle, I remained happily neutral. Both the rockers and the hip-hop junkies were my friends. Plus, I was really good at dodge-ball....

1986. The Mets win the World Series and along comes, “Licensed To Ill”. The Beasties were Brooklyn and made music that screamed my music sensibilities. Sure, the novelty of knowing all the words to “Paul Revere” eventually faded, but it certainly helped pass the time riding the B9 bus to and from high school.

Radio was never fully on my radar until I discovered Long Island’s 92.7 WDRE. Depeche Mode, The Smiths, Talking Heads, U2, Sinead O’Connor, The Clash were all part of this fascinating radio community that captured my imagination. Hi Malibu Sue..Certainly shifted my music senses into another gear. Yes, bring me Edelweiss!

Not among the “academic elite” during my Brooklyn College years, but things starting making sense once I found the college radio station. Somehow, I graduated and landed a low, albeit paying promotion job at Z100. Who knew “Brian Phillips” was the name of an important radio executive? This “Brian Phillips” became an executive of T-Shirt distribution, vehicle maintenance and coffee making. Good times...

West, West, The Escape Club claims its wild. I spent several years basking in the warm Southern California sun. Professionally, I was a mediocre traffic reporter, a TV paramedic on “Chicago Hope” and a DJ on a music station programmed by MTV's Mark Goodman. The depth of Goodman’s radio and music acumen was only superseded by his fantastic hair.

New Jersey and its tolled highways called and I found myself in a "situation" at the Jersey Shore, spending several years with an Alternative radio station (G-Rock) as the Music Director and morning show co-host. Morning radio is one animal, record reps are another. (All programming decisions were made independently (sans socks) and not in connection of any promotional consideration described therein…) four people just laughed.

While not consuming Wasabi Peas, watching Soul Train, root root rooting for the home team or going to a concert, I’m here weekdays on 101.9 RXP, New York’s Rock Experience!



Everest - tonight
Posted 7/8/2010 5:00:00 PM

Hear the band Everest perform "Let Go" and chat about summer heat, Neil Young and ice cream...tonight @ 10P.

Everest currently on tour with Minus The Bear...check out their album "On Approach"...

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Bonnaroo 2010
Posted 6/29/2010 1:00:00 PM

Bonnaroo 2010

Nothing quite compares to the 4 day music and Tennessee sweat festival that is Bonnaroo. Flaming Lips covering Dark Side Of The Moon, Kings Of Leon ripping thru their set with a cover of The Pixies "Where Is My Mind", two hours of Stevie Wonder. Yes please! Here are some of my pics.



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New Music, Local Licks, Album Tracks from RXP Artists.
Weeknights @ 10P.

Wed, Sept 1st
The Black Keys "Howlin For You"
Guster "Do You Love Me?"
Metric "Eclipse (All Yours)"
Civil Twilight "Letters From The Sky"
The Temper Trap "Fader"
The National "Bloodbuzz Ohio"
Atomic Tom "Take Me Out"
 
Tuesday, Aug 31st
Ed Kowalcyzk "Grace"
Magic Bullets "Lying Around"
The Drums "Let's Go Surfing"
Stone Temple Pilots "Take A Load Off"
Keane "My Shadow"
Vampire Weekend "Giving Up The Gun"
A Silent Film "You Will Leave A Mark"
 
Monday, Aug 30th
Pete Yorn "Precious Stone"
Dead Confederate "Giving It All Away"
Ra Ra Riot "Boy"
The Dirty Heads "Lay Me Down"
Stone Temple Pilots "Cinnamon"
Spoon "Mystery Zone"
The Futureheads "Heartbeat Song"
Jimmy Eat World "My Best Theory"
 
Friday, August 27th
Alice In Chains "Lesson Learned"
LCD Soundsystem "Drunk Girls"
Muse "Undisclosed Desires"
Rogue Wave "Solitary Gun"
Free Energy "Bang Pop"
Switchfoot "The Sound"
Passion Pit "Sleepyhead"
 
Thursday, August 26th
Phoenix
"Lasso"
Delta Spirit
"Bushwick Blues"
Smashing Pumpkins
"Freak"
Jets Overhead
"Heading For Nowhere"
Devo
"What We Do"
Stone Temple Pilots
"Take A Load Off"
Ra Ra Riot (in studio)
"Too Dramatic" & "Boy" (acoustic)

Wednesday, August 25th
The Temper Trap
"Fader"
Florence + The Machine
"Dog Days Are Over"
Soundgarden
"Black Rain"
Band Of Skulls
"Light Of The Morning"
Linkin Park
"The Catalyst"
Cage The Elephant
"In One Ear"
The Hold Steady
"The Weekenders"

Tuesday, August 24th
Against Me! "White Crosses"
Bush "Afterlife"
MGMT "It's Working"
Steel Train "Children Of The 90s"
Rooney "I Can't Get Enough"
The National "Bloodbuzz Ohio"
Coheed And Cambria "Here We Are Juggernaut"

Monday, Aug 23rd
JP, Chrissie & The Fairground Boys
"If You Let Me"
The Drums
"Let's Go Surfing"
Vampire Weekend
"Giving Up The Gun"
Atomic Tom
"Take Her Out"
Jimmy Eat World
"My Best Theory"
Michael Franti & Spearhead
"The Sound Of Sunshine"
Ed Kowalcyzk
"Grace"

Friday, Aug 20th
Muse
"Undisclosed Desires"
The Dirty Heads
"Lay Me Down"
Arctic Monkeys
"Crying Lightning"
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
"Paris (Ooh La La)"
Bad Religion
"The Devil In Stitches"
Pete Yorn
"Precious Stone"
Florence + The Machine
"Dog Days Are Over"
The Temper Trap
"Fader"
Weezer
"Memories"

Thursday, Aug 19th
Spoon
"Mystery Zone"
Neon Trees
"Animal"
Free Energy
"Bang Pop"
Dead Confederate
"Giving It All Away"
Phoenix
"Lasso"
The Dead Weather
"Blue Blood Blues"
We Are Scientists
"Rules Don't Change"
Keane
"My Shadow"
Live RXP Stream