Last night the stream decided to start my show early, so if you tuned in “on time” you met it about 1/3 of the way through. Yes, the tech has some bumps to work out, but hey, doesn’t it always?

So here’s what happened on the stream last night

1. Until the Day You Die – Abney Park (for J & Mel)
2. Sahara – The Razor Skyline
3. Pictures Of You – The Cure
4. The Beginning Is the End Is the Beginning – Smashing Pumpkins
5. Days Go By – Dirty Vegas
6. Love Will Tear Us Apart [2005 Remastered Version] – Joy Division
7. Rosetta Stoned – Tool
8. Stigmata – Ministry
9. Firestarter – The Prodigy
10. Hero – Skillet
11. Freak On A Leash – Korn

So yeah , thanks to The Razor Skyline for the promo disk – the listeners really responded positively to it in chat.

Thanks to J & Mel, as always, for turning me on to Abney Park. Have I mentioned how awesome J & Mel are lately? J & Mel are awesomeness incarnate.

Yes, before anyone asks, we’re working out a “proper” podcast. It’s not as easy to do with a music show as it is KUEC. If only…

And, as usual, I’ll be putting together next week’s show sometime Thursday, and expect to have it in the can by Friday. Feel free to send me your requests, feedback, & etc!

Hope everyone who listened last night enjoyed the show. Here’s what you heard :

Power (Single Mix Edit) – KMFDM
Satisfaction (Radio Edit) - Benny Benassi
Get Me Off - Basement Jaxx
The Creeps (Fedde Le Grand Radio Edit) – Camille Jones vs. Fedde Le Grand
Juicy – Angelspit
Hallucination Generation (Syametic Nightmare) – The Gruesome Twosome
Breed – Otep
The Beautiful People – Marilyn Manson
Toxicity – System of a Down
Bodies – Drowning Pool
Beautiful Remains – Black Veil Brides
Beers, Steers, and Queers – Revolting Cocks

If you notice any difficulty with the voice-over tracks, please drop me a line. And as usual, if you have any requests, let me know by Thursday (when I finalize the playlist and do the final master), and I’ll see what I do.

Started a little late due to a hiccup on the software that controls the stream. Here’s what tonight looked like :

Go Forth And Die – Dethklok
The Gun Song – Ayria
Battle Flag (feat. Pigeonhed) – Lo-Fidelity Allstars
Why Can’t I Be Like You? – The Cure
Safe (KMFDM Mix) – Kittie
How Soon is Now – The Smiths
Wishbone – Dropbox
I’m Afraid Of Americans (NIN V.1 Mix) – David Bowie
Gologotha Tenement Blues – Machines of Loving Grace
21st Century Schizoid Man – The Human Experimente, feat. Robert Fripp, Maynard Keenan, Jeff Fayman
I Wanna Be Your Dog – Iggy Pop
Heroin – Billy Idol
Dear Prudence – Siouxsie and The Banshees

OK, see that Human Experimente track? Pick that one up. It’s HAWT.

And yes, I do throw whatever I feel “fits” into a particular mix – although I DO admit to kinda building a couple of blocks around a song or two that I like in this one…

Spent WAY too much time working on the next two week’s worth of In The Evening playlists. I have come to some conclusions after busting ass to get two in the can so we can travel next week.

First, I have a whole lot of respect for Club DJs and people who do live 4 hour music shows. They are all are kicking ass and taking names. I bow before your mastery of the playlist. Plus, they can get away with repeating a LOT more frequently than I can. In the club, or on a semi-weekly 4-hour stream, you can repeat things and still sound fresh. I have an hour, and if I play the same song – or even artist – too often, I’m pretty sure I’ll lose listeners.[1]

Second, there is too much music and too little time & money. I didn’t realize how many holes there were in my collection. While digging for the next two shows, I ran into a lot of “used to have this on tape, why don’t I have it digital” and “whoa, check out this new artist/cover/song.” This meant a lot of sweating over what I was able to use. I think the next two shows are a little weaker than the first in terms of mix, but it’ll get better as we go, and I can get more music into my grubby little paws.

The final bit was that once a radio DJ, always a radio DJ. Sitting down to cut the voice interludes last night something CLICKED after the first half hour of screwing up, and it all just came back. I’m rusty, but it’s still there.

All that being said, I AM happy with how it is going, and can’t wait to start on show four.

Don’t forget – Alchemist in the Evening, Sundays at 8pm Eastern/5pm Pacific, on the No Agenda Stream http://noagendastream.squarespace.com/

Thanks for listening, thanks for putting up with these notes as I go, and feel free to me send suggestions, compliments, complaints, and requests.[2]

(And yes, there are plans to do a podcast release after these each air, if it keeps going. More as it happens…)

[1] And really, I don’t want to lose either one. *grin*
[2] I really do look forward to the feedback – I don’t know how I’m doing unless y’all tell me. *grin*

Edit: Put in the actual DAY I’m on…duh.