Headphone Bumpers of 2009

(In no particular order, save for Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavillion IS number one), I present to you...

Headphone Bumpers of 2009:

1. Animal Collective- Merriweather Post Pavillion **
2. The Flaming Lips- Embryonic
3. Dirty Projectors- Bitte Orca
4. Russian Circles- Geneva
5. Why?- Eskimo Snow
6. Pheonix- Wolfgang Amadeus Pheonix
7. The Dead Weather- Horehound
8. Grizzly Bear- Veckatimest
9. Animal Collective- Fall Be Kind EP
10. This Will Destroy You- Field Studies EP
11. Girls- Album

2009 also brought some terrible things. I present to you, now...

Ear Poison of 2009:

1. Jay Z- The Blueprint 3 (Hey, don't get me wrong, I loved Empire State of Mind, but other than that, it was bland, boring, and generally predictable. Letdown Maximus.)
2. Anything autotune or even the slightest hint of Kanye.
3. Gucci Mane- The State vs. Radric Davis (I never listened to the whole thing, but I sure hated it on the radio)
4. Creed- Full Circle (When are these guys gonna stop making records? They all sound the same.)
5. Bon Jovi- The Circle  (I sense a repetitive theme, here..)

There you have it. And I assure you, there is a lot more Ear Poison out there than just 5.


And one more thing. Check out my new radio slot on KWVA Eugene 88.1 fm, or stream it live at www.kwvaradio.org . New slot starts Wednesday, January 6 from 3-4 pm PST

spin journalist makes ridiculous claims about the almighty

in an relatively recent spin article, journalist chris norris wrote up a little ditty for the inclusive headline "16 rock myths debunked". norris's contribution: "myth number 1: radiohead can do no wrong." he argues that radiohead suffers from "gimmick hit syndrome," which he describes as such:


"Thanks to "Creep," from their 1993 debut, Pablo Honey, the band contracted Gimmick Hit Syndrome and began the usual defensive career arc. To prove they were more than a grunge one-liner, they recorded the smart, powerful anthems of The Bends. To prove they weren't just excellent rock songwriters, they dug deep and created the stunning OK Computer, whose melancholy sweep of strange, gorgeous songs played like an elegy for modern man. With that, Radiohead supernovaed, garnering every superlative there was, including comparisons to epochal albums like Dark Side of the Moon. Then they had to make another one..."


blah blah blah, shut up. seriously, chris norris, i couldn't disagree more. as far as radiohead is concerned, the only issue i have is that pitchfork media will never rate an album a ten unless it is put out by the almighty five. all jokes aside, radiohead is a band by which i feel my generation can be defined by. i don't know you, chris, but i feel sorry for you.


to read chris's article ripping radiohead a new one, you can go to this address:
"radiohead sucks"

kiddcarma komix xclusive

that's right!!! i have experimented with another new medium. i'm am happy to show you my newest creation, which is by no means the end of the story, i feel i need to complete at least one book, so stay tuned.

after an invigorating term of comic relief, ha, but seriously.

after an invigorating term of History of Superheroes,

a most wonderful class offered through the english department

at the 'U, i chose the comic book option for the final project.. and

this is the 5 page snippet i hath created.

to view in PDF
format, (as it is much
clearer that way)
click here


Also, I have recently acquired a Holga 120SF that i look forward to playing with. You can bet there will be plenty of pictures to be viewed in the next few weeks of my east coast travels over the winter vacation. It seems I've switched to proper capitalization in this section of the post. Che bella!

Fall Be Kind EP = Ear Sugar

Animal Collective's newest release, Fall Be Kind EP, is yet another victory for the group: alas, The Almighty Collective has yet to disappoint. As always, this record is filled with crunchy and erratic vibrance. It seems these guys know just how to pluck at my heartstrings with their more recent, outstanding variations on the simple pop formula. Yet, the magic of the Collective's version on pop: it never gets old. Not to me, at least. I digress. What I love so much about Fall Be Kind (you know, besides everything), is that it seems to be the perfect dramatic foil of its predecessor, Merriweather Post Pavillion. This may undoubtedly be because Avey Tare has said that some of the tracks on the new EP were "too dark" and were cut from Merriweather, and it is apparent: the two perfectly compliment each other.

Notable Tracks: All (5 songs) 28mins:20secs of it, seriously.

righteous radio hosts special guest appearance by true white brother

true white brother, one-man act from tulsa, oklahoma made an appearance on Righteous Radio on july 30th. this weeks show is available for download on the link below, and if you like what you hear feel free to check out more at http://www.myspace.com/fpnp

to download last week's show, click here

i am on a little summer vacation this month visiting family back home, but no fear! righteous radio will be back september 3 from 2-4 pm PST.

thanks for keeping it righteous,

-c

this band will make you high.

hey y'all. it's been a while. its been a hot and sticky summer here in the Willamette Valley, but for the most part it is absolutely beautiful and enchanting. anyways, anyone who is looking for a spiritual awakening should listen to an album called All Of the Sudden I Miss Everyone by Explosions in the Sky. Rather, their entire discography gets progressively better with every release, I can't help but talk about them after their explosive (pun intended) performance at Sasquatch! Music Festival in the Gorge. This band will make you high. And so will their cover art.


Last Week's Playlist:

Sonic Youth- Leaky Lifeboat for Gregory Corso
David Bowie- Suffragette City
Petshop Boys- Pandemonium
Metric- The Police and the Private
Bjork- Army of Me
Explosions in the Sky- The Only Moment We Were Alone
Dirty Projectiors- No Intention
Steely Dan- Don't Take Me Alive
The Meters- Rock and Roll Medley
Earth Wind and Fire- Sunday Morning
Digable Planets- 9th Wonder
DJ 4 AM- The Whole Towns....sleeping
Major Lazer- Can't Stop Now
The Books- An Animated Description of Mr. Maps
Bibio- Fire Ant
Nino Moschella- Time of Day
Yacht- Psychic City
Japandroids- Young Hearts Spark Fire
Modest Mouse- Autumn Beds
Bowerbirds- Northern Lights
Starfucker- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Thievery Corporation- Marching The Hate Machines
Ratatat- Seventeen Years
RJD2- Smoke and Mirrors

Carma Makes Appearance in Local Newspaper Blog... Hard Drive Crashes and Loses Crucial Not-Technically-Existant-Cyber Documents.

Sunday night, I attended the Neko Case concert at the McDonald Theatre downtown with James Stegall, a friend from good ol' KWVA. James was nice enough to hook up a free ticket in exchange for a a picture and a little feedback for the Register Guard Blog. Not a bad deal... not bad at all. So I decided to take the edge off the finals week hype and checked out some free Canadian country music. Yep, it exists. And Neko Case was gorgeous, a beautiful voice with raspy instrumentals, though the pace was a little slow... I prefer the pop of the New Pornographers, though I enjoyed myself thoroughly... Check the article out for yourself...

Neko Case Concert Review

Also, some rantings... my hard drive has been destroyed at the hands of my own negligence... on the first day of finals week. damn it all to hell! Was it something I said? It was working just fine and then CRASH, right before my eyes. Kudos to Apple, Inc. though, for coming through on the free repair. Wag of the finger to the supposed 1500 clams they wanted to retrieve everything from my harddrive. I don't have that kinda sgrilla nor would I fork it over, because I'm sorry, but that is just fucking ridiculous.

But seriously, 1500 big ones for restoring some FILES? this kid knows exactly what i'm thinking..


Anyways, off to southern california to vacation with ma dukes... but one last announcement...





THIS SUMMER
(STARTING JUNE 18)
righteous radio
with DJ CARmA
has moved to a new time!
THURSDAYS 2-4 pm
KWVA EUGENE 88.1 FM

boulder reigns victorious in 420 celebration... birthday celebrations, not so much.

wow, well done, UC Boulder. That cop on the left looks borderline smiley... and this is going on.. on CAMPUS! i thought eugene was impressive, but bitches ain't shit compared to boulder. kudos.

as for my own birthday celebrations, they were not nearly as triumphant. happy belated birthday to myself!! 20 years of life welcomed me in the early morning of April 23, 2009 with a fever, respiratory misery, and stomach convulsions. have made a speedy recovery, but am still bitter.

on with the tunes!! this weeks show was inspired by special jersey guests, alyssa hennigan and danielle heilweil, who not only came out to visit the great northwest, but helped me pick some sweet tunes.. the last fifteen minutes are a little unconventional, tried some requests and somethin' new... so try and dig on it.

also... this show features a song by A Love Like Pi (electropop/dance), a friend's band from the great New Jeruz, who's album is now available on iTunes and Best Buys and Hot Topic (hehe) nearest you. Congrats to ALLP, homies catchin' a breeze of success from the homeland. for further reading, check out this write-up in the Asbury Park Press..
http://www.app.com/article/20090424/ENT/904240310/1031

Righteous Radio 4/18/09
originally broadcasted on
sunday 4/18/09 on
KWVA eugene 88.1 fm
from 2-4 am

Stephen Colbert is BOSS!

american badass

if you like spaceships,
and stephen colbert,
well, just read it.
colbert rules.

BONUS!

special 2.5 hour show from 12-2am april 12, 2009
ft. special guest DJ ZaNE (even though he says nothing on air, shy boy, that Zane)

bonus jams.
originally broadcasted on
KWVA Eugene 88.1 fm at
12-2 am on april 12, 2009

Little Sis, Newspaper (and soon to be movie) Star

Just thought I'd give a shout out to little sis, who had a killer audition yesterday at the Garden State Film Festival. She blew so many minds, she made the paper.

check it out for yourselves:
little sis hits the big time!

rock on, D. you da bomb.

three cheers for my first night at a slightly better time slot!!

Hooray!!! Sunday 4-6 am has been replaced by a radio time slot of much greater prestige...
(drum roll please....)

Sunday 2-4 am!

Just kidding, it isn't all that much more exciting, but I like the late night. So here it is, Righteous Radio at its 2-4 am premiere, with special guests!

"I gotta go... I gotta radio show to do"
Originally Broadcasted on
KWVA Eugene 88.1 fm
from 2-4 am on
April 5, 2009
((playlist uploaded later))

also, for a more PG broadcast, or in my case, a broadcast I could send my grandma...
a fill in show from 11am-12pm on April 1, 2009, straying slightly from the uncensored world that is my late night radio experience...

i'm done playing hip-hop.. APRIL FOOLS!
originally broadcasted on
KWVA Eugene 88.1 fm
from 11am-12pm on
April 1, 2009
((playlist uploaded later))

Formal Apology to Prestigious U of O Graduate Student [Who I Beat In Hangman]

for those not up on my latest favorite story, i recently got mixed up in an incident involving a graduate student, some fermented beverages, and a game of hangman. i found overwhelming creative spark in the situation, to which i responded with a blog entry to jog my creative juices to construct an image through text (as aspiring creators of prose, poetry and music, such as myself, like to do from time to time) that I could share with the five people who live across the country and actually follow my blog. (three of those people are my mother, father, and sister).

so alright, big deal. you can't read the blog anymore. i've deleted it (though it's saved in my creative bank, no good work goes to waste). so, for the five people tops that have followed this blog in its few weeks of existence, (besides, of course, the one person i happened to stupidly include his real name) i'm sorry if you missed it, i did not know it would be a special edition piece.

though it's a bit outdated at this point, i would like to make a formal apology to prestigious u of o graduate student _____ _____. He shall remain nameless, as it was my stupidity of including his name in my creative exercise of a story, a mild fabrication but also basic outline and enthusiastic response to a silly incident involving hangman, in the first place. so this is a formal apology to you, nameless prestigious u of o graduate student, who did not deserve to be the blunt end of a cruel and unusual satire on my everyday meanderings.

i think we have all learned something today, or at least i have.
the internet knows everything, and perhaps we should all google our own names so that we too, can make sure that no silly undergraduate has posted something "incriminating" to our educational careers..

because you never know, the first person to read your blog could be the person that it's about.

so fo' real, though _____ _____, prestigious u of o graduate student, i really am sorry, and to my homegirl who brought me into said hangman situation, i apologize tremendously to you: i meant no disprespect.

i hope this anonymous apology finds you in mysterious ways on the information superhighway, as i only want to pass on the good carma.



p.s. if this blog does find you, prestigious grad student, i would love your permission to post the story for creative purposes without any personal information pertaining to you or the university, because freedom of speech is a right i like to exercise, but i'm not into slander.


***a note about the image:: i typed in "apology fractal" into google, and this is the coolest one. that's an apology fractal for you, P.G.S.

voodoo lady, shakin' that stick, drivin' me crazy

hey mom! i'm on the radio
originally broadcasted on
KWVA 88.1 FM on
Sunday March 15, 2009
4-6 am

Playlist:

((Intro- KDub$))
1. Toots and the Maytals- Pressure Drop
2. WEEN- Voodoo Lady
3. Damien Marley ft. Nas- Road to Zion
4. WEEN- Hoppa Road
5. The Grouch- Simple Man
6. Mic Crenshaw ft. Stic Man- Running Out of Time
7. Easy Star All Stars- Speak to Me/Breathe In The Air
8. Easy Star All Stars- On the Run
9. Incubus- Magic Medicine
10. Hot Chip- Sexual Healing
11. Mogwai- Acid Food
12. RJD2- Someone's Second Kiss
13. Zion I ft. Devin the Dude- Country Baked Yams
14. Lou Reed- Walk on the Wild Side
15. The Pharcyde- Can I Kick It?
16. Sly and the Family Stone- Luv N Haight
17. Saul Williams ft. Zac DeLaRocha- Act III Scene 2 (Shakespeare)
18. Wu Tang Clan- Bring Da Ruckus
19. Midnite/Lustre Kings- Infinite Dub
20. Paul Simon- The Obvious Child
21. Wyclef Jean ft. Akon and Lil Wayne- Sweetest Girl
22. The Coup- 5 Million Ways to Kill a CEO
23. People Under the Stairs- Party Enemy #1
24. Atmosphere- Woman Wit The Tattooed Hands
25. Large Professor- Hardcore Hip Hop
26. Beastie Boys- In A World Gone Mad
27. Talking Heads- Take Me To The River

hooray for spring thyme!

daylight savings rhymes
originally broadcasted on
KWVA eugene 88.1 FM
on March 8, 2009 4-6am

also: a film i made for my final project for my experimental film class: dig it.

First of the Month with DJ L Cat

Hello all,

A very special edition of my show this morning, featuring DJ L Cat, a most lovely lady who hails from Long Island, NY. This show also features a special intro (and part of a dope beat, due to technical difficulties the whole tune didn't get to play) by KDub$ of Freehold, NJ.

First of the Month
Righteous Radio with DJ Carma
(and special guest DJ L Cat)
originally broadcasted on
KWVA 88.1 fm on
March 1, 4-6 am

Playlist:
1. Quantic- Infinite Regression
2. Atmosphere- Abusing the Rib
3. Ratatat Remix of Notorious BIG- Dead Wrong
4. Adam Strange- We Go Everywhere
5. Animal Collective- My Girls
6. Ratatat- Lex
7. Notorious BIG- Party and Bullshit
8. SPL- Hollowpoint Recordings
9. Pink Floyd- The Great Gig in the Sky
10. Easy Star All*Stars- The Great Dub in the Sky
11. NASA- Strange Enough
12. Dead Prez- Be Healthy
13. K Dub$- I Hate College
14. Dead Prez- Psychology
15. Mic Crenshaw- Teach It
16. The Pharcyde- Pack the Pipe
17. Wu Tang Clan- Da Mystery of Chessboxin
18. Beastie Boys- Freaky Hijiki
19. Tricky- Veronika
20. Radiohead- Subterranean Homesick Alien
21. Spacemonkeys vs. Gorillaz- New Genius
22. Thievary Corporation- Strange Days
23. SoundTribe Sector 9- Shock Doctrine
24. Tribe Called Quest- Can I Kick it?
25. The Grouch- Everyday is Saturday

all the fresh beatz

Enjoy :)

some fresh beats for
a sunday morning
orginally broadcast on
KWVA 88.1 FM on
2/22/09 from 4-6am

some fresh beats for
a friday night
originally broadcast on
KWVA 88.1 FM on
2/21/09 from 12-2 am

..playlists to be uploaded later.

special edition

a very special edition of righteous radio last night/this morning. this is just a fill-in slot, with some technical difficulties at the start of the show- also, the first two minutes of the file are public service announcements, so feel free to skip those.

special thanks to my man dubbs for hookin' up the fat beat at the beginning.

thursday tunes
originally broadcasted
2/19/09 12-2am on
KWVA Eugene 88.1

Playlist:
1. Macias Costa- Fundo Di Mato
2. Ziggy Marley- Road To Zion
3. Gorillaz- Sound Check (Gravity)
4. The Bush Chemists- Stand For The Right
5. Blackalicious- Reanimation
6. Peter Tosh- Mystic Man
7. Cut Chemist- Spat
8. Saul Williams ft. Zack de la Rocha- Act III Scene 2
9. The Fugees- How Many Mics?
10. DJ Revolution ft. KRS One- The DJ
11. A Tribe Called Quest- Jazz (Weve Got)
12. People Under The Stairs- The Wiz
13. Atmosphere- The Woman Wit The Tattooed Hands
14. Rahzel- Steal My Soul
15. The Grouch- Everyday is Saturday
16. Jurassic 5- Concrete Schoolyard
17. Beastie Boys- B For My Name
18. Black Milk- Give The Drummer Some
19. Illa J- R U Listenin'?
20. Public Enemy- Politics of the Sneaker Pimps
21. Jedi Mind Tricks- The Philosophy of Horror
22. Cut Chemist- What's The Attitude
23. The Pharcyde- The Hustle
24. Murs- L.A.

confectionary radio

im afraid i am not a firm supporter of the hallmark holiday that is St. Valentine's Day, though i empathize with those that do basque in lace hearts and fancy dinners. I mean, hey, as corny as valentine's day is, it's a day that celebrates love, and love is beautiful and worthy of celebration, even if it is through consumerism at least it's kinda the right idea.

anyways, like it or not, this valentine's day festivities included an extensive evening at the annual anti-valentine's pink party at the campbell club. immediately following said festivities, i birthed this somewhat valentine's day themed radio show. it is featured in 2 parts due to technical difficulties with my recording program.
(painting is alex grey's "embrace")

sonic love
sonic love (part 2)

originally broadcasted
sunday 2/15/09 4-6am

on KWVA 88.1 eugene

Playlist:
1. NWA- Fuck Tha Police
2. RJD2- Someone's Second Kiss
3. Dr. Octagon- Halfsharkalligatorhalfman
4. Immortal Technique- Leaving the Past
5. Jurassic 5- Monkey Bars
6. Aesop Rock- No Regrets
7. Ziggy Marley- Love Is My Religion
8. Balkan Beat Box- Sunday Arak
9. Atmosphere- Don't Ever Fuckin' Question That
10. Grizzly Bear- Shift
11. Outkast- Happy Valentines Day
12. Lady Bug vs. Lady Day- Spreadin' Rhythm Around (Billie Holiday Remix)
13. Wu Tang Clan- Gravel Pit
14. Soul Position- Hand-Me-Downs
15. The Pharcyde- Soul Power
16. A Tribe Called Quest- Can I Kick It?
17. NASA- NASA Music
18. The Go Team- Lady Flash
19. Granola Funk Express- This Thing
20. John Browns Body- Heart and Soul
21. Animal Collective- Summertime Clothes
22. Del The Funkee Homosapien- Love Story
23. Jimi Hendrix- Castles Made of Sand
24. Sublime- Pool Shark
25. Tupac- Changes
26. Gorillaz- Double Bass
27. Ratatat- Wildcat

theraputic splattering

its been a while since ive been able to get myself motivated to put my energy towards creating art, but alas, here it is. sorry about the reflection of the camera flash, but you can kinda get the picture. (haha!)
[acrylic, newspaper+magazine, tissue paper, colored pencil on canvas]

ShaBLAM!

Heyo, this is my second radio show, its just a good assortment of tunes. Dig it.

stream it live
sundays 4-6am pst

Left Wing/Right Coast
originally broadcasted on kwva 88.1 in Eugene on February 8, 2009 4-6am.