“Growing dismayed” because
@EPAScottPruitt
was dumb enough to get caught.
We just keep adding to the list of adjectives to describe
@ScottPruittOK
: hateful, spiteful, greedy, ignorant, short-sighted, and really, REALLY stupid.
Neighbor's getting a new roof put on & the roofing crew had a different radio station on so I went across the way & told them to put me on because I'm broadcasting live literally across the street & they did so I gave them a shout & now they're all hootin' & hollerin' on the roof
Trent Reznor the GOAT. Foo Fighters bow out of their Boston Calling headlining slot? NIN steps in. The Strokes COVID-cancel a day before they’re set to headline? Trent’s like: “No prob, we’ll play two.” Legend.
Raising a glass to Stephen Mindich, who, among myriad feats, kept our beloved WFNX on the air long after it was profitable for him to do so. He cared about art, music, culture, and the people who created those things. And WFNX gave me and countless others the space to do so. RIP.
Word’s out, so I gotta post about it. I’m joining
@rock929ROCKS
starting on 6/3. I’m still at
@indie617
until then.
Please continue to support indie; they have big things ahead and I’m proud of all we’ve done together.
Talk to you soon on the radios.
@Eve6
I've always considered another song of yours, "Closing Time," not as a "last call at the bar" anthem but as a stern warning about the coming end of the economic boom of the Clinton years.
The big takeaway here: you can do right by your fans, keep your ticket prices affordable, & still have record-breaking success.
The other takeaway? Robert Smith will move mountains for Cure fans. Taylor Swift & Bruce Springsteen just don't care as much.
Evangelicals: you are not doing the Lord's work by dumping your misplaced condescension on random strangers you believe to be, uh, "broken".
These people did not want to know more about me. They wanted to talk at me and pray at me. And I'm fairly sure Jesus would not do that.
Happy 50th,
@WBCN
, which is not a radio station anymore but was a very important radio station for a very long time & I was lucky enough to work there. For that I am grateful.
I’ve never listened back to my sign-off, but people say I did a good job.
I remember when Fred, Rich, & Crash auditioned at WBCN years ago. I remember thinking that even though they weren’t Boston-area natives, they would absolutely kill if they were hired. And they did. They were just that good. You didn’t need to hear much of them to figure that out.
I was able to cop a media bracelet for my 14-yr-old for Boston Calling. Media means you're working, so I told him I needed 300 words minimum & a small photo gallery by Monday night.
He dropped 650 words & 20 pics on me. On Monday afternoon.
Good kid.
On June 19, 1996, I hosted my very first radio show: Wednesday 5-8 p.m. on Northeastern University's 104.9 WRBB. In true radio nerd fashion, I'm counting down to the 25 year anniversary of that first show.
A friendly fact-check/reminder that the Trump administration did indeed fire the U.S. pandemic response team in 2018.
Just a little something to keep in mind as America grapples with the Coronavirus pandemic. And something to keep in mind this November.
The brilliance of
@Toucherandrich
: segment starts with a touching check-in with a coworker who had open heart surgery (get well soon,
@NickGemelli
) devolves into a bit where Eddie Money offers to show kids dead bodies in exchange for snack cakes.
February 24, 2003. My first shift as midday host on WBCN.
February 24, 2020. BCN, FNX, & AAF all gone from the Boston radio dial.
I’m grateful to still be working in Boston and that I’m working at a station that’s keeping the spirit of rock radio alive,
@rock929ROCKS
ESPN: Jessica Mendoza signed a multi-year extension keeping her in the "Sunday Night Baseball" booth and having her make more regular appearances on"Baseball Tonight," "SportsCenter" and "Get Up!"
HI I’VE BEEN ON THE AIR SINCE 11A I STAYED AN EXTRA 4 HOURS TO PAY TRIBUTE TO EDDIE VAN HALEN THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR LISTENING I GOTTA GO AND PEE NOW.
It's common knowledge that
@Nirvana
released 'Nevermind' on 9/24/91. What you might not know is the band played live in Boston at a little club called Axis on Lansdowne St. the night before, with support from
@SmashingPumpkin
.
Check out both sets here.
Rock is not dead in Boston. The rock stations you grew up listening to have gone away because you stopped listening to them.
There is still rock on the radio in Boston, and it's
@rock929ROCKS
. I'm on-air weekdays from 11a-4p.
Tune in. Thank you.
15 years ago today, I took over the midday shift on
@WBCN
, where I stayed until the station signed off in 2009. The
@billboard
chart for that week is a hoot. Playing the buttrock & nu-metal holdovers was a drag, but playing AFI & The Donnas was cool.
Making waffles for the 1000th time in hopes that, when they grow up, my kids will say: “Remember when dad used to make waffles for us on Saturday mornings when we were kids? That was wonderful.” and not: “Remember when dad used to yell at us when we were kids? What an asshole.”
I have a kid on the autism spectrum, I'm a former (& future) teacher, & I do a bit of special needs advocacy. So I'm not talkin' ragtime when I say
@BetsyDeVosED
is an ignorant, entitled wretch & was a disaster as Ed. Sec. With Trump out, she's out. Bless.
Just wanted to get on the record & say I’m 100% behind the public shaming of members of this administration. Pence, Nielsen, Huckabee, Bondi, Miller...garbage people who should feel the weight of their racism, homophobia, lies & various other anti-American sentiments at all times
Hey thanks to everyone who listened to
@indie617
today. It’s an incredible thrill to see so many of you passionate about what we’re doing—lots of you who’ve been kind enough to listen for years & years. So cool to have a new space where we can all hang out & dig on music together
I’ve known he’s a homophobe, transphobe, & bigot. But until today I had no idea he sounded like…this?
I’ve been in broadcasting for 25+ years. Voice & delivery is my currency. This guy comes across as a no-confidence weakling. Zero charisma. All his hatefulness makes sense now.
I love—love—making radio. And it’s a blessing to have the technology, support, and ability to put together a radio show in the wake of a tragic event like the death of Taylor Hawkins and give listeners a shared space to process and react.
But good grief, is it sad.
Let me clarify something: paying taxes for something that benefits the good of the community and provides a resource to those in need is a worthwhile endeavor.
If you don't see libraries that way, you're a selfish asshole.
Is that clear?
To anyone who listened back then, thank you. Thanks even more to those of you who’ve followed me across and off the dial since then. And if you haven’t listened in awhile, stay tuned...
I can’t recommend this
@GlobeChadFinn
piece highly enough. It an authentic & brutally honest take on sports fandom & fan culture that transcends sports, forcing us to examine why, so often, we choose cynicism & negativity over gratitude & positivity.
I was yards away from the second explosion at the Marathon bombing & I had an easier time processing that than I’m having with this. The President called for an insurrection to subvert the will of the American people & the powers that be just stood by & let it happen. I can’t.
Down the hall, my colleagues are celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Sports Hub.
In here, I'm reflecting on 15 years since WBCN went off the air in Boston.
I wrote about that final day and my final show. And there's cute photos of me and my kid!
Every January 31st, we celebrate one of the most unintentionally hilarious things to ever happen in the City of Boston.
And since I was live on the radio when it started to play out, I relish in telling the tale each & every year.
#NeverForget
just had an interviewer ask me if it was “hard for us to be referred to as a nineties band” and i’m kicking myself for not saying life is hard and so am i
Simone Biles today. Naomi Osaka earlier this year. Tuukka Rask last year. They all tapped out for personal reasons & I support them all.
Sports are a form of entertainment; they mean nothing. Mental health means everything. Props to the athletes who are figuring this out.
Logging on during my post-colonoscopy convalescence to remind you all that Curt Schilling is a fool and a scoundrel who deserves every last bit of ill will the world can muster from now until he mercifully takes his leave of us for good.
My heart is with Wake & his family.
So I’m watching The Wire for the first time & I just got to the infamous “You come at the king, you best not miss” scene and of course it blew my mind so I’m texting my boy
@Boston2Bamako
& he’s like: “Welcome to 2005 my friend.”
Just a brutal own. Gotta respect it.
First read of 2022. It was a blast getting the behind-the-scenes treatment on a handful of albums I grew up loving and a handful I’ve played on the radio.
@danozzi
’s writing makes the stories accessible to fans & biz peeps alike. Highly recommended.
On the phone with my daughter. Our local library didn’t have the book she wanted. I have a card for
@BurlPubLib
, so I called them (open ‘til 9, baby!) They gladly looked up the book, told me they had it, and set it aside for me. Just picked it up.
Libraries rule. Support yours.
Still can’t wrap my mind around grown-ass men & women attacking kids who have the courage to speak out & say “please stop murdering us.”
Every damn day I log in here there’s more of them & it’s exhausting. These kids are so brave. Their “critics” are the worst type of cowards.
The trick to DJing in Boston on St. Patrick’s Day is to play Dropkick Murphys every 4th song, U2 every 6th song, The Pogues every 8th song, and nothing but Irish punk in between. Take it from your old pal Adam 12.
Two roast beef sandwiches in one night, in a span of 2 1/2 hours. For research purposes.
It was a lot. Especially for me, a guy who eats very little meat and almost no red meat.
But I was in Peabody, so I had to take advantage. [L-R]: Jamie’s, Atha’s. Both juniors, both 3-way.
PSA:
@Friendlys
is alive & well in Auburn. Excellent service, food, and ice cream. Just like you remember.
This is not an ad or sponcon. I just love Friendly’s so much.
I spent the summer & fall of 1993 with Smashing Pumpkins 'Siamese Dream' permanently wedged in my Walkman. It's my favorite album of that era & one of my favorite albums, period.
It turns 30 today & I think it's the one '90s album that bested 'Nevermind'
Took my kids to
@localnatives
&
@SylvanEsso
tonight & they had an absolute blast. Cheaper than a ticket to a big-name pop act & the music has more depth; the experience is richer & just as memorable.
Take your kids to see live music. Just be sure to protect their ears.
Watch the Letterman/Obama Netflix special as soon as humanly possible; it’s entertaining, thought-provoking & moving.
But brace yourself for the whiplash of being reminded of what it’s like to have a dignified president who loves America & not the current disgrace to the office.