Music Journalism At Its Absolute Worst! http://www.smartassradio.com en-us Copyright 2008 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:49:00 -0500 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:49:00 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss dj@smartassradio.com (Web Monkey) Smartass Radio Inconsistency is our middle name. Smartass Radio is a collective of intelligent idiots with one goal: to each sound smarter than the next. Each episode features original content, be it interviews with excellent bands or original bits and sketches. DJ Scully dj@smartassradio.com YES http://smartassradio.com/audio/podcast_20.mp3 http://smartassradio.com/audio/podcast_20.mp3 This is kind of an odd podcast... an oddcast? Me and Roy just basically turned the mics on and went to town. Usually we prepare for 5-10 minutes before we do that... Podcasts Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:30:00 -0500 SmartassRadio.com YES You know, relaxing and such. This is kind of an odd podcast... an oddcast? Me and Roy just basically turned the mics on and went to town. Usually we prepare for 5-10 minutes before we do that... 00:52:45 smart ass radio, smartass radio, smartass, smart ass, dj scully, roy verspoor, patty o'leary, 2024, wfnp http://smartassradio.com/audio/podcast_19.mp3 http://smartassradio.com/audio/podcast_19.mp3 Your three heroes return for another weekly adventure. This time, they return with Kentaro, the yo-yo whiz kid, the terrifying Montauk Monster, the dreaded Black Princess of NOLA and, of course, presidential candidate in the year 2024 - Roy Joesph Verspoor 2 Podcasts Sun, 27 Jul 2008 11:30:00 -0500 SmartassRadio.com YES Ya'll Ready For This? Your three heroes return for another weekly adventure. This time, they return with Kentaro, the yo-yo whiz kid, the terrifying Montauk Monster, the dreaded Black Princess of NOLA and, of course, presidential candidate in the year 2024 - Roy Joesph Verspoor 2 00:54:25 smart ass radio, smartass radio, smartass, smart ass, dj scully, roy verspoor, patty o'leary, 2024, wfnp http://smartassradio.com/audio/podcast_18.mp3 http://smartassradio.com/audio/podcast_18.mp3 DJ, Roy AND Patty Oh take on the tough topics - Do ducks' quacks echo? How was Step Brothers? Is Patty a lesbian? Can you read scenes from Star Wars under the influence of alcohol? And many many more... Podcasts Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:30:00 -0500 SmartassRadio.com YES The Empire Dykes Back DJ, Roy AND Patty Oh take on the tough topics - Do ducks' quacks echo? How was Step Brothers? Is Patty a lesbian? Can you read scenes from Star Wars under the influence of alcohol? And many many more... 01:02:14 smart ass radio, smartass radio, smartass, smart ass, dj scully, roy verspoor, patty o'leary, 2024, wfnp http://smartassradio.com/audio/podcast_17.mp3 http://smartassradio.com/audio/podcast_17.mp3 Roy and I review The Dark Knight, Hellboy II, Mummy III, Terminator IV, Prison Cars, The Animal, Pulp Fiction, There Will Be Blood, Death Proof and probably a few others. Also someone loosely associated with the Power Rangers tried to chop his cock off and Roy is now my life-coach and personal financier. DJ Podcasts Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:30:00 -0500 SmartassRadio.com YES Popcorn Knights Bonanza Roy and I review The Dark Knight, Hellboy II, Mummy III, Terminator IV, Prison Cars, The Animal, Pulp Fiction, There Will Be Blood, Death Proof and probably a few others. Also someone loosely associated with the Power Rangers tried to chop his cock off and Roy is now my life-coach and personal financier. DJ 01:03:09 smart ass radio, smartass radio, smartass, smart ass, dj scully, roy verspoor, patty o'leary, 2024, wfnp http://smartassradio.com/audio/podcast_16.mp3 http://smartassradio.com/audio/podcast_16.mp3 DJ watched a 40+ softball game and is now afraid to die, Aerosmith released their own guitar hero, and James kills dogs. Podcasts Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:30:00 -0500 SmartassRadio.com YES James Kills Dogs DJ watched a 40+ softball game and is now afraid to die, Aerosmith released their own guitar hero, and James kills dogs. 00:55:29 smart ass radio, smartass radio, smartass, smart ass, dj scully, roy verspoor, patty o'leary, 2024, wfnp http://smartassradio.com/audio/podcast_15.mp3 http://smartassradio.com/audio/podcast_15.mp3 Roy makes his podcast debut with me in his parents basement. We talk pokemon for way too long, then we move on to the finer points of vinyl and how shitty Weezer is. Stay tuned at the very end for our review of "Wanted"... It's a good'un. Opening clip is "Abnormal by Bumblefoot". ROCK! Podcasts Mon, 7 Jul 2008 11:30:00 -0500 SmartassRadio.com YES July 7th Roy makes his podcast debut with me in his parents basement. We talk pokemon for way too long, then we move on to the finer points of vinyl and how shitty Weezer is. Stay tuned at the very end for our review of "Wanted"... It's a good'un. Opening clip is "Abnormal by Bumblefoot". ROCK! 01:14:46 smart ass radio, smartass radio, smartass, smart ass, dj scully, roy verspoor, patty o'leary, 2024, wfnp http://smartassradio.com/audio/podcast_14.mp3 http://smartassradio.com/audio/podcast_14.mp3 Patty joins James and me for this somewhat short podcast (I ended up missing my train anyway). Excuse the sound quality, UPS kinda fucked me and delayed my new mic. Excuses, excuses... Anyway - we talk about the new Judas Priest album a bit, why I should have never been acused of stealing music from Kid Rock and why Patty is afraid of my mom. Songs featured are "Colors of Change" and "Fret Circus" by Fredrik Pihl. Check him out at FredrikPihl.com and Myspace.com/FredrikPihl. ROCK! Podcasts Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:30:00 -0500 SmartassRadio.com YES You Know How I Know I'm Gay? Patty joins James and me for this somewhat short podcast (I ended up missing my train anyway). Excuse the sound quality, UPS kinda fucked me and delayed my new mic. Excuses, excuses... Anyway - we talk about the new Judas Priest album a bit, why I should have never been acused of stealing music from Kid Rock and why Patty is afraid of my mom. Songs featured are "Colors of Change" and "Fret Circus" by Fredrik Pihl. Check him out at FredrikPihl.com and Myspace.com/FredrikPihl. ROCK! 00:49:14 smart ass radio, smartass radio, smartass, smart ass, dj scully, roy verspoor, patty o'leary, 2024, wfnp http://smartassradio.com/audio/podcast_13.mp3 http://smartassradio.com/audio/podcast_13.mp3 Hey everyone! It's the first ever podcast for the sake of a podcast. Your heroes DJ and James talk about everything from VH1's "Diva's Live" to sexual harrasment at the workplace. Podcasts Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:30:00 -0500 SmartassRadio.com YES Metal n' Misogyny Hey everyone! It's the first ever podcast for the sake of a podcast. Your heroes DJ and James talk about everything from VH1's "Diva's Live" to sexual harrasment at the workplace. 00:57:28 smart ass radio, smartass radio, smartass, smart ass, dj scully, roy verspoor, patty o'leary, 2024, wfnp http://smartassradio.com/audio/03_11_08.mp3 http://smartassradio.com/audio/03_11_08.mp3 Once again, we managed to get through 2 hours of live radio. Our good friends Melissa and Jon stopped by to help me harass Patty and hilarity ensued. Be sure to listen live every Tuesday through April from 11pm-1am EST on WFNP.org. Podcasts Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:30:00 -0500 SmartassRadio.com YES Live Show March 11, 2008 Once again, we managed to get through 2 hours of live radio. Our good friends Melissa and Jon stopped by to help me harass Patty and hilarity ensued. Be sure to listen live every Tuesday through April from 11pm-1am EST on WFNP.org. 00:37:49 smart ass radio, smartass radio, smartass, smart ass, dj scully, roy verspoor, patty o'leary, 2024, wfnp http://smartassradio.com/audio/03_04_08.mp3 http://smartassradio.com/audio/03_04_08.mp3 Well, we were expecting Tiffany Girl to make an appearance, but she didn't... maybe better luck after spring break. Dayv stopped by for a while and rocked it... then got kicked out. I torture Patty because she is in love with a female friend and the thing I can't say that James instant messaged me was "is Patty a vagitarian". Yeah, classy. Be sure to listen every Tuesday till the end of April at 11PM EST - DJ Podcasts Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:30:00 -0500 SmartassRadio.com YES Live Show March 4, 2008 Well, we were expecting Tiffany Girl to make an appearance, but she didn't... maybe better luck after spring break. Dayv stopped by for a while and rocked it... then got kicked out. I torture Patty because she is in love with a female friend and the thing I can't say that James instant messaged me was "is Patty a vagitarian". Yeah, classy. Be sure to listen every Tuesday till the end of April at 11PM EST - DJ 00:33:10 smart ass radio, smartass radio, smartass, smart ass, dj scully, roy verspoor, patty o'leary, 2024, wfnp http://smartassradio.com/audio.htm#sb http://smartassradio.com/audio/sb.mp3 This interview really doesn't need much of an introduction. It was conducted on March 5th, 2008 and I'm really proud of it. I'm not joking when I say that if you like either "Skid Row" or "Slave to the Grind" you'll love "Angel Down." Baz is a maniac in all the best ways, as evidenced here. The songs featured at "You Don't Understand" and "Stuck Inside" off "Angel Down" Enjoy! Podcasts Thu, 6 Mar 2008 14:28:00 -0500 SmartassRadio.com YES Interview: Sebastian Bach This interview really doesn't need much of an introduction. It was conducted on March 5th, 2008 and I'm really proud of it. I'm not joking when I say that if you like either "Skid Row" or "Slave to the Grind" you'll love "Angel Down." Baz is a maniac in all the best ways, as evidenced here. The songs featured at "You Don't Understand" and "Stuck Inside" off "Angel Down" Enjoy! 00:27:41 smart ass radio, smartass radio, smartass, smart ass, dj scully, roy verspoor, patty o'leary, 2024, wfnp, sebastian bach, skid row, angel down http://www.smartassradio.com/audio.htm#trc http://smartassradio.com/audio/trc.mp3 Mike Keller of The Red Chord was kind enough to take some time out of his day to talk to me on Wednesday, February 27th. I fucked up the date and I was planning on editing it out, but ultimately decided to leave everything in. I don't know what's up with all the background noise... I tried a few new things in the studio which I guess I'll never try again. Anyway, Mike was a very cool guy and I really enjoy this interview.The songs featured are "Film Critques and Militia Men" and "It Came From Over There" off their latest album, "Prey for Eyes".- DJ Podcasts Tue, 4 Mar 2008 18:28:00 -0500 SmartassRadio.com YES Interview: The Red Chord Mike Keller of The Red Chord was kind enough to take some time out of his day to talk to me on Wednesday, February 27th. I fucked up the date and I was planning on editing it out, but ultimately decided to leave everything in. I don't know what's up with all the background noise... I tried a few new things in the studio which I guess I'll never try again. Anyway, Mike was a very cool guy and I really enjoy this interview.The songs featured are "Film Critques and Militia Men" and "It Came From Over There" off their latest album, "Prey for Eyes". -DJ 00:15:18 smart ass radio, smartass radio, smartass, smart ass, dj scully, roy verspoor, patty o'leary, 2024, wfnp, the red chord, red chord http://smartassradio.com/audio/02_26_08.mp3 http://smartassradio.com/audio/02_26_08.mp3 OK, this sounds a hell of a lot better... I also cut out a lot of the bullshit. In this show I torture Patty as always, her dad calls in, Frank calls in, Tiffany girl calls in and Patty has a sexy dream about me. - DJ Podcasts Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:28:00 -0500 SmartassRadio.com YES Live Show: February 26, 2008 OK, this sounds a hell of a lot better... I also cut out a lot of the bullshit. In this show I torture Patty as always, her dad calls in, Frank calls in, Tiffany girl calls in and Patty has a sexy dream about me. - DJ 00:23:52 smart ass radio, smartass radio, smartass, smart ass, dj scully, roy verspoor, patty o'leary, 2024, wfnp http://smartassradio.com/audio.htm#rte http://smartassradio.com/audio/return_to_earth.mp3 Return to Earth is Bald Freak Records' founder Ron Scalzo's new project with guitarist Brett Aveni and Coheed and Cambria's Chris Pennie. Their first album Captains of Industry is front to back one of the best pop/rock records I've heard in years. THIS INTERVIEW IS VERY NOT SAFE FOR WORK OR EVEN FOR CONSUMPTION BY THE ELDERLY/UPTIGHT. That said, everything is in jest for the sake of humor. ENJOY Podcasts Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:00:00 -0500 SmartassRadio.com YES Interview: Return To Earth Return to Earth is Bald Freak Records' founder Ron Scalzo's new project with guitarist Brett Aveni and Coheed and Cambria's Chris Pennie. Their first album Captains of Industry is front to back one of the best pop/rock records I've heard in years. THIS INTERVIEW IS VERY NOT SAFE FOR WORK OR EVEN FOR CONSUMPTION BY THE ELDERLY/UPTIGHT. That said, everything is in jest for the sake of humor. ENJOY 00:16:09 smartass radio, smartass, smart ass, dj scully, roy verspoor, patty o'leary, 2024, return to earth, bald freak, baldfreak, coheed and cambria, brett aveni, chris pennie, dillenger escape plan http://smartassradio.com/audio/02_05_08.mp3 http://smartassradio.com/audio/02_05_08.mp3 First and foremost, disregard the awful quality; this recording was out of my hands. This is the first live show for the spring '08 semester on Feb 5th. Since we can't afford the licenses, we cut out all the music. The next week's show was pure radio gold, but it wasn't recorded because of apparent miscommunication. Enjoy this as much as you can and be sure to listen live every Tuesday from 11PM-1AM EST. Podcasts Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:00:00 -0500 SmartassRadio.com NO Live Show Feb. 5th First and foremost, disregard the awful quality and lack of production; this recording was almost entirely out of my hands. This is the first live show for the spring '08 semester on Feb 5th. Since we can't afford the licenses, we cut out all the music. The next week's show was pure radio gold, but it wasn't recorded because of apparent miscommunication. Enjoy this as much as you can and be sure to listen live every Tuesday from 11PM-1AM EST. 01:13:54 smart ass radio, smartass radio, smartass, smart ass, dj scully, roy verspoor, patty o'leary, 2024 http://smartassradio.com/audio.htm#Roy1 http://smartassradio.com/audio/roy1.mp3 I got a chance to sit down with presidential hopeful Roy Joseph Verspoor at his cottage on eastern Long Island. He was very amiable and, as you can tell by the following interview, he has a lot to say about the political environment... in 2024. Podcasts Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:00:00 -0500 SmartassRadio.com NO Interview with Roy Verspoor II. I got a chance to sit down with presidential hopeful Roy Joseph Verspoor at his cottage on eastern Long Island. He was very amiable and, as you can tell by the following interview, he has a lot to say about the political environment... in 2024. 00:03:30 smart ass radio, smartass radio, smartass, smart ass, dj scully,roy verspoor, campaign, president, verspoor, vespoor, 2024 http://smartassradio.com/audio.htm#sw http://smartassradio.com/audio/sw_scott.mp3 This is a phone interview from December. Scott called me from Skeletonwitch's hometown of Athens, Ohio. The guys had just wrapped up a tour with Dying Fetus and were taking a quick break before going back out on tour with The Red Chord and Job for a Cowboy. The two songs featured are "Beyond the Permafrost" and "Soul Thrashing Black Sorcery" from their new album "Beyond the Permafrost". Podcasts Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:00:00 -0500 SmartassRadio.com Yes Interview with Scott Hendrick of Skeletonwitch. This is a phone interview from December. Scott called me from Skeletonwitch's hometown of Athens, Ohio. The guys had just wrapped up a tour with Dying Fetus and were taking a quick break before going back out on tour with The Red Chord and Job for a Cowboy. The two songs featured are "Beyond the Permafrost" and "Soul Thrashing Black Sorcery" from their new album "Beyond the Permafrost". 00:17:10 smart ass radio, smartass radio, smartass, smart ass, skeletonwitch, http://smartassradio.com/audio.htm#joel http://smartassradio.com/audio/kse_joel.mp3 This is an interview from November when Killswitch Engage played Hammerstein Ballroom with Soilwork, DevilDriver and Lamb of God. The Songs featured are "As Daylight Dies" and "My Curse" off their latest release "As Daylight Dies" on Roadrunner Records. Podcasts Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:00:00 -0500 SmartassRadio.com Yes Interview with Joel Stroetzel of Killswitch Engage. This is an interview from November when Killswitch Engage played Hammerstein Ballroom with Soilwork, DevilDriver and Lamb of God. The Songs featured are "As Daylight Dies" and "My Curse" off their latest release "As Daylight Dies" on Roadrunner Records. 00:09:46 smart ass radio, smartass radio, smartass, smart ass, killswitch engage, killswitch, engage http://smartassradio.com/audio.htm#dez http://smartassradio.com/audio/dd_dez.mp3 This is an interview from November when DevilDriver played Hammerstein Ballroom with Soilwork, Killswitch Engage and Lamb of God. The Songs featured are "The Axe Shall Fall" and "Clouds Over California" off their latest release "The Last Kind Words" on Roadrunner Records. Podcasts Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:00:00 -0500 SmartassRadio.com Yes Interview with Dez Fafara of DevilDriver. This is an interview from November when DevilDriver played Hammerstein Ballroom with Soilwork, Killswitch Engage and Lamb of God. The Songs featured are "The Axe Shall Fall" and "Clouds Over California" off their latest release "The Last Kind Words" on Roadrunner Records. 00:17:10 smart ass radio, smartass radio, smartass, smart ass, DevilDriver, devil, driver http://smartassradio.com/audio.htm#sf http://www.smartassradio.com/audio/SF2OA.mp3 This is an interview from October with Brian Fair and Jason Bittner of Shadows Fall during their stop on Long Island on the Operation:Annihilation Tour. Podcasts Sat, 12 Jan 2008 22:49:00 -0500 SmartassRadio.com Yes Interview with Brian Fair and Jason Bittner of Shadows Fall This is an interview from October with Brian Fair and Jason Bittner of Shadows Fall during their stop on Long Island on the Operation:Annihilation Tour. 00:15:22 smart ass radio, smartass radio, smartass, smart ass, shadows fall