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Jesse

you're soaking in it

About Me

I usually wear my scarf indoors, but I never wear my sunglasses at night.Radio Show: The Ghetto Blaster- Every Monday from 1pm to 3pm 103.3 WPRB www.wprb.com. Thanks for stopping by the page...don't forget to pet my hedgehog.

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My Interests

Crate Diggin', Record Spinnin', Books, Art Galleries, Copyright Infringement, NPR, Montreal, Green Tea, The Burden of Spectatorship, Traveling, Cooking, Grilling, Maxin', Chillin', Le Situationiste International, Kidrobot vinyl art toys, Soccer, Wine, Democratic Socialism, The French New Wave, Post-Hegelian Theories of Aesthetics, Really Cool Magazines, New York City, Global Cuisine, Foreign Languages, British TV Shows, Eastern Philosophy.

I'd like to meet:

Savage Iconoclasts, Eastern Europeans, Poets, Robots, the Cool Kids, Joe Frank, People who like art and make art. Var - Social Classics Volume 2 -- Dread Meets Punk Rockers Uptown -- Selected By DJ Don Letts .. ..

Music:

Chicks on Speed, The Rapture, The Au Pairs, Trans Am, Arthur Russell, Jazzanova, Gang of Four, Glenn Campbell, DJ Shadow, Augustus Pablo, Fannypack, The Clash, The Melvins, MF DOOM, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Dirtbombs, Fela Kuti, James Chance and the Contortions, Butthole Surfers, Stereolab, Minutemen, Boredoms, Talking Heads, Sonic Youth, Make-Up, Jackie Mittoo, The Sea and Cake, New Order, Quasimoto, The Fall, Aphex Twin, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Sun Ra, Neurosis, Reagan Youth, Big Youth, Mission of Burma, Fugazi.

Movies:

A Clockwork Orange, Stalker, Fantastic Planet, L'Amour Fou, Brazil, Wings of Desire, Over the Edge, The State of Things, Ali:Fear Eats the Soul, Portrait of Jason, Le Weekend, Magnolia.

Television:

Welcome Back Kotter, BJ and the Bear, Knight Rider, Benson, Different Strokes, Barney Miller, CHiPs, The Facts of Life, Bosom Buddies, WKRP in Cincinnati, The Gong Show, The Love Boat, The Muppet Show, The A-Team, Taxi, Solid Gold, 8 is Enough, White Shadow, Mork and Mindy, Dance Fever, Night Court, One Day at a Time, Kate & Allie, The Greatest American Hero, Alice, Square Pegs, The Jeffersons, The Dukes of Hazzard, M*A*S*H, Sanford and Son, Wonder Woman, Star Blazers, What's Happening, Buck Rogers, Scooby Doo, Silver Spoons, It's Your Move, It's a Living, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, Family Ties, You Can't do that on Television, The Price is Right

Books:

Kinski Uncut, Lipstick Traces, Infinite Jest, The Teachings of Don B., The Floating Opera, JR, Confederacy of Dunces, Story of the Eye.

Heroes:

Yoko Ono, Jimmy Carter, Jean-Luc Godard, Sun Ra, Alan Watts, Jack Smith, Harry Dean Stanton, Paul Robeson, Adam Curtis, Amiri Baraka, Christopher Walken, Ann Magnuson, Guy Debord, Joe Frank.

My Blog

Record collecting dork for hire

Friends, as you may or may not know, my radio show on WPRB will soon be ending (I'm taking a break for the fall...be back next summer). Thus, my passion for spinning records for the masses must be fue...
Posted by Jesse on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 06:57:00 PST

Playlist (Wednesday, August 1st)

..> Horace Andy See a Man's Face DJ Shadow This Time Rene Cosy Scrabble King Geedorah Next Levels Lennie Hibbert Greedy-G Masters of Illusion Bay-Bronx Bridge (Bhongra ...
Posted by Jesse on Sun, 05 Aug 2007 05:32:00 PST

possible names for my imaginary punk band

1. Car on Fire (C.O.F.)2. Tax Exempt Status (T.E.S.)3. The Shitters4. Lather, Rinse, Repeat (L.R.R.)5. Dick Armey (thanks Kayrock)6. Debbie Made of Wood7. Slow Motion Baby (alternately Slow Motion, Ba...
Posted by Jesse on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 07:06:00 PST

BACK ON THE AIR!!

I will be returning to the airwaves of WPRB (103.3FM) this summer.  Every Wednesday from 5pm to 7pm.  www.wprb.com
Posted by Jesse on Fri, 18 May 2007 04:54:00 PST

Gerald Ford vs. James Brown

From a letter in today's City Paper: "Let me offer one small story about (Gerald Ford) to demonstrate his value as a president and a human being. In 1975, Ford and Secretary of State Henry K...
Posted by Jesse on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 11:26:00 PST

Best of 2006

Okay, I wasn't sure if I could do it this year but, here it is...no particular order.Best New Releases of the Year:1. Juana Molina - Son2. Stuart Staples - Leaving Songs3. J Dilla - Donuts4. Matmos - ...
Posted by Jesse on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 06:47:00 PST

Ghetto Blaster Playlist (November 27, 2006)

Madlib - Left on SilverlakeSylford Walker - Eternal Day (Extended)MHz - World PremiereGZA - Sparring MindsPrefuse 73 - 90% of my Mind is with YouGregory Isaacs - Night Nurse (Cottonbelly Remix)Outkast...
Posted by Jesse on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 12:37:00 PST

I got engaged

...no really. 
Posted by Jesse on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 01:58:00 PST

Ghetto Blaster playlist (October 2, 2006) FOR LADIES ONLY!

Bebel GIlberto Bananeira (Rae & Christian Remix) The Pointer Sisters Yes we Can Can Nora Dean Barbwire Jennifer Lara Consider Me Georgia Anne Muldrow Nothingness Herbaliser If ...
Posted by Jesse on Tue, 03 Oct 2006 11:58:00 PST

The F-Word

Compliments of the Daou Report (www.salon.com): "We're in the Age of Generalities, my friends. Good vs. evil, with us or against us, victory or defeat. It's an era where a nebulous "War on Terror" pro...
Posted by Jesse on Sun, 10 Sep 2006 12:53:00 PST