Bad Transitions began, formally, in the Spring 2004 semester. Lead by Andrew Wieler and Roger Shackleford, the show featured a unique blend of modern rock, metal, industrial, techno, and Japanese rock. The charm of Bad Transitions, however, was the on-air chemistry between Andrew and Roger, often leading to memorable talk breaks and segments, which quickly overshadowed the music and became the leading draw of the show.
In the Spring 2005 semester, Craig Carestia regularly appeared on the show as "The Number One Fan", lending his perspective and occasional angry stories to the talk breaks, as well as participating in several in-studio webcam incidents, resulting in some of the most talked-about Bad Transitions moments to date.
Thanks to the WIXQ.com webcast, Bad Transitions enjoyed mild success until a rift began to open between Roger and Andrew over the tenacity of Roger's growing fanbase and the prominence of the J-rock influence upon the show. At the close of the Spring 2005 semester, Andrew launched an on-air assault against J-rock and its fans, bringing a close to the first incarnation of Bad Transitions.
Because of his love for Bad Transitions - and the sound of his own voice - Craig trained and officially moved in to replace Roger in the Fall of 2005, bringing his own musical tastes and insane ideas to Bad Transitions.
The show witnessed a rebirth of sorts in 2006 and was the most-produced show on WIXQ. By no means does this mean the show was pre-planned, it simply means Andrew and Craig had more time to act like idiots for your entertainment! With segments such as Horroscopes, Old v. New, Bands You've Never Heard Of..., The Random Doubla-Shot, and the fan-favorite Guilty Pleasures, Andrew and Craig made Bad Transitions more than just a three hour radio show... they started a fucking revolution.
On May 7th, 2008, Bad Transitions celebrated almost 5 years of relentless retardation, half-assed productions, and new music by suffering a 24-hour show. After that, it was all over... Until a small glimmer of hope shone through in the form of the Tainted Reality Internet Radio Network.
Friday, May 23rd - mere weeks after Bad Transitions thought it was all over - Roger posed a challenge to Andrew and Craig. If they could somehow find a way to gain access to the Tainted Reality broadcast server by Sunday night of that weekend, they could continue to present BT EVERY Sunday night from 8-11pm EST. Well, guess what? Our heroes did it. They spent two sleepless days picking apart Roger's psyche to gain his username and password.
Andrew and Craig's goal for the first show was to piss off as many J-Tards as humanly possible. That goal, of course, was met in record time. They decided to continue and expand upon this particular goal for the duration of their tenure on the Tainted Reality Internet Radio Network... Which could be cut short by a second "challenge", this time directed at the fans.
As a result of the astounding negative response to the first show, Roger came up with plan to remove Bad Transitions from Tainted Reality forever. In the coming weeks, Tainted Reality will make available, in their merch section, apparel proclaiming "I HATE BAD TRANSITIONS" as well as apparel proclaiming "I LOVE BAD TRANSITIONS". If, by a certain as yet undertermined date, the "Hate" clothing outsells the "Love" clothing, Bad Transitions will be released from their contract and never allowed on the network again!
What: Bad Transitions
Where: TaintedReality.net Live Radio Broadcast
When: Every Sunday night, 8-11pm EST (5pm PST)
Why: Because you hate everything, especially yourself.
How: [email protected] on the MSN Live Messenger
"PRAISE FOR BAD TRANSITIONS"
"Every time I walk into your show, I thank God for striking me deaf in one ear."
-John Engler
"We record your show and play it 24/7 so the inmates can feel better about themselves because they aren't you two."
-Lancaster County Prison
"We no longer perform abortions. We just hold speakers against the bellies of pregnant mothers and play your show. The fetuses simply lose the will to live."
-Planned Parenthood
"It's bad, but it's no AIDS."
-Africa
