Swearing on the Radio

Welcome to Nooks and Crannies online presence! This is my first post on what will hopefully be my depository of random thoughts about music.

First up, swearing on the radio. It's a big no-no, but a lot of good music has curse words. If you get caught playing a swear word on the radio, it's possible that the FCC will sue the heck out of you, and then you won't be allowed on the air. And you always have to think ahead, or it's possible that the wrong word may just slip out of your mouth.

Unfortunately, much of the music I listen to has cursing in it, which makes it difficult to play on the air. I have to go through the lyrics of each song to make sure it's clean. One swear word on a catchy tune means that that catchy tune isn't going to catch any air time. And that means I have to find another song to play. If possible, I try and play a song from that album, but sometimes it's just not possible.

What's weird is that the artists and labels who supply music to the radio station don't typically send safe for airplay albums. Which means that we can't air their tunes.

Artists and labels, if for some weird reason you're reading this blog, always send safe for airplay albums! Yes, I don't like clean albums, and if I go out and buy an album, I'll never buy a clean album. But this isn't about me and my private listening, it's about exposing new music to new listeners, and I can't do that if there is cursing in the song.

This is especially true for what I play: hip hop and indie rock. The young people love to swear. I love to swear. But not on the radio because I love being on the air more than dropping the f bomb.

I know that the artist wants to authentic and speak like they normally do, but if you want exposure over the air, lets keep it clean, okay?

Playlist for April 29th, 2009

Nooks and Crannies-April 29th, 2009

It Ain't Love-MSTRKRFT
Moped Eyes-Super Furry Animals
Lazy Eye-Silversun Pickups
Savion Glover-P.O.S.
Don't You Evah-Spoon
The Passenger-Art Brut
California Waiting-Kings of Leon
Huddle Formation-Go! Team
Let Them Knock-Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
Once, A Glimpse-Maximo Park
We Go Our Own Way-Prefuse 73 featuring Blonde Redhead
Boy with a Coin-Iron and Wine
A Punk-Vampire Weekend
Dr. Funkenstein-Parliament
More Trouble Every Day-Frank Zappa
You're the Good Things-Modest Mouse
Trouble Through the Walls-RJD2 featuring Ric Ocasik
I'm Only Sleeping-Beatles
99 Problems-DJ Danger Mouse and Jay-Z
Over the Falls-Primus
Hurly Burly-Man Man
Joppa Road-Ween
Staying in Love-Raphael Saadiq
Make It Wit Chu-Queens of the Stone Age
Hurdy Gurdy Man-Donovan
Love Train-Wolfmother
Elevator Music-Beck
Big in Japan-Tom Waits
Volcano-Presidents of the United States of America

Playlist for April 15, 2009

Nooks and Crannies-April 15th, 2009

Tax Man-Beatles
Flashing Lights-Kanye West
We Will Vacation, You Can Be My Parasol-Be Your Own Pet
Twistin The Night Away-Sam Cooke
If You Were There, Beware-Arctic Monkeys
Brother Sport-Animal Collective
Touch Too Much-Hot Chip
Seven-David Bowie (remixed by Beck)
Scarecrow-Beck (remixed by El-P)
Poisenville Kids No Win-El P (Feat. Cat Power)
A Beautiful Mine-Aceyalone and RJD2
Something's Got To Give-Beastie Boys
Prescription-Mindless Self Indulgence
The Well and the Lighthouse-Arcade Fire
The Prayer-Bloc Party
Bye Bye Love-The Cars
Down South, 10 Hours, I 5-All Girl Summer Fun Band
European Oils-Destroyer
Province-TV on the Radio
Living Things-Peter Bjorn and John
Gazillion Ear-DOOM
Seed Pt. 2-The Roots
No You Girls-Franz Ferdinand
PYT-Michael Jackson
Never Stops-Deerhunter
Canned Oxygen-Halo Benders
I Was Never Young-Of Montreal

Playlist for April 1, 2009

Nooks and Crannies-April 1st, 2009

These are songs that are either the first tracks off an album, or tracks off first albums.

It's Gonna Be A Long Night-Ween
What I Could Stand For-Mates of State
What's the Altitude-Cut Chemist
15 Steps-Radiohead
Out at the Pictures-Hot Chip
Panda-Dungen
Gold Lion-Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Leggo My Eggo-Dead Milkmen
Birds-Butthole Surfers
All I Need-Air
Crosshairs-DangerDoom
Land of Sunshine-Faith No More
What's A Girl To Do?-Bat For Lashes
Latin Simone-Gorillaz
Haiti-The Arcade Fire
Ativan-Atlas Sound
Single Again-Fiery Furnaces
Insistor-Tapes N Tapes
Facing That Void-General Electriqs
Daft Punk Is Playing At My House-LCD Soundsystem
Herculean-The Good, The Bad, and The Queen
Spit on a Stranger-Pavement
Death to Los Campesinos-Los Campesinos!
Big Bang-Aesop Rock
Roshambo-Network
Rhythm Section Want Ad-They Might Be Giants
Lie To Me-Tom Waits
Never Squeal On A Pusher-Ween
Friends of P-The Rentals
Government Darling-Spoon

Playlist for March 18, 2009

Nooks and Crannies-March 18th, 2009

This Tornado Loves You-Neko Case
Ascending-...And You Will Know Us By Our Trail of Dead
Rising Up-The Roots
Anything Cept the Truth-Eagles of Death Metal
See/Saw-Jay Reatard
Innocence-Bjork
I Can See the Future-Iran
The Beginning of the Twist-The Futureheads
You-Atmosphere
No One Does it Better-Dept. of Eagles
Strange Times-The Black Keys
Five on the Five-The Raconteurs
When the Other Foot Drops, Uncle-Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
Tears Dry on Their Own-Amy Winehouse
Heart it Races-Dr. Dog
Lazy (Lazy)-Architecture in Helsinki
Leopard Skin Pill Box Hat-Beck
Call Me-Franz Ferdinand
Prison Girls-Neko Case
My Moon My Man-Feist
Not That Social-Von Bondies
Beautiful Song-CSS
Future Reflections-MGMT
The Harbor is Yours-Aesop Rock
Like It or Not-The Strokes
In My Room-Albert Hammond Jr.
Next Time Around-Little Joy
Brandy of the Damned-Nickle Eye
DVNO-Justice

Playlist for March 4th, 2009

Nooks and Crannies-March 4th, 2009

Nothing Ever Happened to Me-Deerhunter
Les Os-The Unicorns
You'll Find A Way-Santogold
Wildcat-Ratatat
Respect-Otis Reading
Second Chance-Oh No (Feat. Aloe Blacc)
Whoo Alright Yeah Uh-Huh-The Rapture
Tora Tora Tora-Pretty and Nice
Silence-Portishead
Bleeding Hearts Club-POS
Train From Kansas City-Neko Case
Laws Have Changed-New Pornographers
Spacious Thoughts-NASA (Feat Tom Waits and Kool Keith)
None of Them Knew They Were Robots-Mr. Bungle
Sex on Fire-Kings of Leon
Cath-Death Cab for Cutie
And She Was-Talking Heads
Nothing Better-Postal Service
Go With The Flow-Queens of the Stone Age
Kookies-MF Doom
Someone Great-LCD Soundsystem
No I in Threesome-Interpol
Patins-CSS
A Little Better-Gnarles Barkley
Gamma Ray-Beck
Golden Age-TV on the Radio
Magical Colors-Jon Spencers Blues Explosion
Mr Jung Stuffed-Man Man