Oh wait... is it "Black History Month?" Well I confuse terms... "Black"..."Dark".. what's the difference. This is the month where we mix it up with a few tunes from some great African American or just plain black rock bands from music history, mix that in with some cool alternative tunes, some metal and industrial, throw in some classic rock, sprinkled with some dark salty humor and peppered with some general fun and you've got a huge Hero Sandwich of awesome internet radio. At least that's how these theme shows start... then I go skewing off on a different path in general. Either way, it's always fun. I'd just suggest on being there.
What the hell.... it's free, right? Why not give it a shot if you're new to internet radio.
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Hey?!! Got SKYPE? Be heard on the air! I'll be bringing in other personalities via SKYPE and also live in studio guests!
YOU can be heard on MOJO RADIO LIVE! YOU can announce your pledges to keep the station running LIVE ON THE AIR!!
Come to the chatroom ( www.mojoradiolive.com/chat is where the party's at) during my shift of Sat. 11PM - Sun. 3AM - Darkstar and tell me you wanna be part of something great!
Add me to SKYPE: NYC_Darkstar
Yes: KMRL has donated portions of the proceeds to Haitian relief.
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January 15, 2010
STOP THE PRESSES!! A LIVE 24 HOUR TELETHON on KMRL MOJORADIOLIVE 9AM SAT. TO 9AM SUN!!
Schedule Updated! LIVE 24 HOUR BEG-A-THON THIS SATURDAY ON KMRL, 9AM SAT. TO 9AM SUN.
Yes, we ARE that crazy.
We've had some amazing responses to the call for help and I am THRILLED to say we raised enough to go back on the air with live shows! Thank you over and over to all of you who were kind enough to get us back to working status!
However, we need more. We lost the capability for a decent default rotation and that sucks. We have it in the works, we just need to raise more money.
So we got together and brainstormed and the most fun way we could think of to raise money was to have a live 24 hour beg-a-thon! 24 live hours of the DJs you know and love, good music and us asking you for your donations!
We'll sing for your donations, we'll sing your praises along with anything you want us to sing. We'll have a raffle or two for some small prizes to show our appreciation.
We'll have a special guest during Darkstar's show as the wonderful Leslie Savage makes her KMRL debut! We'll have the chatroom going the entire 24 hours as well and who knows who else might show up for the fun!
As of now, the PoorBastards of Mojo Radio Live Beg-a-thon will run as follows:
Sat. 1PM - 3PM - Kittyn in the daytime
Sat. 3PM - 5PM - Deathsquad's Comedy Show
Sat. 5PM - 7PM - Ravennacht
Sat. 7PM - 11PM - Deathsquad
Sat. 11PM - Sun. 3AM - Darkstar
Sun. 3AM - 9AM - Kittyn anchoring the rear!
Please join us for the Beg-a-thon even if you're just there to root us on and keep us going!
Those of you who want to donate, our paypal email is poorbastards@mojoradiolive.com
We're looking forward to your company for the 'thon and we'll be updating during the week!
Spread the word! We need YOU!
Thanks!
KMRL Beg-a-thon
Saturday, January 16th - 9AM to Sunday, January 17th - 9AM
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This is a special announcement from Webkittyn, Station Manager of KMRL www.mojoradiolive.com
KMRL - Why You Haven't Heard Us and Yes, We Could Use Your Help
This took a lot to do, Darkstar and Kittyn spent the entire day discussing this. Meathe and Deathsquad don't even know we're about to do this as it's something Kittyn always swore she would never do. Kittyn can be stubborn as a moose and even in these hard times she swore it would never come to this.
Well, it came to this. KMRL is asking you for your help.
Currently the station is down because well, we plum ran short on the necessary funds to keep everything running. Keeping it real and fully licensed with a decent default rotation costs money and it's just been a tough year, particularly with Kittyn on disability and a small fixed monthly check.
What we won't do is compromise our values. It would be easy to hop on a simple Shoutcast server and do the shows but then we're not royalty covered and we believe the artists we play are entitled to get paid for being played. Being able to say we were royalty-covered was a big thing for us and we won't let that go.
We've also had a level of dissatisfaction with Live365 recently, whether it's player issues or other issues you don't need to be bothered with. Our goal was always to run a solid station with multiple connection options, a better default list with requests and a phone line for call-ins.
It doesn't make sense to go back to where we were and not be able to do anything with what we had. Sometime last year we invested $300 in a program called SAM that does amazing things and would elevate both the live and default parts of KMRL to a whole new level. We never put SAM into use as it is a huge and complex beast and we need separate machinery to make it happen.
This is where we turn to you. And it sucks, I know. How dare we stick out our paws and ask you for money right after everyone just went broke on the holidays. We know. We didn't want to do this.
It's going to cost approximately $700 to get KMRL back up and running the way it was meant to run with the integration of SAM and the ability for ALL new hosts to use SAM. It's going to cost that to get it all together so we turn to you and ask for your help if you can.
Somehow we'll get it done, KMRL was never supposed to be a 'listener sponsored station,' the thought of asking people for money for KMRL makes Kittyn want to put on Mitternacht and go out stabbing. It's perfectly fine to tell us to go screw ourselves and ignore this, it may take us longer but KMRL will re-emerge in a new and improved way.
However.. If you miss having Darkstar there with you in your bedroom every Wednesday night or going to sleep to Blues late at night or getting your GWAR on with Deathsquad or listening to Kittyn rant about nothing and you have a few doubloons you can spare, all help is deeply appreciated. More than you know. It doesn't matter how much, the gesture in itself will be enough to make Kittyn tear up.
We've made a new email account that is linked to Kittyn's paypal just for this occasion, if people are going to be generous they might as well get a laugh out of it as well.
Donations should be made to poorbastards@mojoradiolive.com
Again, please do not feel obligated as this is not your responsibility and we will eventually come back to you bigger and better but hey, it's the season of love and puppies and we're really hurting financially along with tweaking hard about not being able to broadcast so we've sucked up our pride and we ask for your help.
Help revive and improve KMRL, it's good for your kidneys and Darkstar will love you for life.
Again, donations should go to poorbastards@mojoradiolive.com
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Kittyn, Darkstar, Deathsquad and Meathe.
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December 08, 2009
Wanna be startin' somethin'? How about letting facebook fuel animosity towards people?
The "Dislike button" app: Why it's wrong.
Recently, the social networking site known as "Facebook" has been barraged with people wanting a "dislike" button. Normally Facebook has a "like" button to show your appreciation for something someone has said, done or posted on the site. Personally, maybe the like button should go also as no problems like this are on the other great networking sites like "Myspace".
First of all, I'm not sure I'd trust that app. I also believe it could lead to phishing or worse, a virus. Besides... do people need to know nor care that you dislike what they like? What if they disliked everything YOU liked? How would that make you feel? Who really cares what you don't like? It's OK to have an opinion, but "unlike" is just plain rude. Suppose you're big into god or the bible and the church and someone came by and "unliked" you praising your god?
In politics, when you vote for a candidate, that is akin to a "like". You get one vote. You don't get to negate or attempt to erase another voters vote by "unvoting" . Your vote is tallied and the winner is the one with the most votes. That should be good enough. There is no "unvote" button.
Why not use the ultimate dislike button and delete the friend that you evidently have so much disdain with? A "dislike" button is a slap in any friends face. You don't have to LIKE everything so don't click "like". If you've got nothing good to say don't say it at all.
This was part of my rant on the facebook "dislike" button on the Darkhours. I said "Gee...if I like Christmas, can I "dislike" Hanukkah? I'm sure my Jewish friends would LOVE me after that. Or those who 'dislike' Pagans and Yule because they think you're a Satanist, ignorant to the reason why Christmas is on Dec 25th rather than the true 'day of Christs birth'. "
Watch what you wish for...It could start wars.
If you'd wish to "unlike" this...just delete me as a friend. If you actually believe in an "unlike" button, grow the fuck up already...and you say "Myspace" is for kids.
Morons.
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The Darkhours Episode CVIII: SECOND leg of the Thanksgiving Darkey
....aaaaaand here we are for part TWO! It's the Darkhours Thanksgiving show: The second leg (includes drumstick). This is the second part of the two night Thanksgiving extravaganza. Last night was so much fun we get to do it again!. Tonight night I'll be here for those who's family has passed out into a turkey induced triptophan coma and you're the last one standing, or those who've no one to truly spend your holiday with, so you turn to your local Pumpkin King for radio solace. Either way, you're welcome to stay the two days with me. Let me be your Inn for the holidays. Come inside and enjoy the tunes and banter of the Darkhours. We're having Darkey with all the trimmings. Besides..what better way to get ready for another day with a great title: Black Friday! It's a Black Celebration...tonight!
Once again, I invite you for a fireside chat to drink cider and listen to spooky funky kinky tunes as we celebrate Halloween Tonight and of course every Wednesday night even though it's over because to us, everyday is Halloween.
Let's not forget the music! If it's dark and lovely (lol) I'll be spinning and mixing it live! Have a multi genre dark dance party no matter where you are tonight! So join us live 10pm EST/7pm EST and get your freak on!
Commence O Festivale!
Note:
The Darkhours no longer has to stick to mainly goth and industrial and darkwave goth metal and such. It can hit the classic from the 60's and beyond. The show is evolving into a more inviting atmosphere. Not so chained to any one musical genre, but free to celebrate music of all eras that had dark undertones. It could Be the Beatles, the Doors or the Moody Blues or Pink Floyd, It could be Black Sabbath or Rainbow or Dio, it could be Depeche Mode or Siouxie and the Banshees or the Sisters of Mercy. It could be Nitzer Ebb or Nine Inch Nails or Lords of Acid. It could be Nirvana or System of a Down or Korn. It could be E Nomine, Within Temptation or Nightwish. It could be Gothminister , the Deathstars or the 69 Eyes... the point is...it could be ANYTHING as long as it comes from the dark side of the moon.
You'd never think you could spend 2 hours at home celebrating your inner dark freak you normally keep locked up in a cage inside of you! Episode six is just a click away!
So we're back and better than ever. LOADS to talk about in Dark Culture as the Darkhours is the voice of all things cool. Loads of new music and mixes and mayhem are in store.
You can now listen straight from my facebook, myspace and personal blog page via the supplied Live 365 widget players!
What the hell.... it's free, right? Why not give it a shot if you're new to internet radio.
Other alternative ways to listen:
Use the button below to reach the site
...or try:
Listening here or here
or this flash player:
Through Nullsoft Winamp URL use :www.tinyurl.com/mojoradio
And don't forget to join us in the CHATROOM
***REMINDER: YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A REGISTERED USER IN CHAT TO USE CHAT***
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I just got a call from my friend Faith. She'd been keeping me posted about our friends plight. My friend Tina died after being taken off life support at 1pm. She lasted 'til 7:32pm Tuesday November 17th, 2009 where she left our plane of existence to find another, leaving her shell behind. She had a tumor that metastasized into something rather large to the point that she looked several months pregnant. For the last few days she was in an induced coma to stop the pain.
Actually, Tina was more than a friend. A long time ago we were something more for a brief period. As years passed, we didn't think about that anymore. In and out of our lives we came...an occasional phone call , an IM session on AIM when AOL was a viable web portal, or a visit to my radio show chatroom. Even when she couldn't be in chat, she'd tell me she was listening.
Hard to remember exactly how we met. I think it was from AOL. I do remember when on a trip to Florida, she came to my hotel room to take me on a tour. We went to Universal Studios where I bought my Anniversary Star Trek geek denim jacket. Being that was the first time we'd met in person we clicked instantly, although back then she probably was a tad younger than I should've been dating at the time. This is probably why it's hard to deal with human frailty as she was at least 7 years younger than I and I sit and watch she and my friend Jeff, who's currently now battling a severe aggressive Cancer, face the Reaper. She was one of the unfortunate who lost in the game of life a little to early in the period. I think when I watch Trueblood and see Sookie Stackhouse, I'm reminded of the young 17 year old southern bell Tina was then, energetic, dark yet gleaming eyes, reasonable head on her shoulders for her young age and that big smile of hers.
Tina and I in Universal Studios 1992 at the 50's retro Drive In
I remember one time around `92 or `93, I think, while we were hanging out, she,Jeff and I would sit in Glen Island park and plan how the music videos to some of my songs should be. She's one of those who've passed on without knowing whether the musical project they believed in actually succeeded to fruition.
Rest in Peace meine Liebchen.
More pics below in the extended entry
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The "rude".
We know them .
They know other rude people, recognize them and even call them out on it, yet never know themselves. I know people who are rude without them knowing. But rude isn't whether they sneeze into their sleeve or burp or fart in public... It's the non listener. The non listener thinks everything is about them and could basically give a crap about you.
Recently I started dating someone. That ended quickly. Basically it was after them accompanying me to an event, a few days later they said "so... we're dating, right?". I said in a cavalier and yet unsure way..."sssssure." The hesitating 's' could've been a hint, but they're so high on themselves they didn't notice. We went out on a few dates. No matter what, I noticed that talking to them whether in person or via phone was like trying to stop a train with dental floss across the tracks. They talked and talked and never listened. You had to scream to get then to pay attention if you had something to say. She thought everything was a fad, felt no need for technology like blogs or twitter or even having an internet presence in the modern world. She basically thought it was all for yuppies and had a great disdain for said yuppies, yet she herself acted like a "Sex and the City" yuppie debutant. They wanted nothing to do with my interests and found anything I thought to be fun to be "childish". They didn't want to "relate" or have a sane healthy "relationship". They wanted a "daddy" to listen to their problems and fix them, give them a pat on the head and a kiss and take them out on occasion. Bitch, get a therapist.
When I broke up with her, I had to do it via email. That may sound cruel, but they'd never hear it any other way over their own bloviations anyhow. Basically it was all about her. I remember how I wanted to tell them something about myself that was from a shadier past. She said she didn't want to hear anything about my past from when I might have been a "loser". Let me explain something about people; Everything in their past is part of the recipe that made them what they are today, whether they were molested as a child, were a drug or alcohol addict, hurtfully scorned in a relationship, raped or any other travesty, that a) doesn't make them a loser nor a victim and b) allots to their current psyche.. These experiences made them what they are today. If you don't want to know, well then you're not only rude, you're an insensitive douche. What's odd about this is that I could tell you this persons name right here and never have to worry about them reading it because they are so stuck on themselves they wouldn't care to come to someone else's blog to see what's on the other persons mind.
I'm not a rude person. Try as I might, I will listen to just about any inanity you deem important whether I think it is or not. That's what friends do. That's why I have a lot of friends and acquaintances who actually want to be around me because I at least appear to want to listen to them. Listening is a commodity and as I watch humanity I see it's as rare as gold.
I have a friend who thinks he knows everything about everything. Then again, I have several of those. What's worse is he's the type who tries to play as if he's "hip". Like the person in the prior paragraphs, he thought everything was a trendy fad to him, nothing new is good and most things new are retreads of old. This may be true but he's the type whose opinionated manner causes people to back away from him. His mind is too closed on most matters and too far lost in time of decades gone by to relate to the real world. I think we argue for the sake of arguing. Like no matter what he makes you want to take the opposing side just to defend it.
This friend is the type that hates almost every type of music I like if it came after 1970. The same with TV and movies except for some Science Fiction. Nevermind that I have a pretty reasonable grasp on pop culture, dark culture and cool culture. Kinda why I have one of the top rated shows on KMRL. He came to my show once and told the live chatroom that my music was boring him and he was going to log off to go watch some ancient television show on DVD and play with his cats. I went on a 12 minute rant about how rude that was to do in a chatroom of your friends show. He was gone so he never heard it...but it was on the podcast.
How you interact with and treat people and how you make them feel in the end is key to your success with them in the great rat race. It's a) who well you deal with people, b) how well you you'll advance amongst the ranks of the world.
I mean... is it me? Am I wrong? Am I dealing with people the wrong way? Am I childish? I admit I have Peter Pan disease, but still, I listen to people, don't down talk what they like and I'm inherently cheerful around them. I like to make people feel good and good about themselves. These are good things, right? People like being around those types, right? This has nothing to do with my being the Devil in sheep's clothing for that's a different aspect entirely.
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