Ben Lee at Bellarmine -- This Friday night!

We here at Bellarmine Radio are very excited about this Friday night's Ben Lee show at Bellarmine University. The show is in no small part due to our own program director and DJ Alex Koch's hard work. All of us at Bellarmine Radio have been working hard on getting the word out on the show. The show starts at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $5 for Bellarmine students and $11 for the general public.

His new album, The Rebirth of Venus, is only weeks away from release -- and there are only three tour dates on his itinerary at present -- two shows in Los Angeles and one in Louisville. Part of the proceeds from the new album (release date: February 10) will be donated to FINCA's Village Banking Program, which supports the world's lowest-income women entrepreneurs.

Ben Lee will be playing a stripped-down set of songs both new and old. When your career starts when you're sixteen, it's expected that you might have an impressive back catalog. At the ripe old age of 30, Ben Lee continues to cover new territory.

Louisville's best indie rock blog, Backseat Sandbar, has a nice synopsis of Lee's career to date here. Also, see the Ben Lee preview piece over at Metromix Louisville by venerable Louisville rock critic Jeffrey Lee Puckett (How's that for a Kentucky name? Sounds like he was born with a mint julep in his hand).

Also on the bill is Louisville's Chemic, which will also be performing with a special line-up for Friday night's show. As one of the most innovative and interesting indie pop bands to emerge out of Louisville in recent years, they've quickly become Bellarmine radio favorites.

Billy Mitchell King of Kong Hour of Song Will Air Tonight!

That's right, folks! The BMKoKHoS is indeed going to air tonight, and it will be on and poppin!

So tune in at 8:00 tonight, Tuesday, for some awesome music!

Chugly: Sludge and Muck

so, there is much muck. much slush. it's generally unpleasant outside. BUT that will not stop me from bring you the ONLY source of metal/hardcore/grind in Louisville (if not the entire interwebz). Tonights show is kind of up in the air still. I MAY be having the band Eyes vs. the Sky in for an on-air interview. if not, no harm-no foul. BUT REGARDLESS there will be a special guest host for tonights show named Henrietta. she is an OLD and DEAR friend of mine, who i know will be wonderful.

enjoy your rabbit.

Good News/Bad News

Today's good news is that we didn't have school.....sweet deal


bad news? due to inclement weather, my show will not air.....again....

Devastating, I know.

Next week's show is sure to make up for the 2 weeks missed.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NICK WELSH!

On behalf of the Billy Mitchell King of Kong Hour of Song and Bellarmine Radio, I would like to wish Nick Welsh a Happy 20th Birthday!

On a side note, I just ate a fudge round and fudge rounds are good.

-Jess Sparks

The Super Bowl, Talking on the Radio, and Chocolate-dipped bacon-wrapped chicken wings...

What do those things have in common? Listen to BU Sports Talk tonight (monday) at 8:00 to find out.

This is why we don't play Nickelback

http://www.megaswf.com/view/ae5be0fc5f3cc7b1ca122edffe6489b1.html

Try It?

Soo, I have a habit of stumbling (see stumbleupon.com) instead of doing other, more productive things. I find a lot of useless videos, images and whatnot.

But I thought this one would be worth trying...lol


http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=28370

Sparky Bunny Has Entered the Building

Hello all,
This is a statement from Sparky Bunny as channeled by Austin Silver: Submit to the bunny. Have you ever seen a creature as cute a baby rabbit? Of course not. Please send cash now. Watch this space for further developments. End of channel-trance. End of transmission.

Austin Silver nor Bellarmine Radio accept any responsibility for the opinions expressed above. Austin Silver wants you to know he will always be bebop210, but only sometimes, Sparky Bunny. Sparky would you like you to know that he prefers Timothy Hay to Alfalfa Hay which he considers "sub-standard."

Wednesday the 21st, 2009

Hey all! Another successful and fun show under the belts of Alex, Eric and Natalie.
We hope you all understand the concept of The Unnamed Show. We couldn't think of a name, were calling it unnamed temporarily, then finally settled on "The Unnamed Show" for kicks and giggles. Not too hard to remember, we think.
This week we had rather unexpected, but more than welcome guest by the name of Amber. She took some cool shots for our upcoming article in the seasonal Bellarmine Magazine. So keep and eye out for that!

Anyhoo, here is today's playlist for your enjoyment!

Rick Springfield-“Jessie’s Girl”

Estelle-“American Boy (feat. Kanye West)”
Blondfire-“Pretty Young Thing”
Elvis Costello and the Attractions-“Oliver’s Army”
Okkervil River-“Calling and Not Calling My Ex”

Bon Iver- “Skinny Love”
Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova- “Trying to Pull Myself Away”
The Ravonettes-“My Boyfriends’ Back”
Air-“Sexy Boy”
The Tings Tings-“Great DJ (Acoustic)”

Coconut Records- “Thanks I Get”
Wolf Parade-“Shine a Light”
Coldplay-“Life in Technicolor”
Rachael Yamagata-“Faster (Live)” [Hillside 2008]
Steve Burns-“Mighty Little Man”

The Kinks-“Well-Respected Man”
Ben Folds-“Frown Song (Feeble Anthem)”
Ratatat-“Seventeen Years”
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists- “Timorous Me”
The Old 97’s- “Ride”
Black Kids-“Hit the Heartbreaks”

New Pornographers- “Myriad Harbor”
Papas Fritas-“Way You Walk”
Arcade Fire- “Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)”

Hope you all liked this week's lineup. We have fun bringing you the best music that music can offer....and some Rick Springfield.

Thanks for listening and reading!
--Natalie

BMKokHoS Time Change

Hey everyone, the BMKoKHoS (Billy Mitchell King of Kong Hour of Song) is changing to Tuesdays at 8:00 pm. Same time, different day.

Thursdays at 8:00, you should definitely check out the live broadcast of Bellarmine's men's basketball team. It's gonna rock!

Also, after our show on Tuesdays will be Bob's kick butt show "The Zakk Wylde Power Sermon." So tune in Tuesday nights and get ready to rock your socks off!

Rescheducation: Circumventing the Middle Man

so here's the skinny from my narrow view

bellarmine sports gets radio coverage (awesome)
the time that they want/need to broadcast is thursdays at 8 (less awesome, my friends show is then)
friends show gets moved (neutral for me)
they need a longer time slot, as sports have a nack for being either too long or too short (uh-oh)
they are now in a time slot of 8-10 on thursdays (less awesome, i move back an hour, but still not bad)
there SHOULD be some buffer time b/w the sports webcast and my metal/harcore/grind show (VERY understandable)

BOTTOM LINE: The Zakk Wylde Power Sermon on thursdays now will be at 10:30PM EST. I am A-OK with this change, and embrace it! i only hope that those of you who have been enjoying my mix of what you will NEVER hear on ANY other radio station will follow faithfully to this new thursday hour.

NOTE: tuesdays remain unchanged (yet)

~ bael


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Now playing: Joe Boyd Vigil - Gundams Are on Earth
via FoxyTunes

Bellarmine Radio on Backseat Sandbar

The kind folks over at Backseat Sandbar are helping to spread the word re: Bellarmine Radio. For that, and for being all around Louisville good guys, we are more than grateful.

No Show

Hey everyone, Whitney here. I've been fighting off the plague, so the unnamed LP hour didn't air tonight.

The program will resume next week at a new time.

Tuesday at 7pm

Don't forget to check out

Nick and Jess with their Billy Mitchell King of Kong Hour of Song at 8pm as well as Bob's metal show, Zakk Wylde's Power Sermon at 9pm.

Fun With Rock Stars!

Here are two web sites for your consideration, both of which allow us a bit of fun at the expense of rock stars. Always a good time, right?

1) The Jim Morrison Simulatron

Create your own Doors songs. It's easy! Just click here.

2) David Lee Roth Runnin' With the Devil Soundboard

OK, any vocalist minus backing music veers toward the ridiculous. But David Lee Roth may be in an entirely different category. Check out some choice soundboard bits from "Runnin' With the Devil" here: http://www.thetyser.com.

Theftenant: Fallen Hero, Birthed Curse

i stole the idea from Jess.
In case you didn't know, THIS is Zakk Wylde.
AWWWWWWWWWWWW YEAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWW

~ bael

Billy Mitchell King of Kong Hour of Song

Just thought our listeners would like to see a picture of the man/god/villain who inspired our show.

-Jess

Bugs for Breakfast

Hey it's Nick from "The 502". Be sure to tune in every Monday at 4pm to hear some of Louisville's best local artists. We'll talk about upcoming shows, interview some of your favorite artists and play music from landmark locals such as Slint, Billy Prince Bonnie, and William Pickett (best know for his hit single-Land of a Thousand Dances). Better yet, this year we will be stretching the realm of local music to include works from artists as far South as Bowling Green, Kentucky and as far North as Bloomington, Indiana. Oh, and feel free to make a request via the portal our homepage, or by calling at 502-473-3415.

Stylinguistics: Lining Up the Dominos

so, one thing i really like about my show (and hopefully you like too) is the different in-studio co-hosts. sooooooo, if you would like to be on the show to chat about the tunes playing, the artists, anything at all really, then let me know! email me at rlowrey01@bellarmine.edu to work it out ya'll.



i guess i SHOULD put up the lists of songs i've played so far.

TOO BAD!!!!

i'm anti-establishment, therefore i will not do what other do.


in all actuality, i can't put up my playlists for past shows. not because i'm cool and original and stuff (although, i am. i mean, come on! have you seen me! i'm the archetype of cool college kid) but rather i deleted the old playlists, and don't remember what songs were on them. i'll see if i can dig up the old text documents for them though if it REALLY means that much to you guys (but it probably doesn't)

thanks to ya'll who listen to the show. tell your friends and stuff. or make it a get together of friends!

metal heads unite!

http://bael.tumblr.com/post/70587396/i-put-up-much-more-important-things-such-as-this

~ bael


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Now playing: Muse - Hysteria
via FoxyTunes

Unnamed Blog of the Unnamed Show

Hey everyone! This is Natalie, of Alex, Eric and Natalie's Unnamed Show. Hope you've been enjoying our show this past year. We've had two shows so far this semester, and in case you've been curious, here are the play lists of all the songs we played, in order.

Week One:
LCD Soundsystem-"All My Friends"
VHS or Beta-"Can't Believe A Single Word"
Lily Allen-"Everyone's at It"
Robyn-"Be Mine"
Ben Folds-"You Don't Know Me"

Ben Lee (feat. Mandy Moore)-"Birds and Bees"
John Butler Trio-"Zebra"
dawn Landes-"Young Folks"
Fleet Foxes-"White Winter Hymnal"

Britney Spears- "If U Seek Amy"
Mates of State-"Help Help"
Kanye West-"RoboCop"
MGMT-"Electric Feel"
My Morning Jacket-"Touch Me I'm Going to Scream"

Beastie Boys-"Sabatoge"
The Whigs-"Sleep Sunshine"
The Thirteenth Floor Elevators-"You're Gonna Miss Me"
Black Kids-"I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With You"
The Strokes-"What Ever Happened"

The Mountain Goats-"This Year"
Blitzen Trapper-"Wild Mountain Nation"
Vampire Weekend-"Mansford Roof"
The Old 97's-"I Will Remain"
Yael Naim-"New Soul"

Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova-"When Your Mind's Made Up"
Hitchhike-"I'm Not Tired"
Arcade Fire-"Keep the Car Running"

Week Two:
On the Radio-Regina Spektor

"Sister Jack"-Spoon
"There You Go"-Johnny Cash
"Strange Overtones"-David Byrne and Brian Eno
"Brothersport"-Animal Collective
"Say Hey (I Love You)" - Michael Franti and Spearhead

"The Guitar Man"-Cake
"Rich Girls"-The Virgins
"Never Miss a Beat"- Kaiser Chiefs
"Sunshine of Your Love"-Ella Fitzgerald

"Poupee de Cire Poupee de Son"- Arcade Fire
"Foux de fa fa"- Flight of the Conchords
"Don’t Stop the Music"- The Bird and the Bee
"Unforgettable Season"- Cut Copy
"Crosstown Traffic"- Jimi Hendrix

"High Voltage"- Eagles of Death Metal
"Great DJ"- The Ting Tings
"Five Years Time"- Noah and the Whale

"Baba O’Reilly Remix"-The Who, Sebastian Remix
"Let There Be Love"- Party Ben
"Bonafied Lovin’ (Tough Guys)" - Chromeo
"Another Sweet Summer's Night on Hammer Hill"- Jens Lenkman

"Beat (Health, Life and Fire)" - Thao Nguyen
"A New England"- Billy Bragg
"Loser"- Beck
"Rocky Took a Lover"- Bell X1
"Bruises"- Chairlift


As always, thanks for listening to our show. I'll be the one posting the most; Alex is too busy planning the upcoming Ben Lee concert on campus on the 30th of this month. Eric might make some random posts about Pitchfork....

Please enjoy the next show this Wednesday at 8pm!

--Natalie

Yo!

Sooo, I'm Whitney, promotions director for Bellarmine Radio, as well as your host for the yet unnamed LP hour.

The staff page gives you the lowdown on me, so I'll spare the details.

I didn't give any info on the last show as to what I was playing, so I'll throw in a track listing for the album.

Manchester Orchestra's I'm Like a Virgin Losing a Child

1. "Wolves at Night" - 4:05
2. "Now That You're Home" - 3:08
3. "The Neighborhood is Bleeding" - 2:49
4. "I Can Feel Your Pain" - 2:52
5. "Where Have You Been?" - 6:15
6. "I Can Barely Breathe" - 5:01
7. "Sleeper 1972" - 4:08
8. "Golden Ticket" - 3:31
9. "Alice and Interiors" - 4:19
10. "Don't Let Them See You Cry" - 1:45
11. "Colly Strings" - 5:59

This upcoming week's show has not been decided yet, let me know if there are any full albums you would like to hear, or a show name.

My First Blog

This is my first blog. Well, my first blog for Bellarmine Radio. I also blog on Tumblr.com, which is pretty awesome. Mine and Jess's show, The Billy Mitchell King of Kong Hour of Song, is full of upbeat fun music. Plus, we are going to talk about stuff happening on campus. Such as...upcoming plays or concerts or basketball games or whatever; also controversial stuff that people want to know about. We also encourage people to tell us what to talk about, so that we can actually discuss things that people want to hear.

Billy Mitchell King of Kong Hour of Song

I just wanted to make a post for our show before Nick Welsh did. I win. I'm the better co-host. VICTORY! (insert evil laugh)
-Jess

Zakk Wylde is the king of a-minor pentatonic

Ok, so i have gotten a couple questions about the title "The Zakk Wylde Power Hour/Power Sermon/Metal Mass/gobbledygook", so here's the skinny.

Zakk Wylde's Black Label society is a band. My friend bobby steurer and i discuss them often. when posed with the question of what to name my show, the first image that popped into my head (for some reason) was Zakk Wylde. i have no idea why. so i thought "The Zakk Wylde Power Hour" would be a good name (1 for being strange, 2 for being an inside joke)

I changed it from Power Hour to Power Sermon because Austin Silver's show already contains "Power Hour", and i would feel like a big jerk to have stolen his stuff! So it became "Power Sermon" off the top of my head.

Jay Jones suggested "Metal Mass". I'm not sure if i will change it or not. I don't want to put the directors to any more of a hassle than they already have to deal with.

I look forward to being the only source of REAL heavy metal/hardcore/grind in the louisville area (as far as radio is concerned). hope you all enjoy!

~ Bob

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Now playing: The Dillinger Escape Plan - Sugar Coated Sour
via FoxyTunes

Let There Be Light!

Here it is, our shiny, new blog dedicated to everything Bellarmine Radio related. Our hope is to keep our listeners updated on all our comings and goings, and some of the exciting things that they can actively participate in.

Hopefully, in the next few days, our Directors will introduce themselves to you and you will begin gaining a clearer insight into the world of college radio, specifically Bellarmine Radio. Stay tuned for more posts!

Thanks for reading!