First, I would like to invite you one last time to check out my very special guest today at 2pm. Colbie Caillat will be in the Alice Studio to chat with me and sign a few autographs for lucky A-List members who won a spot in house while Colbie visits. With that said:
Here are some of the new releases for today: February 12th, 2008
Michael Jackson- Thriller 25
25 stands for 25 years... wow! It's pretty safe to say that Jackson has taken the hugest album of all time and commemorated it in a pretty awesome way! There are 7 bonus tracks (6 you've never heard before), including remixes from Kanye West, Akon, Fergie etc...
Also included, a bonus DVD and a color booklet with rare pics and lyrics. Definitely some delish goodies for the MJ fan.
Widespread Panic- Free Somehow
This makes album 17 for WP. If you've followed them live, don't think you've heard these tunes before because a lot of them were not debuted during touring. That is fairly unusual for WP... true fans would agree!
Simple Plan- Simple Plan
3 albums in and Simple Plan has proved that you can grow and evolve without losin' it. This is probably my favorite album so far from these guys. True, it's a bit of a departure from their first two, but in my first couple listens, I found the changes fun and sonically pleasing.
Type O Negative- Dead Again (Deluxe CD/DVD)
Ok... I love Type O and I have plenty I could say about them, but when I read the product description on Amazon, I had to chuckle to myself. I can't beat this:
Just in time for Valentine s Day... The perfect gift for your girlfriend s girlfriend... If she happens to be a Christian woman, she might feel a bit threatened, but she can always sit back and watch Reverend Steele and the Drab Four ministry preach to 70,000 adoring fans at the 2007 Wacken Open Air on the bonus DVD.
Other releases:
Natalie Grant- Relentless
Nancy LaMott- Ask Me Again
Thanks for reading,
Sam
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
hungry+angry = hangry
This morning I was chatting with Mikey (the morning show producer) on the air briefly and I told him I knew exactly what I was going to write about today. I want to introduce you to a new word. I wouldn't say on-air what the word is because I didn't want to spoil my writings for today, which led Mikey to believe it had to be a naughty word of some type. Not at all. This is family friendly... haha!
True, it's a hybrid word, but it's my new fav. There's not a ton of risk of it being overused, which makes it even more appealing. (flashback moment to the whaazzzzzup nightmare)
The word is 'hangry.' I have to thank Eric (the boyfriend) for this little gem. He, like me, gets a bit cranky when a mealtime has passed and nothing has been consumed. Several weeks ago he was in full-on cranky mode and I asked him what on earth was wrong. He answered, "Nothing babe... it's not your fault... I'm just a bit hangry."
You'd think I wouldn't have to ask what that meant, but I still did (just to be sure) and received the obvious answer: Hangry is when you are really hungry and it's starting to make you a bit upset because your body is unhappy with lack of sustinance. You get cranky and a tiny bit angry... all because of hunger. Therefore: Hangry.
It is a personal mission to make this a household word. I'm not claiming first use. I just want to help further the cause. Then I will try to get it added to the dictionary. Hey, if blog can be added, why can't hangry?
Go forth! Use it! Enjoy it!
And most of all, don't take everything so seriously.
Thanks for reading,
Sam
True, it's a hybrid word, but it's my new fav. There's not a ton of risk of it being overused, which makes it even more appealing. (flashback moment to the whaazzzzzup nightmare)
The word is 'hangry.' I have to thank Eric (the boyfriend) for this little gem. He, like me, gets a bit cranky when a mealtime has passed and nothing has been consumed. Several weeks ago he was in full-on cranky mode and I asked him what on earth was wrong. He answered, "Nothing babe... it's not your fault... I'm just a bit hangry."
You'd think I wouldn't have to ask what that meant, but I still did (just to be sure) and received the obvious answer: Hangry is when you are really hungry and it's starting to make you a bit upset because your body is unhappy with lack of sustinance. You get cranky and a tiny bit angry... all because of hunger. Therefore: Hangry.
It is a personal mission to make this a household word. I'm not claiming first use. I just want to help further the cause. Then I will try to get it added to the dictionary. Hey, if blog can be added, why can't hangry?
Go forth! Use it! Enjoy it!
And most of all, don't take everything so seriously.
Thanks for reading,
Sam
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
double dippin' on the new music is ok.. tales from the elevator... bum bum buuuuuum!
Here are some of the new releases for today: February 5th, 2008
Lenny Kravitz-It Is Time For A Love Revolution
Lenny's 8th studio album is a bit of a return to the rockin' Lenny I used to love. Honestly, in the past, I've sort of lost my adoration for him because of a lot of the wimpy, slow material he's put out. I've only listened to this album a couple times, but I'm liking it much more than his past 4 releases. Plus, if you saw his recent show at the Paramount, you know this man can rock it.. even in skinny jeans. Ha!
Sheryl Crow-Detours
The super cool thing about this new album from Sheryl is that she has joined up once again with the producer who was with her on Tuesday Night Music Club (Bill Bottrell). Obviously, the struggles that she has conquered in the past few years are her inspiration for the songs on this album. She totally delivers!
Jack Johnson-Sleeping Through The Static
Alice has been playing the new single from Jack called "If I Had Eyes." In keeping with his signature sound, Jack doesn't choose to depart from it here. Another solid album from one of the most pleasant singer/songwriters we have!
Josh Kelley-Special Company
Josh is no stranger to the Alice Studio. Every time he swings through town, he drops by to say hello. I have always been blown away by his powerful voice and catchy tunes. You can tell this boy is majorly in looooove with his new wife, Katherine Heigl. All together now... Awwwwwwww.
k.d. lang- Watershed
k.d. launched herself into producing on this new album. I have always loved her sultry voice from the first second I heard the song Constant Craving. This new album is a wide self-interpretation of everything that is k.d... in her own words and own production. For true fans of this beautiful voice, this is a must have.
Other releases worth noting:
Taylor Dayne- Satisfied (yup... this is new material!)
They Might Be Giants- Here Come The 123s (this is an exclusive release on Amazon with a bunch of extras for all you TMBG lovers out there).
Kenny G- Rhythm and Romance
Conjunto Primavera- Que Ganas de Volver
Nada Surf-Lucky (I love these guys but haven't had a chance to listen yet)
Hot Chip-Made In The Dark (CD/DVD)
BJ, Howie and Jennifer has this segment this morning on double-dipping. I hope you didn't miss it... it was a bit gross, but highly amusing and the stories were great. Hopefully, the segment will make it onto their best of broadcast that runs on Saturday mornings from 8-10am.
This morning when I finally arrived at work I ended up standing in the lobby for 10 minutes with a growing group of people waiting for the elevators. We have 4, but they don't often work quite right. The button was pushed but nothing was happening. Now, I'm NOT afraid of a few stairs, but this morning I rose early to shovel my driveway and then ended up kicking my butt in a morning yoga routine (my excercise of choice). Our studios are on the 11th floor and I was in no mood to climb.
Finally, the elevators arrived and we all crammed on to head to our respective floors. I was tempted to bring up the time I got trapped in the elevator... on a Sunday evening... alone...for 20 minutes. May not have been the best story for a group of people running late for work!
At the time, I had cell service that did not work in our elevators (or in my office, or the bathroom or anywhere for that matter) and I couldn't call for aid. Fortunately, I am not terribly claustrophobic and I rarely panic. I just kept pushing the button, prying a bit at the door and praying that eventually it would open. On Sunday evenings there is hardly anyone in our building and the few djs that are on the air are for the most part in their studios, so hope of rescue that way was non-existent.
I don't know what happened, but after around 20 minutes... the door slowly slid open. I was still on the 11th floor and if you think I got back in that thing, you are crazy!! I gladly walked down the 11 flights.
Now, getting trapped in our elevators isn't necessarily the only thing that can happen when you decide to walk through the sliding doors. I'm talking flat out possession! Enough to where I'm considering calling on TAPS to investigate the possibility of paranormal activity. One of my favorite possession instances was when me and three of my coworkers were waiting at the top for a ride down. Ooh, we were lucky that day (or so we thought) because TWO elevators opened for us. We all looked at each other and darted into both of them. I was with my promotions coordinator Merrick. A production guy and our creative director Kyle leaped into the other. The race to the bottom floor was on!
The only problem was, both elevators stopped on every other floor (where absolutely no one was waiting)... they would slowly open... then slowly close and inch downward. By the second time this occurred, we understood. We were going to be stopping on every other floor... all the way down to 1. Rather than just stand there, the guys in the opposite elevator began striking poses reminiscent of the old Family Fued intros where the families froze in a strange pose as they were revealed. Every time the doors opened, those guys were in a different position. I have never laughed so hard in my life!
Basically, there are worse things than being stuck in a possessed elevator. I won't lie, there are certainly better things, too.
Have a great day and thanks for reading.
xo,
Sam
Lenny Kravitz-It Is Time For A Love Revolution
Lenny's 8th studio album is a bit of a return to the rockin' Lenny I used to love. Honestly, in the past, I've sort of lost my adoration for him because of a lot of the wimpy, slow material he's put out. I've only listened to this album a couple times, but I'm liking it much more than his past 4 releases. Plus, if you saw his recent show at the Paramount, you know this man can rock it.. even in skinny jeans. Ha!
Sheryl Crow-Detours
The super cool thing about this new album from Sheryl is that she has joined up once again with the producer who was with her on Tuesday Night Music Club (Bill Bottrell). Obviously, the struggles that she has conquered in the past few years are her inspiration for the songs on this album. She totally delivers!
Jack Johnson-Sleeping Through The Static
Alice has been playing the new single from Jack called "If I Had Eyes." In keeping with his signature sound, Jack doesn't choose to depart from it here. Another solid album from one of the most pleasant singer/songwriters we have!
Josh Kelley-Special Company
Josh is no stranger to the Alice Studio. Every time he swings through town, he drops by to say hello. I have always been blown away by his powerful voice and catchy tunes. You can tell this boy is majorly in looooove with his new wife, Katherine Heigl. All together now... Awwwwwwww.
k.d. lang- Watershed
k.d. launched herself into producing on this new album. I have always loved her sultry voice from the first second I heard the song Constant Craving. This new album is a wide self-interpretation of everything that is k.d... in her own words and own production. For true fans of this beautiful voice, this is a must have.
Other releases worth noting:
Taylor Dayne- Satisfied (yup... this is new material!)
They Might Be Giants- Here Come The 123s (this is an exclusive release on Amazon with a bunch of extras for all you TMBG lovers out there).
Kenny G- Rhythm and Romance
Conjunto Primavera- Que Ganas de Volver
Nada Surf-Lucky (I love these guys but haven't had a chance to listen yet)
Hot Chip-Made In The Dark (CD/DVD)
BJ, Howie and Jennifer has this segment this morning on double-dipping. I hope you didn't miss it... it was a bit gross, but highly amusing and the stories were great. Hopefully, the segment will make it onto their best of broadcast that runs on Saturday mornings from 8-10am.
This morning when I finally arrived at work I ended up standing in the lobby for 10 minutes with a growing group of people waiting for the elevators. We have 4, but they don't often work quite right. The button was pushed but nothing was happening. Now, I'm NOT afraid of a few stairs, but this morning I rose early to shovel my driveway and then ended up kicking my butt in a morning yoga routine (my excercise of choice). Our studios are on the 11th floor and I was in no mood to climb.
Finally, the elevators arrived and we all crammed on to head to our respective floors. I was tempted to bring up the time I got trapped in the elevator... on a Sunday evening... alone...for 20 minutes. May not have been the best story for a group of people running late for work!
At the time, I had cell service that did not work in our elevators (or in my office, or the bathroom or anywhere for that matter) and I couldn't call for aid. Fortunately, I am not terribly claustrophobic and I rarely panic. I just kept pushing the button, prying a bit at the door and praying that eventually it would open. On Sunday evenings there is hardly anyone in our building and the few djs that are on the air are for the most part in their studios, so hope of rescue that way was non-existent.
I don't know what happened, but after around 20 minutes... the door slowly slid open. I was still on the 11th floor and if you think I got back in that thing, you are crazy!! I gladly walked down the 11 flights.
Now, getting trapped in our elevators isn't necessarily the only thing that can happen when you decide to walk through the sliding doors. I'm talking flat out possession! Enough to where I'm considering calling on TAPS to investigate the possibility of paranormal activity. One of my favorite possession instances was when me and three of my coworkers were waiting at the top for a ride down. Ooh, we were lucky that day (or so we thought) because TWO elevators opened for us. We all looked at each other and darted into both of them. I was with my promotions coordinator Merrick. A production guy and our creative director Kyle leaped into the other. The race to the bottom floor was on!
The only problem was, both elevators stopped on every other floor (where absolutely no one was waiting)... they would slowly open... then slowly close and inch downward. By the second time this occurred, we understood. We were going to be stopping on every other floor... all the way down to 1. Rather than just stand there, the guys in the opposite elevator began striking poses reminiscent of the old Family Fued intros where the families froze in a strange pose as they were revealed. Every time the doors opened, those guys were in a different position. I have never laughed so hard in my life!
Basically, there are worse things than being stuck in a possessed elevator. I won't lie, there are certainly better things, too.
Have a great day and thanks for reading.
xo,
Sam
Monday, February 4, 2008
time to take down the lights...
Hope you had a great weekend! For the first time in my life, I didn't watch the Superbowl. I don't know why... I suppose I wasn't really in the mood anyway and since I had work to do here and around my home I just decided to opt out all together. I didn't even know who won until I checked my email this morning from home. Of course, when I don't watch it's the most exciting game ever. Oh well.
The rest of my weekend was fun, though.
I have this delightfully adorable friend named Natalie. She loves Christmas more than anyone I know! I haven't known her and her hubby for very long (only a few months), but the first time I went to their home in early November of last year I was stunned into silence by the sheer magnitude of her decorating. It is quite impressive.
I grew up in a family that placed great importance on the holiday season. Since I've moved away from my family, I've become used to not getting totally worked up over Christmas, choosing instead to spend it with friends (the family you choose) and keeping everything pretty low-key. Natalie's love for Christmas definitely rekindled mine this year. Well, this past weekend, she threw a "Last Chance For Christmas" party at her house. One last hurrah before taking on the monumental task of undoing her decorating. Cute idea, I thought, plus I was able to get some use for the little holiday velvet dress I purchased for our yearly staff holiday party. I never wore it because we never ended up having our yearly holiday party. I'm going to have to find out what the heck happened with that! Anyway, twas a fun party and I nearly forgot at one point that it wasn't actually the holidays. There were holiday cookies, hot toddies... even gifts exchanged.
Then I woke up the next morning, realized it was actually February and I needed to take my Christmas lights down off my own house before my neighbors started circulating a petition to have me removed from the neighborhood. I'm guess I'm ready to let it go. I'm tired of being cold.
Spring... where are you??
Thanks for reading,
Sam
The rest of my weekend was fun, though.
I have this delightfully adorable friend named Natalie. She loves Christmas more than anyone I know! I haven't known her and her hubby for very long (only a few months), but the first time I went to their home in early November of last year I was stunned into silence by the sheer magnitude of her decorating. It is quite impressive.
I grew up in a family that placed great importance on the holiday season. Since I've moved away from my family, I've become used to not getting totally worked up over Christmas, choosing instead to spend it with friends (the family you choose) and keeping everything pretty low-key. Natalie's love for Christmas definitely rekindled mine this year. Well, this past weekend, she threw a "Last Chance For Christmas" party at her house. One last hurrah before taking on the monumental task of undoing her decorating. Cute idea, I thought, plus I was able to get some use for the little holiday velvet dress I purchased for our yearly staff holiday party. I never wore it because we never ended up having our yearly holiday party. I'm going to have to find out what the heck happened with that! Anyway, twas a fun party and I nearly forgot at one point that it wasn't actually the holidays. There were holiday cookies, hot toddies... even gifts exchanged.
Then I woke up the next morning, realized it was actually February and I needed to take my Christmas lights down off my own house before my neighbors started circulating a petition to have me removed from the neighborhood. I'm guess I'm ready to let it go. I'm tired of being cold.
Spring... where are you??
Thanks for reading,
Sam
Friday, February 1, 2008
bring on the brits! get your fash-ON and the oceanic 6
Ok, so I'm very excited to see The Editors, Hot Hot Heat and Louis XIV tonight at the Bluebird. Yes, it's true... The Editors are the only British group in the line-up, but the others (Canadian and Californian) compliment them well.
I was in attendance the last time The Editors played the Bluebird. Stellastarr* opened and after the show, my friends and I wandered down to the Atomic Cowboy just in time to catch an argument between two inebriated fellows about who was better. Yeah, not that interesting of a conversation. Had it broke out in a massive fight... well, I may have a better story. Not that I condone fighting by all means! I would've merely had something more interesting to report. Needless to say, my memory of their discussion is less than mediocre. Ha!
Anyhow, I've all ready seen all three acts (HHH twice) but never all three together, so I'm anticipating a fun time.
On an Alice note.. time is running out for Tell-A-Friend, Take-A-Friend. If you aren't familiar, it's our big contest we've been running for the past few weeks. One Alice listener (and their best friend) will be heading to New York for a weekend of shopping... we're coverin' hotel, air, ground transport and 8 grand for shopping. Plus, we've been handing out some killer qualifying prizes. I've had a tough time with this one because I would LOVE to head to New York with that kind of money. Hahaha! Too bad I can't win, huh?
Seriously, though, we only have one more week where we are going to be qualifying people, so get registered! www.alice1059.com You can enter there, plus check out the official rules in case you have any questions.
Speaking of NY and fashion...I've always desired to be on that show What Not To Wear. The biggest problem? I don't have what they consider bad fashion and people that get nominated for that show are the WORST of the worst in the getting dressed department. Sure, Stacey and Clinton would probably break out in hives after viewing my collection of combat boots and uber-short mod dresses, but they don't go see the periodic metal show at 3 Kings Tavern so they can shut it!!
Otherwise, most of the time I think I dress decently, if not a bit schitzo. Yeah, I've never been able to decide exactly what my "style" is (if you can even call it style), but I definitely like to rock the pretty girly dresses one day and badass rocker chick stuff the next. Don't people like me deserve to get 5 thousand dollars to spend in New York while receiving fashion advice from two experts? Sigh. I'm a girl in love with her clothing and I suffer from a problem many of us have... insufficient funds to support my habit. :)
All righty... my last subject: Lost
Ok, now that they have decided to abandon the Flashback in favor of the even MORE disturbing Flashforward, we now know that only 6 people apparently made it off The Island. They are referred to as the Oceanic 6. We have seen flashforwards with Hurley, Kate and Jack so we know they made it. Who were the other three? Who the heck is in that coffin?
As always, Lost has left us with more questions than actual answers. I've never been the type of person to sit down and speculate about what I think is going on... my thought process is more internal. I think I have this weird desire to really know what's going on and heaven forbid my speculation be wrong. Haha! I know it's silly... but I like being right (just ask my boyfriend-who also likes to be right. Yes, always entertaining.). But just for the record, I think Locke is in the coffin. There, I went out on a limb.
Have a great weekend and thanks for reading!
xo,
Sam
I was in attendance the last time The Editors played the Bluebird. Stellastarr* opened and after the show, my friends and I wandered down to the Atomic Cowboy just in time to catch an argument between two inebriated fellows about who was better. Yeah, not that interesting of a conversation. Had it broke out in a massive fight... well, I may have a better story. Not that I condone fighting by all means! I would've merely had something more interesting to report. Needless to say, my memory of their discussion is less than mediocre. Ha!
Anyhow, I've all ready seen all three acts (HHH twice) but never all three together, so I'm anticipating a fun time.
On an Alice note.. time is running out for Tell-A-Friend, Take-A-Friend. If you aren't familiar, it's our big contest we've been running for the past few weeks. One Alice listener (and their best friend) will be heading to New York for a weekend of shopping... we're coverin' hotel, air, ground transport and 8 grand for shopping. Plus, we've been handing out some killer qualifying prizes. I've had a tough time with this one because I would LOVE to head to New York with that kind of money. Hahaha! Too bad I can't win, huh?
Seriously, though, we only have one more week where we are going to be qualifying people, so get registered! www.alice1059.com You can enter there, plus check out the official rules in case you have any questions.
Speaking of NY and fashion...I've always desired to be on that show What Not To Wear. The biggest problem? I don't have what they consider bad fashion and people that get nominated for that show are the WORST of the worst in the getting dressed department. Sure, Stacey and Clinton would probably break out in hives after viewing my collection of combat boots and uber-short mod dresses, but they don't go see the periodic metal show at 3 Kings Tavern so they can shut it!!
Otherwise, most of the time I think I dress decently, if not a bit schitzo. Yeah, I've never been able to decide exactly what my "style" is (if you can even call it style), but I definitely like to rock the pretty girly dresses one day and badass rocker chick stuff the next. Don't people like me deserve to get 5 thousand dollars to spend in New York while receiving fashion advice from two experts? Sigh. I'm a girl in love with her clothing and I suffer from a problem many of us have... insufficient funds to support my habit. :)
All righty... my last subject: Lost
Ok, now that they have decided to abandon the Flashback in favor of the even MORE disturbing Flashforward, we now know that only 6 people apparently made it off The Island. They are referred to as the Oceanic 6. We have seen flashforwards with Hurley, Kate and Jack so we know they made it. Who were the other three? Who the heck is in that coffin?
As always, Lost has left us with more questions than actual answers. I've never been the type of person to sit down and speculate about what I think is going on... my thought process is more internal. I think I have this weird desire to really know what's going on and heaven forbid my speculation be wrong. Haha! I know it's silly... but I like being right (just ask my boyfriend-who also likes to be right. Yes, always entertaining.). But just for the record, I think Locke is in the coffin. There, I went out on a limb.
Have a great weekend and thanks for reading!
xo,
Sam
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