Outernational Interview on WSOU

WSOU's Campus Buzz (Sundays, 8-10pm) interviewed Leo Mintik of Outernational on the idea of No Borders, working with Tom Morello, covering Woodie Guthrie, and the band's upcoming Brooklyn show with Patti Smith. Listen to the interview. 

A Fortnight Journal Benefit Presents An Acoustic Night with Outernational, Patti Smith, Shilpa Ray, and Lenny Kaye at Southpaw in Brooklyn on Nov. 11. More info here. 

ShiraGirl @ WSOU 9-5-09, "Sick Day" acoustic, interview, and pics

photos by Christine Wagenheim





















Brooklyn punk rockers ShiraGirl visited the studio of 89.5 FM-WSOU on Sept. 5th for an exclusive acoustic performance of their song "Sick Day" and for an interview. Later this month the band premiers the single and video. Check out "Never Not Ever" and "Lights Out" from Scream! Spit! Sing! and the interview below.

ShiraGirl "Never Not Ever"


ShiraGirl interview @ WSOU


ShiraGirl "Lights Out"

Kevin Devine @ WSOU (Interview & acoustic set) 9/5/09

(photo by Christine Wagenheim

Brooklyn based folk-rock singer-songwriter Kevin Devine stopped by the studio of 89.5 FM WSOU in South Orange, New Jersey for an interview and acoustic set on Sept. 5. Here him talk about the Get Up Kids tour, playing, and his future plans and hear "Carnival," "Another Bag of Bones," a cover of David Bazan's "Hard to Be," "Just Stay," and "I Could Be With Anyone." Check it out here:

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Kevin Devine, Joe Wilson, Exit She Calls, and Shiragirl, videos @ WSOU 9-5-09

On September 5, 2009 Kevin Devine, Joe Wilson, Exit She Calls, and Shiragirl performed acoustically for DJ Star Child's last show on 89.5 FM-WSOU. See some videos from the sets below.

Kevin Devine- Carnival (acoustic)


Joe Wilson- Thunder Road (Bruce Springsteen cover acoustic)


Exit She Calls- Little Things (acoustic)


Exit She Calls- Shirt (Jawbreaker cover acoustic)


ShiraGirl- Sick Day (acoustic)


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Related Entries:

* Star Child's last show playlist
* Star Child's last show details.

Star Child's Last Show Playlist on WSOU

Thanks to everyone who listened, called in, visited the studio, and performed. It was an amazing time and a ton of fun. Thanks to programming and tech ops at WSOU for allowing me this wonderful opportunity and for being very cooperative. Thanks to my fellow staff members who I've had the pleasure of working with. Pictures, video, and audio forthcoming. Here's my playlist:

WSOU Star Child’s Last Show
September 5, 2009
7pm-2am

Just the Best Party-The World/Inferno Friendship Society
Celebration- Kool and the Gang
Queen of Pain- Alkaline Trio
Dammit- Blink 182
Wolf Am I! (And Shadow)- mewithoutYou
The Same Son- Have Heart
Bomb Shelter- Nakatomi Plaza
Ghost- Ben Franklin
We Came to Dance- The Gaslight Anthem
Understanding in a Car Crash- Thursday
Bell- Screaming Females
Soule Cake- Full of Fancy
Titus Andronicus- Titus Andronicus
Me and Mia- Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
Papercut-Linkin Park
Never Not Ever-Shiragirl
Sick Day- Shiragirl (live acoustic)
Lights Out- Shiragirl
All They Draw- Kiss Kiss
Power in Hand- 54 Vision
Lights Out- Screaming Females
Miscommunications- Exit She Calls
In This Moment- Exit She Calls (live acoustic)
Little Things- Exit She Calls (live acoustic)
Shirt (Jawbreaker cover)- Exit She Calls (live acoustic)
MTFU- Exit She Calls
Without A Sound- We’re All Broken
Go Haunt Someone Else- Kevin Devine
Voids- Paulson
Carnival- Kevin Devine (live acoustic)
Another Bag of Bones - Kevin Devine (live acoustic)
Hard to Be (David Bazan cover) - Kevin Devine (live acoustic)
Just Stay - Kevin Devine (live acoustic)
I Could Be With Anyone - Kevin Devine (live acoustic)
In Bloom- Nirvana
Devotion and Desire- Bayside
Loud and Clear-The Sleeping
Public Radio- Good Luck
Panic Switch- Silversun Pickups
Language City- Wolf Parade
Tubthumpin’- Chumbawumba
Walkin’ On the Sun- Smash Mouth
Delirium Trigger- Coheed and Cambria
Pants- Lemuria
Until the Day I Die- Slingshot Dakota
Michael Jordan Saved My Life-Slingshot Dakota
Better than anything else ever- Paul Baribeau
Voices Echo Down Thee Halls- Nana Grizol
Holland 1945- Neutral Milk Hotel
Son Et Lumiere- Mars Volta
Inertiatic ESP- Mars Volta
Roulette Dares (This Is The Haunt)- Mars Volta
Addicted to Bad Ideas- The World/ Inferno Friendship Society
Velocity- The World/ Inferno Friendship Society
Enough to Stop a Heart- The Saddest Landscape
The Stars in January- The Saddest Landscape
Bullet to Binary- mewithoutYou
Tie me up untie Me- mewithoutYou
A Glass Can Only Spill What It Contains- mewithoutYou
The Fox, The Crow, The Cookie- mewithoutYou
How Long Is The Night- Thursday
Pachuca Sunrise- Minus the Bear
I Can Barely Breathe- Manchester Orchestra
Swing Life Away- Rise Against
Everlong- Foo Fighters
This Is It, This Is It- As Cities Burn
Neutral Milk Hotel- In An Aeroplane Over the Sea

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This Saturday it's Star Child's Final Show on WSOU w/ acoustic sets by Kevin Devine, Joe Wilson, Exit She Calls, and ShiraGirl

Dear Readers,

I’ll be celebrating four years at 89.5 FM-WSOU with my last show on Saturday, September 5th from 7pm-2am. Since I graduated from Seton Hall University in May I have to do a final show at the end of the summer. During my time at the station I was an assistant producer, newscaster, and assistant and director of promotions. It was an amazing run, where I worked with great people, got to voice my opinion, go to some great shows, meet some awesome bands, and interview some cool ones as well. Some highlights include interviewing Murder by Death and Poison the Well, meeting Megadeth and Slipknot, doing stage announcements for Rise Against and Atreyu to sold out crowds at Nokia Theatre, Times Square and seeing Interpol and Muse at Madison Square Garden for free.

I’ve interviewed Artimus Pyledriver, Fear Before the March of Flames, Marc Rizzo (of Soulfly), In This Moment, Tim from Rise Against, Doug of the Sleeping, Tommy of The Autumn Offering, Marissa of Screaming Females, Shira of ShiraGirl, Kristin Hersh of Throwing Muses, Otep Shamaya of OTEP. On Tuesday, September 2 at 4pm I’ll do my final interview before my last show with Suicide City. They'll talk about their new album "FRENZY" and the future.

My last show will be on Saturday, September 5th. I'm going to play an eclectic mix of music, tell some station stories, get roasted (I'm sure) by fellow staff members and friends, and maybe a few other surprises. Expect to hear music from The Beatles, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Gaslight Anthem, mewithoutYou, Have Heart, Screaming Females, Blink-182, Lauryn, Fuel and many more.

I'm also honored to announced interviews and acoustic performances by:

Kevin Devine (folk, indie rock singer from Brooklyn)

Joe Wilson (folk Jersey singer from Feeling Left Out & We're All Broken)

Exit She Calls (sweet, catchy alternative rock from Bergen County, New Jersey)

ShiraGirl (all-girl punk outfit from New York)

Thank you for joining me in celebrating my time at one of the leading college radio station's in the country! It's been an amazing run. You can listen on your FM-dial in New Jersey and NYC or www.wsou.net anywhere else. Also, call in at 973-761-9768 (WSOU)

Thanks,
Star Child

Otep Interview to air this Friday on 89.5 FM WSOU

This Friday (8/28) around 5pm my interview with Otep Shamaya of Los Angeles based metal band OTEP will air on 89.5 FM WSOU. She speaks on the new album Smash the Control Machine, the current headlining tour, upcoming tour with 5 Finger Death Punch and Shadow's Fall, and what motivates her to connect with her fans. You can listen on your FM-dial in the North Jersey/ NYC area or on-line at www.wsou.net

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Recent Related Entries:

* Otep Shamaya In-Store at Vintage Vinyl 8-18-09

* Otep in NYC concert review

* OTEP’s new cd, upcoming shows, and video

WSOU gets new web stream, blog, and Twitter

Poison the Well @ WSOU 7-10-09

Your leading New Jersey radio station for loud rock, 89.5 FM WSOU has made a few changes this summer. First, they have a new on-line stream here. Second, they have a blog for "music and absurdity." You can check out recent concert reviews of Killswitch Engage, Eagles of Death Metal, and Incubus. Finally, the station got a Twitter account filled with music news and SOU happenings any listener or loud rock fan should know. So tune in, follow the station, and read and comment the blog. The station still has giveaways all the time, so make sure to listen for your chance to win concert tickets, cd's, and much more.

The station has new music by Shadow's Fall, Five Finger Death Punch, Suicide City, Havok, Bury Your Dead, Suicide Silence, Obituary, and more so keep the requests coming for your favorite bands.

Loud Rock NJ/NYC Concert Calender:
8/12 Shai Hulud , Reign Supreme , The Carrier @ Santos Party House
8/13 CKY, ASG @ Gramercy Theatre
8/13 Through the Eyes of the Dead @ Hangar 84
8/15 Threat Signal, The Autumn Offering, The Agonist, Sybreed @ Highline Ballroom
8/16 Threat Signal, The Autumn Offering, The Agonist, Sybreed @ Chamionships
8/18 OTEP, Destrophy, Seven Year Existence @ Gramercy Theatre
8/18 CrueFest2: Motley Crue, Theory of a Deadman, Drowning Pool @ PNC Bank Arts Center
8/19 OTEP, Destrophy, AnAka, Ashes of Your Enemy @ Starland Ballroom
8/20 hed(pe), Mushroomhead, Straight Line Stitch @ Gramercy Theatre
8/20 The Bouncing Souls, Lifetime, None More Black @ Webster Hall
8/21 The Bouncing Souls, Lifetime, Tim Barry @ Webster Hall
8/22 Nebula, The Entrance Band , Naam @ Santos Party House
8/25 Heaven & Hell, Coheed & Cambria @ WaMu Theatre at Madison Square Garden
8/29 Killswitch Engage, Vision of Disorder, All That Remains, Unearth @ Bay Stage at Jones Beach
8/30 Hatebreed, Chimaira, Winds of Plague @ Starland Ballroom

Gallows to play secret NJ show tonight!

That's right, UK punksters Gallows will perform a secret show at a beloved place in NJ, making it the band's third time performing in the Garden State this week!

The band, in a myspace bulletin said:

Thanks to everyone that came to see us today at Warped in Oceanport!

We're sticking around and will be playing a Basement show tomorrow in New Brunswick. We actually don't know much about it so don't ask us questions... I guess if you're in the know then we'll see you there ;)

It's going to be insane!

Listen to 89.5 FM-WSOU or stream on-line at www.wsou.net during the day for details on the show. Or message me for the address and I will send it to you after 1pm! Gallows are currently on the Warped Tour.

89.5 FM WSOU to air Tribute to Women in Rock Show this Wednesday, 8-10pm

On Wednesday, March 18, 89.5 FM WSOU will air a special show for Women's History Month, “Women Rock: A Tribute to Women in Rock N’ Roll." The show will air from 8 to 10 pm. Starting from 1950s rock n’ roll to the metal bands of today, DJ Star Child will show the evolution of women in rock. You’ll hear Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, The Gits, Tegan and Sara, Walls of Jericho, and many more.

The show will feature music from the past 60 years, interview clips from female musicians, historical commentary, and fun facts.

Tune in on the F.M. dial or listen on-line at www.nj.com/wsou (using real audio)!

Slipknot playing MSG tonight, New Jersey on Saturday

With a day off before they played at Madison Square Garden, as part of the All Hope Is Gone World Tour, Corey Taylor and Shawn Crahan of metal outfit Slipknot stopped by WSOU 89.5 FM yesterday to talk about the making of "Dead Memories," their new cd, masks, and touring. The band is touring with Coheed and Cambria and Trivium. Tonight they play the arena of arena's, the garden--Madison Square Garden. Tickets are still available.

Then this Saturday Slipknot perform at Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, NJ. Tickets are available here. The band is touring the U.S until mid-March, so check out the rest of the dates here.



Shawn Crahan and Corey Taylor @ WSOU, 2-5-0 w/ staff

Marc Rizzo Interview on WSOU, Thursday + NJ Show, Friday

New Jersey’s guitar virtuoso, Marc Rizzo will be interviewed on 89.5 FM WSOU this Thursday (1/8/09) at 3:30pm. Rizzo will discuss his show in NJ on Friday, upcoming Soulfly dates, and his other musical projects and happenings.

I will be interviewing him. If you have any questions, please send a reply in the comments.

Rizzo performs with Mercury Morning at Mexacali Live in Teaneck, NJ this Friday at 9pm. Tickets are $10 in advance here, $12 at the door. Mexacali Live is located at 1409 Queen Anne Rd, Teaneck, NJ. 201-833-0011 or Mexicalilive.com for more information.

Check out Rizzo’s projects:
Soulfly
Cavelera Conspiracy
Marc Rizzo solo
Inpsychobleedia

Free, All Ages Hardrock Festival f/ Marc Rizzo, Moja, Inhuman and more 12/7 in Brooklyn

What: A Clock Work Orange Music Festival
Bands: Marc Rizzo of Soulfly, Merauder, Moja (from Japan), Wisdom of Chains, Inhuman, Billy Club Sandwich, Severed, Desolate, and Black Sabbath cover band, Target Earth.
Date: Sunday, December 7
Venue: Club Europa, 98 Meserole Ave, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. 11222.
Time: 4pm
Cost: FREE
Age: All Ages




There will be special guest appearances by members of Obituary and others, a moshing contest, and free hoodies.

Fifty dollars will be given to the most violent mosh pitter. Limited edition Genki Shock hoodies will also be given out, so come early.