The Futurist » Friends Of The Futurist http://woxy.com/blog The Independent Rock Blog of WOXY.com Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:12:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Friends Of The Futurist Recap – Buzzgrinder http://woxy.com/blog/2008/07/22/friends-of-the-futurist-recap-buzzgrinder/ http://woxy.com/blog/2008/07/22/friends-of-the-futurist-recap-buzzgrinder/#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:06:33 +0000 joe http://woxy.com/blog/?p=1852 Our last episode of Friends Of The Futurist featured Sean Cannon, a music blogger from the site, Buzzgrinder out of Louisville, Kentucky. Sean came into the studio and choose some great regional and national music for his set. Have a look at the playlist below and stream the entire show as well!

The XYZ Affair – All My Friends
Pomegranates – Whom/Who (Lounge Act)
Big Fresh – WLUV
Javelins – Heavy Meadows
Matt & Kim – Silver Tiles
The Seedy Seeds – Winter 04 (demo)
Wax Fang – Cannibal Summer
Mucca Plaza – Alive
Drink Up Buttercup – Heavy Hand
Evan Voytas – Sneak Attack
Cotton Jones Basket Ride – Better Spit It Out

]]> http://woxy.com/blog/2008/07/22/friends-of-the-futurist-recap-buzzgrinder/feed/ 1 Buzzgrinder On Friends Of The Futurist Tonight! http://woxy.com/blog/2008/07/15/buzzgrinder-on-friends-of-the-futurist-tonight/ http://woxy.com/blog/2008/07/15/buzzgrinder-on-friends-of-the-futurist-tonight/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:35:28 +0000 joe http://woxy.com/blog/?p=1840 A new episode of Friends Of The Futurist airs tonight on WOXY.com as Sean Cannon joins me in studio for an hour of good music and conversation. Sean is based just south of us in Maysville, KY and does a great job with Buzzgrinder so this episode should be alot of fun.

Music on tonights show includes tunes from Matt & Kim, Cotton Jones Basket Ride, Wax Fang, Drink Up Buttercup and more.

So tune in at 8pm ET tonight for a brand new episode of Friends Of The Futurist!

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Had a great time doing Friends Of The Futurist with another great blogger last week. Our guest was Justin Gage of the excellent L.A. based music blog, Aquarium Drunkard and he had some great picks for the show. I have read Aquarium Drunkard for years now and have always felt like Justin and I share alot of the same favorite artists (and the Wilco reference does not hurt either). Have a look first at the playlist for the episode right here.

Centro-Matic – Patience For The Ride
Silver Jews – People
Pavement - Jackals, False Grails, The Lonesome Era
Bonnie Prince Billy - Easy Does It
J. Tillman – Steel On Steel
Fleet Foxes – Oliver James
A.C. Newman – Come Crash
Destroyer – Blue Flower / Blue Flame
The Amps – Tipp City
Guided By Voices – Tractor Rape Chain
The Henry Clay People – Working Part Time
Le Switch - Pristine
Travel By Sea – Truth Was

Listen to the entire episode right here!

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It is a busy day here at WOXY.com and it does not slow up this evening either. Tonight at 8pm ET on WOXY.com we have a brand new episode of Friends Of The Futurist to bring to you. My guest this evening is Justin Gage of the great Los Angeles based music blog, Aquarium Drunkard.

Not only is Justin a great music blogger, but is also the founder of a great indie label out west, Autumn Tone Records. Join us tonight at 8pm ET as Justin picks the music and we chat about it and whatever else comes to mind.

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Did our first new episode of Friends of The Futurist in some time last week with Frank of Chromewaves. I hope you enjoyed listening to it as much as I enjoyed putting it together. If you missed out or just want to listen again, you can do so now below by streaming our hour plus of music and conversation.

Here is the playlist that Frank chose for this episode….

Frightened Rabbit – Fast Blood (WOXY.com SXSW Session)
Emmy The Great - Gabriel
Lightspeed Champion – Dry Lips
The Kills – Last Day Of Magic (WOXY.com SXSW Session)
Shearwater – Rooks
The Radio Dept. – Freddie & The Trojan Horse
The Rural Alberta Advantage – Don’t Haunt This Place
Sons & Daughters – Chains
Devotchka - Transliterator
Candie Payne - One More Chance
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Lie Down Here

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We have had a little bit of a lag in new episodes of Friends Of The Futurist, but return tonight with a brand new installment. Our show tonight features Frank Yang of Chromewaves. I have been a big fan of Chromewaves for years, and it was one of the first music blogs I read on a regular basis (and still do).

This episode takes us to Toronto, Canada, where Frank is based and was alot of fun to put together. You will hear music from Lightspeed Champion, DeVotchka, Sons & Daughters and more tonight on our first international episode of Friends Of The Futurist.

So check it out tonight at 8pm ET on WOXY.com!

In the meantime, visit Frank at Chromewaves and get a taste for what you can expect from the show tonight….

Or check out some of our previous episodes here…..

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    Friends Of The Futurist Episode 7 Playlist -

Everything Absent Or Distorted – Bureai Of Yards & Docks
Eagle Seagull – I’m Sorry But I’m Beginning To Hate Your Face
Hearts Of Palm – We Have No Water Here
The Spinto Band – Spy vs. Spy
Sea Wolf – Winter Windows
Paper Bird – Pennies
The Knew – Piece Of Mind
Fishboy – Minus Two
Division Day – Colorguard
D. Biddle – Parody
As Tall As Lions – Love, Love, Love (Love Love)

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Join us tonight for a great episode at 8pm eastern time, and have a peek at a few of the artists you will be hearing from this evening as well….

Sea Wolf
Spinto Band
Fishboy
Everything Absent Or Distorted
Hearts Of Palm

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Tune in next Tuesday night for another new episode of Friends Of The Futurist, as we welcome our first female contributor, Tiffany of Waywardpanties. Don’t miss out on this one!

Ghosts – “Stay The Night”
The Red Romance – “Don’t Cry”
Castledoor - “Magnetic Forces”
The Republic Tigers – “Golden Sand”
Dead Confederate – “The Rat”
Alberta Cross – “Hard Breaks”
Elbow – “Grounds For Divorce”
Air Traffic – “Shooting Star”
The Last Shadow Puppets – “The Age Of The Understatement”
The Twang – “Either Way”
Delays – “Love Made Visible”

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Tonights guest is Torr Leonard, who runs a great music blog, and has for the past 5 years, has chosen some really great music for the show tonight. Here is a preview of a few of the bands you will be hearing this evening.

Last Shadow Puppets
Delays
Dead Confederate
Elbow
The Twang

So tune in tonight at 8pm ET for a brand new Friends Of The Futurist!

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