"Sand....It all starts with SAND......"

Hmmm...not sure if this is a honest mistake, some kind of character judgement or a suggestion of how I might better use my time slot, but it's pretty weird alright.This screenshot is from the VFR schedule page. Here I was, thinking the theme song was really getting the whole "sand" concept across, then THIS happens! My next move is to try and figure out who to contact about this, as the site-tech doesn't seem to be replying to e-mails about the station being in mono.

Yeah, sorry to ruin it for you, but it's been in mono for a while. Probably always. I'll bet you didn't even notice...we didn't, cause the monitors are stereo as fuck. In the meantime, enjoy the quiet storm tomorrow night, as Cap & I spin some silky smooth r&b for all you lovers out there. Or black metal.

Requests?

Since the music library over at "Hot 103" consists so far of folk & world music demos, we can't really take requests on the air...you're welcome to try though(it is possible). If you're anxious to hear something post it here; we'll play it next time. Patience being a key factor.

Black Sand 9/20/05: The Show That Never Was

Due to some kind of computer glitch, I came home to a empty .wav file of the show. This, coupled with the fact that our three steady listeners - Erica, John & my roommate Bob - were (respectively) in London, playing with Sunburned in Boston, and asleep, means this show was most likely NOT HEARD BY ANYONE. Conrad and I seemed to sense this at the time, as our usual "hilarious" banter was limited to things like the correct way to talk into a microphone (zzzzzzz), and the phone was completely silent, filling us with an overwhelming feeling of ennui & isolation. If anyone out there has a recording of the show, drop me a line. We joked about playing the same set next week. Or were we joking?

Black Sand: September 13, 2005

Conrad (intentionally?) foils my sad attempts at slick segues & patter; I'm back to my hobby of butchering foreign languages in no time. Tracks by: Old Lumber, Fallen Angels covering "Signed D.C.", People (unknown private press teens) having a go at "White Rabbit", May Blitz's best song, Inner Space & Rosy Rosy with the great "Kamera Song" (att : George), the "pot block" &etc. &etc.

Our sponsors: Jefferson Airplane for stretch Levi's

Playlist here.

Show is here.

Black Sand: September 6, 2005

Conrad demonstrates the proper way to pronounce "Neighb'r'hood Child'rn" & we both struggle to keep up with the aerobic antics of Bonnie Prudden. And struggle to pronounce everything else. Plus the usual hot stuff from Fire, Stalk-Forrest Group, Texao, Erkin Koray, Red Dirt & much more.

Sponsors: Partridge Weiners & French 76 Malt Liquor

Download the show here.

Playlist is here.

Welcome to Black Sand..(shudder)...BLOGGGG

Oh, how I despise that word...but this seemed like the best way to archive the show, since I do (in theory) have to update the Elefantplatte news some day, and I wanted an ongoing link to playlists, mp3s, etc. If you want to stay updated on newly archived sets, you can subscribe to the newsfeed; it's that orange button down in the right hand corner if you're using Firefox. If you're not using Firefox, I don't know how you would do that. You'll figure something out. Hopefully I'll figure out why the photos aren't showing up.

If you're using one of those "file sharing" programs I've heard exist, feel free to spread the show around. Each episode runs 2 hours, around 100-125 mb@128k.

Thanks for listening, & enjoy...