So, how do you present the show?
Well, I come into the studio with all my songs saved as WAVs on my USB card. I stick the card into one of the station computers so I can drag and drop the WAV files into WaveCart, which is the software the station uses to play pre-recorded shows and promos (but can also be used to play music files). On another computer I have WaveCart open to a list of promos I'll have to play during the show. On yet another computer I have access to Spotify, although I try not to use it if at all possible (girl, the boycott!).
Before the show, I type up a list of upcoming gigs and events, plus any interesting days, dates or birthdays that are coming up (Wikipedia is very useful for this as is the UN website: I also use Slingshot). I generally print this list out before the show. If I have any extra notes or ideas for things to say, I write it on the front, and I write down the songs I've played on the blank back of the page. Tracks disappear from WaveCart once they've been played and I don't always have a pre-determined track listing, so unless I write down all the songs in the right order I might not remember them all when I have to back-announce them!
The studio is also equipped with a record player (although it needs a new needle) and now a CDJ, which is very exciting! I haven't had a chance to use either yet.
Link to PUNC
Right click on the image above, download it, upload it to your website, and put it on your page with a link to my homepage!
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This radio ASCII art comes from an old Irish punk website which I can't find right now. Might have been DARC or Dojo, the phrase was "radio is our bomb". If you recognize this, it's probably yours...
