Artist of the Month: May

Well, it looks like the Artist of the Month for the Month is XTC.

Here is some info about the band from Wikipedia: XTC Info.

I've been a fan of theirs since 1989, when I saw their video for "The Mayor of Simpleton." on MTV. My favorite album from them is Skylarking and my favorite song from them has to be "Grass."


Here is a video for the song that got me into them, "The Mayor of Simpleton."

I will post a new poll to see who you would like to be the Artist of the Month for June.




*Note*
The video is the European version, which is a bit different from what they've shown in the US. There are a little differences with some of the scenes.

Artist of the Month: June Choices

I just posted a new poll for the Artist of the Month for June. Go vote for your favorite. I think June is going to be an interesting month.

Molly_From_Buffalo

Here comes another song about Mexico…

Hola amigos! I missed all of you, truly. I had a great time in Mexico. Got to drink strawberry margaritas from a pineapple and I drank a beer for each of you! In truth I drank more in the past week then in the past year. Snorkeled almost everyday at a glorious lava/coral reef. Wow, it was so fun (now I want to get my scuba license!) Mostly I just lied on the beach and watched the waves roll in. Did eat at a restaurant that had the most beautiful architecture I’ve ever seen. Looked straight out of “Pirates of the Caribbean” the Disney ride, rather then the movie. Came home with sun streaked blonde in my hair and the best tan I’ve ever had. Life is good. Can’t wait for Saturday!

Oh btw MGMT move over, I am all about Bell X1!!!

-Jen27

Slight Change In Plans

Since I'm going to be ultra busy on May 1st, I'm moving the announcment of the Artist of the Month to April 30th. It looks like XTC is winning with The Damned coming in next. There is still time to vote, so come and vote. :)

Molly_From_Buffalo

Radio Stations You Listened to

After listening to the interview Saturday night with Malibu Sue, I started thinking of what stations I used to listen to growing up.
My hometown of Wellsville had had (and still has) two stations. One was WLSV, which used to play To 40. My Dad was a DJ there, which was cool. He used to bring home a lot of LPs and he was Santa Claus every Christmas. Now WLSV is a country music station. There was also WJQZ, which used to be adult contemperary, but now is an oldies station. I worked there one summer as a receptionist, which was great. Maybe this influenced my love of DJing and how I have so many friends who are DJs. *lol*
I also used to listen to CFNY from Toronto. I only could get it on those nights where the atmosphere was right and it was late at night. They used to play some great tunes. It was kind of like what WLIR used to play.
Another radio station I listened to was WFNX from Boston. I would listen to that station whenever I went to Boston. I even have a couple of audio tapes from the station. It was around 1990 when I taped them and I recently listened to them and some of the songs I wonder what was I thinking taping them.
So what stations did you listen to growing up? Do you remember anything interesting about the stations? And are the stations still around?

Molly_From_Buffalo

My Own Blogspot

I just created my own personal Blogspot. My Blogspot is: Hitch-Hiker's Guide to Molly. Feel free to leave comments and add me.

Molly_From_Buffalo

Any Hitch-Hiker's Guide Fans Out There?

Today, I decided to watch the BBC TV series, "Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy" and thought it might be a good thing to discuss here. Any Hitch-hiker's fans here? I've been a fan of the books since I was in elementary school. I actually saw the TV series with David Dixon (Ford Prefect) and Simon Jones (Arthur Dent) before I read the books. Douglas Adams was a wonderful writer.
I have the TV show and the movie on DVD, and I'm looking for the radio shows that were made.

Here is a graphic I made tonight with a picture of David Dixon I found online. I just love this picture of him. He looks like he's going to get into trouble. *lol*




Molly_From_Buffalo

Another Ghosty Talent

Ok so get this, Ghosty has this unholy talent for remembering the music we like. Every week he’ll play something and someone goes nuts in the chatroom then Ghosty drops in and says “I knew you loved that song!” Unrequests I think Kitt called them and yeah, I too think they are even more fun then requests. This week I think he guessed the wrong band for Becky from Mps (soon NC!) and he even apologized! It ripped my completely out of Aldo’s and into the real world where every Christmas my sister and I open our presents, give thanks to our parents and then go into the next room and trade off. We have been doing this since childhood. My mom means well but she never remembers who likes what movies or colors or activities. She only has two daughters, Ghosty has hundreds of listeners. The fact that he remembers what bands/songs we love is just completely amazing. If Ghosty has played you an “Unrequest” leave a comment on this post please :)

Music Type Survey Thingy

I can't sleep, so I decided to make up a music survey you guys can answer. It's pretty easy. I'd love to see what are your music tastes are. I know some of the things you like, but what other things do you like? Just replace my answers with yours. Have fun. :)

What is the very first "rock" song you ever heard? It would have to be "Strawberry Fields Forever" by The Beatles. My parents were listening to their records and this came on.

What was the first New Wave song you ever heard? Psycho Killer by The Talking Heads, my sister listened to this song ALL the time

Who inspired your musical tastes? Well, my whole family did. My parents listened to The Beatles, The Who and a lot of Celtic and show tunes. My sister listened to New Wave stuff like The B52's, Squeeze, The Pretenders and The Ramones, and my brother listened to Queen, Styx, Judas Priest and AC/DC. They al taught me to appreciate music and give it a try.

Who are some of your favorite Modern Rock/New Wave/Alternative/whatever bands/artists? The Damned, XTC, Talk Talk, Thomas Dolby, Kate Bush, Spandau Ballet, U2, Depeche Mode, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Cure, Fiest, Goldfrapp, Kate Nash, Emilie Simon, David Bowie, The Smiths, Morrissey and Ministry (the list could go on, but I don't want to bore you all. )

Who are some of your other favorite music artists/bands? The Beatles, The Who, Pink Floyd, Queen, Kylie Minogue, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Bryan Ferry, Enya, Clannad, Great Big Sea, Billy Bragg, Johni Mitchell, Crosby, Stills, Nash, Yes, Moody Blues, Sarah Brightman and John Barrowman


Molly_From_Buffalo

I Added a Poll

I just added a poll at the sidebar to the right. I want to know who you'd like as next month's Artist of the Month. The choices are Thomas Dolby, The The, Kate Bush, The Damned, Spandau Ballet and XTC. Let's see who wins.

Molly_From_Buffalo

We Got Tunes!

Hi Folks! It wouldn't be Aldo's without the music we all love so much!

I've started a playlist at playlist.com. Take a minute and check it out, the passwords are the same. I only added a few tracks as a trial - it would honor me if you would head over and add a few tracks of your own.

Now this site is pretty limited as to it's modern rock so I might try to look elsewhere in the future (Kitt, we need our ESB fix!) For now each playlist can have 100 tracks so everyone pick out 10-12 and slap em on. We can make as many playlists as we want so maybe we can get Ghosty to create one for us or we can try to relive the show by creating last Saturday's playlist :)

Have fun! TMRS fans are the best!

-27th Jennifer

Artist of the Month: Talk Talk

I thought I would start a new feature called, Artist of the Month. Each month will be a new artist or group.

The first choice is Talk Talk. I've been into them since 1984. Their main members were Mark Hollis (lead vocals), Paul Webb (bass) and Lee Harris (drums). Their biggest hit was "It's My Life." My favorite song from them is "Such a Shame." They sadly disbanded in 1991. After the breakup Lee Harris and Paul Webb started a band called, .O.Rang, who also featured Matt Johnson of The The and Beth Gibbons from Portishead. Paul Webb also worked with Beth Gibbons on her solo effort. Mark Hollis, from the last I heard, had retired from music.
If anyone else has anything to add, feel free.

Here is a video I found on YouTube. It's a live performance of their song, "Such a Shame."




Molly_From_Buffalo

I remember Aldo's

Welcome everybody from the chat room and thanks to Jen!

I remember Aldo's. It was one of only a handful of places in Northern NJ where you could go to hear New Order,The Smiths and Sisters Of Mercy and see a dark dancefloor filled with twentysomethings spinning around in wild abandon. The drinks were cheap, the decor was a mix of hipster chic and 60's Diner and everyone who went there could rattle off The Cure's discography at the drop of a hat. Choice selections from MTV's 120 Minutes would be flickering from television screens above the bar and the dancefloor. Maybe I'd be there to get in some heavy duty drinking with pals or maybe meet girls or maybe just hang at the balcony and watch everyone dance, all that mattered was that I had somewhere to go and more importantly somewhere to belong. Whatever happened to those crazy plans and schemes of my youth? Did I leave them beneath that giant Morrissey poster by the arcade game? I'd go back to retrieve them if I could but Aldo's left me in one giant blazing blink of an eye. Let's rebuild it right here and right now.

by Ghosty

Introduction

I thought I'd introduce myself. My name is Molly, and I'm a fan of Ghosty's. I've been listening to his show for over three years. I live in Buffalo, NY and listen to his show over the internet.
I'm a huge fan of New Wave, Goth, Classic Rock (especially The Beatles), and BAD 70s Pop (I'm talking about songs like "Seasons in the Sun" by Terry Jax bad).

Who Is Bob Man?

Who is Bob Man anyway? Is he a vampire? Is he a zombie living on people's brains? Does he come from another dimension? Does he come from another world? Well never know, because Bob Mann is very mysterious.
All I can say is be afraid, be very afraid of Bob Man.

The Real Bob Mann?

Taken from the WFDU website

Picture of Bob Mann?

One of the results using Google Image Search for Bob Mann.

Lovely 2 C U

Welcome Everyone! This blog is part of the Aldo's community, an FM/ streaming radio/chatroom/blog experience celebrating modern rock music and "That Modern Rock Show" created and crafted by DJ Ghosty and listener requests, which airs on Saturday nights from 9pm-1am EST on WFDU 89.1 in the tri-state area and streaming all over the world on WFDU.FM.

Anyone may post, not limited to TMRS fans but also modern rock fans, cartoon voice fans, fans of the first Aldo's and nice people in general.

The username is AldosTwo@gmail.com
The password is Ghosty891

Please be considerate and don't erase anyone's posts or emails.

-27th Jennifer