What A Great Party!

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Retroshock Anniversary Party on Friday, March 21 held at Discology CD Store.

Special thanks to George and Luke from the Atomiks for their performance, El Adobe Cafe for the catering and of course, our host Dave from Discology!

Retroshock Program Notes (3/22/08)

NOTE: with co-host Dave Calkins from Discology.

Playlist:
• Lenny Kravitz – Are You Going To Go My Way (Acoustic)
• The Cure - A Forest (Acoustic)*
• Dirty Vegas – Days Go By (Acoustic)
• Berlin – Metro (Acoustic)*
• The Go Gos – Our Lips Are Sealed (Acoustic)*
• Stone Temple Pilots – Plush (Acoustic)*
• Smashing Pumpkins – Cherub Rock (Acoustic)*
• Men At Work – Down Under (Acoustic)*
• The National – Pretty In Pink (Acoustic)*
• Alanis Morissete – Ironic (Acoustic)*
• Naked Eyes – Promises, Promises (Acoustic)
• David Bowie – Ziggy Stardust (Acoustic)
• Tommy Tutone – 867-5309 (Jenny) (Acoustic)
• 10,000 Maniacs – Don’t Talk (Acoustic)
• Soul Asylum – Somebody To Shove (Acoustic)
• Outfield – Your Love (Acoustic)
• Chris Issak – Somebody’s Crying (Acoustic)
• The Verve – Bittersweet Symphony (Acoustic)*
• R.E.M. – Half A World Away (Acoustic)
• Annie Lennox – Why (Acoustic)*
• Howard Jones – No One Is To Blame (Acoustic)
• Oasis – Wonderall (Acoustic)
• Bauhaus – Spirit (Acoustic)*

Accoustic videos from the show:
The Cure - A Forest (Acoustic Version)


Stone Temple Pilots Plush (Acoustic MTV)


Smashing Pumpkins - Cherub Rock (Acoustic)


Alanis Morissette - Ironic (2004 Live Acoustic VH1)


Richard Ashcroft of Verve - Bittersweet Symphony (acoustic)


Annie Lennox - Why


Oasis - Wonderwall - Acoustic


Bauhaus - Spirit (Live 1999)

Retroshock Program Notes (3/15/08)

Playlist:
• Filter - Take My Picture (Remix)
• The Dream Academy - The Love Parade
• Depeche Mode - Black Celebration
• Lush - De-Luxe
• Wiseguys - Start The Comotion
• Public Image Limited - Rise*
• Oingo Boingo - No One Lives Forever
• Tones On Tail - Twist
• A-ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV*
• Duran Duran - White Lines
• The Cure - A Forest (Remix)
• Thompson Twins - If You Were Here
• Talking Heads - Nothing But Flowers
• Wham - Everything She Wants
• Alien Sex Fiend - Dead & Buried*
• Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity*
• Belly - Feed The Tree
• Bauhaus - All We Ever Wanted*

*Videos I Mention During The Show:

Public Image Ltd - Rise
The granddaddy of punk next band after the Sex Pistols...


A-HA - The Sun Always Shines On TV
The Norwegian band with videos using sketch animation...


Alien Sex Fiend - Dead & Buried Live
Check out this recent live performance and the scary Nick Fiend...


Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity
Featuring fancy footwork and moving furniture...


Bauhaus - All We Ever Wanted Live
A recent live performance of Bauhaus...

Retroshock Anniversary Party

You are invited to the first annual Retroshock Anniversary Party to be held from 6-9pm, Friday, March 21 at Discology CD Store, located on the corner of California and Plumas.

The celebration will include music provided by yours truely, an accoustic performance by Atomiks' frontman George Pickard, will feature a few 97.3 BoB FM personalities and some close friends.

The evening will also include a drawing for a vinyl of the newly released and unfortunately final Bauhaus Album "Go Away White." The winner of the drawing will be announced on the March 22 Retroshock Show on 97.3 BoB FM.

To have reached this milestone has been possible because of the support and encouragment of the following people:
• Dave Calkins, owner of Discology (one of Reno's only independent CD Stores) who sponsors my show and is a unlimited source of satisfying my voracious appetite for the music I play.
• Bill Schulz, the program director of 97.3 BoB FM, who gave me my radio opportunity and continues to put up with me. For those of you who listen to BoB's sister station, Alice @ 96.5, he is the co-host of the popular Bill & Connie Show.
• My fellow 97.3 BoB FM staff members for their support including Morning Show Host Dave Mencarelli, Traffic Trey Valentine, evening host Reagan and weekend midday host Sean Powers.
• Gone, but not forgotten: Former 97.3 BoB FM Personality Chris The Brit who started Retroshock with me and is now on the airwaves of the Phillipeans and former sales executives Trish Walker and Ivy Cohen for all their efforts.
• Last, but not least: My listening audience for their loyalty and continued interest.

Thank you to all of you and I hope to see all of you on Friday evening!

Retroshock Program Notes (3/8/08)

Playlist:
• Pychedelic Furs - Dumb Waiters
• ABC - Be Near Me (Remix)
• Love & Rockets - Haunted When The Minutes Drag
• 10,000 Maniacs - Candy Everybody Wants (featuring Michael Stipe)
• The Cure - Primary
• Medicine - Time Baby III
• Depeche Mode - Waiting for the Night*
• Concrete Blonde - Tomarrow Wendy
• INXS - Need You Tonight/Mediate*
• Wall of Voodoo - Ring of Fire
• Duran Duran - Planet Earth
• Bauhaus - Third Uncle
• Eurythmics - Love is a Stranger
• Peter Gabriel - Party Man
• The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
• The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony (Accoustic)
• Siouxsie & The Banshees - Christine*
• Fine Young Cannibals - Johnny Come Home
• Soft Cell - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
• The Clash - This is England

*Videos I Mention During The Show:

Depeche Mode - Waiting for the Night
One of the best live performances I ever saw from the band...


INXS - Need You Tonight/Mediate
Strangely familiar to Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues"...


Siouxsie & The Banshees - Christine
Inspired from the film The Three Faces of Eve

Bauhaus releases new album!

Three years after Bauhaus reunited and last toured in 2005, Bauhaus released on March 4 “Go Away White.” Written and recorded in only 18 days, it unfortunately led to "musical differences" that broke up the band. Lead singer Peter Murphy, who converted to Islam in the '90s, has gone back to his solo career in Turkey while remaining members are re-forming Love and Rockets, to play this year's Coachella Music Festival.

To celebrate the new release, 97.3 BoB FM's Retroshock and Discology are offering you a chance to win the new Bauhaus album on vinyl! To qualify, purchase a new Bauhaus “Go Away White” CD at Discology. You will then be registered for a drawing to be held Friday, March 21. The name of the winner will be announced on the March 22 Retroshock show on 97.3 BoB FM.

Related Links:

• Bauhaus: Godfathers of Goth Regroup (March 4 NPR Story)

• Bauhaus Official Web Site

Welcome to my blog!

Greetings

I am Willie from 97.3 BoB FM and after having my show Retroshock (airing 10pm-Midnight, Saturdays) reach its first anniversary, I felt it was time to start a blog.

Retroshock explores the more alternative side of the 80s and 90s, resurfaces old club hits, plays remixes of your favorite BoB FM tunes and opens the playlist to an occasional guest.

I envision this space to be used for previews of my upcoming Retroshock shows, announcing concerts and shows and as a platform for you to share your thoughts.

I wish to thank Dave Calkins of Discology, the sponsor of Retroshock, for his support of my show over the past year. Like we say on 97.3 BoB-FM: "The suits don't pick the music. We do!" And having an independent CD store sponsor my show reflects that.

Thanks,
Willie
97.3 BoB FM