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mumford&me
interview with marcus mumford before the sold-out MUMFORD&SONS show at the Belly Up Tavern. off-camera, we discussed the LAKERS (marcus is a HUGE international fan).
kpbs : top 10 / 2009
a guest on KPBS / these days last december, i discussed my favorite records of 2009.
kpbs : these days
a recent appearance on KPBS / these days, discussing weekend happenings in san diego.
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Chris Cantore is Back … Older, Wiser, Happier and Mastering New Media
Written by: Kelly Cisek | Photography by: James Norton
What a long, strange trip it’s been for Chris Cantore. Although many San Diegans still associate his name with traditional radio, it’s been two roller-coaster years since the DJ last signed off the air of his [...]
reading across fay elementary
last year, my radio pal hal, or former 94/9er mike halloran, introduced me to the fine folks at fay elementary, and their RED ACROSS AMERICA program.
“You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child.” dr. suess.
invited back, i had the great pleasure of reading [...]
uss hampton
yesterday, january 15th, i was invited by the NAVY to embark on a submarine ride with other local bloggers (special thanks to my gal, @jbruin). a once in a lifetime opp, we boarded the USS HAMPTON (fast attack nuclear sub) just after 0:800 hours.
once inside the THREE level submarine, the first half of the [...]
nbc
in association with cantore/creative, we’ve joined forces with NBC/san diego.
coming soon, we will be launching a music / arts / entertainment COMMUNITY called “sounddiego”.
i’m as “proud as a peacock”.
more to come in 2010 …
superbowl XXIX
watching the CHARGERS close out the 2009 - 2010 season with an eleven game winning streak, inspired the following memory.
in 1994, i began my career in traditional radio.
a $5 an hour employee at STAR 100.7 (recently flipped from B100), i answered phones for the morning show and appeared on-air as “chris the bagel boy”. [...]
10 xmas musical chestnuts
personally, i find MOST christmas music either sappy, kitschy, or flat-out annoying.
however, here’s a list of holiday chestnuts worth firing-up this christmas :
10. death cab for cutie - christmas (baby please come home)
9. phantom planet - winter wonderland
8. the ramones - merry christmas (i don’t want to fight tonight)
7. the kinks [...]
fm94/9 coup d’etat
couple of weeks back, i appeared on FM94/9’s coup d’etat.
an AWESOME response, thanks to michael halloran and the FM94/9 crew.
here’s some of the audio :
“childhood”
“high school”
“college”
“eddie vedder / shannon hoon”
thank YOU for listening.
