The End

Friends,

After great deliberation, I have decided not to renew Dead Wax for the spring 2015 semester. Because I will be graduating from college in May, and leaving KOXY behind, that unfortunately means that as of now, Dead Wax is over permanently.

This was a difficult decision for me to make – Dead Wax has been a very important part of my life for the past few years, and I've deeply enjoyed doing it. But my academic schedule this semester is simply going to be too full for me to put the requisite time and effort into the program. I don't want to be performing half-baked shows, and you don't want to listen to them.

In good news, I will be renewing my other radio show, The Nice Things Show, a weekly talk show/podcast (produced in collaboration with the Occidental Weekly) in which a peer of mine and I discuss all the various reasons that we can't have nice things in the world. You can listen to podcasts of that show here, and I hope you tune in live each week. In addition, from time to time during the semester I will make an effort to get into the KOXY booth and broadcast some of the music I've been listening to. Keep your eyes on the Dead Wax Facebook page for info on that.

I want to thank everyone who has listened to Dead Wax (and The End Groove) since it began. My goal in starting the show was to force myself to discover and appreciate interesting new music, and in that regard, it's been a smashing success.

The blog will remain accessible, although it likely won't see much new content from now on.

Thanks again for listening! As the modern youth say, it's been real.

Regards,
Allan

Listen: Dead Wax – Nov. 20, 2014

It's back to normal on this week's episode after two weeks of casual DJ sets on Dead Wax. Ten Eleven songs, some new, some old, but all currently relevant in one way or another. And, as per usual, all of them are awesome.

Playlist:

"Chasing Time" – Azealia Banks
"On The Regular" – Shamir
"Blockbuster Night Part 1" – Run The Jewels
"Wandering" – IGBO
"Chapter 02: Big Band Reincarnation" – Heliocentrics & Melvin Van Peebles
"Watchin Out" – Split Decision Band
"Hi Babe" – Ngozi Family
"One And All" – The Smashing Pumpkins
"Buzzkill(er)" – The Dead Weather
"The Shins" – Flake Music
"Absolution" – Interloper

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Listen: Dead Wax – Nov. 13, 2014

This week I do a vinyl set with a bunch of records from my personal collection. I don't have a very big record collection, so the playlist gets a little interesting. Also I'm still not very good at using the turntables. Also most of my records are damaged. But really, it's a great time, you should listen.

Playlist:

"Strange Brew" – Cream (Disraeli Gears)
"Romance" – Wild Flag (Wild Flag)
"Who Are You" – The Who (Who Are You)
"Glissandra" – The Smashing Pumpkins (Oceania)
"My Old School" – Steely Dan" (Countdown To Ecstasy)
"Beat It" – Michael Jackson (Thriller)
"Sunset On Sunset" – XL Middleton (Omega Supreme XL Middleton/Inkswel Split 7" Limited Ed.)
"You Can Call Me Al" – Paul Simon (Graceland)
"Everywhere" – Fleetwood Mac (Tango In The Night)
"Tuesday's Dead" – Cat Stevens (Teaser And The Firecat)
"Daniel" – Elton John (Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player)
"Witchy Woman" – Eagles (Eagles)

Listen: Dead Wax – Nov. 6, 2014

This week's episode is just a good old fashioned set of likable music, DJed by Allan. Listen to the songs, and check out the playlist below.

Playlist:

"Flake" – Jack Johnson

"Come See About Me" – Tedeschi Trucks Band

"American Goldwing" – Blitzen Trapper

"Thunder Road" – Bruce Springsteen

"Illusion" – The Blue Van

"Burn Down The Mission" – Elton John

"Seven Bridges Road" – Eagles

"Running On Empty" – Jackson Browne

"Lightning Bolt" – Pearl Jam

"I Feel Free" – Cream

"Hideaway" – The Nowherenauts

"Waiting On Words" – The Black Keys

[not included in the podcast, but the last song I tried to play: "Red Barchetta" – Rush]

Listen: Dead Wax – Oct. 30, 2014

In this episode, we hear new music from old artists, many of whom have gone many years without releasing new music. We also sample the latest from some of the foremost names in contemporary pop and hip hop. We also pay tribute to the late Jack Bruce.

Playlist:

"I Was Raised In Babylon" – Yusuf / Cat Stevens
"The Reclaimed Girls" – Medicine
"Bury Our Friends" – Sleater-Kinney
"Pray To God" feat. HAIM – Calvin Harris
"6 God" – Drake
"Can't Stop" feat. Kanye West – Theophilus London
"White Room" – Cream
"Pure Imagination" – Primus
"Storm" – Soundgarden

Listen: Dead Wax – Oct. 23, 2014

This week's show features nine shiny new tracks by artists we know and love, as well as artists we don't know but still love anyway.

Playlist:

"Rivers In Your Mouth" – Ben Howard
"Jackie And Wilson" – Hozier
"Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)" – David Bowie
"No Better Blues" – Building It Still
"Building It Still" – James Blake
"Thrown" – Kiasmos
"I'm Dumb After All" – Joel Jerome
"Alexander" – The Faults
"Imperium" – Madeon