Interviews

As an on-air host at KRTU, I've been able to interview some very interesting people. People like Herbie Hancock, Chuck D, Pete Townshend, Chick Corea, Ian McKaye, Tim Goldsworthy, Stephen Merritt, and more...

Here are some sample interviews that I've conducted over the years:
(full disclosure: most of these were conducted over the phone)

1. Tim Goldsworthy (Originally aired on SWOT - June, 2004)

Tim and his partner, James Murphy, started DFA records in 2002 from their Plantain recording studio in New York City. At the time, the DFA and their artists were under-represented and it was very easy to get an interview with Tim, who coincidentally has been the father of two different "movements" in modern music (Trip-Hop, Dance-Punk). In these segments, he talks about the studio and their legendary dance parties.

-talking about the parties at Plantain: play

-talking about a new signing to the label:play

2. Cruz Ortiz (Originally aired on The Morning Session - July, 2008)

Cruz Ortiz is a contemporary artist who lives in San Antonio, TX. Every year, he holds a "Push-Cart Derby" where fellow artists create and race push-carts. The event is part of Contemporary Art Month in San Antonio. In this segment, Cruz talks about the Derby.

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3. Guy Picciotto (Originally aired on SWOT - September 2007)

Guy Picciotto is/was the guitarist and lead singer for the band Fugazi. As Dischord records prepared to release the Fugazi "Live Series" we spoke about the band's legendary live shows and the recording of them.

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4. Jerry Casale (Originally aired on KRTU - August 2006)

This was a really fun interview. Jerry Casale is one of the founding members of the band DEVO. When we found out DEVO was going to be playing San Antonio as part of a 3-city tour, we knew we needed to do something special. During our overnight format, we ran the "month of DEVO" where we played a DEVO tune once an hour, followed by one of these segments. Called "Fact or Fiction" with DEVO, we explored some of the myths and truths surrounding the band. Who would've known that Richard Branson tried to con the band into having Johnny Rotten as their lead singer, or that the first video for "whip it" was banned on MTV? Or this?

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