Blake Dannen
www.myspace.com/blakedannen...wonders where all the smart people went. (Thanks, Doug.)
Blake Dannen
- The New Dark Age, Pennsylvania, US
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Latest Blog Entries
- May 3, 2009 5:59 PM I'LL SHARE MY SALARY WITH YOU!
- Apr 22, 2009 6:15 PM interview with...me!
- Apr 2, 2009 12:14 AM 3 playlists for your pleasure
- Mar 31, 2009 9:38 PM interview with Rich Robinson (Black Crowes)
- Mar 8, 2009 4:13 PM Lists. We like lists.
Music Player
Interests
General
"What I don't want to do is go out there and not be able to mean it, you know?" - Henry Rollins"There’s a lot of dumbing down going on. But I don’t think that we need to panic. I think that we just need to teach our children well." – Dave Matthews, re: the state of music radio
"Mankind is like dogs, not gods - as long as you don't get mad they'll bite you - but stay mad and you'll never be bitten. Dogs don't respect humility and sorrow." - Jack Kerouac
Music
a few favorites: The Crystal Method. Angels + Airwaves. Led Zeppelin. TOOL. Killing Joke. Nirvana. Godflesh. Weston. BT. boyhitscar. Veruca Salt. The Clash. James Brown. P-Funk. Rage Against The Machine. American HiFi. Cordova. The White Stripes. Beck. Filter. The Samples. The Replacements. George Hrab. The Neighborhoods. zircon. everything Bret Alexander writes: solo, The Badlees, The Cellarbirds. Secret Machines. John Lennon. The Beatles.
Movies
waaaaay too many to mention, seriously. But here's some ideas: Quentin Tarantino, M. Night Shyamalan, Robert Downey Jr., Joaquin Phoenix (RIP), Selma Blair, Brad Pitt, I Am Legend, That Thing You Do, Grosse Pointe Blank, Bringing Out The Dead, Raising Arizona, Office Space, Napoleon Dynamite, The Matrix, Sideways, documentaries on just about anything, any and all zombie movies.Television
CNN (minus the pundit shows), Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, nip/tuck, The Dog Whisperer, Ghost Hunters, MLB Network, that polka radio dude on local cable access, That 70s Show, How I Met Your Mother, Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, M*A*S*HBooks
all of 'em, gimmie. but since you asked:
Hunter S. Thompson, Chuck Klosterman, Henry Rollins, 40 Watts From Nowhere by Sue Carpenter, Traveling Music by Neil Peart, Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer, Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson
Heroes
How about people that I'd love to have good conversation with over dinner? Henry Rollins, Bono, Paul Krugman, Chuck Klosterman, Jon Stewart, Dave Grohl, Bret Alexander, Hunter Thompson, Kurt Cobain, Bill Clinton, M. Night Shyamalan, Jaz Coleman, DB Cooper, Don Rickles, Benjamin Franklin, Charlie Kendall, Louise Post, John Cusack, Louis Black, George Carlin, and my kids Emily and Alex as they'll be 20 years in the future....
Blurbs
About me:
Catch me on 93.3 WMMR and streaming at www.wmmr.com:Thursday, July 2nd - Midnight-5:30am
Friday, July 3rd - 3-7pm
Tuesday, July 7th - Midnight-5:30am
I've been heard on a dubious list of rock radio stations in Eastern PA (and the rawk town of Missoula, MT) over the past 15 years before making my way to the class act that is 93.3 WMMR in Philadelphia. I kid - there's been some fun times at my past stations. Along the way I've also done PR for various non-profit arts organizations, written for a few publications, and was a Founder and Principle Partner in a licensed band booking agency for about 20 minutes. More often than not I've enjoyed the journey, so that's good. ha.
In this deep economic recession I find myself without a full-time job. I'm looking to use my experience and attributes to land a career in Public Relations, Entertainment Booking, or continue in radio once the smoke clears. I was rated #1 at the three stations that I did full-time Afternoons for - WODE, WZZO, KBAZ.
Comments
Jun 13 2009 7:30 AM
Jun 5 2009 12:53 AM
"Fishing For A Vision In A Sea Of Dreams"
PEAS
May 28 2009 7:50 PM
man you gave us a chance..all these bands..a chance you gave us yes you did. I just wanted to personally thank you for that.
May 15 2009 4:42 AM
Friday 5/15
Doors Open at 8:30 PM
Show Starts at 9:00 PM
ALL AGES!!!!!!
FEATURING 3 BANDS!
LIQUID LIGHTNING GIRLS!
SATURDAY NIGHT!!
DOORS OPEN @ 8 PM
SHOW STARTS @ 9 PM
BROTHER'S DUDDY OPENING FOR:
WANDERING ROOT
HAPPY HOUR 8 PM TIL 10 PM WITH DOLLAR BEERS, $2 WELL DRINKS AND 1/2 PRICED WINGS!!!
May 8 2009 5:12 PM
It's just kind of hidden underground.
We just had a big concert behind the cinema.
Well at least now you know !
-Naked Kissing
May 6 2009 4:32 PM
May 2 2009 4:38 PM
Apr 29 2009 5:26 AM
Apr 28 2009 1:09 AM
Apr 27 2009 10:54 PM
Apr 26 2009 6:53 PM
Apr 25 2009 6:59 PM
Enjoy the weather when you get off work today!
Peace,
~CK~ ;)
Apr 24 2009 7:13 PM
talk to you on the weekend gig!
Peace,
~CK~ (officially older than WMMR) ;)
Apr 23 2009 9:49 AM
Peace,
Mark
Apr 22 2009 6:40 PM
Keep on slackin'!
Wish you all the best!
Nice pix too...
CK
Apr 21 2009 11:59 PM
Live at Emmaus Fire Company No. 1
Saturday May 2, 2009
Show starts at 9:30pm
Apr 22 2009 2:48 PM
Apr 14 2009 4:32 PM
Ever get our music on i-tunes?
Apr 12 2009 11:39 PM
Apr 13 2009 11:59 AM
Apr 13 2009 6:20 PM
TVU Links
Pre Order Album: From Amazon
Itunes: Download "Seasons"
Street Team: Join Now!
Apr 11 2009 3:14 PM
/King Hobo
Apr 9 2009 12:06 AM
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Mar 30 2009 1:15 AM