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Blake Dannen

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  • Blake Dannen

  • Male
  • The New Dark Age, Pennsylvania, US

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Interests

  • 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.

    HENRY ROLLINS. Watch this and click through to his other videos. Go down this rabbit hole because he's RIGHT.

  • 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, Dexter, The Dog Whisperer, Ghost Hunters, MLB Network, that polka radio dude with the cat fetish on local cable access (esp. when he props up his ancient parents in chairs in the studio - good times), That 70s Show, How I Met Your Mother, Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, M*A*S*H

  • Books

    all of 'em, gimmie. but since you asked:

    Hunter Stockton Thompson

    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

    My kids, my parents and Henry Rollins. Here's some people that I'd love to have good conversation with over dinner: 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....


My Favorite Nonprofits

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About me:

Catch me on 93.3 WMMR and streaming at www.wmmr.com:
Sunday, Nov. 22 - 10am-3pm
Saturday, Nov. 28 - 10am-3pm
Sunday, Nov. 29 - 10am-3pm
Check out "Blake's Picks" in each issue of Pulse Weekly, available for free at over 800 locations in the Lehigh Valley, PA area.

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.

Who I'd like to meet:

I'd like to use my interests in reading, writing, and gathering and disseminating information to work for a socially-responsible company that is strong enough, both morally and financially, to take care of it's employees (ESPECIALLY in hard times) and whose output is something that improves people's lives in a very real way, whether it's an entertainment, humanitarian, or environmental organization. That's not too much to ask, is it? If YOU can answer that question, please contact me.

Before the Music Dies. Seek out this movie and watch it.

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Comments

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  • nick

    Nov 19 2009 2:54 AM



    AVOIDING THE ANGEL OPENING FOR BIOHAZARD AT THE CROCROCK ALLENTOWN PA SO COME ON OUT TO HERE THE HOTTEST BAND IN THE PHILLY AREA DO THERE HIT SINGLE MARTYR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Cemetary Joe, The Manic…Joe Kelly

    Nov 16 2009 8:49 PM

    Thanks for your friendship Blake!

    You're a bigger man than most guys I know and I respect you alot for that.

    Hang in there buddy!

    Keep on keepin' on...all we CAN do!

    ROCK ON and the music will never die if I have any say in the matter!!

    Cheers!

    - Ceme Joe the Manic Mechanic
  • CK:Local/Indie Music Su…Carol Hower-Kelly

    Nov 15 2009 7:09 PM

    Blake,

    Liking the 'new look' and thanks for the word up!

    I know where to 'find you' now... I'll be visiting your page often!

    Thanks again Blake!

    Peace and all the best,

    CK in Philly




    I'm a published author/writer/poet/journalist with "Publisher's Block" doing Photography work...Go figure! It's all good though.
  • FUZLAND PILGRIMZ

    Nov 13 2009 5:32 PM

    FUZLAND PILGRIMZ WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR REMEMBERING! KEEP ALL ORIGINAL LOCAL MUSIC ALIVE, BOTH OLD AND NEW, THANK YOU LEHIGH VALLEY FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND ALL THE GREAT TIMES WE HAD! BE SURE TO CHECK OUT ALL THE PAST MEMBERS PROJECTS SUCH AS KEITH PATRICK www.myspace.com/keithpatrick , HAPLESS CHILD www.myspace.com/haplesschildmusic , SINISTER REALM www.myspace.com/enterthesinisterrealm ,TYPE 14 www.myspace.com/type14 AND ROAD OF BONES www.myspace.com/roadofbonesmusic
  • Pulse

    Nov 10 2009 5:44 PM

    PULSE AT MIXX, NOVEMBER 13:
    Link 4 info
    Click banner above for event details.

    Pulse is a high-caliber Classic Rock band that plays at the level of a top notch tribute band but isn't limited to any one band or style!  Pulse plays the music of Steely Dan, Santana, Deep Purple, Moody Blues, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Genesis, Who, Doors, Peter Gabriel, Cream, Blues Brothers, the Beatles, and more.

    You can hear some of our songs at:
    Oye Como Va (Santana)
    Singer In A Rock'n'Roll Band (Moody Blues)
    Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd)
    Hymn 43 (Jethro Tull)

  • HAPLESS CHILD

    Nov 8 2009 7:26 PM

    HOPE YOUR DIGGIN OUR MUSIC,BE SURE TO CHECK US OUT AT DAVE PHILLIPS MUSIC AND SOUND IN ALLENTOWN, PA. 6:30 PM ON FRIDAY THE 13TH OF NOVEMBER & DEC. 4TH AT THE SILO IN READING, KEEP IN TOUCH,TAKE CARE & THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT,YOU CAN ALSO CHECK OUT THE GUITARIST’S SOLO PROJECT AND WHERE IT ALL WAS RECORDED AT WWW.MYSPACE.COM/KEITHPATRICK & WWW.MYSPACE.COM/KPBSTUDIOS

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  • Toga Party band

    Nov 8 2009 7:26 PM

    Thanks for the add!!  TOGA!!


  • Lupos Rocks

    Nov 7 2009 1:24 AM



  • The ColourSound

    Nov 7 2009 1:22 AM

    Thanks for the add!
    -- The ColourSound
  • KarynKaryn Albano

    Oct 28 2009 12:47 AM

    Hey Blake - Did you hear the latest Badlees news?
    http://badlees.net/

    Love is Rain
  • Allentown Rescue Mission

    Oct 28 2009 12:47 AM


     

    Help Stuff the Bus! Food and Supplies Drive



    As the weather gets colder, needy people right here in our area will turn to the Allentown Rescue Mission for life's basics... a hot meal and a clean, warm place to sleep. Let's make sure the cupboard is full and ready to serve those in need.

    B-104 and area Boy Scouts will join the Mission in collecting food and supplies on:

    Friday, November 20, 4:00 - 7:00 pm at Giant Stores on Tilghman and Cedar Crest Blvd., Union Blvd./Club Ave., MacArthur Rd., Whitehall and Linden St. (Rt. 191) Bethlehem.

    Saturday, November 21, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm at Wal*Mart in Bethlehem and Whitehall and Wal*Mart Supercenters in Easton and Trexlertown (rain or shine or snow!)

    Live radio broadcasts:

    Friday evening, November 20th, B-104 FM at Giant, MacArthur Road, Whitehall

    Saturday morning, November 21st, Bobby Gunther Walsh and WAEB AM 790 at Wal*Mart in Trexlertown

    You can help BEFORE November 20 and 21 by dropping off this bag filled with NON-PERISHABLE supplies and food at any of these local Top Star Express locations:

    4141 Tilghman Street, Allentown/Park Manor
    1537 N. Cedar Crest Blvd., Allentown/Cedar Crest
    2050 Tilghman Street, Allentown/Tilghman Street
    318 South 3rd Street, Coopersburg
    1434 Knox Avenue, Easton
    4755 West Main Street, Egypt
    14 East Main Street, Emmaus
    1570 Main Street, Hellertown
    5626 Route 145, Laury's Station
    136 East Lawn Road, Nazareth/East Lawn
    216 Nazareth Pike, Nazareth/Rte.191
    1530 Pottstown Avenue, Pennsburg
    7739 Hamilton Blvd., Trexler
  • KARENFLOWERLADYKaren Ritter Leotta

    Oct 27 2009 4:15 PM


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  • HSR

    Oct 25 2009 6:42 PM

    Thanks Blake. You rock!
  • Lupos Rocks

    Oct 23 2009 4:56 PM



  • HAPLESS CHILD

    Oct 16 2009 7:47 PM

    HOPE YOUR DIGGIN OUR MUSIC,CHECK US OUT ON NOVEMBER FRIDAY THE 13TH AT DAVE PHILLIPS MUSIC & SOUND IN ALLENTOWN PA. 6:30 PM, KEEP IN TOUCH,TAKE CARE & THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT,YOU CAN ALSO CHECK OUT THE GUITARIST’S SOLO PROJECT AND WHERE IT ALL WAS RECORDED AT WWW.MYSPACE.COM/KEITHPATRICK & WWW.MYSPACE.COM/KPBSTUDIOS
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  • Echoes of Dead Gods

    Oct 16 2009 7:46 PM

    Our 3 song demo is now available for FREE download. Follow the like at the bottom of our band bio to our last.fm artist profile. You will find the 3 tracks there.
    logo by myspace.com/metalhorst
  • Allentown Rescue Mission

    Oct 14 2009 4:54 PM

    Hey Blake,

    Please respost and help if you can.  Thanks!

    Supplies Needed Now!... Toothbrushes, bleach, canned soup.


    Needed supplies


    Below is a list of the supplies most needed by the Mission. You can drop off supplies and food at the Mission any week day, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., or call Bill Dickinson at 610-740-5500, ext. 14, for other times or arrangements.

    Shaving cream
    Toilet paper
    Hand soap
    Napkins
    Shampoo
    Paper towels
    Deodorant stick
    Laundry soap
    Toothbrush
    Bleach
    Disposable razors
    75 and 100 watt light bulbs
    Toothpaste
    33 or 45 gal. garbage bags

    Canned soup
    Box or canned juice
    Canned tuna
    Whole wheat pasta
    Canned fruit
    Tomato products
    Ground coffee
    Canned vegetables
    Whole grain cereal
    Oatmeal
  • KARENFLOWERLADYKaren Ritter Leotta

    Oct 14 2009 4:54 PM


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  • Lehigh Valley Acoustic …

    Oct 11 2009 3:07 PM


    Thanks Blake for all your support!..


  • Gravity Pirates Online Now!

    Oct 10 2009 4:31 PM

    ..
    Gravity Pirates - This Way To The Cargo Cult.
    Produced by Lobby Loyde.
    Introduced by Suzanne Dowling on Rock Arena.
  • Official Free Spirit US…

    Oct 3 2009 5:34 PM

    Hey Blake!TY for your Free Spirit Support!Hope you have a chance to listen to this phenomenal new release or just a few tracks/vid,from Finland, when you get a sec:)Download on AORHEAVEN.COM etc:)Hope to see these Guys Touring & Airing the Universe with the rest of the best!!Cheers to continued success on your Lifes Journey!!Rock on & have a KA Weekend!!Hugz & Respect..Lisa www.myspace.com/freespiritrock CRANK IT UPPPPP!!

  • Lehigh Valley Acoustic …

    Sep 30 2009 5:47 PM

    2009 Lehigh Valley Acoustic Performers Contest
    Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 (the 5 Mondays in Nov.)
    Mezza Luna Sports Bar & Grill in Allentown, PA

    FULL DETAILS ARE NOW POSTED.
    www.LVacousticcontest.com
    www.myspace.com/LVacousticcontest

    Over $2000 in cash and prizes.  Go!
  • Ramines

    Sep 26 2009 4:21 PM

    Thanks for the add...

    Gabba gabba hey! Teddy.
    ..

     

    Link to see pictures of gigs 04 / 22/ 09

     

    http://www.takeziapero.com/2009/04/22/2009_04_22-ramines-106/

     

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  • JetBlackstare

    Aug 21 2009 9:25 AM

    Thanks for checking out our music. We've posted a couple of new tracks online let us know what you think.
  • KARENFLOWERLADYKaren Ritter Leotta

    Aug 15 2009 6:06 PM


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