Indio Radio: The next big thing

Changes to Indio Radio: The John and Drew Show is no longer called that due to conservative extremist Drew Ishmael (@drewhistoryguy) heading to a podcast full-time with fellow wingnut loon Dottie Bailey (@DottieBailey1). Ishmael may be back as a guest and/or fill-in host on Indio Radio's main show. That podcast's official name is TBA as of this writing.


Back to JADS: The show goes on with just John Launius (@JohnLaun1) and Kane (@INDIO_RADIO), provisionally titled The John and Kane Show.


On the music front, Indio Radio is largely an Alt/AAA hybrid, with older songs thrown in.

Give it a listen, and you may just find good music.

Tomorrow's the big day in Illinois: marriage equality will be voted on in the State Senate

Tomorrow, the Illinois State Senate will vote to legalize same-sex marriage. The bill in question is IL SB 10, known as the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act. Give thanks to Equality Illinois, Lambda Legal, and Illinois Unites For Marriage for leading the state down the path to making the Land of Lincoln the 10th state to legalize marriage equality.

Illinois Republican Party Chair Pat Brady supports IL SB10, which has led to a huge backlash from the social conservative wing of the ILGOP over this issue-- enough for calls to step down. He has stood his ground thus far.

On the anti-marriage equality side: Next Wednesday, the far-right hate group Illinois Family Institute (IFI) is organizing "Defend Marriage Lobby  Day," or really "Defend Homophobia Day."

Details of tomorrow's vote on HuffPo:

The Illinois Senate on Thursday is expected to advance a bill legalizing same-sex marriage to a vote in the state House of Representatives, the last remaining obstacle to marriage equality in the land of Lincoln. 

The historic vote could come as early as 11 a.m. Thursday, according to the Windy City Times, and marriage equality proponents are very confident in their odds. 

The state House of Representatives is considered to be more conservative than the state Senate and those opposed to the bill are also ramping up their efforts. Downstate, Springfield Bishop Thomas John Paprocki issued a screed urging that Catholics who "propose or promote the legal establishment of marriage as somethingother than the union of one man and one woman harm the common good of society."
If Illinois moves to legalize same-sex marriage, it will become the tenth marriage equality U.S. state. The state has had civil unions available for same-sex couples since June 2011.

I hope you call or email your legislators to vote YES on IL SB10. We need to pray that this bill gets passed through both the Senate and the House, and off to Gov. Pat Quinn's desk for signing the bill into law.


My editorial in the 01.30.2013 edition of the Belleville News-Democrat in support of same-sex marriage:

With the pending legalization of same-sex marriage coming to the Land of Lincoln via the Illinois General Assembly, let’s remember some facts:

•  Same-sex marriage legalization benefits the economy.

• Marriage is between two human adults, whether it is between a man and a woman, woman and woman, or man and man.

• It will not lead to people marrying their cats, dogs, turtles, computers or any other non-human(s).

• Unlike the current civil unions law, same-sex couples will have full benefits and rights.

• Despite the fearmongering from the Illinois Family Institute and other religious right conservative interest groups, religious freedoms will not be weakened if this bill passes.

I think it’s long past time to make Illinois the tenth state to legalize same-sex marriage 

.
Justin Gibson
Granite City

Another letter by me in the 02.16.2012 edition of the BND in support of SSM:

Next comes gay marriage 

With recent news reports saying that Illinois will possibly get full marriage equality legalized, I hope more good things happen to our state.
We got civil unions passed more than a year ago (thanks to the miraculous re-election of Gov. Pat Quinn), but this is a long overdue critical next step for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning rights.
The religious right and their far-right homophobic sympathizers such as the Illinois Family Institute and National Organization for Marriage will try to derail it at all costs, but in the end, it will pass for the good of the citizens. 

Justin Gibson
Granite City

Twitter/Instagram hashtags in support of IL SB10: #IL4M, #ILove, #ILequality, #ILSB10

Glad that the NHL lockout is over

I am happy, as a hockey fan, that the Gary Bettman/owners-imposed lockout is over.

Personally, as for Bettman, he should resign. He is a disgrace to the NHL and he locked out the league 3 times, including one that wiped out the entire 2004-2005 season.

Donald Fehr, the head of the NHLPA, was better than the last one (Goodenow).

The mediator saved the day.


Go BLUES and Penguins!

ATRL/JGRS Radio (2013)

01.01.2013:

25 Shinedown "Bully"
24 The Lumineers "Ho Hey"
23 Katy Perry "Part of Me"

EX Paramore "Crushcrushcrush" #1 in 2007
22 Green Day "Oh Love"
21 M83 "Midnight City"

20 Chevelle "Face To The Floor"
19 Kelly Clarkson "What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)"
18 The Black Keys "Lonely Boy"

EX Paramore "Decode" #1 in 2008
17 Metric "Youth Without Youth"
16 AWOLnation "Not Your Fault" 

EX Green Day "Know Your Enemy" #1 in 2009
15 fun. "Some Nights"

14 Rise Against "Satellite"
13 Alex Clare "Too Close"

EX 311 "Count Me In" [#298]
12 The Black Keys "Gold On The Ceiling”
11 Red Hot Chili Peppers "Look Around"

10 Neon Trees "Everybody Talks"
9 Muse "Madness"

EX Avenged Sevenfold “Carry On” [#99]
8 Chevelle "Hats Off To The Bull"
7 Three Days Grace "Chalk Outline"
6 Imagine Dragons "It's Time"

EX The Royal Concept “Gimme Twice” [#211]
5 Of Monsters and Men "Little Talks"
4 Grouplove "Tongue Tied"
3 fun./Janelle Monáe "We Are Young"

EX Muse "Resistance" #347, #1 in 2010
2 Gotye/Kimbra "Somebody That I Used To Know"
1 Linkin Park "Burn It Down"
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/28207703

02.23.2013:  "Illinois: The Fight For Marriage Equality":
The Mowgli's - San Francisco
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis/Mary Lambert - Same Love
Tegan and Sara - Closer
Radiohead - Creep
Foals - Inhaler
Living Colur - Cult of Personality
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/29516999

02.26.2013:  "Illinois: The Fight For Marriage Equality":

Twenty | One | Pilots - Holding On To You
Allen Stone - Sleep
Device - Vilify
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/29586280


03.17.2013:

Robert DeLong – Global Concepts

Phoenix – Entertainment

Paramore – Still Into You

Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Sacrilege 

The Strokes – All The Time

Katy Perry – Firework

30 Seconds To Mars – Kings and Queens

Kasabian – Club Foot

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/30061126

08.10.13:
Katy Perry - Roar
NONONO - Pumpin' Blood
Alt-J - Breezeblocks
Nine Inch Nails - Came Back Haunted
Avenged Sevenfold - Hail To The King

Proud of my nation: Election 2012

I am so proud that we re-elected Barack Obama/Joe Biden over rotten liars Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan.

We are glad that our team (The Democratic Party) extended our Senate Majority.

However, I am really sad that Nancy Pelosi didn't get Speakership back.

I am glad that Bill Enyart is my next Congressman.


Go Democrats in 2014, 2016, and the future!

JGibPAC 2012 Endorsements:

https://secure.actblue.com/page/jgibpac


ALL are Democrats.
President:
Barack Obama (D)


Senate:

• Richard Carmona (AZ)
• Chris Murphy (CT) 
• Mazie Hirono (HI)
• Joe Donnelly (IN) 
• Elizabeth Warren (MA)
• Jon Tester (MT)
• Claire McCaskill (MO)
• Heidi Heitkamp (ND)
• Martin Heinrich (NM)
• Shelley Berkley (NV) 
• Sherrod Brown (OH)
• Paul Sadler (TX) 
• Tim Kaine (VA)
• Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
• Tammy Baldwin (WI)

Congress:

• Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-01)
• Ron Barber (AZ-02)
• Raul Grijalva (AZ-03)
• Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-09)

• Ami Bera (CA-07)
• Jose Hernandez (CA-10)
• Nancy Pelosi (CA-12, Likely Speaker if Dems take back the House)
• Lee Rogers (CA-25)
• Julia Brownley (CA-26)
• Raul Ruiz (CA-36)
• Mark Takano (CA-41)
• Sukhee Kang (CA-45)
• Jerry Tetalman (CA-49)

• Jared Polis (CA-02)
• Brandon Shaffer (CO-04)
• Joe Miklosi (CO-06)

• Al Lawson (FL-02)
• Alan Grayson (FL-09)
• Val Demings (FL-10)
• Jessica Ehrlich (FL-13)
• Patrick Murphy (FL-18)
• Lois Frankel (FL-22)
• Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23, DNC Chairwoman)
• Joe Garcia (FL-26)

• David Loebsack (IA-02)
• Christie Vilsack (IA-04)

• Luis Gutierrez (IL-04)
• Tammy Duckworth (IL-08)
• Janice Schakowsky (IL-09)
• Brad Schneider (IL-10)
• Bill Foster (IL-11)
• Bill Enyart (IL-12)
• David Gill (IL-13)
• Wanda Rohl (IL-16)
• Cheri Bustos (IL-17) 

• Dave Crooks (IN-08)
• Shelli Yoder (IN-09) 

• Gary McDowell (MI-01)
• Syed Taj (MI-11) 

• Tim Walz (MN-01)
• Mike Obermueller (MN-02)
• Keith Ellison (MN-05)
• Jim Graves (MN-06)
• Rick Nolan (MN-08)

• Teresa Hensley (MO-04)

• Derek Kilmer (MT-AL)

• Elisabeth Motsinger (NC-05)
• Patsy Keever (NC-10)

• Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01)
• Ann McLane Kuster (NH-02)

• Shelley Adler (NJ-03)

• John Oceguera (NV-03)
• Steven Horsford (NV-04)

• Grace Meng (NY-06)
• Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18)
• Julian Schreibman (NY-19)
• Nate Shinagawa (NY-23)
• Dan Maffei (NY-24)
• Kathy Hochul (NY-27)

• Marcy Kaptur (OH-09)
• Betty Sutton (OH-16)

• Manan Trivedi (PA-06)
• Kathryn Boockvar (PA-08)
• Mark Critz (PA-12)
• Matt Cartwright (PA-17)

• Nick Lampson (TX-14)
• Beto O'Rourke (TX-16)
• Joaquin Castro (TX-20)
• Pete Gallego (TX-23)
• Marc Veasey (TX-33)

• E Wayne Powell (VA-07)

• Suzan DelBene (WA-01)
• Derek Kilmer (WA-06)

• Rob Zerban (WI-01)
• Mark Pocan (WI-02) 
• Pat Kreitlow (WI-07) 
• Jamie Wall (WI-08) 
• Sue Thorn (WV-01) 

Governors:

• John Gregg (IN) 
• Jay Nixon (MO)
• Steve Bullock (MT)
• Walter Dalton (NC)
• Jay Inslee (WA)

Other Statewide Offices:

• Susan Montee (MO-Lt. Gov)
• Jason Kander (MO-SoS)
• Clint Zweifel (MO-Treasurer)

Illinois State Legislature:

• Dan Beiser (IL-LD111)
• Marleen Suarez (IL-LD112)
• Jay Hoffman (IL-LD113)

Madison County, IL:
The entire ticket of Democrats

Others:
Young Democrats of Illinois

My NHL Lockout thoughts

It's official. Gary Bettman ruined the NHL again. He's responsible for the NHL lockout, as is all the owners, Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney, John Boehner, and the GOP.


FIRE GARY BETTMAN!!!!!

My thoughts on Wisconsin: Recall Walker/Kleefisch time

As we approach a critical election come June 5th in Wisconsin, I hope and pray that all Wisconsinites with a sense of decency to vote out the current Governor Scott Walker (R), Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch (R), and all the GOP State Senators subjected to recall (Scott Fitzgerald, Van Wanggaard, Terry Moulton, and Jerry Petrowski) and vote in their Democratic counterparts.  The Walker/Kleefisch/Fitzgerald agenda (Illinois-bashing, union-busting, voter suppression, homophobia, War On Women, et al...) is harming Wisconsin's working class, the middle-class, unions, the poor, and decent-minded folks of Wisconsin, so do your duties to vote them Koch Bros.-backed scumbags out on Tuesday, June 5th, 2012.


As I say it loudly and clearly, it's time to RECALL WALKER AND KLEEFISCH! And also the 4 GOP State Senators in question! Do NOT let the Koch Brothers, Karl Rove, and their cronies decide this election.







The polls open from 7AM CDT and close at 8PM CDT.


Donate to the following (via ActBlue):
Governor: Tom Barrett (D)
Defeat Scott Walker in 23 days.
Daily Kos Wisconsin recall fund
DFA Wisconsin recall fund
PCCC Recall Committee
Lt. Gov: Mahlon Mitchell (D)
Wisconsin Democratic Party
Recall Scott Walker Campaign
Wisconsin State Senate District 13: Lori Compas (D)
Wisconsin State Senate District 21: John Lehman (D)
Wisconsin State Senate District 23: Kristen Dexter (D)
Wisconsin State Senate District 29: Donna Seidel (D)

Non-recall, but critical races to donate to (via ActBlue):
WI-01: Rob Zerban (D), against Paul Ryan (R)
WI-Sen: Tammy Baldwin (D)
WI-07: Pat Kreitlow (D), against Sean Duffy (R)
WI-08: Jamie Wall (D), against Reid Ribble (R)

ATRL Radio (2012)

12.31.2012:
Fiscal Cliff Special:
Alt-J - Fitzpleasure
Capital Cities - Safe and Sound
The Black Keys - Tighten Up
Taylor Swift - Mean
Tegan and Sara - Closer
Fiscal Cliff Edition

Top 350 of 2012:

50 AWOLnation "Sail"
49 Coldplay "Paradise"
48 Mumford and Sons "I Will Wait"
47 Foo Fighters "Rope"

EX Walk The Moon "Tighrope" [#106]
46 Switchfoot "Dark Horses"
45 Red Hot Chili Peppers "Monarchy of Roses"
44 Green Day "Kill The DJ"

EX Hunter Hayes “Wanted” [#191]
43 Kelly Clarkson "Mr. Know It All"

42 Imagine Dragons "Radioactive"
41 Rise Against "Make It Stop (September's Children)"

40 Foo Fighters "These Days" 
39 Evanescence "What You Want"

38 Katy Perry "Wide Awake"

EX Maroon 5/Wiz Khalifa “Payphone” [#67]
37 Train “Drive By"
36 Foster the People "Pumped Up Kicks"
35 Red Hot Chili Peppers "The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie"
34 Foo Fighters "Walk" 

EX Three Days Grace “The High Road” [#324]
33 Shinedown "Unity"
32 The Offspring "Days Go By"
31 Cage The Elephant "Aberdeen"

30 Silversun Pickups "Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings)"
29 Walk the Moon "Anna Sun"
28 Linkin Park "Lost In The Echo"
EX The Joy Formidable "A Heavy Abacus" [#131]
27 Foster the People "Don't Stop (Color on the Walls)"
26 Young The Giant "Cough Syrup"
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/28177248

12.29.2012
Maroon 5 - Daylight
Atlas Genius - Trojans
Neon Trees - Everybody Talks
Linkin Park - Lost In The Echo
Morning Parade - Headlights
Churchill - Change
Metric - Youth Without Youth
Pre-Show: #ATRLBestof2012: Pre-Show
Show: #ATRLBestof2012: The Show


08.23.2012 
Three Days Grace - Chalk Outline
Linkin Park - Burn It Down
Green Day - Kill The DJ
Muse - Madness
Mumford and Sons - I Will Wait
Mariah Carey/Rick Ross/Meek Mill - Triumphant

=
Kelly Clarkson - What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)
Grouplove - Tongue Tied
No Doubt - Settle Down
Imagine Dragons - It's Time
Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Look Around
Green Day - Oh Love
Papa Roach - Still Swingin'
Gotye/Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know
Katy Perry - Part Of Me
Silversun Pickups - Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings)
fun./Janelle Monáe - We Are Young

Part 1: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/24915685
Part 2: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/24917335

01.02.2012

25 Hot Chelle Rae "Tonight Tonight"
24 OneRepublic "Good Life"
23 The Airborne Toxic Event "Changing"
EX Paramore "Crushcrushcrush" #1 in 2007
22 Katy Perry "Firework"
21 Mumford and Sons "The Cave"

20 The Black Keys "Howlin' for You"
19 Disturbed "The Animal"
18 The Joy Formidable "Whirring"
EX Jane's Addiction "Irresistible Force" [#96]
17 Rise Against "Help Is On The Way"
16 Young The Giant "My Body"
15 AWOLnation "Sail"
EX Paramore "Decode" #1 in 2008
14 Paramore "Monster"
13 The Naked And Famous "Young Blood"
EX Kelly Clarkson "Mr. Know It All" [#54]
12 Evanescence "What You Want"
11 Beastie Boys "Make Some Noise"

10 Cage The Elephant "Shake Me Down"
9 Foster The People "Helena Beat"
8 Rise Against "Make It Stop (September's Children)"
7 Linkin Park "Waiting For The End"
EX Greek Fire "Doesn't Matter Anyway" [#71]
6 Sick Puppies "Riptide"
5 My Chemical Romance "Sing"
4 Foo Fighters "Walk"
3 Red Hot Chili Peppers "The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie"
EX Green Day "Know Your Enemy" #1 in 2009
2 Foster The People "Pumped Up Kicks"
1 Foo Fighters "Rope"

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/19535484


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The story behind Rally Copper's introduction

  On a Monday afternoon, I had an idea for the 4th member of the Cardinals Rally Squad. We already had Torty Craig, Sir Glovington A. Wilson, and Rally Squirrel around. The newest arrival's name was Rally Copper.

And as for selecting the name "Rally Copper," it was named after Fox 2 Morning Anchor Angie Mock's puppy dog, Copper. It seemed to be a perfect fit, considering that I like the Cardinals, puppies, and Mock.

 

Like the Rally Copper on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/RallyCopperFollow @RallyCopper on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/RallyCopper

KPNT fires Thom and Jeff. Tommy Mattern and Dana Loesch to blame?

A lot of the KPNT 105.7 The Point's loyal listeners are pissed off at the firing of Thom and Jeff.

From: Tommy Mattern
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 1:04 PM
To: St. Louis Mail List
Subject: Emmis St. Louis

KPNT is restructuring and consolidating it's on-air line up. As of
today, Thom West and Jeff Burton will no longer be employed by the
station. Each are long time employees that have done a good job for the
Point. Please join me in wishing both Thom and Jeff the best of luck in
the next stage of their careers.

Who's to blame? Tommy Mattern and likely KFTK's hate talker Dana Loesch as well.
However, I've heard Jeff Burton say it's due to budget cuts (presumably to either pay Loesch a bigger salary and/or the fatcats at Emmis HQ).

Schedule (M-F):
6-10AM: Woody and Rizzuto
10AM-2PM: Lux
2-6PM: Donnie Fandango (around Summer 2009, he was moved from 6-10A to 10A-2PM)
6-10PM: Drew

BREAKING: Fox 2 hires Shawndrea Thomas

KTVI has hired a new anchor, and her name is Shawndrea Thomas. She is expected to work the 5 and 6PM Weekday newscasts on Fox2, possibly causing either Sandy Miller, Mandy Murphey, and/or Tom O'Neal to be pink slipped. The story was first broken by Fox 2 meteorologist Angela Hutti, on Twitter. Will she get a warm reception from Fox 2's fans, or will she be chastised rudely like what Angie Mock has received (a topic that I covered last night)? KTVI has also mentioned it on their Facebook and Twitter pages.



My verdict: For now, the jury's still out on whether she's any good or not as a reporter.