Studio Photos Are In

Ever wonder what yours truly and Jim Adair look like? Well, if you're not friends with us on Facebook or if we're not already the best of buds, then we've got some really cool pictures to show you. These pictures were taken last Thursday in KUR's production room, when Jim and I were just sort of shooting the breeze, playing records (yes, records, on a record player), and simply hanging out. Our station's a great place to take a snooze in between classes, hear new music, talk to other DJs, or to chill after a long, stressful day of college nonsense. We've made some renovations to the place over the years, but sadly, these pictures only show us in the production room. We're doing our best to look professional, but we're still just college kids, so take it as you will. We're excited we finally got this "photo shoot" done; it makes us look so cool. Here are some goodies:

That's Jim. He looks happy. I'm a fan of the Captain America T-shirt. The cat picture in the back has something to do with KUR, but I'm not sure exactly what that is. It's been there for a few years. Anyway, I'm not sure what we were talking about. I think we were making fun of someone else at KUR.

That's me, Mike Pop. We swapped seats for this one. I'm messing around with the board and talking into the mic. Our production room isn't the largest production room in the world, so it was difficult to get a shot of both of us. We're making it work regardless.

Both us in the interview seats. I think we were talking about something weird one of us found out about someone else. You know, the usual college gossip. Or at least that's what I think is going on. I'm basing my assumption off of Jim's facial expression.

One more of us working the boards, controlling sound levels, making sure nothing peaks, etc. I believe we were listening to Men At Work's "Who Can It Be Now?" on the record player, which is behind me. Of course we weren't on for the air for this. But the illusion works, right?

So that's it for now. There's 13 pictures of us on Facebook, doing this kind of thing. Become our friends and then you can see them all (that, or wait until we advance to a different web site; one that will support a pictures page). We have to give a big thanks to one of our friends and skilled photographer Emily Dilcherd. She was really patient and did a fantastic job. She's got her own web site, and it's here, so check it out. One day, we'll get videos up here. But until then, you'll just have to be patient. Take care and stay classy.

Men At Work - "Who Can It Be Now?"

New Album: Colin Hay's "American Sunshine"

Colin Hay, ex-guitarist/frontman of Austrailia's greatest band of all time (it's true), Men At Work, has been putting out solo records for quite sometime, dating back to 1987. At 56, his newest album American Sunshine came out in the middle of last month and I am just now giving it a listen. I've been really high on 2002's Going Somewhere during this current transition from summer into fall and moving back into my apartment here at school. So that being one of my favorite, older albums, it seemed fitting to try out the latest effort by Hay. It's really great, people. I'm a huge fan Hay's acoustic work, but on this record, he's got a great band backing him up. The songs range from the simple and mundane things in everyday life to the more serious and dramatic events. A really good dynamic. Hay is definitely one of the greatest "everymans" in popular music history (throw in Phil Collins, too). Below is a video of Hay performing "There's Water Over You" for Fox News' Strategy Room. According to YouTube comments, it's a song about his father. And it's just the way I like my Hay: alone, with just a guitar and a voice. Oh, and a story. Check it out:

Colin Hay - "There's Water Over You"

American Sunshine is out now via Compass.