KCRW Guest DJ Project: Petros Papadakis

Petros Papadakis brought a focus to this exercise that conforms with my image of a man who follows sports for a living but is "not very recreational".  An unusually non-autobiographical segment.  

One of the songs is by Wilco: +1
Guest complains that 5 songs too few:+ 1
Guest says the song makes/made them cry: +1 per song ()
Includes a reference to one of their projects (a specific one): +.5 per song
Guest describes their taste as very eclectic: +1
Guest references their small town/suburban youth: +1

Guest says they can listen to a song over and over +1 

Describes a song as "cinematic" +1

Debbie Downer moment +1 

Celebrity Buddy +1 

3/5 songs entered their lives during high school or earlier +1

Some variation on "Music has a huge influence on my work" +1

Reference to live performance +.5 per song

Wild card: "I like" +.5 (3)
Total: 3

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Petros Papadakis

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Candace Nelson

Very upbeat picks, although no more so than one would expect from someone who makes cupcakes for a living.

One of the songs is by Wilco: +1
Guest complains that 5 songs too few:+ 1
Guest says the song makes/made them cry: +1 per song ()
Includes a reference to one of their projects (a specific one): +.5 per song (.5)
Guest describes their taste as very eclectic: +1
Guest references their small town/suburban youth: +1

Guest says they can listen to a song over and over +1 

Describes a song as "cinematic" +1

Debbie Downer moment +1 

Celebrity Buddy +1 

3/5 songs entered their lives during high school or earlier +1

Some variation on "Music has a huge influence on my work" +1

Reference to live performance +.5 per song

Wild card: "Cupcakes" +.25 (2.25)
Total: 2.75

 

KCRW Guest DJ Bingo: Candace Nelson

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Michael Sheen

When I saw Michael Sheen, I worried that my Tousled British Actor defenses hadn't fully recovered.  Luckily there's a big difference between Mr. Darcy and Caligula.

One of the songs is by Wilco: +1
Guest complains that 5 songs too few:+ 1
Guest says the song makes/made them cry: +1 per song (1)
Includes a reference to one of their projects (a specific one): +.5 per song (1.5)
Guest describes their taste as very eclectic: +1
Guest references their small town/suburban youth: +1

Guest says they can listen to a song over and over +1 

Describes a song as "cinematic" +1

Debbie Downer moment +1 

Celebrity Buddy +1 

3/5 songs entered their lives during high school or earlier +1

Some variation on "Music has a huge influence on my work" +1

Reference to live performance +.5 per song

Wild card: Gushes about being on KCRW +.5 (1)
Total: 3

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Michael Sheen