Update: Fordlandia

I finally got around to reading the book about this.  I think the 21st century will be hardpressed to produce a fabulously wealthy innovator who is as barking crazy as Henry Ford was.  I'm no longer bitter about the lack of a consumer-priced jetpack- it's amazing we weren't back to wagons by 1940.

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Kate and Laura Mulleavy

They had to share? They must not have any deeply rooted bitterness about combined Christmas gifts.  Did it seem like there were some slightly awkward edits?  And who has too much time on their hands? Maybe and me.

One of the songs is by Led Zeppelin: +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 (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 (.5)

Heartbreak +1

Wild card: REALLY struggled to get past the soundtrack thing.  Picks that are explained as much by the artist's personality as the actual song +.5 (1.5)
Total: 2.5

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Kate and Laura Mulleavy

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Marc Maron

Maybe I'm overlooking some kind of subtle rock taxonomy but I was surprised not to see any Zeppelin, perhaps with a reference to driving around on a summer night.

One of the songs is by Led Zeppelin: +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 (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 (.5)

Heartbreak +1 (Was there really any? I don't know.)

Wild card: Songs that trigger some kind of physical response +.5 (1.5)
Total: 3

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Marc Maron

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Kunal Nayyar

This guy is a FEELER!  Maybe he doesn't want to be typecast as someone who's emotionally stunted.

One of the songs is by Led Zeppelin: +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 (.5- although he didn't bring it up)
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 (.5)

Heartbreak +1 (2)

Wild card: "Very emotional" +.25 (1)
Total: 5

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Kunal Nayyar

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Rashida Jones

Rashida, I am loving the glasses you're wearing in your KCRWGDJP picture.  Also did it sound like Garth Trinidad was using a particularly seductive voice?

One of the songs is by Led Zeppelin: +1
Guest complains that 5 songs too few:+ 1 (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- even though she mentioned two different projects for one 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 (2, Quincy Jones obv and Sonny Levine)

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

Heartbreak +1

Wild card: Five dollar music words +.5 (1.5, "orchestration", "dynamism", "paper about the horn solo")
Total: 4

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Rashida Jones

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Kerry Simon

Kerry Simon diligently lived up to his moniker.

One of the songs is by Led Zeppelin: +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 (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 (2, Cheap Trick, INXS (each counted as a single entity))

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 (1)

Heartbreak +1

Wild card: "Rock and Roll Chef" +.25 (1)
Total: 5.5

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Kerry Simon

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Colleen Atwood

One of the songs is by Led Zeppelin: +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 (1.5)
Guest describes their taste as very eclectic: +1
Guest references their small town/suburban youth: +1 (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 (1)

Reference to live performance +.5 per song

Heartbreak +1

Wild card: Songs heard in the car +.5 (1)
Total: 4.5

 

KCRW Guest DJ Project: Colleen Atwood