June 2012
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Bump it or dump it? Crocodiles - "Sunday"
There’s a LOT of music that gets sent to me in hopes that I’ll give it a spin on Ozmosis. But ya know, I can only fit so many songs in an hour, so there’s a whole lot of stuff that either (1) doesn’t get played or (2) sits on the fence for a while.
I figure I’ll throw some songs that I’m torn about your way and see what you guys think. Here’s something...
May 2012
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Podcast: Ozmosis #18 (from 05.27.12)
If the above player gives you any grief, you can listen directly on Mixcloud
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Look: Father John Misty's "Hollywood Forever...
I’ve been meaning to post this video for, well, a couple months now. Sorry for the tardy. Father John Misty — aka Joshua Tillman, ex of Fleet Foxes — put out some really interesting stuff with “Fear Fun.” This is the lead single. I played it a while back (and have since played the second single, “I’m Writing a Novel.”)
Anybody who is a fan of...
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Worth repeating: Big Scary
Aussie band Big Scary has already made a name for itself down under, but it looks like the duo is the next band from the land of Crocodile Dundee to get a push here in the U.S. (see: Gotye). I played this song on last night’s show. I dig it and you might too.
It’s a free download, btw.
<a...
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Ozmosis #18 - 05.27.12
OZMOSIS w/ Mike Oz
9 p.m. Sundays, KFRR (104.1, FM) Streaming: newrock1041.fm
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Show playlist: 05.27.12
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Jeff the Brotherhood - “Six Pack” Pavement - “Cut Your Hair” King...
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Tonight! Ozmosis goes '90s ... but still keeps it...
Tonight is a new edition of Ozmosis on New Rock 104.1. New Rock is having its Nuthin’ but 90s weekend, so I’m giving the show a 90s spin with some indie rock of that era. Plus new stuff from Yeasayer, Gary Clark Jr, JEFF the Brotherhood, amongst others. Join me at 9 p.m.
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Podcast: Ozmosis #17 (from 05.20.12)
I’m happy to announce that I’ll now be bringing you Ozmosis each week as a podcast. Here’s last week’s show, which is another of our New Music Advisory panels with the Spinners Records crew and Hammer from New Rock 104.1. Whether you missed the show or just want to hear it again, here it is. Of course, I prefer the latter. (p.s. the podcast will sometimes include songs that...
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Ozmosis #17 - 05.20.12
OZMOSIS w/ Mike Oz
9 p.m. Sundays, KFRR (104.1, FM) Streaming: newrock1041.fm
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Show playlist: 05.20.12
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Soft White Sixties - “I Am” Silversun Pickups - “Mean Spirit” RAC ft. Penguin Prison...
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Ozmosis #16 - 05.13.12
OZMOSIS w/ Mike Oz
9 p.m. Sundays, KFRR (104.1, FM) Streaming: newrock1041.fm
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Show playlist: 05.13.12
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Chappo - “Come Home” Passion Pit - “Take a Walk” Japanaroids - “The House That Heaven Built”...
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Ozmosis promo for 05.13.12
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Ozmosis #15 - 05.06.12
OZMOSIS w/ Mike Oz
9 p.m. Sundays, KFRR (104.1, FM) Streaming: newrock1041.fm
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Show playlist: 05.06.12
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Metric - “Youth Without Youth” AB & The Sea - “California...
Frebbys Revisited: Mike Oz
frebbyawards:
We’ve caught up with the 2010 and 2011 Frebby winners to ask about the status of their projects and what they’ve been up to since their big Frebby wins. First up is last year’s winner Mike Oz from The Fresno Beehive:
Frebby Winner 2011
Category: Information
Project: FresnoBeehive.com
What’s the latest news or progress with your Frebby-winning project?
Me and the Beehive keep...
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Worth repeating: Jake Bugg
Got some good reason about this song that was on last week’s edition of Ozmosis. Jake Bugg is a 17-year-old singer/songwriter from the UK. Nice talent here.
Do you dig?
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Ozmosis #14 -- 04.29.12
OZMOSIS w/ Mike Oz
9 p.m. Sundays, KFRR (104.1, FM) Streaming: newrock1041.fm
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Show playlist: 04.29.12
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The Mynabirds - “Generals” Jack White - “I’m Shakin’ “ Imaginary Cities -...
April 2012
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Ozmosis #13 - 04.22.12
OZMOSIS w/ Mike Oz
9 p.m. Sundays, KFRR (104.1, FM) Streaming: newrock1041.fm
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Show playlist: 04.22.12
—————————————— Maniac - “Pride of Lions” Stephie Coplan & The Pedestrians - “Take Me Back to...
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Worth repeating: The Neighbourhood
I played this on Ozmosis the other night, but I’m straight up obsessed with this song. So I figured I’d hit you guys with the visuals. It’s “Sweater Weather” by The Neighbourhood. I hear big things here. Like Foster the People/Goyte type of big things.
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Ozmosis #12 - 04.15.12
OZMOSIS w/ Mike Oz
9 p.m. Sundays, KFRR (104.1, FM) Streaming: newrock1041.fm
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Show playlist: 04.15.12
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Daughter - “Home” The Neighbourhood - “Sweater Weather” McLusky -...
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Ozmosis #11 - 04.08.12
OZMOSIS w/ Mike Oz
9 p.m. Sundays, KFRR (104.1, FM) Streaming: newrock1041.fm
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Show playlist: 04.08.12
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Dirty Projectors - “Gun Has No Trigger” GIVERS - “Up Up Up” Cuckoo...
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Ozmosis #10 - 04.01.12
OZMOSIS w/ Mike Oz
9 p.m. Sundays, KFRR (104.1, FM) Streaming: newrock1041.fm
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Show playlist: 04.01.12
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Best Coast - “The Only Place” Silversun Pickups - “Bloody Mary”...
March 2012
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Ozmosis #9 - 03.25.12
OZMOSIS w/ Mike Oz
9 p.m. Sundays, KFRR (104.1, FM) Streaming: newrock1041.fm
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Show playlist: 03.25.12
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The Shins - Bait & Switch Ty Segall - My Head Explodes Electric Guest - This Head I Hold...
Ozmosis #8 - 03.18.12
OZMOSIS w/ Mike Oz
9 p.m. Sundays, KFRR (104.1, FM) Streaming: newrock1041.fm
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Show playlist: 03.18.12
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Tennis - “Origins” Andrew Bird - “Eyetoeye” Florence + The Machine -...
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Ozmosis #7 - 03.11.12
OZMOSIS w/ Mike Oz
9 p.m. Sundays, KFRR (104.1, FM) Streaming: newrock1041.fm
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Show playlist: 03.11.12
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The Lumineers - “Ho Hey” Rademacher - “State of CA” Of Monsters &...
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Ozmosis #6 - 03.04.12
OZMOSIS w/ Mike Oz
9 p.m. Sundays, KFRR (104.1, FM) Streaming: newrock1041.fm
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Show playlist: 03.04.12
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Alex Winston - “Fire Ant” Said the Whale - “Heavy Ceilings” Pond - “Moth Wings” Sparklejet -...
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Ozmosis #5: 02.26.12
OZMOSIS w/ Mike Oz
9 p.m. Sundays, KFRR (104.1, FM) Streaming: newrock1041.fm
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Show playlist: 02.26.12
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Santigold - “Disparate Youth” He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister - “Let It Live Free” Animal Kingdom - “Strange Attractor” Gorillaz ft. James Murphy & Andre 3K - “Do Ya Thing” Werebear -...
February 2012
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Ozmosis #4 - 02.19.12
OZMOSIS w/ Mike Oz
9 p.m. Sundays, KFRR (104.1, FM) Streaming: newrock1041.fm
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Show playlist: 02.19.12
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Walk the Moon - “Tightrope” Rademacher - “Girlfriend” (local band,...
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Song of the Day: Rhye - "Open"
This song by a group named Rhye landed in my inbox two weeks ago. I checked it out. It was very chill and hypnotic — but it struck me. I added it to my playlist rotation. It grew on me some more.
Then yesterday the video landed in my inbox. It’s equally hypnotic — but super dirty and sexy. It’s basically a bunch of people doing it. I guess I’ll throw a NSFW warning...
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Ozmosis #3 - 02.12.12
OZMOSIS w/ Mike Oz 9 p.m. Sundays, KFRR (104.1, FM) Streaming: newrock1041.fm
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Show playlist: 02.12.12
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Vacationer - “Trip” Bon Iver - “Holocene” Fun. - “One...
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Song of the Day: Meg Myers - "Adelaide"
I know the music world has Lana Del Rey fever right now, but in the young female singer race, I’m way more interested in Meg Myers. Check out “Adelaide” and see what I’m talking about.
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Song of the Day: Slug - "Edie Brickell"
Back in the day, Slug was one of my favorite rappers. Many people know the more celebrated gems from the Atmosphere catalog. But here’s a cut that’s always been a favorite — it’s a collabo with Russian producer DJ Vadim from 2002.
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Ozmosis #2 - 02.05.12
OZMOSIS w/ Mike Oz 9 p.m. Sundays, KFRR (104.1, FM) Streaming: newrock1041.fm
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Show playlist: 02.05.12
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Miike Snow - “Paddling Out” Jack White - “Love Interruption” Niilo Smeds - “I Don’t Need You” (local artist) Islands - “Hallways” The Ting Tings - “Hang It Up” Coco Morier -...
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Song of the Day: Rich Kid Sound System - "Somebody...
As many of you might know, Goyte’s “Somebody That I Used to Know” has people buzzin’ right now. It spawned a cover video that went viral. And the original is starting to crossover. A lesser-known version of the song that I dig, though, is this one from Rich Kid Sound System. RKSS is a hip-hop-meets-indie rock outfit from Florida that makes some good catchy much.
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Song of the Day: First Aid Kit - "King of the...
Swedish sister indie/folk duo First Aid Kit got a nice buzz going these days. I came across this song of theirs, it features Conor Oberst, and it grabbed me right away. Enjoy.
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Song of the Day: Schoolboy Q ft. A$AP Rocky -...
It ain’t all indie rock for me these days, kids. I still love me a dope hip-hop cut. And that’s just what the combo of Schoolboy Q and A$AP Rocky give us with “Hands on the Wheel” from Q’s new “Habits & Contradictions.”
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Song of the Day: Electric Guest - "This Head I...
This is fresh in a Gnarls Barkley meets Mayer Hawthorne kinda way. Electric Guest’s debut album is produced by Danger Mouse. *jump on bandwagon*
January 2012
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Ozmosis (the radio show) #1
OZMOSIS w/ Mike Oz 9 p.m. Sundays, KFRR (104.1, FM) Streaming: newrock1041.fm
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Show playlist: 01.29.12
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The Black Keys - “Little Black Submarines” Sleigh Bells - “Comeback...
October 2011
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Song of the Day: "Running on Sunshine"
Tanya and I heard this on an early episode of “Grey’s Anatomy” — back when we/she watched it — and loved it immediately. I sought it out. It became a funky (and kinda unknown) little song we loved, and eventually was our “entrance song” at our wedding.
More people might know it now, because the Grey’s folks used it again in their musical episode...
June 2011
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59 Days of Code :: The Playlist
For the first time in a while, I played some tunes in public — I don’t really call it “DJing,” ‘cause I don’t think I deserve that title — at this week’s 59 Days of Code event. It’s a growing tech conference in Fresno. Accordingly, I tried to have an underlaying theme of electronic-tinged songs, mostly indie rock and pop songs.
Here’s...
May 2011
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How annoying is typing in ALL CAPS? [An unofficial...
So I got into a little Twitter bickering sessions with a certain local radio station that LOOOOVES to post ALL CAPS updates on Twitter.
It was the contention of at least one person behind the account that me calling them out for the all caps was “nitpicking.” I disagreed and figured most active social media people probably would too. So I tossed this out there to give them a free...
January 2011
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107 Songs I dug in 2010
Title pretty much says it all, right? Since that’s a lot of music, I broke it up into two parts:
Part 1 is A-L — Adele and Aloe Blacc to Lil Wayne and Lykke Li.
Part 2 is the rest — from M.I.A. and Mac Miller to Wiz Khalifa and Yeasayer.
DOWNLOAD Part 1 (361 MB) | Part 2 (282 MB)
December 2010
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I'll be, ahem, 'home' for Christmas
This is a column I wrote for The Fresno Bee at Christmas time in 2006. It’s about the hustle and bustle of seeing loved ones during the holidays, dealing with fractured families and trying to not disappoint anyone. I looked it up earlier this week and was reminded it’s still one of my favorite columns.
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I’ll be, ahem,...
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