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C U R T I S

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curtis@dc101.com
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About
Greetings. I’m Curtis, or the guy with the longer hair in the above picture, although it’s shorter now. The other guy is Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio. I got lucky enough to interview him few years ago. Nice guy. Enough about him, this is my bio, so here is my info.

In west Alexandria born and raised, been a DC native except for my 4 years at college in the great big little state of Rhode Island. While there I fell in with the seedy and dangerous world of alt-rock radio, landing an afternoon drive spot on WBRU in Providence.

After that ended (long story….) I moved back to DC and, through artful begging, landed the plum gig of weekend overnights on DC-101. Who wouldn’t want to give up sleep and social life in a selfless effort to bring the rock to the DC metro area between the hours of midnight and 8am? Having paid some dues on installment, I've been promoted for the time being to primetime: Sundays 5-9pm.

But enough about me as a person, as this is a radio bio, you really want to know is what music the DJ likes. “How complex Curtis’ tastes must be seeing as it is his job to listen to hundreds of bands I never get to hear at all!” Well, sorry to disappoint, there’s really not much to it. I just likes what I likes...and that partially includes:

Smashing Pumpkins, Alkaline Trio, Foo Fighters, Bad Religion, Flogging Molly, Minor Threat, Nirvana, Social Distortion, Andrew W.K., eels, RATM, Reel Big Fish, Ramones, At the Drive In….

On the visual side of entertainment, I possess almost encyclopedic knowledge of the Simpsons, at least though seasons 8 or 9, for which I am simultaneously praised or ridiculed. Greg the Bunny is a hidden gem you need to discover. Movies…meh. Beside from Clerks and a select group of others, I enjoy them, but can’t view them multiple times.

If this extensive information has not answered all the questions you have about me, or if it has raised more, or if you just want to annoy me drop me an email at curtis@dc101.com. Please though, no annoying.
What is Curtis listening to?
I tend to listen to whole CDs rather than music mixes and the like.  Here’s what I’ve been listening to recently.  If you have any suggestions, send them to me, curtis@dc101.com

November 23rd...
Artist: Alkaline Trio

Album: Maybe I'll Catch Fire

November 22nd...
Artist: The Explosion

Album: Black Tape

November 21st...
Artist: Bad Religion

Album: Against the Grain

November 20th...
Artist: Blak Flag

Album: Damaged

November 15th-16th...
Artist: Beck

Album: Mutations

November 14th...
Artist: Band of Horses

Album: Cease to Begin

November 13th
...
Artist: Gorillaz

Album: Demon Days

November 12th...
Artist: Our Lady Peace

Album: Spirtual Machines

November 9th...
Artist: A Perfect Circle

Album: The Thirteenth Step

November 8th...
Artist: Joy Division

Album: Unknown Pleasures

November 7th...
Artist: Radiohead

Album: Ok Computer

November 6th...
Artist: Jimmy Cliff

Album: The Harder They Come Soundtrack

November 5th...
Artist: Blaqk Audio

Album: Cex Cells

November 2nd...
Artist: Nine Inch Nails

Album: The Fragile

November 1st...
Artist: eels

Album: Daisies of the Galaxy

October 31st...
Artist: The Misfits

Album: Misfits

October 30th...
Artist: Biffy Clyro

Album: Puzzle

October 29th...
Artist: VHS or Beta

Album: Bring on the Comets

October 26th...
Artist: Alkaline Trop

Album: Remains

October 25th...
Artist: Editors

Album: An End Has a Start

October 23rd...
Artist: The Meat Puppets

Album: Rise to Your Knees

October 22nd...
Artist: Jimmy Eat World

Album: Chase this Light

October 19th...
Artist: Alkaline Trio

Album: Crimson

October 18th...
Artist: Korn

Album: Untitled

October 17th...
Artist: The Chemical Brothers

Album: We Are the Night

October 16th...
Artist: Dinosaur, Jr.

Album: Beyond

October 15th...
Artist: Chris Cornell

Album: Carry On

October 11th and 12th...
Artist: Radiohead

Album: In Rainbows

October 10th...
Artist: Hot Hot Heat

Album: Happiness, Ltd.

October 9th...
Artist: Brand New

Album: The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me

October 8th...
Artist: The Polyphonic Spree

Album: The Fragile Army

October 1st-5th...
Artist: Alkaline Trio

Album: Remains

September 20th...
Artist: Weezer

Album: Weezer (Green Album)

September 19th...
Artist: Bad Religion

Album: Suffer

September 17th and 18th...
Artist: Against Me!

Album: New Wave

September 14th-16th...
Artist: Foo Fighters

Album: Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

September 13th...
Artist: The Misfits

Album: Misfits

September 12th...
Artist: The Smashing Pumpkins

Album: Zeitgeist

September 11th...
Artist: The Smashing Pumpkins

Album: Siamese Dream

September 10th...
Artist: Danger Doom

Album: The Mouse and the Mask

September 8th and 9th...
Artist: Alkaline Trio

Album: From Here to Infirmity

September 7th...
Artist: Reel Big Fish

Album: Cheer Up!

September 6th...
Artist: Nine Inch Nails

Album: Year Zero

September 5th...
Artist: Alkaline Trio

Album: Crimson

September 4th...
Artist: Jane's Addiction

Album: Strays

September 3rd...
Artist: Reel Big Fish

Album: We're Not Happy, 'Til You're Not Happy

August 31st...
Artist: Flogging Molly

Album: Within a Mile of Home

August 30th...
Artist: Garbage

Album: Bleed Like Me

August 29th...
Artist: Alkaline Trio

Album: goddamnit
August 27th and 28th...
Artist: Reel Big Fish

Album: Monkeys for Nothin' and the Chimps for Free

August 23rd and 24th...
Artist: Bad Religion

Album: New Maps of Hell

August 22nd...
Artist: Tool

Album: Undertow

August 21st...
Artist: Rage Against the Machine

Album: Renegades

August 20th...
Artist: Neil Young

Album: Living With War

August 19th...
Artist: Operation Ivy

Album: Operation Ivy (Energy)

August 18th...
Artist: The Clash

Album: The Clash

August 17th...
Artist: Slayer

Album: Christ Ilusion

August 16th...
Artist:Minor Threat

Album: Discography

August 15th...
Artist: M.I.A.

Album: Kala

August 14th...
Artist: Social Distortion

Album: White Light, White Heat, White Trash

August 13th...
Artist: Bad Religion

Album: 80-85

August 10th...
Artist: Placebo

Album: Without You I'm Nothing

August 9th...
Artist: Nine Inch Nails

Album: Year Zero

August 8th...
Artist: eels

Album: Beautiful Freak

August 7th...
Artist: The Smashing Pumpkins

Album: Machina: The Machines of God

August 6th...
Artist: Alkaline Trio

Album: Good Mourning

August 5th...
Artist: Bad Brains


Albums: Rock for Light and Build A Nation

August 4th...
Artist: Turbonegro

Album: Retox

August 2nd and 3rd...
Artist: The Smashing Pumpkins

Album: Live from the Patriot Center 4.28.00

July 30th to August 1st...
Artist: The Smashing Pumpkins

Album: Live from the 9:30 Club 7.10.07

July 27th to July 29th...
Artist: The Smashing Pumpkins

Album: Live from The Orange Peel 7.5.07

July 21st...
Artist: Fugazi

Album: 13 Songs

July 20th...
Artist: Joy Division

Album: Closer

July 19th...
Artist: Fugazi

Album: 13 Songs

July 18th...
Artist: Charles Mingus

Album: Mingus Ah Um

July 17th...
Artist: Bad Religion

Album: The New America

July 16th...
Artist: Alkaline Trio

Album: goddamnit

July 14th...
Artist: Soul Coughing

Album: El Oso

July 13th...
Artist: Alkaline Trio

Album: Alkaline Trio

July 12th...
Artist: Foo Fighters

Album: The Colour and the Shape 10th Anniversary Edition

July 10th and 11th...
Artist: The Smashing Pumpkins

Album: Zeitgeist

July 7th-9th...
Artist: The Smashing Pumpkins

Album: Mashed Potatoes

July 6th...
Artist: The Smashing Pumpkins

Album: The Aeroplane Flies High

July 5th...
Artist: The Smashing Pumpkins



Albums: Adore, Machina: The Machines of God, Zeitgeist

July 3rd and 4th...
Artist: The Smashing Pumpkins

Album: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

July 1st and 2nd...
Artist: The Smashing Pumpkins

Album: Zeitgeist

June 30th...
Artist: The Smashing Pumpkins

Album: Pisces Iscariot

June 29th...
Artist: Smashing Pumpkins

Album: Siamese Dream

June 28th...
Artist: Smashing Pumpkins

Album: Gish

June 27th...
Artist: Rise Against

Album: Siren Song of the Counter Culture

June 26th...
Artist: Sonic Youth

Album: Daydream Nation

June 25th...
Artist: The Explosion

Album: Black Tape

June 22nd...
Artist: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

Album: Live from the Middle East

June 21st...
Artist: Bad Brains

Album: Build a Nation

June 20th...
Artist: The Vandals

Album: Hitler Bad, Vandals Good.

June 19th...
Artist: The White Stripes

Album: Icky Thump

June 18th...
Artist: Korn

Album: Issues

June 16th and 17th...
Artist: Various

Album: Warped Tour 2007 Comp

June 15th...
Artist: Lady Sovereign

Album: Public Warning

June 13th and 14th...
Artist: Smashing Pumpkins

Album: Judas O (B-sides disc of Greatest Hits)

June 12th...
Artist: Queens of the Stone Age

Album: Era Vulgaris

June 11th...
Artist: Foo Fighters

Album: Skin and Bones

June 8th...
Artist: a perfect circle

Album: The Thirteenth Step

June 7th...
Artist: New York Dolls

Album: New York Dolls

June 6th...
Artist: System of a Down

Album: Hypnotize

June 5th...
Artist: Lit

Album: A Place in the Sun

June 4th...
Artist: The Bravery

Album: The Sun and the Moon

June 3rd...
Artist: Alkaline Trio

Album: From Here to Infirmary

June 2nd...
Artist: Our Lady Peace

Album: Clumsy

June 1st...
Artist: Alkaline Trio

Album: Good Mourning

May 31st...
Artist: Rancid

Album: Let's Go

May 29th...
Artist: Mike Doughty

Album: Haughty Melodic

May 27th...
Artist: Reel Big Fish

Album: Cheer Up!

May 26th...
Artist: Nirvana

Album: Bleach

May 25th...
Artist: Social Distortion

Album: Sex, Love, and Rock 'n' Roll


FOR ONCE IT WASN'T HIS BROTHER WHO ATTACKED HIM
Monday 09-08-2008 2:20pm ET
Noel Gallagher is attacked on stage at Virgin Fest (the Toronto edition).
SARA PALIN DOESN'T HAVE TO BURN THE BOOKS, SHE JUST REMOVES THEM
Monday 09-08-2008 2:15pm ET
VIDEO OF RAGE AGAINST THE MACHNINE PERFORMING BULLS ON PARADE  A'CAPELLA AT THE RNC

Ironic that this post about cencorship is being censored so that I can't post the actual video here.  But Clear Channel is right, "F***" would be too much for your virgin ears to handle.
YOU'LL HAVE TO WAIT 4 MORE YEARS FOR THIS KIND OF FACE KICKING ACTION
Sunday 08-24-2008 5:59pm ET


*****start poll*****
Poll: ARE YOU HAPPY OR SAD THE OLYMPICS ARE OVER?
*****end poll*****
DANIEL DAY LEWIS: MANY FILMS, ONE VOICE
Thursday 07-17-2008 3:04pm ET
Watch this clip from There Will Be Blood, and then watch the clip from The Martix.  Tell me Daniel Day Lewis didn't cop his "accent" from Agent Smith.



Bill The Butcher, Lewis' character from Gangs of New York, also sounds suspiciously like his character in There Will Be Blood.

Oscar deserving, my ass.  I can do the same voice twice.
YOU WOULD THINK FOX NEWS WOULD HAVE SOMEONE ON STAFF WITH GREATER PHOTOSHOP SKILLS THAN THIS
Thursday 07-03-2008 5:18pm ET
Fox News was caught doctoring pictures of two New York Times reporters.  Even without knowing who these people were or seeing the original pictures, who wouldn't know these were fake?  Could they have Photoshopped them any worse?  The look like the puppets from the Genesis video.


HEAD, NOTE, HANDS, OUT
Sunday 06-29-2008 6:02pm ET
Don't let the morose sensibilty of I Will Possess Your Heart fool you.  Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie is all about free form jazz.