STRICTLY GLOBAL

SNOW!!!  It's getting in the way of everything!  Except for Strictly Global of course, cause we managed to dig ourselves out of the ice-caves cocoon-ing our homes and modes of trasnport, hiked it to the studio, and created an episode jam-packed with requests received from you during our unwanted ice age hiatus.  In your face Snow Queen!! In your face...

Other than giving back the love we've received via ya'll this past week, we'll also be showcasing a ton of new goodies from one of my fave labels- Matador; including the latest from Kurt Vile, Spiral Stairs, Cold Cave, and Fucked Up.  Having been around since about 2001, the Canadian hardcore punk band Fucked Up have put out a boatload of 7" records over the years, and even won the 2009 Polaris Music Prize for their album The Chemistry of Common Life.  All the members have awesome aliases too, like 10,000 Marbles (lead guitarist), Father Damian (singer), Slumpy (bassist), Gulag (guitarist), Guinea Beat (drummer), etc.  And even cooler, last December they put together a collaborated single cover of "Do They Know It's Christmas" featuring appearances by Tegan and Sara, Andrew W.K., Yo La Tengo, David Cross and more.  Profits from the sale of the single are going to several Canadian charities working to bring an end to the epidemic of missing and murdered Native women. 

This week's show will also feature our Nextwave artist of the month: Age of Stones. A Latvian rock band, they claim to combine elements of rock, jazz and funk together in a unique blend, adding a bit of their sense of humor.  Most importantly they want to entertain the public, and are willing to do a headstand and ballet on stage for you, and only you.   

Anyway.... next week, my bags are packed and I'll be saying aloha to Oahu!  Oah-yeaaah!  Screw you snow- I'm gonna go surf the North Shore and rescue the cast of Lost!  I also want to check out the local music scene, so if you know of any awesome Hawaiian bands and shows going on next week, hit me up at StrictlyGlobal@mhznetworks.org.  Mahalo!

Good news for technophile fans of Strictly Global:  We are now available On Demand via MHz Networks channel on Roku!  New to the world of DVR and have no idea what I'm talking about?  That's ok, this technology is super simple, and so much better to look at then a poorly compressed YouTube video.  

So yeah, what is Roku?  It's a Digital Video Player that was created by the inventor of the DVR (digital video recorder), Anthony Wood. Essentially, it's a compact video library with over 50,000 choices of movies, TV shows, and more. It's a major hit amongst Netflix subscribers, and has been getting tons of good press through The New York Times, Wired, TIME, Wall Street Journal, and more.    

But most importantly, Strictly Global is all up in that with interviews from some of our favorite international and underground bands!  Now available anytime, on MHz Networks on Demand.

For more info about Roku and our channel on it, check out these links:
http://www.roku.com/
http://www.mhznetworks.org/roku/

Bagels, rebellious children, and graffiti galore... these are the going ons' on the set of Strictly Global this week, as Danni Rosner hosts from the green room of Jammin Java.  Bryan Dawley, guitarist for the curly girl's band, stopped by to do a little dance, as Danni and I persistently quoted Billy Madison, and pointed out the variety of artists written on the wall that have graced our airwaves via music videos and interviews over the past 200+ episodes... breathe. Wow!  I thought I was your snack pack.

Speaking of snack packs, we have a variety of "kid" stories throughout the hour. Including the band Kicking Daisies, comprised of 13 to 16 years olds, and apparently the worlds fastest female drummer?  And then there's Raul Antonio, who's father (famous for the group Los Tigres Del Norte) was completely adamant about having his children be a part of the music industry.  Gees, that sucks.  Raul snuck off to Barcelona to go to music school, and his first video will premiere this Friday- so, in your face dad!  What a weird-o!

And with the ever popular SxSW fest coming up (yes-I really want to go, field trip please?), you can be sure to be seeing boatloads of videos from artists hitting those stages in the coming months.  Like this week, we have a video from the British up and comer Dan Black, who's album ((un)) will be out Feb. 16.  The video is rad, trekking through the variety of cinema styles over the last millennium, though Billy Madison references didn't make the cut.  He's gonna be a soccer player... he is, he i-i-i-is...