In June, before The Morning Show blog existed, I spoke with 90′s sensation (and Grammy winner), Paula Cole on our little show.

I was thankful to Paula for taking the time to be on the show and to connect with Western Alaska. Here are the words Paula and I exchanged on the show, in two parts. Enjoy!

Part 1

Part 2

Extra

On the show today

Music that you don’t always get to hear:

• Enrique Iglesias – I Wish I Was Your Lover
• Mat Kearney – Count On Me
• The Indigo Girls – Shame On You
• Missy Higgins – Warm Whispers
• Little Boots – Remedy
• Dala – Crushed
• Charlie Puth and Emily Luther covering Adele – Someone Like You

Hear the show

Make Your Weekends Count

What successful people know about weekends.

Box Office Report for July 13-15

1. Ice Age: Continental Drift
2. The Amazing Spider-Man
3. Ted

Olympic Countdown

The games begin in 11 days.

And you thought you’d always love Fridays…

Have you ever heard of Rebecca Black?

Sometimes you turn on the radio and you hear songs you don’t like. That’s normal, it’s okay not to like everything you hear. Things get interesting when some people like a song and some people don’t. I actually like when this happens because then there’s the opportunity to hear a pretty solid debate about what constitutes good music. Funny enough, there is at least one song that the entire world can agree stinks pretty bad. Rebecca Black, a teenager from California is responsible for uniting the world on this unique level. Rebecca’s song, released last year, is so horrific that EVERYONE dislikes it, including me. Take a listen to the clip below to hear what happened on the show today.

Hear the horror

What KNOM listeners are saying about “Friday”

“I just got an instant headache.”

“Thanks for playing this song. It’s my FAVORITE! Truly.”

“I just shut my radio off. I’ll turn it back on tomorrow, once Friday is over.”

What do you think? Leave a comment or sound off by sending an e-mail to morning@knom.org.

Also on the show today, some good music.

Your Friday Face Melter

I love to give away The Morning Show to a listener every once in a while. What do I mean by that? Well, instead of giving away a prize box or KNOM gear, like a hat or a sweatshirt, I give away three songs.

Congratulations to Mike in Nome for winning today and getting to program the show, Mike chose to play these songs:

• AC/DC – Back in Black
• Miranda Lambert – The House That Built Me
• AC/DC – Thunderstruck

We really let the music roll this mornin’.

A special focus was put on some of the tunes from the early 2000′s; we dabbled in different years, from 2000-2006.

What we played:

• Foo Fighters – Next Year
• U2 – Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out of
• Jack Johnson – Upside Down
• Train – Get to Me
• Hoobastank – The Reason

Do you remember any of these tunes from what seems like just a few years ago? It’s hard to believe some of these tunes are now more than a decade old.

It’s been a pleasure having you along for the ride this week. Thank you for tuning into The Morning Show and for checking in on our new blog. I hope you have a fantastic weekend and I look forward to whatever antics and adventures we will get into next week.

Best,

Matty

Monday is a great time to play new music.

As we kick off a new work week, I always enjoy playing songs that haven’t been heard too often on our airwaves. New-to-You Music Monday is a blend of new music and some older tunes that just don’t happen to see the light of day as frequently as some other stuff.

Who did we play today?

• We the Kings
• Maroon 5
• Jack’s Mannequin
• Jonny Lange
• Brian McFadden
• Mary Chapin Carpenter

Also on today’s show

By putneymark [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

We bid farewell to the world’s last Pinta Island Tortoise, Lonesome George. Featured as part of our Endangered Species Spot Series, Lonesome George was the last remaining member of his subspecies, and with his passing yesterday, another one of the world’s animals is now extinct.

Although it is too late to save the Pinta Island Tortoise, there is still plenty you can do to ensure the survival of other threatened species in the world, including the tiger. WWF.org has recently launched a new campaign called Text for Tigers, which aims to double the world’s tiger population by the year 2022.

By J. Patrick Fischer (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Box Office Report for June 22-24

1.  Brave
2.  Madagascar 3
3. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Eric Martsolf stars as Brady Black on Days of Our Lives.

Today, we were very excited to welcome Eric Martsolf to The Morning Show.  Eric has been an actor on Days of Our Lives since 2008 and has been acting on soap operas since 2002.

In this interview

• Eric’s thoughts on declining daytime drama ratings
• Hear the songs “Liar” and “Never Be” performed by Eric
• What would Eric do if he wasn’t a soap star?

Today we were all about the 90′s on The Morning Show. We kicked off the 9 o clock hour with a couple tunes from male voices of the 90′s and concluded the hour with a few songs from the ladies of the decade. We heard everything from Jewel to Oasis and Sara McLachlan to The Goo Goo Dolls.

You never know what you’re going to get on The Morning Show.

Also on the show today

Weekend Box Office Report for June 15-17:

1. Madagascar 3
2. Prometheus
3. Rock of Ages

Dave of All Mankind

The Australian alternative rock band All Mankind recently released their debut album.

This morning I had the opportunity to chat with one of the band members. Dave Beeston, the group’s drummer called up The Morning Show from Germany and gave me the skinny on All Mankind.

In this phone interview

• How the band got its name
• A little info on how the album came to be
• The meaning behind the hit song “Can You Hear Me?”

Also on today’s show

Coca-Cola returns to Myanmar:

Facebook and your job:

Dala

Dala is a Canadian Folk Duo that has won numerous awards for their work and even been featured on a PBS special. We were lucky enough to chat up a storm with one of the two members of the group, Sheila, who set aside some time to join us on the show.

In this interview

• A few details on the new album
• Sheila’s favorite song from the new album
• Has Dala ever been to Alaska? We have the answer

To hear more of Dala’s music and to learn more about the duo, visit their website.