For the past few years I've been thinking about the idea of having a radio show. I grew up blocks from Radio AAHS - a Twin Cities children’s radio station that featured the likes of The Chipmunks, Boyz D II, JTT, and the ultimate short King- Kermit the Frog. After a full-blown tour of the studio during a Girl Scouts outing I was fully swimming in the radio waves. Did I pursue it at all in years to come? Absolutely not. Life is full of really really fun people and time-sucking creative endeavors. Have I continued to research and obsessively listen to music since? Yes maam.
But the time has come. I’m taking matters into my own internet worthy hands. For now I’m calling it Fruit Bars: a bi-weekly show highlighting new releases while incorporating other tunes that echo back similar feelings/memories. Think of it as a way for me to keep my finger on the pulse while making a timeline of my little gay life. Maybe I’m a dyke with intriguing music interests and a life worth examining okay??? We’ll see.
Every “show” will be around an hour and a half. I’ll post it here and on insta (god-willing) along with a small piece of writing about where these songs are coming from. If I’m being honest, I’d love for it to be an actual radio show where I have an hour slot and talk in a low and sexy voice between each song and explain why the song coming up "made me want to reach out to my grade school crush turned bff turned gay confidant" but that's just not where I'm at in this journey. Hopefully it'll come. So for now you’ll be served up the playlist + a small piece of writing to accompany.
I'm using Spotify for now (I know. I know. I know.) but that's what I have access to and it will hopefully serve as a jumping off point. My personal PSA/lifestyle is: BUY ALL THE MERCH! BUY THE ALBUM EVEN. Support the artists you love if you stream them. They deserve it all. And you’ll have a talking point with your barista crush at May Day Cafe when they see your shirt and say “omg were you at that show in October?!” It’s called community folks!
Some other notes about me
I’m a 36 year old woman currently living in Minneapolis, MN after spending years in Chicago and Portland. I’ve been asked by friends to make playlists for DIY dance parties, weddings, brisket dinners, birthdays, and various sexual encounters. But I have never been a capital dee **DJ**. I don’t have a mixer (yet). I also have never published writing. It’s not my craft but I like doing it. I have a goal to do more of it so here I am! I also have a goal to find a larger music community to be engaged with online or IRL. Is that you?? Either way thanks so much for reading and for being here! Let’s rage.
That there a Don Williams wrecker’d in yer pick stack?
I’m so excited to be reading this and can’t wait to listen!