Re-run: Me on the radio
My guest spot on NPR’s World Cafe with David Dye aired on Tuesday, much to my mom and dad’s delight. After I spent approximately seventeen years trying to find a way to stream it online, I was finally able to hear my sleekly-edited interview late in the evening. Over about thirty minutes, Dye and I chatted about a few of my favorite albums of 2007, and my impressions of the current blog world/digital music landscape.
The conversation was a ridiculously fun one to have, and most of the time I forgot that they were even recording. It is a credit to Dye that he can make jittery first-timers feel so relaxed and get to the core of the matter, which was the slew of great music this year. I didn’t get a chance to cover all my picks, and they cut some of the portions (plus I am kicking myself for not even mentioning the lyric + sentiment that I borrowed the oft-confusing name of my blog from!) — but overall this was something I deeply enjoyed doing.
If you missed it, you can take a listen now:
Heather Browne on World Cafe 01-01-2008
Name: Heather Browne
Too Cool! You’re Awesome!
Anonymous — January 3, 2008 @ 9:55 pm
Brilliant! Nice work and nice picks.
Matt — January 3, 2008 @ 10:42 pm
thanks for posting, I spent way too long searching for this. They certainly don’t make it easy to search their site. thanks again.
congrats on getting to be heard
Anonymous — January 4, 2008 @ 6:28 am
THANK YOU ! THANK YOU ! THANK YOU !
I’ve been trying to find this archived somewhere online for the past 3 days to no avail.
-tom — January 4, 2008 @ 7:19 am
great job heather. happy new year, ads
Ads — January 4, 2008 @ 12:07 pm
Listening to your interview with David Dye now. Totally agree with Josh Ritter. I was in Cork Ireland for work a month ago and had the opportunity to see him in a very intamite setting and eat dinner right next to him and the band.
Keep on rockin and writin
John
jcollius@comcast.net
JC — January 4, 2008 @ 12:34 pm
Really enjoyed listening to the show. Great job.
Anonymous — January 4, 2008 @ 1:06 pm
Attagirl, Heather — great job.
Anonymous — January 4, 2008 @ 1:42 pm
Very cool…nice to hear the voice behind the writing…
Good for you, my friend…
David M.
Murgs — January 4, 2008 @ 1:53 pm
My Fav Celebrity Blogger
sounded great, rather a great speaker as well as the usual great writing!
Anonymous — January 4, 2008 @ 3:17 pm
Fantastic job. It was great hearing two people who are both so passionate about music have an intelligent conversation. You might have a future in radio!
Figgsrock2 — January 4, 2008 @ 4:39 pm
You did great,didn’t sound nervous at all.
-B- — January 5, 2008 @ 7:35 am
Aw great job Heather! You are too cool. I agree, you didn’t sound nervous at all…very articulate, rather.
Shelley — January 5, 2008 @ 11:27 am
You have a great radio voice….they should make you a regular! That was great…It is nice to hear an opinion based on a love of music, not a pretentious “I heard it first” attitude. Your blog consistently comes from a place of genuine passion, not the desire to “be cool”…for that your readers are grateful. Thanks & keep up the good work in 2008.
Ike — January 6, 2008 @ 9:55 am
You were sensational, Heather. Great work!
Bob — January 6, 2008 @ 9:55 am
just got a chance to listen. ditto all the above. great job
c — January 6, 2008 @ 12:29 pm
Wow, Heather, that was so wonderful! Seriously, had you not said anything, I would have had no idea that it was your first time on national radio – you sounded totally at home.
Now, having heard your voice and intelligence in real time, you have to explain to me why you don’t do a podcast for this site. I think it would be huge.
Chad — January 7, 2008 @ 11:15 am
Yeah…forgive me if this is common knowledge, but where did the name of your blog come from? I’ve always wondered that myself…
Miss_Zabone — January 9, 2008 @ 3:37 am
Thanks for asking Miss Zabone. I thought it was pretty obvious from the header up there – There is a Pearl Jam lyric from the song “Leash” that says “I am fuel, you are friend, we got the means to make amends. I am lost, I’m no guide, but I’m by your side….” The song is on the Vs. album and it is excellent. Check it out. I picked that line because I wanted to be fuel to stoke new musical fires, and I pictured that everyone who came here would be welcomed as a friend.
heather — January 9, 2008 @ 5:53 am
Finally had the opportunity to stream you. Well done, indeed! I am very much impressed and feel that you, Heather Browne have a very bright future ahead of you. You are a marketing dream for someone out there – the whole package my girl…..rock on!
NYT — January 10, 2008 @ 6:02 pm