Lesley James

Updated 2/2/10

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CD101 GUEST DJ: If you want to control the CD101 airwaves for an hour, shoot me a playlist of 12-15 songs: lesley@cd101.com


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Dan Black "Symphonies" video

Cold War Kids "Audience"

Passion Pit remix Lady Gaga's "Telephone." Take a listen.


Here's what I have been listening to lately
Surfer Blood - Astro Coast

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - Up From Below
Memory Tapes - Seek Magic
Delphic - Acolyte

New band out of Manchester, England. They RULE. Dance-friendly tunes. Check them out!

The Whitest Boy Alive - Rules
Upcoming albums/EPs to check out:

Hot Chip - One Life Stand (2/9/10)
Rogue Wave - Permalight (3/2/10)
New Young Pony Club - The Optimist (3/2/09)
Gorillaz - Plastic Beach (3/9/10)
Broken Bells - Broken Bells (3/9/10)
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Beat the Devil's Tattoo (3/9/09)
Neon Trees - Habits (3/16/10)
The White Stripes - Under Great Northern Lights (Live album) (3/16/10)
MGMT - Congratulations (early 2010)
LCD Soundsystem - as-yet-untitled (March 2010)
The New Pornographers - Together (5/4/10)
Santigold - ??? (2010)
The National - ??? (May 2010)
"Must see" CD101 shows, other concerts and festivals

CD101 Low Dough Show with Crash Kings at the Basement, 1/17
CD101 Presents Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears at the Newport, 3/4
CD101 Low Dough Show with The Temper Trap at the Newport, 3/26
CD101 Presents Vampire Weekend at the LC, 3/29
CD101 Presents Tegan and Sara at the LC, 3/30
CD101 Presents Black Rebel Motorcycle Club at the Newport, 3/30
CD101 Presents Passion Pit at the Newport, 3/31
LJ's Top 20 Albums of 2009:
1. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz

2. Friendly Fires - Friendly Fires
3. Metric - Fantasies
4. Tegan and Sara - Sainthood
5. The Raveonettes - In and Out of Control
6. Kasabian - West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
7. Arctic Monkeys - Humbug
8. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
9. Passion Pit - Manners
10. Julian Casablancas - Phrazes for the Young
11. Empire of the Sun - Walking on a Dream
12. The Bravery - Stir the Blood
13. Fischerspooner - Entertainment
14. The xx - xx
15. Franz Ferdinand - Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
16. Depeche Mode - Sounds of the Universe
17. Editors - In This Light and on This Evening
18. The Dead Weather - Horehound
19. The Flaming Lips - Embryonic
20. The Big Pink - A Brief History of Love
With CD101 listener David after the Phoenix show at the Newport 12_09!
Sara Quin from "Tegan and Sara" called in to the station on 10/2/09. She talks about the new album "Sainthood," the new book collection "On, In, At" and working with legendary trance producer/ DJ Tiesto.

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With Them Crooked Vultures (John Paul Jones, Dave Grohl & Josh Homme) 10/6/09
Thanks to listener Russ for this great pix of The Airborne Toxic Event in the big room 10/21/09
Here's a quick chat I had with Matthew from Kings Of Leon at Lollapalooza '09

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Lollapalooza '09: Bat For Lashes' Natasha Khan talks about her style, the new album, plus The Karate Kid's Daniel Larusso and her favorite character on Sex in the City.

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Metric's Emily and Jimmy performing in the CD101 Big Room 8-17-09
Emily and Jimmy from Metric 8-17-09
CD101's "biggest little fan" Aiden and I at Summerfest '09.
Ida Maria 8-11-09
Thanks to Robert Patton for this pix of Ida Maria performing in the Big Room 8/11/09
Backstage with Karen O, Nick Zinner & Brian Chase of Yeah Yeah Yeahs at the LC
Interviewing Yeah Yeah Yeahs
With listeners Lara and Collin after Yeah Yeah Yeahs show
MGMT at LOLLAPALOOZA, Chicago August 2008
Ben Gibbard and Chris Walla from Death Cab For Cutie stopped on by the studio for a chat before they performed in the big room. Find out what they had to say here.
Ben Gibbard and Chris Walla from Death Cab For Cutie live in the CD101 studio 10.8.08
Ben Gibbard and Chris Walla from Death Cab For Cutie live in the CD101 studio 10.8.08
With Joey and Jesse from Eagles Of Death Metal 12_16_08
Cold War Kids stopped by the Big Room on 10.12.08
Supergrass 7_08
CD101 listener Luke Pierce took this great shot of Phantom Planet live in the Big Room on 5/17/08.
In the big room with Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner.
In the Big Room with Russell and Kele from Bloc Party.
Tegan and Sara
At Bonnaroo with Wayne Coyne from the Flaming Lips.
The Rapture in the Big Room
LJ with 2/3 of Muse, Matt & Dom at the race track!
With Paul Banks from Interpol at Lollapalooza.
Franz Ferdinand and I at the Austin City Limits Festival.
Getting tattooed by one of the finest artists in the country, the man behind Hell City Tattoo Fest, Durb Morrison on 4/18/09. Visit DURBSTER to see all of his amazing work!
Check out pictures from the sleeve fitting and design process here

SESSION I, the entire outline here

SESSION II, Color & Shading here

SESSION III, More Background Color & Shading here

SESSION VI, Even More Background & Shading here

SESSION V, Final Background & Shading here

SESSION VI, Jukebox and Elbow here

SESSIONS VII & VIII, Jukebox and Microphone here

SESSIONS IX, Headphones here

Tattoo pictures courtesy of Alissa Brunelli Powder Puff Pinups
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