Word: djs
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Ninja Tune presents a killer line-up of electronic/hip-hop acts belonging to the label. Canadian turntablist Kid Koala, whose 2003 album Some of My Best Friends Are DJs offered witty and ambitious fun, headlines with British, by way of Brazil, Amon Tobin. Bonobo, Blockhead and Sixtoo round out a roster that is sure to impress. Tickets $20. 18+. 8 p.m. The Paradise Rock Club, 969 Commonwealth Ave., Boston...
...with DJs Jim L. Fingal ’05 and Chris A. Kukstis ’05. In addition to their Eliot house suite, the roommates also share the midnight-2 a.m. timeslot Thursday nights, playing what Jim calls their “dilectic” contrast of emotional post-hardcore/noise (Jim) and pop/indie (Chris). The two switch off sets, changing it up with a peppering of almost-funny banter. They’re fun to listen to and even more fun to hang out with in the studio, as they run in circles “pulling?...
...lounge overflows with surprisingly well-organized CDs and variously-sized vinyls of mostly obscure bands. Jim pulls out a few and shows me the covers, which have little comment notes all over them; each rock DJ adds his/her own little stick-on critiques for the reference of future rock DJs. “After two years, you get a sense of which DJs you agree with,” he explains...
...show is over, and the DJs are glistening with post-coital-like euphoria. “At the end of my shift I was filled with a sense of well-being that stayed with me for the rest of the night,” Jim reflected later...
When their time ends, Jim and Chris hand over the show to the next DJ who will take over until 3:30 a.m. Everyone agrees that the 3:30 a.m. - 5:00 a.m. shift is the toughest. RH saves that one for the brand new DJs, those freshly graduated from the comp. At 5:00 am, the Classical department will take over the air—but the night belongs to rock and roll...