Tuesdays have always been dead in Los Angeles. Even now that there are a few parties happening on the loneliest night of the week, I generally stay housebound. Tuesdays are my night to catch up on homework and watch some t.v. Recently, though, I gave up on American Idol on account of the fact that the only two contestants I liked are gone and the whole thing just reeks of a church talent show. So, what do I do when I'm not swooning over the surly Dr. House? I listen to Internet radio. The problem with this, though, is that there are now three excellent Los Angeles-based shows that I can catch online. If only I could figure out how to switch from station to station without making my computer spazz.
The Irregular Show : A music/talk show airing live from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. PST on Tuesday nights, hosted by Legion and Shok. The music tends to be on the darker side of the pop, rock, electronic spectrum, but is offset by the general goofiness (duh, why else would the site be called Silly Goth) of the hosts. Guests range from local club promoters and DJs to artists like Juno Reactor. It's an interactive show, so feel free to hang out in the chat rooms and type alongside the hosts as you listen. The show is simulcast on several sites, but you'll have to navigate through the homepage to find the details.
ConSin: I met Claire and Humberto, the hosts of ConSin, while looking for a lighter outside of the Tuxedomoon show at the Knitting Factory a few months back. They invited me to hang out up at Kill Radio headquarters and it was a blast. (Use your Internet sleuth skills and you can find the archive of it online.) Every Tuesday from 10:00 p.m. until the witching hour, C&H play whatever the fuck they want: Felt; Adult.; Las Ultrasonicas. Previous guests on the show include Go Betty Go, Sky Saxon and the Seeds and Intergalactic Diva, just to name a few. If you miss the show, you can listen to the archives at Radio4All.
Headspace: My college chum Hoseh has been hosting this show on KXLU 88.9 F.M. for the past eleven years. He spins the sort of electronic music you just don't expect to hear in Los Angeles (i.e. no trance and nothing with the word "clash" attached to it). A few weeks ago, I caught Choncey and Eight Frozen Modules (or a side project thereof, I can't remember) and I actually started typing a term paper in a 4/4 rhythm. The show airs on from 10:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. on Tuesday nights, both online and on F.M. radio. As far as I know it's not archived.