CAS
Since I’ve been living on my own I don’t have cable to watch TV nor do I have a car to listen to the radio. I’m pretty much away from Winnipeg’s mainstream content so I can’t engage in conversations relating to what’s killed on the radio these days or about funny commercials they’ve seen recently. With the wonderful world of the Internet I can watch and listen to basically anything I want at anytime. I’ve always been listening to one source to get my audio fix. Ever since my brother introduced me to Cerritos All Stars Live Mixshow I can’t get enough.
Cerritos All Stars Live Mixshow (CAS) is an online radio station created by turntable DJs from Cerritos, California. Their sets range from R&B, oldschool, reggae, club music to mashups. Every Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays have got their live sessions with different DJs and replay their older sets after hours to keep you listening. Having playlists going all the way back to 2003, they’ve been doing this for a while and have even expanded their shows to different cities and countries! Some shows can last you 30 minutes while most will keep you bobbing your head for more than 2 hours.
Even though I’ve got more than 30GBs of music on my iPod most of the tracks I’ve played this year are all from Cerritos baby! Using an application called Screamer Radio, I’m able to record their shows and listen to them at home, bus, bike, work or wherever. I can’t stress enough that 90% of the music I listen to is from CAS. After listening to great sets mixing good songs back to back how can I go back to listening to the radio or single tracks? It’s like finding that one live band who’ll mix a few great songs together in one super fantastic set. Don’t get me wrong. I still listen to full albums to get the feel of the entire album but I’ll always go back to CAS. I’ve tried other online radio stations and, again, I eventually return to CAS. It is an online radio station and after playing so many sets throughout the year sometimes the mixes share the same tracks which get a little repetitive. After listening to CAS for a while, you’ll find some moments in their sets where you’re just groovin’ and movin’ and it’ll make you want to dance like no one’s lookin’. This is THE online radio station to check out after you’ve killed your favorite DJ mixes (mine would be from J Period and DJ Neil Armstrong). Tune in. Now!
