BIG HOT SHO

College can be a tough part of anyone's life - you've just moved away from your friends and family, everyone seems obsessed with drinking and partying, and your roommate can't seem to stop talking about the new World of Warcraft Cataclysm expansion.

But not all is lost! The Big Hot Sho is proud to present our first episode of Oxford Late Night, the podcast for people who like to party in Oxford. Each week we'll be your guide to what's going on around town as well as what separates a Savant of the Square from that girl with a solo cup stuck in her heel.

This week, classes start as students move back into Oxford, which can only mean three things:

• Traffic sucks. Somehow worse than before.
• You're again reminded that you haven't graduated.
• Tons of new students feel lonely and dead inside.

But we've got one of those covered! Oxford Late Night is talking all this week about how to make new friends and integrate into Oxford society. So basically, go buy a polo shirt or a new pair of heels and start making caddy racist comments.

If you have any feedback leave it either on our Facebook Page, here in the forums, or send us an email via our Contact Page.

LINK: MP3

-BLAKEBUCK

Imagine a life in which you write books that mock traditional southern values, receive massive critical acclaim and commercial success, and drink scotch all day. Basically, William Faulkner is Blake's idol, and quite possibly the smartest men who ever lived.

So who better to ask life's toughest questions? Using internet backslash technology, Josh and Blake call up Faulkner to talk about mascots, college degrees, and drink specials.

Let us know what you think here in the forums.

LINK: MP3

-BLAKEBUCK

Last week, an unknowing longtime contributor to the Big Hot Sho passed away. Ted Stevens was many things to many people, a senator, an Alaskan patriot, and to some, a shady embezzler. But here at BHS, we'll always remember Ted Stevens for his greatest contribution, the revolution of the internet.

During a daring speech in the summer of 2006, Stevens discovered that the internet was not just a big truck, but in fact a series of tubes.

In addition, I threw in some internet favorites like Punch Out, as well as some classic mashups I completely forgot to post many moons ago. Here's the complete track list:

• "The Internet" - Ted Stevens
• "Whole Lotta Rosie" - AC/DC
• "Right There, Ride on" - Hideki Naganuma
• "Blinded by the Light" - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
• "Fight Theme" - Mike Tyson's Punch Out
• "Evil Woman" - Electric Light Orchestra
• "OMG" - Usher ft. Wil.I.Am
• "Bad Romance" - Lady Gaga
• "Don't Bring Me Down" - Electric Light Orchestra
• "I See You Watching (TV Rock Remix)" - Tune Brothers
• "Glamorous" - Fergie
• "This Old Heart of Mine" - Isley Brothers
• "Acceptable in the 80's" - Calvin Harris

Ted Stevens dies the week we're finally setting up internet streaming of Big Hot Sho? Spooky...

Hit up the forums if you have any thoughts.

LINK: MP3

-BLAKEBUCK

We did it! The Big Hot Sho website redesign is finally complete, our Facebook page and app are done, and Josh and I have started our radio show at our new home, Bullseye 95.5!

But that's not all. In the coming weeks, Big Hot Sho will be ramping up dramatically - a brand new podcast is in the works, new shirts are in the pipe, live streaming is on the horizon, and Lil Jay Peg and MC Rewind are hard at work on their new music video.

Check out the brand new web player (the old one is still there for you purists) and be sure to add us on Facebook. Our iTunes listing has been updated as well - we're now officially Big Hot Sho. BDPE fans fear not though, we'll still be making new podcasts every now and then.

Let us know what you think here in the forums, and keep an eye out on Big Hot Sho. Things are happening here...

-BLAKEBUCK

Sure, Big Hot Sho is a lot of fun. But with nearly four years of podcasts, radio clips, videos and remixes to absorb, it can be a tad overwhelming.

And lets be honest, this is America. On most days I've got an iPhone in my left hand and a Big Mac in the right. The faster and easier I can consume something and toss it aside the better.

Especially when my doctor keeps babbling about this "reduced ability to concentrate, increased chance of distraction, reduction in memory capability, blah, blah, blah" mumbo jumbo. I really wasn't listening - I just got a tweet on my phone.

So we've taken some of the best of Big Hot Sho and condensed it down to a four minute clip. It's just like the regular show, but now value sized!

Let us know what you think here in the forums.

LINK: MP3

-BLAKEBUCK

Like a sorority sister that just got dumped after the Tiki swap, Big Hot Sho is all about trying new things. Becoming a new woman: a different haircut, a cute dress we borrowed from Kayley, and trip to the bars after drinking enough Boone's Farm to fill even the emptiest of hearts.

That's right world, Big Hot Sho has a new, more experimental podcast format, and she just doesn't care what you think!

But enough with the metaphors - it's getting really tough to get the regular BDPE crew together. So we now present you with Big Hot Sho Late Night. It's a more open-ended show with a few funny friends of mine.

There is a loose structure to it covering a variety of topics: celebrity gossip, things you should hate, and of course breasts. Be warned - the content on the show is also more explicit than normal.

Let me know what you guys think here in the forums. But be sensitive - I think this dress might make me look fat.

LINK: MP3

-BLAKEBUCK

Hip Hop music is perhaps one of the most selfish outgrowths of an overly individualistic society. Rappers talk about their cars, firearms, bling, and how important it is to be number one. Luckily, international superstars LIL JPG and MC Rewind have transcended to the a new theatre: social responsibility.

Their latest track, Oil Be Spillin, is an enlightened look into unchecked corporate greed and environmental duty. As a surrogate to today's youth, LIL JPG and MC Rewind are standing up to one of mankind's greatest injustices.

You can find Oil Be Spillin in stores now on their latest album Crunk as a Skunk.

LINK: MP3

-BLAKEBUCK

Speaking from personal experience, being a musician in a small town can be pretty crap. You can only get so big until you seem to hit a wall, where your only options of growth become touring out of town or getting signed to a professional label or promoter.

In this short documentary, which was made for a broadcast journalism class, local band Silas Reed n' the Books tells us what it's like to be 'stuck in the middle'.

If you like what you hear, be sure to check out Silas' music on his MySpace at:

www.myspace.com/silasreedndabooks

LINK: YouTube Quicktime

-BLAKEBUCK

I'm visiting William in Baltimore this weekend, so that means a lot of driving listening the radio. And by a lot of radio, I mean Top 40. And by Top 40 I mean about 8 songs. Over and over again. For 900 miles.

So I figured I'd condense the entire awful experience into a "Summer Hits" mix. With one oldskool jam thrown in for good measure. Here's the songs I mixed:

• California Gurls (Katy Perry)
• Rock That Body (Black Eyed Peas)
• Baby (Justin Beiber)
• Hello Seattle (Owl City)
• Break Your Heart (Taio Cruz)
• Walking on Broken Glass (Annie Lennox)
• My First Kiss (3OH!3)
• Young Forever (Jay-Z)

Yeah, so things have been sorta slow here at BHS as of late. But at least those of you subscribed to the feed have been getting new content every now and then.

Today we've got a new episode of BDPE I posted a few weeks ago, and I'll be getting more stuff in the pipe soon.

On this week's show Apple and Adobe continue their unending feud about the future of the mobile web, William gives us a quick look at the iPad, we take a giant dump on Final Fantasy 13's terrible plot, level design, and progression issues.

Finally, if you'd like to discuss this week's episode, hit us up on the forums.

LINK: MP3 M4A

-BLAKEBUCK