I Gave Bizzy Bone Your Home Number

Well, last night was one hell of a night for me at Damage Control. I had to keep my head together while interviewing a MANIC Bizzy Bone in the studio, just minutes after finding out from KPFT's station manager that the show is going to be cut to 2 hours. That's right. We've been 12 - 3 a.m. every Wednesday night for the past 3 years, with May 23rd being our anniversary. Now we'll be 12 - 2 a.m. every Wednesday night, with DJ Witnes and Grinch coming in with Late Nite Snax from 2 - 4 a.m. and Zin coming in with a new show from 4 - 6 a.m. For those who don't know, Zin started Damage Control with me, but got busy, and I think maybe wanted the show to be a bit more conscious, so he left sometime last year.

So it'll be hip-hop all night every Wednesday now, but Damage Control has been cut by an hour. All of the three hour shows on KPFT have been cut by an hour to make room for new programming. So I can't be mad. But I will be mad if the new programming they are making way for isn't superior, forward thinking and if it's a music program they better be focused as fuck on new music. I'm talkin' 'bout they need to get someone in that building who has his or her finger on the pulse of ALL new music. Cuz they don't have that right now. If they're going to really put forward some effort to make things better, then I'll stand behind them. If not, we'll start hollering about how we need to be 11 p.m. - 2 a.m. in a few weeks.

I'll also listen to y'alls wishes. Y'all mad? Lemme know what you think about this. I'd like to know how many artists out there really pay attention to us beyond their little semi-weekly 5 minute interviews. I'd like to see how many people will even notice that we got our time cut. I know the folks on lock will react, but what about you? If it matters hit me with an email and I'll forward it to the proper authorities. matt at damagecontrolradio dot org.

You can also hit the KPFT Website and leave comments and send emails directly to our interim Program Director, Station Manager, Music Director, whoever. KPFT Is a community station, you are our community whether you are in Houston or New Zealand. We need your voice, I have mixed feelings on this whole situation.

And man, when you listen to the Bizzy Bone interview, you'll hear a man on the verge of a breakdown, trying to hold it together and contain his rage, sadness and multiple intoxications in the hopes of presenting a quality interview. And then you'll hear Bizzy straight whylin' out like a demon possessed. Suffice it to say he needs money and is in Houston to get it, but after this here performance, I don't see his bedside phone at the Scottish Inn exactly blowing up. I know for a fact he scared a few people. I was just there like, o.k. bro... you do your thing. People from CLeveland are crazy. I already know that. ANyway peep it on down right about now. I fucking left my Nikon at home last night but put my wifes lil camera in my pocket, and in all the chaos I forgot that I even had it, so I didn't get any photos of Bizzy in his daishiki, but I did get the audio, and you'll love it. Despite our right channel going out on the turntables here and there, the show fucking jammed. New music from Lil O, new music from everybody. Do not sleep. ipod this bitch. New music from Young Judas, straight from the penitentiary.

Feel that and definitely let us know what yout hink about this Damage Control situation. Leave a comment here and send a few emails.

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO BIZZY BONE ON DAMAGE CONTROL 04/28/05

And yo, please do not forget to come kick it with us tonight at Mango's. 403 Westheimer at Taft, just down the street from KPFT. We got DJ Chill, Rapid Ric, Bavu Blakes and Diplo live in the house. $2 Red Stripes all night, Rapid Ric goes on at 9 p.m. We need your support...