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Interviewing celebrities, breaking national stories, blogging daily, and offering candid commentary on pop culture is just a small sample of what he does. Ralphie Aversa is the relentless, tireless, non-stop-always-go host and executive producer of “The Ralphie Radio Show.” Check out his links above, and his blog below - and thanks for swinging through!

9.25.2008

biden in wilkes-barre...

senator joe biden spoke, literally, a jog away from my apartment today. the democratic vice presidential nominee filled nesbitt park with words of emotion and anger regarding the current state of the country - centrally the economic situation on wall st.

i covered the event - video forthcoming. didn't get a word after with my fellow syracuse alum. i find it very strange. i host a show that broadcasts to over 100,000 people in this area, most of whom are between the ages of 18 and 34. yet, i have more access to frivolous celebs than people who will be running our country.
frustrating.

buy the food, resist the temptation...

according to this study, people who have unhealthy food in their house have an easier time resisting it...

eh, always want what you can't have. right?

RALPHIE REWIND: the shop-a-holic test.

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Sarah from Scranton takes an "Are You A Shop-A-Holic" test on The Ralphie Radio Show - listen to see if she passes!


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RALPHIE REPORT: chillin' with blg's martin...


Its just past 3 a.m. Martin Johnson spent the day traveling, meeting fans, and living the life; granted by the pop-rock quartet he fronts. Boys Like Girls caught a 6 a.m., from their hometown of Boston – and were stuck in Philadelphia for the majority of the morning due to plane issues. Upon arriving in Avoca, the four were swept up by a Columbia Records rep and driven to The Woodlands – where I awaited with the rest of the 97 BHT staff for an interview/photo-op date.

But Johnson’s finished with media and other obligations for the night. Yet despite the 9 a.m. lobby call for a flight back to Beantown, the BLG lead singer is fidgeting through his iTunes playlist. At my suggestion, a Goo Goo Dolls live LP from a 2004 concert in Buffalo, NY (my hometown) is selected. Johnson skips through a couple tracks – Martin insists he “only wants to hear the hits.”

The comment is a microcosm of the singer. Call his group what you may, and categorize his music how you will, but one thing is for certain – Johnson is true to his art. We spend most of the time discussing and dissecting not just pop rock, but radio songs, and subsequent hits.

“(I) Love ‘Crush’,” Johnson admits of the debut single from American Idol runner-up David Archuleta. “It’s just a good radio song. He’s got a great voice.”

It isn’t often that you’ll meet an artist who genuinely enjoys the work of their peers. I suppose hanging out in an artist’s hotel room after last call with a few close friends isn’t all too much of an everyday occurrence either. Nonetheless, Johnson loves pop music. He thinks the latest Katy Perry song (“Hot N Cold”) is one of the top three tracks on radio. And Johnson insists that Metro Station’s second single, “Seventeen Forever” is a better song than “Shake It” – so much that he originally suggested to MS’s manager (who also heads up Boys Like Girls) that it should be the debut single.

“Yeah, I ended up being wrong on that one. But still,” says Johnson.

Of course, Boys Like Girls scored a few hits of their own. Johnson – even at this late hour – continuously flaunts his music cognoscitive. He compares the band’s success to that of fellow pop rockers All-American Rejects.

“’Great Escape’ was our ‘Dirty Little Secret’” explains Johnson. “It allowed us to have ‘Hero/Heroine’ and ‘Thunder’ – like ‘Move Along’ and ‘It Ends Tonight.’”

All in the room nod in agreement. Like AAR, Boys Like Girls roughed it on the Vans Warped Tour – one of the many concerts hit hard this summer by rising fuel prices.

“Bands that are starting out right now, it’s going to start to literally be impossible to tour,” the singer told me earlier. “When we did a 15 passenger and a trailer, we were just surviving barely on gas – hoping we could maybe get a hotel room for six people to share.”

Not the case anymore. Funny how Martin once worked in Hollister – listening to the type of music he’s now paid to perform for millions of fans across the world.

And he doesn’t even have to take care of the gas bill.

DAILY DOWNLOAD: new pcd...

Check back every weeknight to listen to Ralphie's "Daily Download" - the one song you should have on your iTunes playlist!

09.24.08 : Pussycat Dolls f. Missy Elliott - Whatcha Think About That?

9.23.2008

weekend recap in photos...


yup, facebook album here.

no cell phones in the pockets guys...


i wasn't kidding about this study regarding cell phones affecting men's quality of sperm... the link is here!

election supporters clash in the electric city...

video courtesy of the times tribune...

today show in scranton...


i was not there - after events that had transpired the night before regarding my lack of access during sen. mccain's arrival at the airport - i figured there was no reason to check out a town hall meeting that i had already seen.

but i am regretting it a bit... because the today show was in town.

DAILY DOWNLOAD: forever the sickest kids...

Check back every weeknight to listen to Ralphie's "Daily Download" - the one song you should have on your iTunes playlist!

09.22.08 : Forever The Sickest Kids - She's A Lady

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS : berwick @ wvw.


more pictures here.

EXCLUSIVE: boys like girls...

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97 BHT's Ralphie Aversa chats with Boys Like Girls inside The Woodlands about "Thunder", hair-straightening, partying, and touring! The event was powered by All About Singles & Columbia Records!

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photos from the ymca wilkes-barre street fair...



right before the picture he goes, "say cheeseburger!"