Max Caster

"People know who you are cuz people know who I am"

    • about me
    Radio is in my blood. I am the youngest person to be program director at one of the biggest radio stations in the country. Music to the people is what I'm all about. The MP3 Jackpot allows me to share some of the music I can't play at my station. What a kick.
    what i look for
    The most bang you can get get from life.
    i'm into
    Living life to the extreme.
    state of mind
    Big city boy
    favorite bands
    Too many to mention.
    favorite movies
    Too many to mention.
    favorite books
    The Great Man
    LOCATION: Chicago, IL
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    In the Mood for Ska by SKA-J
    reggae/ska
    Winner on 2008-05-07
    This American standard is given its proper ska tribute by Italian ska giants, Ska-J. A big thumbs up to who ever had...  more »
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    Stables and Chairs by Portugal The Man
    rock, classic rock
    Winner on 2008-04-19
    I was actually given the OK from my (you're familiar with the clever pet names I call the man) boss to play this on my...  more »
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    Knife (Girl Talk Remix) by Grizzly Bear
    rock, hip hop, indie rock, remix
    Winner on 2008-04-18
    It's Friday and I feel we need a really smokin' Jackpot Winner. Alien Protocol, you have been on fire lately, so I turn...  more »
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    Bubble Pop by Del Tha Funkee Homosapien
    hip hop, west coast, indie
    Winner on 2008-04-07
    Del Tha Funkee Homosapien commentating in unique fashion, delivering historical perspective on the "Bubble Pop" which is so prevalent in the la la land...  more »
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    Nocturne by 127 Band
    rock, world, jazz, alternative, folk blues
    Winner on 2008-04-06
    Robot Coup, how can I thank you for such a beautiful post? You can't adequately describe "Nocturne" as arty, or gypsy, or...  more »
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    They Shoot Hipsters, Don't They? by Attractive Eighties Women
    rock, other, comedy
    Winner on 2008-03-26
    Jesus 2000, you are slowly losing it, man. "They Shoot Hipsters Don't They?" is a sick comedic gem that makes me stop and think... I...  more »
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    From A Tower by Love Like Fire
    pop, rock, modern rock, progressive
    Winner on 2008-03-18
    San Francisco's Love Like Fire beautifully incorporates the West Coast wall of sound with the kind of bright pop charm that screams "play me on...  more »
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    Aly, Walk With Me by The Raveonettes
    rock, post rock, grime
    Winner on 2008-03-13
    "Aly, Walk with Me" is the kind of song that stirs up images of late night walks in Pittsburgh PA, with metallic walls of sound...  more »
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    Guilt By Association by Louis XIV
    pop, rock, rock n roll
    Winner on 2008-03-09
    Ah, Skyler, what have you brought me? Another no brainer from Louis XIV. "Guilt By Association" is exactly the kind of decadent pop rock mayhem...  more »
     
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    The Equestrian by Les Savy Fav
    rock, alternative, post rock
    Winner on 2008-02-27
    Les Savy Fav rocks balls. This song reminds me of the early days of MP3 4U, when pioneering rock and roll source Asia Blue...  more »
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    Saturday Night by Giantess
    rock, americana, rock n roll
    Winner on 2008-02-25
    All my 70's buttons lit up when I heard this bit of glamified existensirock. This is the kind of music that makes me make up...  more »
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    Plastic Army by The May Fire
    pop, rock, indie rock, power pop, new wave
    Winner on 2008-02-14
    Hey Common Cold, do you need a job? With radio friendly posts like "Plastic Army," it's hard to conceal the fact that you could do...  more »
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    Live Jam by DJ Olive, John Medeski and illy B
    electronic, jazz, acid jazz, turntablism
    Winner on 2008-02-13
    Arty jam band time on the MP3 Jackpot! DJ Olive, John Medeski and illy B are a match made.. somewhere and they create heavenly bleeps...  more »
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    No Roxanne by Harvey Cartel
    pop, rock
    Winner on 2008-01-30
    "No Roxanne" by The Harvey Cartel is a song about not being, as they put it, "Captain Save A Ho." I can't play a song...  more »
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    In The Shape by Foreign Born
    pop, rock, psychedelic
    Winner on 2008-01-27
    Hey Skyler, I'm really glad you turned me on to Foreign Born. But when you say they aren't foreign because they're from L.A., I don't...  more »
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    Transvestites Can Be Cannibals Too by Harley Poe
    pop, rock, punk rock, punk pop
    Winner on 2008-01-22
    What if a Bob Dylan record was dragged through the mud? What if The Violent Femmes' lyrics were further out in left field? The product...  more »
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    Time To Pretend by MGMT
    rock, indie, psychedelic
    Winner on 2008-01-11
    Yes, I do believe you are right Alien Protocol... you have indeed found your theme song. MGMT are riding their brand of cerebral psych rock...  more »
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    Unity by The Afterbeat
    reggae/ska, punk
    Winner on 2007-12-31
    Leaping onto the Jackpot is Band Geek's latest post, "Unity" by The Afterbeat. A proper message to kick off a new year, this cover of...  more »
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    Rain by Bishop Allen
    pop, rock, indie rock
    Winner on 2007-12-02
    Bishop Allen writes music that youth – or anyone with hopeless romantic tendencies – can relate to. "Rain" is a spectacular pop gem, with lyrics...  more »
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    Famous As Fuck by Goldie Lookin' Chain
    hip hop, other, grunge, english hip hop
    Winner on 2007-11-26
    UK hip hop to kick off the week, yo. Never heard of Goldie Lookin' Chain? Well now ya have, they are "Famous As Fuck"...  more »
     
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