New music for the week of 12/27/2010

For the last week of 2010, we have five new tracks. Two from Pokemon Black and White:

-Victory over the Gym Leader!
-Skyarrow Bridge

And three from the Pokemon anime collection:

-Ending (Johto)
-Title (Ruby/Sapphire)
-Opening Selection

In addition, the next two selections from Pokemon: The First Movie-The Alternate Soundtrack Project are on the station:

-Bringin' Da Noise (NSYNC)
-I Turn To You (Christina Aguilera)

As I write this post, there are still a few hours to vote on the prior selections if you need to.

New music for the week of 12/20/2010

Five tracks this week. Two from Pokemon Black and White:

-Gym Leader Battle!
-Victory is Right Before Your Eyes!

And three from the Pokemon anime collection:

-The High-Speed Liner
-Pewter City
-Battle (Vs. Champion)

Also, I've switched in a remix of one of the Pokemon: The First Movie Alternate Soundtrack's songs into the main playlist. Enjoy!

New music for the week of 12/13/2010

Six tracks this week. Two from Pokemon Black and White:

-Shippou City
-Gym

Three from the Pokemon anime collection:

-Spotted! (By Team Rocket)
-Radio Tower Takeover
-Route 26

And one more from the Best Wishes single:

-Best Wishes TV BGM-M04

Don't forget, the first two tracks from Pokemon: The First Movie - The Alternate Soundtrack Project are still on the station. I hope to have some special surprises for the remix blocks this week however.

New music for the week of 12/6/2010

Nine new tracks once again. Two from the Pokemon Best Wishes single:

-Best Wishes!
-Best Wishes TV BGM-M03

Two from Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs:

-Inner Sky Fortress
-End Credits

Two from Pokemon Black and White:

-Team Plasma Battle!
-Victory Over Team Plasma!

And three from the Pokemon anime collection:

-Route 38
-Battle (Vs. Trainer) - Johto
-Surfing

In addition, this is the first week of our Pokemon: The First Movie-The Alternate Soundtrack Project. This week's what-if selections are:

-Stronger (Album Version) (Britney Spears)
-Everything You Do (M2M)

I've posted polls on the right-hand side of the blog that will let you vote for your favorites after hearing them on the station.

New page-Friend codes

I've posted up my friend codes for a variety of games I own on a new page. If you're interested, go ahead and check them out.

New music for the week of 11/29/2010

Tons of new music this week. Two from the Pokemon Best Wishes! single:

-Fanfare of the Heart
-Best Wishes TV BGM-M01

Two from Pokemon Black and White:

-Abandoned Lot of Dreams
-Team Plasma Appears!

Two from Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs:

-Mt. Layuda
-Sky Fortress

And three from the Pokemon anime:

-Battle (Vs. Rival) - Johto
-Bug-Catching Contest
-Bicycle

By the way, it's also post-Thanksgiving, so the usual holiday music has returned to the station.

New interview following Top 25

There will be a new Pokemon TCG City Championship interview following today's Top 25 Countdown.

New music for the week of 11/22/2010

Seven more this week. Two from Pokemon Black and White:

-Pokémon Center
-Trainer Battle!

Three from the Pokemon anime:

-Route 29
-Battle (Vs. Wild Pokemon) - Johto
-Ecruteak City

And two more from Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs:

-Mt. Sorbet
-Faldera Volcano

Don't forget to send in those nominations for the Pokemon: The First Movie Alternate Soundtrack Project!

Pokemon: The First Movie-The Alternate Soundtrack Project-Open for nominations!

What is the Pokemon: The First Movie-The Alternate Soundtrack Project? Take a look at this video to find out first:


To get you started, here are two artist lists. Keep in mind this is only a list of albums/singles released within the allowed time frame-it does not mean the songs are family friendly (though many of them are):

M2M

Album:
-Shades of Purple

Singles:
-Don't Say You Love Me Part 2

Britney Spears

Albums:
-...Baby One More Time
-Oops!... I Did It Again*

*Technically this album was released on 5/16/2000, however there is evidence that at least parts of it were recorded in late 1999, so I am including it here as it's possible parts of it could have been moved up in production to have them ready for the soundtrack.

Singles:
-...Baby One More Time
-Sometimes
-(You Drive Me) Crazy
-Born to Make You Happy
-From the Bottom of My Broken Heart
-Oops!... I Did It Again

New music for the week of 11/15/2010

Once again, seven is the lucky number. Two from Pokemon Black and White:

-Wild Pokémon Battle!
-Karakusa Town

Three from the Pokemon anime:

-Last Battle (Vs. Rival)
-Ending
-Title

And two more from Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs:

-Aqua Resort
-Canal Ruins

By the way, time is running out on our Guardian Signs/Shadows of Almia poll. Be sure to vote!

New music for the week of 11/8/2011

As usual, seven new tracks on the station this week. Two from Pokemon Black and White:

-Let's Go Together!
-Route 1

Three from the anime:

-The Sea (A)
-The Sea (B)
-Victory Road

And two from Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs:

-Submarine
-Escaping the Submarine

Daylight savings time ends today

Daylight savings time ended this morning, which means that the time for PIRN has moved back an hour from -5 GMT to -6 GMT. Those of you who observe daylight savings time should notice no difference (assuming I've adjusted the station correctly) but for those of you that do not, scheduled programs (such as today's Top 25) will start an hour later.

New music for the week of 11/1/2010

Seven new tracks this week. Two from Black and White:

-Battle! Cheren & Belle
-Pokémon Laboratory

Two from Guardian Signs:

-Old Mansion
-Daybreak Ruins

And three from the anime:

-Pokemon Tower (A)
-Pokemon Tower (B)
-Pokemon Flute

Looking at this weeks tracks-Happy belated Halloween!

New interview following Top 25 + "Ludicolo" - Behind the scenes

There is another new interview on the station following today's Top 25 Countdown. Also, I wanted to give some background info on how "Ludicolo", the Lady Gaga parody I posted yesterday, came to be:

It took me a while to write this one. It all started when I decided I needed to write another parody when I was headed to Pokemon Worlds this year. A few of the flight segments (Denver->LA and LA->Hawaii) had inflight audio, so I thought I would take a listen and see what I could come up with. I had a couple of ideas, but this one really jumped out at me, because after all in Pokemon, you really do "call their name". Once I figured out what the title was and who it was by, I decided to start writing. I wanted to tell a story with this one, so I came up with the idea of a Pokemon that had been defeated recently and was unsure of itself but had a trainer that was still willing to put her faith in it.

New Song Parody-Ludicolo (Parody of “Alejandro” by Lady Gaga)

From time, to time, I like to write parodies of popular music to turn them into Pokemon songs. Here's my latest work:

Ludicolo
Parody of “Alejandro” by Lady Gaga
With new lyrics by Steven “Yoshi” Reich (pokepress@gmail.com)

“I know that you’ve been hurt,
And I know that you may doubt me,
But we just have to try once more,
Ludicolo…”

She’s got monsters
In her pocket
And she just looks at you,
Just looks at you

She flies above
It’s you she speaks to
She’s like a Taillow
‘round a Wepear around you

“You know that I caught you boy,
Down in Mexico, but boy
At some point I’ve gotta choose,
Before I lose”

“Don’t call my name
Don’t call my name
‘Ludicolo’
I’ll lose the game
I’ll lose the game
I just know
Use Togekiss,
Use Camerupt”
“White smoke is makin’ this tough”
“Don’t call my name
Don’t call my name
Oh please no…”

Ludicolo, Ludicolo
Ludi-Ludicolo, Ludi-Ludicolo
Ludicolo, Ludicolo
Ludi-Ludicolo, Ludi-Ludicolo

“Stop, please, don’t make me go!”
“Ludicolo!”
“Don’t make me go!”


She was broken,
Cried like a baby
‘Cuz the last time went so bad
Just went so bad

(but) All those flames that
Burn inside her
Now she’s gonna fight the fight
Gonna earn a badge

“You know that I trust you boy,
Just one more to go, and boy
At this point I’ve gotta choose,
So I choose you”

“I call your name
I call your name
Ludicolo
You’re not to blame
You’re not to blame
It’s your show
Not Togekiss,
Not Camerupt
This smokescreen’s makin’ it tough
I call your name
I call your name
Now let’s go!”

Ludicolo, Ludicolo
Ludi-Ludicolo, Ludi-Ludicolo
Ludicolo, Ludicolo
Ludi-Ludicolo, Ludi-Ludicolo

“Just follow me
Just follow me (Lu-di-co-lo)
Don’t be afraid
Don’t be afraid (of that Tor-koal)
Today’s your day
Today’s your day (Lu-di-co-lo)
Not Togekiss,
Not Camerupt (Here we go…)”


“You called my name
You called my name
‘Ludicolo’
I’m in the game
I’m in the game
You said so
Not Togekiss,
Not Camerupt
This smokescreen isn’t that tough
You called my name
You called my name
Here I go…”

Ludicolo, Ludicolo
Ludi-Ludicolo, Ludi-Ludicolo
Ludicolo, Ludicolo
Ludi-Ludicolo, Ludi-Ludicolo

“You called my name
You called my name
‘Ludicolo’
(Ludicolo, Ludicolo)
We won the game
We won the game
Blow by blow
(Ludi-Ludicolo, Ludi-Ludicolo)
Hey Togekiss
Hey Camerupt
That’s why we never give up
(Ludicolo, Ludicolo)
You called my name
You called my name
How’d you know?”
(Ludi-Ludicolo, Ludi-Ludicolo)

Ludicolo

New Poll-Guardian Signs Vs. Shadows of Almia

I've added a new poll asking for your opinion on the music in the last two Pokemon Ranger games. Let me know which you think is better.

New music for the week of 10/25/2010

Seven tracks this week. First up we have our first music from Black and White:

-Title
-Kanoko Town

Three from the anime collection:

-Battle (Vs. Gym Leader)
-Road to Lavender Town-From Vermilion City
-Cycling

And two from Guardian Signs:

-Tilt Village
-Mitonga Island

New interview following tomorrow's Top 25

There will be a new interview premiering on the station tomorrow following the Top 25 Countdown.

New music for the week of 10/18/2010

Six new tracks this week. One from Zoroark:

-I'll Be Sure to Visit!

Three from the Pokemon anime collection:

-Battle (Vs. Trainer) (B)
-Pokemon Gym
-Pokemon Gym (B)

And two from Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs:

-Rasp Cavern
-Cocona Village

New music for the week of 10/11/10

Seven tracks this week. Two from Zoroark:

-Home
-Celebi's Blessing

Three from the Anime:

-Jigglypuff's Song
-A Trainer Appears (Boy Version)
-Battle (Vs. Trainer)

And two from Guardian Signs:

-Renbow Island
-Riding Raikou

New interview following Top 25

There's yet another new Battle Road interview that will premiere after today's Top 25.

New music for the week of 10/4/2010 + new poll

Five tracks this week. Two from Zoroark:

-Night Burst!
-I Will Win!

And three from the new anime collection:

-Guide
-Mt. Moon
-Road to Cerulean City-From Mt. Moon

I've also added another poll, this time asking which music game you'd like to see a Pokemon version of:

-Guitar Hero
-Rock Band
-Dance Dance Revolution
-DJ Hero
-Other (comment on this post)

Also, there's another Battle Road interview on the station, in addition to the one that premiered on the station on Sunday.

New interview following Top 25

There will be a new interview following tomorrow's Top 25 countdown.

By the way, time is running out on the poll about longer interviews. I don't know when the next longer interview will be, but I'd like to know your opinion.

New music for the week of 9/27/2010

Five tracks. Two from Zoroark:

-Guardian of Crown City
-We Believe You, Everyone!

And three from the 2007-2010 anime collection:

-Opening
-Road to Viridian City-From Pallet Town (B)
-Battle (Vs. Wild Pokemon)

New music for the week of 9/20/2010

Two tracks from Zoroark this week:

-Going Past Celebi!
-The Legendary Beasts

New Interview Following Top 25

There will be a new interview on the station following today's Top 25 countdown. The countdown starts at 4pm Eastern/3pm Central.

Want to affiliate? + New poll

I've posted another new page to the site, detailing how to apply to become an affiliate of PokéPress/PIRN.

I've also added a new poll regarding what should be done with longer interview segments (greater than six minutes). Should I try to edit them down for the station, or should I split them into multiple parts?

New music for the week of 9/13/2010

Three more tracks this week. Two from Zoroark:

-Zoroark's Howl
-A Ripple of Time

And one more from Shadows of Almia:

-Capture Arena Exterior

New music for the week of 9/6/2010

Three new songs this week. Two from Zoroark:

-My Mom's Calling! (マァが呼んでるゾ!)
-The Grace of Celebi (セレビィの恵み)

And one from Shadows of Almia:

-Upper Altru Tower

By the way, there's less than a week to vote in the poll about the Worlds 2010 interviews. Be sure to take a listen and vote for your favorite!

New music for the week of 8/30/2010

Two tracks from the Zoroark soundtrack this week:

-Zoroark's Recovery (ゾロアーク回収)
-Believe in Zoroark! (オイラ強いんだぞ!)

New music for the week of 8/23/2010 + new poll

Four new songs this week. Two from Zoroark:

-Ruler of Illusions
-He Knows the Future

And two from Explorers of Sky:

-A New World
-Life Goes On! (Ending)

By the way, the reason there's only two from Explorers of Sky is that I've actually exhausted the usable music from that game. That's right-it took over nine months to get through it all.

Also, I've put up a new poll asking what your favorite interview from Worlds 2010 is. All three are on the station, so take a listen and let me know.

New interview following Top 25

There will be a new interview premiering on the station following today's Top 25.

New music for the week of 8/15/2010 + Worlds interviews

There are five new tracks this week. Three from Explorers of Sky:

-Vast Ice Mountain
-Vast Ice Mountain Peak
-In the Morning Sun

And two from Zoroark:

-Title Theme 2010
-Let's Be Friends, Zorua!

Also, there are now three Worlds 2010 interviews in the main playlist. There's the one that premiered during the Top 25 on Sunday, plus two more new ones.

New interview following Top 25

There will be a new interview premiering on the station after tomorrow's (it's still Saturday here in Hawaii) Top 25.

New music for the week of 8/9/2010

Six tracks this week. Three from Explorers of Sky:

-Living Spirit
-Icicle Forest
-Proud Accomplishment

Two from Ruler of Illusions:

-Let the Action Begin!
-Escape!

And one more from Ice Cream Syndrome:

-1017 Bar Love Song

New music + WTPT

Four new songs this week. Three from Explorers of Sky:

-Dark Wasteland
-Spacial Cliffs
-Dark Ice Mountain

And two more:

-Ice Cream Syndrome (アイスクリーム シンドローム)
-Evening Calm (夕凪)

Also, WTPT is finally out with a new episode:

The Pallet Tribune

10 Years

As of today, PIRN has now been on the air for 10 years. In terms of both the Pokémon franchise and Internet Radio, this is an eternity. In 2000, we were looking forward to the second generation, not the fifth, and CDs were as digital as distribution got.

As the franchise has evolved, so has the station. It's gone from AM-quality to CD-quality audio, and added numerous programming blocks to the weekly schedule. There's also been dozens of interviews and tons of event coverage along the way. It's even helped get more Pokémon music out there for people to listen to.

Some of you were probably hoping for me to do some sort of massive retrospective on the station. Since I don't really have the time to do such a thing, I will ask that instead that you simply listen to the station, which in many ways is a retrospective of the entire Pokémon franchise.

Thanks for listening!
Steven Reich
PIRN Station Manager

New music for the week of 7/26/2010

As usual, three from Explorers of Sky:

-Team Charm's Theme
-For a New Life
-Barren Valley

By the way, there's only one week left to vote in our poll on Pokemon DS side games.

New music for the week of 7/19/2010

Four tracks this week. Three from Explorers of Sky:

-Illusion Stone Chamber
-Limestone Cavern
-Deep Limestone Cavern

And one more:

-Pay Day (Remix of The Game Corner Music - Pokemon GSC Versions)

By the way, if you like that last track, you can also buy it on iTunes or Amazon MP3.

The Pokémon Music Petition Returns!

I've finally migrated over the Pokémon Music Petition, complete with updated questions and form. Be sure to take a look and tell your friends to sign it, and sign it yourself if you haven't already!

New music for the week of 7/12/2010

Back to five new tracks this week. Three from Explorers of Sky:

-Lower Spring Cave
-Spring Cave Depths
-Boulder Quarry

And two from Stadium:

-Gym Leader Castle
-Gym Leader Castle Menu

New poll-DS side series

I've put up a new poll asking which Pokemon DS side series has the best music. I'm looking forward to hearing your responses.

New music for the week of 7/5/2010

Three from Explorers of Sky:

-Defend Globe
-Defend Globe (Ending)
-Spring Cave

New US Nationals interview following Top 25

I've got one more US Nationals interview, and you guessed it, it premieres after today's Top 25.

New music for the week of 6/28/2010

As usual, three from Explorers of Sky:

-A Fun Exploration
-Fortune Ravine
-Fortune Ravine Depths

And two from Pokemon Stadium:

-Prime Cup Semifinal
-Free Battle

There's also some new stuff in the remix block on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

New interview following tomorrow's Top 25

There will be another new interview from US Nationals 2010 premiering tomorrow following the Top 25 Countdown, which starts at 4e/3c.

New US Nationals 2010 interview following Top 25

Our first interview from the Pokemon TCG/VG US Nationals 2010 will premiere on the station following the Top 25 Countdown, which starts at 5e/4c.

New music for the week of 6/21/2010

You guessed it, five new tracks. From Explorers of Sky:

-Star Cave
-Deep Star Cave
-One for All, All for One!

And two from Pokemon Stadium:

-Prime Cup Battles 1-3
-Prime Cup Battles 4-6

New interview following Top 25

Yet again there will be a new interview following the Top 25.

New music for the week of 6/14/2010

Three from Explorers of Sky:

-Marowak Dojo
-Sympathy
-Beyond the Dream

And two from Stadium:

-Poke Cup Semifinal
-Poke Cup Final

Those of you who follow my Twitter feed may have noticed that I recently acquired another Pokemon vinyl record. Unfortunately, the quality was lower than I would like, so I won't be able to use it on the station.

New interview following Top 25

Yep, you guessed it, there will be yet another new interview following today's Top 25 Countdown.

New music for the week of 6/7/2010

As usual, three from Explorers of Sky:

-Random Dungeon Theme 1
-Random Dungeon Theme 2
-Random Dungeon Theme 3

And two from Stadium:

-Poke Cup Battles 1-3
-Poke Cup Battles 4-6

New interview following Top 25

There will be another new interview following today's Top 25 Countdown.

New music for the week of 5/31/2010

Five new tracks this week. Three from Explorers of Sky:

-Palkia's Onslaught!
-Dark Crater
-Deep Dark Crater

And two from Stadium:

-Petit Cup Semifinal
-Petit Cup Final

New interview following Top 25

There will be a new interview premiering on the station following the Top 25 Countdown, which starts at 4e/3c this afternoon. Also, don't forget you only have one day left to vote on the poll on the right-hand side of the page!

New music for the week of 5/24/2010 3-2-1!

Three from Explorers of Sky:

-Concealed Ruins
-Mt. Travail
-In The Nightmare

Two from Pokemon Stadium:

-Petit Cup Battles 1-3
-Petit Cup Battles 4-6

And one more very special one:

-Gotta Catch `Em All (Extended Version)

New WTPT episode-starring me!

Jowy from WTPT has put up a new episode, and I'm the special guest-in person! In it, we discuss the First Movie soundtrack:

The Pallet Tribune

Pokemon the Movie 2000 now on iTunes!

There are now two Pokemon movies available for purchase on iTunes:

Pokemon the Movie 2000 on iTunes

Like the third movie, this one is in HD on Apple TV and the iPad.

New music for the week of 5/17/2010 + new poll

As usual, three more tracks from Explorers of Sky:

-Miracle Sea
-Aegis Cave
-Defy the Legends

I'm also trying something else that's new-I've added a poll to the right-hand side of the page. Let me know which Pokemon song has better remixes!

"About the Station" page up!

I've begun migrating some of the content from the old site. First up is the about the station/FAQ page.

New music for the week of 5/10/2010

As usual, three more tracks from Explorers of Sky:

-Sky Peak Final Pass
-Blizzard Island Rescue Team Medley
-Surrounded Sea

Speaking of Mystery Dungeon, there's a song from the original Blue Rescue Team game available for ringtoning on your iPhone.

New Music for the Week of 5/3/2010

As usual, three new tracks from Explorers of Sky:

-Sky Peak Prairie
-Sky Peak Coast
-Sky Peak Snowfield

New Interview Following Top 25 Countdown

There will be a new interview on the station following today's Top 25 Countdown. The Countdown starts at 4pm Eastern/3pm Central.

New music this week (4/26/2010)

Four new tracks this week. Three from Explorers of Sky:

-Shaymin Village
-Sky Peak Forest
-Sky Peak Cave

And one more:

-Don't Say You Love Me (Acoustic Version)

I'm still in the process of migrating content from the old site. Keep listening!

Welcome to our new home!

This blog is now located at http://pirnradio.blogspot.com/.

For feed subscribers, please update your feed subscriptions to
http://pirnradio.blogspot.com/rss.xml.

New Interview + New Music

There's a second interview from WI States 2010 on the station now. Additionally, we also have the usual new Explorers of Time music:

-Have to Get Home
-Farther Away...
-A Wish for Peace

Listening on your iPhone without a VIP membership + New music

It is possible:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe05N4cYomM

New music this week:

Explorers of Time:

-Deep Dusk Forest
-The Power of Darkness
-Treeshroud Forest

Shadows of Almia:

-Riding Empoleon
-Almia Castle

More Explorers of Sky + Hey You, Pikachu!

New Tracks from both this week.

Explorers of Sky:

-Planet's Paralysis
-Chasm Cave
-Dark Hill

Hey You, Pikachu!:

-Who Am I?
-Feel Lonely
-Over The Sea

Another new interview following Top 25

There will be yet another new interview following today's Top 25 Countdown.

Two new tracks this week from Explorers of Sky:

-Crystal Cave
-Quicksand Pit

And three from Hey You, Pikachu!:

-Daring Days
-Discovery Days
-Play Days

Also, last week the guys at The Pallet Tribune came out with a new episode covering the banned episodes of the Pokemon anime. Take a listen if you haven't already.

New Interview Following Top 25

There will be a new interview premiering on the station following today's Top 25 Countdown.

New interview following Top25

There will be anew interview debuting on the station following today's Top 25 countdown.

More Explorers of Sky + Hey You, Pikachu!

There's the usual new music from Explorers of Sky on the station:

-Far Amp Plains
-Monster House!

Plus the first Hey You, Pikachu! tracks on the station in a very long time:

-Yours (For)ever
-Camp Night
-Joyful

More new Exploers of Sky music

Those of you following the station may have noticed I've been adding new music from Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky. This week's tracks are:

-Upper Steam Cave
-Amp Plains