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Live From the Barrage
Live From the Barrage
GenreTalk, Comedy, Music, Entertainment
Running time3 1/2 hours
Country of originUnited States
Language(s)English
Home stationRadio NOPE
Hosted byJohn Houlihan
StarringSee List of Live From the Barrage staff
Original releaseJanuary 1, 2012 (2012-01-01)
No. of episodes300
Websitehttp://livefromthebarrage.nyc
PodcastLFTB - Podcasts

Live From the Barrage is a combination music, call-in, and comedy Internet radio show/podcast hosted independently by John Houlihan since 2012, in a bar in a garage in Queens, New York.[1][2] The show's slogan is: "it's Friday night and we're in fuggin' Queens". The show began on livestream (now: Vimeo Livestream) 2012-2015 (episodes 1-118) and then Radio NOPE from 2015–Present (119-Present). The format is largely talk based, ranging from music, sports, national events & more with both call-in and in-person guests.

Founded in 2012, Live From The Barrage broadcasts live at 8PM Eastern each week drawing regular listeners from around the world. Since launching the show has aired over 300 episodes and has hosted celebrity guests such as Marc Maron,[3] DMC of (Run DMC, Billy Bragg, Steve Albini, Mike Watt,[4] Tom Scharpling, Jon Wurster, C. J. Ramone , Pussy Riot, Eric Bachmann, & many more.[5]

The show is noted for its irreverent tone and occasional forays into Insult comedy and a roast like atmosphere.[6] The interplay and frequent frustration between the host and the other on-air personalities being a key part of the show. The shows feature a live weekly game hosted by producer Ryan Collison, which often involve the guests and the listeners. It also features a live news read by newsman and producer Tommy Rockstar, that is frequently interrupted by wisecracks and (frequently inebriated) commentary.

The show has been featured favorably in the New York Times [7] and on FOX5 News[8] in New York.

Barrage has listeners and callers around the world, from the United States and Canada, to as far afield as the U.K., Germany and Australia. Regular callers and in-studio guests of note have included Steve Albini, Matt Sweeney, Justin Foley of the Austerity Program and many others.

Background

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Host Houlihan and sometime cohost Patrick Walsh both play in the New York band Risk/Reward. The show also features calls from various fans and personalities featuring parody characters such as Bill Clintron (a Bill Clinton parody), Tilda Swintron (a caricature of Tilda Swinton with a thick, clearly male, heavy New York accent) and actual NY personalities with difficult to believe nicknames. It is sometimes difficult to discern a character from a real person that also participates in the frequent poker games that occur after the show.[9] The show's jargon includes pluralizing words that are not meant to be pluralized, referring to any manner of recording as "tapes" (CD Tapes, MP3 Tapes, Record Tapes) and appending "tron" at the end of anything that ends in the phonetic "ton".

Guests

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Comedians

Zoophiles

Musicians

Politicians

Actors

Journalists

  • Maggie Serota
  • Addy Baird
  • Connor Kilpatrick

Authors

  • Howie Hubberman (The Godfather of the Sunset Strip)
  • Michael Finkel (The Stranger in the Woods)
  • Jesse Cannon

Scientists

  • Alex Filippenko

Documentarians

Media Producers

Music Management

Show staff

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References

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  1. ^ "There's a bar in a Queens garage that's broadcasting a radio show". thrillist.com. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. ^ "The Rundown: LISTEN TO LIVE FROM THE BARRAGE". longislandpress.com. September 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Marc Maron to Make Rare Guest Appearance on 'Live From the Barrage' Radio Show". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  4. ^ "john over at 'live from the barrage' says you can hear the spiel we did last night here". twitter.com. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Past Guests". livefromthebarrage.nyc. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  6. ^ "David Yow Vs Live from The Barrage". reviewstalker.com. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  7. ^ Kilgannon, Corey (16 February 2016). "In Queens, Broadcasting Banter From a Bar in a Garage". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Internet radio show from a bar inside a Queens garage". fox5ny.com. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  9. ^ "There's a bar in a Queens garage that's broadcasting a radio show". thrillist.com. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
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