# Rename my radio show! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 2, 2008, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rename-my-radio-show/461729 "2008-09-02T18:45:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2008, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rename-my-radio-show/461729/1 "2008-09-02T18:45:07Z")
For the last two years I’ve been the host of Spaceship of Fools, a semi-weekly show on a local community station. I took the show (and title) over from a couple of friends of mine, and while their playlist was almost exclusively jamband/Dead-inspired, I’ve gradually shifted the emphasis to new indie rock. My friends have finally decided that they’re not going to be able to come back anytime soon, so they asked if I wanted to rename the show and make it “officially” mine. I really want to do this because I want to reserve the Spaceship of Fools name in case they’re ever able to come back and do a jamband show again. The only problem–I have no idea what to call it. Some info: –The focus, as I said, is new indie rock. The first hour of each week is almost always brand new or even pre-release tracks. I can play pretty much anything, though; the last show started with an hour of Isaac Hayes, for instance. –We’re up in the mountains of eastern Kentucky. –Some other nighttime shows: Holler to the Hood (hip-hop), Greg’s Rock Show, The Evershow (mostly metal, comes on after mine), Lost in the Woulds (classic rock), Bluegrass Express, the Lost Kitten Broadcast (metal, I think). –I’d like it to be easy to remember and to lend itself well to a logo. I’m going to make up some flyers and business cards and such and really push the new brand. Thanks in advance! ---
**Author:** ![Shecky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@Shecky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shecky)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rename-my-radio-show/461729/2 "2008-09-03T11:04:12Z")
There was a radio show in the mid-90s on the local college station Bozottica. Fool’s Delight? Razoredge? Bob? ---
**Author:** ![3acresandatruck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e79b87/32.png) [@3acresandatruck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3acresandatruck)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rename-my-radio-show/461729/3 "2008-09-03T11:19:50Z")
Indie Rockslide? I seem to remember seeing lots of “Watch for Fallen Rock” (or was that ‘falling rock’) signs on a trip through E. Kentucky about 15 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rename-my-radio-show/461729/4 "2008-09-03T16:05:28Z")
Rock Climbing Garage Parking Mom’s Basement ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rename-my-radio-show/461729/5 "2008-09-03T22:32:03Z")
Daydream Nation Zen Arcade Tim Entertainment! Psychocandy Slanted & Enchanted Loveless The Punch Line All Mod Cons If You’re Feeling Sinister 69 Love Songs …or any of a zillion other indie album titles. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rename-my-radio-show/461729/6 "2008-09-04T02:10:12Z")
Battle of Roxington, strike a blow for independent thought and independent rock! ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rename-my-radio-show/461729/7 "2008-09-04T02:26:38Z")
Radio Free Appalachia Wonderful Radio Cumberland ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rename-my-radio-show/461729/8 "2008-09-04T07:29:39Z")
You need something with snob appeal, and some kind of nominal claim that your show is intended for grownups, not kids (This, of course, will make it appealing to pretentious, alienated teenagers, your demographic goldmine). My suggestions: Music Snob Lonesome Fugitive One Headlight Black Slacks Full Frontal Audio ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rename-my-radio-show/461729/9 "2008-09-04T13:07:20Z")
I had only one occur to me – Alt Shift. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rename-my-radio-show/461729/10 "2008-09-04T13:15:35Z")
Rock Troll Magma (It’s Liquid Rock!) Sturm and Drang Meteoric ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rename-my-radio-show/461729/11 "2008-09-04T16:24:02Z")
> [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > I had only one occur to me – Alt Shift. Oooh, I like that one! Very punny. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rename-my-radio-show/461729/12 "2008-09-05T13:09:32Z")
So, Doc, what did you decide? ---
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rename-my-radio-show/461729/13 "2008-09-05T13:48:06Z")
So much great stuff here–thanks! Stuff I like so far: **The Rockslide** (shortened that one a bit), **Daydream Nation** , and **Alt Shift**. A suggestion I liked from elsewhere was **Hot Wax**. Right now, though, I’m leaning toward **The Zen Arcade**.