Our radio and personal bio.
All you NEED to know about WSJB, Will and
Frankie and their shows!
Frankie and their shows!
Message:
Please take the time to pray for Mr. Crosby,
the former guitar player from Ratt. Robbin
contributed a great deal to the rock music scene
over the better part of 20 years. Take some time
to think of him and turn up some vintage Ratt
music! Speaking for WSJB and Monkey Business, I
wish that Robbin does experience a little bit of
joy in the days ahead. Whatever the future
may bring, we appreciate your music Robbin!
The biography.
WSJB is a non-commercial station out of Standish,
Maine. It is on the campus of Saint Joseph's
College. The frequency is 91.5 FM and the towns
that can hear this station are listed on the home
page.
Will Matson joined WSJB in September of 1998
and set out to do a total throwback show to
bands from the 80's. It included everything from
Poison, Motley Crue and Ratt to Midnight Oil,
Escape Club and The Fixx. This show was called
"Vader Time" and ran until the end of the 1998
Fall Semester at SJC (Saint Joseph's College).
As of right now, Will has been at WSJB longer
than anyone else.
Will ran this show every Wednesday from 6:00 PM
to 8:00 PM and also on Saturday's from 7:00 PM
to 11:45 PM. Sometimes, the dj before Will
on Saturday's couldn't make her shifts so
he would heroically go on the air at 6:00 PM
or even 5:00 PM.
While doing "Vader Time," Will got a lot of
requests and good reviews for his unique style.
Will thought the show was missing a little
something so he recruited the area's resident
"metal head" who was very interested in joining
the ranks. His name was Frankie Canillas.
Will now had a co-host.
Frankie made his first appearance with Will on
the first "Vader Time" of December, Wednesday
the 2nd. He has been along for the ride ever
since.
In January of 1999, "Vader Time" became "Run for
cover" and kept the same time slots until the
end of the school year in May. More of an
emphasis was put on rock and heavy metal from the
80's.
In September of 1999, "Run for cover" changed
to "Nothing but a good time" and moved from twice
a week to once a week, Saturday nights from
8:00 PM to 12:10 AM.
By now, the transformation
from retro and rock/metal was complete, it was
now an all-hard rock/metal show. Some of the
long-time listeners were disappointed so
"Nothing but a good time" had a hard time getting
off the ground for awhile but it eventually
caught on. The show ran from September until
December of 1999.
In January of 2000, "Nothing but a good time"
has now become "Monkey Business." The format
has been firmly set and the response has been
incredible.
The first show was February 5, 2000. The show
still runs once a week on Saturday but is now
back to the original start time of 7:00 PM and
runs until Midnight.
The first season was completed on May 6, 2000.
Season #4 started on September 22, 2001. The
response has been great again and people are glad
to have us back!
INDIVIDUAL BIOS:
--------------------------------------------------
Will Matson
Will has lived in Maine all
his life. His first favorite groups were
Motley Crue, Faster Pussycat, Bon Jovi and
UB40. That has slightly changed now and he likes
a lot more groups such as Bulletboys, Poison,
Motley Crue, Quiet Riot and many more.
Will's dream is to do a free-form rock show at
a non-commerical station nearby his home in his
spare time! Will has over 1600 albums in his
collection.
Will has seen Kiss, Joan Jett, Def Leppard,
Slaughter (twice), Dokken, Cinderella, Poison,
Dixie Chicks, Britny Fox, Vince Neil, Ratt
and Steppenwolf live.
Boring facts:
-Will is an avid video game
fan as well and owns many systems and games!
-Will is a Libertarian and Pisces
Favorites (Will)
Books: Old Yeller, Salem's Lot, Borderlands
Channel: VH-1, TBS
Movie: Halloween series, most any horror flick
TV Show: Full House
--------------------------------------------------
Frankie Canillas
Frankie was born in 1980. He is an avid
runner and a true metalhead. His sense
of humor and free-spiritedness (as well as a
fine music collection) is what drew Will to him
in the first place.
Frankie is Will's "co-host" on paper but he has
done a lot of behind-the-scenes work and
contributed a lot of ideas and bands to the show.
Frankie lives in Massachusetts and has seen
Def Leppard, Alice Cooper, Poison (twice), Dokken,
Cinderella, Ratt, Great White, Ted Nugent,
Kiss, Quiet Riot, Warrant and Joan Jett live.
Frankie does plenty of shows on his own as well.
--------------------------------------------------
Frequently asked questions.
We get a lot of questions, hope this helps.
I have personally been asked each and every
question on here and always reply thruthfully.
Q-DO YOU EVER PLAN ON MOVING ON TO A LARGER
STATION?
A-Frankie does plan to go to broadcast school.
Will is not going to broadcast school but will
look into some radio stations and try to join one
right out of college, he does have a good resume.
Q-IS THERE ANY TRUTH TO THE RUMOR THAT YOU
WERE A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED IN SEASON #3
A-Season #3 of Monkey Business had plenty of
good moments but there were also quite a few
problems and disappointments. Season #4 is
already looking up. We already have a lot of
buzz spreading on the show and a lot of new
listeners who have discovered us have already
contacted us.
Q-WHAT WERE THE DISAPPOINTMENTS IN SEASON #3?
A-Fine, if you got to know. There was some
backlash against our show due to our success.
Plus, we had two other shows which were totally
ripping off what we were doing so the station
was being oversaturated with our type of music.
Secondly, we had some personal problems outside
of the radio station that happened to be brought
into the station.
Q-HOW COME YOU PLAYED QUIET RIOT SONGS SUCH AS
"WHATEVER IT TAKES" AND "DANGER ZONE" WHEN YOU
PLAYED THEM AS THE ARTIST OF THE WEEK AND
DIDN'T DO "SLICK BLACK CADILLAC."?
A-When we do an artist, we try to represent
every album that they have ever put out,
provided we have access to it. "Whatever it
takes" came from 'Down to the Bone' which Quiet
Riot put out in 1995, an excellent album. I
have to represent this album, even if it wasn't
overly popular as it is part of the band's
history and some of our listeners are familiar
with the album. Also, "Danger Zone" was a rare,
unreleased track which the band performed at the
1983 US Festival, which I have a copy of. I
like to cover the rare unreleased tracks (Danger
Zone) or the obscure tracks from obscure albums
(Whatever it takes) even if it is at the expense
of another hit. But if you did listen, as you
seemed to, both of those tracks in question are
excellent songs nonetheless and we also played
plenty of Quiet Riot's hits as well. I feel we
owe it to diehards and casual fans alike to
represent everything that Quiet Riot and other
bands we play have to offer. I hope this helps.
Q-HOW COME YOU REPEATED WARRANT AND QUIET RIOT
AS ARTISTS OF THE WEEK? YOU ALREADY DID THEM
BEFORE?
A-It seemed like a good time to do both artists
again, it had been awhile since we had chosen
them as the Artist of the Week plus we
admittedly needed to "fill" a week because
occasionally we may not have an artist in mind
for a particular week so we repeat an old one,
guess you figured out our little secret :)
Q-HOW MANY REQUESTS DO YOU REALLY GET, HOW MANY
CALLS AND HOW FAR OF A RANGE DO YOU HAVE?
A-For Monkey Business anyway, we average 20-30
calls a night. Now you may think this is low but
it isn't bad for a college station playing
"outdated" or "uncool" music on a weekend late
at night, especially considering that our signal
travels roughly 30 miles. So out of those phone
calls, we end up playing between 7 to 15
requests on the average, out of 50 to 60 songs
in five hours.
Q-COME ON, DO PEOPLE REALLY LISTEN?
A-As a matter of fact, they do. Our signal
travels about 30 miles or so, give or take a bit.
We are blessed by the fact that our station is
right in the middle of one of the most populated
areas of the state. Windham and Portland are
our big towns in our range. In addition, the
college has upwards of 1000 people right on
campus.
Q-DO YOU HAVE ANY LOYAL LISTENERS?
A-We have a number of regular callers every week,
particularly from Portland and Windham. I have
personally met many people who have said they
listen to the show but don't call in either
because they don't want the long-distance charges
or they think we are doing such a good job with
our playlist already. We also gain a few one-time
listeners every so often when we choose a certain
band for Artist of the Week that they dig or
when we interview bands from the area and their
fans call in.
Q-HOW CAN MY BAND BE INTERVIEWED ON MONKEY
BUSINESS?
A-Sending us an e-mail would be a good start.
Q-WHAT IS THE ARTIST OF THE WEEK?
A-Artist of the Week is something that Frankie
thought up for Monkey Business. Frankie had a
very very good idea that revolutionized the show
in it. Basically, the Artist of the Week consists
of one hour of music by a particular band every
week on Monkey Business from 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM.
In the past, we have chosen Warrant, Iron Maiden,
Ratt, Poison, Quiet Riot, Twisted Sister,
Motley Crue among many others. We try to play
stuff from every era of the bands career and even
every album if possible.
Q-DOES WSJB HAVE IT'S OWN STATION WEBSITE?
A-Yes, see the homepage for the link.
Q-HOW COME THIS IS THE ONLY SHOW ON WSJB 91.5 FM
THAT HAS A WEBSITE? WHY DON'T YOU LIST OTHER
SHOWS ON HERE?
A-Everybody else is too lazy to make an official
site for the station or their shows.
I (Will Matson) haven't got the time to promote
or make sites for other people's shows.
Q-WHY DOES THE NAME OF YOUR SHOW CHANGE? LIKE
FROM "VADER TIME" TO "RUN FOR COVER" AND SO ON?
IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME SHOW, WHY CHANGE THE NAME?
A-We look at each season as a new beginning.
Our loyal listeners know it's the same show
and new listeners will think of it as a new show.
Besides, each time around we tweak the format
and play with some new ideas.
But since we have gotten such a great response
to "Monkey Business" the name will not be changing
again.
Q-WHY IS YOUR SHOW WORTH LISTENING TO? WHAT DOES
IT HAVE TO OFFER THAT OTHER SIMILAR SHOWS DON'T?
A-Why is this show good? Let me count the ways.
1. We are on a non-commercial station, so there is
a LOT more time for music with no interruptions
except for dj talk or station liners. We can get
55 songs spun in a five hour period!
2. Will and Frankie are two guys that ad-lib and
don't have writers prepare "envelope-pushing
material." We are always off-the-wall but also
like to do radio traditionally, the way it was
meant to be. We're not Stern and don't pretend to
be!
3. We play any good rock request. Call up and name
something, we probably have it and we like to be
challenged when it comes to good hard rock/metal.
In addition to the old hits by your favorite
bands from the past, we play the obscure
stuff that never gets heard and new songs by
old bands.
4. Both of the dj's have unique humor and
truly like what they play.
5. There aren't many places in Maine to find this
kind of music anymore.
6. You'll never hear a rock mix quite like this!
7. We tell you the real and up-to-date story
"Behind the Music." Whether it was the biggest
band in the land or a little footnote who no one
remembers, we will always let you know what they
are up to before or after we spin them.
Q-HOW DID FRANKIE GET ON THE SHOW WITH WILL?
A-Will was looking to retool "Vader Time" and
really wanted a co-host. Will had heard of
Frankie and then he positioned himself to be in
the right place at the right time. They met and
Frankie was asked to guest on the show, it
went so well that he came on for a permanent
position.
Q-CAN I LISTEN TO THE SHOW ONLINE?
A-It's not really up to us. Someday I hope to be able to let you have that capability but the
higher-up's have to do their part.
Q-WHY DO YOU ALWAYS PLAY DOUBLE SHOTS OF BANDS?
WHY NOT MIX AND MATCH BANDS WITH EACH OTHER?
A-I (Will) am not a mix-master and don't pretend
to be. Besides, you don't get much out of a band
by just hearing one song on the radio. Plus, if
you are only doing one song of a group, it is too
hard to pick between playing the new single or an
old classic. Instead, I solve any problems by
playing both.
Please take the time to pray for Mr. Crosby,
the former guitar player from Ratt. Robbin
contributed a great deal to the rock music scene
over the better part of 20 years. Take some time
to think of him and turn up some vintage Ratt
music! Speaking for WSJB and Monkey Business, I
wish that Robbin does experience a little bit of
joy in the days ahead. Whatever the future
may bring, we appreciate your music Robbin!
The biography.
WSJB is a non-commercial station out of Standish,
Maine. It is on the campus of Saint Joseph's
College. The frequency is 91.5 FM and the towns
that can hear this station are listed on the home
page.
Will Matson joined WSJB in September of 1998
and set out to do a total throwback show to
bands from the 80's. It included everything from
Poison, Motley Crue and Ratt to Midnight Oil,
Escape Club and The Fixx. This show was called
"Vader Time" and ran until the end of the 1998
Fall Semester at SJC (Saint Joseph's College).
As of right now, Will has been at WSJB longer
than anyone else.
Will ran this show every Wednesday from 6:00 PM
to 8:00 PM and also on Saturday's from 7:00 PM
to 11:45 PM. Sometimes, the dj before Will
on Saturday's couldn't make her shifts so
he would heroically go on the air at 6:00 PM
or even 5:00 PM.
While doing "Vader Time," Will got a lot of
requests and good reviews for his unique style.
Will thought the show was missing a little
something so he recruited the area's resident
"metal head" who was very interested in joining
the ranks. His name was Frankie Canillas.
Will now had a co-host.
Frankie made his first appearance with Will on
the first "Vader Time" of December, Wednesday
the 2nd. He has been along for the ride ever
since.
In January of 1999, "Vader Time" became "Run for
cover" and kept the same time slots until the
end of the school year in May. More of an
emphasis was put on rock and heavy metal from the
80's.
In September of 1999, "Run for cover" changed
to "Nothing but a good time" and moved from twice
a week to once a week, Saturday nights from
8:00 PM to 12:10 AM.
By now, the transformation
from retro and rock/metal was complete, it was
now an all-hard rock/metal show. Some of the
long-time listeners were disappointed so
"Nothing but a good time" had a hard time getting
off the ground for awhile but it eventually
caught on. The show ran from September until
December of 1999.
In January of 2000, "Nothing but a good time"
has now become "Monkey Business." The format
has been firmly set and the response has been
incredible.
The first show was February 5, 2000. The show
still runs once a week on Saturday but is now
back to the original start time of 7:00 PM and
runs until Midnight.
The first season was completed on May 6, 2000.
Season #4 started on September 22, 2001. The
response has been great again and people are glad
to have us back!
INDIVIDUAL BIOS:
--------------------------------------------------
Will Matson
Will has lived in Maine all
his life. His first favorite groups were
Motley Crue, Faster Pussycat, Bon Jovi and
UB40. That has slightly changed now and he likes
a lot more groups such as Bulletboys, Poison,
Motley Crue, Quiet Riot and many more.
Will's dream is to do a free-form rock show at
a non-commerical station nearby his home in his
spare time! Will has over 1600 albums in his
collection.
Will has seen Kiss, Joan Jett, Def Leppard,
Slaughter (twice), Dokken, Cinderella, Poison,
Dixie Chicks, Britny Fox, Vince Neil, Ratt
and Steppenwolf live.
Boring facts:
-Will is an avid video game
fan as well and owns many systems and games!
-Will is a Libertarian and Pisces
Favorites (Will)
Books: Old Yeller, Salem's Lot, Borderlands
Channel: VH-1, TBS
Movie: Halloween series, most any horror flick
TV Show: Full House
--------------------------------------------------
Frankie Canillas
Frankie was born in 1980. He is an avid
runner and a true metalhead. His sense
of humor and free-spiritedness (as well as a
fine music collection) is what drew Will to him
in the first place.
Frankie is Will's "co-host" on paper but he has
done a lot of behind-the-scenes work and
contributed a lot of ideas and bands to the show.
Frankie lives in Massachusetts and has seen
Def Leppard, Alice Cooper, Poison (twice), Dokken,
Cinderella, Ratt, Great White, Ted Nugent,
Kiss, Quiet Riot, Warrant and Joan Jett live.
Frankie does plenty of shows on his own as well.
--------------------------------------------------
Frequently asked questions.
We get a lot of questions, hope this helps.
I have personally been asked each and every
question on here and always reply thruthfully.
Q-DO YOU EVER PLAN ON MOVING ON TO A LARGER
STATION?
A-Frankie does plan to go to broadcast school.
Will is not going to broadcast school but will
look into some radio stations and try to join one
right out of college, he does have a good resume.
Q-IS THERE ANY TRUTH TO THE RUMOR THAT YOU
WERE A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED IN SEASON #3
A-Season #3 of Monkey Business had plenty of
good moments but there were also quite a few
problems and disappointments. Season #4 is
already looking up. We already have a lot of
buzz spreading on the show and a lot of new
listeners who have discovered us have already
contacted us.
Q-WHAT WERE THE DISAPPOINTMENTS IN SEASON #3?
A-Fine, if you got to know. There was some
backlash against our show due to our success.
Plus, we had two other shows which were totally
ripping off what we were doing so the station
was being oversaturated with our type of music.
Secondly, we had some personal problems outside
of the radio station that happened to be brought
into the station.
Q-HOW COME YOU PLAYED QUIET RIOT SONGS SUCH AS
"WHATEVER IT TAKES" AND "DANGER ZONE" WHEN YOU
PLAYED THEM AS THE ARTIST OF THE WEEK AND
DIDN'T DO "SLICK BLACK CADILLAC."?
A-When we do an artist, we try to represent
every album that they have ever put out,
provided we have access to it. "Whatever it
takes" came from 'Down to the Bone' which Quiet
Riot put out in 1995, an excellent album. I
have to represent this album, even if it wasn't
overly popular as it is part of the band's
history and some of our listeners are familiar
with the album. Also, "Danger Zone" was a rare,
unreleased track which the band performed at the
1983 US Festival, which I have a copy of. I
like to cover the rare unreleased tracks (Danger
Zone) or the obscure tracks from obscure albums
(Whatever it takes) even if it is at the expense
of another hit. But if you did listen, as you
seemed to, both of those tracks in question are
excellent songs nonetheless and we also played
plenty of Quiet Riot's hits as well. I feel we
owe it to diehards and casual fans alike to
represent everything that Quiet Riot and other
bands we play have to offer. I hope this helps.
Q-HOW COME YOU REPEATED WARRANT AND QUIET RIOT
AS ARTISTS OF THE WEEK? YOU ALREADY DID THEM
BEFORE?
A-It seemed like a good time to do both artists
again, it had been awhile since we had chosen
them as the Artist of the Week plus we
admittedly needed to "fill" a week because
occasionally we may not have an artist in mind
for a particular week so we repeat an old one,
guess you figured out our little secret :)
Q-HOW MANY REQUESTS DO YOU REALLY GET, HOW MANY
CALLS AND HOW FAR OF A RANGE DO YOU HAVE?
A-For Monkey Business anyway, we average 20-30
calls a night. Now you may think this is low but
it isn't bad for a college station playing
"outdated" or "uncool" music on a weekend late
at night, especially considering that our signal
travels roughly 30 miles. So out of those phone
calls, we end up playing between 7 to 15
requests on the average, out of 50 to 60 songs
in five hours.
Q-COME ON, DO PEOPLE REALLY LISTEN?
A-As a matter of fact, they do. Our signal
travels about 30 miles or so, give or take a bit.
We are blessed by the fact that our station is
right in the middle of one of the most populated
areas of the state. Windham and Portland are
our big towns in our range. In addition, the
college has upwards of 1000 people right on
campus.
Q-DO YOU HAVE ANY LOYAL LISTENERS?
A-We have a number of regular callers every week,
particularly from Portland and Windham. I have
personally met many people who have said they
listen to the show but don't call in either
because they don't want the long-distance charges
or they think we are doing such a good job with
our playlist already. We also gain a few one-time
listeners every so often when we choose a certain
band for Artist of the Week that they dig or
when we interview bands from the area and their
fans call in.
Q-HOW CAN MY BAND BE INTERVIEWED ON MONKEY
BUSINESS?
A-Sending us an e-mail would be a good start.
Q-WHAT IS THE ARTIST OF THE WEEK?
A-Artist of the Week is something that Frankie
thought up for Monkey Business. Frankie had a
very very good idea that revolutionized the show
in it. Basically, the Artist of the Week consists
of one hour of music by a particular band every
week on Monkey Business from 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM.
In the past, we have chosen Warrant, Iron Maiden,
Ratt, Poison, Quiet Riot, Twisted Sister,
Motley Crue among many others. We try to play
stuff from every era of the bands career and even
every album if possible.
Q-DOES WSJB HAVE IT'S OWN STATION WEBSITE?
A-Yes, see the homepage for the link.
Q-HOW COME THIS IS THE ONLY SHOW ON WSJB 91.5 FM
THAT HAS A WEBSITE? WHY DON'T YOU LIST OTHER
SHOWS ON HERE?
A-Everybody else is too lazy to make an official
site for the station or their shows.
I (Will Matson) haven't got the time to promote
or make sites for other people's shows.
Q-WHY DOES THE NAME OF YOUR SHOW CHANGE? LIKE
FROM "VADER TIME" TO "RUN FOR COVER" AND SO ON?
IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME SHOW, WHY CHANGE THE NAME?
A-We look at each season as a new beginning.
Our loyal listeners know it's the same show
and new listeners will think of it as a new show.
Besides, each time around we tweak the format
and play with some new ideas.
But since we have gotten such a great response
to "Monkey Business" the name will not be changing
again.
Q-WHY IS YOUR SHOW WORTH LISTENING TO? WHAT DOES
IT HAVE TO OFFER THAT OTHER SIMILAR SHOWS DON'T?
A-Why is this show good? Let me count the ways.
1. We are on a non-commercial station, so there is
a LOT more time for music with no interruptions
except for dj talk or station liners. We can get
55 songs spun in a five hour period!
2. Will and Frankie are two guys that ad-lib and
don't have writers prepare "envelope-pushing
material." We are always off-the-wall but also
like to do radio traditionally, the way it was
meant to be. We're not Stern and don't pretend to
be!
3. We play any good rock request. Call up and name
something, we probably have it and we like to be
challenged when it comes to good hard rock/metal.
In addition to the old hits by your favorite
bands from the past, we play the obscure
stuff that never gets heard and new songs by
old bands.
4. Both of the dj's have unique humor and
truly like what they play.
5. There aren't many places in Maine to find this
kind of music anymore.
6. You'll never hear a rock mix quite like this!
7. We tell you the real and up-to-date story
"Behind the Music." Whether it was the biggest
band in the land or a little footnote who no one
remembers, we will always let you know what they
are up to before or after we spin them.
Q-HOW DID FRANKIE GET ON THE SHOW WITH WILL?
A-Will was looking to retool "Vader Time" and
really wanted a co-host. Will had heard of
Frankie and then he positioned himself to be in
the right place at the right time. They met and
Frankie was asked to guest on the show, it
went so well that he came on for a permanent
position.
Q-CAN I LISTEN TO THE SHOW ONLINE?
A-It's not really up to us. Someday I hope to be able to let you have that capability but the
higher-up's have to do their part.
Q-WHY DO YOU ALWAYS PLAY DOUBLE SHOTS OF BANDS?
WHY NOT MIX AND MATCH BANDS WITH EACH OTHER?
A-I (Will) am not a mix-master and don't pretend
to be. Besides, you don't get much out of a band
by just hearing one song on the radio. Plus, if
you are only doing one song of a group, it is too
hard to pick between playing the new single or an
old classic. Instead, I solve any problems by
playing both.
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