The Ledge #700: Lucky Number Seven

700 episodes of The Ledge? Who would have ever believed that to be
possible? I certainly didn’t when I started this show way back in
2010. Podcasts were relatively new at this point, and I just
assumed it would be a fun lark that would fizzle out within a few
months. Even the format of the show was different back then. For
the most part, I invited friends to pick out a dozen or so of their
favorite songs, and we’d talk about them in between playing them.
Everything changed when I linked up with RealPunkRadio. Suddenly
this was a real radio show. Suddenly I had some labels and artists
sending me music. These shows were primarily centered around
elaborate themes, as that’s the way my mind thinks. There just HAS
to be a reason to air a song. The themes still exist all these
years later, but the concepts are much looser. Every month there’s
a new release episode or two. I may celebrate certain years, or
have all-covers broadcasts. But rarely do I go much deeper than
that. Even tonight’s celebration isn’t exactly a deep thought
concept. I figured pulling together over two hours of “track 7’s”
would […]