March 9,
2000
On the Radio
Who are
Sheena
& Sam
and why are they saying those outrageous things?
L.A. radio duo will talk about anything
By G-Man
Syndicated by the
Immedia Wire Service
Fans make web sites for them. Callers wait 20 minutes on hold
to talk to them. And listeners never know what direction their minds are
going to bend. Who are they?
Meet Sheena Metal and Sam Phillips, of the Sheena & Sam Show on 97.1FM
Talk in Los Angeles, the L.A. duo who will talk about anything.
Recently moving to 7-9p.m Saturdays after months in the post-midnight / pre-dawn
netherworld, the two irrepressible talkers are proud to tackle any caller
on any subject. |
Self-described as "two chicks going at it in
the night" (yes, Sheena and Sam are girls), their show is often loud but
just as often proud of its examination of life on the edge of sanity. Most
of all, Sheena & Sam are downright funny.
Sheena mostly maintains an ear-friendly ambience, although she is very quick
to adopt the sassy tones of a classic put-down artist when confronted by
verbal outrage from listeners. This probably is the result of five years
of live performances with her shock-rock band, Beer Bong.
Bong has won a following in L.A. based on its high-energy send-up of eighties
rock, coupled with very funny lyrics that comment on everything in modern
society, including drugs, sex, cosmetic surgery, KISS, politics, and morality
(or lack thereof). Which is a perfect match for the Sheena & Sam program
because it, too, deals with everything in modern society, including drugs,
sex... etc.
Unlike shock-jocks, Sheena & Sam don¹t go looking for people to
attack or ridicule. "Nope, they come to us," Sheena says with a smile. "Actually,
we're fine with whatever trip or vibe a caller might be on. But if they get
out of hand, we're more than willing to fire back," she adds. And fire back
they do. |
With wicked timing and an offhand delivery that
kind of sneaks up on you, they have deftly dispatched all forms of late-night
callers from the belligerent, to the drunk, the drugged, to the stu-, um,
intellectually challenged in a way that makes even the most crass caller
tame in the end. Response has been great, especially judging by the wild
e-mail the duo has received on the 97.1 FM Talk web site
(www.fmtalk971.com).
"It's fun to have callers do funny things on their own initiative," Sheena
states. Sam agrees: "We listen with a sympathetic ear. And then I usually
laugh about something Sheena or the caller says."
Funny and sometimes unsettling, but always entertaining, the program is the
most unusual blend of high-energy concepts and laid-back delivery. Verbally,
Sheena & Sam punch holes in the alternate reality of many people¹s
warped minds.
Or, as more than one listener has put it, "Sheena & Sam say what needs
to be said."
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