Mark was born in Massachusetts. He grew up in Nashua, New Hampshire and graduated College in Maine. He started on WCYY February 2005. He's the host of WCYY's new music / local music show, "Spinout". Marks was VP Marketing & Promotions for an independent record label in NJ in the late 90's. He's written a music column for a newspaper and a website. He listens to & collects a lot of music. A lot. He watches & collects a lot of movies. Marks a fan of the Boston Celtics, crushed ice, Brigham's Coffee Ice Cream, Jack Lemmon, wearing hats, Seka, lemon/lime seltzer, Nacho Libre, Mike Gorman, record stores, Wolfman Jack, hot pretzles, Lauren & Wally, Friendlys, hot tea and Paul Newman. He owns two 8-track players, stopped wearing white socks in 1998 and was given the key to City of Portland, Maine (seriously). Also, December 3rd 2012 was officially named "Mark Curdo Day" in state of Maine (seriously). He hopes to someday meet Stevie Wonder, Chuck Berry, Smokey Robinson, Paul McCartney, King Ad Rock, Rodney Bingenheimer, Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Shakira, Owen Wilson, Hall & Oates and anyone from Van Halen. "Be yourself, everyone else is already taken".
Mark Curdo
My Favorites of the 90’s… Just Some of Them [VIDEO]
For our 90's weekend, I slapped together a video medley of some my favorite music from the 90's. I know I forgot a ton and this isn't in any order; just the songs I'm pretty sure are my favorite from each band I liked in the 90's! Enjoy.. or not.
Sygnal To Noise “Under Construction”
Local rock band Sygnal To Noise will officially release their 2nd ep "Under Construction" this weekend.
More Proof Cats Are A**Holes [VIDEO]
Since people celebrated dogs last week for Natl' Dog Day, it seems fair to celebrate cats too.... celebrate how much they mess up the works! (some language NSFW)
Wrestling Great Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka Charged With 3rd Degree Murder
The world of wrestling seems to have a new story every day. This one is a bit bigger though and not so awesome.
Portland’s El Rayo… Closing Location, but Planning to Relocate
Man, the restaurant game around here is no joke! There's always some moves happening. This time though, the move isn't the restaurant's decision.
I Still Believe in the Band… Shihad [VIDEO] [AUDIO]
We all have those bands we think should have gone over bigger! Bands we still believe in to this day. I'm gonna re-visit those bands now and then and maybe introduce some of you to them. Hey, maybe there's still hope!
WCYY’s X Ambassadors Contest
Click here to find out how you could spend the day with X-Ambassadors and CYY.
Do You Know About Insane Inflatable? This is Major Fun Stuff!
Joggin, runnin, bouncin, hoppin' and skippin! Sept 12th you can be apart of our 2015 Insane Inflatable 5k. Click here for info & tix and watch Rob from CYY run the course with his Go-Pro Camera.
Newer Local Music Videos To Check Out [VIDEO]
Pretty nice flow of music videos in recent times from local acts. Check em out in case you missed any of them.
Videos From Songs on Today’s Throwback lunch [VIDEO]
Hey it's Mark! Hosting the Throwback Lunch again for the next week. Me happy. Here's a bit of what today looked like, in music video form!
What Does Portland Need For Restaurants?
With the loss of one restaurant this week, the question is - what if anything will replace it AND and an even more pressing question is in this city loaded with eat spots is what are we in need of would you say?
For Natl’ Dog Day… It’s The Bulldog Watching Family Guy [VIDEO]
It's funny every, single, solitary, time! Never seen it? Fix that right here, right now.
Something Special for Spinout Listeners + Joy Division Fans [VIDEO]
Listen to this weeks episode of Spinout for a chance to win the FOUR, 180 gram vinyl re-releases from Joy Division.
Oops! Kid Trips Into 1.5 Million Dollar Painting [VIDEO]
Kids will be kids! They're not always the most sure of their step as you know. This kid however made the most expensive stumble possibly ever.
Oldest Known Message-In-A-Bottle Found
Find out about the bottle washes up after 110+ of sailing around the world!
Back to School… Already? [VIDEO]
Is something wrong or does it seem that summer vacation for kids gets shorter and shorter each year? Well, here's some killer movie reminders for those back to school blues.