Scumbaggery and Skullduggery
Despite the best intentions behind it, it’s seemed from the beginning like Podcast Alley was doomed to be a festering pit of corruption. At its best, it was impossible to tell between true popularity and differentials in willingness to campaign. I went out of my way not to worry about it for a long time, [...]
Music Talk
The conversation I had with Ross Rader, Brian Ibbott and Bret Fausett about music in podcasts is now up and live. I’m curious for any feedback y’all might have. Did I make any sense here? I felt like I might have actually worked a little towards convincing Bret – who comes from about the opposite [...]
Grumpy Dickhead Chronicles
You can never predict which blog posts people will pick up on. In my case, often the ones I may not want trumpeted get that treatment. One case in point, is Doc Searls picking up on my bristling exhange with Lucas Gonze, which he refers to as “The Grumpy Dickhead Chronicles.” Sigh. Oh well, that’s [...]
Blues Podcast
On a whim, I checked out the Roadhouse Blues podcast. There were a number of good songs on there, so imagine my suprise when they announced that one of the bands, Johnny Flash and the Rockets, are from Myrtle Beach. That’s right, I discovered a good band local to me by listening to this new [...]
EGC Clambake Episode for Feb 25, 2005
Here is the Bittorrent link and direct MP3 download for the EGC clambake for February 25, 2005.
In this episode, I talk about the music permission I got from Michelle Malone, reminisce about the late 80’s music scene in Atlanta and play a few of her songs, all whilst urging people to buy her albums.
This [...]
This American Blindspot
Tonight I heard a chunk of This American Life that was a repeat I had previously listened to. I usually love the show, but this one I didn’t like very much. I realized that pretty much every episode I don’t much like has something in common – lots of Jonathan Goldstein. Not to disparage the [...]
Another Music Permission
I landed another musician with podcast play permission. I’m not going to mention her name yet, but she is a singer-songwriter, not the biggest name in the world but someone whose music has been highly important to me. She gave me the signoff, and has even agreed to do a phone interview for the podcast. [...]
KCRW Podcasts!
Reader/listener Sue sent me a note that KCRW will begin podcasting some of its shows! Holy guacamole, this is cool! That makes it that much easier to listen to The Treatment with my new hero and interviewing role model Elvis Mitchell. This is awesome stuff. I’m glad KCRW gets it, and climbed on board.
George Carlin Witticism of the Day
Regarding “safe and sound”: I’ve often been safe, but seldom have I been sound.
George Carlin Day Calendar for 2/24/2005
EGC Clambake Episode for Feb 22, 2005
Here is the Bittorrent link and direct MP3 download for the EGC clambake for February 22, 2005.
In this episode, I read a few words from the pen of Hunter S. Thompson; I talk about the devastation suicide wreaks on the survivors; I play a song from DQE; I play a song from Camper Van [...]
Virtual Round Table
I had a Skype call this evening with Ross Rader, Brett Fausett and Brian Ibbott. Ross organized this to talk about music in podcasting, and our differing approaches to licensing. It was an interesting call, and I’m looking forward to Ross making that available in his podcast. I will note that I’m the only person [...]
Hold On
I find myself taken with a thought I can’t let go. I wonder if the Right Reverend HS Thompson had waited one day, just long enough to find that tapes had surfaced of George Bush discussing his drug use, would that given him enough schadenfreude, enough reason to carry on if just to write about [...]
False Mathematics of the RIAA
Here’s an article saying similar things to what I said last week, that the existence of any RIAA sanctioned all-you-can-download subscription services competely undermines their assertions that filetrading causes economic losses in the hundreds of thousands of dollars per file. That math just don’t work out.
George Carlin Witticism for Presidents’ Day
When you read about all the presidents who had affairs, you feel sorry for Gerald Ford. Apparently no one wanted him. Except Betty. And she was drunk a lot.
George Carlin Day Calendar for 2/21/2005
Dr. Gonzo Gives In to Darkness
Oh fucking hell, what a thing to wake up to. Hunter S. Thompson shot himself yesterday. As Martin Lee said in the BBC article “Sad but not surprising.” I feel like America has just had a frontal lobotomy – we’re less crazy and more pliable, but we’ve lost an essential part of our personality.
Jonny X Wisdom
My pal Jonny X sent me this link tonight. Nice to know that they are so enlightened over at Pack Square.
EGC Clambake Episode for Feb 20, 2005
Here is the Bittorrent link and direct MP3 download for the EGC clambake for February 20, 2005.
In this episode, I play the six (?!) IDs that Michael Butler got for me at Wondercon in San Francisco; I play an American Heartbreak song ; I talk a little about Harold Gilchrist’s role in the birth [...]
Say Huh?
Lucas Gonze seems to be one of these folks who is smart, does good work, and with whom I share a lot of interests but for some reason has a complete hard-off for me. For example, in this post where he says:
Harold Gilchrist has a passionate post, with overwhelming supporting evidence, about not getting credit [...]
First Reported Sighting in the Wild
It has happened. Shirts are beginning to be seen out in the world. If you bought one of these shirts, please do send me photos of yourself wearing them. It should be pointed out that the person in this photo is in fact my brother.
EGC Clambake Episode for Feb 18, 2005
Here is the Bittorrent link and direct MP3 download for the EGC clambake for February 18, 2005.
In this episode, I jump straight into a Gentle Readers song just to get it rocking; I play a clip of Jill Sobule talking to David Dye about sampling in her music and the “a-holes” in the music [...]
