Give Me the Treatment
I’ve blogged before my adulation for Elvis Mitchell’s The Treatment. I just couldn’t be happier they they are podcasting the show. It saves me the trouble of having to capture the streams. Last weeks show was his hilarious interview with Eric Idle, and I see that this weeks is with comic book artist and now [...]
Mark Cuban vs the RIAA
Here’s an interesting post from Mark Cuban (whose blog I have just started reading regularly.) He wants to compile statistics on how file-sharing has affected industries to test the RIAA’s claims that it has hurt their business. He points out that DVDs, photographs and video games have all seen their sales go way up. He [...]
My Brain Hurts
I’m taking a momentary break from the day job. I finished a task that seemed like it would take two or three days but was more like six or seven. I made several big pushes at it but there were just issues upon issues, and solving some involved tackling or creating others. Although this was [...]
New Voices
Another new episode of Voices in Your Head is up. This one is on the “Future of Music” with Gerd Leonhard and Dave Kusek. As always, check it out and let me know what you think.
This one kind of bookends with the interview with John Buckman. I’m sure the folks who had problems with that [...]
EGC Clambake Episode for March 25, 2005
Here is the Bittorrent link and direct MP3 download for the EGC clambake for March 25, 2005. Two days from recording to posting, yikes!
I talk about the music permissions I received from Michelle Shocked and play a song; I play a clip from the John Edwards podcast and talk about it; I rundown a dispute [...]
Lots of Life
The blogging and podcasting have been light in recent times. Things have been highly busy lately and will be for the near future. Despite the high load, I’ll try to keep at it enough that people don’t forget I’m here. I hate fading in and out, but sometimes there is too much life to fit [...]
What a Riot
Oddly enough, I don’t find this hairdryer shaped like a pistol nearly as much of a hoot as some seem to. Maybe it’s bigger fun for those who haven’t had loved ones actually shoot themselves in real life. Me personally, it made me want to puke every one of the multiple times it showed up [...]
George Carlin Non-sequitur of the Day
Is it illegal to charge admission to a free-for-all?
- from the George Carlin Day Calendar for March 24 2005
John Edwards Podcast
I’m listening to the John and Elizabeth Edwards podcast right now and it is really really good! Wow, this is the kind of thing I had in mind when we were talking about the power of the medium last August and September. It’s just the right combination of serious and silly, highly engaged and the [...]
EGC Clambake Episode for March 22, 2005
Here is the Bittorrent link and direct MP3 download for the EGC clambake for March 22, 2005.
I play the infamous iPodderX spot; I talk about getting permission from Sursumcorda Records to play the band Make Believe and then by god I do it; I play a promo for the Skinny on Sports; I talk [...]
Style Change
I’ve decided that I want to change my style. I’m going to wear cowboy hats more often, more string ties, boots, the whole deal. Maybe I’ll throw in some dark suits. Basically, I want to dress like a member of Lyle Lovett’s band. I don’t know why, I just do.
EGC Clambake Episode for March 20, 2005
Here is the Bittorrent link and direct MP3 download for the EGC clambake for March 20, 2005.
I play the last part of my interview with Gentle Readers/Arts and Sciences guitarist Lee Cuthbert; I play a song from The Arts and Sciences and a couple from the Gentle Readers; I thank everyone for their [...]
Creative Commons
In the early days of the podcast, I experimented with embedding the Creative Commons license in the actual MP3 itself. That didn’t work too well, since the wonderfully engineered Windows Media Player choked on it (the only media player to have any problems with it that I heard about, by the way.) I just want [...]
EGC Clambake Episode for March 19, 2005
Here is the Bittorrent link and direct MP3 download for the EGC clambake for March 19, 2005.
I play the first part of my interview with Gentle Readers/Arts and Sciences guitarist Lee Cuthbert; I play a song from The Arts and Sciences; I play the rest of part one of the interview and then [...]
Mac OS X Defragmenting
I’ve never needed a defrag program for one of my Macs before, but this constantly recording and filling up my hard drive is producing noticeable degradation of disk performance. What tools are good for this thing? Keep an eye towards the value/price ratio. Are there good free ones? I see that Micromat has one that [...]
Geaux Cajuns!
At the halftime, my alma mater University of Louisiana Lafayette is down by one point to Louisville. I’m hoping for the upset. I wish the damn thing was on TV here!
Dickhead
I’m on the first page of Google results for searching on “dickhead”. I couldn’t be prouder. I’d like to thank the little people for helping me get here.
Today’s Out-of-context Roger Ebert Quote
I loved this line out of Ebert’s review of The Upside of Anger. Dry, dry, dry.
It is also true, given the current state of drunk driving laws, that alcoholics are wise to choose lovers within walking distance.
Griffith and Eskridge Reading
My dear friends and great writers Nicola Griffith and Kelley Eskridge will be doing their first ever (?!) joint reading and signing next week. This will be at the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in Seattle (inside the Experience Music Project building by the Space Needle), Tuesday March 22 at 7 PM PST, more info [...]
EGC Clambake Episode for March 11, 2005
Here is the Bittorrent link and direct MP3 download for the EGC clambake for March 11, 2005.
This is the episode I tried to put out before the Puerto Rico trip but failed. I don’t want folks to forget I have a show here.
I play a new sponsorship clip; I play a song from the [...]
