New Voices
While I was sunning myself, Doug Kaye posted the most recent episode of Voices in Your Head. This one is my interview with John Buckman, CEO of Magnatune Records. This is the first of a couple of music episodes of the show. As much as I love interviewing authors and aim to continue doing it [...]
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Vacation
Forgive my absence, and typos in this post. I’m typing it into my Sharp Zaurus with my Pockettop keyboard aboard a flight from San Juan Puerto Rico to Washington DC. We went on a vacation, our first go-to-a-resorty-hotel type vacation in five years. I meant to record a short episode of a clambake but Audacity [...]
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Scenes from the Cluetrain Depot
Scene 1:
Hugh MacLeod of Gaping Void sets up a blog for his bespoke tailor friend, which talks about the behind the scenes stuff as well as informing people how to become a customer of his services. Gaping Void readers are buying those suits, now that they understand how to get into the game. The market [...]
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Podcasting on the SC Coast
Here is the podcasting article from the Charleston Post and Courier, in which I am quoted. It has an annoying registration requirement, but I created the username/password theseloginssuck/theseloginssuck . If I hadn’t know that I was in the article, about the time I saw that registration page I’d have closed the tab and never returned. [...]
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Matthew Bischoff in the Paper
My podcasting colleague, Matthew Bischoff, was featured in an article in his local newspaper. The article is weirdly negative and condescending in many ways, but you get a picture of Matthew and some neat background on him. I’m never surprised when incumbent media people slant these articles to be dismissive. In fact, I’m surprised [...]
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Podcasting and New Music
Here is an article from Bill Riski where he talks about the new music he has encountered due to podcasts. I account for a couple of those, and I couldn’t be happier. Spreading the love is a large part of what I want to accomplish. I am happy for Michelle Malone and the Gentle Readers [...]
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EGC Clambake Episode for March 6, 2005
Here is the Bittorrent link and direct MP3 download for the EGC clambake for March 6, 2005.
In this episode, I play an audio get-well card for David Newberger; I mention Caribbean Free Radio (again); I play the remainder of the interview with Michelle Malone and play a few songs from her; I talk about [...]
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Gillmor on Fire
Steve Gillmor went on a tear and blogged a scream of frustration that ties together the Grateful Dead, Eminem, podcasting, Google’s toolbar, and a lot more. Good god almighty. It’s got that fin de siecle despair a few years late (or maybe 95 years ahead of the game). Wow.
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Shuffle Trick
I just noticed a neat feature of the iPod Shuffle that I should have actually noticed before. When you unplug the headphones, it automatically pauses! Right on! I wear it all day as I work, and keep wearing it as I walk around the house. It’s not uncommon for the loop to snag on something [...]
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What’s the Spanish Word for Skype?
This time last year, I was taking my Spanish classes in Evanston each Saturday morning, which much as I liked learning it meant the weekend always kicked off in stress and frustration. Somewhere around that time, I had the brainstorm that I should find a Spanish speaking, English learning buddy. My plan was that we’d [...]
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George Carlin Political Statement of the Weekend
I don’t think we should be governing ourselves. What need is a king, and every now and then if the king’s not doing a good job, we kill him.
George Carlin Day Calendar for 3/5/2005
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Podcast Alley Improvements
Chris at Podcast Alley has made a lot of improvements to the site. The numerical voting is gone, so now all votes are in the positive, ie “I like this show.” That’s a big plus. Also, daily voting has been replaced by monthly, with the votes reset each month so that abandoned podcasts like Engadget [...]
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Best! Trailer! Ever!
Via Kung Fu Monkey comes this link to the trailer to the upcoming Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy movie. I’m not spastic for the property, per se, but this is the single most persuasive and funny trailer I have ever seen.
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EGC Clambake Episode for March 3, 2005
Here is the Bittorrent link and direct MP3 download for the EGC clambake for March 3, 2005.
In this episode, I talk a little about the ongoing controversy; I play an ass-kicker of a song by Sonia Tetlow; I talk about and play a clip from Caribbean Free Radio; I talk about my discussion with [...]
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Grampa’s Podcast
Funny cartoon recommended by my brother. It’s a trip to see this stuff become fodder for jokes, and suprising to see them actually be amusing.
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Island Chat
I have subscribed to a new podcast I am loving, Caribbean Free Radio. The show is well produced, Georgia is a very engaged and engaging host and I enjoy it. I’ll play a clip from her interview with 3Canal on my next show because those guys made so very much sense. I like the [...]
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I Hear Music
Yesterday I got two emails related to music in the clambake. In one, the correspondent said that while he wasn’t as hardcore as the guy who said he had never liked a single song I had ever played he thought the music is the weakest part of the show. Around the same time, I got [...]
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Quantity vs. Quality
I’ve been thinking about something my brother said in a comment earlier today. In part, he said:
Radio guys will always be amongst the most hungry for ratings. They are taught to be, it is how they make their money in radio.
I also think that part of the friction comes from podcasters naturally rejecting the imposition [...]
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EGC Clambake Episode for March 1, 2005
Here is the Bittorrent link and direct MP3 download for the EGC clambake for March 1, 2005.
In this episode, I play the first part of my interview with musician Michelle Malone and play one of her songs; I play a clip from the Web 2.0 “Music is a Platform” panel; I spin a Gentle [...]
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Benjamen Walker’s Theory of Everything
Last week when I posted about This American Life someone suggested to me Benjamen Walker’s Theory of Everything as something else that fills that quirky, brilliant, edgy niche. I subscribed and I really do like the show. I see on his blog that he posts about picking up a new station. He gives some clues [...]
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