Like peas in a podcast

[vovat]

I never really took to the whole podcast scene, but there are two of them I listen to regularly, those being the They Might Be Giants one, and the one put out by frankblack.net. The latter has some cool stuff, including interviews with Frank and people associated with him. In the most recent one, the hosts talked with Rich Gilbert from the Catholics, and played an instrumental song of his, which was actually pretty cool. I downloaded the first Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven podcast, but there either never was a second one, or my computer just never managed to find it. And Neko Case's site has been saying her podcast is "coming soon" for months now. I'd definitely listen to both of those if they ever updated. Are there any other podcasts that I really should be listening to, but of which I am not aware? As you might have guessed, I tend to be drawn more to music-oriented podcasts.

I've seen some people say that they enjoyed making podcasts because they always wanted to have their own radio shows. I can definitely see the appeal here. I wouldn't mind doing my own podcast, if I had the technical savvy and thought anyone would want to listen. Plus, I'd probably want to play music, and wouldn't that involve licensing fees?

Anyway, since I've committed myself to commenting on every TMBG podcast, I'll say a few words about number 10A. It includes a new song, "Homunculus," but I'm not really sure what I think of it. I believe Robin Goldwasser's "I Hear A New World" was the theme song to John Flansburgh's short-lived radio show. The introductory music puts me in mind of the Magnetic Fields. Then there's the demo for "Cyclops Rock," which I've heard many times before. I've always thought Flansy's voice sounded kind of thin and nasal on it, as if he had a cold when he recorded it. The Mink Car version is probably better overall, although I don't like Cerys Matthews or the omission of Nixon. And as for "Larger Than Life," well, I'm not exactly a fan of reggae.

Comments

[amyawesome.livejournal.com]

The cyclops rock demo is a bit too fast moving for me, which is weird considering how much fast stuff I listen to. I am just used to the Mink Car version.

I am way too lazy for html today. sorry!

[vovat.livejournal.com]

I'd actually heard the demo first, so I was used to that before Mink Car came out. I don't recall the MC version being noticeably slower, but it's been a while since I've listened to it.

Re: podcasting

[dragonxbait.livejournal.com]

I *think* you can get around liscensing fees if you are following certain guidelines which fall within fair use.

In any 3-hour period, we can webcast:

* No more than 3 songs from one album;
no more than 2 played consecutively
* No more than 4 songs from a set/compilation;
no more than 3 played consecutively
* No more than 4 recorded songs by the same artist
(live studio appearances are okay)

from: http://www.wfuv.org/streamdmca.html

Re: podcasting

[vovat.livejournal.com]

Well, that page also says there shouldn't be any way to access a particular song, and since podcasts usually allow rewinding and fast-forwarding, that requirement might be difficult to meet.