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podcast no 23 - Kia Kaha!
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Kia Kaha is the nearest Maori equivalent to "rock on". All today's music is from New Zealand, starting with a haka performed by the All Blacks, New Zealand's fearsome rugby team. And I forgot to say that amongst Richard's prize possessions are signed photos of Tana and Mike Umaga.
Many thanks to Benjamin from Venture Electric for helping me find the bands for this podcast. Buy his CD! - No, buy all today's artists CDs!
So, the first song was Realise by Venture Electric. Benjamin says it's his favourite on the album. I can see why, although I think Cash (podcast no 12 and 13) is a fine song too.
If you like music that is industrial but with melodic vocals. look no further than Jordan Reyne. I played Jordan's song Karlsruhe. I meant to tell the story of when I was in Karlsruhe in 1978. I was hitching round Europe. I was in Karlsruhe, climbing out of the cab of a lorry, rucksack on my back. I fell backwards, from about 7 feet up. The lorry driver ran round, and found me flat on my back on the pavement, cracked up with laughter.
Blain Hosford then gave us Payload. Benjamin says Blain used to be with Autumn Stone. Well, he's making good music on his own.
Brett Adams and Dianne Swann are The Bads. And they're not bad: just listen to Bit by Bit. Superb.
And another great track to end the podcast: Four Feet by the enigmatic Punches.
Equally enigmatic was the visitor who provided the website of the week, the BBC Doctor Who site. Now, where was Richard?
Today's soundbed music was by Cagey House and Torchomatic. The title music is by Tragic Shellsuit Disaster.
Don't forget to e-mail your competition entries: closing date for entries 31 May 2006. And please sign my guestmap - link on the right.
podcast no 22 - kovetkezonel kiszalunk
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The title of today's podcast is Hungarian, it means "we're getting off next stop". To find out why, you'll have to listen!
Today's music is rather mellower. The podcast starts with 2 Hungarian artists, and then 3 songs by british artists.
The first of the Magyars is Andrea Gerak, whose son Avar Az A Madar means Lonely is the bird. Andrea is followed by Ethnosonic, and their song Traveller.
Returning to the UK, I then played Life Is So Good by English singer-songwriter Anna Neale. A welcome return for Anna, whose song Can You Read Me I played a few weeks back.
Scottish band Amplifico are creating a lot of buzz in the podcasting world. If you haven't heard their music before, see what you think of Combing My Soul For More. Like them or not, they have a very original sound.
Today's showstopper, in every sense of the word, is Love Undercover by Vivien Scotson. I defy anyone not to like that song!
Dont forget to e-mail your competition entries: closing date 31 May 2006.
Today's soundbed music was by Ethnosonic and Green Eyes. The title music is by Tragic Shellsuit Disaster.
Next week's podcast starts with a challenge to a fight!
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podcast no 21 - Squashed tomatoes (and stew)
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A bit of fun today, because today I'm 21 again. The 27th time, in fact. So thanks to Grant from Three From Leith and Jame and Matt from the Pokepark Podcast for their contributions.
You also hear from Raymond from the last band, The Eisenhowers set a competition question, and the top top prize is a copy of The Eisenhowers' cd Almost Half Undressed. The question is: which famous movie is the dialogue sampled in "Mr and Mrs Frankenstein" taken from. E-mail entries to lectriclingo@gmail.com by 31 May. Winner to be announced in the first podcast in June.
In all the excitement, I mustn't forget the music. First up, a second play on the podcast for the excellent Never See by Kasino from Scotland. That was my birthday present to myself. I love that song.
No less wonderful was What Are We Doing Here by Unborn Sun from Stockton, California, who were followed by a track to bop along to, Angie Damage from Charleston, South Carolina with her song Poppa's a Healer.
We then took a break for Richard's website of the week, www.deannicholas.co.uk.
After that, 2 songs by The Eisenhowers from Glasgow, Scotland, said by some to be the music capital of Europe. Who am I to disagree? Raymond from the band introduces the first song, Mr and Mrs Frankenstein. The second song played is If Satellites Should Fall.
Soundbed music today by Cagey House, Map and Torchomatic. The title music for the podcast is by Tragic Shellsuit Disaster.
Don't forget the competition entries! And please sign my guestmap (link on the right hand side of this page)
the electrical language podcast in the press!
 OK, so it's only the in-house magazine at work, which ran a little piece on my "unusual hobby" of podcasting. Click on the photo on the left to enlarge: you may just be able to read the piece.
This has already lead to a number of cenversations in which I've explained what a podcast is, and how podcasting works. And as for the "isn't music downloading illegal?" type questions!
I explain that I always get permission to play songs, and do my best to stay "podsafe", that is not to play songs without the go ahead from copyright owners. Most of the music I play is by unsigned artists, and so record companies, publishing houses etc aren't involved to complicate things.
podcast no 20 - It's her fault!
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Well, I reckon I've got some fantastic music for you, so feast your ears on this.
First up, Blame Amy (which has always seemed the right thing to do), from Bend in Oregon, and their song Flawgic. I was in Oregon in 1980, but that's another story. Anyway, Blame Amy have just released their debut cd (not ep as I said on the podcast), and judging by the few tracks I've heard, if you like Flawgic, you'll like this band.
I played Palmreader by Whirl about 3 months ago. This time it's The Test. I listened to Whirl's cd again this week, and it was a tough choice as to which of several tracks to play this time. Again, an album to buy if you liked what you heard.
Then I lost my usual English reserve to gush about Under My Skin by Petrosino from Rome. If you disagree, post a comment and tell me I've got no taste. Then I'll send the boys round!
More gushing followed as I played 2 tracks by Junk, from Glasgow: I Wouldn't Get Out Of Bed (For Anyone Else) and Untethered. Junk's new cd The Last Stand Of The Conspiracy Cowboy is available for purchase today from the band's website. I don't know the price, but it will be worth it.
And while you're at it, listen to Cruisin' with Susan, another great podcast: www.soozrowan.libsyn.com.
The soundbed music (music I spoilt by talking over) was Issues and Subscriptions by Map and Regression by Green Eyes. Sorry guys.
You can find all the bands' myspace pages via mine: until next week, they're all in my top 8 friends. If you're a myspace fiend you'll know what that means.
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