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The Trappings of a Misspent Adulthood
Feb. 5th, 2007
01:05 pm - Thank you, friends!
Hey there,
I just wanted to thank everyone who listened the "Top 20 Indie Albums of 2006" episode of my downloadable radio show, 120 Megabytes. It turned out to be a (relatively) huge success, with more than three times as many downloads (22) as my previously most popular show (7). There's been a ton of newly-leaked albums over the past few weeks, so expect Episode 6 to have a sleeker, more varied sound. I'll most likely be transitioning from giving 5 artists 15 minutes apiece to playing 8 artists for 8-10 minutes this time around. We'll see...
I've been listening and slotting for the past week or so, and plan to record this next weekend (the 10th & 11th). Hopefully, I'll be able to have links posted before hitting the sack Sunday night.
Thanks again!
Jan. 14th, 2007
04:07 pm - 120 Megabytes counts down the Top 20 Indie Albums of 2006
At long last, the moment we've all been waiting for has arrived -- 120 Megabytes' countdown of the year's top 20 indepedently released albums. I've divided the show into two parts, the first covering albums 20 through 9 and the second taking us from eight all the way down to... *Pat O'Brien voice* number one!
Here you go, folks...
Part I
120 Megabytes: Best of 2006, 20-9 - 256 kbps (143 MB)
120 Megabytes: Best of 2006, 20-9 - 192 kbps (104 MB)
120 Megabytes: Best of 2006, 20-9 - 128 kbps (73 MB)
120 Megabytes: Best of 2006, 20-9 - 64 kbps (36 MB)
Part II
120 Megabytes: Best of 2006, 8-1 - 256 kbps (146 MB)
120 Megabytes: Best of 2006, 8-1 - 192 kbps (107 MB)
120 Megabytes: Best of 2006, 8-1 - 128 kbps (75 MB)
120 Megabytes: Best of 2006, 8-1 - 64 kbps (36 MB)
Enjoy!
Nov. 30th, 2006
06:50 am - Episode 4 of 120 Megabytes -- up and ready to go!
Hey everyone,
The latest installment of my radio show is up and ready for your listening pleasure. Before you feast your ears, however, I've got a few things I wanna say.
First off, I'd like to give a big thanks to everyone who's been downloading the show and checking it out. When I did my first episode a couple of months ago, I was a little bummed when nobody downloaded it. However, a few folks gave the second episode a listen, and by the time the third program came out, I managed to get all the way up to seven downloads. Now, I know that's not a whole lot of people, but at least the number's continuing to go up, which leads me to believe that people are liking what they hear and coming back (in fact, someone even went back and grabbed a copy of that first program!). So, again, thanks to everyone for making the time and effort of doing these shows worth it!
The second thing I wanna mention is Episode Five, which should be coming out in a few weeks. It's going to be a double episode that counts down my Top 20 indie releases of 2006, so look for that sometime around Christmas break.
Okay, enough of my blabbering -- here ya go:
120 Megabytes: Episode Four - 224 kbps (120 MB)
120 Megabytes: Episode Four - 192 kbps (102 MB)
120 Megabytes: Episode Four - 128 kbps (71 MB)
120 Megabytes: Episode Four - 64 kbps (34 MB)
Enjoy!
Oct. 30th, 2006
07:13 am - Episode 3 of 120 Megabytes -- out now!
Here ya go, folks:
In my opinion, it's the best show I've done yet. The streams:
120 Megabytes: Episode Three - 256 kbps (120 MB)
120 Megabytes: Episode Three - 192 kbps (89 MB)
120 Megabytes: Episode Three - 128 kbps (62 MB)
120 Megabytes: Episode Three - 64 kbps (32 MB)
Hope you enjoy it!
Sep. 26th, 2006
05:10 pm - 120 Megabytes: Episode 2 -- Available NOW!!!
Hey everyone,
Here's the second installment of my bi-monthly downloadable radio show, 120 Megabytes.
I've added a few extra streams, so potential listeners of varying Internet speeds / hard drive spaces should all be able to find something to their liking. Remember, though, that the smaller the file, the less audio quality (although I've listened to the the 64 kbps version and, at least on headphones, it sounds fine).
Here you go:
120 Megabytes: Episode Two - 256 kbps (120 MB)
120 Megabytes: Episode Two - 192 kbps (101 MB)
120 Megabytes: Episode Two - 128 kbps (71 MB)
120 Megabytes: Episode Two - 64 kbps (35 MB)
I look forward to hearing what everyone thinks and hope you enjoy it!
Sep. 6th, 2006
01:06 am - Okay, so...
Things got kinda real at work for a few weeks, so this took a little longer to post than I was expecting. It's finally here, though -- the inaugral edition of 120 Megabytes, my bi-monthly (meaning twice a month, not once every two months) look at upcoming releases from the world of independent music.
This premiere episode features tracks from the latest albums by Junior Boys, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Xiu Xiu, Dani Siciliano, and Yo La Tengo. The show runs sixty-seven minutes and forty-one seconds.
Here is a link for you to download the show and give it a listen:
120 Megabytes: Episode One - 256 kbps (120 MB)
For those who'd prefer a smaller file with slightly less audio quality:
120 Megabytes: Episode One - 192 kbps VBR (86 MB)
If anyone would like a different bitrate / filesize, just post a comment with your preference and I'll do my best to fill your request as soon as possible. Also, these links should be good for up to 90 days. However, if anyone is having a problem with them, please post a comment and I'll try to get it sorted in a hurry.
In closing, I'd just like to provide a brief caveat:
I have no broadcasting experience or education. I'm well aware that the pronunciation of my P's and S's is a little too hard. I assure you, I'm working on it, and will most likely be picking up a pop filter sometime soon. I also know that, at times, the background music on my vocals is a little too high, and that I opted to keep takes that included a stumble or two (rather than starting from scratch). Please try to keep in mind that I'm learning as I go.
Thank you. I hope you enjoy it!
Aug. 7th, 2006
02:02 pm
picked up one of these babies over the weekend:
expect my first foray into the world of podcasting sometime within the next week.
Tomzorz,
If you happen to read this -- provided that my show doesn't suck, what do you think my chances are of scoring a slot in ye olde endgame radio lineup?
Apr. 24th, 2006
02:43 pm - myspace jawns
Hey peoples,
So, I put together a myspace page the other day. If anybody wants to add me (or just have a laugh at my expense), my page can be viewed at http://www.myspace.com/e_u_d_o_x_i_
Holla!
Mar. 29th, 2006
06:36 pm - Giving credit where it's due
Okay, so... for a long time I've been very critical of the RIAA's member labels and how they've gone about repeatedly shooting themselves in the foot with regard to the Internet. Well, it looks like the majors (or, at least one major) is starting to get a clue.
Yesterday, Def Jam / Island released Fishscale, the new album by a rapper named Ghostface. This highly anticipated follow-up to one of 2004's best albums, Ghostface's The Pretty Toney Album, has been receiving one rave review after another from numerous influential online music publications (the top dog of online criticism, pitchforkmedia.com, gave it a 9.0 out of 10 -- tying Ghostface with Liars' Drum's Not Dead for the highest grade they've given to a new release so far this year). In the ramp up to the album's release, a couple of "promo" versions of the album popped up online (one being a DJ mix, and the other a rough 14-song "sampler"). The coup de grace, however, was putting the album for sale at Best Buy for $6.99. That's not a typo, folks... seven bucks.
Apparently, I'm not the only one who took notice of this. The Best Buy where I went to pick up Fishscale this afternoon had around 10 copies left on a "New Release" endcap that probably held 100 copies when the store opened this morning (unsurprisingly, just about every other album featured on the endcap still had almost a full supply available). Which brings me to my point: it's about time that major labels started adapting to the realities of this "post-Internet" environment. Bribing radio stations to run one song into the ground and then expecting people to shell out $16-18 for a record they have yet to hear 90% of is no longer a viable option.
On the other hand, allowing "marked" promo versions (which let you to get a feel for the album's quality, yet still leave an incentive to buy due to 5-10 second audio clips inserted randomly throughout the disc that keep it from being of equal quality as the real release) or streaming the album in its entirety for a month or so before its release (as Matador did with Cat Power's You Are Free, which made a stunning debut at #2 on the Billboard heatseeker charts, despite being on an independent label) enables record companies to generate true buzz for a release before it comes out. By combining these methods for hearing a record in advance with "early bird" pricing such as what Def Jam & Best Buy are doing with Fishscale, the potential is there for labels to finally discover that illusive silver bullet they've been searching for since the rise of Internet filesharing: a means of competing against the option of getting the music for free.
"Can't people still just hop onto the Internet and grab the record for nothing?" you might be asking, and the answer is still yes. However, here's the thing -- let's say that I'm a major label, and I've got the next album by a top artist (like, say, Kanye West). If I, as the label, leak a promo copy of the new Kanye record that has the aforementioned audio clips embedded in it, then for the next few weeks/months before the album comes out (and for the first few weeks of the album's release), a very, very high percentage of the versions available online are going to be dupes of the promo, thoroughly frustrating the efforts of most pirates to get a legit copy.
Sooooo...
the prospect of having to dowload a record multiple times in order to find a non-promo copy
+ the risk that you run of incurring the wrath of the RIAA and getting sued for thousands of dollars each time that you try to download it
+ the ability to hear the record before its release
+ a window of opportunity to buy that album with full confidence in what you're getting at a price around 50% of what you'd normally pay
= a product that, as long as its quality is high enough to generate advance buzz, stands a much better chance against "free" music.
Now, if you don't mind, I'm going to download this new Ghostface record to my cellphone and listen to it while I'm at the gym.
Mar. 27th, 2006
11:57 pm - My favorite movies and records of 2005
Okay, I know I'm really late on this one, but the death of my old computer severely limited my access to new music at a crucial point toward the end of the year. Therefore, I've only recently been able to feel comfortable about nailing down my picks. As far as movies, well... that list could've probably been written on Oscar night, but the past few weeks have been exceedingly hectic.
So, without any further ado, here you go:
My Ten Favorite Films of 2005
#1. Craig Brewer, Hustle & Flow
#2. Richard Bracewell, The Gigolos
#3. Terrence Malick, The New World
#4. Stephen Gaghan, Syriana
#5. Miranda July, Me and You and Everyone We Know
#6. Judd Apatow, The 40 Year Old Virgin
#7. Eyal Halfon, What A Wonderful Place
#8. Ron Berger and Dan Klores, Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story
#9. Jonathan Nossiter, Mondovino
#10. Doug Sadler, Swimmers
My Ten Favorite Albums of 2005
#1. Bonnie "Prince" Billy and Matt Sweeney, Superwolf
#2. Silver Jews, Tanglewood Numbers
#3. Caribou, The Milk of Human Kindness
#4. Stephen Malkmus, Face The Truth
#5. John Vanderslice, Pixel Revolt
#6. M.I.A., Arular
#7. Modeselektor, Hello Mom!
#8. Lightning Bolt, Hypermagic Mountain
#9. Andrew Bird, Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs
#10. The Clientele, Strange Geometry
As a bonus, in exchange for my tardiness, here are my five favorite albums for the first three months of 2006:
#1. Biosphere, Dropsonde
#2. Mountains, Sewn
#3. Clogs, Lantern
#4. Murs, Murray's Revenge
#5. Chihei Hatakeyama, Minima Moralia
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