September 2007
140 posts
Philly Local Pick-of-the-Day 9/28/07: Ben Arnold
Every weekday at 1 PM listen up for the Philly Local Pick of the Day, an especially rockin’ sample track from the plethora of hot new tunes Philadelphia has to offer.
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Philly Local Pick of the Day 9/28/07:”John”Ben Arnold
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Ben Arnold, one of Philly Local’s favorite folk rockers, made his contribution to our collection of Most Memorable Musical Moment...
XPN Free At Noon: Michael McDermott Blog
Thank you for making Philly a real home to me – So great to be back + hope to be back before year’s end. God Bless - Michael
Today’s Set List:
1. Scars From Another Life
2. Long Way From Heaven
3. Still Ain’t Over You Yet
4. A Wall I Must Climb
5. My Father’s Son
6. Everything I Got
7. Mess Of Things
8. Junkie Girl
Hope to see you tonight. I am playing a full show at 7:30pm...
My Morning Download 9/28/07 - Alice Smith
R&B and soul singer Alice Smith is no stranger to XPN listeners. Her recent album For Lovers, Dreamers & Me was released last year, garnered some play on XPN and Alice was featured during one of our Free At Noon concerts. Rolling Stone Magazine picked her as one of their artists to watch and for good reasons; she’s got a four octave range and a healthy dose of sultry & soulful...
My Morning Download 9/27/07 - Vampire Weekend
The New York based Vampire Weekend don’t make music that sounds anything like the images that their name conjours up. The hotly buzzed Columbia U grads and indie-rock band owe more to Afro-pop and Peter Gabriel and Paul Simon’s Graceland than they do to Pavement of The Shins but sound good next to either. Recently signed to XL Recordings, the band’s EP is a solid three song...
Philly Local Pick-of-the-Day 9/26/07: Andrew Lipke
Every weekday at 1 PM listen up for the Philly Local Pick of the Day, an especially rockin’ sample track from the plethora of hot new tunes Philadelphia has to offer.
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Philly Local Pick of the Day 9/26/07:”Remember This”Andrew Lipke
An 885 Most Memorable Musical Moments Original Song
Philly Local singer-songwriter extraordinaire Andrew Lipke has contributed his...
My Morning Download 9/26/07 - The Aliens
The Aliens are all former Beta Banders featuring co-Beta Band founder Gordon Anderson, John Maclean and Robin Jones. Together they’ve dropped one of the coolest psychedelicrock records of the year, Astronomy For Dogs. Pitchfork recently dropped this pretty groovy Hot Chip Remix of a song from the album which we loved so much we wanted to share it with you.
Robot Man (Hot Chip Remix) - The...
“Arizona State University students received a questionnaire yesterday,...”
– Google testing “My World” for launch later this year
“When DRM proponents start pointing fingers and attempting to separate the theory...”
– DRM advocates getting nervous about consumer backlash
“When Creative Commons first surfaced, it was heralded as a means to share media...”
– Suit exposes flaws in Creative Commons | Tech news blog - CNET News.com
“In computer science circles, Carnegie Mellon professor Randy Pausch is known as...”
– Dying computer professor inspires with ‘last lecture’ | Tech news blog - CNET News.com
Sackbuts, anyone?
Recently on the XPN Morning Show I mused about the sackbut being used in a song. I also counseled listeners (it was 6:20 a.m. after all) to get their sackbuts in gear. But I suspect few listeners have sackbuts. Even more surprising to me than the word is finding the website http://www.sackbut.com/, which has the subtitle trombone stuff…
Here’s what they say about this forerunner of...
My Morning Download 9/25/07 - Iron & Wine
Here’s another song from the incredible new album by Iron And Wine that is in stores today. The album is called The Shepherd’s Dog and was produced by Brian Deck. Iron And Wine is Sam Beam, an incredibly talented singer-songwriter whose last outing was an EP he did with Calexico. Beam never fails to astound with his warm voice, smart lyrics and intimate songs which continue to shine on...
“Speaking for promotional service echomusic, Pinky Gonzales pointed to Todd...”
– Barrier-bustin’ Internet may lead to a music industry “middle class”
My Morning Download 9/24/07 - Birdie Busch
Ah yes, one of our favorite Philly Locals Birdie Busch has returned with her second album on Bar None Records called Penny Arcade and it comes out tomorrow, September 25th. We’re extra specially excited cause she’s throwing her hometown record release tomorrow night as well at Johnny Brendas and you know there’s gonna be all kinds of cool special guests showing up so you...
From The A-Sides
Dear World,
Thank you for giving us your time. We hope you like the new record.we
do.playing music is fun. We enjoy roller coasters and lightning. We
would like to play music and have a great time in front of you someday.
Light blue and brown is a great color combo. See you soon!
XPN Free At Noon Set List Sep 21, 2007
1. Sinking With The Ship
2. We’re The Trees
3. Cinematic...
Audio: LeMasney FOSS Presentation to Brookdale...
Here is the audio from my (John’s) presentation on Friday night on Free and Open Source Software to the Brookdale Computer Users Group. We had a fantastic time, and I can’t wait to go back. We had a lot of laughs, we all learned a lot, and I feel like I have a lot of new friends out by the shore. Thanks to BCUG for being so welcoming!
(via T&A: Technology and the Arts)
Philly Local Notes: Shows, Shows, & More Shows!
Looking for something to do? Well fear not! These Philly Local artists have some big shows coming up so grab your calendar and make sure you check ‘em out!
Tonight, September 21:Burndown All-Stars The Fillmore at the TLAOpening for Soulive
Monday, September 24:George StanfordWorld Cafe Live- DownstairsOpening for Jon McLaughlin
Tuesday, September 25:Birdie BuschJohnny Brenda’sCD...
Philly Local Notes: Studio Take Overs are Comin'!
Philly Local is giving you a heads up and letting you know about some exciting guests that we have coming into the studio next week! First, join Helen Monday, September 24th, as she welcomes Townhall front-man, George Stanford, for a very special Philly Local performance at 1pm!
Then, make sure you tune in on Tuesday at 12 noon during the Leicht Lunch as Melody Gardot joins Helen and shares ...
My Morning Download 9/21/07 - Ani Difranco
Ani Difranco is one of those rare artists who has been captivating fans and influencing many musicians with her DIY, activist, rewrite-the-rules-of-the-biz indie approach to careerism. She’s incredibly prolific (19 albums since 1990) and now comes her first-ever studio career retrospective featuring 3 dozen songs including re-recordings of five classics. From the album Canon here is one of...
ACL Wrap-Up
A few days ago, I gave you a very cursory post about being in Austin. Here’s the full dealio. We arrived to the festival around 6:15 PM having missed most of the day’s shows. No worries, since we were really only there to see Bjork. What a show! Bjork was her strange self as always; her show consisting of a mix of avant garde performance art and a 6 year old girl’s exuberance at...
(T+A #19) Technology and the Arts: 9/19/2007
(T+A #19) Technology and the Arts: 9/19/2007
Photographer Veronica Yankowski, who runs her own photography business — Chiarascuro Photography — and is one of the artists taking part in a current exhibit titled “20 Artists Remember 9/11 Six Years Later,” is the featured guest on this installment of the Technology and the Arts podcast. Other topics of discussion include an update on the use of...
Show Notes for Technology and the Arts Podcast #19
Photographer Veronica Yankowski, who runs her own photography business — Chiarascuro Photography — and is one of the artists taking part in a current exhibit titled “20 Artists Remember 9/11 Six Years Later,” is the featured guest on this installment of the Technology and the Arts podcast. Other topics of discussion include an update on the use of WordPress MU at Rider University, videos of TED...
Philly Local Pick-of-the-Day 9/19/07: The Swimmers
Every weekday at 1 PM listen up for the Philly Local Pick of the Day, an especially rockin’ sample track from the plethora of hot new tunes Philadelphia has to offer.
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Philly Local Pick of the Day 9/19/07:”Heaven”The Swimmers Fighting TreesPhiladelphia’s indie heros The Swimmers will be performing in the name of the future of recycling in the city of brotherly...
XPN MusicNotes- 9/19/07
Here’s a wrap-up of the music stories you may have missed on the XPN MusicNotes podcast @ XPoNentialmusic.org including: A big, juicy career retrospective from Emmylou Harris; The passing of a latin music pioneer; A film about the life of “The Big Bopper” and a college conference this fall on the Grateful Dead! You can listen to it now on the latest XPN MusicNotes podcast @ ...
My Morning Download 9/20/07 - The Black Swans
The Black Swans hail from Columbus, Ohio. Their music comes from the folk, country, and blues traditions but their songs and sounds are so unique they manage to avoid categorization. They released their debut in 2004 and return with a new album, Change, in November.
Intimate and confessional, the Swans often recall Townes Van Zandt, Kris Kristofferson and Greg Brown.
The music website (via...
My Morning Download 9/19/07 - Beirut
There’s a new Beirut album coming on October 9th called The Flying Club Cup on Ba Da Bing and 4AD Records. I’ve always been a fan of Zach Condon’s gypsy/folk/indie-rock. This time around Beirut’s album was inspired by Jacques Brel and French chanson music. You should also take a moment to check out the songs recorded for the album which were shot on video at...
My Morning Download 9/18/07 - The Lowlands
The Lowlands are a Philly based five bluegrass and folk band whose members include Adrien Reju, Todd Barneson, Chris Kasper, Jeff Hiatt and Adam Davis. They recently released their new album, Bark And Twine at the Philadelphia Folk Festival. The Lowlands’ new album is an accomplished collection of bluegrass and traditional folk done in a contemporary manner with lots of energy and excellent...
“The New York Times has finally given up on the Web-subscription model,...”
– ‘The New York Times’ drops online subscription service | Tech news blog - CNET News.com
Philly Local Pick-of-the-Day 9/17/07: George...
Every weekday at 1 PM listen up for the Philly Local Pick of the Day, an especially rockin’ sample track from the plethora of hot new tunes Philadelphia has to offer.
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Philly Local Pick of the Day 9/17/07:”My Own Worst Enemy”George Stanford
George Stanford: The EPGeorge Stanford, once upon a time UArts student and founder of the legendary Townhall, has just...
“There are those who say that 500 home runs has lost some of its cachet in recent...”
– The Official Site of Major League Baseball: News: Baseball Perspectives: No. 500 Doesn’t Define Jim Thome
Radio Video #10 - The Voting Begins
In this 10th installment of the Radio Video series, join Roger LaMay, General Manager of WXPN, and Bruce Warren, Program Director, as they discuss the launch of the voting element of XPN’s annual 885 countdown. Watch the video. Then go vote on what you believe to be the top Most Memorable Musical Moments at http://www.xponentialmusic.org/885/885_registration_20070917.php
(via The XPN All...
My Morning Download 9/17/07 - The Trolleyvox
One of Helen Leicht’s recent Philly Local picks of the day is from The Trolleyvox. My history with The Trolleyox actually goes way back almost 20 years to when I first started volunteer DJ’ing at WXPN doing the late night alt-rock show called Beat Planet back in the ‘80’s. I was one of a number of DJ’s who spun the late night college/alt-rock and one of the DJ’s...
Live from ACL Fest
Matt Reilly here broadcasting live for the 2007 Austin City Limits Festival. Now in it’s 6th year, it is now one of the premier music festivals in the U.S. Headliners this year include, Bjork (who I saw last night-awesome), Arcade Fire, Muse, and Bob Dylan. Just interviewed Kelly Willis, who could not be nicer. Dax Riggs was also here and he apparently believes in magic. Today promises to...
Looking for Original Songs!
Are you a songwriter or an aspiring songwriter? Have you got a special musical moment that you’d like to sing about? WXPN and 6ABC are looking for your original songs to be included in the 885 Most Memorable Musical Moments countdown. We want you to write a song about either a personal moment or a historical musical moment. Was there an amazing concert that you experienced? An album...
WatchPodCamp Philly Day 2
Look for me at the 1:30 mark. - BK
Philly Local Pick-of-the-Day 9/14/07: The A-Sides
Every weekday at 1 PM listen up for the Philly Local Pick of the Day, an especially rockin’ sample track from the plethora of hot new tunes Philadelphia has to offer.
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Philly Local Pick of the Day 9/14/07:”Cinematic”The A-Sides
Silver StormsStill expansive, but perhaps slightly less poppy and a little more rockin’, the A-Sides’ sound is finally...
“The 4-year-old company Mercora has re-branded itself as Social.FM, which does...”
– Mercora has Web 2.0 makeover | Tech news blog - CNET News.com
My Morning Download 9/14/07 - Via Audio
You may have caught a bit of Via Audio’s studio diary in Tripwire a month or so ago. Lead singer/guitarist Jessica Martin kept a diary of the recording of their new album saysomethingsaysomethingsaysomething ( SideCho Records) which was produced by Spoon’s Jim Eno at his Austin studio. It was a pretty cool behind the scenes glimpse in to a couple weeks of the band’s lives.
The ...
“Judge Kelley’s opinion, available from Recording Industry vs. The People...”
– Judge deals another blow to RIAA’s war against on-campus file-sharing
“Free and low-cost enterprise wiki tools and open-source content management...”
– Everything You Need To Know To Get Started With Content Management Systems — InformationWeek
“Fair use exceptions to U.S. copyright laws account for more than $4.5 trillion...”
– Fair Use Worth More to Economy Than Copyright, CCIA Says — Copyright — InformationWeek
“Prince is threatening to sue a raft of major websites, including YouTube, eBay...”
– Prince seeks to ‘reclaim the net’ | New media | MediaGuardian.co.uk
Philly Fringe Presents Cynthia Mason
There’s been no shortage of amazing shows/performances/events at this year’s Philadelphia Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe fest and there is another one to add to this mix. It’s called “Must Don’t Whip ‘Um” by New York-based singer and performance artist Cynthia Hopkins, who is a member of the band Gloria Deluxe. The show is a fictional story about...
My Morning Download 9/13/07 - Jens Lekman
Swedish indie singer-songwriter Jens Lekman has a new album called Night Falls Over Kortedela that will be out on Secretly Canadian on Oct 9th. He began releasing singles and EPs and released his proper full length debut in 2004 and has since become one of indie-rock’s most prized singer-songwriters. His music is bittersweet, romantic and warm; well-crafted orchestral pop that you should...
“Europe is losing out on billions of dollars in investments because of a...”
– IT skills shortage costing Europe ‘billions’ | CNET News.com 