The Thing Of The Day Podcast

Thu, 26 July 2007

From the archives, here's an old electronica show I made for radio circa 2003. No song titles, it's all there along with plenty of extra added funky stuff.

Direct download: 01_GBS1.mp3
Category: The Generic Beat Show -- posted at: 5:10 AM

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Fri, 20 July 2007

The Thing Radio 4 -- MP3 Show

Here's the crappy MP3 version of the show. Check out the songs and other goodies On the Enhanced Page.

Direct download: TTOTD_4_--_The_Thing_Radio.mp3
Category: The Thing Radio -- posted at: 6:19 AM

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Fri, 20 July 2007

TTOTD The Thing 4

Some TV-related songs in today's The Thing Radio plus a hidden comedy routine from a cartoon rat and another bonus hidden track. The podcast is now in AAC--the preferred format because you get chapters, song titles and artwork--and in crappy MP3 so you can listen in the players here on the page. Visit the podcast page or subscribe in itunes.

Grab the AAC Version HERE.

Grab the MP3 Version HERE.

Grab the CD Jewel Insert HERE.

The Songs

1. Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros -- Johnny Appleseed from Global a Go-Go. We've just jumped into the new HBO show John from Cincinnati. This old Joe Strummer song is the theme song. It's great when I know a song in a show. It's better when I actually own the song. And it's even better when the song is free on the internet. If you're out to get my honey, then you don't go killin' all the bees? Direct Download.

2. Mekons -- Last Night on Earth from Journey from the End of the Night. Mekons popped into my mind as a great band to follow Strummer. They have so many sounds but are still a bit underrated. Mekons have a new album due out next month, but this ain't from it. No free preview tracks yet. If I were a Mekon.... Direct Download.

3. Magic Bullets -- Heatstroke from a Child but in life yet a DOCTOR in love. New music, emphasis on The Strokes. Direct Download.

4. Portastatic -- I Wanna Know Girls from Bright Ideas. Mellow side project from Superchunk lead. Doesn't sound like SC to me. Direct Download.

5. Graham Parker -- Stick to the Plan from Don't Tell Columbus. There's a bit of an underrated vibe to today's show. Graham's put out a few great CD's the last few years slagging off his mantle of angry young rocker. This is from a few months ago, sounds like the new Dylan. Direct Download.

6. Buffalo Tom -- Three Easy Pieces from Three Easy Pieces. First album in eight years taking a nice side trip to 1994 circa 2007. Direct Download.

7. The Silos -- Behind Me Now from Come On Like The Fast Lane. New Music. Yea, I like Alt Country. Bite me. Direct Download.

8. Iron & Wine -- Boy With A Coin from Boy With A Coin. Title preview track from next month's new CD. Direct Download.

9. CAKE -- Never Gonna Give You Up from CAKE Rarities. Cake covers Barry White. Direct Download.

10. Yeah Yeah Yeahs -- Art Star from Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Yeah Yeah Yeahs cover CAKE and random death metal. Direct Download.

11. ??

12. ??

Off to find more free, legal internet music...

Direct download: TTOTD_4.m4a
Category: The Thing Radio Enhanced -- posted at: 6:18 AM

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Tue, 17 July 2007

The Thing Radio 3

Here's the crappy MP3 podcast for The Thing Radio 3. You can find all the info and downloads for this episode here on the enhanced podcast.

Direct download: The_Thing_Radio_3.mp3
Category: The Thing Radio -- posted at: 4:41 AM

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Tue, 17 July 2007

The Thing Radio 2 MP3

Here's the crappy MP3 version of The Thing Radio Number 2. You can find all the info and downloads here on the enhanced podcast.

Direct download: The_Thing_Radio_2.mp3
Category: The Thing Radio -- posted at: 4:38 AM

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Tue, 17 July 2007

The Thing Radio 1 MP3

Here's the Mp3 version of The Thing Radio Number One. You can find all the info here on the enhanced podcast.

Direct download: TTOTD_Radio_1.mp3
Category: The Thing Radio -- posted at: 4:35 AM

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Thu, 12 July 2007

The Thing Radio 3

The Thing Radio returns, the show is bookended by two classic songs with some new stuff inside.

Download the podcast HERE or click on the podcast graphic. Also, HERE'S the PDF case with all the song titles including the hidden one.

The Songs

1. Laurie Anderson -- Let X = X from Big Science. If you ever own one Laurie Anderson CD, this is the one and this MP3 comes from the newly rereleased and remastered CD. Direct Download.

2. Gabby Glaser -- Fruit is Sweet from Gimme Splash. Former Luscious Jackson member grabbed a few ex-bandmates for this new solo CD. Direct Download.

3. Misha -- Summersend from Teardrop Sweetheart. New. Direct Download.

4. The New Pornographers -- Myriad Harbor from Challengers. Another preview track from this August release. Direct Download.

5. Taxi Taxi -- Family Doctor from Maps & Legends. Brooklyn band's new release. Direct Download.

6. The Makes Nice -- Anna Karina from Candy Wrapper and Twelve Other Songs. Direct Download.

7. Jonathan Richman -- Not So Much To Be Loved As To Love from Not So Much To Be Loved As To Love. From 2004. Direct Download.

8. John Vanderslice -- Karma Police from OKX: A Tribute to OK Computer. The first of two songs from this Radiohead tribute album. Here's the whole album for free! Direct Download.

9. Marissa Nadler -- No Surprises from OKX: A Tribute to OK Computer. Direct Download.

10. David Bowie -- Space Oddity from Space Oddity. Classic Bowie and absolutely free. Direct Download.

11. ??

Direct download: TTOTD3.m4a
Category: The Thing Radio Enhanced -- posted at: 5:31 AM

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Tue, 10 July 2007

lil promo

Just a little spacer, trying out a new audio program.

Direct download: ttotdama.mp3
Category: The Thing Radio -- posted at: 1:51 AM

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Thu, 5 July 2007

The Thing Radio 2

It's Thursday, so it's the Thing Radio. Number 2. Click on the podcast icon to listen in your browser. You can get the RSS Feed Here. You can download the PDF here. I added direct download links for each individual songs, plus some of the song track look weird, it's part of the bargain with IODA Promonet which gives me free music. Lots of links to explore. To the songs:

The Songs

1. Pavement--Spit on a Stranger from Twilight Terror. One of my favorite old Pavement songs. Direct download.

2. Simple Kid--Lil' King Kong from 2. New music from English dude that has some Beck qualities. The whole EP can be gotten on the Direct Download.

3. Mike Doughty--Looking at the World from the Bottom of a Well from Haughty Melodic. An album from last year, but I like the song. Direct Download.

4. Los Campesinos!--Please Don't Tell Me To Do The Math from We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives. The first, new EP from this Welsh band. It just became available on emusic. Ho-ray. Direct Download.

5. Shout Out Louds--Tonight I Have to Leave It from Tonight I Have to Leave It. Swedish band. Direct Download.

6. 93-03

Download "Robert Onion" (mp3)
from "93-03"
by Frank Black
Cooking Vinyl

More On This Album

I have most of the songs on this new Frank Black retrospective.

7.

Download "Elizabeth Sways" (mp3)
from "Flowering Spade"
by Sean Hayes
Sean Hayes

More On This Album

8. Rickie Lee Jones--Elvis Cadillac from The Sermon On Exposition Boulevard. Her newest, vaguely religious album and her best in years, striking toward Lucinda Williams territory. Direct Download.

9. Bright Eyes--Four Winds from Four Winds EP. Their first EP from Cassedega. Real country. Direct Download.

10. Cornelius--Gum from Sensuous. I like their previous albums; this one is from late last year. Direct Download.

Direct download: TTOTD_2.m4a
Category: The Thing Radio Enhanced -- posted at: 5:41 AM

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Wed, 4 July 2007

Hey Baby, it's the Fourth of July

For the 4th, I gave a loan to a small business retailer in Nigeria through Kiva, it's a site that does microcredit which I think is a way people can get involved and help people beyond a handout. Read about microcredit here.

Direct download: fourth.m4a
Category: general -- posted at: 2:28 PM

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Sun, 1 July 2007

The Thing Radio- Summermix 1

There's a whole hour-plus mixtape radio show today. It's mostly new music for the summer. The 90 meg zipped M4a file can easily be burned off to a CD for driving around. Also, if you listen on your ipod, the show has different album art for each of the 18 songs. I whipped up some pretty simple stingers and bumps for in between the songs as well. If I make more shows, I'll do some more mixing and make some more complex sound interludes.

You can grab the CD Jewel Case HERE. The PDF file has artwork and track listings. Print it out.

Don't worry about the show pirating music, each of the songs in the show were a free download on the internet from Salon and Discollective. If you like the songs, go out and support the artists. There's a ton of free music out there!

The Songs

1. Spoon - The Underdog. New music from Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga.
2. 1990's - You're Supposed to be my Friend.
3. The Arcade Fire - Keep the Car Running.
4. The New Pornographers - My Rights Versus Yours. This is an advance track from their new album due out in August.
5. Belle and Sebastian - Another Sunny Day. From their last CD.
6. Betty Davis - Anti Love Song. Miles Davis' wife brings the funk.
7. Architecture In Helsinki - Heart it Races.
8. The Loose Salute - deathclub. From Tuned To Love.
9. Forro In The Dark - I Wish (Bundle Of Contradictions) Featuring David Byrne. Fun song, didn't have this David Byrne song.
10. Wilco - What Light. Are you telling me you don't own Sky Blue Sky yet?
11. Silver Jews - room games and diamond rain. Older Silver Jews from Bright Flight, but I just discovered them yesterday and love it.
12. Nick Lowe - Hope For Us All. From At My Age -- brand new Nick Lowe, just bought this album too; good country sound.
13. The Avett Brothers - Die Die Die. New from Introducing Emotinalism.
14. Louis - My Own Good. From Freak Show Revenge.
15. Andrew Bird - Heretics. Newish from Armchair Apocrypha.
16. Arthur & Yu - Come to View (Song For Neil Young).
17. Elliott Smith - High Times. He's been dead for a few years, but they've found new stuff to release on the double disc New Moon. Sounds like Elliot.
18. Cat Power - The Greatest. This CD was just recently voted The Greatest by songwriters. Tis true.