Tonight, listening to my “Getting Things Done” playlist while going through Day 4 of Ruby, the Spaceshots’ tune ‘I Promise the World’ came through the headphones. I picked up that tune last November, while subscribed to BlogDigger’s mp3 feed (which I highly recommend for 2-3 days at a time). I search for ‘spaceshots’ at iTunes. …
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Winter Blanket at Triple Rock on Mar 25
If you enjoyed First Crack #12. The Winter Blanket at Marysburg Books and will be in Minneapolis on Friday night (Mar. 25), head over the Triple Rock Social Club. The Winter Blanket will be playing 2 shows with Mark Mallman and Melodious Owl. All ages @ 5pm, 21+ at 10pm.
First Crack 30. More Washboard, Less Cowbell
On the drive back from a Urban Hillbilly Quartet show, I interview Milo – the band’s washboard player, and his fiance (& my sister) Kari. You hear the history of his washboard playing, a washboard solo, what Kari does doing a show, and how to review a book in 5 words or less. Urban Hillbilly …
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First Crack 22. MPR’s New Current -Sam & Dave Part 1
This is the first of many shorter excerpts from my extremely lengthy conversation with Minneapolis urban planners Sam Newberg and David Motzenbecker. In this installment we profess our love for Minnesota Public Radio’s new station 89.3 The Current Listen to MPR’s New Current [5 min] Got questions about coffee or comments about the show? Call: …
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First Crack 21. Why We Try with Sandy Smallens from Surface Wound
A conversation with Sandy Smallens, bass and vocals from Too Much Joy, and dot com music executive. His new band – Surface Wound just released a self-titled EP. We talk about the realities of balancing the need to play music while having a day job and family, Creative Commons, and the history of discovering new …
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First Crack 18. Blogumentary’s Chuck Olsen and the Revamps
Chuck Olsen and I discuss his movie Blogumentary, open source films, vlogging, authenticity, and piles of other things including: Blogumentary [Debt Relief Plan] NewPatriot.org White Rock Coffee – Adam Sellke’s weblog Joe Trippi’s weblog Plaine Layne is gone Michael Moore Hates America GreenCine Daily Rocketboom VideoBlogging Yahoo group Me TV VloggerCon ourmedia BitTorrent Human Dog …
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First Crack 14. RIAARadar.com Creator Ben Tesch
A conversation with Ben Tesch, the creator of RIAARadar – a website that suggests non-RIAA artists and MixMatcher.com – a media-player-independent song playlist sharing site. Links Mentioned: RIAARadar Lawrence Lessig’s Free Culture MixMatcher.com MagnetBox (cowboy motif) BuyBlue.org I Love Music Apple iTunes Downhill Battle Blogger Minnesota Public Radio (MPR’s Feeds) Future Tense Intro: PodCat from …
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First Crack 12. The Winter Blanket at Marysburg Books
Special Guest: The Winter Blanket. We talk about the last 4 miles of the Hiawatha LRT opening today – from downtown to the airport to the Mall of America, winter striking Minnesota this week, and the band’s upcoming Polar Bear tour. We close with a live premiere of their new song – Neil Young Blues. …
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First Crack 11. Folk Music & Copyright Issues
Jeremy Piller and I discuss the Intellectual Property Protection Act and some other copyright issues. He shares the history of folk music and how it wouldn’t exist with copyright protection. Links mentioned: Peace Coffee Jib Jab, copyright vs political satire at Reason Magazine NYTimes: Does a Free Download Equal a Lost Sale? Public Knowledge Reacts …
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First Crack 07. Upcoming Shows in Minneapolis with Bill Boulger
A conversation with Bill Boulger of IndieTickets.com about the Minneapolis music scene, and the bankruptcy of First Avenue. Listen to Upcoming Shows with Bill Boulger [19 min]