Some links for your edification
I'm not gonna talk about the elections yet until results are a little more finalized. I feel pretty satisfied so far though. :)
So, let me mention that a post about last week's vacation will be forthcoming if you've found yourself on pins and needles every day waiting for that. In the meantime, let me share some wonderful free entertainment from our friends at National Public Radio.
The most recent "All Songs Considered" show focuses on "Weird Al" Yankovic. It includes an extended interview with him along with clips from several tracks on the new album and favorite song picks of his. It also gives Al's official account of what happened with the "You're Beautiful" cover.
"All Songs Considered" is in general such a great program. Especially since you can easily listen to the show for free along with all the archived ones. For over a year now, they've also been recording artists that appeared at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC. All of those recordings are freely streamable as well. Here's a few suggestions if you have several free hours that you need to fill:
Each link above will take you to a webpage about the show with info about the group, a setlist, and links to listen in Real Audio or Windows Media (some of them have the show for download as well).
So, let me mention that a post about last week's vacation will be forthcoming if you've found yourself on pins and needles every day waiting for that. In the meantime, let me share some wonderful free entertainment from our friends at National Public Radio.
The most recent "All Songs Considered" show focuses on "Weird Al" Yankovic. It includes an extended interview with him along with clips from several tracks on the new album and favorite song picks of his. It also gives Al's official account of what happened with the "You're Beautiful" cover.
"All Songs Considered" is in general such a great program. Especially since you can easily listen to the show for free along with all the archived ones. For over a year now, they've also been recording artists that appeared at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC. All of those recordings are freely streamable as well. Here's a few suggestions if you have several free hours that you need to fill:
- The Decemberists - May 6, 2005
- The Shins/The White Stripes - September 27, 2005
- Death Cab for Cutie - October 24, 2005
- Belle and Sebastian/The New Pornographers - March 6, 2006
- Clap Yours Hands Say Yeah - March 8, 2006
- Arctic Monkeys - March 27, 2006
- Neko Case - April 10, 2006
- Regina Spektor - October 3, 2006 [We were there for this one!]
- The Decemberists (again) - October 31, 2006
Each link above will take you to a webpage about the show with info about the group, a setlist, and links to listen in Real Audio or Windows Media (some of them have the show for download as well).