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The Onion Radio News: Columbian Bio-Engineers Create Gun-And-Drugs Tree

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:04:39 -0400

The Onion Radio News: Man Covered In Flour, Chicken Feathers Has Everything Under Control

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:04:39 -0400

WAMU: The Kojo Nnamdi Show: Tech Tuesday Podcast: Baltimore's WiMax Adventure

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:32:01 -0400

Baltimore has officially flipped the switch on a public high-speed Internet project based on WiMax technology -- —wireless framework some people describe as Wi-Fi's "big sister." This makes the Charm City the first in the country to offer commercial WiMax service. We explore what this means for consumers in Baltimore and whether it will set any national trend lines.

NPR: Sunday Puzzle Podcast: A Little Hankity-Pankity

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:12:09 -0400

Every answer is a two-word, rhyming phrase in which both words have three syllables. For example, given the clue "unexplained circumstance of the past," the answer would be "history mystery."

Coverville: Coverville talks to Australia's Maynard

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:28:21 -0400

Last month, I had the pleasure of talking to Maynard, an Australian TV and radio host whose illustrious career includes Triple-J (providers of those fine "Like A Version" cover albums) and ABC, among others.

We talk about the history of covers, and the multitude of shows I (try to) host and produce.

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The Onion Radio News: Special Report: Adultery And Crime In 1783

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:53:05 -0400

The Onion Radio News: Infomercial Makes Leap To Big Screen

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:53:05 -0400

The Onion Radio News: U.S. Navy Will Now Refer To Left And Right As 'Thunk' And 'Moosh-Baroo'

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:53:05 -0400

The Onion Radio News: Michelle Obama All That Stands Between Love-Struck Media, Barack Obama

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:53:05 -0400

KCRW's Bookworm: Art Spiegelman

podmaster@kcrw.org (KCRW.com) — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:28:05 -0400

Breakdowns (Pantheon)
Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@&*! is the subtitle of this new book, and we talk about the kind of young %@&*! Art Spiegelman was...

On The Media: October 10, 2008 (On The Media: Friday, 10 October 2008)

onthemedia@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:40:18 -0400

On The Media: The Abrams Doctrine (On The Media: Friday, 10 October 2008)

onthemedia@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:40:18 -0400

As the senior vice president and first ever chief innovation officer of the Tribune Company, Lee Abrams is spearheading some major changes in the newspaper business. This is Abrams' first foray into journalism and his leadership style is, well, different. Abrams discusses his infamous staff memos and his vision for the future of the newspaper business.

On The Media: Smear Campaign (On The Media: Friday, 10 October 2008)

onthemedia@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:40:18 -0400

There's been a lot of coverage of attempts to convince voters that Barack Obama is a Muslim. But according to a report released by the liberal watchdog group Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, no one's talking about the underlying presumption: Muslim is a pejorative term. FAIR's senior analyst Steve Rendall explains.

On The Media: Reign of Terror (On The Media: Friday, 10 October 2008)

onthemedia@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:40:18 -0400

Last year, actor Sayed Badreya told us what it felt like, as an Egyptian-American, to always be cast as the terrorist. “Why not for one day I can be a hero?” he said. “Why not for one day I can have the girl?” Well, there’s always tomorrow.

On The Media: In Other News (On The Media: Friday, 10 October 2008)

onthemedia@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:40:18 -0400

Think you know the real Barack Obama? The McCain campaign has no idea who he is or what his plans are for America. Baltimore City Paper columnist Vincent Williams believes “unknown” is code for “other.”

On The Media: Father Figures (On The Media: Friday, 10 October 2008)

onthemedia@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:40:18 -0400

As markets tumble, everyone looks to Warren Buffet for cues. The world’s richest man has advice to go around but make no mistake, he is not your Daddy! Alice Schroeder, author of The Snowball: Warren Buffet and the Business of Life, discusses the man and the mythology.

On The Media: The Last Straw (On The Media: Friday, 10 October 2008)

onthemedia@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:40:18 -0400

Since being named editor of the Spokane Spokesman-Review in 2002, Steve Smith led major innovative efforts at the paper while dealing with cutbacks and layoffs. But last week, faced with yet another round of job cuts, he resigned. Smith talks about his decision.

On The Media: Instruments of War (On The Media: Friday, 10 October 2008)

onthemedia@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:40:18 -0400

As reported in The New York Times last year, CNN, MSNBC, NPR and others turned, again and again, to military analysts �' retired members of the armed forces hired by broadcast and cable networks �' for their supposed expertise on the war. Only, it turns out, the analysts were often coached by the Pentagon in what the Times said were “hundreds of private briefings.” As the FCC launches an investigation, we thought we'd replay our interview with Maj. Robert Bevelacqua, a former Green Beret and Fox News contributor through 2005.

On The Media: Ad Infinitum (On The Media: Friday, 10 October 2008)

onthemedia@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:40:18 -0400

Free television has never been exactly free. In exchange for programming, viewers have always been subjected to commercials. But with Tivo changing the rules, advertisers are integrating products into shows, even the smartest, most-acclaimed shows, like never before. New York Magazine editor Emily Nussbaum explains the unsettling collision of ads and art.

Dave's Lounge: No Show This Week

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:48:15 -0400

I’ve let a few things slide over the last couple of weeks, and one of those things is listening to music submissions and digging around for new tunes to play. So I’m going to take this week off and give myself a little more time to take care of that. If you want to catch [...]

Coverville: Coverville 514: The Radiohead Cover Story II

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:04:27 -0400

Here's on what's on the show tonight:

Title (with link to iTunes, if available)	Artist (with link to the artists' website, if available)	Album (with link to Amazon.com, if available)	Original Artist
No Surprises	Tomás Ford	Nobody Wants To Be You	Radiohead
Creep (Live In Boston)	Brandi Carlile	Creep (Live In Boston) - Single	Radiohead
Optimistic	Hanson	The Best of Hanson Live and Electric	Radiohead
Paranoid Android	Brad Mehldau	Largo	Radiohead
Fake Plastic Trees	Lori McKenna	The Kitchen Tapes	Radiohead
Let Down (w/Toots and The Maytals)	Easy Star All-Stars	Radiodread	Radiohead
High & Dry	Jamie Cullum	Inspired - The World's Greatest Covers	Radiohead
Karma Police	audio active	Radiohead Tribute: Master's Collection	Radiohead

53 minutes |

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Coverville: How about a little fireside chat?

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:52:03 -0400

Lots of exciting things happening in Coverville-land! I'm going to take a moment to update you on some things that are happening with a few of my shows, as well as DVD shipments.

First off, and I teased about this in Twitter, I've been thinking about a change in format to the weekly Coverville episodes. There are a couple factors that I've been considering in order to make this format change:

1. Sundays are becoming increasingly busier, making it difficult to produce a show. You'll notice that ever since I've gotten back from Coverville 500, doing the all-request show on Sunday night has been hit or miss. The weekends, for the most part, are family time, and after a full day of doing things with family and friends, I was often too wiped out to record a show. And as I mentioned before, I won't record a show if I'm not feeling up to it, because I think it'll come through. Plain and simple.

2. Based on the emails I receive, and an informal Twitter survey, a large number of listeners are a few shows behind. Producing three shows a week is not only tricky for me, it's tricky for the average listener to stay current. For example, Leo Laporte and Veronica Belmont have both confided in me that they've either stopped listening to Coverville, or at least slowed down, because I produce too many shows.

But giving up the request shows? It'll never happen. The Tuesday night theme shows? I need those too. And don't even think about bumping off the Thursday night Cover Stories. So, I'll be spicing (splicing?) up the variety of the shows and adding a set of requests to the beginnings of the Tuesday and Thursday night shows, and then moving Musically Challenged to the end of the Tuesday night show. As always, the consistency of the show is important to me, and I'll make sure that the requests I pick go with the overall flows of both shows.

For those of you (like me) who are visual, it'll go from this:

To this:

We'll try it for a few weeks and see how it goes. Please, PLEASE offer your feedback. This show has become what it is today because of your feedback, and I constantly recognize and appreciate that fact. we'll start with tomorrow night's show. And bear with me for the first couple episodes - it may take a couple for me to get the swing of things.

Next, let's talk about Today in Music History. I've decided to move TIMH from The Podcast Network to be a true part of the Coverville Media "umbrella", which also includes Lyrics Undercover (and hopefully someday, the relaunch of the Not Lame Podcast). The Podcast Network has been great to work with, and I appreciate the experience and exposure that they were able to provide for the show. However, I realized that if want to continue to make a living through podcasting full-time, I need to take the show and its potential growth and manage it myself.

The new web address of Today In Music History is http://TodayInMusicHistory.Coverville.com, and the new feed is:

http://feeds.feedburner.com/TodayInMusicHistory

Another project I've been working on has been The Wii Show, with Charlie George. This was a weekly show that focused on news, opinions and reviews for the Nintendo Wii. As Charlie and I would record each show, we'd find ourselves tangentially mentioning other platforms, most notably the other two next generation consoles, XBox 360, and Playstation 3. So we've decided to create a new weekly show, Tired Thumbs, to cover those other consoles along with the Wii. And because things are better in threes, we've asked a third host, Sara, to join us for the show and provide her insight, as well as a woman gamer's perspective. In addition to the standard MP3 version of the show, we'll produce an AAC version which will allow you to jump to specific content in case you're only interested in news and information about one console. Please stay tuned to this very blog for information about the launch of Tired Thumbs.

If you were a subscriber to The Wii Show, you'll be happy to know that it's not going anywhere. The show will continue to be a part of The Podcast Network, with new hosts, and I encourage you to continue to enjoy what it has to offer.

Finally, I wanted to give you an update on the Coverville 500 DVDs. I've been sending them out in the order in which the donations were received, and so far, I've completed the month of July. I'm shipping out a major portion each week, and I believe I'm staying on track to have all of them shipped by the end of October. If you made your donation in July, and you haven't received your DVDs by the end of this week (within the U.S.) or next week (outside the U.S.), please let me know.

Again, thanks for your time, and your continued support of the show. With so many podcasts to choose from, I can't put into words how much I appreciate that you take the time to listen to mine. Please continue to listen, enjoy, send in your feedback and your requests, and spread the word to anyone who will listen.

Coverville: "Take On Me literal cover" or (Pipe Wrench Fight)

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:52:03 -0400

This is so brilliant, I'm not going to say anything about it, expect:

1. Thanks to Arcadia for sharing, and
2. As awesome as the first two minutes are, the instrumental break is FANTASTIC

Coverville: Coverville 513: A Full House of Covers

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:52:03 -0400

Here's on what's on the show tonight:

Title (with link to iTunes, if available)	Artist (with link to the artists' website, if available)	Album (with link to Amazon.com, if available)	Original Artist
Different Drum	Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs	Under The Covers Vol. 1	Linda Ronstadt & The Stone Poneys
San Francisco	Me First & The Gimme Gimmes	Blow In The Wind	Scott McKensie
Cruel To Be Kind	Robin Renee	All Six Senses	Brinsley Schwarz/Nick Lowe
Queen of Spades	Bruce & Jonathan Rundman with The Rostenkowskis	Too Much Time On Our Hands - A Styx Tribute	Styx
Ace of Spades	The Dino Martinis	Swing On The Wild Side	Motorhead
The Joker	Fatboy Slim (feat. Bootsy Collins)	Palookaville	The Steve Miller Band
Queen of Hearts	Dave Edmunds	Repeat When Necessary	Covered by Juice Newton
Lily, Rosemary, and The Jack of Hearts	Mary Lee's Corvette	Blood On The Tracks	Bob Dylan
Two Of Hearts	Brad Walsh	Prior To	Stacey Q

59 minutes |

There's a Musically Challenged in this show! Thanks to J.R. for sending it in!

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Coverville: Like Nouvelle Vague? You'll love this!

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:52:03 -0400

Marc Collin, the producer of Nouvelle Vague (Bossa Nova-styled covers of punk singles), has a new project called Hollywood, Mon Amour. The new album features 13 covers of songs made popular in movie soundtracks, like "Call Me" (Blondie), "Don't You Forget About Me" (Simple Minds) and "This Is Not America" (David Bowie).

The album features guest vocals like Yael Naim, Juliette Lewis and Katrine Ottosen.

What's even better? You can get the album for free by signing up for a free eMusic trial (and you'll still have 12 songs left, which you can use for the earlier Nouvelle Vague albums):

Here's the eMusic sign-up:

Here's the Hollywood, Mon Amour album on eMusic:
Hollywood, Mon Amour

The Onion Radio News: Special Report: The Great Onion Schism Of 1783

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:32:19 -0400

The Onion Radio News: Special Report: Top Entertainers Of 1783

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:32:19 -0400

The Onion Radio News: Special Report: The Fabrics Of 1783

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:32:19 -0400

WAMU: The Kojo Nnamdi Show: Tech Tuesday Podcast: The Computer Guys & Gal

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:04:18 -0400

It's the first Tuesday of the month, and the Computer Guys are back to answer your questions and update you on the world of technology.

NPR: Sunday Puzzle Podcast: Fill In The Blanks And Ta-Da!

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:40:22 -0400

You are given a sentence that's missing two words. The word that goes in the first blank has a T in it. Change this to a D, and phonetically, you'll get the word that goes in the second blank.

Coverville: Seal uncovers his "Soul" next month

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:32:22 -0400

Called "Soul", it will feature - you guessed it - covers of popular soul and R&B hits. See the article, with a tracklisting here.

The tracks are all recognizable favorites, but still, it'll be interesting to hear them sung in Seal's smooth style. His website even includes a video for "A Change Is Gonna Come", his cover of the Sam Cooke classic.

Coverville: Lucinda Williams covers AC/DC on her new album

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:32:22 -0400

Little Honey

Lucinda Williams' new album, "Little Honey", apparently is a more positive-styled turn for the singer/songwriter. The album, due October 14, also includes a cover song: AC/DC's "It's A Long Way To The Top".

Read about it here.

The Onion Radio News: Unknown Gunman In Hardee's Parking Lot On Verge Of International Fame

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:20:05 -0400

The Onion Radio News: Community Leaders Outraged Over Porn Video

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:20:05 -0400

The Onion Radio News: Richard Branson Purchases Remainder Of North Pole

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:04:02 -0400

The Onion Radio News: Bush Goes Blonde For Remainder Of Presidency

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:04:02 -0400

The Onion Radio News: Hard Times Hit Springsteenville

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:04:02 -0400

On The Media: October 3, 2008 (On The Media: Friday, 03 October 2008)