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It is always a pleasure to spread some good news, and this is pretty darn cool. My friends over in the punky power pop trio, Frankenpony, will have their Happy Birthday song aired on the ABC show Help Me Help You starring Ted Danson. The show will air Tuesday, December 12, 2006, at 8:30 central…
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Any musicians or studio engineers out there looking to build a professional workspace for their studio without spending a fortune? Look no further. My very good friend Bob Gallagher has published this simple how-to guide on his website, sharing exactly how he built a professional workstation for his own studio. Pretty cool. Bob also has…
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Kevin, Bob, and Jerry put together the New York podcast, The Schwagcast, a fun mash-up featuring great independent music, comedy, stories, and plenty of animal sound effects. Their self-proclaimed "flawed entertainment" is a great way to hear new music that they have hunted down for us all to hear. Check in to party with these…
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Hey kids, check out the latest Frankenpony release, Hideous Creatures, which by the way is album NUMBER FOUR for the boys. That’s a lot of punky power pop songs crammed into a few years. Not too shabby for regular guys with day jobs and mortgages, not to mention a 130 mile commute to Chicago for…
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I don’t normally use the music site for online ranting. Guess what? I’m going off-topic today. First off, we are trying to reduce our monthly household expenses through budgeting and better cash flow management. So it’s a no-brainer to look at the bills that we have to pay every month and try to figure out…
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I just realized that my last blog posting on 100yearpicnic.com was my 100th post. A nice little milestone for 100YP. I didn’t bother to point out our 1-year website anniversary, but I started this website on March 27, 2005 with this little posting. 100 postings in that time frame averages out to more than one…
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In my "spare" time for the past 9 months or so, I’ve been playing drums with a great little jazz group: The Brian Choban Quintet. We play our own improvised versions of great jazz standards from the Real Book. All you locals really out to check us out sometime. Here’s the cast of characters: Brian…
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Jump on over to Get Jacked! episode #100, featuring Jack Elias. As a young DJ starting in the late 70s, Jack remembers the time when they actually got to pick and play music they liked. He was a popular DJ in Colorado known as Panama Jack throughout the 80s. Having been away from radio for…
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Independent broadcasters around the world are voicing their unique perspectives and ideas, and also playing great independent music for us all to discover. James B from Utah is one such kindred spirit. James hosts two very original and thoughtful podcasts, located at jamesb.com: Navelcast and Face The Music. Navelcast is an entertaining introspective podcast featuring…
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Michael was the first podcaster that I came across that was already using the new Apple enhanced podcast format, which includes a slide show of album covers to go with the music. Michael’s podcast also features detailed show notes that link to the artist websites. These extras, of course, require more work and prep for…
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