Digital Music | Ep #60

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This week we dig into digital music access and discover a thorny Pandora's box (not to be confused with Pandora.com, which, incidentally, we also discuss). What is to become of the jewel case moguls? Join us as we find out.      

 

Show Notes: 

00:52 Napster

04:58 Metallica: "Napters bad!"
06:20 The argument for analog
15:10 Portlandia: "We can pickle that!"
16:40 Interlude: NOFX: "One Million Coasters"
17:40 "Upgrading"

19:30 The MP3 quality trade-off
22:17 Cloud storage and the limits of digital-only
26:20 Drew's self-imposed CD challenge
30:15 What's wrong with the new iTunes
31:20 Interlude: "Weird Al" Yankovich: "Don't Download This Song"
33:35 The entitlement era
44:25 Interlude: Reel Big Fish: "Sell Out"
47:05 Tim Armstrong's song of the day
48:37 Streaming (Rdio / Pandora / Spotify)
51:20 Where's the money going?

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Movie Directors: The A-List | Ep #59

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Our multi-part series on movie directors launches with a wise-cracking commentary track on the big names atop every Hollywood producer's want list. And also Zack Snyder. Action!  

 

Show Notes: 

03:20 A new hope?

06:10 Joss Whedon
10:55 Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
14:59 Commentary: The Musical
15:25 Interlude: Neil Patrick Harris: "Laundry Day" (Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog)
18:40 From Buffy to Avengers

21:00 J. J. Abrams
22:30 Lost
25:40 The Mystery Box
27:15 Cloverfield trailer
34:35 Interlude: Zack Hemsey: "Mind Heist" (Inception)
36:20 Christopher Nolan (see also DC Cinematic Universe: Batman | Ep #54)
47:15 Interlude: Dawn of the Dead (2004) opening credits 
48:35 Zack Snyder
56:10 Michael Bay
1:00:40 M. Night Shyamalan

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Winter Mixtape 2013 | Ep #55

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Don't be discontented by winter; cozy up to the cassette player and jam with us through another semi-annual mix of personally picked songs. 

 

Show Notes: 

03:05 "Ceremony" - New Order (John) - iTunes

10:00 "We Will Fall Together" - Streetlight Manifesto (Drew) - iTunes

17:50 "Tenth Avenue Freeze Out" - Bruce Springsteen (John) - iTunes

24:12 "Level On the Inside" - Dovetail Joint (Drew) - iTunes
30:41 "One More Summer (Acoustic - Santa Monica Sessions)" - No Doubt (John) - iTunes
38:17 "Some Nights" - Fun. (Drew) - iTunes
48:18 "Painted in Your Pocket" - Destroyer (John) - iTunes
55:40 "Lazy Bones" - Green Day (Drew) - iTunes
1:03:35 "Cut Me Some Slack" - Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear - (John) - iTunes

22:27 "Christmas Time Is Here (Instrumental)" - Vince Guaraldi Trio (Drew) - iTunes

See also: Summer Mixtape 2012 | Ep #36

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Movie Theaters | Ep #48

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Let's all go to the lobby, because we've got some stuff to discuss about movie theaters, and only jerks talk during the movie. But are those jerks the key to saving the cinema? Please silence your cell phones as our big-screen tribute takes an unexpected turn. 

 

Show Notes: 

01:58 St. Louis movie theaters

02:12 A crash course in theater history
02:50 United States vs. Paramount Pictures, Inc. 
03:25 Movie palaces (The Fox / Grauman's Chinese / The Egyptian)
07:40 Gimmicks (3-D / Cinemascope)
08:26 See also: Summer Blockbusters
09:02 The "New Hollywood"
10:20 Home theaters
12:05 The quality plateau
17:35 Interlude: The Drifters: "Saturday Night at the Movies"
18:27 Saving movie theaters
23:20 Simulcasts (This American Life / Rifftrax)
24:20 The teenage refuge
28:39 Interlude: "Intermission Time"
29:15 The wrong people
39:45 Interlude: Wehrenberg Theaters Theme
40:41 The experience argument
46:10 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
47:40 The Chase-Park Plaza Cinema 
48:20 Ronnie's 20 Cine
52:45 Projection notes
57:05 Rise of the Planet of the Apes
59:48 The Hi-Pointe Theatre

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How to Make a Monster (Movie Party) | Ep #45

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Come up to the lab and join us in an experimental Awesome Spooky Month episode as we stitch together the perfect spooky movie party for your next Halloween gathering.    

Show Notes: 

03:03 Nate is great
04:20 The Gate
05:25 The dynamics 
08:05 The guests
10:28 The flow
13:20 Interlude: "Main Titles" (House on Haunted Hill) 
14:05 The invitation
15:36 The food
23:56 Interlude: Oingo Boingo: "Dead Man's Party"
25:35 The seating
29:40 The decor
31:05 The movies
35:45 Interlude: Goblin: "Suspiria" (Suspiria)
38:10 Layer 1: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
39:40 Layer 2: The Twilight Zone: "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" / "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street"
45:05 Layer 3: My Bloody Valentine (1981)
47:55 Layer 4: Night of the Living Dead (1968)
51:27 Round 5: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
 

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How to Make a Monster (Movie Party) | Ep #45