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    The Sound Board Quarantine Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020


    Because as we've said elsewhere, it's just been one of those years. That's why this Sound Board special we recorded back in April is just being released now. So if we sound like younger, more optimistic versions of ourselves, you'll understand why.

    The Sound Board Quarantine Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020


    Because as we've said elsewhere, it's just been one of those years. That's why this Sound Board special we recorded back in April is just being released now. So if we sound like younger, more optimistic versions of ourselves, you'll understand why.

    The Sound Board: The Difficult 39th Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2015


    This episode was delayed by a computer crash, a dead hard drive rescue, a lot of reconstructive audio surgery (so forgive the weird echoes and such) and other such fun. Apologies for the delays. This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode is helmed by Dr. Rob Levy with Prof Tuffley riding […]

    The Sound Board: The Difficult 39th Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2015


    This episode was delayed by a computer crash, a dead hard drive rescue, a lot of reconstructive audio surgery (so forgive the weird echoes and such) and other such fun. Apologies for the delays. This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode is helmed by Dr. Rob Levy with Prof Tuffley riding […]

    Sound Board DragonCon Special Edition: Brit Pop 2014

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2014


    Rob Levy and Tuffley drive the panel getaway car with Widge mostly passed out in the back seat as The Sound Board makes its annual DragonCon appearance to discuss British music, give updates on what’s coming and throw a slew of recommendations out to the masses. This was a Sunday morning panel. Be kind. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/www.needcoffee.com/podcasts/britpop2014.mp3] […]

    Sound Board DragonCon Special Edition: Brit Pop 2014

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2014


    Rob Levy and Tuffley drive the panel getaway car with Widge mostly passed out in the back seat as The Sound Board makes its annual DragonCon appearance to discuss British music, give updates on what’s coming and throw a slew of recommendations out to the masses. This was a Sunday morning panel. Be kind. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/www.needcoffee.com/podcasts/britpop2014.mp3] […]

    The Sound Board #38: What We Did On Our Summer Vacation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2014


    This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode is attended by Prof. Tuffley and Dr. Rob Levy with Widgett Walls in the chair, running the entire thing aground. This episode’s central topic is catchup mode on 2014 thus far, since we’ve been on unplanned hiatus for a bit. Our favorites thus far […]

    The Sound Board #38: What We Did On Our Summer Vacation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2014


    This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode is attended by Prof. Tuffley and Dr. Rob Levy with Widgett Walls in the chair, running the entire thing aground. This episode’s central topic is catchup mode on 2014 thus far, since we’ve been on unplanned hiatus for a bit. Our favorites thus far […]

    The Sound Board #37: Re: 2013, We Gonna Walk and Not Look Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2014


    This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode is manned by Prof. Tuffley with Dr. Rob Levy navigating and Widgett Walls serving as head speedbump. This episode’s central topic is: 2013. What did we learn, if anything at all? We also talk new albums, Coachella, OutKast, the loss of Lou Reed, Phil […]

    The Sound Board #37: Re: 2013, We Gonna Walk and Not Look Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2014


    This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode is manned by Prof. Tuffley with Dr. Rob Levy navigating and Widgett Walls serving as head speedbump. This episode’s central topic is: 2013. What did we learn, if anything at all? We also talk new albums, Coachella, OutKast, the loss of Lou Reed, Phil […]

    The Sound Board #36: The Analog Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2013


    This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode is manned by Dr. Rob Levy with Prof. Tuffley manning the turret and Widgett Walls huddled in the sidecar. This episode’s central topic is: mix tapes and curating music. Is it a lost art? Is it the same thing now to create a Spotify […]

    The Sound Board #36: The Analog Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2013


    This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode is manned by Dr. Rob Levy with Prof. Tuffley manning the turret and Widgett Walls huddled in the sidecar. This episode’s central topic is: mix tapes and curating music. Is it a lost art? Is it the same thing now to create a Spotify […]

    Sound Board DragonCon Special Edition: Brit Pop 2013

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2013


    Rob Levy and Aaron Poole take the wheel and pilot us through Sunday morning at DragonCon 2013. Tuffley and Widge are on-hand with Dana Franks as a special guest star. Please excuse the bits where someone’s cell phone starts causing interference. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/www.needcoffee.com/podcasts/britpop2013.mp3] If you have music you want to bring to our attention, ping us […]

    Sound Board DragonCon Special Edition: Brit Pop 2013

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2013


    Rob Levy and Aaron Poole take the wheel and pilot us through Sunday morning at DragonCon 2013. Tuffley and Widge are on-hand with Dana Franks as a special guest star. Please excuse the bits where someone’s cell phone starts causing interference. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/www.needcoffee.com/podcasts/britpop2013.mp3] If you have music you want to bring to our attention, ping us […]

    The Sound Board #35: You Can Keep Them For the Birds and Bees

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2013


    This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode is manned by Prof. Tuffley and Dr. Rob Levy with Widgett Walls in the driver’s seat, FSM help us all. This episode’s central topic is: money. Can anybody make money in the music industry anymore? Or is everybody just screwed? Also remembering Slim Whitman […]

    The Sound Board #35: You Can Keep Them For the Birds and Bees

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2013


    This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode is manned by Prof. Tuffley and Dr. Rob Levy with Widgett Walls in the driver’s seat, FSM help us all. This episode’s central topic is: money. Can anybody make money in the music industry anymore? Or is everybody just screwed? Also remembering Slim Whitman […]

    The Sound Board #34: Your Scapegoat Finally Gets a Word In

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2013


    This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode is helmed by Prof. Tuffley with Dr. Rob Levy providing backup and Widgett on hand because every podcast needs a guy wearing an alarm clock around his neck. This episode’s central topic is: remember the good old days when music and musical shenanigans could […]

    The Sound Board #34: Your Scapegoat Finally Gets a Word In

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2013


    This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode is helmed by Prof. Tuffley with Dr. Rob Levy providing backup and Widgett on hand because every podcast needs a guy wearing an alarm clock around his neck. This episode’s central topic is: remember the good old days when music and musical shenanigans could […]

    The Sound Board #33 1/3: No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Sell Records

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2013


    This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode is helmed by Dr. Rob Levy with Prof. Tuffley providing backup and Widgett on hand mostly to record it. This episode’s central topic is: fifty years of James Bond music…the good, the bad and A-ha. We also: mourn the loss of more music legends, […]

    The Sound Board #33 1/3: No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Sell Records

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2013


    This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode is helmed by Dr. Rob Levy with Prof. Tuffley providing backup and Widgett on hand mostly to record it. This episode’s central topic is: fifty years of James Bond music…the good, the bad and A-ha. We also: mourn the loss of more music legends, […]

    The Sound Board #33: A Total Collapse-Into-a-White-Dwarf of the Heart

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2013


    This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode is tolerated by Prof. Tuffley and Dr. Rob Levy with Widgett hitting speed bumps way, way too hard. This episode’s central topic is: oh shit, it’s Valentine’s Day once more. We give you an update on our latest and favorite Anti-Valentine’s Day tracks. Also: […]

    The Sound Board #33: A Total Collapse-Into-a-White-Dwarf of the Heart

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2013


    This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode is tolerated by Prof. Tuffley and Dr. Rob Levy with Widgett hitting speed bumps way, way too hard. This episode’s central topic is: oh shit, it’s Valentine’s Day once more. We give you an update on our latest and favorite Anti-Valentine’s Day tracks. Also: […]

    The Sound Board #32: Everybody Wants to Rule the Release Schedule For the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2013


    This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode is run by Prof. Tuffley, stars Rob Levy and co-stars Widgett as the Beaver. This episode’s central topic is: the international release schedule. Why hasn’t the industry figured out to just give the people what they want in a timely fashion? We explore it. […]

    The Sound Board #32: Everybody Wants to Rule the Release Schedule For the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2013


    This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode is run by Prof. Tuffley, stars Rob Levy and co-stars Widgett as the Beaver. This episode’s central topic is: the international release schedule. Why hasn’t the industry figured out to just give the people what they want in a timely fashion? We explore it. […]

    The Sound Board DragonCon 2012 Special: Britpop

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2012


    Recorded at DragonCon 2012, the three of us partnered with the Brit Media track for yet another iteration of this, a discussion of British music which roams (despite the attempt by special guest star Aaron Poole to keep us on topic) from place to place. Our fifth panelist and special guest star is Kim, who […]

    The Sound Board DragonCon 2012 Special: Britpop

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2012


    Recorded at DragonCon 2012, the three of us partnered with the Brit Media track for yet another iteration of this, a discussion of British music which roams (despite the attempt by special guest star Aaron Poole to keep us on topic) from place to place. Our fifth panelist and special guest star is Kim, who […]

    The Sound Board DragonCon 2012 Special: Eardrum Wasteland

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2012


    Recorded at DragonCon 2012, the three of us partnered with the Apocalypse Rising track to come up with this, in essence an hour-long discussion of the post-apocalyptic sub-overarching-genre of music–with plenty in the realm of playlists suggestions as well. Please excuse the echoey nature of the chamber we were in as well as the various […]

    The Sound Board DragonCon 2012 Special: Eardrum Wasteland

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2012


    Recorded at DragonCon 2012, the three of us partnered with the Apocalypse Rising track to come up with this, in essence an hour-long discussion of the post-apocalyptic sub-overarching-genre of music–with plenty in the realm of playlists suggestions as well. Please excuse the echoey nature of the chamber we were in as well as the various […]

    The Sound Board #31: A Rose By Any Other Name Would Still Be a Bette Midler Reference

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2012


    This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode stars Prof. Tuffley and Rob Levy with Widgett in the pilot’s seat, crashing into buildings more often than not. This episode’s central topic is name changes. What do they mean and do we even care? We also discuss the latest in live music, including […]

    The Sound Board #31: A Rose By Any Other Name Would Still Be a Bette Midler Reference

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2012


    This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode stars Prof. Tuffley and Rob Levy with Widgett in the pilot’s seat, crashing into buildings more often than not. This episode’s central topic is name changes. What do they mean and do we even care? We also discuss the latest in live music, including […]

    The Sound Board #30: Kickstart Out the Jams, Hasenfeffer!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2012


    This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode stars Prof. Tuffley in the chair with Rob Levy in the sidecar working the turret and Widge being dragged behind as always. This episode’s central topic is…Kickstarter. Is it the future? Is it already on its way to being the past? Should we fear […]

    The Sound Board #30: Kickstart Out the Jams, Hasenfeffer!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2012


    This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode stars Prof. Tuffley in the chair with Rob Levy in the sidecar working the turret and Widge being dragged behind as always. This episode’s central topic is…Kickstarter. Is it the future? Is it already on its way to being the past? Should we fear […]

    The Sound Board #29: Two Tickets to Paradise (Plus Service Charges)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2012


    This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode stars Dr. Rob Levy in the chair with Prof. Tuffley and Widge providing backup. This episode’s central topic is…ticket purchasing for live music events. Why is it such a pain in the ass? Also we remember Levon Helm, Earl Scruggs and Dick Clark. We […]

    The Sound Board #29: Two Tickets to Paradise (Plus Service Charges)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2012


    This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode stars Dr. Rob Levy in the chair with Prof. Tuffley and Widge providing backup. This episode’s central topic is…ticket purchasing for live music events. Why is it such a pain in the ass? Also we remember Levon Helm, Earl Scruggs and Dick Clark. We […]

    The Sound Board #28: It Takes a Nation of Three To Hold Us Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2012


    This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode stars Prof. Tuffley and Dr. Rob Levy with Widge driving recklessly as much as possible. This episode’s central topic is…musical genres and our slide towards musical singularity. Also we remember Ronnie Montrose, Whitney Houston and Davy Jones. We discuss problems between Rush and Rush, […]

    The Sound Board #28: It Takes a Nation of Three To Hold Us Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2012


    This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode stars Prof. Tuffley and Dr. Rob Levy with Widge driving recklessly as much as possible. This episode’s central topic is…musical genres and our slide towards musical singularity. Also we remember Ronnie Montrose, Whitney Houston and Davy Jones. We discuss problems between Rush and Rush, […]

    The Sound Board #27: I'm All Out of Love and I'm Making a T-Shirt To Further Express This

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2012


    This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode is hosted by Prof. Tuffley, assisted by Dr. Rob Levy and Widge is in the sidecar. This episode’s central topic is…television shows about music. We’re talking of the Soul Train, American Bandstand, Top of the Pops vein. They slowly but surely disappeared from our […]

    The Sound Board #27: I’m All Out of Love and I’m Making a T-Shirt To Further Express This

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2012


    This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode is hosted by Prof. Tuffley, assisted by Dr. Rob Levy and Widge is in the sidecar. This episode’s central topic is…television shows about music. We’re talking of the Soul Train, American Bandstand, Top of the Pops vein. They slowly but surely disappeared from our […]

    The Sound Board #26: Just Because We're Talking About Sports Doesn't Mean We Want Any Organ Music

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2012


    This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode is hosted by Dr. Rob Levy, assisted by Prof. Tuffley and Widge is in the sidecar. This episode’s central topic is…sporting events and music. When and how should they mix? And we’re you’re a musician playing a sporting event, what does that mean…if anything […]

    The Sound Board #26: Just Because We’re Talking About Sports Doesn’t Mean We Want Any Organ Music

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2012


    This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode is hosted by Dr. Rob Levy, assisted by Prof. Tuffley and Widge is in the sidecar. This episode’s central topic is…sporting events and music. When and how should they mix? And we’re you’re a musician playing a sporting event, what does that mean…if anything […]

    The Sound Board #25: Catching Up Is Hard To Do

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2011


    This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode is hosted by me and I am tolerated by Prof. Tuffley and Dr. Rob Levy. This episode’s central topic is…that there isn’t one. The three of us have been so damn busy we missed November and as a result, you get a mad mishmash […]

    The Sound Board #25: Catching Up Is Hard To Do

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2011


    This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode is hosted by me and I am tolerated by Prof. Tuffley and Dr. Rob Levy. This episode’s central topic is…that there isn’t one. The three of us have been so damn busy we missed November and as a result, you get a mad mishmash […]

    The Sound Board #24: Crazy, Am I?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2011


    This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode is hosted by Prof. Tuffley with support from Dr. Rob Levy and Widgett Walls. This episode’s central topic are musical mad geniuses, and it basically splits into two types: crazy like a fox and just plain batshit crazy. And some are both. We also […]

    The Sound Board #24: Crazy, Am I?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2011


    This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode is hosted by Prof. Tuffley with support from Dr. Rob Levy and Widgett Walls. This episode’s central topic are musical mad geniuses, and it basically splits into two types: crazy like a fox and just plain batshit crazy. And some are both. We also […]

    The Sound Board #23: A Decade of Stupid Contagion

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2011


    This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode is hosted by Dr. Rob Levy with support from Prof. Tuffley and Widgett Walls. This episode’s central topic wobbles around a bit, but it’s basically: the 90s. More specifically, two albums that have turned twenty years old: Nevermind by Nirvana and Ten by Pearl […]

    The Sound Board #23: A Decade of Stupid Contagion

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2011


    This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode is hosted by Dr. Rob Levy with support from Prof. Tuffley and Widgett Walls. This episode’s central topic wobbles around a bit, but it’s basically: the 90s. More specifically, two albums that have turned twenty years old: Nevermind by Nirvana and Ten by Pearl […]

    The Sound Board #22: The Magical Musical Heist

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2011


    This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode is hosted by myself with support from Dr. Rob Levy and Prof. Tuffley. This episode’s central topic is: the magical musical heist. What legendary, rare or potentially lost thing would we put a crew together and go steal if we thought we could get […]

    The Sound Board #22: The Magical Musical Heist

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2011


    This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode is hosted by myself with support from Dr. Rob Levy and Prof. Tuffley. This episode’s central topic is: the magical musical heist. What legendary, rare or potentially lost thing would we put a crew together and go steal if we thought we could get […]

    The Sound Board #21: Obscured By The Cloud(s)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2011


    This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode is hosted by Prof. J.M. Tuffley with support from Dr. Rob Levy and Widgett Walls, custodian. This episode’s central topic is: the Cloud and how it will affect your music buying experience. Along with that there’s, among other things, The National Jukebox, Pink Floyd […]

    The Sound Board #21: Obscured By The Cloud(s)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2011


    This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode is hosted by Prof. J.M. Tuffley with support from Dr. Rob Levy and Widgett Walls, custodian. This episode’s central topic is: the Cloud and how it will affect your music buying experience. Along with that there’s, among other things, The National Jukebox, Pink Floyd […]

    The Sound Board #20: She's Got a Ticket to Ride and She's Selling It On eBay

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2011


    This podcast generally covers music and other transgressions. This month’s episode is hosted by Dr. Rob Levy with support from Prof. J.M. Tuffley and Widgett Walls, janitor. This episode’s central topic is: the live concert experience and how ticket purchasing, scalpers and the people who sell the tickets to begin with are all conspiring to […]

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