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Originally released: June 08, 2009 Episode 4 features a coming out story and interview with Tom from Ramble Redhead Show. Tom has been doing his podcast for over 4 years and has completed nearly 300 episodes. You can check out all of the podcasts on his website at http://www.rambleredhead.com/ (http://www.rambleredhead.com/). You can also find his podcasts in iTunes. Tom Goss' "Back To Love" is a collection of edgy alt/pop songs that are literally about love—not always romantic love, but the many faces of love. He has built on the success of his first national tour with acclaimed singer/songwriter Eric Himan in 2008, as well as the production and release of his first video, which was featured nationally and eventually rose to #2 on MTV LOGO's The Click List. "I wanted to create something that was instantly accessible," says Goss. "Something that would touch a wide audience, and something that was fast and clean but also carried a concrete message." As a gay man, he wanted to deliver a message about societal and religious perceptions of what love means to a gay person, as well as his family's love and failed love, including the divorce of his parents. Goss also learned a lot from his recently deceased grandfather, whom he says loved his grandmother “more than I have ever seen anyone love.” He adds that “Back To Love” breathes speaks, and aches like nothing I have ever done before.” Goss, who grew up in Kenosha, Wisconsin, moved to DC in 2004 to enter Catholic seminary in hopes of becoming a priest. After that didn't go as planned, Goss later found himself through his charity work and through his partner, and began to make music a full-time ambition. His debut, album, Naked Without, was released in 2006 and was followed by Rise in January 2008. Goss plans to hit the road in support of Back To Love, delivering the message of his new album to a wide range of listeners. “I want people to listen to "Back To Love" and leave with a sense of hope and love greater than before,” says Goss. “I want to start conversations about love and loss, anger and forgiveness, hope and fear, but most importantly integration, of self and of each other. And at the same time, I want to deliver the best batch of songs that I possibly could.” You can find more information on Tom's music and concert dates on his website http://www.tomgossmusic.net/ (tomgossmusic.net). "Back to Love" is also available on http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=158289962&uo=6 (iTunes). From that we get “Til the End”. On May 28 radio hosts Rob Williams and Arnie States spent more than 30 minutes making crude and dehumanizing comments promoting child abuse against transgender children. It began when they discussed a story about an Omaha family supporting their transgender child and her transition. After GLAAD, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation issued a call to action, the radio station finally called back and promised Rob and Arnie would respond to their offensive segment. GLAAD also spoke with with radio host Dawn Rossi who defended transgender people on the highly problematic segment. On their follow-up show, Rob and Arnie failed to apologize for their remarks. GLAAD re-issued the Call to Action, and LGBT advocates made their voices heard through social networking and thousands of people from around the world contacted KRXQ and their advertisers. After nine advertisers pulled their ads, the radio station finally took notice and they suspended the show until Thursday June 11th. For the most up-to-date information visit http://www.glaad.org/ (glaad.org). Thank you Tom & Tom for your contributions to episode 4 of Nathan OUTloud! Follow the podcast on twitter http://twitter.com/nathanoutloud (@nathanOUTloud). Also, join me on facebook on the http://facebook.com/nathanoutloudfans/ (Nathan OUTloud fan page). To share your comments or suggestions please, email here. Come OUT | Be OUT |... Support this podcast

It's that time of the year where it's the holidays, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and a bit like Festivus for the rest of us. So your friendly Castologists decided on a family theme. (Collective aw). Zane heads into the Dungeons and Dragons universe with a familial twist with The Adventure Zone, New Patrick/Nick embraces his inner child with Chompers and Liz manages to find murder in the most unlikely of themes with Happy Face. Then it's on to the reviews from last week. What did Liz and Zane think of New Patrick/Nick's very first recommendation?Liz Recommends - Happy Facehttps://www.thehappyfacepodcast.com/Who could have predicted Liz would have interpreted the Family theme to include murrrrrrrrder? (Pretty much everyone). But still, this IHeartRadio show is a doozy. Think the words of the actual killer in his police interviews, interspersed with interviews with his daughter about the red flags the family missed as their patriarch was becoming a notorious serial killer."For Melissa Moore, 1995 was a nightmare. That’s the year the teenager learned her father, Keith Hunter Jesperson, was a serial killer. It’s also the year Melissa Moore’s doubt spiral began: When you look like your father, and you share his intelligence and charisma, how do you know you’re not a psychopath, too? Happy Face is the story of Keith Hunter Jesperson, his brutal crimes, and the cat and mouse game he played with detectives and the media. But it’s also the story of the horrific legacy he gifted his children. Join Melissa Moore as she investigates her father’s crimes, reckons with the past, and wades through her darkest fears as she hunts for a better future."Melissa Moore is an Emmy-nominated Crime Correspondent for the Dr. Oz Show, Executive Producer and host of LMN's "Monster In My Family.” Melissa is a recognized expert on the topics of recovery from trauma, domestic violence and serial violent crimes. Moore was raised Melissa Jesperson, daughter of the infamous “Happy Face” serial killer, Keith Jesperson. Growing up in a small town in Washington state, she survived the escalating trauma from her home life and the man she called her father. Today, she frequently shares her insight and background with survivors seeking healing from violent crimes and abuse through her work and bestselling book, WHOLE: A Guide to Self-Repair (2016 Rodale)."For both: Serial-style podcast so start from the start.https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/happy-face/id1434649680Nick Recommends - ChompersMake tooth time easy with this morning and night tooth brushing show for kids and ADULTS TOO.Kids AND ADULTS TOO will hear jokes, riddles, stories, fun facts, silly songs and more, that’ll keep them giggling - and brushing - for the full two minutes that dentists recommend.Chompers will have kids AND ADULTS TOO reminding parents that it's time to brush, not the other way around!For both: Any of em'!https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/chompers/id1353418080Zane Recommends - The Adventure Zonehttps://www.maximumfun.org/shows/adventure-zoneSo, what exactly IS a "family" podcast? How about a podcast where three brothers and their dad get together play a game? And what if those brothers were part of the podcast royal family? Justin, Travis and Griffin McElroy from My Brother, My Brother and Me, Sawbones, Schmanners, Wonderful! Trends Like These, The Empty Bowl, Run. A Doctor Who Fancast, Still Buffering, Positiviteeny, and From Death Till us Blart, have recruited their dad Clint for a campaign of high adventure. My favourite season is Season 1 which is Dungeons and Dragons, but they have completed a second season with a game system and characters, and are onto their third season again!For Nick: Episode 21: Petals To The Metal - Chapter 4For Liz: Episode 4: Here There Be Gerblinshttp://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=207976027Subscribe to us on ITUNES, STITCHER, SPOTIFY, RADIOPUBLIC or your podcatcher of choice.Find us on FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTAGRAM.

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**Today's host(s):** Scot Landry and Fr. Matt Williams **Today's guest(s):** Bob Rice, professor of catechetics at Franciscan University of Steubenville, author, musician, youth minister, worship leader * [Bob Rice's website](http://www.bob-rice.com) * [Franciscan University of Steubenville](http://www.franciscan.edu) * [Bob's music on iTunes](http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=152205628) * To learn about any of the events discussed here and to register, go to the website of the Office for the [New Evangelization of Youth and Young Adults](http://www.one4boston.org) **Today's topics:** Bob Rice is coming to Boston for training in adolescent catechesis, young adult ministry, and to lead a retreat for youth ministers.  **A summary of today's show:** Bob Rice--professor, speaker, youth leader, musician, and author--talks with Scot and Fr. Matt about the challenge of reaching out to youth, not just to fill them with information, but to form them in a transformation and a life-giving relationship with Jesus Christ. Bob has also written a new novel that lets us walk with St. Peter through the Gospels.  **1st segment:** Scot welcomes Fr. Matt and noted that Fr Matt and his team at Office for the New Evangelization of Youth and Young Adults have been working very hard. They had the Eucharistic Congress last weekend, the Youth Ministry Awards Dinner last night, and three more events this week. The Congress was fantastic, he said. They had more than 500 participants and they had a huge turnout from colleges. The powerful aspect of this weekend was the focus on Pope John Paul II. All of the talks drew on his teachings. See the photos on [Flickr.com/BostonCatholic](http://www.flickr.com/BostonCatholic). They had the vocation monstrance blessed by Pope John Paul II, and the College of St. Mary Magdalene Choir sung during the procession through the streets of the North End. Some people who saw this were moved to tears, some were mocking, but most were awed by what they saw. Some participants were assigned to go up to the people watching and introduce them to what was going on. Last night was the Awards Dinner for Youth. They are trying to tell the story of the good news that is going on among youth in the Archdiocese. The dinner has been going on for more than 50 years, but it was reinvigorated over the past few years. Last night they gave out more than 100 awards to youth and adults. **2nd segment:** Scot and Fr. Matt welcome Bob Rice to the show. Bob will be in Boston this week for three different events. On Thursday, 9am-3:30, a catechesis on adolescent catechesis; on Thursday night, 7 pm, City Side Bar in Brighton, Theology on Tap; and on Friday, a mini-retreat day for anyone who ministers to youth. The symposium will be for those involved in passing on the faith to young teenagers and talk about the keys to catechizing young people today. The goal of catechesis is intimacy with Jesus Christ. Many times we have a classroom stereotype of religious education, but while it can be done in the classroom, the goal of catechesis is transform lives. The heart of catechesis and how we can bring young people to conversion in any setting. He travels around the country about once or twice per month bringing this message of catechesis to people working with youth, as well as doing this as his full-time job at Franciscan University, teaching catechesis to college students who will go out and do the same. On Thursday, he will be giving three talks: Forming a Catholic worldview; dynamic and effective catechesis; and "God doesn't care about your ministry." The first talk will jump off from St. Paul in Romans where he said that the goal is that we need to transform our mind to God's will so we know what it is. So often in catechesis we train them in what to think, not how to think. We often fill them with information but we don't give them formation. Effective catechesis asks how we can gear catechesis that isn't just informational, but transformational and lead to deeper intimacy with Jesus Christ. The last talk is a wake-up call. It isn't all about us. God doesn't care what we do for Him. He cares about what we *are* for Him. Many times, as catechists, we can get caught up in replacing our own spirituality with the ministry we do and we miss the very intimacy that we're trying to lead young people to. The Theology on Tap's theme is "You're going to die and other good news." Bob said that we live in a society that tries to avoid death. We are shocked by it, even though it is the most natural thing in the world. In our faith it is not something to be afraid. God has revealed some pretty good news about it. We should be prepared for it. The everlasting life we should want to live and the everlasting damnation we should want to avoid; what is heaven, what is hell; purgatory: This is what will be covered. Bob and Scot joked that you need one or two beers to understand eschatology. Fr. Matt said the Eucharistic Congress this past weekend promoted the Theology on Tap as a great followup for participants. He said we often hear people say that they are "spiritual, but not religious." He asked Bob how you begin to address that with young adults. The big question is what they mean by "religious"? What he thinks they often mean is a focus on rituals and an experience of God that doesn't speak to their heart, and sadly every major Christian denomination, including Catholics, can be guilty of falling into a ritualism that doesn't invite people into greater intimacy. Of course, what the Church teaches is far from that. Receiving the Eucharist should be one of the most intimate things we can do. Sometimes that not the perception because we haven't reached out to young adults very well. They would rather have the unstructured one-on-one relationship with God. What we need to show, as catechists, is that God dwells among His community. The sacraments are a way to deeper intimacy with God. Theology on Tap is right in line with John Paul II's message that we need to engage the culture where it's at. He will be only speaking about what the Church actually teaches, not his speculation on what heaven is like, and it is amazing. The distinction between spiritual and religious can fade and you can become someone who is spiritually religious. Fr. Matt said he has had good conversations with both a Hindu and a Muslim and when you talk to them about the practice of their faith an how their parents practiced their faith, they have the same line as many of the Catholic young adults: "I'm spiritual, not religious. I don't need to go to a temple to worship God." It's something epidemic in Western culture. Scot asked whether it's becaue of the hyper-individualism in our culture, where people don't want to be part of a larger organization that has rules and tough requirements, as any rigorous religion would ask. Bob said another part of the equation is rampant consumerism. A lot of young people treat community like consumers. Especially with social media, we can block out people we don't like and connect with people we do like to create a false sense of community and become illiterate about communicating with each other. So we walk into a church and if we don't like the priest or we don't like the person sitting next to us, then everything in society would tells us to find a new priest, find a new person to sit next to; You can better on your own; you can customize things to yourself. This is a whole consumer market driven at young people. So it makes sense they see religion that way. They don't want to sit through a homily that's too long or listen to a homily they don't agree with. We've taught them have zero tolerance for anything that doesn't satisfy them, in any kind of relationship. (This is why we have problems getting them to marry each other.) This affects relationships in community and a relationship with God, as in the real God, not God as they would hope Him to be. Scot asked Bob if talking about the End Things helps people to put things into proper focus since our society avoids thinking about death. Bob said the more society avoids talking about death, the more of an unreal life we live. He's had opportunity to do mission work both in Mexico and Haiti, and death is very prevalent. In Haiti, you are confronted with the reality of the shortness of your life. If you think you're immortal, then you have really weird thoughts about heaven and hell. Death is final. You can have an opinion about heaven, but the only opinion that counts is the one from the only Person who died and rose from the dead. Whether you like it or not and no matter what you believe in, there is going to be a reality to heaven, hell, and purgatory. God revealed all these things in His love so we can be prepared for it. Fr. Matt thinks of his parents how were catechists for many years and he was a catechist himself and he struggled with the apathy among the young people he encountered. How does a catechist break through the religious apathy? Bob recalled that Pope Paul VI said in [Evangelii nuntiandi](http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/paul_vi/apost_exhortations/documents/hf_p-vi_exh_19751208_evangelii-nuntiandi_en.html) that "Modern man listens more willingly to witnesses than to teachers, and if he does listen to teachers, it is because they are witnesses." Young people need to first encounter someone who has a transformed life because they have encountered Jesus Christ. Sometimes we have people in our parishes who don't feel equipped to share their witness, so they just go by the book and don't open up about what God means in their life. If the young person doesn't see incarnate what it means to follow Jesus Christ, then everything else is just academic. We also need to inculturate the language, to speak in ways that young people understand, to not be afraid of culture. We need to engage and find where God is present in it and build a Church within it. We often speak a churchy language, and don't use the elements of their own culture that points to God's love for us.  **3rd segment:** Scot asked about someone who wants to be the best catechist they can be, but aren't sure how to relate to young people because they're 50 or 60 or 70. How do you equip yourself? Bob said that to start with you should go to the Adolescent Catechesis Symposia sponsored by Office for the New Evangelization of Youth and Young Adults. There is a bit of training involved though. You can't approach it lightly. The [General Directory for Catechesis](http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cclergy/documents/rc_con_ccatheduc_doc_17041998_directory-for-catechesis_en.html) says, in terms of working with young people, that we need to have more of a missionary attitude toward young people than a strictly academic one. Sometimes we jump right into catechesis but we never approach them as a missionary. A missionary learns about the culture, lives among the people, speaks their language. That can be difficult, but it needs to be done first. There is no shortcut. Otherwise we read from a book and the teens are bored to tears. You need to be part of the culture: Listen to the music young people listen to, watch TV shows they watch, read the books they're reading. It is part of your homework. You don't need to watch an entire season of a show, but you can watch one episode. If you work with young people, but haven't read "Twilight" or seen the movies, you're missing out on a cultural opportunity to shgow where God can be found in that. Some people want to say that everything in youth culture is evil or wrong, but culture is made by men and women who are made in the image and likeness of God. In the Second Vatican Council document [Ad Gentes](http://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_decree_19651207_ad-gentes_en.html), which was about missionary work, it said we need to live among people so we can "lay bare the seeds of the Word which lie hidden among their fellows." Those seeds are in the culture and we need to help them see that. Fr. Matt said we often look at culture or the world and we say "bad". But a Catholic viewpoint looks at culture and the world and see the things that are good, beautiful and true. Working with young people to be able to see those things, how can we see instead how to use those things for good? Bob said that certainly there are things that are bad in culture, but when we critique culture, we critique the young people because they are intimately connected to it. When we can find what is good in the culture then we can say what it is good *and* bad. We can help them be more literate in understanding the messages that the media is giving them. A young person spends on average about 8.5 hours per day with media. We have to help them understand what kind of messages they're digesting. Rome itself shows how the Church didn't run away from culture, but transformed it, right down to churches that used to be places of pagan sacrifice. Pope John Paul II used to say that we need to impregnate the culture with the Word of God. Scot said he's been amazed while reading Pope Benedict XVI's comments on new media and Bishop Ron Herzog of the US bishops' conference Committee on Communication, who [said](http://whispersintheloggia.blogspot.com/2010/11/as-great-challenge-as-reformation.html), Facebook has changed not only the way people receive and share information, but how they communicate. He asked how much of getting to understand young people involve using these new media tools? Bob said it's absolutely essential. When you have media, you have a new language which is limited. Communicating the Gospel through Facebook isn't easy. It's almost easier to communicate Shakespeare with smoke signals. There's a depth to the message that the medium doesn't allow us to connect. So we can use social media in a way that preaches the Word of God through actual relationships. We need to pull them into a place where they can experience real community and authentic teaching. But that's another stage of evangelization. We need to go where they're at first. Pope John Paul II said in [Redemptoris Missio](http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_07121990_redemptoris-missio_en.html) that we need to have the media communicate Gospel values, not just merely as a preaching of the Gospel message. We need EWTN, but we also need to find a way to get Catholic values on NBC and Fox and TV shows and novels and music. Not just praise music, but we need to be thinking bigger. **4th segment:** Bob has many talents. He has released 8 albums. He said he has been blessed with music. Currently he leads all the worship music for the Steubenville summer conferences, both adult and youth. It's been a passion of his. He's planning to sing a little at Theology on Tap. Fr. Matt recalls when he was a seminarian and serving an internship at Immaculate Conception in Newburyport that Bob and Bob Lefnesky came in during the youth group's 30 Hour Famine to do a show and some comedy skits. Fr. Matt is always struck by how deeply theological and biblically based his music is, how it gives glory to God, and teaches the listener some aspect of a relationship with God. Bob said that is his aim. He loves the ancient hymns. They were just doctrine put to music and stirred the soul, because doctrine is just something about who Jesus is. Scot asked how he goes about writing songs? Bob said songs usually come to him when he's supposed to be doing something else. They just hit him. They usually start with a phrase or thought that connects to an emotion or a thought about God. He writes a lot of bad songs that no one ever hears. He doesn't sit down to write songs. Recently, Bob took on a project to write a novel about St. Peter's relationship with Jesus, "Between the Savior and the Sea". It's the Gospel story from Peter's point of view. All of the Evangelists spend a lot of time letting us get to know Peter and question is why the Gospels say so much about Peter. In all of Scripture gives us the most detailed version of what it means to follow Christ. Bob did a lot of research and even went to the Holy Land to get everything accurate, right down to the food and buildings. Scot asked how Bob integrated the words of Jesus from the Scriptures into the book? Bob anchors the book on all the Gospel stories. He would write narrative bridges between those Gospel stories. For example, when the disciples were sent out two-by-two, we don't know where they went or did, but in Bob's novel we follow Peter on his journey and see what it was like for him to preach the Gospel and heal someone and cast out a demon. But then they go back to the feeding of the five thousand. The book weaves in and out of what we see in Scripture and the narrative bridges that the Gospels don't care. He did it in a way that's faithful to Catholic doctrine and who Peter was. Ideally, it gives an accurate depiction of the Gospel stories and will inspire someone to read the Gospels themselves. The novel ends at John, Chapter 21, where Jesus calls Peter the second time: "Peter, do you love me?" Fr. Matt asked what inspired Bob to write this novel and who his intended audience is. Bob said he hopes it appeals to all ages. When Bob goes out to speak and preach, he tries to use his theatrical background to bring the Gospel stories to life. These stories tell us who God is. After doing this for a long time, he decided to try his hand at writing the Gospel stories, but in his first attempts he was stunned at how many stories he had to put in between the Gospel stories to make the narrative cohesive because the Gospel was not written in a narrative style. It took about 3 years and he's never worked harder on anything. Scot asked Bob how his devotion to St. Peter was affected by these 3 years of spending so time reflecting on his life. Bob said he was so sad as he wrote the last page because he had been walking the streets of Galilee and Jerusalem with Peter and Jesus and all the apostles. It brought him closer to all the apostles. He tried to flesh out each of the 12 apostles as individuals with all their strengths and flaws of character. It became a community which he got know and walk with. As he walked away from the book, he also had to recognize that these characters were not really the apostles. He couldn't fall in love with his own fictitious version of who he thought they were. It could have been who they were, but there's a greater depth to a person than can be found in a novel. So in his relationship with Jesus he wants Him to be bigger than the book and the words on a page. Bob didn't invent any new flaws for St. Peter beyond what is found in the Gospels. If anything he tried to show what kind of heroic virtue St. Peter had. Sometimes we think of him failing, of sinking in the water as his faith wavered, but we don't reflect on, hey here's a guy who walked on water in the first place. Here's a guy willing to fight to for Jesus in the garden and followed Jesus into the courtyard when everyone else ran away. He's an exceptional man of God who had an exceptional call, but like any of us he struggled between his divine call and his human will.  Bob said he always wondered why Jesus told Peter that he would deny him three times and Peter said he would not, then turns around and denies him almost right away. As he was reflecting on the story, Bob realized that when Simon Peter was in the garden and he was swinging his sword at the high priest's servant, he was willing to give his life. It was probably ringing in his mind that he would not deny Jesus, that he would give his life for Him. And he dove in there alone. Maybe he was stunned that Jesus told him to stop and perhaps he considered that he'd already proven himself against the denial. Then in the courtyard, the encounter with the slave girl and others came as surprise: "Wait, this was the test?" We can often be geared up for the big battles in our life, but it's the small things where we fall and fail and where we end up denying Christ. We can be great Christians on retreat or in youth group, but what we do when we're alone on the computer or among friends and things go in the wrong direction? But like Peter, Christ always calls us back with love. On the mini-retreat day on Friday for people who work with youth, it is important know that it is a retreat, not training. It is a time for youth ministers to be refreshed in their own faith, to be with others in similar ministry to encourage each other and strengthen each other.  It's not too late to sign up at the Office for the New Evangelization of Youth and Young Adults website. **5th segment:** It's time to announce the winner of this week's **WQOM Benefactor Raffle**. Our prize this week is a copy of [“Time for Mercy,”](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0944203841/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=catholicnetrevie&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0944203841) a film narrated by Joseph Campanella. This award-winning video explores signs of God's mercy in our time, and takes an unflinching look at the biblical witness of God's judgement and mercy, the offer of God's mercy in Christ, and the troubles of today's world. This week's winner is **Mary Boudreau from Norwood, MA**. Congratulations Mary! **6th segment:** Tonight is the fourth Wednesday of [The Light Is On For You](http://www.thelightisonforyou.org).  Every Church in the Archdiocese is open from 6:30-8:00pm tonight for Confessions. If you need to locate a church along your commute, please visit [PilotParishFinder.com](http://www.pilotparishfinder.com) or download the PilotParishFinder app for your iPhone or Android device. Since Wednesday evenings during Lent are big Confession evenings, we'll take questions submitted by listeners on the Sacrament of Reconciliation. If you have a question, please email LIVE@TheGoodCatholicLife.com, text or call us at 617-410-MASS (6277). * What happens if you forget to confess a mortal sin at confession? First, you have to ask if you just forgot (you were nervous or forgot to make a list) or if it was intentional. If you just forgot, God's mercy covers that sin and you have received absolution. It's still good to talk to the priest next time in confession about it to get advice and direction. If you hold back intentionally, that sin is not forgiven. You have to be ready to let go or be sorry for that sin. You walk away with that sin still on you. You have not experienced a full reconciliation with God. You have not been restored. You still have the stain of mortal sin and you're not supposed to go to confession. The lesson of the Blessed Mother shows us how she was preserved from the stain of Original Sin to prepare her to be an immaculate tabernacle receiving the Lord. In the same way, we need to be purified from mortal sin in order to receive the Lord. Mortal sin kills us and wounds us in our relationship with the Lord.  Scot said that embarassment shouldn't hold you back from confessing a sin. You will not shock the priest with anything he hasn't heard before. And then burden of a sin that you don't confess deliberately grows even greater the longer you hold on to it. God wants to relieve that burden of you and He can through the power he has given to his priests. Tonight the Light Is On For You and it's on because there is a priest waiting to help you be relieved of that burden.

Yike! That little break from the show lasted a lot longer than it should! Sam and I (that would be Jill Nojack) are now back with a new episode of the show that is stuffed to bursting with an extra dose of acoustic tunes for your listening pleasure. I'd natter on about how fab the artists in the show are, but why not just listen to the show and check out the artist pages at your leisure by clicking the artist name in the playlist? In this episode's playlist: Lee Rogers - "Ida" from "Drawing Clocks". (Available on iTunes with other options on Lee's page at IndieHeart. Bella Ruse - "Dark Horse" from the CD "Bella Ruse". (Available on iTunes with other options (including a free download of "Silent Night" also available (just click the artist name to visit their page!) Aaron Berg - "Waiting for a Woman" from the CD "Songs for Madame X". Grab it on iTunes or from Aaron's prefered MP3 provider from his artist page. Dan Tindall - "Kill The Machine" from the rather redundant "Kill The Machine"! Lots of options including fabulous free downloads are available on Dan's artist page. Or just pick it up from iTunes. Debbie Miller - Tippy Toe from the CD "Fake Love". Download the tune for free from Debbie's page at IndieHeart or (better yet) grab the CD from iTunes. The Sea Kings - "Villages" from the self-referencing EP "The Sea Kings", now available on iTunes. Tom McKean & The Emperors - "Gazing at the Dying Of the Light". The CD is not yet available (watch this space - it will be do-not-miss musical event when it becomes available!) but you can get yourself two of their other songs on iTunes and hear a few more from the upcoming CD on their artist page. Carrie Graham - "I'd Give Anything" from the "Notes from the Nut Hatch" CD. Visit Carrie's website for purchase options. That's it for this episode! We hope you enjoy it and expect to bring you another show in January. Really. We're not kidding on that one. It will happen. Probably. If your podcast reader doesn't display our band links, please visit http://indieheart.com/transatlantic_acoustic_show to check out the links to the artist pages. Many of the artists give you a free download or two! One click subscription!

Today's selection is a contemplative, solo piano rendition of the ancient hymn, O Sacred Head Now Wounded. It hearkens back to the earlier days of Piano by Joel, when my offerings were informal and minimally edited; more spontaneous, as if we were sitting around the piano together. Here are the first few verses:O sacred Head, now wounded, with grief and shame weighed down,Now scornfully surrounded with thorns, Thine only crown;O sacred Head, what glory, what bliss till now was Thine!Yet, though despised and gory, I joy to call Thee mine. What Thou, my Lord, hast suffered, was all for sinners’ gain;Mine, mine was the transgression, but Thine the deadly pain.Lo, here I fall, my Savior! ’Tis I deserve Thy place;Look on me with Thy favor, vouchsafe to me Thy grace.Click Here to Listen.Preview and/or Purchase either CD from CD BabyPreview Joel's work on iTunesFresh Piano WebsiteContact JoelLink to Piano by Joel For lots of free, original music, check out http://www.freshpiano.com.

HD: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGkAoDp10eo&fmt=22 DOWNLOAD: http://www.youtube.com/get_video?fmt=22&video_id=eGkAoDp10eo&t=vjVQa1PpcFPi9Se68x3apeJSix0k4UrVqV4kaDHHixY%3D FREE MP3: http://muzik4machines.com/zf84f6 iTunes store: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=325375467 Twitter: http://twitter.com/muzik4machines

HD: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGkAoDp10eo&fmt=22 DOWNLOAD: http://www.youtube.com/get_video?fmt=22&video_id=eGkAoDp10eo&t=vjVQa1PpcFPi9Se68x3apeJSix0k4UrVqV4kaDHHixY%3D FREE MP3: http://muzik4machines.com/zf84f6 iTunes store: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=325375467 Twitter: http://twitter.com/muzik4machines

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little trance-ey tune this afternoon HD: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqWkqusc8cQ&fmt=22 iTunes store: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=325375467 Twitter: http://twitter.com/muzik4machines

brand new, minimal-ish "song" HD: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8tbxqjYHmQ&fmt=22 iTunes store: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=325375467 Twitter: http://twitter.com/muzik4machines

BUY NOW http://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/les-legumes-club-mix-single/id341599714 Vous l'avez demandée, la voici, definitive club mix, le backing est live, les vocals sont en overdub iTunes store: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=325375467 Twitter: http://twitter.com/muzik4machines Podcast: http://muzik4machines.com/2ztc7w gear used Korg ESX1: All Sequences/Drums Yamaha TX81z: Reverby/Pumpy Sawtooth Bass (chain:TX81z-Boss V-Wha-Akai MFC42-DBX266 ch2 (Compression/distortion)-Alesis Nanoverb-DBX266 ch1 (pump)--Mixer) Roland MKS50: Hoover/Saw/Lead/Pumpy Synth (Chain MKS50-DBX266-Boss SL20-Zoom RFX2200-Mixer) Clavia Nord Micro Modular: Synth, bass, arpegios, pads, chords Redsound SoundBite Pro: Vocals/looping Korg Kaoss pad 2: Tempo Delay Korg Kaoss Pad 3: Loops, Looper(snare rolls), Grainshifter Korg Kaossilator: Noise Sweeps (path: K01-Mini KP(Delay)-Mixer) Korg ER1: Distorted Beatbox AND sidechain signal (Chain: left out-ProCo Turbo Rat-Dimebag Wha-Mixer) DX200: Fm E-piano, pads, 303-esque sequences, etc (Chain: Left Out-Boss DD5 delay-Mixer) Motu Midi Mixer 7s: My mixer, controlled by the BCF2000) Kawai Midi Patchbay:Guess DBX MC 6: Output Compressor

Live remix of a classic, you asked for it, here is the club mix HD: iTunes store: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=325375467 Twitter: http://twitter.com/muzik4machines

HD: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58kFfixARAk&fmt=22 MP3: http://muzik4machines.com/fvn3cp iTunes store: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=325375467 Twitter: http://twitter.com/muzik4machines

HD: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58kFfixARAk&fmt=22 MP3: http://muzik4machines.com/fvn3cp iTunes store: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=325375467 Twitter: http://twitter.com/muzik4machines

HD: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_eQtEYIiic&fmt=22 iTunes store: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=325375467 Twitter: http://twitter.com/muzik4machines

It's the 5th Annual Random Signal Halloween Music Show!!! It's also been Halloween Week over at my Indie Squid Kid blog, so check it out if you want to experience the holiday from the cephalopod's perspective. Here's the play list for today's show: Song 1: Halloween - Artichoke (from Evaporation) [Emuisc] [MySpace] [iTunes] [CD Baby] Song 2: Diggin' Graves - Thee Gravemen [Emusic] [MySpace] [iTunes] [Music Alley] Song 3: Mosquitos - The Creeping Cruds (from Tennessee Bloodbath) [Emuisc] [MySpace] [iTunes] [CD Baby] Song 4: The Girls of Monster Island - Jerk Alert [MySpace] [Music Alley] Song 5: Vampires In My Neighborhood - Mors Ontologcia (from Used Kids Sessions and the WFMU Creative Commons Halloween Mix) [MySpace] [iTunes] [CD Baby] Song 6: Graveyard - Trailer Bride (from Smelling Salts and the WFMU Creative Commons Halloween Mix) [Emusic] [MySpace] [iTunes] Song 7: The Hangman's Song - The Pine Valley Cosmonauts (from The Executioner's Last Songs: Volume One and the WFMU Creative Commons Halloween Mix) [Emusic] [MySapce] [iTunes] Song 8: Vampire Strippers - The Astronauts (from the Astronauts EP) [Emusic] [MySpace] [iTunes] [Music Alley] Song 9: Zombie Manifesto - Zombies! Organize!! (from Before It's Too Late) [MySpace] [iTunes] [CD Baby] But wait! As a reward for coming to the site, here is a bonus music video. I couldn't include "Fresh Blood" by Eels in the podcast, but it did make it into this year's Halloween mix CD, and it's probably my favorite monster song of the past year!

first song in the new studio HD: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoS-7iNk89g&fmt=22 iTunes store: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=325375467 Twitter: http://twitter.com/muzik4machines

first song in the new studio HD: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoS-7iNk89g&fmt=22 iTunes store: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=325375467 Twitter: http://twitter.com/muzik4machines

I'm not going to sit here and write a lengthy post of how awesome, talented, and an all around nice guy Benton Paul is. And how I know him personally in one of those hey let's stop and chat a bit relationships. This post is more of an invite.Benton Paul is a talented musician, singer-songwriter, and has some decent beat boxing skills. Word has it he use to get down like Michael Jackson in his younger years.Enough with the homage to BP just go to the iTunes Store and download the free track that is featured in the Discovery Download, but don't stop there get his new EP Trois and his full-length album Grey. Also be sure to visit his website, friend him or become a fan on Facebook, follow him on Twitter, subscribe to his blog, friend request him on MySpace. Don't forget to purchase some Merch and watch his videos on YouTube and just check out his shows (if you're in the Utah area or whenever he's on tour). This was just an invitation but this post also includes an exclusive track he did for Schooled Magazine many moons ago. A cover to Aqualung- Brighter Than SunshineBrighter Than Sunshine (Aqualung Cover)Who knows maybe will get him on the show this weekend.LinksOfficial WebsiteBlogiTunesMerchFacebookFacebook 2TwitterMySpaceYouTubeThat's Some Sweet Merch!Tell us what you think of Benton Paul? What you love about his music? And what you think of the new EP? Also would you rock those headphones?Feedback, Comment, and Support.

HD: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IgoG7XuKp0&fmt=22 MP3: iTunes store: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=325375467 Twitter: http://twitter.com/muzik4machines Twitter: http://twitter.com/chrominancezero

HD: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr_swIrLY64&fmt=22 iTunes store: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=325375467 Twitter: http://twitter.com/muzik4machines

HD: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LORTsUUReE&fmt=22 I did a GREAT 40 minutes live set, then imovie crashed and deleted the recorded file :( so i did this one, the end sucks but it just shows that sometimes, it can be VERY bad lol iTunes store: itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=325375467 Twitter: http://twitter.com/muzik4machines Podcast: http://muzik4machines.com/2ztc7w

HD: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgjcLo2zuRc&fmt=22 unused images from the movie i work on+BRAND NEW SONG iTunes store: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=325375467 Twitter: http://twitter.com/muzik4machines

HD: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GFVlAwNGLM&fmt=22 images from the intro are shots i did on the set of the movie iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=325375467 Twitter: http://twitter.com/muzik4machines

HD: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GFVlAwNGLM&fmt=22 images from the intro are shots i did on the set of the movie i'm working on iTunes store: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=325375467 Twitter: http://twitter.com/muzik4machines Podcast: http://muzik4machines.com/2ztc7w gear used Korg ESX1: All Sequences/Drums Yamaha TX81z: Reverby/Pumpy Sawtooth Bass (chain:TX81z-Boss V-Wha-Akai MFC42-DBX266 ch2 (Compression/distortion)-Alesis Nanoverb-DBX266 ch1 (pump)--Mixer) Roland MKS50: Hoover/Saw/Lead/Pumpy Synth (Chain MKS50-DBX266-Boss SL20-Zoom RFX2200-Mixer) Clavia Nord Micro Modular: Synth, bass, arpegios, pads, chords Redsound SoundBite Pro: Vocals/looping Korg Kaoss pad 2: Tempo Delay Korg Kaoss Pad 3: Loops, Looper(snare rolls), Grainshifter Korg Kaossilator: Noise Sweeps (path: K01-Mini KP(Delay)-Mixer) Korg ER1: Distorted Beatbox AND sidechain signal (Chain: left out-ProCo Turbo Rat-Dimebag Wha-Mixer) DX200: Fm E-piano, pads, 303-esque sequences, etc (Chain: Left Out-Boss DD5 delay-Mixer) Motu Midi Mixer 7s: My mixer, controlled by the BCF2000) Kawai Midi Patchbay:Guess DBX MC 6: Output Compressor NOT used: a computer, besides recording it; no edition

HD: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJOeTbXS0zk&fmt=22 iTunes store: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=325375467 free MP3: http://muzik4machines.com/epgh76 Twitter: http://twitter.com/muzik4machines

HD: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJOeTbXS0zk&fmt=22 iTunes store: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=325375467 Twitter: http://twitter.com/muzik4machines Podcast: http://muzik4machines.com/2ztc7w

We are pleased to finally announce that Paul Fischer, of the Balticon Podcast, is winner of the Great Random Signal Name Our RoombaTM Contest! His winning submission is...*drumroll*...3-Sweepio! Paul's prize is a plush robot by Futuregirl (Leah Riley). Thanks to everyone who sent in suggestions.This episode is not only the first official Father's Day episode, but it also marks the podcast's fourth anniversary!Song 1: When I Was Your Age - Beatnik Turtle featuring George Hrab (from The Song of the Day podcast, March 30, 2009) Ryn and I discuss our thoughts on being new parents: drool, boogers, and chewed food. Code Name: Commander Awesome! surprise tangent:  Frasier Song 2: Mr. Fancy Pants - Jonathan Coulton (from Thing A Week Four) mint julep: the official drink of hot summer days (in the South, anyway) J. J. Abrams' Star Trek Vasquez Rocks Transformers ("robots from a planet made out of robots"): movie sequel is imminent and the first season of the classic animated series is out on DVD! Yes, CD Baby is still around (and still awesome)! Song 3: Elephant - Artichoke (from 26 Animals)[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes] [CD Baby]

Today's old hymn, requested by a listener via e-mail, is Be Still My Soul, to the 19th century tune composed by Jean Sibelius (1865-1957.) The original German lyrics were penned by Katharina von Schlegel (1813-1897), but here is a portion of the English translation by Jane Borthwick:Be still, my soul, the Lord is on thy side. Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain. Leave to thy God to order and provide; In every change, He faithful will remain. Be still, my soul, thy best, thy heavenly Friend Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.Enjoy the piece.Also, I've recently released my latest CD, Hymn Journeys: Contemporary Piano Interpretations. You can preview and purchase it here: http://cdbaby.com/cd/joelrosenberger3, or on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=316886857&s=143441.Click Here to Listen to Be Still My Soul.Preview and/or Purchase a CD from CD BabyPreview Joel's work on iTunesFresh Piano WebsiteContact JoelLink to Piano by Joel For lots of free, original music, check out http://www.freshpiano.com.

Random Signal crawls it's way out of the grave once more, proving that it is the Podcast That Wouldn't Die!!!News In Brief: It's a boy!And now, the music...Song 1: I Kicked Dracula's Ass - The Creeping Cruds (from Tennessee Bloodbath)[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes]Song 2: Cool Coffin Kids - Dark Torch Anthem (from The Preamble)[MySpace] [Podsafe Music Network]Song 3: Re: Vos Cerveaux - Jonathan Coulton[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes] [Podsafe Music Network]Song 4: Trioxin - Zombies! Organize!! (from Before It's Too Late)[MySpace]Song 5: Ghostified - Persian Claws[MySpace] [Podsafe Music Network]Song 6: The Livin' Dead - Troy Sinister & The Cemetery Men (from The Legend of Gordy Sawdust & The Spiders from Moncton)[MySpace] [Podsafe Music Network]Song 7: Return of the Mantis - The Hydes (from The Hydes' First Experimental EP)[MySpace] [Podsafe Music Network]Song 8: Zombie Werewolf Alien Vampire Monsters - The Volume Brothers [MySpace] [Podsafe Music Network]

I'm a guy who likes power tools, and I recently started using state-of-the-art virtual piano software to improve the sound quality of the music I produce. For your listening pleasure, I remixed Face to Face with Christ My Savior, which now features the golden tones of the Steinway concert grand.Of course, you're going to expect me to start podcasting again, now that I have a new toy to motivate me to record! Stay tuned, one of these days you may be hearing the clear sound of the Yamaha studio grand, or the extra octave on the bottom of the Bosendorfer.Until next time!Click Here to ListenPreview and/or Purchase either CD from CD BabyPreview Joel's work on iTunesFresh Piano WebsiteContact JoelLink to Piano by Joel For lots of free, original music, check out http://www.freshpiano.com.

It's the last day of 2008! It is also, somehow, the first day of 2009...weird. I never will get used to all this "time shifting." Ryn and I cover all manner of interesting topics, and play some songs by my favorite bands of 2008. Enjoy! Song 1: All Night - Countdown Quartet (from Party With! The Countdown Quartet) [MySpace] [Emuisc] [iTunes] Toxoplasmosis/Giant Microbes Trader Joe's 2008 Vintage Ale That shit is pajamas! We don't think our baby will be a Xenomorph! Clockwork Ball and Lemming Malloy Song 2: Don't Act Like Prey - Lemming Malloy (from Avalauncer EP) [MySpace] [Emuisc] [iTunes] Rocky IV, the best Cold War/Christmas movie of all time? Which movies will you always watch the rest of? Which is worse: Rocky V or Star Trek V? Discuss. Fringe VS Eleventh Hour (here's a hint, one sorta sucks and one does not) CANCELED: Pushing Daisies and Dirty Sexy Money MOVING: Scrubs DISAPPOINTING: Heroes We explain that we are old and don't want to watch TV on our computers. Dexter and the problem with High-Def Song 3: Broken Heartbeats Sound Like Breakbeats - Los Campesinos! (from Hold On Now, Youngster) [MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes] [Podsafe Music Network] Goodreads.com Asimov and his short-sighted far future Sookie Stackhouse novels and True Blood Ryn's bizzare vampire-phobia seems to have passed. Read! Darwinia Reading! More Information Than You Require About To Read! Corrupted Sciene/Discarded Science Why Ryn doesn't like comics anymore. DC Comics Encyclopedia and On the Origin of Species: Illustrated Edition Star Wars prequels revisited Name our robot...LAST CALL! I Like Turtles Song 4: I Like Turtles - Zombies! Organize!! (from Before It's Too Late)

Merry Christmas! I hope your holiday was all that you wanted it to be. My gift to you is a laid-back New Orleans brass rendition of the Austrian traditional carol, Still, Still, Still. This arrangement features the sweet sounds of the trumpet, saxaphones, tuba, bass trombone, and strings.Click Here to ListenPreview and/or Purchase either CD from CD BabyPreview Joel's work on iTunesFresh Piano WebsiteContact JoelLink to Piano by Joel For lots of free, original music, check out http://www.freshpiano.com.

The Great Random Signal Name Our RoombaTM Contest is still open for submissions! So, to get your creative meat juices flowing, here is an assortment of robot-y songs. The supplier of the winning name will receive an piece of original hand-made robot art and/or craft by Futuregirl (Leah Riley) ! Stay tuned for further details. Song 1: Pathways to Progress - Eyes To Space (from From The Bureau of Robotic Affairs) [MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes] Song 2: Techno Machine (With a Lazer Beam) - Math The Band (from Math The Band Banned The Math) [MySpace] Song 3: Speed Food Pyramid - Captured! By Robots (from The Ten Commandments/Get Fit With...) [MySpace] Song 4: Robotacus - Zombies! Organize!! (from Before It's Too Late) [MySpace] Robotacus by Zombies! Organize!! Song 5: Automaton - No They Do (from When Robots Rule The World) [MySpace] [iTunes] [Podsafe Music Netork] Song 6: Tom The T1000 - Jonathan Coulton (from Our Bodies, Ourselves, Our Cybernetic Arms) [MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes] [Podsafe Music Network] Song 7: FU Robot - Pro Audio (from Make The Happiness Stop) [MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes] [Podsafe Music Network] Song 8: World Robot Domination - Sudden Death (from Fatal Error) [MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes] [Podsafe Music Network] [The FuMP] Song 9: The Laws of Robotics - No They Do (from When Robots Rule The World) [MySpace] [iTunes] [Podsafe Music Network] This Thanksgiving, don't forget to thank all the hard-working robots in your life--the security and well being of the human race may depend on it!

Hello! We're back and we have lots of exciting news! What's all this news you ask? Well, you are going to have to listen to the podcast to find out! :p Speaking of podcasts, you really should be listening to: Radio Free Hipster Radio Isopod All three bands featured in this show were part of this past summer's Unlimited Enthusiasm Expo tour. Math The Band Song 1: Let's Hear It For Capitalism! Song 2: Everyone's Embarassing (from Math The Band Banned The Math) Uncle Monsterface [MySpace] [iTunes] Song 3: Lobster Building (from Letter Green (I Love You)) Song 4: The Gary Gygax Song (from This Is an Adventure!) Harry and The Potters [MySpace] [iTunes] Song 5: The Human Hosepipe (from Voldemort Can't Stop The Rock!) Song 6: Save Ginny Weasley (from Harry and The Potters)

Greetings, piano fans!  It has been a while, but I think you'll enjoy today's piano piece.  I've introduced you to Della before.  When she's not accompanying the Cincinatti ballet, or sitting under Carmon Deleone in the Middletown Symphony Orchestra; she's composing, arranging, and performing her own original piano works.  I highly recommend her music, and I'm pleased that she's allowed me to make this mp3, The Unfolding, available to you, at the link below.  I'm not even going to try to describe it.  Just turn the lights down low, and listen.If you would like to hear more, and/or purchase her new CD, {beautiful still}, just visit her home page at http://www.indieheaven.com/artist_main.php?id=54193.Until next time!Click Here to ListenPreview and/or Purchase either CD from CD BabyPreview Joel's work on iTunesFresh Piano WebsiteContact JoelLink to Piano by Joel For lots of free, original music, check out http://www.freshpiano.com.

The Who Boys - Beat Caroline (iTunes) The Futureheads - The Beginning Of The Twist (iTunes) Peter, Bjorn and John - Young Folks (iTunes) Vatican DC - Bugs (iTunes) Heads We Dance - My Heart Is Set On You(Geek Chic Cardio Workout Mix) (PureGroove) iio - Rapture (Riva Edit) (iTunes) Nada Surf - See Those Bones (iTunes) Hilotrons - Dominika (iTunes) Okay - Sing Along (iTunes) The Pinker Tones - Viva La Juventud (iTunes) Pete Rock - 914 (iTunes) Techno Squirrels - Unbelieveable (iTunes) A Band Called Quinn - Damaged Goods(Bill Wells Mix) (iTunes) The Teenage Prayers - Is This As Good As It Gets Cassettes Won't Listen - Paper Float (iTunes) Nada Surf - Whose Authority (iTunes) I Am Three - Burning Me amb26 Suffering Fools (Edit) (Free Downloads at Last.fm)

As the summer comes to a close, Ryn and I talk vacation and books. This podcast begins in the mountains and ends at the beach...well, sort of. Video 1: Why Do You Let Me Stay Here? - She & Him (from Volume One) [MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes] Song 1: Human Hands - Bowerbirds (from Hymns For a Dark Horse) [MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes] Buy Playing For Keeps by Mur Lafferty!!! Also, Dragon*Con 2008 is right around the corner! Song/Video 2: Valentine - Festival (from Come, Arrow, Come!) [MySpace] [iTunes] FESTIVAL - Valentine from Language of Stone on Vimeo. Books, books, books! A full list is forthcoming... Song 3: House of Cards - Lemming Malloy (from Avalauncher EP) [MySpace] [iTunes] ...and more books! Song 4: Playing For Keeps - Beatnik Turtle (from The Song of the Day podcast) Buy Playing For Keeps by Mur Lafferty!!!

I'm beginning to suspect that my microphone is dying, and I apologize in advance if I sound like I'm recoring in a tin can. Ryn, on the other hand, sounds great! You'd think after three years I'd have this stuff down... Also, the crickets...WTF?! Song 1: Make My Day - Violet Vector and the Lovely Lovelies (from EP 1) [MySpace] [iTunes] We kick things of with an uplanned discussion of our favorite member of the Star Trek family: Deep Space Nine. We make special mention of the Season 6 episode "Far Beyond the Stars". Song 2: We Are All Accelerated Readers - Los Campesinos! (from Hold On Now, Yougster...) [MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes] [PMN] Superhero Move Roundup! The Marvel Universe: Iron Man The Incredible Hulk Thor (2010) Ant-Man (2010) Iron Man 2 (2010) Captain America (2011) The Avengers (2011) The DC Universe: Batman: The Dark Knight Wonder Woman (2009) Justice League (2011) and on DVD... Superman: Doomsday Justice League: The New Frontier Batman: Gotham Knight Wonder Woman (2009) Song 3: Dear Mr. & Mrs. Troublemaker - All Girl Summer Fun Band (from 2) [MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes] [PMN] And even more movies... Hellboy 2: The Golden Army WALL-E Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Song 4: The Crash, The Wagons, The Dying Horses - The Craft Economy (from All On C)

Here's a new one for you... a gentle improvisation on the old 1898 hymn melody from by Grant Tullar (1869-1950) with words by Carrie Breck (1855-1934.)Face to face I shall behold HimFar beyond the starry skyFace to face in all His gloryI shall see Him by and byThanks for listening! And if you have a moment, please pray for continued creativity as I improvise and arrange music. Enjoy the piece.Click Here to Listen/DownloadPreview and/or Purchase either CD from CD BabyPreview Joel's work on iTunesFresh Piano WebsiteContact JoelLink to Piano by Joel For lots of free, original music, check out http://www.freshpiano.com.

Balticon 42 begins tomorrow! So here's a quick one before I go. Song 1: The World The People Together (Come On) - The Dandy Warhols (from ...Earth To The Dandy Warhols...) [MySpace] [iTunes] [PMN] And now, some awesome words for your sexy ears... The Takeover only at ZombInc.net (Zombies!! At work!!) The Failed Cities Monologues by Matt Wallace and Variant Frequencies Song 2: I'm Dungeons You're Dragons - The Alligators (from ???) [MySpace] [PMN] I'm providing a voice for Chris Lester's awsome new podcast novel Metamor City: Making The Cut Go see Iron Man, it's really very good. Song 3: Springtime Can Kill You - Jolie Holland (from Springtime Can Kill You) [MySpace] [iTunes] [PMN]

My wife Ryn joins me once again as co-host. Check out her brand new blog The Suburban Herbivore! All the music in this episode is from the album Our One Mistake by The Old Ceremony from Chapel Hill, NC. [MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes] Song 1: Get To Love The Great Bat Incident Bats my be hella creepy when they get in your house, but they are actually fascinating creatures! Read more about them on Wikipedia, The Source of All Knowledge. If you have a wild animal problem, we highly recommend AAAnimalControl.com Song 2: Believer Comic book reviews 1. Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Joss Whedon's Season EightPublisher: Dark Horse Comcis Writers: Joss Whedon, Brian K. Vaughan, and Drew Goddard Principle artist: Georges Jeanty2. Angel: After the FallPublisher: IDW Publishing Writers: Joss Whedon and Bryan Lynch Art: Franco Urru Song 3: Papers In Order

A young listener (more and more people are "young") and piano music aficionado requested that I play For the Beauty of the Earth, the old hymn with music by conrad Kocher (1786-1872) and words by Fol­li­ot S. Pier­point (1835-1917.) An appropriate tune for springtime, as I'm waiting for my front lawn to grow.For the beauty of the earthFor the glory of the skiesFor the love which from our birthOver and around us liesLord of all to Thee we raiseThis our hymn of grateful praiseClick Here to ListenPreview and/or Purchase either CD from CD BabyPreview Joel's work on iTunesFresh Piano WebsiteContact JoelLink to Piano by Joel For lots of free, original music, check out http://www.freshpiano.com.

Hang on to your ear holes, and cover the furniture in plastic, because it's Aprilween and we may not make it out alive... Song 1: Monster Party - The Powerknobs (from Tomorrow's Never Going To Come) [MySpace] [iTunes] [PMN] Song 2: Where They Wander - Horrorpops (from Hell Yeah!) [MySpace] [iTunes] [PMN] Video 1: Ghouls - Horrorpops (from Hell Yeah!) Song 3: Hunting For Witches (Fury666 Remix) - Bloc Party (from Hunting For Witches [Remixes]) [MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes] [PMN] Video 2: Hunting For Witches - Bloc Party (from A Weekend In The City) Song 4: Who Wants To Be a Zombie Anyways? - The Mansfields (from Cramp Your Style, coming in May 2008 from Gearhead Records) [MySpace] [PMN] Song 5: Vampires of the West Coast - Ghost Bees (from Tasseomancy) [MySpace] [iTunes] [PMN] Song 6/Video 3: Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! - Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds (from Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!) [MySpace] [iTunes] [PMN] Song 7: Knee Deep In Wolf Guts - Two Headed Phantom (from Her Majesty the Witch Demo) [MySpace] [PMN] Song 8: Black Cat - The Young Werewolves (from The Young Werewolves) [MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes] [PMN] Song 9: Demons Are a Ghoul's Best Friend - Ghouls Night Out (from The Mourning After) [MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes] [PMN] Song 10: Elena's Empty Tomb - Thee Merry Widows (from The Devil's Outlaws) [MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes] [PMN]

What's this? A new episode of Random Signal already? Could this be some kind of wonderful dream and/or psychotic break? Probably. My advice--roll with it... Song 1: Wreck My Flow - The Dirtbombs (from We Have You Surrounded) [MySpace] [Emuisc] [iTunes] [PMN] Comic review - The Twelve Publisher: Marvel Writer: J. Michael Straczynski Artist: Chris Weston Wikipedia entry Song 2: Pins In My Doll - The Dynamite Brothers (from Clap Along With...) [Ask me and I bet I can hook you up!] Comic review - Project Superpowers Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Plot: Jim Kruegar and Alex Ross Scripts: Jim Kruegar Cover Art: Alex Ross Interior Art: Doug Klauba and Stephen Sadowski Wikipedia entry Watch Jon Stuart geek out about Man-Bat! Song 3: Boogie Chillen - John Lee Hooker (from Face To Face, Volume 1) [MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes] [PMN]

Ryn joins me as co-host again to talk about her recent trip to South By Southwest Interactive and her new-found addiction to social networking. All music in this episode is by one of my new favorite bands, Los Campesinos! [MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes] [PMN] Their first full lengh CD, Hold On Now, Youngster is realesed in the US on April 1, 2008 (pre-order here), but you can get it now at Emusic.com. Song 1: This is How You Spell "HAHAHA, We Destroyed the Hopes and Dreams of a Generation of Faux-Romantics" Video 1: The International TweeXcore Underground (from The International TweeXcore Underground EP) Ryn's SXSW report -- "There was a moustache going around." Song 2/Video 2: Death to Los Campesinos! Need a new drug? Socialthing! Get Satisfaction Good Reads Song 3: My Year In Lists A couple of sites that came up during listener feedback... Andy Lee - www.findandy.com The Clockwork Cabaret - www.clickcaster.com/clockworkcabaret Song 4/Video 3: We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives (from Sticking Fingers Into Sockets EP) Video 4: You! Me! Dancing!

Being an experiment in tandem podcasting. For more steampunk and dinosaurs, listen to The Voice of Free Planet X (aka Jared Axelrod).Song 1: The Lives of Captured Scientists - The Craft Economy (from All On C)[MySpace] [on Boingboing.net]Steampunk!As definied on WikipediaThe League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Alan MooreThe Diamond Age by Neal StephensonPerdido Street Station by China MievilleOn Flickr - The Guild of Justice-Minded Citizenry! (as seen on Boingboing.net)Steampunk Spectacular podcastThe Clockwork Ball - Ringside, Durham, NC (Saturday, March 28)Song 2: Airship Pirate - Abney Park (from Lost Horizons)[MySpace] [iTunes]Dinosaurs!Paleo-blogs: Tetrapod ZoologyLaelapsOn Flickr - Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New DiscoveriesCladistics on WikipediaNorth Carolina State Museum of Natural SciencesSong 3: Age of the Fern - George Hrab (from [sic])[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes]

WARNING: This episode of Random Signal contains snarky Liberal ranting about the state of American politics and the 2008 presidential election. Not Safe For Work, Children, or Easily-offended Republicans.Song 1: Dick Is a Killer - rxVideo 1: Imagine - rxSong 2: The Happiest Place on Earth - Desaparecidos (from Read Music/Speak Spanish)[MySpace] [iTunes] [PMN]Song 3/Video 2: Exit Strategy - Valient Thorr (from Legend of the World)[MySpace] [iTunes] [PMN]Song 4: W's Duty - Jonathan Coulton (from Thing a Week One)[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes] [PMN]JoCo on ObamaVideo 3: The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song - The Flaming LipsVideo 4: Dr. Who on Holiday - Dean GraySong 5: When The President Talks to God - Bright Eyes[MySpace] [iTunes] [PMN]

Some of you who have been with Piano by Joel since the beginning will recall that I've previously recorded Be Thou My Vision, to the tune of the old Irish folk tune, Slane. But since I am always trying to improve the quality, musicality, and expressiveness of my work, I wanted to bring you something new. (Fresh?) This version features the solo piano, of course, giving the arrangement a contemporary feel; but I think you'll also find that the playing style, and the accompanying cello, lend a certain ancient quality to the piece.Here are the lyrics, translated into English by Eleanor Hull around the turn of the century:Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heartNaught be all else to me, save that Thou artThou my best Thought, by day or by nightWaking or sleeping, Thy presence my lightBe Thou my Wisdom, and Thou my true WordI ever with Thee and Thou with me, LordThou my great Father, I Thy true sonThou in me dwelling, and I with Thee oneBe Thou my battle Shield, Sword for the fightBe Thou my Dignity, Thou my DelightThou my soul’s Shelter, Thou my high TowerRaise Thou me heavenward, O Power of my powerRiches I heed not, nor man’s empty praiseThou mine Inheritance, now and alwaysThou and Thou only, first in my heartHigh King of Heaven, my Treasure Thou artHigh King of Heaven, my victory wonMay I reach Heaven’s joys, O bright Heaven’s SunHeart of my own heart, whatever befallStill be my Vision, O Ruler of allUntil next time.Click Here to ListenPurchase a CD from CD BabyPurchase songs on iTunesFresh Piano WebsiteContact JoelLink to Piano by Joel For lots of free, original music, check out http://www.freshpiano.com.

Today's piece is the Clement Scholefield (1839-1904) melody, The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, is Ended. The melody is beautiful, and the lyrics (below), powerful.A listener once requested this song, which I had not heard before, to my recollection. So I listened and learned. It's beautiful. The rendition you're about to hear (link below) begins with the choir, smoothly transitions to the piano, cello, and other strings, followed by a clarinet solo, then a majestic finish. This arrangement doesn't do the song justice, but I like to think of it as a step in that direction.Here are the great lyrics, penned by John Ellerton (1826-1893.) Make sure you read all the way to the fourth stanza to get the full effect of the epic nature of this song.The day Thou gavest, Lord, is ended,The darkness falls at Thy behest;To Thee our morning hymns ascended,Thy praise shall sanctify our rest.We thank Thee that Thy church, unsleeping,While earth rolls onward into light,Through all the world her watch is keeping,And rests not now by day or night.As o’er each continent and islandThe dawn leads on another day,The voice of prayer is never silent,Nor dies the strain of praise away.The sun that bids us rest is wakingOur brethren ’neath the western sky,And hour by hour fresh lips are makingThy wondrous doings heard on high.So be it, Lord; Thy throne shall never,Like earth’s proud empires, pass away:Thy kingdom stands, and grows forever,Till all Thy creatures own Thy sway.Click Here to ListenPreview and/or Purchase either CD from CD BabyPreview Joel's work on iTunesFresh Piano WebsiteContact JoelLink to Piano by Joel For lots of free, original music, check out http://www.freshpiano.com.

I've been called out by listener Brandt for "shenanigans" because this episode is coming one month and one day after my last show. But you know what, Brandt? I don't care because I got a new job! That's right, I am the newest project manager at Newfangled Web Factory in Carrboro, NC. To celebrate, all of today's music is by local bands. Song 1: Dark Horse - Bowerbirds (from Hymns For a Dark Horse)[MySpace] [Emusic]Song 2: Terrier - The Moaners (from Dark Snack)[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes]Song 3: Say You Will - The Honored Guests (from Tastes Change) [MySpace] [iTunes]Song 4: Give It Away If You Can - Tad Dreis (from Play To Remember)[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes]Song 5: For All I Know - SNMNMNM (from Crawl Inside Your Head)[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes]

Happy New Year! This original composition used to be titled Kids in the Leaves, but seeing that it's winter here in the northern hemisphere, I changed it to Angels in the Snow. As you listen, I think you'll find that either title is appropriate.I'm currently working on an arrangement of The Day Thou Givest, Lord, Has Ended. I hope to have it ready soon, for your listening pleasure. In the meantime, enjoy Angels.Click Here to ListenJoel's CDs at CD BabyJoel's CDs on iTunesFresh Piano WebsiteContact JoelLink to Piano by Joel For lots of free, original music, check out http://www.freshpiano.com.

First of all, let me wish a Merry Christmas and a warm season's greetings to everyone. Now, on to my Christmas gift for you.This arrangement of O Come Emmanuel is more sophisticated than my usual offerings, with both symphonic and atmospheric qualities influenced by some of the great film score composers. This rendition features ancient instruments such as the filimbi, duduk, oud, cornu, kantele, ram's horn (suggestive of the shofar), and percussion, as well as a modern string section, choir and solo cello. There's a lot of variety, and things keep changing musically as the piece moves forward. For you gearheads, I mixed my music with Ableton Live 6 (it's not just for hip-hop and electronica anymore!) coupled with GigaStudio. Download and Enjoy! Merry Christmas.Click Here to ListenPreview and/or Purchase either CD from CD BabyPreview Joel's work on iTunesFresh Piano WebsiteContact JoelLink to Piano by Joel For lots of free, original music, check out http://www.freshpiano.com.

November ended badly, and I'm not quite up to my normal geeky ramblings. Therefore, RS65 is wall-to-wall music. Enjoy. Song 1: Tip of My Tongue - Tall Dwarfs (from Weeville) [MySpace] Song 2: Boy With a Coin - Iron and Wine (from The Shepherd's Dog) [MySpace] [iTunes] [PMN] Song 3: Science VS Romance - Rilo Kiley (from Take Offs and Landings) [MySpace] [iTunes] [PMN] Song 4: My Favorite Book - Stars (from In Our Bedroom After the War) [MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes] [PMN] Song 5: Revenge! - Spoon (from 30 Gallon Tank EP and the Wired Magazine CD) [MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes] Song 6: The Love I Crave - The Blow (from Poor Aim: Love Songs) [MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes] [PMN] Song 7: So What - Space Mtn (from A Drawing of a Memory of a Photograph of You) [MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes] Song 8: Feathers - Man Man (from Six Demon Bag) [MySpace] [Emuisc] [iTunes] Song 9: Bottom of the World - Tom Waits (from Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards) [MySpace] [Emuisc] [iTunes] [PMN]

If you're new here, most of my postings really are piano arrangements, believe it or not. But since I've been experimenting with new sounds lately, some of the results are bound to spill over into my podcast.This rendition of Silent Night, featuring the solo bamboo flute, is suitable for an evening on a Judean hillside, or at home with the lights out. Sit back and let it take you somewhere far away.Till next time.Click here to listenPreview and/or Purchase either CD from CD BabyPreview Joel's work on iTunesFresh Piano WebsiteContact JoelLink to Piano by Joel For lots of free, original music, check out http://www.freshpiano.com.

This very short piece (30 seconds) features an electronically sampled Armenian duduk, which has a haunting sound with an almost human quality. I was playing around with the sound and some techniques one day, and I liked the result, so here it is for you to enjoy (or not...)I think this is my first podcast episode with no recorded piano, whatsoever. Don't worry, I'm not giving up on the ivories, just exploring (always exploring) new ways to interpret old hymns.Click Here to ListenPreview and/or Purchase either CD from CD BabyPreview Joel's work on iTunesFresh Piano WebsiteContact JoelLink to Piano by Joel For lots of free, original music, check out http://www.freshpiano.com.

If you need a break from holiday music for a few minutes, I hope you'll listen to this rendition of Be Thou My Vision from the new MacDonald Family Singers CD, Power in the Blood. It's an honor when others perform my arrangements, and Carol MacDonald does a phenomenal job on the vocals. You'll find the original arrangement and score in this post from 2005. Also, Kim and Judy Smith performed their unique take in this 2006 post.Try to catch the MacDonald Family Singers in concert sometime. These guys travel the U.S. in their tour bus, performing their special brand of Christ-centered music, and giving away thousands of CDs. They also offer plenty of free music downloads on their web site at http://www.macdonaldfamilysingers.com.Enjoy the piece! Again, it features Carol on the flute and vocals, and Laurie at the piano. Ahh, the piano.Click Here to ListenPreview and/or Purchase either CD from CD BabyPreview Joel's work on iTunesFresh Piano WebsiteContact JoelLink to Piano by Joel For lots of free, original music, check out http://www.freshpiano.com.

The lovely (and giggly) Ryn joins me once again to talk about what's new in the world of television.Song 1: Let the Cool Goddess Rust Away - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (from Clap Your Hands Say Yeah)[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes] [PMN]Promo: 7th Son and Heaven on Podiobooks.comRyn and I run down the pros and cons of the Fall TV season.Torchwood (Jason: Yes/Ryn: No)Bionic Woman (Jason: No/Ryn: No)Journeyman (Jason: No/Ryn: No)Pushing Daisies (Jason: Very Yes/Ryn: Yes) Dirty Sexy Money (Jason: Maybe/Ryn: Yes)Damages (Jason: Yes/Ryn: Yes)Moonlight (Jason: Very No/Ryn: Yes)Big Bang Theory (Jason: Yes/Ryn: Yes) Chuck (Jason: Maybe/Ryn: Maybe)Reaper (Jason: Maybe/Ryn: Maybe)Song 2: Fake French - Le Tigre (from Feminist Sweepstakes and the Wired Magazine CD)[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes] After we finish up our TV discussion, we review Guitar Hero III for the PS2.Song 3: Helicopter - Bloc Party (from Silent Alarm and featured in Guitar Hero III)[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes] [PMN] Song 4: Wasp Nest - The National (from Cherry Tree EP)[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes] [PMN]

Welcome to the Third Annual Random Signal Halloween Music Spectacular! Let's get right down to tonight's tracks...of TERROR!!!Song 1: All Hail the Horror Host - The Creeping Cruds (from The Incredibly Strange People Who Stopped Living and Became...)[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes]Song 2: House of Mysterious Secrets - Calabrese (from The Traveling Vampire Show)[MySpace] [iTunes] [PMN] Song 3: Zombie Love Affair - Johnny O and The Jerks (from Taking Out the Trashabilly)[MySpace] [PMN]Song 4: Fiend Without a Face - Aliens and Strangers (from Fiend Without a Face EP)[MySpace] [PMN] Song 5: Bloodlust - The Quintessentials (from Legends From the Grave)[MySpace] [PMN]Song 6: Mother Was a Carpegian - Reverend Glasseye (from Our Lady of the Broken Spine)[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes] Song 7: The Cemetery - Get Three Coffins Ready (from S/T)[MySpace] [PMN]

It's been a strange, busy summer, but we're back! Song 1: Young Folks - Peter, Bjorn, and John (from Writer's Block)[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes] [PMN] Song 2: Rock n Roll - A. Rex (from Moving Backwards)[MySpace] [iTunes] [PMN]Song 3: Oh Christy - The Moaners (from Dark Snack)[MySpace] [Emuisc] [iTunes]

Today is my 33rd birthday!Song 1: Misfit Out of Time - SNMNMNM (from Exploderama)[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes]Working hard at Lulu.TV...This Day In Alternate HistoryZombies In the WorkplaceWriter StalkingGeorge Hrab live at BalticonJoin The Order of the Digital Trebuchet, Christiana Ellis has!Song 2: Our Haunt - Palomar (from All Things, Forests)[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes]I've finally got around to checking out a few things...Ninja WarriorMan vs Wild (see also, Man vs Child by Tee Morris and Paul Fischer )The Geologic PodcastSong 3: This Book is So Awesome - Harry and the Potters (from Harry and the Potters and the Power of Love)[MySpace] [iTunes]Ryn and I discuss theories about Harry Potter Book 7, such as:Is Snape evil?Who will live and who will die?Is Harry a Horcrux?Song 4: Voldemort Can't Stop the Rock - Harry and the Potters (from Voldemort Can't Stop the Rock!)[MySpace] [iTunes]

Song 1: Eyes to Space - Eyes to Space (from From the Bureau of Robotic Affairs)[MySpace] [Emusic]Bonus website-only video track! Peelander-Z!!! This Week In Alternate History - My new daily (well, weekdaily) video podcast that I do with Mur Lafferty. Available only at Lulu.TV.Movie review - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's EndSong 2: Get Up Get Out - The Rosebuds (from Night of the Furies)[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes]Comic review - Gutsville by Simon Spurrier and Frazier IrvingSong 3: Ain't It Hard - Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings (from Dap Dippin' with the Dap-Kings)[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes]Thanks to Mark and Andrew for entering the Death Cab for Cutie contest. The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (and/or The Magical Mystery Tour) was, of course, the correct answer.

Random Signal is two years old, and I nearly forgot!Who are you to argue with Kilroy 2.0?Song 1: My Generation (live) - The Who (from Monterey International Pop Festival courtesy of Razor & Tie)[MySpace] [Emusic] [PMN]Balticon was totally Airwolf! I got to meet/get drunk with a ton of awesome podcasters. Let's see if I can remember them all...Mur Lafferty - Geek Fu Action Grip, I Should Be Writing, Pseudopod, Lulu RadioJim Van Verth - The Vintage GamerMatthew Wayne Selznick - Brave Men Run, DIY Endeavors, Five Minute Memoir, Writers TalkingJ.C. Hutchins - 7th SonEvo Terra - Podiobooks.comMichael R. Mennenga - Farpoint MediaJared Axelrod - The Voice of Free Planet X, Aliens You Will MeetJ.R. Blackwell - Voices of TomorrowSusan Z and Buscuit - Kulture KastGeorge Hrab - The Geologic PodcastTee Morris - Podiobooks.com, The Survival Guide to Writing FantasySteve Eley - Escape PodPaul Fischer and Martha Halloway - The Balticon Podcast, ADD CastRick Stringer - Variant FrequenciesMatt Wallace - The Failed Cities MonologuesRich Sigfrit - Outcast MultimediaEarl Newton - Stranger ThingsPhil Rossi - CrescentLeann Mabry - Tag in the SeamCommand Line - The Command LineChristiana Ellis - Nina Kimberly the Merciless, Talking About Stuff, with Mike and Christiana, Hey, Want to Watch a Movie?Jack Mangan - Spherical Tomi, Jack Mangan's DeadpanNobilis - Nobilis EroticaDid I forget anyone? Probably...Song 2: Ilyana - Phil Rossi and The Bad Habit [MySpace] [PMN]Song 3: Faithful - The Shillas[MySpace] [PMN]We have a new house! See?Song 4: Cruel Spines - George Hrab (from Vitriol)[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes] [PMN]Wikipedia entry on the candiru (Vandellia cirrhosa)Song 5: Octopus - Jonathan Coulton[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes] [PMN]

Song 1: They are Night Zombies!! They are Neighbors!! They've Come Back from the Dead!! Ahhhh! - Sufjan Stevens (from Illinoise)[Emusic] [iTunes]Life's been kinda hectic these days. New house (soon), new job (sorta), Balticon 41.Song 2: License and Registration - Death Cab For Cutie (from Transatlanticism)[MySpace] [iTunes] [PMN]Song 3: Jet Ski Accidents - The Blow (from Bonus Album)[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes] [PMN]Two new ways to find me online:Twitter - HoboZeroLast.fm - RandomSignalSong 4: Average Guy - Beatnik Turtle (from The Song of The Day podcast)[MySpace] [iTunes]Song 5: Secrets From the Future - MC Frontalot (from Secrets From the Future)[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes]One of the very first podcasts I ever listened to, Seth and Jessica's WHYME (Worst Music You Ever Heard) has ended. Thanks for all the great music!Song 6: Jessica Deserves a Quiet Night - Seth - third son of albert[MySpace]

Un episodio infrasettimanale con la faccia nel microfono e l'occhio sul TV a guardare Spagnoli e Neozelandesi che se le danno di santa ragione nel ventone di Valencia. Il 25 Maggio giorno del Tributo a Douglas Adams... tirate fuori l'asciugamano! Alla scoperta dei nuovi modelli di distribuzione musicale. Cominciamo con Jamendo. La musica di oggi: Anadies (Regret) - [iTunes Store] Last Minute (Praying in the dark) NMVD (Cross) Coreya (Neanche una Luce) Slice (SessoSadomaso)

Episodio VM18 (vabbè facciamo VM14) grazie alle dichiarazioni della mia politica preferita e al contributo dei due sagaci ragazzini di Radiografia. Intanto Luna Rossa continua a farci esaltare. Ho vinto la guerra di Harmony525. Netvibes. Il forum del podcasting italiano. Preparate i vostri asciugamani per il 25 Maggio... more info in the next episode... La musica di oggi: Violent Divine (Rush You) - [CDBaby] Last Minute (People Never Change) JAB (Catch the Wolf) Anadies (Hollow) - [iTunes Store] pSedo aMorpheus (On a Moon) Da Vinci's Notebook

Welcome to the Second Annual Aprilween Music Spectacular! April 17, is tax day for those of us in the US, and, for many, it is the scariest day of the year. To celebrate, I bring you a coffin-full of horrror-themed music straight from the vaults at the Podsafe Music Network. Also, to add to the spooky ambience, keep in mind that I recorded this show at Gothic Duke University.Song 1: Monster Party - The Husbands (from There's Nothing I'd Like More Than To See You Dead)[Emusic] [MySpace]Song 2: Alligator Wine - Killionaires (from ???)[MySpace]Song 3: Miami Surf Graveyard - The Vultures (from The Vultures EP)[MySpace]Song 4: Wolfman - Cakey Face[MySpace]Song 5: The Haunted House of our Love - Evil Wiener (from The Haunted House of our Love)[MySpace] [iTunes]Song 6: Me enamore de una Zombi - Manganzoides (from ???)[MySpace]Song 7: Werewolf - Rusty Springfield (from Werewolf/Cold Beer Single)[MySpace] [iTunes]Song 8: Gothsylvania - Big John Bates (from Take Your Medicine)[Emusic] [MySpace] [iTunes]

This podcast is for Joe...I'm pleased to say that Mur Lafferty finally joins me as guest co-host! Our main topic today is geek music, and Mur has hand picked every song.Song 1: Mason Rocket (Spy Extraordinaire) - Beatnik Turtle (from The Song of the Day podcast)[MySpace] [iTunes]The Joe Murphy Memorial FundSong 2: Heaven Must Be Boring - George Hrab (from Coelacanth)[Emusic] [MySpace] [iTunes]This is the theme-song for Mur's totally Airwolf serial podcast novel Heaven. If you haven't heard it yet, you can get the first two books at Podiobooks.com and, of course, at her own podcast Geek Fu Action Grip.Geo has his own podcast! The Geologic PodcastNext, we take a break from talk of music to really geek out over Dragon Magazine #352 (Feb. 2007) which features China Mieville's world of Bas-Lag adapted for d20 role-playing.Song 3: Bad Influence (live) - Throwing Toasters (from Dork)[MySpace] [iTunes]Intrepid podcast fans my know lead Toaster, Grant Baciocco, from The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd.Song 4: Under The Radar - Beatnik Turtle (from The Song of the Day podcast)One final note--I got the date of Aprilween wrong! This year it falls on Tuesday, April 17. Stay tuned...the festivities will begin very soon...

Song 1: Grizzly Bear - All Girl Summer Fun Band (from 2)[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes] [PMN]Welcome to any new listeners who found this podcast via BoingBoing.net, Craphound.com (thanks Cory!), or 7th Son (thanks Hutch!).Sites of interest:Loren Coleman's Cryptomundo (cryptozoology and news of the weird)*New species of hagfish discovered*Largest colossal squid ever caughtDarren Naish's Tetrapod Zoology (vampire bats, narwhals, and feathered dinosaurs, oh my!)Promo: The Surreal O'Rama Bizarre Lyrics Song Poem Contest(deadline: March 10, 2007)Song 2: It's Carrboro - Billy Sugarfix and Brian Risk [MySpace] [YouTube] Song 3: Disconnect the Dots - of Montreal (from Satanic Panic in the Attic)[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes] [PMN]

Song 1: So Begins Our Alabee - of Montreal (from The Sunlandic Twins)[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes]I'm going to see them in Chapel Hill early next month. Other recent shows I've been to:Yo La Tengo (with The Rosebuds)Squirrel Nut Zippers (with The Old Ceremony)Also, we're thinking about going to Bonnaroo!Song 2: Staring at the Sun - TV on the Radio (from Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes)[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes]A few comics of note: 52, Justice Society of America, Nextwave, Shazam!: The Monster Society of Evil, Fables, ShadowpactPromo: 7th Son Trilogy"7th Son" by J.C. Hutchins is amazing! Speaking of clones, check out Mur's Heaven/7th Son crossover. And speaking of Mur, I recently recorded another story for Pseudopod - Episode #21: Fetal Position.Song 3: The Presidents - Jonathan Coulton (from Thing a Week)[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes]Finally, like Kilroy 2.0, these days I am evvvverywhere...LiveJournalFlickrFacebookYelpUpcomingTagworld

Song 1: Virgin Hovercraft - Billy SugarfixHappy 2007 and welcome back to Random Signal!I hope everyone got lots of good loot for Christmas, I know I did...Justice League: Heroes (for the PS2)Star Wars: Battle Front II (also for the PS2)Kingdom Come (Absolute Edition)DC: The New Frontier (Absolute Edition)Also, as promised, here's the link to Ryn's cousin's art gallery:Art & Invention Gallery - Nashville, TNSong 2: The Eggnog Song - The Morning Squirrels (from The War on Christmas by Lee Harris and Friends)7th Grade Slug cartoons--behold my adolescent scribblings!Song 3: Van Helsing Boombox - Man Man (from Six Demon Bag)[MySpace] [iTunes]Song 4: Gut Bucket - James Brown (R.I.P.)[Emusic] [iTunes]Disclaimer: No slugs were harmed in the making of this podcast.

My wife joins me again for an in-depth discussion of DC Comics current weekly series 52. There are also a few Christmas songs.Song 1: Hovercraft - Space Mtn (from A Drawing of a Memory of a Photograph of You)[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes]Song 2: Deck the Halls and Rattle the Walls - Music for Viola (member of the Oilville Christmas Dynasty, courtesy The Lee Show by way of PMN)Song 3: Chiron Beta Prime - Jonathan Coulton (from Thing a Week)[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes]

After an unplanned hiatus, Random Signal is back with talk of weather, rock music and politics. Song 1: Exploderama - SNMNMNM (from Exploderama EP)[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes]During my little break, I did guest spots on two of my favorite podcasts...Pseudopod -- Episode 10: TuristaThe Voice of Free Planet X -- Episode 32: Hoist That RagSong 2: Indian Summer - Beat Happening (from Jamboree, by way of the PMN and courtesy of K Records)[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes]Interview: Jonathan Coulton - special thanks to Mur Lafferty!Song 3: Sibling Rivalry - Jonathan Coulton (from Thing a Week One)[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes]Song 4: My Defense! - SNMNMNM (from As Best As We Can)

It's my 50th show! It's Halloween! Horray!Song 1: Midnight Cabaret - Reverend Glasseye (from Black River Falls)[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes]Song 2: Creepy Doll - Jonathan Coulton (from Thing a Week V)[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes]Song 3: Halloween - The Coffinshakers (from Dark Wings Over Finland, maybe, courtesy of Reanimator Records by way of PMN)Song 4: Vampire Lover - The Deformities (from Baloney, via PMN)[MySpace]Song 5: Baby We'll Sleep In the Graveyard Tonight - Bad News Bats (from Bad News Bats)[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes]Song 6: Haunted Castle - Belaire (from Haunted Castle 7" Single)[MySpace]Song 7: Monster Rap - Andrew Bush/Haberdash Films -- see the video at Lulu.TV (Warning: Very Not Safe For Work!)

My wife Ryn returns to Random Signal for an in-depth discussion of how much fraking TV we watch. It's also the weekend of our 4th wedding anniversary. But first...Song 1: Jason Lee - All Girl Summer Fun Band (from 2)[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes]Ryn and I kick things off by discussing the new shows this season that we are currently watching. Such as...HeroesMen In TreesUgly BettyStudio 60JerichoOf course, we also talk about a few of our returning favorites...Prison BreakGrey's AnatomySupernaturalSong 2: Shake Our Tree - The Rosebuds (from Birds Make Good Neighbors)[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes]Wait, it's not quite over...LostDoctor WhoBattlestar GalacticaSong 3: You Can Never Hold Back Spring - Tom Waits (from the soon to be released 3 disc rarities collection, Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers, and Bastards, courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network)[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes]