1000 friends
January 5th, 2006
I think I’ll take a break for a few days and get in touch with the people I’ve friended in this batch, before continuing on the list of people I’d like to add. I’ve had some great contacts from amazing Americana and bluegrass artists, some really good rock bands, and even a goth band.
I’m actually kind of surprised - after 1000 adds, I haven’t had a single person say “who are you and why did you add me?” Everyone’s been checking out the info page, clicking “add” and messaging with words of encouragement or requests to be played. It sounds like there’s a real demand for music podcasts, especially in the indie music scene. Very cool.
Nice words about the GlitchCast
January 5th, 2006
Well, MySpace was down this morning, so I did a Technorati search for GlitchCast this morning and found this really nice article by podcast reviewer Al Gritzmacher.
“But if you wanted one podcast for the holidays. One that stands out above all the rest and can be listened to over and over, I recommend the Glitchcast Holiday Special. Eric and Sara Skiff of New York City put out this podcast, which I have only started listening to recently.
Their Christmas Special puts all the essential podsafe songs together in one tastefully arranged and thought out order. Their introductions are low-key, appropriate for the season and heartfelt, making it truly a pleasure to listen to over and over. Burn this one to a CD and give it as a gift to a friend you are trying to explain podcasting to. It’s a shining example of what podcasting can be.
I hereby declare the Glitchcast Holiday Special #12 the Best Christmas Podcast of 2005!”
Thanks Al - that’s the nicest thing anyone could have said. Glad to hear people are enjoying the show!
I’ll definitely be checking out Al’s live music podcast, if you like our show, give it a listen
The changing face of GlitchNYC
December 19th, 2005
Well, after about 3 years of blogging here, I’m starting to take a look at what this site is about and why I do it.
Yes, it’s reached that time, I’m posting the inevitable blog about blogging…
Many of you have probably noticed the new influx of “daily link” posts. I’ve decided to experiment with splicing in my del.icio.us links. I generally annotate these pretty well, so I consider them mini-blog-entries, and I know that people have been writing me and talking to me about them, so they’re being found useful. I intend to continue doing my normal long-format articles here and there, but I enjoy seeing what other people find interesting, so I think I’ll keep the del.icio.us posts around for a while. Let me know if you hate them at webmail2004 A T glitchnyc.com
The podcast has been keeping me mighty busy, and it’s been a lot of fun to talk with so many great artists and get permission to play their stuff. I’m really really happy with the holiday special as well. It runs about 40 minutes and is all great podsafe holiday music, so it’s perfect for burning to CD and playing around the house over the holidays. Give it a listen, especially if you haven’t checked out podcasting yet. You’ll be amazed at how outstanding these indie + under-appreciated artists are.
We’ll be heading to CT and Upstate NY for the holidays, and I’m really looking forward to the vacation. I love this season, especially when music is an integral part of it. Thanks to the podcast, for the first time since I was last in a choir singing holiday tunes from September on through Christmas, I feel like this year has really milked the season for all it’s worth.
“Oh I dreamed… I was Richard Pryor”
December 11th, 2005
“Oh I dreamed… I was Richard Pryor”
“Running on fire down the sunset strip.”
“And as the flames burned brighter”
“My head grew lighter”
“And I watched the flesh fall from my fingertips…”
“Ashes to ashes, and trust to dust”
“I don’t know what it means”
“to be burned by something that you love so much”
“I think I must be living the dream”
Chris Mills - “Chris Mills is Living the Dream” (listen here)
We featured this song on the last edition of the GlitchCast, which was initially available yesterday, December 10th. While eating breakfast this morning I learned that Richard Pryor passed away yesterday morning, and got a little chill down my spine. I’m not a superstitious person, but it’s an unlikely coincidence.
UK Times Online has an excellent, if brutally honest, look at his life until last year.
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