I got to chat with Paul Doucette (Matchbox Twenty) in the bluhammock music office this afternoon about his new project The Break and Repair Method. Here lies our conversation, along with a few tracks off the album which won’t be available till Sept 16th.

Music:
You Won’t Be Able To Be Sad
This City (Is Bound To Do Us In)
Life Gets Beautful

Many thanks to Ralph Cutler and Christina Duren from Ariel Publicity for setting everything up for me!

In other news, I have decided to make MikeyPod a weekly music only podcast. In the next month or so I will be setting up another podcast feed for everything else. This last year or so in NYC has been such a learning time for me, and a struggle in so many ways, but at last I am feeling like I am where I want to be– loving the city and ready to get my activist self moving again. It always felt so awkward to try to cover both passions in one place: music and social justice. Many times the two intersect, of course, but it makes more sense to me to branch out in this way. Stay Tuned!

p.s. Don’t forget about Meat Free Radio for all of your vegan and vegetarian needs.

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Meat Free Radio
Elastic Lab
noneck
Digital Flotsam
Vegan Freak
Almost Daily Devotional

Music:
All Sweet Things - No-Man
All That Numbs You - Thomas Feiner & Anywhen
Nothing is Innocent - Over the Rhine
Black Winged Bird - Nina Persson
Armon - Eve Beglarian (text by Rabi’a al-Adawiyya)

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3 large yellow onions, peeled and sliced into thin rings
¼ cup olive oil
1 cup long grain basmati rice (brown or white), rinsed
1 cup red lentils (I have been using green cus I can never seem to find the red ones when I need them)
1 cinnamon stick
½ teaspoon allspice
1½ teaspoon ground cumin
generous pinch of ground cloves

Preheat the oven to 400°

In a large, deep baking pan, toss the onion rings with the olive oil to coat. Be sure to separate the rings and spread them out in the pan. Roast in the oven for 25 to 30 minutes, stirring often. The idea is to get most of the onion rings deep brown, crisp and even burned on the edges. The deeper they roast, the sweeter they’ll taste. When done, remove from the oven and set aside.

Bring four cups of water to a boil in a large, heavy bottomed pot. Add the rice . cinnamon stick, ground cumin, ground cloves, and allspice. Bring back to a boil, then lower the heat, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.

Uncover and add the lentils, stir gently only a few times (too much stirring can break the rice grains); cover, bring to a boil again, lower the heat to low, and cook for an additional 45 minutes, until the liquid is completely absorbed. Remove from the heat and set aside the covered pot for 10 minutes.

Use a fork to gently fluff the lentils and rice. Remove the cinnamon stick. Gently fold the caramelized onions into the lentils and rice, making sure to drizzle on any remaining olive oil from the roasting pan. Stir thoroughly. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Jamie Moffett joins me today to discuss his film The Ordinary Radicals.

About the film:

In the margins of the United States, there lives a revolutionary Christianity. One with a quiet disposition that seeks to do “small things with great love,” and in so doing is breaking 21st Century stereotypes surrounding this 2000 year old faith. The Ordinary Radicals is set against thie modern American political and social backdrop of the next Great Awakening. Traveling across the United States on a tour to promote the book Jesus for President, Shane Claiborne and a rag-tag group of “ordinary radicals” interpret Biblical history and its correlation with the current state of American politics. Sharing a relevant outlook for people with all faith perspectives, director Jamie Moffett examines this growing movement.

Music: (courtesy of Potter Street Records)
Girard Ave - NevereveN
Try on Life - Jes Karper

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This afternoon, I interviewed filmmaker Jamie Moffett about his upcoming film The Ordinary Radicals. The topic of Christianity and Homosexuality came up, which prompted him to send me this clip from the film. It is part of an interview with with author/ speaker/ general bad-ass Shane Claiborne.

Look for my interview with Jamie on Monday.

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It’s been a while, kids. Been busy but here’s alotta music for ya:

Other links:
Anji Bee
Bicyclemark’s CitizenReporter.org
There Are Some Who Call Me Tim
Beggars Group USA
Corey Frye’s Myspace (go over there and tell him how badly you want him to do a soundseeing with me!)

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Fear not, things will chill soon and I will be back to the casting. Thanks to those of you who have been asking where I am!

Guitarist, electronic musician, composer, and all around bad-ass, Christopher Willits joins me this week to discuss his collaboration with Ryuichi Sakamoto, Ocean Fire an lots of other stuff.

Music featured:
Toward Water - Willits + Sakamoto (from the album Ocean Fire) amazon
Colors Shifting - Christopher Willits (from the album Surf Boundaries) emusic iTunes amazon
Or With the Tea - Christopher Willits (from the album Folding, and the Tea) emusic iTunes

Special thanks to Evan Balmer at KAB America.

Links:
Christopher Willits
overlap.org
U.S. tour April 12th - May 7
Christopher Willits’ mailing list
Ryuichi Sakamoto
12k
XLR8R TV
Creative Commons

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After receiving a letter from a Northern Illinois University student who was comforted by her show during the terrible time of the recent shooting, she pulled together 16 music podcasters to produce this show in support of a listener.

I strongly believe that the most valuable gifts we can give to one another have little to do with the material. This podcast is a fine example of the type of soul hug so many of us are in need of.

Give it a listen.

Anji Bee’s Chillcast #102: NIU Support Collabocast

Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero’s Veganomicon cookboook has been this newbie/aspiring Vegan’s best friend since it hit my mailbox about a month ago. Isa Chandra Moskowiz was kind enough to take time out of her busy s’more eating to talk a bit about her philosophy and the inspiration behind what many consider the vegan Joy of Cooking.

linkies:
Post Punk Kitchen
Sweet & Sara
4 Course Vegan
Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary
Eastern Shore Sanctuary and Education Center

music:
2080 - Yeasayer
Wot? No Meat! - Captain Sensible

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Lots of music, it’s all legal too. I really had a great time putting this playlist together, someone give me a radio show please. Thanks. It has almost become a game for me to put togehter a playlist that I am really happy with that contains only music that I have permission to play. Please note that only the Kristin Hersh and Dirty on Purpose tracks are Creative Commons licensed.

Album Art: Secret Simon

Also Mentiond:
Cocteauboy
Creative Commons
Brooklyn Vegan
Sixeyes

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If you are wondering what this is all about, I tend to draw all over random things that get in my path and Mikeypod was gracious enough to let me commit blograffiti here this evening. In part to provide his album art for this month, although fashionably late, but more importantly it means I got to scribble all over his blog for a while. That was fun, although not the part where I thought I broke the internet by doing so. I’d totally do it again though. Thanks sir!

Peace
- Alden (aka Secret Simon)

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Author Ian Blake Newman discusses The 30-Day Diabetes Miracle and the impact it has had on his own health.

Click here for the book tour dates.

Music:
Countdown by Jupiter One courtesy of Ariel Publicity

Technorati Tags: The 30-Day Diabetes Miracle, Ian Blake Newman, Stuart A. Seale, Franklin House, Diabetes, Lifestyle Center of America

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My pal Curtis is my special guest host today. We talk about cool stuff and play cool musics. Plus, there is a big CD giveaway contest. Listen for info!

cool stuff:
the Quiet times podcast
Curtis’ Flickr photos
Curtis’ LiveJournal
My LiveJournal
metacritic.com”>

cool musics:
Fujyia and Miyagi - Ankle Injury
Belle and Sebastian - For The Price Of A Cup Of Tea (Courtesy of Matador Records)
Microfilm - Chicago (Courtesy of the Artist)
Burial - Ghost Hardware (courtesy of IODA Promonet)

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I am joined today by my friend Ann Karp. She has been a part of the Koinonia community for four years, and is my featured artist this month.

Ann welcomes commissions, and much of her existing artwork is for sale. you can check it out on her flickr.

Music (not CC licensed):
Viva La Persistence - Kimya Dawson
Send in the Clowns - The Tiger Lillies

Technorati Tags: koinonia partners, intentional community, ann karp, mikeypod, kimya dawson, the tiger lillies, podcast, mikeypod, habitat for humanity

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All music today, for your pleasure. I know alot of you guys don’t like my music, but you need to stop being pussies and branch out a little bit. Here’s your chance!

Track List (not CC licensed):
War and peace (AOKI takamasa Remix) - Ryuichi Sakamoto
Cancelled Pieces - Steve Jansen
Fit Song - Cornelius
Situation - Ex-Boyfriends
Lay Down Your Weapons - Scissors for Lefty
Sex Machine - The Flying Lizards
Lullaby for the Taken - Kimya Dawson
Myriad Harbor - The New Pornographers
Trampoline - Page France
Nations and Borders - Dave Bianchi
Blueprints - Amanda Jayne
All There Is To Tell - Reuben Butchart

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Click the photo above for 14 minutes of Mongo and Joe New Year’s hijinks! Kudos to Joey for his editing! Damn fine work my friend.

Technorati Tags: Joey Piscopo, NYC, New York City, Times Square, ball drop, The National Underground, New Year’s Eve

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Joey is diligently editing our New years Eve video podcast, so look for that soon as well!

I had planned on starting the new year with an interview discussing her work, but had to reschedule when I came home to find my trusty mixer has apparently bitten the dust. Instead, I offer you this, a look at some of her artwork accompanied by her own comments about her work. Enjoy! (please note that clicking on the images will take you to a full size version.)

All of these (and most of the others on my flickr site) are available either in the original or as prints. I also adore commissions; you dream it, I dream it onto paper (or leaves, wood, etc.)

-Ann Karp

Here’s how it works:
Each month I will feature a new artist with a podcast interview and spotlight entries featuring his/her work. Ann’s design is up at the blog now, and I will be interviewing her soon (after I get some technical difficulties worked out with my soon to be old mixer).

I still have space for a few more artists this year, so let me know if you have any suggestions!

Let me know what you think!

Kurt was my roommate for most of my time at Koinonia. After our four month internship together he decided to become a full time member of the community while I moved on to New York. It thought it would be fun to get an update from him and also talk about the SOA vigil.

dichotome.net
Koinonia Partners
The Open Door
SOA Watch
Puppetistas
Kurt’s Flickr Pics
the simple way
Potter Street Records

music:
A Celebration - Mar
Ol’ Glory - psalters
Try on Life - Jes Karper

Happy Merry…

Technorati Tags: Koinonia, School of the Americas, intentional community, Jes Karper, Mar, psalters, podcast, mikeypod, Kurt Morrow

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Vegan bodybuilder and motivational speaker Robert Cheeke takes a break from his busy touring schedule to talk about his diet, training and the philosophy behind his decision 13 years ago to maintain a plant based diet.

Linkies:
www.veganbodybuilding.com
Robert’s MySpace
Robert’s You Tube videos

Featured Music:
Jesus-Page France

Technorati Tags: Robert Cheeke, vegan, veganism, bodybuilding, fitness, animal rights, nutrition, podcast, MikeyPod

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Long time MikeyPod listeners will know that Issa (formerly Jane Siberry) holds the honor of being one of my three most inspiring artists (Yoko Ono and David Sylvian are the others, if you’re keeping track). After quite some time of arranging, she and I finally had the opportunity to talk about her music, spirituality and the tremendous changes that have occurred in her life over the past few years.

Issa/Jane Siberry’s music can be found at Sheeba Records.
Her MySpace is here.

Music featured (not CC licensed):
Calling All Angels (Millennium Version)
The Life Is The Red Wagon (from the album Bound By The Beauty)
Grace Hospital (from the live album New York Trilogy II: Lips)
Wilderness Wheel/Willow

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Talking with punk rocker and activist George Tabb about the fatal illness he developed after the 9-11 attacks. Despite the fact that his illness resulted from his proximity to the World Trade Center during and after the attacks, he has been denied any financial help with his medical expenses. Visit his MySpace page to learn more about his situation, and to help him if you can.

The opening tune is Anthrax (Powerballad Version) by the great Kimya Dawson.

Technorati Tags: George Tabb, 9-11, Kimya Dawson, Podcast, MikeyPod

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I am editing the interview with George Tabb this morning, so it ill be up Monday!

Talking touring, death metal and David Sylvian with the members of Division Day before their show at Brooklyn’s Union Hall.

Check out Bumpershine for pics from the show.

Music (not CC licensed):
Plowed - Division Day
Darkest Birds - Nine Horses
You Suffer - Napalm Death
Reversible - Division Day

Buy Division Day’s latest, Beartrap Island on iTunes or from eenie meenie records

Special thanks to Angela Poe for arranging the interview on such short notice!

This podcast is kindly sponsored by Podcast Ready

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I bought the album about a year ago on e-music and after giving it a few casual listens on the subway, it fell into the abyss that is my ever expanding 120 GB music collection. So of course, the only comment I had about the album (which features the great Mick Karn on Bass) was regret that I had forgotten about it before I really gave it much of a listen.

As much as I love the extremely easy access to music that the internet provides, I really miss the days when buying a CD or two was more of an event. I discovered new music through my friends who were as obsessed as I was or reading music magazines. Buying a CD meant finding out about it, going to the music store to buy it, taking it home and then sitting down and listening to it while reading the liner notes. Don’t even get me started on the joy of making mix tapes sitting on the floor in front of my stereo surrounded by CD cases and an ashtray overflowing with butts.

Today, my rss reader is clogged with entries from music blogs that I rarely read because I get so overwhelmed with the number of unread entries (currently 2687) and the rate at which I download music makes it impossible to really listen to anything all that closely. Oh yeah… and I gave up smoking years ago.

Still, I don’t seem able to slow down. Like a Chihuahua who eats and eats until he pukes, how can I not continue? Is it just a matter of creating a more complex list of iTunes playlists, or maybe I should go back to buying CDs and start listening to music away from the computer where instant messages and twitters drive me from really paying attention to what I am listening too. Is there a way to live in both the past and present of consuming music and maintain a useful balance between them?

Technorati Tags: mp3, division day, gary numan, mick karn, iTunes, compact discs, blogs

I had some time to kill and the Marantz recorder in my bag so I did a soundseeing tour of NYC: Hell’s Kitchen, Times Square and the West Side of Central Park, right by the Diana Ross Playground. Cameo appearances by Rob and Andy

Music (not CC licensed):
More Than This and Tigers by Division Day

Look for my interview with the members of Division Day on Monday!

This podcast is sponsored by Podcast Ready

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I had a backlog of music I wanted to play, so here it is all in one handy episode. Enjoy!

The Life is The Red Wagon - Jane Siberry MySpace Sheeba Store iTunes
Hurricane - Division Day MySpace iTunes
Los Crusados - Elk City MySpace iTunes
Much Love In The Evil Sound - Diet Kong
Be Less Rude - Frightened Rabbit MySpace (not yet released)
Measure 3 - Matt Pond PA MySpace iTunes
Orange Chinese Car - Marco Mahler MySpace iTunes
Golden Boy - Reuben Butchart MySpace iTunes

more:
Issa (formerly Jane Siberry) will be performing at The Rubin Museum of Art on Oct. 10 More Issa tour dates

Division Day will be at Union Hall in Brooklyn October 11 and 18. Meet Chris Doelle and me there on the 18th. More Division Day Dates

Diet Kong will be at the Mercury Lounge on Sept 30. Be there.

Listen to JW Richard’s interview with Reuben Butchart on Mandrake Society Radio

God damn that’s alotta links.

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**SPECIAL THANKS to Michelle Gunnett for the gift of Dan’s book, and for helping me get in contact with him for the interview! YOU ROCK!**

Music:
Don’t Kill The Animals (disco mix) - Nina Hagen and Lene Lovich (out of print)
Orange Chinese Car - Marco Mahler buy it in iTunes (courtesy of Ariel Publicity)
I Believe - Peter Searcy buy it in iTunes (courtesy of Ariel Publicity)

peta, dan mathews, animal rights, vegan, vegetarian, nina hagen, lene lovich, nina hagen, lene lovich, marcao mahler, peter searcy

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I interviewed Dan Mathews from PETA yesterday and will have that included in a new podcast with some other fun stuff late tonight so I am back!

Dr Fran
Chris Doelle
Geek News Central
Whataburger
Kentie from The Flatus Show
Podsafe Music Network
Blubrry
Cheryl Merkowski
Girl Meets Girl Podcast

Music (none of these songs are licensed under Creative Commons):
Stories of Johnny - Marc Almond (out of print)
Home - Great Northern (courtesy of Eenie Meenie Records) iTunes
Let it Show - Jen Chapin (courtesy of Ariel Publicity) iTunes

SPECIAL NOTICE:

Andy Melton and I have coined a new term for the internets: RETRD- Internet names for nothing important, with at least one vowel left out.
Please twitter about it incessantly.

Technorati Tags: RETRD, Marc Almond, Jen Chapin, Great Northern, blubrry, Eenie Meenie Records, MikeyPod, Todd Cochrane, Ariel Publicity, Andy Melton

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