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Archive for March, 2009

Stitcher Radio – the next generation of podcasting

Yazan: Jason | 13 March 2009 | 2 Comments
Categories: podcasting

There are some pre-rolled podcast stitches that you can listen to eight away, including: American News and Politics (CNN Headlines, NPR Hourly News, MSNBC, AP) Apple & Mac (Mac OS Ken, Today in iPhone, Mac Observer, EZ Mac) Arts & Culture (Writer’s Almanac, The Moth, Archers, Old Time Radio) Music & Talk (Stereogum, Today in Music History) Public Radio (NPR News, Prairie Home Companion) Stitcher eliminates the annoyances of podcasting Now, I’m a podcaster, and I also spend a substantial portion of my waking hours listening to them. This is a great way to get the exact content I want, and I find myself opting for the podcast version even with things that I could get over the radio (like NPR).

Quick Tip for Humidification

Yazan: petertambroni | 13 March 2009 | 5 Comments
Categories: Peter Tambroni

Hi readers, Peter Tambroni here from MostlyBass.com. Monitoring and maintaining correct humidity levels for your bass can be a challenge. Many players don’t do anything, which seems to be the current trend. However, if you are worried about it, here are two easy steps to ensure correct levels. 1. Buy a digital thermometer with a [...]

MostlyBass.com (shameless plug)

Yazan: petertambroni | 12 March 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Peter Tambroni

Hi Readers! Just a friendly reminder to check out MostlyBass.com with new posts and articles and more to come. Thanks! Peter Tambroni

Daily bass pic – upright and electric outdoors

Yazan: Jason | 12 March 2009 | 4 Comments
Categories: bass, photography

Not exactly the textbook way to park a bass, but hey, whatever works. This is the kind of setup that can go from bad to worse in a hurry.

Music School Enrollment Spikes as Economy Tanks

Yazan: Jason | 11 March 2009 | 9 Comments
Categories: education

Contrabass Conversations co-host John Grillo pointed out a recent Chicago Tribune article by Howard Reich, one of my longtime favorite critics (I fondly remember him doing a music business chat for one of my classes at Northwestern about 15 years ago). Howard writes: With the economy in free- fall and unemployment taking off, it’s no [...]