Saturday, June 20, 2009
For #21, I went to podcastdirectory.com and searched music, thinking I would find a talk show or interview or something. What I found, after clicking on "world beat" was DragonRadio74. The byline is "Live from Hong Kong, Asian Pop for the Western Ear". The American-sounding DJ introduced some bands we'd be hearing: Shonen Knife, the godmothers of Asian pop (I think he said); Sound Fragment from China; Soul Korea, the old boy of hip-hop and soul; and another with a more crude name. The music was very well done, very familiar-sounding. The singing was wonderful, although I couldn't understand the language. If I listened long enough, maybe (maybe, she says hopefully), I could begin to understand.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
I love Youtube. You can find new stuff, all the way back through really old stuff. With a teenager at home, I was in the "know". (Really old phrase. Let me know if it needs translation.) We had already looked up our favorite local band, Buffalo Jones. Great job, guys!
My favorites right now are videos of ukulele. Boring? No. Ukulele reinvented. Jake Shimabukuro. Amazing! Here's a link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqaYmQZgrB4
This one, too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puSkP3uym5k
The old stuff is fun, too. So beautiful. So much heart. That was Israel Kamakawiwo'ole. He was a bit of an inovator, too. One more link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ltAGuuru7Q
My favorites right now are videos of ukulele. Boring? No. Ukulele reinvented. Jake Shimabukuro. Amazing! Here's a link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqaYmQZgrB4
This one, too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puSkP3uym5k
The old stuff is fun, too. So beautiful. So much heart. That was Israel Kamakawiwo'ole. He was a bit of an inovator, too. One more link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ltAGuuru7Q
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Pandora. The site that celebrates curiosity. About music, anyway. I played with it a little, looking for Jake Shimabukuro, a fabulous virtuoso ukulele player. I just recently discovered him. He is fabulous! (Did I say that?) Anyway, it is from the Web 2.0 Awards list. I am going to use this at home. It will be a nice addition to YouTube. It is for listening to any music or category. Mmmmm.
I haven't fully explored the site. One needs to register, so I'll take a look at that on my own time.
As for Library Applications, I suppose if someone wanted to come to the Library for a music fix, this would be an excellent site. With headphones, of course.
I haven't fully explored the site. One needs to register, so I'll take a look at that on my own time.
As for Library Applications, I suppose if someone wanted to come to the Library for a music fix, this would be an excellent site. With headphones, of course.
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