Have you listened to any of our podcasts? They're all MP3s ripped at 80 kbps mono and sound completely fine. Stereo is overrated anyway.

Yeah Right Radio said:

Have a look at aac+ vs. mp3 streaming. Better audioquality in relation to the bandwidth used, so you can even serve smartphone users with a limited bandwidth with an acceptable to good sound! The only downside is that one needs an aac+ capable music player which are less common than plain mp3 music players, but the major players like VLC, Winamp, iTunes etc support it. Have a listen to http://yeahright.getmyip.com:8000/listen.pls with one of those players and check out the soundquality!

Have a look at aac+ vs. mp3 streaming. Better audioquality in relation to the bandwidth used, so you can even serve smartphone users with a limited bandwidth with an acceptable to good sound! The only downside is that one needs an aac+ capable music player which are less common than plain mp3 music players, but the major players like VLC, Winamp, iTunes etc support it. Have a listen to http://yeahright.getmyip.com:8000/listen.pls with one of those players and check out the soundquality!

Pretty obvious, isn't it? What we have now are a series of podcasts. Static podcasts. Not streaming audio where there's a different song playing each time you tune in. A Shoutcast server basically dips into a pool of songs (MP3s) and plays them in a random order. It's not a bunch of hosted, pre-recorded programs (podcasts) being played back-to-back.

Jeff of the Future said:

How is this different from the podcasts that you are already hosting?

 

64kbps stereo, yes. Mono, not so bad. A 64kbps MP3 ripped in mono is equivalent to a 128kbps stereo MP3 at half the size. This is why all GPPR podcasts are ripped at 80kbps mono... same audio (compression) quality of a 160kbps stereo MP3.

jon_the_id said:

mp3s at 64kbps sound absolutely horrible too, even to the thickest of ears

I do a weekly show called Radio What Wave outta London Ontario Canada at Western University, CHRW ....lots of garage, protopunk, powerpop, obscuro, etc... The weekly play list is posted in this group and here's a link to the podcast which is updated weekly:

http://chrwradio.com/podcasts/94-9CHRWThu1900.mp3

Here's the addy if you want to send stuff to our Music Director, Ashley:

94.9 CHRW
Room 250, UCC
University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada
N6A 3K7

CHRW prefers CD as they don't have any way to file the new vinyl. Some DJ's (self included) do play lots of vinyl.

Wow, 25 years at the same station... That's great! Congratulations. I first went on the air 28 years ago this week, but I was off and on for many of those years until landing my weekly gig at KDHX in 1995, which lasted almost 11 years. I haven't been on the airwaves since '06.

Joanie Lindstrom said:

Well last Thurs. I just had my 25 year celebration on WMBR, the MIT station where our punk rock show the Late Riser's Club has been in existence for 35 years in May.

Well last Thurs. I just had my 25 year celebration on WMBR, the MIT station where our punk rock show the Late Riser's Club has been in existence for 35 years in May.

88.1FM, http://wmbr.org.

Lots of rock shows, send it to music directors Jesse K/Chris V.  We def. prefer real vinyl and CD's still.

If you're interested, the archive for my 8-10AM and 10AM-noon shows is up but the 2nd half needs to be restored cuz the archive decided to screw me on the day when I'm playing my favorite favorites, sigh.

http://wmbr.org/www/sched-mul#boc

Playlist here: http://laterisersclub.org

WHRB at Harvard and WZBC at Boston College are possibilities too.

Lots of these kinds of shows have discussion topics posted right here in this very group forum, Cap'n.

Also, while it might seem like a good idea to try and mail your stuff out to individual shows/programs, sometimes a station may have multiple shows/programs that would give your stuff airplay, so sending two or three promos to the station may kill two or three birds with one stone, rather than trying to send this stuff out individually to each show host. Make sense?

In St. Louis, you should send your stuff to KDHX and KWUR.

KDHX FM 88.1
3504 Magnolia Ave
St. Louis, MO 63118

Hey, thanks for the info! I've never heard of these bands before. When I first started reading this, I thought "Robert Johnson? Huh? He's blues", but anyway, yeah, I'll look into him. Sex Clark Five sounds like a punk band, but I'll take your word for it. Cheers!

Jose said:

I've re-discovered Robert Johnson im my record collection recently and have been stuck on him now for a good month. While he really isn't paisley pop it's still great stuff, it's more Beach Boys sounding power-pop than anything. It's worth checking out, you can usually find his 2 lps on e-bay fairly cheap ( Memphis demos and Close Personal Friend ). If you get a chance check out his 1st 45 with the Bell Heirs. I think  both albums were re-released on cd a while back, it's worth looking into. Also you might want to check out The Leopards ( re-released on SingSing records ) and the Sex Clark Five, both are 60s British invasion influenced.

I've re-discovered Robert Johnson im my record collection recently and have been stuck on him now for a good month. While he really isn't paisley pop it's still great stuff, it's more Beach Boys sounding power-pop than anything. It's worth checking out, you can usually find his 2 lps on e-bay fairly cheap ( Memphis demos and Close Personal Friend ). If you get a chance check out his 1st 45 with the Bell Heirs. I think  both albums were re-released on cd a while back, it's worth looking into. Also you might want to check out The Leopards ( re-released on SingSing records ) and the Sex Clark Five, both are 60s British invasion influenced.

Hello is it necessary that podcast have one hour long ? Two hours is possible ?

Someday, Kopper, someday...as for now I lack the important necessities.

You've set the trap, now just wait...

...what the sea of Rock'n'Roll will spit out.

Thx for the info kopper....been thinking about doing this for a while now....time is not my friend at the moment, but I might be able to take a stab at it

Anyone out there want to take a stab at doing a podcast for GaragePunk Pirate Radio? Get Drunk & Play Records will no longer be part of the network/station, so I'd like someone new to replace it in the lineup. I'm specifically looking for a show that isn't stuck in the '50s/'60s rut, too. Nothing wrong with playing some stuff from that era, but I'd like a show that really mixes up the genres, and, especially, the ERAS, and isn't afraid to feature a good chunk of CURRENT bands from the Hideout as well as those making waves around the world. The show should be high-energy and fun to listen to. If you think you've got what it takes, read over the guidelines, put together a short pilot (test) show and shoot me message with a link so I can check it out.

Thanks!

yea. the gtrs and vocals are way better. especially the gtrs.

cool tunes too

well  first of all i should say hi to all cause this is my first post....

now on topic ,dubie is right full on.

when you record live there are 3 really important things: instruments and settings (meaning cymbals ,drum tuning , gtr amp/settings...) , mic positioning (avoiding phase cancellations is really important too if you want some decent bass freq.and especially if youre gonna mix in mono) and room acoustics.in general the point of a live recording is to capture a band playing in a room so i guess we all like it kinda muddy but not too much.you need some definition too...

so ,i have to add 3 things to dubies spot on reply.first check out some stereo mic positioning techniques and experiment.there are alot of stuff you can do with 4 (or even 3 mics).second get your drummer to mind his dynamics.third import your rec tracks in some sequencer and experiment with the eqs a little.this way you can propably get some definition out of most recordings. but be carefull its easy to get excited and overdo it...:)

cheers

It's a little old news.  Cheetah's book "A Dead Boy's Tale From the Front Lines of Punk Rock" is released some months ago.  

 
John Battles said:

In Dead Boys - related news ,

This was a very good 2 LP (Colored vinyl) bootleg , then I got a VHS copy from a friend (It did'nt have the Joey Ramone intro.) , and even made one for Cheetah a few years back. I'm glad the DVD came out.It's much better than the tape I had.

In Dead Boys - related news , John Belushi's 1965 Garage band , The Ravens , just had their 45 re- released by Reckless REcords' vanity pressing label.   Give up why that's Dead Boys related ?

 I'm not a fan of the genre , BUT , when I was in Mexico , I saw a band called Los Gorditos. They were INSANE ! I think they're pretty popular in Mexico , so finding you tubes or CDs you can order from outside of Mexico should'nt be a problem.

If I were to only buy album ever again, over and over again for the rest of my life, it would as sure as hell be this one!

http://theabsolutes.bandcamp.com/album/everybodys-feeling-alright

Sorry for self advertising but you might like it!! 

Even after almost thirty years of doing a radio show, I never really got around to "officially" naming it. My friends just call it by my name, "The Jeff of the Future Show."

What's the name of your show?

You should post links to new episodes/playlists here. No one's going to remember to visit your Facebook page. ;)

That's the problem , The JAMC's early , pre - LP single sides , particularly "Vegetable Man" and "Ambition" , are really hard to find. I lost interest after their first LP , so I would'nt buy a box set for 8 songs , personally. They earned a terrible reputation after a short tour of the states in about 1986....I saw them in '87 , and they SOUNDED LIKE THEY SHOULD HAVE , EXCEPT THEY DID'NT EVEN HAVE A DRUMMER ! GIMME A BREAK.  Jim Reid was collapsing to the floor , then recomposing himself at least every 30 seconds. You could have set your watch by it ! I heard , later , that the band demanded a case of Russian Vodka that's so rare , you probably could'nt find it in Russia , except on The Black Market. Someone found it, tho' , and the pre -show getting pissed commenced. I STILL ENJOYED THE SHOW , DESPITE THE ANNOYING DRUM MACHINE . i'VE GOT A TAPE WITH A FEW SONGS FROM AN EARLY UK TOUR , THEY DO SOUND PRETTY FUCKED UP , MAYBE NOT IF YOU DID'NT HOLD IT UP AGAINST THEIR RECORDS , THOUGH.    I did'nt think they'd get anywhere , here , and that's a compliment. Something that abrasive should'nt have gotten over in the states , not with The Cure and The Smiths to save us.