UsedWigs » Podcast http://usedwigs.com Quality Workday Distractions Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:11:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 UsedWigs Radio Podcast 92: Bands Overcoming Novelty Songs, Bridesmaids, Technology Overload and Terrible Product Placements http://usedwigs.com/podcast-92/ http://usedwigs.com/podcast-92/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:08:48 +0000 Jeff http://usedwigs.com/?p=13747 Topics: Bands Overcoming Novelty Songs, Bridesmaids, The Oscars, Technology Overload, Answering Machines, Party Lines, NPR Slinging the Guilt, Russ’s Spreadsheet Update, Punk Bands and Terrible TV Product Placements. Playlist: “Waiting for Something” by Nada Surf, “Lightshow” by Plants and Animals, “Forever Won’t Wait” by the Steve Adamyk Band and “UsedWigs” by Eli Braden. Play Now: [...]]]>

Topics: Bands Overcoming Novelty Songs, Bridesmaids, The Oscars, Technology Overload, Answering Machines, Party Lines, NPR Slinging the Guilt, Russ’s Spreadsheet Update, Punk Bands and Terrible TV Product Placements.

Playlist: “Waiting for Something” by Nada Surf, “Lightshow” by Plants and Animals, “Forever Won’t Wait” by the Steve Adamyk Band and “UsedWigs” by Eli Braden.

Play Now: http://www.usedwigs.com/pod/podcast92.mp3

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Podcast Website: www.usedwigsradio.com

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Topics: Holiday Fun, Worst Gifts Ever Given, Worst Gifts Ever Received, Dating Do’s and Don’ts, Gift Cards, Homemade Bikes, Fruit Presents, Hiding Twitter from Coworkers, People Being Horrible on Twitter, Men’s Fragrances, Tiny Husbands, Awkward Hugs, Best-Selling Christmas Music, Uncanny Valley, New Year’s Eve Hookups and The Kinks.

Guests: Anna Goldfarb and Molly Davis

Teaser: Yankee Candles, they say “I hate you!” and “She likes light!”

Playlist: “All I Want is Truth (For Christmas)” by The Mynabirds, “Winter Vacation” by The Subjects and “Only at Christmas Time” by Sufjan Stevens.

Play Now: http://www.usedwigs.com/pod/podcast91.mp3

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]]> http://usedwigs.com/podcast-91/feed/ 0 Join Us December 20th for The UsedWigs Holiday Show with Anna and Molly! http://usedwigs.com/holiday-show-122011/ http://usedwigs.com/holiday-show-122011/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:18:35 +0000 Jeff http://usedwigs.com/?p=13564 Our UsedWigs Holiday Shows are always super fun! We’ll have gifts, awesome guests and lots of (snow)ball busting! Plus, you can eat holiday crepes filled with roasted chestnuts or snow or tinsel or any other fillings you want, we don’t  judge you on what you eat at our shows. Unless it’s reindeer, that is awful [...]]]>

Our UsedWigs Holiday Shows are always super fun! We’ll have gifts, awesome guests and lots of (snow)ball busting! Plus, you can eat holiday crepes filled with roasted chestnuts or snow or tinsel or any other fillings you want, we don’t  judge you on what you eat at our shows. Unless it’s reindeer, that is awful and you should feel really ashamed for even asking the waiter about it. Anyway, get over your shame and come to this show or we’ll send Jack Frost (pictured above) to come nip at your nose. (He has hidden tiger teeth!) I mentioned guests, and boy oh boy, we are super pumped to have two lovely ladies join us to spread some holiday cheer!

Anna Goldfarb is a Philadelphia-based author, humorist, and screenwriter. She loves short guys. Like, she really loves them. It’s kinda weird. She writes about bonerkillers on Shmitten Kitten and you can follow her on Twitter at @ShmittenKitten.

Molly Davis is a very funny and popular Twitter personality and more importantly she hates her upstairs neighbor and hummus. Don’t bring either to the show! Check in with Molly on Twitter at @Molly_Kats

Let’s Do This!!

UsedWigs Holiday Podcast Recording Session

Tuesday, December 20, 2011 – 8:00pm
L’etage
624 South 6th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147

Admission: FREE!

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]]> http://usedwigs.com/holiday-show-122011/feed/ 0 Good Cover / Bad Cover on Low Times http://usedwigs.com/good-cover-bad-cover-on-low-times/ http://usedwigs.com/good-cover-bad-cover-on-low-times/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:23:08 +0000 Jeff http://usedwigs.com/?p=13540 Hi loved ones, in addition to my laborious UsedWigs nonsense-spewing, I’m very excited to be contributing to the mighty Low Times. Here’s my first bit of business for them: Good Cover / Bad Cover – “Someday I Will Treat You Good” For every good cover version of a song, there is a bad one. Sorry, [...]]]> Hi loved ones, in addition to my laborious UsedWigs nonsense-spewing, I’m very excited to be contributing to the mighty Low Times. Here’s my first bit of business for them:

Good Cover / Bad Cover – “Someday I Will Treat You Good”

For every good cover version of a song, there is a bad one. Sorry, that’s just how the universe works.

In all the years I’ve been shouting chatting about music with people, absolutely no one has asked me, “Hey Jeff, what’s your favorite song about being left on the side of the road?” and that really bothers me because I have not one, but two A+ answers. To remedy this, let’s pretend you and I are sitting in a Starbucks getting to know each other, drinking some fartberry-spiced coffees and splitting a $7 doughnut. You say, “Jeff, I know it’s none of my business and we just met but what are your two favorite songs about being left on the side of the road?”

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]]> http://usedwigs.com/good-cover-bad-cover-on-low-times/feed/ 0 UsedWigs Radio Podcast 90: Guests Madame Fromage and Nikki Walter http://usedwigs.com/podcast-90/ http://usedwigs.com/podcast-90/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:24:25 +0000 Jeff http://usedwigs.com/?p=13524 Guests: Madame Fromage and Nikki Walter. Topics: Cheese, Cheese Tastings, Cheese Pairings, Cheese Angels, Cheese Caves, Cheesemongers, Raw Milk Cheese, Stinky Cheese, Falling Accidents, Running Accidents, Songs Stuck in Your Head, Fresh Beat Band, Chumbawamba, Red Lobster, Eli Braden, Michael Ian Black and More Cheese!]]>

Guests: Madame Fromage and Nikki Walter

Topics: Cheese, Cheese Tastings, Cheese Pairings, Cheese Angels, Cheese Caves, Cheesemongers, Raw Milk Cheese, Stinky Cheese, Falling Accidents, Running Accidents, Songs Stuck in Your Head, Fresh Beat Band, Chumbawamba, Red Lobster, Eli Braden, Michael Ian Black and More Cheese!

Playlist: “UsedWigs Jingle” by Eli Braden, “Prepared to Be Minded” by Rob Crow and “Good Thing It’s A Ghost Town Around Here” by Still Flyin’

Play Now: http://www.usedwigs.com/pod/podcast90.mp3

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Podcast: Website: www.usedwigsradio.com

]]> http://usedwigs.com/podcast-90/feed/ 0 Get Down with The Low Times Podcast http://usedwigs.com/low-times-podcast/ http://usedwigs.com/low-times-podcast/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:00:31 +0000 Jeff http://usedwigs.com/?p=13498 Three of my most favorite people – Maggie Serota, Daniel Ralston and Tom Scharpling – just launched a new music podcast, Low Times, and as you would expect, it’s super duper! What is it exactly? Well, silly, I’ll let them tell you: Low Times is a music podcast hosted by Tom Scharpling (The Best Show on [...]]]>

Three of my most favorite people – Maggie Serota, Daniel Ralston and Tom Scharpling – just launched a new music podcast, Low Times, and as you would expect, it’s super duper! What is it exactly? Well, silly, I’ll let them tell you:

Low Times is a music podcast hosted by Tom Scharpling (The Best Show on WFMU), Daniel Ralston and Maggie Serota. Every episode of Low Times features in-depth discussions with performers and personalities in the music world. Our guest reveal hidden talents, unusual interests and talk about their lives on and off the road.

I love the format of the debut episode, it’s three separate conversations seamlessly meshed into a compact, easy-flowing, good-spirited show. Tom chats with Janet Weiss (Wild Flag), Daniel sits down with Owen Ashworth (Advance Base) and Maggie Serota and Catherine Popper (Grace Potter and the Nocturnals) have a lovely little tête-à-tête. Good stuff all around! In addition to the podcast, there will be lots of music-based goodness (columns, articles, games!) on the site coming in the next few days.

Full Disclosure: I helped these fine folks build the Low Times website.

 

]]> http://usedwigs.com/low-times-podcast/feed/ 0 UsedWigs Radio Podcast 89: Guest Jon Solomon http://usedwigs.com/podcast-89/ http://usedwigs.com/podcast-89/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:35:49 +0000 Jeff http://usedwigs.com/?p=13396 jon solomonGuest: Jon Solomon has been playing and promoting top-notch indie music for years on the mighty WPRB. He can be heard every Wednesday night from 7:00 – 10:00 pm ET. Listen at wprb.com! Topics: Pumpkin Chucking, Russ “Fireballer” Starke, Fruit Slingshots, Halloween Superstores, Gig Posters, Jon’s 24-Hour Holiday Radio Show, Lenny & Squiggy, Ric Flair, [...]]]> jon solomon

Guest: Jon Solomon has been playing and promoting top-notch indie music for years on the mighty WPRB. He can be heard every Wednesday night from 7:00 – 10:00 pm ET. Listen at wprb.com!

Topics: Pumpkin Chucking, Russ “Fireballer” Starke, Fruit Slingshots, Halloween Superstores, Gig Posters, Jon’s 24-Hour Holiday Radio Show, Lenny & Squiggy, Ric Flair, The Misfits, Big Efforts to See a Band, Merch Tables, Owning a Record Label, Long Songs, Bands Reuniting, Digital Downloads, Jam Bands, Top Scary Movies, Drive-Ins, Bad Date Movies, Benjamin Linus and BBC’s Sherlock!

Teaser: “What’s your noodle song, Jon?”

Audio Note: We used a new audio rig and had a little sound problem, you might need to pump up the volume a bit. Sorry!

Playlist: “Drawn Down the Moon” by Edsel, “Under Heavy Manners” by Dissociates

Play Now: http://www.usedwigs.com/pod/podcast89.mp3

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Giveaway: Thanks to our friends at Quirk Books for the super cool “Gig Posters Volume 2″ book by Clay Hayes we gave away to a lucky audience member.

]]> http://usedwigs.com/podcast-89/feed/ 0 UsedWigs Radio Podcast: Mates of State Interview http://usedwigs.com/podcast-mates-of-state/ http://usedwigs.com/podcast-mates-of-state/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:58:52 +0000 Jeff http://usedwigs.com/?p=13375 Todd sits down for a quick chat with the always delightful Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel of Mates of States at the POPPED! Music Festival in Philly. They discuss digital music, Spotify, marriage, parenting, Daniel Johnston and being the house band on "This American Life."]]>

Todd sits down for a quick chat with the always delightful Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel of Mates of States at the POPPED! Music Festival in Philly. They discuss digital music, Spotify, marriage, parenting, Daniel Johnston and being the house band on “This American Life.”

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http://www.usedwigs.com/pod/MatesOfStateInterview.mp3

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Website: www.matesofstate.com

More: “True Love Will Find You in the End” by Mates of State

]]> http://usedwigs.com/podcast-mates-of-state/feed/ 0 UsedWigs Radio Podcast 88: Brian Seymour http://usedwigs.com/podcast-88/ http://usedwigs.com/podcast-88/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:56:37 +0000 Jeff http://usedwigs.com/?p=13282 Brian SeymourTopics: Food Trucks, Facebook Faux Pas, Email Nudity, Cafe Press Junk, New Music Tuesday, Vinyl & Cassettes & 8-Tracks, "Kink Drink!", Playing Music in China, Living in a Geodesic Dome, Touring in a Van and The Never-Ending Need to Rock!]]> Brian Seymour

Pictured: Brian Seymour and Rich Kaufmann at L’etage!

Topics: Food Trucks, Facebook Faux Pas, Email Nudity, Cafe Press Junk, New Music Tuesday, Vinyl & Cassettes & 8-Tracks, “Kink Drink!”, Playing Music in China, Living in a Geodesic Dome, Touring in a Van and The Never-Ending Need to Rock!

Playlist: “Ruby,” “Speak to Me of Young Love” (live), “Coffee Song” (live) and “Every Tomorrow” all by Brian Seymour.

Play Now: http://www.usedwigs.com/pod/podcast88.mp3

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Brian’s new CD, “Speak to Me of Young Love”, features twelve new songs. Record Release Parties at the Living Room in NYC on October 1st and at Tin Angel in Philly on November 3rd!

Website: www.usedwigsradio.com

]]> http://usedwigs.com/podcast-88/feed/ 0 UsedWigs Radio Podcast 87: Guests Kelly Vrooman and SM Shrake http://usedwigs.com/podcast-87/ http://usedwigs.com/podcast-87/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:52:56 +0000 Jeff http://usedwigs.com/?p=13175 Topics: Novelty Sleeping Bags, Bad Camping Tips, Children’s TV Hosts' Clothes, Comedy Improv, Puppet Hands, Junk Drawers, Story Telling, Barbra Streisand, Washington D.C. Etiquette, Adam West, Eyebrow Plucking, Joke Thieves, David Bowie's Patented Brush Off Technique. Playlist: “Philadelphia (The City of Brotherly Love)” by We Are Augustines and “Bobby” by Butcher The Bar]]>

Guests: Actress and TV host Kelly Vrooman and “The Pint-Sized Storytelling Powerhouse” SM Shrake.

Topics: Novelty Sleeping Bags, Bad Camping Tips, Children’s TV Hosts’ Clothes, Comedy Improv, Puppet Hands, Junk Drawers, Story Telling, Barbra Streisand, Washington D.C. Etiquette, Adam West, Eyebrow Plucking, Joke Thieves, David Bowie’s Patented Brush Off Technique and so much more.

Playlist: “Philadelphia (The City of Brotherly Love)” by We Are Augustines and “Bobby” by Butcher The Bar

Play Now: http://www.usedwigs.com/pod/podcast87.mp3

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