Y'know - it's not really necessary to own a music collection anymore. However much we try, we can't have EVERYTHING and when you think about it, there still gazillions of things out there that we haven't heard. This is either depressing or empowering, depending on my mood. With the advent of stations like WFMU and shows like BBC London's Shake Some Action, we can just log in, hit the archive and to quote "The Great One" - "Awaaaaaay we go"...
Those of you with the means should hit up the SOA link there, it'll only be available until Monday but it's a belter, the second hour in particular because it features the one and the only Kevin Patrick spinning records and telling tales as only this one can. Follow the links to the show title, tucked away under "classic rock and pop" and simply play it again... and again...
Can anybody out there provide tips as to how to "capture" such broadcasts or what software is required to do so? Also, if you know of a show or a station we should maybe compile into a resource in the side bar there then let we know.
And on the subject of BBC output there, the Soul Deep episode last night was frustrating. Its surely should have been split into four. You can't pack all those bite size chunks in to tick the boxes marked James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and Bootsy/George Clinton. What the P-funk? The last part is next Saturday and threatens Mary J. Bilge (I spell it the way I hears it). That crap might be hip but it don't hop around here amigo. And don't get me started about what some deranged twallies call r&b in this sorry day and age.
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try Total Recorder - $12 gets you the full deal.
http://www.highcriteria.com/productfr_tr.htm
that will let you record the sound on your pc. but - do we really need to start squirrelling away MORE stuff ? a pile of unwatched dvds (that I'm still adding to), a pile of CDs that would like a little more attention, 50-odd downloads of Little Steven's great show that I'm still trying to catch up on ... AAARGH!!
Howard Wall
Thanks, I did that but it ain't working. Also the KP show seems to be gone already...
Of course, you're right, de-clutter was where I came into all this. Sometimes it's hard to come to grips with a process like this...
yeah, de-clutter, right - but I'm still wondering how to clear 100 hours of listening for the Little Steven stuff ALONE, in the sure and certain knowledge that this will have consequential re-exploration of Dirtbombs/Chocolate Watchband/20 other bands who I already own CDs by and meant to listen to more, and then AFTER THAT another 25 bands that I had never heard of that I now need to start hunting down information on RIGHT NOW... yep, book me in for the rubber room beside yours.
Howard Wall
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