July 2009

Tesla Coil Handout, Fireworks and Drunk People on Fire

by Joseph Matheny July 30, 2009 Week In Review

Fireworks Gone Wrong–Tofte, MN (and no sound on this one but you can see the sheer force of the explosion from the first video much better..) 7-4-09 Tofte MN Fireworks Explosion Shooting Rockets Out of Your Butt: infoMania Drunk Guy Lights His SUV On Fire And Tries To Drive Taking a break from pouring over [...]

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Immanence of Myth: submission guidelines for upcoming anthology

by Joseph Matheny July 30, 2009

Mythos Media is seeking submissions for the (tentatively titled) anthology Immanence of Myth. This project came about through my own experiences, notes & essays on the subject, but I have decided to open the floor to contributors to increase the breadth of the book. This book will likely be broken into three sections: a deconstruction [...]

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The GSpot: Solipsistic Nation

by Joseph Matheny July 24, 2009 smallworld

  Joseph Matheny interviews “another Joe”, AKA Bazooka Joe, from Solipsistic Nation and formerly of the smallWorld. They talk about music, podcasting and get into a weird Joe to Joe cross interview feedback loop. Also, another episode of In Your Ear, this week reviewing “Variant Frequencies” a podcast of (mostly) short fiction in the horror/subgenre [...]

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192-Leary: "Live at the Stone – 1987"

by Lorenzo July 23, 2009 culture

Think back to the Summer of 1987. Did you own a personal computer then? If so, you were in rare company. And in today’s podcast we get to hear Dr. Timothy Leary explain why this new technology was going to revolutionize the world. But he doesn’t confin…

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17 – choosing and using – Music

by 19 Nocturne Boulevard July 21, 2009

Tired and gibbering, I attempt to address a question from Bill Hollweg – about selecting and using music.Not sure if I succeed…;)Music is “Pictures at an Exhibition” by the Skidmore College Orchestra – I’ve used it before, but it’s actually appropria…

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Summer Break

by Joseph Matheny July 17, 2009

We’re taking a little break for the summer (gonna go enjoy the sun). The GSpot will continue every 2 weeks and there may be a random article or two that makes it in. We’ll be back in September with some new blood a new direction and some exciting surprises. Stay tuned and fer cripes sake, [...]

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191-McKenna: "The Ethnobotany of Shamanism" Part 5

by Lorenzo July 16, 2009 Uncategorized

This brings to a conclusion the series of recordings from a Terence McKenna workshop that he led over the weekend of November 5-7, 1988 at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS). One of the more fascinating questions that he answers is, “H…

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16 – blending voices, background sounds – some mic technique

by 19 Nocturne Boulevard July 14, 2009

OK, for all those who waited patiently while i got adaptation out of my system….Some of my seat fo the pants techniques for mixing voices, for adding background noise/music, and some comments on mic technique.Also another acting tip from Smokestack J…

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The GSpot: Thom Mayne

by Joseph Matheny July 10, 2009 Uncategorized

    Joseph Matheny takes a break from interviewing this week to play a recording from the 2009 LAFF: Architect Thom Mayne talking about film along with another episode of In Your Ear. Also, introducing our first podcast sponsor: Tunecore. ======== Pritzger prize-winning architect Thom Mayne, founder of the Southern California Institute of Architecture and [...]

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