Sat, 25 August 2007
You gotta admire a person who is so dedicated to her art that she will perform on her birthday! Happy Birthday, Cassandra, and best wishes at your concerts!
Re: Birthday weekend shows Dear friends- It's my birthday, and I'd love nothing more than to celebrate with a few nights of fun and music. Hope you'll join me! Thursday, August 23 6:45 pm Falcetti Music Store (195 Elm Street) Enfield, CT FREE, tip jar passed ***JAMES ADAMO OPENS at 6:45 in support of his awesome new CD, "Piece It Together" Get there early for a seat!*** Friday, August 24 7 pm Mocha Coffeehouse (3 Glen Road) Sandy Hook, CT FREE, tip jar passed. With artist CMc- rockin' piano man Tuesday, August 28 9 pm The Space (295 Treadwell St) Hamden, CT $5 for open mic, and tip jar for feature performer OPEN MIC FEATURE PERFORMER- come for the open mic at 7 pm, and my set at 9 pm. Also want to say CONGRATULATONS to Irene and Brian on this list- on your upcoming marriage! And finally, my good friend and incredibly wonderful writer/artist friend, David Ippolito (better known as That Guitar Man From Central Park) featured me on his podcast recently. Check out podcast #305 on www.ThatGuitarMan.com if you want to hear. Thanks as always- Cassandra Kubinski
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Sat, 25 August 2007
Enough with the drama already! Let's have some fun this week!
New "Butt Cam" ensures men everywhere no longer have to come up with the "perfect" answer to "Do these jeans make my ass look fat?" Is that my new phonebook? No, just your new iPhone bill. Check out these YouTube videos of blogger Justine Ezarik's unbelievable 300-page (front and back!) iPhone bill from AT&T. And raw interview footage from TV station WTAE (Pittsburgh): Apparently, the information on the bills is VERY detailed, so those who were downloading porn on their iPhones should take notice of this next item: AT&T has given people the option of a summarized bill, or pay $1.99 to continue to get a book every month. A deal, no? Lion's Gate Pictures sues clothing manufacturers over their use of the famous Dirty Dancing quote, "Nobody puts Baby in a corner!" on baby clothes. I wonder if produce stand owners are in danger over their inadverdent use of the less-famous but still memorable quote "I carried a watermelon?" The reason given for the legal action is that people may mistake these for legitimately licensed clothing, not to mention the official Dirty Dancing PC Game. Based on the insert in the 20th Anniversary Edition DVD, I don't think that will be a problem... Speaking of *Dirty Dancing,* I reveal my never-before-disclosed connection to the movie. I play "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon," and find I can connect myself to Kevin Bacon in less than six movies! Happy Birthday to podsafe musician Cassandra Kubinski! Music Today: 
"Immigrant Song" by Podsafe Music Network artist Ann Wilson (Yes, THAT Ann Wilson!)  
"Pretty Women Got It Made" by Podsafe Music Network artist Vittoria Conn  
"Hiding Underneath" by Podsafe Music Network artist Cassandra Kubinski
Intro Music:  
"Deep Cycle Discharge" by Podsafe Music Network artists Simon James and Derek K. Miller Outro Music:  
"Power Inside" by Podsafe Music Network and PodsafeAudio.com group EL84 Contact info: You can email me at thatbluejeansguy@gmail.com. You can call my voicemail at 989-326-2432. You can also contact me by Gizmo Project at Gizmo ID thatbluejeansguy. Visit my website, where you can send me an Odeo voice mail and stick a pin on my Frappr map. While you are there, check out the links to my favorite podcasts' home pages. Check out my page on MySpace Don't forget that this podcast has an alternate feed: feeds.feedburner.com/thatbluejeansguy, which will also deliver my text blog entries to your RSS reader! Thanks for listening, and Stay Powerful! |
Fri, 17 August 2007
Each week I talk about creating the life of your dreams and what it takes to do that.
I have not always been the best example of what I teach. Listen in as I come to a new understanding of what is going on! Music Today:  
"Rain" by Podsafe Music Network artist Curious ,
"Mirror" by Podsafe Music Network artist Vittoria Conn
"Cradle the Moon" by Podsafe Music Network artist Cassandra Kubinski
Intro Music:
"Deep Cycle Discharge" by Podsafe Music Network artists Simon James and Derek K. Miller Outro Music:
"Power Inside" by Podsafe Music Network and PodsafeAudio.com group EL84 Contact info: You can email me at thatbluejeansguy@gmail.com. You can call my voicemail at 989-326-2432. You can also contact me by Gizmo Project at Gizmo ID thatbluejeansguy. Visit my website, where you can send me an Odeo voice mail and stick a pin on my Frappr map. While you are there, check out the links to my favorite podcasts' home pages. Check out my page on MySpace Don't forget that this podcast has an alternate feed: feeds.feedburner.com/thatbluejeansguy, which will also deliver my text blog entries to your RSS reader! Thanks for listening, and Stay Powerful! |
Thu, 16 August 2007
As always, I like to keep everybody informed of concerts, tours, etc., for the artists whose music I play on my episodes. Cassandra Kubinski contacted me to let me know of some dates in New York and Connecticut. If you are in the area, please show your support for her.
Thanks again to Cassandra for keeping us updated. You go, girl! Hi everyone- Hope you're having a fantastic Summer! I'm sad- I haven't been to the beach at all- but I DID go to Alaska last week on vacation. Remind me to tell you about it at the upcoming shows. I'll never stop typing if I start recounting the adventures here. I hope you'll consider winding August down with us at some of these upcoming concerts, featuring new songs (and a couple new venues!) Friday, August 17 **Fast becoming a neighborhood institution, try the Thursday, August 23 ***JAMES ADAMO OPENS at 6:45 in support of his awesome Friday, August 24 Tuesday, August 28 As always, "Hold the Sun" and "hiding underneath" available at www.CKubinski.com or iTunes and other digital retailers. It's the end of Summer. Begin holiday shopping now ;-) Thanks for your support, and looking forward to seeing you!
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Sat, 11 August 2007
Followup on last week's episode.
correction to the music listed: The David Ippolito song was "Don't Lose Sight of the Dream," not "Crazy on the Same Day" Memorial for the miners killed in Indiana. Comment from a listener and my response to him. It's time to put into practice what I've been talking about! Heidi Bethune is back and better than ever! Music Today: 
"All My Rivers Lead to You" by Podsafe Music Network artist ANTIQCOOL  
"Amazing Grace" by Podsafe Music Network artist David Spak
"Turnaround" by Podsafe Music Network artist Vittoria Conn  
"Today" by indie musician Heidi Bethune, featuring Todd Bethune on guitar. Intro Music:
"Deep Cycle Discharge" by Podsafe Music Network artists Simon James and Derek K. Miller Outro Music:
"Power Inside" by Podsafe Music Network and PodsafeAudio.com group EL84 Contact info: You can email me at thatbluejeansguy@gmail.com. You can call my voicemail at 989-326-2432. You can also contact me by Gizmo Project at Gizmo ID thatbluejeansguy. Visit my website, where you can send me an Odeo voice mail and stick a pin on my Frappr map. While you are there, check out the links to my favorite podcasts' home pages. Check out my page on MySpace Don't forget that this podcast has an alternate feed: feeds.feedburner.com/thatbluejeansguy, which will also deliver my text blog entries to your RSS reader! Thanks for listening, and Stay Powerful! |
Sun, 5 August 2007
Universal Pop Quizzes: What are they? What do they mean? Why the *&^% do they happen?
Listen in to find out! Music Today:
"When Your Down" by Podsafe Music Network artist ANTIQCOOL  
"Crazy on the Same Day" by Podsafe Music Nework artist David Ippolito
 
"Letting Go" by Podsafe Music Network group Satellite State Intro Music:
"Deep Cycle Discharge" by Podsafe Music Network artists Simon James and Derek K. Miller Outro Music:
"Power Inside" by Podsafe Music Network and PodsafeAudio.com group EL84 Contact info: You can email me at thatbluejeansguy@gmail.com. You can call my voicemail at 989-326-2432. You can also contact me by Gizmo Project at Gizmo ID thatbluejeansguy. Visit my website, where you can send me an Odeo voice mail and stick a pin on my Frappr map. While you are there, check out the links to my favorite podcasts' home pages. Check out my page on MySpace Don't forget that this podcast has an alternate feed: feeds.feedburner.com/thatbluejeansguy, which will also deliver my text blog entries to your RSS reader! Thanks for listening, and Stay Powerful! |
Wed, 1 August 2007
  
And I could not be happier! While I lived in Nashville, I was introduced to an incredibly talented and creative group who went by the name of "Fleming & John." Composed of husband-and-wife team Fleming McWilliams and John Mark Painter. Fleming has been described as a "vocal gymnast" and "operatic" for her ability to do a vocal slide from the top of her vocal range to the bottom and back up again in a matter of a second. Her voice takes center stage on all of the duo's songs and is the defining characteristic of the group's alternative (she prefers the term "weird pop") sound. John is undoubtedly one of Nashville's most versatile musicians. From the everyday guitar and drums to instruments with more exotic names like the mellotron, hurdygurdy, djembe, theremin, and Space Phone, if it is capable of making sound, there's a good chance John knows how to play it, and John contributes nearly all of the instrumentation and some vocals for their albums. Both Fleming and John have penned lyrics which are quite literary, with the most popular song "The Pearl" having been based on the works of John Steinbeck. Great lyrics plus the slightly exotic sounds give the songs a depth that is rarely heard in mainstream music. Together, the duo formed a sound unlike anything else heard in the late '90s. On their two commercially produced albums, the song format varies from punk to hard rock to disco to lounge. In other words, forget pigeonholing these two. They stand on their own. Unfortunately, this unique sound gave their record label, Universal Records, a headache trying to market and promote the group. They got extensive radio play in their home base of Nashville (yes, there is more than just country in Nashville), and limited play in other parts of the country. Their major brush with the big time occurred in a one-time performance on "Late Night With Conan O'Brien," but for whatever reasons, the group never caught on like they should have. Not content just to keep their talent to themselves, Fleming and John have contributed vocally and musically to the works of other artists ranging from dc Talk to the Indigo Girls to mutual friend Ben Folds, to William Shatner (yes). John wrote the score for the film Hoodwinked, and Fleming contributed some vocals, including a duet with Jim Belushi. Today, the duo has focused some of their creative energy on raising their three-year-old son, "Franky," and is in the process of writing and recording some new material. They apparently have been released from their contract with Universal, because they list themselves as an "indie" group. They have uploaded two songs to their MySpace page, and they plan on uploading more until they have enough to make a new album. Let me get in line already! In the meantime, to get an idea of what the hell I am talking about, check out their two albums
 Delusions of Grandeur
(My favorite songs are "I'm Not Afraid" "Love Songs" and "Rain All Day") and  The Way We Are
(My favorite songs are "The Pearl", "Ugly Girl", and "Radiate"). Also, check out these so-called "really bad bootleg" videos of an F&J performance on YouTube, along with a song-and-dance performance of "Break the Circles" that sent chills down my spine. Help me spread the word about Fleming & John, and let's encourage them to complete that album!
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