Tag Archives: audio

We Were Warned

Posted on August 27, 2023 by Joe

Usually we all have a good laugh at the way authors, illustrators and filmmakers of the past imagined the future. It’s usually little men from Mars or silver needle spaceships or hulking automatons serving sinister masters. That isn’t the case … Continue reading →

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Breaking out the Audio Cassettes

Posted on May 24, 2022 by Joe

Lately I’ve been giving the internet radio stations and podcasts a rest in favor of the magic of analog tape. There’s a few audio cassettes sitting around work, and I bought a few more from home. The “portable” stereo I’m … Continue reading →

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GASLIGHT

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Joe

Today I am adding a new category so that I can share my love of radio drama — Mystery Matinee. Radio was king for a large portion of the twentieth century, and it was from radio where Americans received most … Continue reading →

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The Original Re-Animator

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Joe_Williams

I wish I could summon the late, great John Williams to do my intros like the one below which was a staple of UHF television and has stuck in my head for years. …but I digress. Imagine John Williams saying … Continue reading →

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The Lost Art of the Mix Tape – Touch the Magic Organ

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Joe_Williams

While I was doing some much needed de-cluttering, I came across a cache of old audio cassettes. Most of them were professional, pre-recorded crap I bought from the remainder bins of defunct chain record stores such as Sam Goody and … Continue reading →

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The Lost Art of the Mix Tape – GO!

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Here is another from an erratic series of tapes featuring an eclectic mix of music from the incomparable music aficionado Brian Bubonic. This one had a Speed Racer theme thus the title. Brian actually dated this one, and as you … Continue reading →

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The Lost Art of the Mix Tape – Moak Enna Minnie

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Joe_Williams

As I wrote before, Tina and I have been doing some either very late or very early Spring cleaning, and, in the process, came upon a bunch of old audio cassettes. This was the way we listened to music before … Continue reading →

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The Lost Art of the Mix Tape – Confuse Yo Neighbors

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Joe_Williams

While I was doing some much needed de-cluttering, I came across a cache of audio cassettes. Most of them were pre-recorded detritus from the remainder bins of long lost chain record stores, but among them were the real treasures – … Continue reading →

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