PCP#176… The Common Cold…

PCP#176…

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PCP#176… The Common Cold…2018-04-20T12:48:19+00:00

Beam me up snotty!

This has got to have been the worst cold I’ve had in years!  I’m back at work but the constant stream of snuffling and sneezing is pissing off the troops, rather. Lets hope I get a decent voice back for this weekend’s podcasts. 

Beam me up snotty!2018-04-20T12:48:19+00:00

PCP#175… Glokenspiel trouble…

PCP#175…

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PCP#175… Glokenspiel trouble…2018-04-20T12:48:19+00:00

TDZ#13…windy reggae…

  1. Want Not, by Ticklah. Brooklyn, New York, USA.[Promonet]
  2. West Green (Loft Dub), by Matt Stevens. London, England. [Myspace]
  3. Endless Dub, Kocha meets Don Fe. Murcia, Spain. [Versionist]
  4. Cherry Las Plantas, by Dubrifles. [Versionist]
  5. Windy Reggae, by Olga Scotland. Moscow, Russia. [Jamendo]
  6. Tempo Dub, by Lion Of Joppa Soundsystem. Edinburgh, Scotland. [Versionist]
  7. Dubbing with H.I.M, by Notty-D. Missouri, USA. [Versionist]
  8. Bongo I, by Ital Roots Steppers. [Versionist]
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TDZ#13…windy reggae…2017-05-11T13:30:59+00:00

Bugger of a cold…

Bognor Regis

Another day out with my Dad today, so blew a few cobwebs away with a visit to Bognor Regis.  Been quite a few years since I’ve been – and will probably be a few more before I go back again. Bit boring out of season. Plus I’m getting a bit of a cold, so not 100%.

On a lighter note, had a chat with the Clitheroe Kid earlier on and he said he’s off to see "Los Capesinos" at Colchester tonight. So that makes at least three podcasters, me, Rowley Cutler and Peter Clitheroe, who’ve been in the audience.  I dare say a few others would have headed along as well if they’d been in their area.  Marvellous!

Bugger of a cold…2018-04-20T12:48:19+00:00

Chatham Historic Dockyard

HMS Gannet

My Dad is having a couple of days visiting this week, so today we took a look at Chatham Historic Dockyard. It was a very cold day with a biting wind, but it was interesting. Some older warships like HMS Gannet (above) and HMS Cavalier (below), the latter of which reminded my Dad of times on troop ships in WWII.

HMS Cavalier

Chatham Historic Dockyard2018-04-20T12:48:19+00:00

PCP#174… Cider Punx…

PCP#174… Cider punx…!

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PCP#174… Cider Punx…2018-04-20T12:48:19+00:00

Lost in Capesinos….!

Los Campesinos

Had a great evening on Monday night at a gig to see "Attack and Defend", "You Say Party! We Say Die!" and….."Los Campesinos", which I’d been looking forward to for some time. Tooke the kids with me, and although it was not really my son’s thing… it was live and it was free and Komedia is a great venue in Brighton.

Great set by all the bands, although the Lead singer of LC, Gareth, did say that the Glokenspiel had been damaged by a stage invastion the previous night in Birmingham and the "B" key was sounding a bit flat.  Needsless to say by the end of the evening the Glokenspiel had hit the deck and was in pieces. I hope they managed to buy a new one before their Lonfon performance, when my podcasting mate Rowley Cutler, of Dark Compass, was due to see them!

Lost in Capesinos….!2018-04-20T12:48:19+00:00

Remember, Remember


Fletching Bonfire Fletching Bonfire

Had a great evening at Fletching Bonfire last night. Fletching is a very small village in East Sussex, but has a great reputation, wlong with many of the Sussex villages for bonfire nights, in and around November 5th, which, of course, we celebrate in the UK as "Guy Fawkes night".  Guy Fawkes was a Catholic who was protesting at the persecution Catholics were receiving at the hands of King James I, and on the 5th November 1605 decided to blow up The House of Lords, with the King in it. He failed and was executed.

It’s interesting that the celebrations, in some villages, such as Lewis, involve symbolic stoning of the Pope and very many pagan cymbols, such as the flaming brands and, almost KKK style apparel.  It’s interesting that we’re effectively celebrating the excution of a terrorist.  Would we do the same for the 9/11 or 6/6 terrorists perhaps?

Remember, Remember2018-04-20T12:48:19+00:00

PCP#173… NOT The Archers Podcast…

PCP#173… NOT the Archers podcast…!

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PCP#173… NOT The Archers Podcast…2018-04-20T12:48:19+00:00

Machinima!

Machinima.com

I have to say I’d never heard of "machinina", the mash-up of gaming technology with cinema, until I listened to the 16th October episode of BBC 5 Live’s Pods and Blogs, which explained rather a lot. Not only was this episode of the podcast front-ended with an introduction by my fellow music podcaster Gabor Kovacs from the Electrical Language Podcast, but also featured Andrew Hugill, from De Montford University (which is one of the places I’d visited with my son on an open day) who’d organised the first Machinima Festival Europe 07.

Alsoe nice to see Microsoft (the current Cogle family billpayer) being involved in helping out with a Halo 3 Movie!

Machinima!2018-04-20T12:48:20+00:00

Digg Jamendo (man!)

jamendo.com

If you’ve not already tuned into either of my podcasts, then you’ll have missed out on that excellent resource that is jamendo.com. And this week they managed to host over 5000 creative commons licensed albums. That’s 5000 albums you can download and share with your friends for free!

If you’re into digg then click here to digg your response!

Digg Jamendo (man!)2018-04-20T12:48:20+00:00

Licensed to sleep….

So, half term is coming up and the whole family is looking forward to some looooooong lie-ins and some afternoon naps! It’s still going to be pretty busy, with bonfire night, gigs, my Dad coming to visit and get togethers with friends, but at least we’ll get a chance to stop burning the candle at BOTH ends!

Licensed to sleep….2018-04-20T12:48:20+00:00

No commuting today!

Having a blessed day working from home today, after several days of absolutely terrible commuting.  But rather than bore you with a picture of the M25, which I use every day, here’s a picture of the railway viaduct at Balcome which I pass eash day. On a day like today (glorious and fresh) it’s a joy to view as I go past. Amazing thing is when you pass over it on the train to London you have absolutely no sensation of being on a bridge or viaduct at all.

No commuting today!2018-04-20T12:48:20+00:00

Up the pole?

I’m indepted to The Grumbler (a.k.a. Snelling "Saint" Paul) who’s drawn my attention to a 7 foot tall pole dedicated to us Codgers. Now don’t you just wish someone named a pole after you?

Up the pole?2018-04-20T12:48:20+00:00

PCP#172… The Codger And The Kid…

PCP#172…

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PCP#172… The Codger And The Kid…2018-04-20T12:48:20+00:00

820 miles for a pint….

Finally back home today after an 820 mile round-trip from Lindfield, all the way up to Gateshead and back via Southwold and a trip to see my old mates Peter and Mel Clitheroe for a pint at the Victoria, Earl Soham (pictured above).  So, as you can imaging I’m totally knackered (as usual) but brought a good end, to essentially was a sad day on Friday, saying goodbye to my Uncle.

820 miles for a pint….2018-04-20T12:48:20+00:00

PCP#171… easy rider…

PCP#171…

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PCP#171… easy rider…2018-04-20T12:48:20+00:00

TDZ#12… a dub in the woods…

  1. Don’t Ya Get Weary!, by Notty-D. Missouri, USA. [Versionist]
  2. Night Storm Dub, by Vibronics. Leicester, England. [Myspace]
  3. Stumble Dub, by J.A.H.N.O. [Versionist]
  4. Tolerance (Version), by Ital Roots Players. UK. [Versionist]
  5. More Piece, by Scooly. Midlands, England. [Versionist]
  6. Next Generation, by Xenofobia. Karlsruhe, Germany. [Jamendo]
  7. Sani, by Zaman 8 and Hafez Modir.
  8. Labyrinth Dub, by Uffe. [Versionist]

All the artists featured on this podcast have given permission for me to play their work, either because the pieces have been downloaded from the Podsafe Music Network, Magnatune, IODA Promonet, through Creative Commons Licenses, through their record label, or directly via email.

This podcast is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike2.5 License.

 

TDZ#12… a dub in the woods…2017-05-11T13:29:45+00:00

Varying formats!

Varying formats!

As a bit of an experiment I’m going to but two versions of TDZ#12 into the feed tomorrow. The first is an AAC (extended podcast format) version, with chapters, clickable links and artwork. The second is the conventional MP3 version. Let me know what you think about the two versions. Were you able to play the AAC version? Was it worth the effort?

A big thanks to Jan Rigter, who’s helped me test out the various possibilities of playing the AAC file on linux and various MP3 players.

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Varying formats!2007-10-11T04:08:32+00:00

Up North!

Heading up north this weekend, back to Tyneside, where I was born.  Unfortunately it’s a sad occasion as my Uncle, and Dad’s younger brother died last weekend and I’m attending the funeral. Seems that I’ve reached that age when visits "back home" are all about sad or worrying events.

Up North!2018-04-20T12:48:20+00:00

Format wars

Having created by AAC format (.M4A) file of my next Dub Zone podcast (TDZ#12), I’ve been having a very interesting discussion with one of my listeners’s Jan Rigter, regarding who can consume (or even read) the new format. Jan is based in the Netherlands, and he tells me iPod’s don’t have a large market share out there, and many other MP3 players are common.  The question is can they read the new format?  Well, I tried by trusty iRiver H320, and Jan tried his Archos 104 and we both got the same result – we can tranefer the file to the player, but the player cannot even "see" the file, nevermind play it. So much for the "multi codec jukebox" written on the side of my iRiver!

Then there’s the computer you use to download. Obviously Mac users will be fine with AAC format, but on windows (my platform) I have problems with Windows Media Player and Real Player. Both of these handle MP3 files that have been converted to AAC without any chapters, but the "extended" nature of the podcast breaks the codex somehow. Jan has tried this on his platform, "Ubuntu" linux and has managed to get good results from the "totem" playter, but other players, such as "XMMS" gives audio, no pictures and "Rhythmbox" cannot read the file.

I’ve also had a go a trying to play AAc format podcasts (even from other podcasters) via my flash player on the PC Podcast and Dub Zones sites and no joy. The player sees the podcast, just can’t play it.

Ho Hum! So, it looks like this will be an experiment, but just that. I guess I need to upload an MP3 version of TDZ#12 or some listeners will be disappointed!

Format wars2018-04-20T12:48:21+00:00

PCP#170… the metallophone is ringing…

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PCP#170… the metallophone is ringing…2023-02-25T16:20:24+00:00

Band Practice

Hippie Juice

So, my son’s band Hippie Juice are here again today for a spot of band practice, before their next gig on 26th October at the Montefiore Institute in Crawley in aid of Oxjam. Just seen the most enormous amp being unloaded, so we’re probably going to be annoying the neighbours again. I think I may take myself off for a walk in Brighton, whilst they perfect their cover of the Police’s "message in a bottle".

Band Practice2018-04-20T12:48:21+00:00

PCP#169… Gym’ll fix it…

PCP#169… Gym’ll fix it…

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PCP#169… Gym’ll fix it…2018-04-20T12:48:21+00:00

Enhanced podcasting…

Enhanced Podcast

Rather proud of myself today, having managed to create my first enhanced podcast (AAC format) for The Dub Zone, which will come out on Friday 12th October. It’s a bit fiddly on windows. First you create your podcast file (initially in .WAV format) then convert to AAC using iTunes. This creates a .M4A file, which you rename to . MP4, and then use a program called Slideshow Assembler, which helps you create the chapters and images required for a proper enhanced podcast. The end result is an AAC format file which you can step through the chapters, click on website links and see the artwork. Nice. Let’s see if the listeners agree.

Enhanced podcasting…2018-04-20T12:48:21+00:00

Gym’ll fix it!

The gym in the basement of our new building opened this week, and so you’re truly has finally got his arse in gear and got down there – three times!! I’m actually quite surprised at few aches and pains I have, which means I’ve been doing it right for a change, not the usual mad "go for it" and "suffer later" approach I’ve done in the past. Also feel so much more energetic, which is great. Let’s hope I actually manage to lose some weight as well!  Wish me luck!

Gym’ll fix it!2018-04-20T12:48:21+00:00

PCP#168… Down And Dirty With The Den…

A PC Podcast special: An evening with the Den Collective

  • Stuart Thomson (Tamo) – Vocals/Guitar/Pipes/Synth
  • Andrew Rattrie (Ratz) – Vocals/Guitar/Bass/Organ/Percussion/Drums
  • James Sommervile (Smy) – Guitar/Piano
  • Mike Quigley (The Master) – Guitar/Synth
  • Euan Smith – Bass

All the way from Kinross in Scotland, the Den Collective came down to play only their second ever gig at “The Dirty South in Lewisham, South London. Despite missing their drummer Ratz and bassist Euan, the Tamo, Mike and Smy, in a moment of supreme confidence or utter stupidity, decided to play the gig regardless. Having roped in Craig on acoustic guitar, the band met up with associated liggers, Sieve, Omar, Lucia, Catherine and yours truly, and headed off for covent garden for a couple of beers before the gig. Checkout the podcast for music and conversation as we head to the gig.

Podcast Playlist

  • Get By.
  • She Talks To Me.
  • Phenomenology.
  • Mr Johnny Cash.
  • Greatest Day.
  • We’ll Be Fine.

 

PCP#168… Down And Dirty With The Den…2019-11-10T13:31:40+00:00
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