2008

Posted on December 24, 2008 by Brian

In this hour-long, final installment of the Technology and the Arts podcast, hosts Brian Kelley and John LeMasney reminisce about their two years working on the program and share some final thoughts on technology and the arts, including breaking news regarding the recording industry lawsuits against MP3 file sharers. Also featured are outtakes, highlights and other special moments we recorded over the past two years…and more! Hosts: Brian Kelley and John LeMasney. File size: 28 MB. Time: 59 min., 55 sec.

Show Notes for Technology and the Arts Podcast #50 – The Finale

Posted on December 24, 2008 by Brian

Related Links:

FriendFeed.com/lemasney – John LeMasney’s FriendFeed profile.
lemasney.com – John LeMasney’s Web site.
FriendFeed.com/bktandem – Brian Kelley’s FriendFeed profile.
Tandem With the Random – Brian Kelley’s blog

***BREAKING NEWS***
After recording the conversation part of our podcast, news broke that the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) would be altering its strategy of dealing with peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharers and torrent downloaders. Instead of filing lawsuits against unknowing single mothers and grandparents, the RIAA said it would work with Internet Service Providers to warn suspected downloaders about their activities. The ISPs would limit the users’ bandwidth or shut them off completely if illegal downloading continued. For more on the story, click on the following links:

RIAA to halt lawsuits, cozy up to ISPs instead (Yahoo! Tech)

The RIAA’s About-Face on Lawsuits (InternetNews.com)

John and Brian recorded this final Technology and the Arts podcast at the Crystal Diner in Lawrenceville, N.J.

After two years, the Technology and the Arts podcast comes to a close with this hour-long installment filled with memories, outtakes and other special moments from the series. It has been a good ride, but John and I felt it was time to “close the curtain” for a final time on this venture.

We still have more to say on the topics of technology and art, but we find ourselves with very limited time to do so in this format. Each of us will still have our FriendFeed profiles (see above) and we will continue to share information with the world that way.

Also, this blog will remain…and there is always the chance that we may post something — a blog or even a special podcast — at various points in the future. However, we decided that it was time to end the program before it suffers the fate of similar podcasts…one day, without explanation, it disappears.

We wanted to go out with something special and we feel this is worthy of a series finale.

Before we go, John and I would like to express our thanks to the guests we have had on the podcast since we first started doing this on December 13, 2006

Jonathan Feldschuh, artist – TechArts #1 (but never recorded)
Susan Kaprov, artist – TechArts #1
Patricia Lay, artist – TechArts #1
Sally Davidson, exhibit curator – TechArts #2
Alan Goldsmith, exhibit curator – TechArts #2
Barbara Osterman, artist – TechArts #2
Sharon Libes, artist – TechArts #2
Perry Cook, Princeton Laptop Orchestra – TechArts #3
Ge Wang, Princeton Laptop Orchestra – TechArts #3
Donald Ambrose, Rider University – TechArts #4
Sigfredo Hernandez, Rider University – TechArts #4
Tim Westergren, Pandora – TechArts #5 and #15
Gregg Taylor, Decoder Ring Theatre – TechArts #6
Christian Beach, singer-songwriter – TechArts #7
Eddie Kramer, rock ‘n’ roll producer/engineer – TechArts #8
Guests/Attendees at Trenton Computer Festival 2007 – TechArts #10
Janie Hermann & Evan Klimpl, Princeton Public Library Poetry Podcast – TechArts #11 & #12
Marsha Loftis, blogger/podcaster – TechArts #13
J.G. Birdsall, independent sci-fi filmmaker (“Venus Rises“) – TechArts #14
Whitney Hoffman, blogger/podcaster – TechArts #18
Veronica Yankowski, photographer – TechArts #19
John S. James, editor/publisher of “AIDS Treatment News” and computer programmer – TechArts Special: A Night with Pandora in Philly
Chris McGrew, videographer for Pandora and drummer for the band Griddle – TechArts Special: A Night with Pandora in Philly
Kevin Seal, host of the “Pandora Presents” podcast and Griddle vocalist/keyboardist – TechArts Special: A Night with Pandora in Philly
Barbara Mink, Light in Winter Festival, Ithaca, N.Y. – TechArts #25 & #26
Kip Rosser, thereminist – TechArts #34

And, finally, John and I would like to thank our listeners for the past two years. You made this all worthwhile.

And since it is that time of year, please have a safe and happy holiday season and wonderful new year!

Take care,
BK

(T+A #49) Technology and the Arts: 12/10/2008

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Brian

(T+A #49) Technology and the Arts: 12/10/2008

In this installment of the Technology and the Arts podcast, we share some interesting news, web sites and online resources we have come across recently, including image bookmarking site FFFFOUND! and the upcoming, official launch of the Ewing Township, NJ, web site. Plus, we discuss Truphone, a voice-over-IP app for the iPod Touch; as well as the Princeton University Art Museum…and more! Hosts: Brian Kelley and John LeMasney. File size: 12.0 MB. Time: 24 min., 30 sec.

(Look for the accompanying show notes soon!)

Show Notes for Technology and the Arts Podcast #49

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Brian

The Frank Gehry-designed Peter B. Lewis Science Library at Princeton University. Photo by Brian Kelley

Related Links:

FriendFeed.com/lemasney – John LeMasney’s FriendFeed profile.
lemasney.com – John LeMasney’s Web site.
FriendFeed.com/bktandem – Brian Kelley’s FriendFeed profile.
Tandem With the Random – Brian Kelley’s blog

Here are some things John talked about:

Isaac Newton’s – John celebrated his ninth wedding anniversary recently with dinner and drinks at this fine eating establishment in Newtown, Pa.
FFFFOUND! – John has been bookmarking images like crazy since he found…er…FFFFOUND!
EwingNJ.org – John serves as chair of the Ewing Township, N.J., web site committee and he informed us that the site officially goes live on January 1, 2009. Watch John’s video of the public unveiling. Or…read this Trentonian news story (that refers to John as Jack).
Other projects: Rider OIT Help Desk on Facebook…and writing an introduction for a book by Rider colleague Robert Lackie.

Here are some things Brian talked about:

Christian Beach – Brian talks about his friend Christian’s Nov. 29 show at Googie’s Lounge in New York City and future CD releases.
Warren Wolf retires – After coaching all 51 seasons of football that have ever been played at Brick Township (N.J.) High School, the 81-year-old Warren Wolf retired as the state’s winningest football coach with a record of 361-122-11 to go along with 25 division crowns and six state sectional titles. Not really related to technology and arts, but Wolf is worthy of the acknowledgment. Read this Asbury Park Press story and be sure to watch the video on that page.
Truphone – A free, voice-over-IP application for the iPod Touch that sort of turns it into an iPhone.
Princeton University Art Museum – A recent visit allowed Brian to see two special exhibits, Jasper Johns: Light Bulb and Frank Gehry: Online. Brian also had the chance to visit the newly opened Lewis Science Library, which was designed by Gehry (see photo above).

Next podcast will be Dec. 10

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Brian

So when John and I recorded the Nov. 19 podcast, I mentioned at the end that the next show would be posted online Dec. 3. However, I forgot about Thanksgiving and its effect on the recording schedule, so that means the next podcast will not go online until Dec. 10.

Two weeks later, we will wrap up the podcast with the Technology and the Arts grand finale on Dec. 24.

This is actually the way we had it scheduled…I just forgot to look at the schedule before we recorded the previous podcast and said the wrong date. I apologize for the inconvenience.

– BK