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.
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***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
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