Technology and the Arts – Ep. 70 (03.12.2014)

Technology and the Arts – Ep. 70 (03.12.2014)

Technology and the Arts – Episode 70 (03.12.2014) features lightly edited audio from a live Google+ Hangout On Air conducted March 10, 2014. This special episode focuses on the 39th edition of the Trenton Computer Festival and includes an interview with festival co-founder and chair Dr. Allen Katz from The College of New Jersey, where the event will take place March 15. We also discuss the return of Cosmos to television, Marvel’s Netflix deal and Hoopla, a relatively new library-based streaming media service…and more! File size: 16.2 MB. Time: 1 hr., 5 min., 45 sec. Hosts: Brian Kelley and John LeMasney.

Related Links:

• Trenton Computer Festival
  • Dr. Allen Katz, professor of electrical and computer engineering at The College of New Jersey and TCF co-founder and chair
  • @TCFSHOW – TCF on Twitter
  • TCF on Facebook
  • TCF 2014 Program [pdf]
  • TCF 2014 Speaker Schedule [pdf]
• Hoopla – free streaming media service provided through participating libraries
• Marvel/Netflix deal involving The Defenders — Daredevil, Luke Cage, Iron Fist and Jessica Jones
• Cosmos – the groundbreaking PBS show spearheaded by the late, great Dr. Carl Sagan is reborn for the 21st century on Fox with Seth MacFarlane as executive producer and Neil DeGrasse Tyson as host.

Advertisement

Show Notes for Technology and the Arts – Episode 67

Technology and the Arts – Episode 67 (10.04.2013) features lightly edited audio from a live Google+ Hangout On Air conducted September 30, 2013. This installment of the podcast features discussion of Robert Scoble’s “Age of Context,” the virtues of Google+ Hangouts compared to Adobe Connect and GoTo Meeting, the new Seaboard keyboard instrument from Roli, and the potential medical uses for Google Glass…and more! Plus, we talk with singer-songwriter Christian Beach, who performed one of his new songs for us. File size: 19.5 MB. Time: 1 hr., 19 min., 25 sec. Hosts: Brian Kelley and John LeMasney.

Here is a rundown of what we discussed on this episode…

• Robert Scoble and the “age of context”
• Co-host Brian Kelley’s current training for the Trenton10K in November.
• Australian singer-songwriter Kate Miller-Heidke, her departure from Sony and her crowd-funded new album–successfully funded via PledgeMusic.com in just three days.
• A Doctor Who/science-fiction fan club in New York City is spearheading a Change.org petition to have the Empire State Building go TARDIS blue on Nov. 23, 2013, to mark the program’s 50th anniversary.
• John extolled the virtues of Google+ Hangouts, compared to Adobe Connect and GoTo Meeting.
• John discussed an effort to bring gamification to Artworks Trenton.
• The new Seaboard keyboard instrument from Roli.
• The future of Google Glass in the medical community.
• Christian Beach – a singer-songwriter interviewed during the episode who also performed his song “Divide and Conquer.” Christian will also be performing a cover of Yoko Ono’s “Silver Horse” during a tribute to Yoko Ono taking place during New Jersey Peace Action’s Concert for Peace taking place in Bloomfield, N.J., October 19.

Technology and the Arts 2.0: Series 2, Episode 8 – 09.30.2013

Technology and the Arts 2.0: Series 2, Ep. 8 – 09.30.2013

Here is a rundown of what we discussed on this episode…

• Robert Scoble and the “age of context”
• Co-host Brian Kelley’s current training for the Trenton10K in November.
• Australian singer-songwriter Kate Miller-Heidke, her departure from Sony and her crowd-funded new album–successfully funded via PledgeMusic.com in just three days.
• A Doctor Who fan club in New York City is spearheading a Change.org petition to have the Empire State Building go TARDIS blue on Nov. 23, 2013, to mark the program’s 50th anniversary.
• John extolled the virtues of Google+ Hangouts, compared to Adobe Connect and GoTo Meeting.
• John discussed an effort to bring gamification to Artworks Trenton.
• The new Seaboard keyboard instrument from Roli.
• The future of Google Glass in the medical community.
• Christian Beach – a singer-songwriter interviewed during the episode who also performed his song “Divide and Conquer”

 

Reminder: Next live webcast is tonight at 10 p.m. EDT

Singer-songwriter Christian Beach is scheduled to join us for tonight’s live webcast of Technology and the Arts at 10 p.m. EDT. Feel free to watch at technologyandthearts.com or on the Technology and the Arts YouTube channel.

Technology and the Arts Special: Art All Night Trenton 2013

John LeMasney and Brian Kelley return with this special episode of the Technology and the Arts webcast, as they talk about one of their favorite events, Art All Night, which takes place every June in Trenton, N.J. The webcast includes a teaser of an interview John and Brian did with Joseph Kuzemka, planning committee chair/creative director of Art All Night. The full version of that interview can be found after the jump or right here.

Technology and the Arts Podcast -€“ Episode 59 (12.07.2012)

Technology and the Arts – Episode 59 (12.07.2012) features lightly edited audio from a live Google+ Hangouts On AIr conducted October 28th, 2012. This marked the 2012 series finale and was recorded as Hurricane Sandy was nearing the hosts’ home base of central New Jersey. The episode also features an interview with blogger/podcaster Richard J. Anderson about his brief, hands-on experience with Microsoft Surface at a special event in Times Square…plus a whole lot more. File size: 13 MB. Time: 52 min., 42 sec. Hosts: Brian Kelley and John LeMasney.

John and I will be back for more Technology and the Arts at some point in 2013!

Show Notes for Technology and the Arts – Episode 59

Technology and the Arts – Episode 59 (12.07.2012) features lightly edited audio from a live Google+ Hangouts On AIr conducted October 28th, 2012. This marked the 2012 series finale and was recorded as Hurricane Sandy was nearing the hosts’ home base of central New Jersey. The episode also features an interview with blogger/podcaster Richard J. Anderson about his brief, hands-on experience with Microsoft Surface at a special event in Times Square…plus a whole lot more. File size: 13 MB. Time: 52 min., 42 sec. Hosts: Brian Kelley and John LeMasney.

Here are some quick links to things mentioned during the show…

• John recapped the iOS vs. Android Smackdown talk he and Khürt Williams gave at Princeton Public Library on Oct. 23, 2012, which can be viewed here.
• While talking about Hurricane Sandy, Brian brought up this cool U.S. wind map while John talked about pre-storm precautions being made to keep Ai Weiwei’s Zodiac Heads installation safe at Princeton University.
• Brian also shared a Huffington Post article on how music and technology might be able to predict the outcome of the U.S. presidential election, and a Gizmodo post sharing the first photograph ever taken from space…from a Nazi-built V-2 rocket in 1946.
• Richard J. Anderson, who blogs at sanspoint.com and is one of the hosts of the Crush On Radio podcast, joined Brian for a bit to talk about his brief, hands-on experience with the new Microsoft Surface tablet.

Hurricane Sandy Information and Relief Links

• State of New Jersey Hurricane Sandy Information Center
• New Jersey Office of Emergency Management
• Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund – Founded by New Jersey’s First Lady, Mary Pat Christie
• FEMA Disaster Assistance – Get information and file for federal disaster assistance.
• American Red Cross – Donate to relief efforts!
• Jersey Shore Hurricane News – A Facebook page that has been providing much-needed information, photos, tips and other updates during and after the storm.

And below is the full version of the Technology and the Arts webcast 2012 series finale from Oct. 28, 2012…we’ll see you again in ’13!

Technology and the Arts 2.0 – Series 1, Ep. 10 (10-28-2012)

Here is the edited version of the 2012 season finale of Technology and the Arts with Brian Kelley and John LeMasney. John and I had to move our live chat up a day. Also, it threw off our planned chat with blogger/writer/podcaster Richard J. Anderson, who was able to get his hands on a Microsoft Surface a few days ago so we wanted to get his first impressions. However, after John and I did our live show/recording, I was able to get a brief chat worked out with Richard, which I—somewhat awkwardly—spliced into this edited version of the episode.

Anyway, here are some quick links to things mentioned during the show…

• While talking about Hurricane Sandy, Brian brought up this cool U.S. wind map.
• Brian also shared a Huffington Post article on how music and technology might be able to predict the outcome of the U.S. presidential election, and a Gizmodo post sharing the first photograph ever taken from space…from a Nazi-built V-2 rocket in 1946.
• Richard J. Anderson, who blogs at sanspoint.com and is one of the hosts of the Crush On Radio podcast, joined Brian for a bit to talk about his brief, hands-on experience with the new Microsoft Surface tablet.

Technology and the Arts Interview: Fox Elipsus (1/30/09)

Technology and the Arts Interview: Fox Elipsus (1/30/09)

In this special Technology and the Arts podcast, Brian Kelley interviews indie singer-songwriter Fox Elipsus. Originally from Oxford, England, Fox has self-produced two double CDs, including his latest, “Momentum,” and uses MySpace and Facebook to promote his music and build his fan base. Currently, Fox is on an extensive U.S. tour of free shows at bookstores and cafes. He recently performed at the Borders in Langhorne, Pa., and talked with Brian after the show about his music and how he utilizes social networking sites as a promotional tool. Host: Brian Kelley. File size: 4.2 MB. Time: 8 min., 48 sec.

Fox Elipsus…the Technology and the Arts Interview

Hey, folks…remember when we ended the podcast back in December, we said that we wouldn’t abandon this place entirely? Well, we meant that.

Case in point, above this text is a video interview I did with singer-songwriter Fox Elipsus. Those of you on MySpace and Facebook have probably received a friend request from him at some point…but that’s because social networking sites are his primary way of reaching his fans. Fox records his CDs at his home studio, promotes his music through MySpace and Facebook, and is currently on an extensive tour of bookstores and cafes in the United States in support of his latest double CD, “Momentum.”

So…enjoy the interview…and be on the lookout for an audio-only version on the ol’ blog and podcast feed…coming soon!

Oh, and I want to make a special mention about Bill…one of Fox’s fans who has given him a place to stay the past few days while in the NJ/PA area. Bill also has very good taste in music…anybody who thinks highly of Francis Dunnery, Midge Ure and Roland Orzabal has my utmost respect.

– BK