NPR’s Protojournalist published a list of 6 odd college courses in America. On the list is a course on the music of Frank Zappa. The course was developed by Andy Hollinden at Indiana University. Holliden’s interest in Zappa first manifested itself while he was in high school. Beyond listening to the music and poring over linear notes, Andy constructed a dummy of Frank Zappa that would later provide him with more insight and memories than he had ever imagined.

This episode uses the following sounds from freesound.org:

“Textile” by joeyws, “Crickets Loop” by everythingsounds, “stadium.wv” by cognito perceptu, “encore cheering.wav” by Corsica_S,

Special thanks to Bari Finkel, Kate Lumpkin, Philip Seidman, Ruth Reveal, Rob LaFrentz for their help with this episode.

Jukeboxes have fallen out of favor as time and technology marches on, but they still serve as reminders of a different time with respects to music and culture. Berry Bell shares information about jukeboxes and walks us through his collection on this week’s show. Put a few quarters in the machine and listen to learn more about the “jutebox” confusion, the Gullah roots of the machine’s nickname, and how jukeboxes changed radio programming forever.

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If you’re interested in contacting Berry about buying or selling Jukeboxes, you can find his business card at this link. 

The following sound effects were used from freesound.org:
“Crowd in a bar (LCR).wav” by Leandros.Ntounis

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It’s becoming increasingly difficult to maintain anonymity in our technological culture, but some secrecy and mythology can still be achieved not in spite of, but because of those advances. Mad Genius is a collective of audiovisual experimenters that twist the sounds of our everyday or collective experiences into musical moments that encapsulate a time, place, person, or event. The elusive “Magnus Genioso” will introduce you to the collective and even offer you a special invitation.

You can also listen to the full 2012 series.

Music Used: Newsroom Fight Song (Version 1), Shimmer Song (Instrumental Rough Mix), LP Cover Beat

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