I was chatting with my buddy Mark earlier this week and we began discussing podcasts. I didn't know Mark when I was podcasting with The Simian Syndicate back in 2005. As you can tell by the date, we were among the early podcasts. The Syndicate ran from March of 2005 through August of that same year. Just about six months, during which time we published about ten hours of audio mayhem.
But this post isn't about the Simian Syndicate. I suspect that chimp will rear its hairy mug in archival glory here sooner or later, but until then...
This post is about episode 128 of the Robkast Podcast. Let's skip ahead now to June 2008. The fourth official Booze Monkey album, 4th St. was released on 8 April 2008. In June of that year the entire album was featured on the Robkast Podcast. Further that, Rob asked me to record some interview segments for his show. The show is from the Netherlands and it's in Dutch, but he edited this episode together with my interview segments so that only the really cool parts are in Dutch. One of the coolest moments for me is hearing Rob read the Hurricane Monty Cocktail recipe from the 4th St. liner notes in his native tongue.
There is a segment in the podcast where I illustrate how I used one of my Australian Shepherd Sundance's old chew toys on the record. I played the podcast the other day while I was working on the code for Babbleon. It still makes Sundance run around, ears perked, looking for this long gone toy.
This podcast also provided me the opportunity to provide shout-outs to the guest musicians who lent their talent to the album; Kahle Magalis, LB, Leo J. Bailey, Christov Ashton, JRock, Steve Floyd, Rick Wilkins, Lee Blanton, and, of course, Sundance.
As the conversation petered out, Mark sent me forth into the corners of the Internet(s) to find episode 128 of the Robkast Podcast - "The Booze Monkey Special".
I did, and I also exchanged an email with Rob, who tells me that the show has amassed a significant number of downloads in the ensuing years and tells me he is still fond of the record. His show is now at episode 184 (and that doesn't count special episodes). I think it is a superb podcast, and I've discovered a bunch of artists from it. I highly recommend it.
If you're interested the show features most, if not all (I'd have to check to be sure) of the Booze Monkey album 4th St. along with quite a bit of extra curricular babbling from yours truly. It also features some exceedingly cool interludes in Dutch, and Rob's production is superb. And it's free!
I highly encourage you to check out the Robkast Podcast for a free opportunity to hear all kinds of cool music you might not have otherwise heard.
