Archive for October, 2008

10 Rules to a better Podcast!

I am becoming a podcast junkie. I listen to podcast’s at work and in the car. One can find many wonderful, well-produced, professionally executed programs to listen to at their convenience. Unfortunately, good podcasts are the exception, not the rule. Here are a few rules podcasters should think about before putting lips to microphone.
Rule 1: [...]

Posted by Underbelly on October 31st, 2008

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Dawn of the Dead – Radio Spot

With Halloween coming this Friday, I thought I post a few classic Radio Commercials from two of the great horror movies from back in the day
The George A. Romero 1978, Night of the Living Dead sequel
Dawn of the Dead

And of course, The John Carpenter 1989 classic
Halloween

For many more sound clips like these, visit out [...]

Posted by Underbelly on October 29th, 2008

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Song of the Week – Nana Grizol’s Voices Echo Down The Halls

Nana Grizol is from Athens, Georgia. The band members are Ian Rickert, Kate Kate, Lacey Jon, Laura Carter, Madeline Adams, Margaret Child, Matte Cathcart, Patrick Jennings, Robbie Cucchiaro and Theo Hilton. They list themselves as ten friends having so much fun together and getting drunk duh and there style is Comedy / Crunk [...]

Posted by Underbelly on October 28th, 2008

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1970’s Chicago Radio Sound Archive

I’ve started a memory flashpage page to the golden era of Chicago radio,
Chicago Radio Sound Files
Looking for more. Let me know if you’ve got any recording of old Chicago Radio!
Thanks

Posted by Underbelly on October 26th, 2008

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We have a date, again, and it’s December 21, 2012

I think it would be better if is was 2112. I could probably come up with some sort of connections to the Rush album and how Neil Peart saw the end coming. Damn the luck! I think I’ll listen to it anyway!
While it is true that the Mayan’s calendar ends at December 21st, 2012 on [...]

Posted by Underbelly on October 24th, 2008

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Jimi Hendrix and the Monkees

Here are a couple of interesting audio clips I came across. First is a radio spot from them Jimi Hendrix joined the Monkees on tour. Weird!

And then there is the unfortunate new of Jimi’s death

Posted by Underbelly on October 23rd, 2008

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Song of the Week – Dragon Prow by Free Moral Agents

Free Moral Agents are from Long Beach, California.There list themselves as Psychedelic on their myspace with the words. “the rhythm is the bass and the bass is the treble”. The band is isaiah ikey owens (keyboards, producer), mendee ichikawa (vocals, words, melodies), dennis owens (bass, falsetto), ryan reiff (drums), reid kinnett (keys, noise) jesse [...]

Posted by Underbelly on October 21st, 2008

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Henry Earl – A Special Human

This is a new feature on Willinois. I feature on human being that only can be described as truly special, and that is not necessarily a good thing.  Our first candidate is Henry Earl.
Henry Earl is famous for being arrested over 1000, mostly for Drunk and Disorderly in Fayetter County, Kentucky. You can actually go [...]

Posted by Underbelly on October 15th, 2008

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Song of the Week – 9999 (Ways to Hate Us) by the Clutters

From the 2008 South by Southwest festival website, here is a song by punk, rock and roll band called The Clutters. The band from Nashville, Tennessee is Doug Lehmann – Guitar and Vocals, Jake Rosswog – Bass, Steph Filippini – Drums and Todd Kemp – Wurlitzer & Guitar. Their sound is vintage, hooky, and [...]

Posted by Underbelly on October 14th, 2008

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Blog Review – Homing Pigeon Videos

The wonderful thing about the Internet is anyone can start a blog or site about something that interests him or her. I filter through hundreds of sites looking for ones that are truly unique and don’t just seem like they are looking for a quick buck. Such is the case with Homing Pigeon Videos!
I can [...]

Posted by Underbelly on October 13th, 2008

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