Can You Feel It? Can’t You Hear It?
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Apples in Stereo’s New Magnetic Wonder from 2007 is an amazing collection of hooks and fuzz and pure energy oozing from almost every one of the 24 tracks. One of my favorite parts of the album is found at the end of the lead track, Can You Feel It?, which was recorded live in Scotland. After some appaulse, you can hear a few different voices from the crowd begging for the band to “Turn it down! TURN IT DOWN!” The most amusing plea can be clearly heard (in a thick Scottish brogue), “Everything’s feedbacking! Can’t you hear it?” Sounds good to me. And New Magnetic Wonder never sounds better than in early spring.
Gettin’ Ready For Christmas Day
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In February 1999 a college radio disc jockey named Lance Ledbetter set out on a mission to compile rare and essential recordings of vintage religious music. Four and a half years later the result of this journey was released as a box set called Goodbye, Babylon.
Steve Martin & Bernadette Peters: Tonight You Belong to Me
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Tonight You Belong To Me, a hit from the 50s, is performed here by Steve Martin and Bernadette Peters (and someone else on cornet, presumeably). The audio is taken from the romantic walk-on-the-beach scene of the Jerk (1979).
911 call from cop Edward Sanchez overdosing on weed (MP3)
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On April 21st, 2006, off-duty police officer Edward Sanchez placed a phone call to 911 call from his home in Michigan. During this 5-minute recording, Sanchez tells an emergency dispatcher that he and his wife were fatally overdosing on marijuana.
a capella Pet Sounds: You Still Believe in Me
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This stand-alone vocal track is from a 4-CD Pet Sounds box set released in 1997 called The Pet Sounds Sessions. You Still Believe in Me is one of over a dozen vocal tracks and snippets featured on the fantastic 30th anniversary collection.
Casey Kasem Bugs the Fuck Out (NSFW)
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Casey Kasem, the radio host who told listeners for decades to “keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars,” finished his last American Top 20 song countdown on July 6th, 2009.
The Vampire Song
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In 2002, I set up my friend Brad Kintzer with a minidisc recorder and mic for his trip into Mexico and Central America. Before he set out, Brad did some recording to get comfortable with the microphone.
Louise Esposito’s Sinatra Story
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The following story is told by Louise Esposito, recorded Easter Day, 2004 at the Craine home in Hingham, Mass. “Mama” has a wonderful way of telling stories, and fortunately, there’s no shortage of them.
Jack Gravat needs a personal trainer.
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This audio was extracted from the Comedy Central TV program Crank Yankers. Here, Jack Gravat (Kevin Nealon) calls the Power Shop to find himself a personal trainer.
C-SPAN prank call re: loss of host’s virginity
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There’s a lot more where this came from. NSFW. Enjoy.
Tommy Maron, fencer
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Within Earshot talks to Tommy Maron, a 10 year old fencer from Westport, New York. Tommy recently won his first tournament competition, and as he tells us, he’s just getting started. Below is a short video of the competition referred to in our conversation.
“I think he said he was going in the Hudson.”
The chilling audio transcript between pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger and air traffic controllers during the crash landing of US Air Flight 1549.
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