The Acapodcast

Episodes

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   Acapodcast #65: Seven minutes to say goodbye.

   65 isn't a hugely significant number. Its a common speed limit on highways. And it's the nominal age of retirement. Neither has terribly much to do with a cappella. But they are both indicative of limits, changes, and endings

   Dec 31, 2010
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   Acapodcast #64

   No bones, I’m a big fan of the music from the late 80’s and early 90’s. It’s when I started making my own music collection, and when I started listening to a cappella music extensively… so for show #64 it seemed the perfect time to do an 80’s focus. Specifically on 1988. Get it? 64=8*8? […]

   Jun 28, 2010
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   Acapodcast #63, Beatles Collection

   Who doesn’t love The Beatles? Â One of the most loved, respected, and covered artists of all time, they helped define a new movement in music, and even today there are fans, critics, and imitators. Â I’ve pulled together ten of the best A Cappella covers of Beatles songs for this episode. Â If…

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   May 22, 2010
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   Acapodcast #62

   * The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Town Criers * I Wish - The Jewel Tones * Keep Breathing - Luminescence * Miss Independent - Luminescence * Sound of Silence - Town Criers * This Island Earth - The 18 Wheelers

   Feb 14, 2010
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   Acapodcast #61

   Wow, 2010 already! Â Well, 2009 was a banner year for a cappella, with so many incredible albums, so much positive media attention, and it seemed like every time I turned around, somebody was stepping it up to the next level. Â I’m going to tell you right now that 2010 is promising more of that.…

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   Jan 25, 2010
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   Acapodcast #60, 2009 Holiday Special

   It’s the most magical time of the year, when for many of us it is the season of snow, of friends and family, of food, gifts, and joy. Â This year I’ve compiled 23 tracks to share with you, over an hour of music. Â Know that I appreciate each and every listener, and I am pleased […]

   Dec 13, 2009
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   Acapodcast #59

   It seems like almost all of the A Cappella hoi oligoi are off at SoJam, but that doesn’t mean that us plebs can’t enjoy some great tunes! Press the little ‘Play’ button at the bottom of the post to hear Show #59, or click here to download it! Track Title Artist Album Original Artist Waiting […]

   Nov 7, 2009
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   Acapodcast #58

   Roses - Penny Loafers 8th World Wonder - Seven Days Long is the Dark - The Interpreters I've Got Rhythm / Fascinating Rhythm - Clockwork Should I - Ball In The House Memory - Penny Loafers

   Oct 13, 2009
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   AcappellaFest is coming!

   Pardon me while I crawl out of my bunker for a few moments to tell you about AcappellaFest! Now in it’s third year, AcappellaFest is the MidWest’s -finest- A Cappella event. And this year, it’s too big for any one city to contain! It’ll be in Detroit on October 17th, and in Chicago the…

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   Oct 8, 2009
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    The Acapodcast #57, Michael Jackson Tribute Show

    See the show notes at http://www.acapodcast.com for full track listing and details

    Jul 11, 2009
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    Acapodcast #56

    * Easy Lover - Firedrill! (opb Phil Collins) * Slice of Heaven - Suade (opb Dave Dobbyn) * Over the Rainbow - Canvas (opb Judy Garland) * Ain't No Sunshine - Jabberwocks (opb Bill Withers / D'Angelo) * Steal Your Heart - Suade * Completely - The House Jacks * Different For Girls - Ice Haloes (opb...

    Jul 2, 2009
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    Acapodcast #55

    * Who Are You - Tufts Beelzebubs * Don't Stop Me Now - Brandeis University Voicemale * Hamburg, Meine Perle - No Strings Attached * On My Way - Slapdash Graduate * Sonny Came Home - Too Cheap For Instruments * Debra - Tufts Beelzebubs

    May 31, 2009
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    Acapodcast #54

    A long time in the making, 54 is chock full of awards and competitions goodness! Let's try something a little different. Here is what you'll hear on show #54: Wall of Sound - Naturally 7 - Sing V : Groovus Where's the Love? (opb Hanson) - Brandeis University Voicemale - Where's the Album? - The…

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    Apr 8, 2009
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    Acapodcast #53

    It's here! It's finally here! I know, we're all excited like kids at a birthday party, right? It's a birthday of sorts for the Acapodcast, as we now enter the 4th year officially. Incidentally, this also means it is now officially the longest running a cappella podcast on the internet, now matter...

    Feb 21, 2009
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    Mic Outage

    I recorded show #53, but had to throw it out. Turns out the fuzziness heard on #52 wasn’t just a result of a loose capsule in the Mic. I’ll be replacing the trusty microphone soon, and re-recording. I know I’m 2 weeks overdue already, and I really want to get this episode out while parts […]

    Feb 12, 2009
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    Acapodcast #52

    * We Wish You A Merry Christmas - Metropolitones * Happy Christmas - Overboard * That Time Of Year - Four Shadow * Christmas Angel - Jim Goodrich * Noël Nouvelet - Anúna * Silent Night - Take 6 * The Little Drummer Boy - Pikkardiyska Tertsia * Away In A Manger / Beautiful Savior - Go Fish *...

    Dec 20, 2008
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    Acapodcast #51

    * Greenleafs - Talk To Me (Keri Noble) * Van Canto - The Bard's Song (Blind Guardian) * 2E Acappella - Cupid's Chokehold (Gym Class Heroes) * Chromatics - Shoulders of Giants * The Connotations - When I Am King (Great Big Sea) * Greenleafs - Better Man (Pearl Jam)

    Nov 23, 2008
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    Acapodcast #50

    Here is what you chose: * Five O'Clock Shadow - What's It All About * Clockwork - Creep (orig. Radiohead) * Six Appeal - Toxic (orig. Brittney Spears) * Da Vinci's Notebook - Title Of The Song * BaSix - Purple Rain (orig. Prince) * MeasureXMeasure - You Don't Treat Me No Good (orig. Sonia Dada?)…

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    Nov 1, 2008
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    Acapodcast #49

    Here's what's in the show: * Dissipated Eight - Satellite (orig. Dave Matthews Band) * Route 66 - Demo Medley * An Octave Above - Sample Medley * Down 4 The Count - Shut Up (orig. Black Eyed Peas) * Amalgamates - Killing Me Softly (orig. Roberta Flack/Fugees) * Dissipated Eight - Two Step (orig....

    Sep 14, 2008
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    Acapodcast #48

    My is it hot out! And with tracks like these, it's only going to get hotter! Not to keep you waiting, here's the cure for your a cappella fever, Episode #48 ! Heard on this episode: * Stanford Testimony - Breathe Me (orig. Sia) * OnCue - Mirage * OnCue - Lull In My Life (Gordon & Revel, performed...

    Jul 15, 2008
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    Acapodcast #47

    I said last time that I would have to give up regular updates, and post new episodes as I could. Here I am posting a month after the last show, as if to prove my point. But this is a special show. This show has just as much music as usual, but it has way more interview. And because I was...

    May 23, 2008
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    Acapodcast #46

    In this long awaited episode, you'll hear: * The Magnets - All The Wrong Reasons * USC SoCal VoCals - Slumber (Gabriel Mann) * UnderCover - Your Daddy Don't Know (Toronto/New Pornographers) * Hyannis Sound - Solsbury Hill (Peter Gabriel) * Tufts Beelzebubs - Linger (The Cranberries) * The Magnets…

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    Apr 24, 2008
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    Acapodcast #45

    We’re in the middle of Harmony Sweeps season, a series of regional competitions, with the winners of each region going on to a knock-down drag-out winner-take-all vocal throwdown in San Rafael, California. Many regionals took place in March, and there are more regionals happening across the…

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    Mar 26, 2008
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    ECAS Ad 2

    Here’s the second ECAS ‘radio’ Advert. Smooth, isn’t it? Go to the show! ECASAd2

    Mar 7, 2008
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    Are *you* going to The Summit?

    I’m talking about the East Coast A Cappella Summit of course. I can’t make it to ECAS this year, but I had a blast last year, and this year’s looks to be even better. If you do go, how about taking a few notes (ha, get it?) for me and letting me know how it […]

    Mar 7, 2008
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    Acapodcast #44

    Shalom! It’s a Jewish A Cappella special episode. Six songs from some very talented menschen. Also names full of puns and references. Six13 (there are 613 commandments in the Torah), Shabbatones (from Shabbaton), Shircago (Shir means song), Kaskeset (‘Fish Scales’, a Kosher/Music joke), and...

    Feb 28, 2008
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    Acapodcast #43, 2.10.08

    * The Faux Paz - It's My Life (No Doubt) * The Beelzebubs - Come Sail Away (Styx) * Duwende - Electrify * baSix - Star People (George Michael) * Mosaic Whispers - Meaning (Gavin DeGraw) * Jewel Tones - Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper)

    Feb 11, 2008
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    Acapodcast #42, 1.24.08

    * Duwende - Come Back * Penny Loafers - Fair * Duke Out Of the Blue - Call Me When You're Sober * Jonathan Coulton - When You Go * UMBC Mama's Boys - Eli the Barrow Boy * Duwende - Young Leaders of Tomorrow

    Jan 24, 2008
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    Acapodcast #41, 12.20.07, Christmas Special

    Five O'Clock Shadow - It's Christmas The Blenders - The First Noel Tonic Sol-fa - Happy Holiday OnCue - Snow Angels Basix - Last Christmas The Coats - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Four Shadow - Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer Jim Goodrich - The Wassail Song OnCue - Let It Snow The Blenders…

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    Dec 21, 2007
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    Acapodcast #40, 11.21.07

    After the last episode, I got so much feedback asking for more, more, more! So here it is, another eight tracks of well known, often done, classic, or common a cappella tunes! Put your ears on this: * T Minus 5 - The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Linda/Weavers/Kingston Trio/Nylons) * Low Key - Let Go…

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    Nov 22, 2007
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    Acapodcast #39, 10.31.07

    Halloween is a scary time! And these songs are like scary zombies, you just can't kill them! They keep coming back out of the grave to eat your brain! * Semi-Charmed Life - Invisible Men (Third Eye Blind) * Hotel California - Penny Loafers (Eagles) * She Blinded Me With Science - Toxic Audio...

    Nov 1, 2007
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    Acapodcast #38, 10.18.07

    Good communication is the key to so many things, no? We all know this, but a reminder every now and again is a good thing. You can communicate with me by sending me e-mail, posting a comment on any episode, by filling out the contact form on the left, or any other crazy method you like, so long…

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    Oct 18, 2007
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    In case you’re wondering…

    Episode #35 will be out shortly, just not on Thursday night per usual. Sometimes affairs of state come before affairs of state, as Mel Brooks once said. Look for it this weekend, and stay tuned!

    Aug 16, 2007
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    Acapodcast #34, 8.02.07

    I'm incredibly excited to be able to bring you a couple of tracks from former Persuasions lead man Jerry Lawson! He's now singing with a quartet called Talk of The Town, and they have a classic doo wop smoothness. * Jerry Lawson & Talk of The Town - Islands In The Stream (Bee Gees/Kenny...

    Aug 2, 2007
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    Acapodcast #33, 7.19.07

    Things are starting to heat up around here, and the pressure is on! Crunchtime is around the corner, so I may take a week or two off down the road, but for now, we've got great music! This time on the show you'll hear: * The Sirens - Pride (In The Name Of Love) [U2] * Similar Jones - So It Seems…

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    Jul 19, 2007
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    Acapodcast #32, 07.05.2007

    I hope my stateside listeners had a good Independence Day, and that the rest of the world will understand that this episode is in honor of the typically great nation (although, not always great) that I was born into. * America The Beautiful - Academy Singers (Bates/Ward) * American Girls -...

    Jul 5, 2007
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    Acapodcast #31, 6.21.07

    Whew! Time flies by when you have deadlines, doesn't it? Two weeks can just slip by sometimes. Good thing for you I'm on top of things, and have a new episode ready to go. Here's what you'll find in this episode of the Acapodcast: * Similar Jones - Future Love Paradise (Seal) * No Strings…

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    Jun 21, 2007
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    Acapodcast #30, 06.07.07

    Summer is here! Summer means barbecues and beaches and suntans, and vacations. I'm not on vacation yet; I'm here, hard at work bringing you the best a cappella around. Here's what you'll find tucked inside sunny episode 30: * Hyannis Sound - The Boys of Summer * Blue Jupiter - Lil' Red Riding…

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    Jun 8, 2007
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    Acapodcast #29, 5.24.07

    Here are the tracks from Episode #29 of the Acapodcast: * Zulal - Hars Em Gnoom * Navi Redd - Johhny Glegg Medley * Harmonytryx - O Sifuni Mungu * Navan - Letontu Litokum Abulos * PennYo - Amazing Grace * Zulal - Sareri Hovin Mernem

    May 24, 2007
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    Acapodcast #28, 5.10.07

    No interviews or themes this time around, just good, solid a cappella. * measureXmeasure - You Don't Treat Me So Good * UMass Amherst Dynamics - Breakfast at Tiffany's * 2Praise - Child of the Great I Am * WUSTL Mosaic Whispers - Take Me To The River * RPI Rusty Pipes - Comfortably Numb *...

    May 10, 2007
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    Acapodcast #27, 4.26.07

    I talk a bit more in this episode than usual, but that's because there are some serious topics to be brought up. The music is as good as ever though. * Virginia Tech - Hey Jealousy * InPulse - Your Body Is A Wonderland * Off The Beat - Superman * Darkside Voices - Us And Them * InPulse - Fat…

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    Apr 26, 2007
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    Acapodcast #26, Bruce Leddy Interview

    On this show I'm lucky enough to have an exclusive phone interview with Bruce Leddy, writer, producer, and director of the independent film Sing Now, Or Forever Hold Your Peace, which opens in select theaters on April 27th. During the interview, I play some of the songs from the movie. Here's…

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    Apr 12, 2007
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    Acapodcast #25, 3.29.07

    Last weekend I drove from Boston to D.C. to attend the East Coast Acappella Summit. Most of this show is about the journey to the summit and my time there, so there are only four songs this time around. Songs by: * The Richter Scales - I Hate A Cappella * The Blanks - Somewhere Over The Rainbow *...

    Mar 30, 2007
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    Acapodast #24, 3.15.07

    In this episode, I talk about my introduction to contemporary acappella, St. Patrick's Day, and the East Coast Acappella Summit, which you should ALL be going to, right?? I'll be there, and you should be there to come say hi to me. I think I'll hold a contest. If you come up to me at ECAS and...

    Mar 15, 2007
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    Acapodcast #23, 2.22.07

    This time on The Acapodcast, I've got some recent award winners, plus a new CD release track. There's also a few groups that I've had on the show before, and if you weren't familiar with them before, you are now! Here's the lineup for Episode #23: * Cluster - Cement * Ball In The House - Trust Me…

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    Feb 22, 2007
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    The Acapodcast #22, 2.8.07

    Check out who is on the show this time: * Hyannis Sound - 1000 Miles * Invisible Men - Pink * UPenn Dischord - Breathe (2 A.M.) * Firedrill! - Lie On Lie * Slapdash Graduate - Rain * Hyannis Sound - Don't Cry

    Feb 8, 2007
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    The Acapodcast #21, 1.25.07

    It's the one year anniversary of The Acapodcast! Thanks to all of you who have made it possible. Rather than dwell on it and make a big deal of it, instead I plow ahead with more of what has made the show what it is: great music. I'd like to push on for another twenty episodes this year. And...

    Jan 25, 2007
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    Show #8 will be LATE

    This is just to let everyone know that due to some changes in my ‘recording studio’ my recording setup is all unplugged and scattered for a day or two, so this week’s show will be late. I actually record from my office in the after-hours, but due to renovation work, the gear is all unplugged […]

    May 4, 2006