Join the Poxy Boggards and the Merry Wives of Windsor at the El Rey Theatre on March 15th, for a St. Patrick’s Day Extravaganza!
Buy tickets at www.poxyboggards.com/tickets

- “Without Her” by Stu Venable
- “I Love You” by Stu Venable

 

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Special Guests: The Belles of Bedlam

- An expanded Angryfolk Theme
- Public Service Announcements aplenty.
- “The German Clock Winder”
- “The Parting Glass”
- “The Real Old Mountain Dew”
- The Belles are appearing at the Riverside Dickens Festival February 1st, 2nd and 3rd.
- The Belles will be at the Renaissance Pleasure Faire in Irwindale, CA.

A big ‘thank you’ to the Belles of Bedlam for joining me for Episode 11. I’m always looking for new guests, so if you are a Faire or folk performer (doesn’t have to be music) contact me at (contact at angryfolk dot com — God, I hate spam).

 

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I finished up Episode 11 with my special guests last night. I’m doing a little bit of fiddly stuff with the file, and I’ll post it this weekend some time.

Podcast
I have special guests coming in for Episode 11. The show will probably be posted this weekend or next week.

Anchor Management
Mixing begins this weekend.

I assume most folks who come here are frequent listeners of podcasts. I have between 90 - 120 minutes of commute time per day, so I use podcasts to keep my mind occupied. Here are the Top 5 podcasts that stand out as some of the best and most interesting in 2007.

1. Spycast - feed - This is the official podcast of the International Spy Museum in Washington D.C. Most of the guests are ex-spies. Only one bitch: it only comes out once a month (yeah, I should talk).
2. Buzz Out Loud - feed - Probably one of the best technology news podcasts out there (and there are tons of them). It comes out daily. Funny hosts who tend to know what they’re talking about.
3. The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe - feed - Debunking hoaxes, urban myths and all kind of foo foo. Think James Randi.
4. This American Life - feed - An AWESOME long-form feature radio show, done up as a podcast. Funny. Stirring. Sad. Consistently great.
5. Marc Gunn’s Irish and Celtic Music Podcast - feed - If you like Celtic and Irish music, you can’t go wrong with Marc Gunn’s show.

The following are “honorable mentions.” In all fairness, these would be in my Top 5; however, they deal with very specific topics that probably aren’t of interest to anyone reading this.

• The Project Studio Network - feed - For recording geeks only. If you’re not interested in recording products, technology and techniques, this podcast isn’t for you. If you *are* interested in those things, this is the premiere podcast.
• Inside Home Recording - feed - This is the other great podcast for home recordists.
• CDBaby DIY Music Podcast - feed - If you’re in a band and you’re trying to do things on your own, you need to listen to this podcast. Probably the most valuable information you can get for unsigned artists. Seriously. It’s so informative, it shouldn’t be free.

To celebrate the new year, I’ve upgraded the version of Wordpress I’m using. I also changed my Wordpress theme, changing the look of the page. I wanted something a little more cluttered and difficult to navigate. I think I’ve succeeded.

I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful new year.

A rough mix of one of the songs from our new CD, Anchor Management, is featured at the end of The 4am #8, Warren Ellis’ music podcast.

Here is the Link

Dear Mr. Federline,

okay, if you insist…

Dear K-Fed,

Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Stu, and — I say this with the utmost certainty — I am your biggest fan. I purchased your album on iTunes … twice. It was the result of a computer glitch, but nonetheless, I was happy to part with $19.98 from the iTunes gift card I found in the Vons parking lot. You may remember several months ago, just after your CD, “Playing With Fire” was released, and you sold two copies on iTunes. That was me.

Now, you may wonder how I can say with such certainty that I am your biggest fan. “What about the throngs of tweeners and teen-aged girls who fawn over my “dope moves and hawt bod?” you may ask. They see only the showmanship, which is but a tiny fraction of the overwhelming talent you possess.

I, however, am drawn to the music: the intricate layers of rhythm, the poetry that is your lyrics and most importantly, the message.

When it comes to talent, I must say — if I may be so bold as to paraphrase your own lyrics — everything, indeed, does belong to you.

As you so eloquently stated in “America’s Most Hated”

And my dogs still down

We don’t trust them ho’s

I live life like a king

I was extra stoned

Kevin Federline

I come tight with every rhyme
I built a kingdom down the street from Pepperdine

This marijuana got me heavily sedated

I’m Kevin Federline, America’s most hated.

Such poetry creates imagery that Coleridge couldn’t muster with even a dime-bag of black tar.

But I am not writing to simply fawn over your talents and collected works. I’m writing because I would like to include a few of your songs on my next podcast — preferably without being sued or written a DMCA take-down letter.

So if you can see your way to giving me permission (in writing) to include a small selection of your music, I would be most appreciative.

And believe me when I say this: unlike most music outlets, I will give your music the treatment it deserves.

Peace out,

Stu

A rejected song.

New York Girls - from the Poxy Boggards upcoming CD, Anchor Management.

Show Announcements:

Merry Wives of Windsor at the Grove of Anaheim, November 24th.

Go to mwow.net/tickets for tickets and information.

The Poxy Boggards at the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano, December 28th.

Go to poxyboggards.com/tickets for tickets and information.

“Of All Jolly Pastimes” from the Boggards’ upcoming CD, Anchor Management.

Thank you for listening. Look for the Angry Folk Christmas Extravaganza in about two weeks.

www.poxyboggards.com

www.mwow.net

 

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Here are some pictures I took during the recording sessions (when I remember I had a camera in the control room, which wasn’t very often).

This is where I’ve spent the last four months of my life.

Tappy and Casey (Baritone II)

Lurch and Stork (Bass)

Stork, wishing I quit with the camera and get on with the recording.

That’s right, drinking beer and Diet Pepsi at the same time.

Phil laying some keyboard tracks.

Steven kneeling before the Angryfolk beer fridge.

Stork, Lurch, Enge and Tappy preparing for some live tracks (and yes, I forgot to plug in a few mics — oops).

Tappy, Jerry, Wes and Steven during the live sessions.

Jerry in the control room, also known as the Boggards and Merry Wives CD stock room.