A Word About Jamcasts

Thanks to one very curious reader that reminded me that I used to have a weekly podcast that I maintained…how silly of me to forget…

Well, I didn’t necessarily forget as much as I just sort of decided that I want to take a week or so break from the podcasts.

Truth is, I wasn’t sure if anyone was listening, and I guess I’m still not 100% sure that they’re breaking the surface and providing a meaningful, worthy, Live Music Blog music experience that I’ve strived to provide from the beginning.

Therefore, please use the comments here to tell me what you want. If you could produce the Live Music Blog podcasts, here’s your chance. Tell me what you like about them, what you hate about them, live music or studio?, mix of studio and live?, etc. etc.

I have a couple ideas and you should see a “change” in the format of the next podcast based on the feedback I’ve received. Any thoughts would be appreciated…

January 25, 2006 |  by  |  Podcasts
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Justin Ward is the Editor at Live Music Blog and has been with the site from the very beginning. He currently lives in San Francisco and regularly tweets other stuff over @justinpward.

He also plays in NVO and sometimes calls himself dudha.us ("dude house"). Follow his projects over at JustinWard.org.

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  • http://blogger.xs4all.nl/werksman/ Hans

    Dear Justin,

    Keep ‘em coming. I am always open for new names on the podcast circuit and I relaly dug your latest offering. Speaking for my self: I am a heavy user of the LMA and I am planning to do a series of unsigned artists who deserve to be heard. Maybe we could team up.

  • http://blogger.xs4all.nl/werksman/ Hans

    Dear Justin,

    Keep ‘em coming. I am always open for new names on the podcast circuit and I relaly dug your latest offering. Speaking for my self: I am a heavy user of the LMA and I am planning to do a series of unsigned artists who deserve to be heard. Maybe we could team up.

  • Don Quixote

    Don’t stop the podcasts. They are great, especially when you feature a band I have never heard of and it gets me into them. I think alternating between something new and something killer from an established band would be pretty tight.

  • Don Quixote

    Don’t stop the podcasts. They are great, especially when you feature a band I have never heard of and it gets me into them. I think alternating between something new and something killer from an established band would be pretty tight.

  • http://southerngent.org nico

    Keep up the podcasts, particularly ones with lesser known bands. The festival roundups are good too.

  • http://southerngent.org nico

    Keep up the podcasts, particularly ones with lesser known bands. The festival roundups are good too.

  • Marianne

    dude! i look forward to the podcasts!! you do a great job!

  • Marianne

    dude! i look forward to the podcasts!! you do a great job!

  • http://www.burningoak.com Kane From BurningOak.com

    I’m downloadin this Toubab cast right now, keep coming, at least semi-regularly.

  • http://www.burningoak.com Kane From BurningOak.com

    I’m downloadin this Toubab cast right now, keep coming, at least semi-regularly.

  • David

    I subscribe to your RSS feed and podcast and read your site daily, but have never posted here. So let me take this opportunity to say that I really appreciate all of the hard work and high quality that you put into this site.

    What I like most about the podcasts is the introduction to new music. I never would have heard of Toubab Krewe if I hadn’t read your site. I guess what I liked less was the run of Phish podcasts, if only because there’s a lot of Phish music online already.

    I think a mix of studio and live would work. I like the live stuff better, but sometimes I get tired of settling for the inevitably poorer sound quality of a taped show. There’s a place for studio recordings when you want to hear a band in high quality sound.

    Anyway, thanks again for this site.

  • David

    I subscribe to your RSS feed and podcast and read your site daily, but have never posted here. So let me take this opportunity to say that I really appreciate all of the hard work and high quality that you put into this site.

    What I like most about the podcasts is the introduction to new music. I never would have heard of Toubab Krewe if I hadn’t read your site. I guess what I liked less was the run of Phish podcasts, if only because there’s a lot of Phish music online already.

    I think a mix of studio and live would work. I like the live stuff better, but sometimes I get tired of settling for the inevitably poorer sound quality of a taped show. There’s a place for studio recordings when you want to hear a band in high quality sound.

    Anyway, thanks again for this site.

  • robotic

    I want a 6-piece chicken McNuggets for a dollar… i may have to hold off until summercamp to come out to chitown

  • robotic

    I want a 6-piece chicken McNuggets for a dollar… i may have to hold off until summercamp to come out to chitown

  • robotic

    i am very non-confrontational, but the Phishcasts, not to be confused with fisticufts, were my favorites, but then again, you are dealing with a man who sleeps with a machete under his pillow…

  • robotic

    i am very non-confrontational, but the Phishcasts, not to be confused with fisticufts, were my favorites, but then again, you are dealing with a man who sleeps with a machete under his pillow…

  • owl

    d00d…etc, i was tearing my hair out waiting for the 3rd part of the secret machines gig. rest assured there are people listening here in the UK.
    personally i prefer live stuff, modern studio recordings tend to be just brightly polished turds.
    as for the change of format: ogg would be nice:-P

  • owl

    d00d…etc, i was tearing my hair out waiting for the 3rd part of the secret machines gig. rest assured there are people listening here in the UK.
    personally i prefer live stuff, modern studio recordings tend to be just brightly polished turds.
    as for the change of format: ogg would be nice:-P

  • http://www.livemusicblog.com Justin

    I think that’s the first suggestion for a different format.

    Does anyone else have a problem with the standard near-CD quality 192kbs mp3 format or should I try multiple?

    Good thought, owl…

  • http://www.livemusicblog.com Justin

    I think that’s the first suggestion for a different format.

    Does anyone else have a problem with the standard near-CD quality 192kbs mp3 format or should I try multiple?

    Good thought, owl…

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