February 2009
21 posts
The Parade of Awesomeness Podcast - Episode 47 -... →
As the year-long Parade of Awesomeness project draws to a close, I’ve chosen for the final podcast episode the song Mine Again by Black Lab (courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network).
I hope you enjoyed this cross-section of my musical tastes (at least, from those artists wise enough to allow their music to be distributed freely over the internet). I’d love to hear any feedback you have;...
WatchStartCooking.com is a great website for people who want to learn the basics of how to cook. Kathy Maister and Atelier Transfert have put together a bunch of really simple videos, ranging from recipes like “French Onion Soup” and “Santa Fe Chile” to cooking techniques like “How to Brown Ground Beef” and “How to Fry an Egg.”
The videos are well-made...
The Parade of Awesomeness Podcast - Episode 46 -... →
This is Samm Bennett’s song which he published on MeFi music back in 2007 under his name flapjax at midnite. He’s got a new CD out, called Roomful of Ghosts, and it’s not bad at all.
If you have any thoughts about the show, I’d love to get your feedback at jeremy.harper@gmail.com, or even right here on ParadeOfAwesomeness.com. Thanks for listening!
The Parade of Awesomeness Podcast - Episode 45 -... →
I normally don’t care much for mashups. This is a rare exception, created by flatluigi over on Metafilter Music. Seriously, it’s the best mashup ever.
If you have any thoughts about the show, I’d love to get your feedback at jeremy.harper@gmail.com, or even right here on ParadeOfAwesomeness.com. Thanks for listening!
Audible →
I enjoy stories, but years of reading for college have taught me the bad habit of skimming through paragraphs rather than reading slowly and enjoying the process. That’s why I love audiobooks: I can get the full impact of the story without skipping ahead. And, I get the added benefit of being able to do other things while I listen.
Audible is a great and inexpensive source for downloadable...
The Free Sound Project →
The Free Sound Project is free archive of sound effects. The sounds are all licensed under a Creative Commons Sampling+ license, which basically means you’re free to do whatever you want to with it, except for using it in advertising, so long as you provide attributition.
There are hundreds of sound samples, from nature sounds to electronic sounds to voices. You can have alarm clocks,...
The Parade of Awesomeness Podcast - Episode 44 -... →
Today we hear from Richard Shindell, who has graciously made several of his tracks available for download on his website. If you ever get a chance to hear the song Transit, off of the same album as today’s song, Courier, you should definitely give it a listen.
If you have any thoughts about the show, I’d love to get your feedback at jeremy.harper@gmail.com, or even right here on...
