Podcast #047 - Audiofeed 2022!!!

 "Audiofeed 2022 (FINALLY)"

Alan and Em talk about the return of their favorite music festival, Audiofeed. They talk about their experiences at this year's fest. 

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Link # 1: The band Threnodian 
Link # 2: The band Ignescent
Link # 3: The band Raviner
Link # 4: The band Rusty Shipp
Link # 5: Propaganda's book Terraform

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Podcast #045 - Audiofeed 2020 / 2021 / ????

"Audiofeed 2020 2021"

Alan and Em lament (a little) the cancellation of their favorite music festival, Audiofeed. But mostly they celebrate the bands that they wish they had seen, and play lots of songs. 

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Link # 1: Sara & Marco Castro
Link # 2: Glenn Kaiser
Link # 3: Insomniac Folklore
Link # 4: Must Build Jacuzzi
Link # 5: The Gray Havens
Link # 6: Silent Planet
Link # 7: Good Saint Nathanael
Link # 8: Coyote Kid
Link # 9: Deborah
Link #10: The Oh Hellos
Link #11: Harry Gore

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Podcast #038 - Reviews, Recos and a Rant

"Reviews, Recos, and a Rant"

Alan and Em discuss some pop culture items they've consumed recently ... TV shows, movies, books, music and more!


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Link: Purchase "daydreamer," by Formerly Bodies
Link: The Book of Ruth graphic novel
Link: Coyote Kid on YouTube
Link: St. Kateri Conservation Center

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Podcast #031 - Good Things in Evangelical Culture

"Surprisingly Good Things From Christian Pop Culture"

Alan and Em talk about some of the surprisingly good products that have come out from Evangelical pop culture over the year. They talk about some of the music, books, and other items that they enjoyed long ago and still think (mostly) hold up.

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Link: The book Leaper, by Geoffrey Wood
Link: The Million Dollar Mysteries, by Mindy Starns Clark
Link: Author Gilbert Morris' Daystar Voyages
Link: Author Stephen R. Lawhead
Link: The Book "Selling Satan"
Link: Radio U
Link: The band Iona
Link: Super House / Flying House
Link: Jars of Clay 
Link: Switchfoot's The Beautiful Letdown 

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Podcast #030 - Congratulations, Timbre

"Congratulations, Timbre "

Alan and Em talk about the music of the harpist Timbre, who they discovered at the Cornerstone and Audiofeed festivals. We talk about her latest album, Sun & Moon, which was recently awarded a prestigious honor by an arm of the United Nations.

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Link: Timbre's Sun & Moon album on Band Camp
Link: Timbre on Twitter

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Podcast 28 - 1980s Christian Music (Justus)

"Surrender"

Alan and Em are joined by Garret Godfrey of the Good patron podcast to discuss Christian music in the 1980s. The episode also includes 25 minutes of a 1987 episode of Alan's college radio show, where he played "the best in today's Christian rock."

We we  about the new album, and play portions of two songs.

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Link: Good Patron Podcast
Link: Justus on Discogs
Link: "Someone's Waiting" at YouTube

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Podcast 27 - Hide No Truth

"Hide No Truth"

During our Audiofeed episode, we talked about the "Death by 1000 Cuts" seminar that featured musician Nate Allen, in which he discussed the spiritual abuse he had suffered, and his recovery process. 

We were pleased to talk with Nate about his news album, "Hide No Truth," which he recorded under the name Good Saint Nathanael, in which he addresses many of those issues. This conversation covers the topic of spiritual abuse, the goods and bads of being raised in the church, the recovery process, and how to identify people who can help. We also talk about the new album, and play portions of two songs.

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Link: Good Saint Nathanael's new album "Hide no Truth"
Link: Video for the song "Lightning"
Link: Twitter for Destroy Nate Allen
Link: Good Saint Nathanael website
Link: Purchase a Nate Allen prayer candle

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Podcast 17 - Audiofeed 2018

The Audiofeed Music & Arts Festival

On this seventeenth episode, Em & Alan talk about their recent attendance at the 2018 Audiofeed Music & Arts Festival.

They talk about the bands they saw play, the seminars they attended, and the merch they bought. Included are interviews with a number of bands and vendors.

Audiofeed is the most unique Christian festival around. The music is eclectic, the seminars are interesting, and the ideas discussed are varied and diverse.

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Link: The Prettybads on Bandcamp
Link: Staghorn
Link: Insomniac Folklore
Link: Destroy Nate Allen 
Link: Must Build Jacuzzi on Bandcamp
Link: Laura McElroy on Bandcamp

Link: Black Sheep Collective
Link: Chicago Tiny House


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Podcast 15: Thaumatrope

"Thaumatrope"

On this fifteenth episode, Emily & Alan talk about one of their favorite albums, "Thaumatrope," by Marah in the Mainsail. Stealing (ummm, borrowing) the format from the podcast Long Play, they go through the album song by song, discussing the lyrics and music.

And then they cover listener feedback, most of which is pretty awesome. Because Dorkness listeners are pretty awesome.

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NOTE: although the discussion in this episode is "rated PG," the underlying material discussed includes intense images of violence, depression, cannibalism, and suicide.

Link: Marah in the Mainsail's website
Link: Marah in the Mainsail's Band Camp page
Link: Marah in the Mainsail on Spotify
Link: Official YouTube video for "Wendigo"
Link: Video Trailer for the new album "Bone Crown"

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Podcast #006 - Talking "Spirit Blade"

"Exploring a World of Shadows."

In this all-new sixth podcast episode, Emily & Alan talk about the Spirit Blade audio drama series, a gripping, futuristic sci-fi tale. The third part of the trilogy, "A World of Shadows," has just been released.

We talk with Spirit Blade creator and producer Paeter Frandsen about the 10-year journey that he has gone on to complete the trilogy.

The episode closes with some great listener feedback.

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Link: Purchase "Spirit Blade: A World of Shadows" 
Link: The Spirit Blade Underground Podcast

Link: Anderson Cale's music 

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About Our Background Image

Our background image, which you may not be able to make out very clearly ... is the remnants of a viking funeral.

For most of its almost thirty years, the Cornerstone Festival beckoned our family, and it took us far too long to finally make the pilgrimage. I (Alan) went on my own in 2007, to "check it out" before taking the family in 2010. We had a great time, and were generally planning to go every three years or so as our family vacation. Their motto of "music. art. community. faith." was right up our alley.

We were very disheartened in the early spring of 2012 to hear that that year would be the last year for the festival, especially since we weren't planning on attending. After Emily pointed out the obvious, "We are going to the last Cornerstone," we decided to go to the last Cornerstone.

The last night of the last Cornerstone, a viking funeral was held. There were a few miscues with flaming arrows, but eventually the boat was set aflame in the middle of the lake, and the festival was officially over.

Until the next morning, someone noticed the remnants. The crossbar and the tattered sheet made from some pretty awesome pictures. And some pretty awesome memories.