Monday Show and Tell, Ep. 8 - Amoose

Hello! It's time for another OMG Show and Tell! This week, Arthur Machen's horror novella "The Great God Pan", the new Amanda Palmer album, "Amanda Palmer Goes Down Under", and a brief introduction to the art of Origami! PLUS! Listen closely and ferret out the GHOST CAT! email us @ mightygoosepodcast@gmail.com with the location (ie. timestamp) of the *mrow* and win an awesome prize!



Time Stamps:

[1:45]: Great God Pan
[7:28]: Amanda Palmer Goes Down Under
[12:56]: Origami

Monday Show and Tell, Ep. 7 - Synecdoche, OMG

Hallo ! and welcome to life after the rapture ! This week, Andrew tells us all about the competitive video gaming documentary, King of Kong; Brenda share her love of sixites pop group, the Supremes; and Darren gushes about the new series of long-running sci-fi hit, Doctor Who!

Plus: keep an ear out for the mysterious cry of the Ghost Cat! Email us with the time-stamp of the phantom *mrow* and win a fabulous prize!



Time Stamps:

[1:23]: King of Kong

[8:29]: The Supremes

[15:10]: Doctor Who

Monday Show and Tell, Episode 6 - Arbor Day Is For Trees

Happy Monday, everybody! This week, Darren tells us all about TV On the Radio's album "Dear Science," Brenda shares her new-found interest in the Wizards First Rule, and Andrew lets us in on the secrets of e-reading with his new Kindle.  PLUS: The return of the Ghost Kitty! You know the drill, just email us with the timestamp of the mystery meow, and win a fabulous prize!



Time Stamps:

[1:19]: Dear Science

[7:56]: Wizard's First Rule

[12:50]: Kindle

Music Review - "No Direction Home: The Soundtrack"

The idea here - by the way, thanks for coming - the idea here is that I and my fellow contributors will post periodically - that is Andrew (me), as well as Scott, Brenda, and Darren - every so often we'll post reviews and news and whatnot - you know, editorial style - reviews of whatever pop media strikes our fancy as it occurs to us, but that we either haven't the time for, or else simply doesn't bear mentioning on the weekly show.

We at the Order of the Mighty Goose remain committed to broadening your horizons, Dear Reader, and so to that end I present the first of many installments of Hey! Guess What CD I Just Bought?! - "No Direction Home: The Soundtrack":

No Direction Home is the soundtrack to the 2005 Martin Scorsese-directed television documentary of the same name, and the seventh installment in the Bob Dylan Bootleg series. Like the documentary, this two disc set spans Bob Dylan's early years, from 1959 to 1966.

However, it's an odd soundtrack in that it doesn't feature the actual music from the film. Instead, No Direction Home is a compilation almost entirely composed of unreleased track dug up during the making of the film. From one of his earliest known recordings of an original song, to some of his most controversial live performances, this collection mirrors the story of the documentary while shedding even more light on Bob Dylan's transformation from folkie to bona fide rocker.

But, it's not a hodgepodge of unlistenable home recordings and sub-par outtakes. In fact, this album features some really stellar tracks, such as a visionary performance of This Land is Your Land, and an alternate take of It's All Over Now, Baby Blue which I even prefer over the original release. Other highlights include a rockin' Maggie's Farm, recorded at the infamous Newport Folk Festival, and the first full take of Tambourine Man, supposedly the one The Byrd's were given as the basis for their hit single.

Every track is a solid example of Bob Dylan at his best, and this set serves as as good a Greatest Hits you'll ever find, a perfect introduction for new listeners, and a definite must-have for fans.