Bill's BOX OF SOUND

Box of Sound 45 - Spin Clean Update and Magic Stylus Cleaner

2010-03-03T08:53:00.001-05:00

Two shows in a week's time? What's this world coming to?
The Spin Clean Record Cleaner.
The Mr. Clean Magic Eraser for your phonograph stylus.
My YouTube Channel. Subscribe to it!
Total Time: 11:01
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Box of Sound 44 - Record Show Afterglow

2010-03-01T09:36:00.001-05:00

A quick one here...
Record Roundup show.
DEVO-lympics.
Still waiting for the spin clean.
Total Time 10:26
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Box of Sound #43-Avatar No, Spin Clean Yes!

2010-02-14T15:26:00.003-05:00

Bill and Judy wish you a Happy Valentine's Day and here's the links for this episode:
Kevin Smith's SModcast. Not Family Safe!
Monkey Call's Web Site!
The Project Studio Network.
Peter Gabriel and "Scratch My Back".
This One Is On Us (Nine Inch Nails).
Rhino Records' new site!
The Lefsetz Letter.
Net @ Night with Bob Lefsetz.
Frank Zappa: Philly '76.
The Spin Clean Record Cleaner.
My YouTube Channel. Subscribe to it!
Total Time: 31:41
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Box of Sound 42 - Questions, Questions, Questions

2010-01-04T08:20:00.001-05:00

Happy New Year!
Next record convention coming 2/28/10
It Might Get Loud
New Ringo Album this month
My YouTube Channel
6200 views of Beatle Box set!
Question, questions, questions.
Total time 20:09
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Box Of Sound 41 - The Dark Side of The Lips

2009-12-30T20:40:00.002-05:00

Last show of the year!
The Flaming Lips' new on-line only album.
Weezer's Rivers Cuomo apparently is OK
Here's a link for you:Dweezil Zappa World.
Total time: 16:20
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I'll Miss You, Mom.

2009-11-12T07:06:00.002-05:00

Last Friday, November 6, 2009, my Mother passed away. She had been ill for a long time, suffering from diabetes and dementia.

I took care of her for several years here at my home, and when it was evident that I could not provide or afford the care necessary for her, she was living in a local nursing home, but I never stopped caring for her or visiting her. I knew her death would happen someday, but as much as I tried, I could not prepare for it.

Now that the news is out, we are receiving an enormous outpouring of support from friends, family and acquaintances. The big question is: When's the funeral? Are you going to hold services? After careful consideration, I have decided we are not going to hold public services or have a gathering for my Mom's passing.

There was an obituary in the paper, though. You can view it and sign the guest book online until December 10. My entire family thanks you.

Here's my reasons:
This year my Mom got to experience two really great things that she was able to attend. The first was my wedding, and the other was my siblings and other family members getting together to take her out to dinner. She had really good days for both of those events, she enjoyed them as much as she could, and a few days after the latter event was when the big downward spiral began for her.

Her remains will be cremated and buried in a private place. When my Dad and my brother passed away, we did receive family and friends at the house, and that was for my Mom more than anything else. These "services" and "gatherings" are for others, and I find no need to prolong my grief or bring others down through this tradition. I feel there are better ways to get over a loss such as this. My memories for funerals are so dismal, and I don't want to remember a close friend or relative as a corpse in a fancy box, I want them to live in my memory for all the things they were, because that is all we have left.

I do hold my friends close, and most everyone I care about and who cares about my family has already contacted us, or I have contacted them. I'm sure there are more phone calls to make. We will continue to celebrate her life as well as our own and embody the good spirits and loving thoughts my Mom held dear.

Personally, I have a strong dislike of the traditional funeral system. It is a vacuum of money and hypocrisy in my opinion, but I do not want to deny anyone who participates in it the opportunity to grieve and heal from their loss in the way they choose. I don't think that I am dishonoring my Mother. A lot of the friends that she did talk to on a regular basis before she got sick are unable to attend any sort of event anyway. I've been spending time with my immediate family and thinking about the stuff that made my Mom happy.

The love that she gave to this world is immeasurable. We will never forget her. The good memories of her will enrich and educate us for the rest of our lives, and for that we give thanks.

Now...let's get on with our lives, shall we?

Beatles Released and Unboxed

2009-09-09T11:39:00.001-04:00

Here's a little video I made with my unboxing of the new Beatles Stereo Box Set. Enjoy!

Box Of Sound 40 - Record Store Day and Beatles

2009-04-14T09:53:00.004-04:00

We're finally searchable in the iTunes music store!
Record Store Day.
Record shows.
Phil Spector found guilty!
Beatles Remasters coming in September (the one after 909).
The Box of Vision?
Neil Young's Archive Boxed Sets.
Ben Folds' A Cappella project.
Total Time: 32:02.
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Box Of Sound #39 - Osbournes Unloaded

2009-04-01T09:34:00.005-04:00

Happy April Fool's Day! Here you will hear me talking about:
South Park and Venture Brothers on Blu-Ray
Prince's new CDs
Depeche Mode and iTunes
Turntable mats
Les Claypool's new album
Beastie Boys reissues and commentaries
The Osbournes Reloaded
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Box Of Sound #38 - Barking Dog and Sleep

2009-03-20T16:44:00.003-04:00

Rich is here!
We're talking about:
The New York Dolls
Bob Dylan
Phish
Frank Zappa
Madonna
Green Day
Dale Bozzio
The Zappa Drummer's Roundtable
...and other things.
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Box of Sound #37 - Prince 2b on Leno

2009-03-13T09:56:00.005-04:00

On this show:
George Hrab's new song and video "Far". My mashup is "The 1,984 Days of Astronomy".
Prince releases his new album on a Sunday???
My YouTube channel.
Letters!
Jack White starts another new band. Or six of them.
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Box Of Sound #36 - I Must Buy New Audio Cables

2009-03-12T11:32:00.003-04:00

Some things talked about here:
Todd Rundgren's Arena.
Frank Zappa's Lumpy Money.
U2's new album on vinyl.
Switched-On Rock.
George Hrab's new song and video "Far".
Monkey Call at the Creekside this St. Patrick's day.
and a new recording setup that I have to tweak some more...
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Box of Sound #35 - Bluetooth Machine Girls

2009-01-15T11:55:00.004-05:00

We talk about movies, best of '08, movies, questions, and more. Woof!
Rich got Bluetooth Stereo Headphones. Ceck 'em out if you dare.
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Bashed on Boston Radio.. and I LIKED it!

2009-01-12T23:27:00.002-05:00

Taking time out to post this little bit of info: Yesterday I got some e-mails from the Boston area, asking for the Cheese Sandwich CD. I investigated, and the morning show on WFNX, The Sandbox, dug up a 2006 episode of the show and made fun of it.

Great stuff. Very funny.

If you want to check out their site, go here. To download their podcast with their mention of The Box of Sound, download this (It's in AAC enhanced format, iTunes compatible).

Two things you got wrong, guys:
1. The Bill Camarata who used to have a radio show was in Alabama, not Ohio. My on-air experience was in college radio, board op work at WTAM in Cleveland, and 5 years of mixing audio for WOIO and WUAB-TV.
2. Monkey Call (the band I'm in) has never played Cincinnati, nor plans to.

Thanks again to those guys on The Sandbox, proving not all commercial radio sucks.
...and show #35 will be up in the next couple of days.

[scrubs] is BACK! and in HD!

2009-01-08T10:37:00.002-05:00

Watched the first two new episodes of "Scrubs" eighth season on ABC (after 7 years on NBC) last night. The show is now in HD! It was a little hard to get used to the change in texture and the unique mix of comedy and drama on a wide screen, but the show is still great and I laughed out loud many times.
Courtney Cox (in her limited run as the new chief of medicine) isn't looking as good as she did on "Friends", but she has not lost her comedic edge. Sarah Chalke and Christa Miller, however, were both smoking hot - I wonder if this was intentional?
As much as I love this show, I just hope they let this season run it's course and finish the series with class. The seventh season was supposed to be the end of "Scrubs", but the writer's strike turned that season into a train wreck, even causing the shows to air in the wrong order. Maybe watching the shows again on DVD will be more comfortable.

Changes coming in '09!

2009-01-01T22:12:00.003-05:00

Happy new year, all. Now that most of the excuses I've been using for not doing this podcast on a more regular basis have cleared themselves out of the way, I am going to be doing a little bit more posting, and a bit more recording, as I have resolved on the last show. Pre-production has begun for show thirty five, as well as other things that will hopefully make The Box of Sound one of your favorite websites in the days to come. There may be a change to the podcast feed, so get ready for that. Also... wait for it... I'm going to try and get listed on iTunes. There. I said it.

These changes are a direct result of your responses and emails to the site, and keep 'em coming, because they will continue to shape the show, along with the types of things I want to present to you.

Thanks again for reading, and listening, and get ready. This is going to be fun.

Box of Sound #34 - Love The Surface Noise, Man

2008-12-17T11:36:00.002-05:00

Vinyl, vinyl, VINYL! I play bits of records and talk about and over the sound.
Total time 52:02
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Box of Sound #33 - Pay Dirt at The Record Con

2008-09-26T11:15:00.005-04:00

THIS IS A VIDEO PODCAST! I went to a record show and I am showing off my treasures. Total investment (including admission to the event):eighty dollars, or about a buck and 70 cents per album! Check it out. This is not on youtube...yet.

Total time 21:38
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Box of Sound #32 - If You're Butthead You'll Love It

2008-09-16T11:19:00.002-04:00

Bill & Rich talk about Books and music references, Byrne and Eno, Metallica, ZZ Top, Rick Rubin, bootlegging, Record Theatre, and other things.
Total time 69:00 (huh-huh. huh-huh)
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Box of Sound #31 - Worst New Artist Grammy Award

2008-07-31T18:13:00.002-04:00

Bill & Rich talk about NIN, Eno, After Forever, The Grammys, Coldplay, collecting vinyl, Green Day plagiarism, and many other things.
Check out my video on YouTube, OKAY?

Total time 48:52
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Box of Sound #30 - What was Christina singing?

2008-05-05T17:45:00.004-04:00

NEW show features: Brief NIN comment, Christina, HDTV, P@TD, Zappa news, Public Foot, Phideaux X., Daniel Pentastar, Madonna, and Boring Industry. Thanks for listening and e-mail me! bill@boxofsound.com
Total time 59:19
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More audio coming soon I hope.

2008-04-01T11:07:00.001-04:00

I have an itch to put out another show, but taking care of my Mom is so taxing lately I haven't been able to. So stay tuned, as soon as I can more stuff will be up!

Box of Sound #29 - Late But Not Gone

2007-12-06T11:08:00.000-05:00

This was recorded the week before Thanksgiving, a no-frills mono podcast with Bill and Rich. More to come.
Total time 44:55
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Box of Sound #28 - Gwine Up To Hebbin'

2007-06-08T07:52:00.000-04:00

More new Zappa CDs and DVDs, Nine Inch Nails, Indigo Girls, Brand X, Grindhouse, etc. We're just catching up on our e-mail, basically. My Mom is also back from the hospital, but she's not on this podcast.
Total Time: 50:48
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Box of Sound #27 - What's New In Zappa-land?

2007-02-08T16:36:00.000-05:00

We're back again. Rich and I discuss a few topics, including Zappa releases, Hello Kitty Pez Dispensers, asexual reproduction and bomber buzzing.
Total Time: 34:02
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