August 12, 2005
Hanashi Station Podcast for August 11th, 2005 (15.2 MB MP3)
The show was delayed a bit, due to a misplaced USB cable, but now it’s here, it’s up and, well, I hope you like it…
It doesn’t have the excellent production values that you may be used to, because Kristen is off on vacation, but it doesn’t sound *too* bad, I think, but of course, like most people, listening to a recording of my own voice is very strange.
There’s some music in it, from ibiblio, all released under a Creative Commons license.
The first piece is Sonatine for Oboe and Piano by Thomas Walmisley, from a 1991 performance by Alex Klein, oboe and Lisa Bergman, piano.
Later on, you’ll hear Bach-Busoni Chorale : Nun freut euch lieben Christen, performed by Debbie Hu.
I also snarfed Kristen’s matsuri recording, to use as background for one part.
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July 29, 2005
Brain Dump focuses on the indie Japanese Music scene, covering a range of genres.
Brain Dump (13.9 MB MP3)
Program Overview: The first program is an overview of the indie music scene in Japan, featuring songs from N.S.D. and marshmallow spike.
Band links:
N.S.D. – http://fhp.jp/nsd/
marshmallow spike – http://www.marshmallowspike.net
Links to Japanese music sites:
With 9 – http://www.with9.com
J-POPS – http://www.j-pops.com
Band-Age – http://www.band-age.com
July 15, 2005
Edoardo Chiossone’s tomb in Aoyama Cemetery, Tokyo
Hello, thanks for stopping by. The first podcast in the Graveside Chats series was recorded in late May 2005 in Aoyama Cemetery’s foreign section where some of the famous and many of the not so famous graves are under threat of removal by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. In an interview with Donatella Failla, Director of Museo d’Arte Orientale E. Chiossone, we learn a bit about the man and his tomb.
Graveside Chats: Edoardo Chissonne (11.5 MB MP3)
Donatella Failla, Director of Museo d’Arte Orientale E. Chiossone
Music–Aki no Koto no Ha – by Nishiyama Tokumoto, late 19th century Meiji era, as transcribed by Bonnie Wade in her Tegotomono (Greenwood Press, 1976). For two kotos and shakuhachi on the vocal part. (1996)http://members.accessbee.com/jkwasnik/midi/akino.html
Production– Many thanks to Kristen McQuillin and MJ Daniels-Sueyasu for their assistance with recording and post production.
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July 5, 2005
If you lose track of this page, Hanashi Station is now listed at several podcasting indexes, including
iTunes Podcast Directory
Podcast.net
Digital Podcast
Podcast Directory
iPodderX
A search for ‘Japan’ turn us up at all of those directories.
Thanks to everyone who has subscribed to our feed. The first show has downloaded 417 times since it was released on July 1.
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July 1, 2005
Youkoso Hanashi Station (14 MB MP3)
Hanashi Station’s premiere highlights segments of future shows.
- Graveside Chats: Jonathan Wilder is working to save Aoyama Cemetery one grave at a time.
- Considering This: Jim O’Connell describes a childhood denim tragedy.
- Brain Dump: Marshmallow Spike rock out with Stolen Umbrella
- Japanese Kitchen: Kristen McQuillin makes Japanese brine-cured pickles.
June 29, 2005
Writer Matt Levinson contacted Hanashi Station for an interview about podcasting. We’ll be part of an upcoming issue of Japanzine, a monthly magazine about popular culture in Japan.
May 26, 2005
Interested in creating web broadcasts about Japan-related topics?
Hello, future podcasters. A new project is taking off; would you like to play?
Hanashi Station seeks people to produce their own:
a) one-off audio programs
b) on-going serials and shows – you can decide the number of programs you want to do
Content must be related to Japan, but pretty much anything goes: talk, interviews, readings, environmental sounds, field reportage, news, rights-cleared music.
Hanashi Station started when a double handful of people confessed they want to try podcasting (a fancy name for MP3 audio files for download), but none of them had time to do a regular show. A shared station for Japan-related podcasts solves that problem–and the more the merrier.
The plan is to run a six-month trial, with shows going out at least once every 2 weeks from July through December. Even with only four people creating shows, that means each does three shows in total–one every 2 months–which seems manageable even for the busiest people we know.
Shows should be 10-15 minutes duration and delivered in MP3 format (128 bit or above), with related links and a playlist or description of the show’s content. Any costs are the responsibility of the producer (that would be you). This isn’t a profit-making venture, just a fun experiment for now.
If you want to sign up to podcast at Hanashi Station, please e-mail www*at*hanashi-station.net
