Hiya! My name's Terry J. Aman and in this, my 11th episode of VideoFuzzy the Soundtrack titled "Relics of Things Past," it's my second installment of artists in my music collection whose names begin with the letter I.

Yup, "Ep. 10: Caramia" focused on the 80+ songs in my collection by The Indigo Girls. Part 2 of the I's starts out with an interview with a college friend of mine, Mark Leonard Mason, and he talked to me about a band he was in at the time called Ice Nine. Since conducting and editing that interview, I received the tragic news that Mark lost his life in a car accident. I added some words ahead of the interview and beyond it to reflect our loss.

Under Influences [full LPs] I talk about Inspiral Carpets, Incubus and Ibeyi. Under Breakouts [multiple tracks] I talk about Iggy Pop and INXS. And under Sparks [single tracks] I talk about Ice Cube, Inara George and Information Society.

Pics in VideoFuzzy's Instagram of Ice Nine cassette and CD artwork, Mark Leonard Mason from the '90s, and screencaps from Ibeyi's performance of "Deathless" from their 2017 release "Ash" on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert in March of 2018.

As always, any "music" or "singing" anyone thought they heard in this tiny indie podcast was simple sketch reference included for illustrative purposes to prompt listeners to track down and explore commercially available music through officially licensed sources and is by no means meant to infringe on anyone's copyright, licensing or distribution agreements. Go forth, buy songs and support the artists you love.

And for more, please add, subscribe and follow me wherever you get your podcasts, or contact me through the link above or by emailing tjaman1970@yahoo.com. Happy listening!

Links

Mark Leonard Mason web presence: https://www.ghostlodgemusic.com and https://www.pepperminthippoband.com
Ice Nine's "Creeping South" on Bandcamp: https://bit.ly/3VyciRT
Ice Nine's final concert Dec. 13, 1996 on Bandcamp: https://bit.ly/3KS2X2l
Ibeyi "When Will I Learn?" with the Metropole Orkest conducted by Jules Buckley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7NCvsHZqjg
Ibeyi "Deathless" from "Live from Here with Chris Thile," hosted at Radio Heartland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jIRdIcdNl0
Iggy Pop "Lust For Life" from "Trainspotting: The Soundtrack": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQvUBf5l7Vw
Information Society "I Wanna Know (Pure Energy)," hosted at vevo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijAYN9zVnwg

Hiya! I'm Terry J. Aman, host of VideoFuzzy the Soundtrack, and in "Ep. 11: Relics of Things Past," I share my interview with Mark Leonard Mason of the Grand Forks, North Dakota, band Ice Nine who tragically we learned lost his life shortly after I spoke with him. The interview reflected his humor and passion and I have included as much of it as I could. His friend and former bandmate Eric Fundingsland shared a link to Ice Nine's final concert on bandcamp, and that link is in my show notes along with his other projects and web presence. Plus comments on Inspiral Carpets, Incubus, Ibeyi, Ice Cube, INXS, Iggy Pop and Information Society. For all this and more, please add, follow and subscribe to VideoFuzzy the Soundtrack, wherever you get your podcasts!

THE INDIGO GIRLS in concert at the Fargo Civic Center in May 1995.

Hiya! My name's Terry J. Aman and in this, my 10th episode of VideoFuzzy the Soundtrack, I'm writing to you from Grand Rapids, Mich., where I recently took in a live taping of the All About Agatha podcast with host and author Kemper Donovan, discussing his debut mystery novel "The Busy Body," which I reviewed around the 20-minute mark in Ep. 92 of my other, more media-centered podcast, VideoFuzzy. https://bit.ly/49U5dQX

Kemper was in fine voice, handing off hosting duties to Schuler Books events coordinator Elizabeth Bosscher and giving so far the most detailed look at that novel, released earlier this year, on his podcast, check it out if you get a chance, it's sure to post shortly.

As for this podcast, most of my entries so far have been driven by the alphabet – all the artists in my collection who begin with the letter A, or the letter C and so on. But with the Indigo Girls, I've got seven LPs and a few singles to talk about – more than 80 tracks in my collection altogether – as well as a VHS tape of concert footage.

They're artists I've been listening to since I was in my teens. I've attended at least one, possibly two of their concerts. They've influenced my musical tastes and woldview more than I will ever know and I enjoyed this opportunity to talk about them.

Format was a bit different this time. I talk a little about my earliest encounters with their music, then I talk about their single "Caramia" as a title track, pulling up "Burn All the Letters" as a feature later on.

Under "Influences," I tried talking about the LPs in order of release, but quickly found that didn't really convey my experience of their music in my life. So I approached it in general topics, like spirituality, and exploration, and activism.

I talked about a vibe I was getting from their song "Burn All the Letters" and emotional ties that song sparked in me. I talked about a couple songs from "All That We Let In" that seem to explore different sides of the same conversation – "Fill It Up Again" and "Come On Home" – and close with "Go," one of the strongest get-out-the-vote motivators I've ever heard.

As always, any "music" anyone thought they heard in this tiny indie podcast was simple sketch reference included for illustrative purposes to prompt listeners to track down and explore commercially available music through officially licensed sources and is by no means meant to infringe on anyone's copyright, licensing or distribution agreements.

And for more, please add, subscribe and follow me wherever you get your podcasts, or contact me through the link above or by emailing tjaman1970@yahoo.com. Happy listening!

Links:
Angelfire: "Girls With Guitars" Indigo Girls lyrics meaning: https://bit.ly/3UhGRuz
Caramia: https://bit.ly/3Uzz10F
Burn All the Letters: https://bit.ly/4a3DU6Y
Fill It Up Again: https://bit.ly/4dhnFFT
Come On Home: https://bit.ly/3UfoNBu
Go: https://bit.ly/4du6AsL
Quote by activist Meridel LeSueur: https://bit.ly/3y2fcpW

Pics in my Instagram from the Indigo Girls concert I attended in Fargo in May 1995, and the book chat I attended in Grand Rapids, Mich., with Kemper Donovan.

Hiya! I'm Terry J. Aman, host of VideoFuzzy the Soundtrack, and in "Ep. 10: Caramia," comments on the Indigo Girls, the Indigo Girls and oh yeah, the Indigo Girls! This one stood out because as I started talking about artists in my collection that began with the letter I, this veteran feminist folk duo with seven, count 'em, SEVEN LPs in my collection clearly needed to be their own episode, focused on the contributions to my life and energy by Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, celebrated folk duo The Indigo Girls. And as you get a chance, please add, follow and subscribe to VideoFuzzy the Soundtrack, wherever you get your podcasts!

Hiya! My name's Terry J. Aman and in this, my ninth episode of VideoFuzzy the Soundtrack, titled "Flagpole Sitta," I focus on artists in my music collection whose names begin with the letter H.

My intro includes a reprise of the scrap of "At the Closing of the Year" from the "Toys" soundtrack arranged by Hans Zimmer. (link: https://bit.ly/3UaASsX) I shared a passage in Ep. 91 of my VideoFuzzy podcast, but I felt it had gotten a little overproduced and I wanted to take a cleaner, more bare bones run at it here.

Under Title Track, I talk about "Flagpole Sitta" by Harvey Danger (https://bit.ly/425uCoB) and other songs on their 1997 LP release "Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone?"

In Lost Tracks, songs that did not transfer properly from one PC to the next, I added "Long Cool Woman (in a Black Dress)" (1972) by The Hollies back into my collection, and talk about it alongside their 1966 hit "Bus Stop."

In my Influences segment [full LPs], I talk about The Heart Throbs' "Cleopatra Grip," and Hootie and the Blowfish's "Cracked Rear View," highlighting "Not Even the Trees" (https://bit.ly/4b4GMlz)

In my Breakouts segment [multiple tracks] I talk about Halestorm's "I Miss the Misery" and their cover of "Bad Romance."

In my Sparks segment [single tracks] I talk about Hootie and the Blowfish and Helmet w/ David Yow's contributions to the Led Zeppelin tribute compilation "Encomium." Also, Hole's cover of "Gold Dust Woman," Henry McClintock's "Big Rock Candy Mountain," The Hilltoppers' "P.S. I Love You," and Highly Suspect's "My Name is Human" (https://bit.ly/47LCoow) 

Any "music" anyone thought they heard in this tiny indie podcast was simple sketch reference included for illustrative purposes to prompt listeners to track down and explore commercially available music through officially licensed sources and is by no means meant to infringe on anyone's copyright, licensing or distribution agreements.

And for more, please add, subscribe and follow me wherever you get your podcasts, or contact me through the link above or by emailing tjaman1970@yahoo.com. Happy listening!

Hiya! I'm Terry J. Aman, host of VideoFuzzy the Soundtrack, and in "Ep. 9: Flagpole Sitta," comments on Harvey Danger's late '90s release by that name from their LP "Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone?" For that plus comments on Halestorm, Hootie and the Blowfish, The Heart Throbs, The Hollies, Hole, Helmet, Highly Suspect and the Hilltoppers please add, follow and subscribe to VideoFuzzy the Soundtrack, wherever you get your podcasts!

Hiya! My name's Terry J. Aman and in this, my eighth episode of VideoFuzzy the Soundtrack, titled "Houses," I focus on artists in my music collection whose names begin with the letter G.

This one explores some overlap between my two podcast projects, music and media – particularly music I've encountered in shows and movies and added to my Apple Music catalog.

Under Title Track, I talk about "Houses" by Great Northern and "Take on Me" by aha! I added "Houses" after the song appeared in the fourth season finale of "The Magicians." Both were posted on YouTube here: Great Northern "Houses" at https://bit.ly/40wP9kU, and a-ha! "Take on Me" from "The Magicians" at https://bit.ly/40vrIIV

In Lost Tracks, songs that did not transfer properly from on PC to the next, I replaced missing or damaged songs by George Michael, Good Charlotte, Garbage, The Gotan Project, The Guess Who and Green Day. I also added songs by Gotye and Gavin Mikhail.

In my Influences segment [full LPs], I talk about the Gin Blossoms' "New Miserable Experience," Chilly Gonzales' "Ivory Tower," The Gorillaz' self-titled LP and Green Day's "21st Century Breakdown."

In my Breakouts segment [multiple tracks] I talk about George Michael, songs by the cast of "Glee," Garbage, Gavin Creel and the cast of "Hair," Goldfrapp, Good Charlotte, Genesis and Guns 'n Roses.

In my Sparks segment [single tracks] I mentioned The Gotan Project, Gillian Welch's "Annabelle" (link to that one here: https://bit.ly/3QJaPGh) and The Glitch Mob talking about songs in my collection because of shows I watched. Also talked about Garfunkel and Oates (an animation of "Rainbow Connections" is posted here: https://bit.ly/47Cqv4X), Grace Potter and The Nocturnals "Paris" (link: https://bit.ly/3R0bFQ7), Ghost "Square Hammer" (link: https://bit.ly/3sAd4n0), Gotye featuring Kimbra "Somebody that I Used to Know," (link: https://bit.ly/40HgC3v) Gavin Mikhail, George Benson and Thelma Houston's "Don't Leave Me This Way" (link to a live solo version here: https://bit.ly/3FZgSRM), The Graces "Lay Down Your Arms" and Belinda Carlisle's cover of it (links here to the music videos: The Graces "Lay Down Your Arms" at https://bit.ly/3QSKfLT and Belinda Carlisle's "Lay Down Your Arms" at https://bit.ly/3FUxMBb – Belinda's all but certainly featured Jared Leto, and you can check out the screen cap comparisons in VideoFuzzy's Instagram), and GTR's "When the Heart Rules the Mind" at https://bit.ly/3sIzQsS

Any "music" anyone thought they heard in this tiny indie podcast was simple sketch reference included for illustrative purposes to prompt listeners to track down and explore commercially available music through officially licensed sources and is by no means meant to infringe on anyone's copyright, licensing or distribution agreements.

And for more, please add, subscribe and follow me wherever you get your podcasts, or contact me through the link above or by emailing tjaman1970@yahoo.com. Happy listening!

Hiya! I'm Terry J. Aman, host of VideoFuzzy the Soundtrack, and in "Ep. 8: Houses," I look at the the overlap between my two podcast projects with songs I've added to my collection because I've encountered them in TV shows and movies, like the appearance of Great Northern's astonishing "Houses" in the season four finale of "The Magicians" and so many more. That and some suggestion the Gorillaz might have been making music for decades earlier than their self-titled LP. For that, plus comments on Green Day, George Michael, GTR, Gin Blossoms, Glee, Ghost, Good Charlotte, Garbage, Gotye, Gavin Creel and the cast of "Hair," add, follow and subscribe to VideoFuzzy the Soundtrack, wherever you get your podcasts!