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I’m a Jesse Thorn Fan

Jan 26th, 2012
by zenshinji.
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I really like what Jesse Thorn is doing with MaximumFun.org and PutThisOn.org and his other various and sundry endeavors.

I am not a fan of the name change from “The Sound of Young America” to “Bullseye”. While I agree that TSOYA was a mouthful and warranted review, I don’t think “Bullseye” is a very good name. Actually I think it’s a lazy, unimaginative, and diminishing name. Never the less, that’s what he’s chosen.

The content is still strong, so I’ll let it go from here.

If you, like me, love the content that came under the old TSOYA monicker, Jesse takes care of you and me. Go to maximumfun.org and look for the TSOYA torrent download. You can get the whole back catalog, 15G or so, for free.

The Theme Song is Dead. Long Live the Theme Song!

Jun 29th, 2011
by zenshinji.
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Network and cable shows are so pinched by commercials that they’re losing the art of the well crafted theme song. Over at Too Beautiful To Live they have a show dedicated to this very topic. I hadn’t though about it, but they’re on to something.

But there’s a new medium that doesn’t eschew the theme song to a clock: podcasts.

Listen to the open of Jordan, Jesse, Go! from MaximumFun.org

Listen to the open of WTF. Warning: Not Safe For Work (NSFW)

Listen to the open of TBTL.

Listen to the open of Tech News Today (TNT) from Twit.tv

Listen to the open of How Did This Get Made? from Earwolf.

Listen to the open of The Nerdist.

Listen to the open of The Pod F. Tompkast.

There are plenty of other examples. These are just the half dozen + one I could think of off of the top of my head. If you happen to listen into each one, you’ll want to subscribe. Seriously. Their content, except for TNT, is slightly to somewhat to very NSFW in no particular order.

What are your thoughts on the state of the theme song?

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