Uncle Seth Blog and Podcast

Uncle Seth Podcast #31: Facebook

2007-07-03T20:34:00.000-04:00

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Amaya and Jay, as usual being slightly behind the cutting edge, talk about Facebook.

Music: This Little World from C'est What, Toronto - 02/24/2007

Uncle Seth Podcast #30: Has Canadian Political Satire Lost It's Edge?

2007-06-12T22:09:00.000-04:00

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Amaya and Jay debate the "edginess" (not to be confused with "truthiness") of current Canadian political & social satire on television. Ooooo, sounds heavy. Well not really, not the way we do it.

Music: Rain from C'est What, Toronto - 02/24/2007

NXNE Showcase TONIGHT - 3 ways to check it out!

2007-06-07T10:09:00.000-04:00

There are 3 ways you can check out the Uncle Seth showcase for North by Northeast happening tonight:

Come to C'est What at 67 Front St. East in Toronto - great food, great drinks and in particular tonight, GREAT music!

Visit PodShow Gardens in Second Life starting at 6 pm SLT

Check out the live Shoutcast audio stream from C'est What

The other acts on the bill are grand:pm, Valery Gore and Nadine Medawar, all of whom will be making their Second Life debut. I've created a special page with more details at:

http://nxnevr.com/

Should be a fun night!

Uncle Seth Podcast #29: What's In A Name?

2007-05-27T16:21:00.000-04:00

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The Uncle Seth podcast returns with lead singer Amaya explaining why she is no longer Tara and the fine art of being "Mitched", while bass/harmonica player Jay explains why no one ever calls him James -- except for one old weather man.

Music: Get Out Of My Face from C'est What, Toronto - 02/24/2007

Music Promotion on the Internet with Tod Maffin

2007-05-13T09:24:00.000-04:00

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Tara took some time from her vacation in Vancouver this week to speak to our good friend Tod Maffin of CBC Radio about Uncle Seth's use of Internet technology for promotion. This is Tod's great piece that played on Radio One stations across this past Thursday. You can also find it on his blog at http://www.todmaffin.com/blog/. Thanks Tod!

Uncle Seth LIVE from NYC! (video)

2007-04-10T15:27:00.000-04:00

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Our very good friend the fabulous Bill Deys recorded this video at our two-piece acoustic showcase at Stain Bar in Brooklyn. The show was part of PodCamp NYC. Thanks very much to Natalie Gelman for letting us horn in on her show, and Chris Penn for making the connection (which he does oh so well!)

Check out the setlist from the Stain Bar show for a list of songs.

Uncle Seth at PodCamp NYC

2007-04-04T19:19:00.000-04:00

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We're heading to PodCamp NYC. Are we excited? OH YEAH BABY!!!

Bum Rush the Charts TODAY!

2007-03-22T08:26:00.000-04:00

Today is the day to Bum Rush the Charts! The podcasting and social media community is working together to take �Mine Again� by the band Black Lab to number one in the iTunes charts.

And if you buy through this affiliate link, part of your purchase will go to a special scholarship program created by my friend Christopher Penn and his gang over at the Student Loan Network.

Promo: vote for your favorite 80s songs at mcflies.com

2007-03-07T12:27:00.000-05:00

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In the spirit of cross-promotion and fun, we'd like to invite you to vote for your favorite 80s songs at mcflies.com. The McFlies are the all-80s, all-acoustic band featuring myself, Chris, and five of our friends from the Toronto music scene "folkin' the eighties"!

Visit mcflies.com and cast your vote now!

Uncle Seth Podcast #28: Songs We'd Like To Cover

2007-03-03T15:00:00.000-05:00

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The members of the band share ideas for cover songs... once they finally get going.

Music: My Eyes - November 25, 2006 from C'est What & the U-Turn Cafe in Second Life

Coverville Idol second place finish!

2007-03-03T08:58:00.000-05:00

I'm happy to report that Tara's and my version of Emerson Lake & Palmer's "Still... You Turn Me On" placed second in the 1973 edition of Coverville Idol! Only Andrew Rothman's terrific version of "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" got more votes. Thanks to all who voted, and to the always amazing Brian Ibbott of Coverville. And congrats to Brian on his upcoming show #300, a great milestone!

Live streaming from PodCamp Toronto

2007-02-23T23:44:00.000-05:00

Thanks to our friends from Ryerson University and C'est What Brew/Vin Pub, it appears the vast majority of PodCamp Toronto happenings will be available in realtime via streaming media links.

Visit the schedule page for the Quicktime video links for each presentation room, and for the Shoutcast audio link for Saturday night's performance from C'est What featuring Uncle Seth, +nurse & Sean McGaughey:

http://podcamptoronto.pbwiki.com/Schedule

Unfortunately these streams will not be monitored at all times so we can't promise they will always be up, but with any luck you'll be able to partake in a great deal of the PodCamp Toronto from the comfort of your broadband connection.

Please feel free to blog or otherwise pass this information along to anyone not lucky enough to be here in Toronto for what promises to be an amazing weekend!

Uncle Seth Podcast #27: Pop Music Beefs

2007-02-22T10:32:00.000-05:00

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The gang airs their beefs with the popular music of the moment.

Music: Civic - November 25, 2006 from C'est What & the U-Turn Cafe in Second Life

Coverville Idol! Cast your vote.

2007-02-18T11:34:00.000-05:00

We are very proud to be a part of Coverville Idol! Coverville, as you may know, is the fantastic all cover song podcast hosted by the very excellent Brian Ibbott. Coverville Idol gives musicians the opportunity to submit cover songs on a certain theme. This time out the theme was all songs from 1973. To that end Tara and I recorded a stripped down version of the Emerson, Lake & Palmer ballad "Still... You Turn Me On" which Brian kindly included in the show. Check it out along with the other entries:

http://coverville.com/archives/2007/02/coverville_294.html

Much like the American & Canadian Idol shows, there are judges but the real decision makers are YOU the fans! So please check out the show and cast your votes. Obviously we'd love for you to vote for us, but there are some other good competitors worthy of your attention so check them out as well.

Voting and individual song downloads are on the Coverville site at:

http://coverville.com/idol/

Uncle Seth Podcast #26: Songs You Wish You Wrote

2007-02-14T15:19:00.000-05:00

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The first ever podcast featuring all five band members: Tara, Chris, Jay, Mike & Blake! The gang talks about songs they wish they'd written.

Music: Little Pieces - November 25, 2006 from C'est What & the U-Turn Cafe in Second Life

Global National covers Uncle Seth in Second Life

2007-01-15T16:31:00.000-05:00

A quick note to let you know that if you were at the Uncle Seth show last week in Second Life, you may have had your avatar face splashed across Canada via Global National News! Here's a link to the report:

http://musicface.com/uncleseth/global-video.html

Thanks to Stuart Greer and the folks from Global TV News for including us in this report.

Uncle Seth Podcast #25: Empty Resolutions

2006-12-30T11:48:00.000-05:00

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For their last podcast of 2006 Tara, Chris and and Jay celebrate the time-honoured tradition of making resolutions you have no intention of keeping. Happy New Year everyone!!!

Music: Get Out of My Face - November 25, 2006 from C'est What & the U-Turn Cafe in Second Life

Anniversary Week happenings

2006-12-26T11:17:00.000-05:00

Retailers would like you to think of this as "Boxing Week" but to us in Uncle Seth it will always be "Anniversary Week!" Yes, it's been 8 years since the very first Uncle Seth show, and to celebrate we have THREE special events -- two virtual and one in real life!

For those who missed our November 24th "simulcast" in the virtual world of Second Life, we'll be doing a replay at our brand new house in Second Life on SoHo Island as part of our housewarming party. The fun starts at 7 pm Eastern (4 pm Pacific) Time TOMORROW (December 27th). You can get there via our special URL:

http://secondlifeband.com/

And back in Second Life the very next night (Thursday December 28th), we'll be doing an acoustic show at Podcast Island's Death Before Decaf Coffee House at 7:30 pm Eastern (4:30 pm Pacific). You can get there by going to:

http://www.podcastpickle.com/index/podcastisland
(link is at the bottom of the page)

Finally, later on Thursday night you'll be able to catch Uncle Seth in the real world at Gary Seventeen's holiday party at the Renaissance Cafe (1938 Danforth Ave. in Toronto). We'll be on sometime after 10 pm for a 15-minute acoustic set, with lots of other great acts filling out the bill!

Hope you can join us for one of these events, and if not we hope you can catch you us 2007 -- it's shaping up to be an amazing year for Uncle Seth!

A Christmas Greeting from Uncle Seth

2006-12-23T10:01:00.000-05:00

We have created a special online holiday greeting just for you (well, okay, actually not JUST for you, other people are going to see it too, but we really do want you to see it!) To see and hear the greeting, please visit:

http://musicface.com/uncleseth/sethmas06/

Thanks for your ongoing support of our musical endeavors, and enjoy your holidays.

Uncle Seth Podcast #24: The War on Christmas (and more)

2006-12-07T16:44:00.000-05:00

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With the "holiday" shopping season well underway, Tara, Jay & Chris talk about the War on Christmas and other myths.

Music: To Be An Angel - November 25, 2006 from C'est What & the U-Turn Cafe in Second Life

Toronto Star story on Second Life show

2006-12-07T08:42:00.000-05:00

If you're in or around Toronto, grab a copy of today's Toronto Star. If you turn to page S10 in the Digital Entertainment special section, you'll see a fabulous article about Uncle Seth's recent C'est What/Second Life show, along with pictures of both our real and virtual selves! For those outside the Star's distribution area, check out the text of the story online.

If you're a user of the news rating site digg.com, you can digg the story there.

Thanks to the Star and freelance journalist Danny Bradbury for this terrific coverage.

Uncle Seth Podcast #23: Your Dreams

2006-11-30T19:46:00.000-05:00

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Some of are scary, some are useful, some are downright weird. Tara, Jay & Chris talk about their dreams.

Music: Video Blues - November 25, 2006 from C'est What & the U-Turn Cafe in Second Life

Saturday night C'est What set on Accident Hash

2006-11-29T08:44:00.000-05:00

Our good friend C.C. Chapman has posted the audio from our C'est What/Second Life show on his amazing music podcast Accident Hash! Check it out at:

http://www.accidenthash.com/

We've said it before and we'll say it again: we love you C.C.!

Uncle Seth Podcast #22: Your Favorite Childhood Shows

2006-11-23T13:42:00.000-05:00

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Inspired by Tara's obsession with YouTube, the band members discuss their favorite childhood TV shows.

Music: This Little World - November 12, 2006 recording from Blake Papsin's basement

Uncle Seth Podcast #21: Second Life and New Guitarists

2006-11-16T10:17:00.000-05:00

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AND WE'RE BACK! The Uncle Seth podcast returns with Tara, Chris and Jay talking about Second Life and introducing the band's two new guitarists.

Music: My Eyes - November 12, 2006 recording from Blake Papsin's basement