Its always interesting to find out how fans discover my music and podcast, and sometimes the connections are surprising. A recent post on Second Arts blog details Morris Vig’s musical journey, courtesy of Second Life. Apparently a chance MoShang performance in SL lead to the discovery of Lovespirals (via MoShang’s remix of “Motherless Child,” no doubt), as well as The Chillcast with Anji Bee, which of course has always been a strong supporter of MoShang. Even more fun is that MoShang was Vig’s gateway into the chillout music scene. May I be the first to say, “Welcome!”
I recorded this the same night I did the Chillcast Video Edition #5 , but it got lost in the shuffle until today. Since CocteauBoy loved my grandma's dress so much, I figured I put the video up so he could hear the story. (Hey baby!) Besides my dress, I also chat about the then-upcoming but now completed Chillcast NIU Support Collabocast — which I highly suggest you check out if you haven't already (here's the Chillin' with Lovespirals Episode #48 I mentioned) , a recent trip to the beach (here's that Anji Bee Flickr link I mentioned), ongoing house repairs, the opening of my new house that Kirsty Hawkshaw gifted to me in Second Life, the Lovespirals remix contest on Peace Love Productions, plus a bit of rambling about Jonah Hill and Seth Rogen and my night owl tendencies. Just so ya know, I'm not pushing the vidcast on my anjibee.com site anymore, I'm just making them for those of you subscribed to my feed on iTunes. Enjoy!
I gave my first talk in Second Life tonight for the monthly Blogger & Podcaster Magazine meetup. The crowd was quite warm and receptive, asking questions after my general talk about the lifepath that led to me being a podcaster. I was pretty nervous, I have to admit, and I think what surprised them most was my admission that I am sick of hearing myself talk after so much time spent promoting the new Lovespirals album.
The ShowGirls have a special guest this week - Miss Amy Mac of Fitness Attack, Fitlife, and Assercize! The girls talk about PC Santa, No Impact Man, Black Friday vs Cyber Monday, Amazon Kindle, eating fit, going raw vegan, Adam Curry’s ass, and much more with Karla from Rumor Girls, Share from Rock n Roll TV, KFC from Podchick, and me - Anji Bee from the Chillcast - along with Franklin McMahon of fmstudio.com. Email the show at frank@fmstudio.com!
In this special episode, we present our Second Life acoustic performance from Oct. 27th. This is the first live set in support of Long Way From Home, and the first Lovespirals Second Life performance. By the way, the folks from PodShow Island said we had 760 listeners on their audio streams in addition to the full house watching in-game, pretty crazy! Anyway, we hope you enjoy this stripped down set, recorded directly from our mixing board.
Setlist (and links to original recordings):
“Our Nights” from Windblown Kiss (2002)
“Walk Away” from Free & Easy (2005)
“Treading the Water” from Long Way From Home (2007)
“Empty Universe” from Long Way From Home (2007)
“Abide” from Free & Easy (2005)
“Lazy Love Days” from Long Way From Home (2007)
“Caught in the Groove” from Long Way From Home (2007)
“Once in a Blue Moon” from Long Way From Home (2007)
Fan captured video of Lovespirals performing “Walk Away” acoustic on PodShow Island in Second Life on 10/27/2007. Thanks to MB for forwarding this to me!
The Chillcast presents the best new podsafe music, hosted by "the sexiest voice in podcasting," Anji Bee of Lovespirals. Chill out to a smooth mix of electronica, jazz, soul, and world music each week - plus special interview features, video editions, extended DJ mixes, and CD contests. Every week Anji picks a Featured Artist free mp3 download too!
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