Antipodean Podcast

Thanks to the Antipodean Podcast (from Australia) for featuring my music in the latest show.

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Happy Birthday Melissa!

Melissa
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A big and joyous HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my beautiful wife Melissa. Have a great day babe!

Wonder

"It was through the feeling of wonder that men now and at first began to philosophize."
~ Aristotle

"As knowledge increases, wonder deepens."
~ Charles Morgan

"I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed."
~ Jonathan Swift

"The wonder is that we can see these trees and not wonder more."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

"The man who cannot wonder, who does not habitually wonder and worship, . . . is but a pair of spectacles behind which there is no eye."
~ Thomas Carlyle

"Not all those who wonder are lost."
~ J.R.R. Tolkien

Reaching for Lucidity

Thanks to Eban at the Reaching for Lucidity Podcast for featuring my music in show #46.

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MurDog Podcast

Thanks to Murray at the MurDog Podcast for featuring my music in show #20.

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An tImeall

Thanks to the An tImeall Podcast (from Ireland) for featuring my music again in show #14.

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TruCast

Thanks to Jason at the TruCast Podcast for featuring my music again in episode #7.

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Tanfastic Podcast

Thanks to Jon at the Tanfastic Podcast for featuring my music in episode #8.

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Trunk Guy Podcast

Thanks to the Trunk Guy Podcast for featuring my music in episode #7.

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Matt Brady Podcast

Thanks to Matt at the Matt Brady Podcast for featuring my music in show #12.

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Uwe Hermann's Music Podcast

Thanks to Uwe Hermann for featuring my music in his very first Podcast (coming from Germany).

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Pod People

Podcast Article
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I was featured today in a cover story on Podcasting for INtake Weekly (Indianapolis Magazine). Click here to read the online article. My segment is called "A universal podcast."

MurDog Podcast

Thanks to Murray at the MurDog Podcast for featuring my music in show #18. This show is a Katrina relief soundseeing tour.

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Acoustic Alchemy

Last night I got to see Acoustic Alchemy in a very intimate venue here in Indianapolis. It really was a great show and Greg Carmichael and Miles Gilderdale are quit the pair on guitars. Greg is the founding member of the group, which began in London around 20 years ago. The pair are quite entertaining, as they talked about the origin of each song they performed and also had great wit. They are excellent performers and truly top notch musicians.

My Surname

My ancestors are of Irish origin and I've recently discovered more information on my surname "Costlow." My music was recently played on an Irish Podcast, which is recorded in the Irish language. The Podcast host gave me some information.

The current spelling in Ireland is "Costelloe." However, they do pronounce it "Cost-low" and it has also been pronounced 'Cos-TELL-oe' in other parts of the world. The original Irish language version of "Costelloe" is "O Coisdealbha." I've also seen "O Choisdealbha," so I'm not sure which is correct...yet.

Maybe I'll change my name back to its original version. Hmm.

Shout Out to Andy

Science-Center
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I'm doing a shout out to my big brother Andy. He is an amazing architect and just finished a big project for Manchester College...a brand new science center (shown in the photo on the right).

Andy’s past honors include the Citation Award of the Indiana Society of Architects and the Honor Award for Excellence in Design of the Indianapolis Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

So, need a great architect? Andy has over 20 years experience in designing and planning college and university facilities, including at Indiana, Princeton and Yale universities. Visit his firm’s site (www.interdesign.com) for more information.

An tImeall

Thanks to the An tImeall Podcast (An audio blog in the Irish language) for featuring my music in the latest show.

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Sophomore Jinx back on iTunes

Finally! Only took two extra weeks...:( My album, Sophomore Jinx, is back up on iTunes along with Woods of Chaos. I just wanted to inform all my fine readers. I've received a lot of email about it.

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Trust

How can one truly trust? In such an increasingly cynical world, where does one start? Perhaps eliminating greed would be a good start.

"Self trust is the essence of heroism."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

"For somehow this is tyranny's disease, to trust no friends."
~ Aeschylus

"Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservations."
~ Elton Trueblood

"Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody."
~ Agatha Christie

"Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily based on mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts of justice and police."
~ Albert Einstein

New Artist Podcast on Adam Curry's Podfinder

A big THANK YOU to Adam Curry for featuring my Podcast, "New Artist Podcast," on Podfinder Episode VII today.

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iTunes Australia - Bring it On!

I'm posting this entry in support of my Australian fans.

Alright Apple, what's going on? Bring on iTunes Australia! There are over 20 million people waiting anxiously at their computers. :)

Look at these articles published October 2004 and May 2005:

Apple Insider
Macworld

It appears to be a major record label holding up the launch. I say launch now and delay any music tied to that specific label. They can get it up later. There are thousands of other artists waiting for their music to be available to fans. I don't think customers would get ticked if some music was missing (as long as they knew it would be available later). At least they'd have something to start with...instead you give them nothing. Crazy.

Personally, my fans are buying in my online store (and paying the hefty shipping charge) or on other digital networks such as Magnatune. Lost says Apple, lost sales...

John Mayer's (John Mayer Trio) new iTunes exclusive single, "Who do you think I was," is very kickin'. Hey Australia, want me to hum it for you and post it up on my site?

My Fellow Hoosier

"It was a hot night, sweet with the death of summer and the hint and promise of fall. A waiting night, a night marking time, the end of a season. The stars were bright, close to me, and the North Star hung over the trees... The town and the university and the friends I had there flooded through my mind... All the girls young and lovely... But most of them had gone their ways. Gone as I'd gone mine. I looked up at the sky and whistled 'Stardust.'"
~ Hoagy Carmichael

This is some of the information on how the song "Stardust" came to be. Very similar to how I came up with "Semester Days," off my new album.

When he mentions "university," he's talking about Indiana University (Bloomington). Go Hoosiers!

The BlackBerry

When will BlackBerry have a device that has it all!? Add a camera and the ability to synch and listen to music, and it's golden. Perhaps it's an issue with battery power. Regardless, I'm sick of having to carry so many gadgets around. I'm a walking fashion taboo.

Thanks to PodShow

Thank you to Adam Curry and the PodShow Podcast Network for featuring my music in Spike Lee's Inside Man Podcast. The final episode (#5) was released today.

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Bare FT Podcast

Thanks to the Bare FT Podcast for featuring my music in today's show (#15).

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Aardvarks Nest

Thanks to Dr. John at the Aardvarks Nest Podcast for featuring my music in his latest show.

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Podcast for Peace

Thanks to the Podcast for Peace for featuring my music in show #6.

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LearnOutLoud

Thanks to Jon at the Confessions of an Audio Learning Junkie Podcast for featuring my music.

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'I Do' Remix Coming Soon

One of my songs, 'I Do,' is being remixed (to a trance/techno like style). It will be available in the near future for download. I'll post up a message when ready.

On Air Podcast

Thanks to Matt at the On Air Podcast for featuring my music in show #2. He is using this Podcast to send information to the 250+ Hospital Radio stations in the UK.

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Reaching for Lucidity

Thanks to Eban at the Reaching for Lucidity Podcast for featuring my music in show #36.

Funny, right now I'm wearing my "Lucid" t-hirt that I bought several years ago at a Freddy Jones Band concert.

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The Ben Spot

Thanks to Ben at The Ben Spot Podcast for featuring my music in show #5.

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PodAsia

Thanks to Matthew at the PodAsia Podcast for featuring my music in show #8. The show is broadcast from a different location in Asia each week.

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TruCast

Thanks to Jason at the TruCast Podcast for featuring my music in episode #5.

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Hurricane Relief

Hurricane Relief
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My friend Jon's van loaded up with supplies to bring to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. (Jon is who I talked about at the start of my last Podcast - #3)

Podcast Paul

Thank you to Podcast Paul for the shout out and featuring my music in episode #75 .

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DSC Podcast

Thanks to Adam Curry for featuring my music once again on his Daily Source Code Podcast (#238).

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I hope and pray for a quick recovery for Derek of the Skepticality Podcast.

nano Me Silly. iTunes Store Going Mobile.

If I had known this was coming, I would have waited to purchase. I bought an iPod Shuffle a few months ago. I love the little thing, but the one thing I really miss is a display.

With quite a bit more storage compared to the iPod Shuffle, a color display and click wheel, the sleek new iPod nano (that will easily fit in your pocket) is a great value (just a bit more than the 1GB iPod Shuffle).

Apple's genius has also just released a portable iTunes phone...a mobile phone called the ROKR (from Motorola). It easily synchs up with your iTunes application. Very cool. Cingular is the exclusive carrier for the ROKR, and the phone will be able to store up to 100 songs at at time.

Italian Born Chinese

Thanks to John at the Italian Born Chinese Podcast for featuing my music is show #9.

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Back on the DSC! Thank you Adam Curry!

A BIG thanks to Adam Curry, the Podfather, for featuring my music on the Daily Source Code Podcast (#237).

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Financial Aid News Podcast

Thanks to Chris at the Financial Aid News Podcast for featuring my music in his latest show.

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Adventure

"Life is either a daring adventure or it is nothing."
~ Helen Keller

Yes indeed.

Comicology

Thanks to Neil at the Comicology Podcast for featuring my music in show #40.

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Zip 71101

Thanks to the Zip 71101 Podcast for featuring my music in show #16.

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LoveHouse Radio

Thanks to the LoveHouse Radio Podcast for featuring my music in episode #10.

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BareFT Podcast

Thank you to the BareFT Podcast for featuring my music in show #10, 11 and 12.

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The Jenny and Lee Show

Thank you to Jenny Patten and Lee Wilkins for featuring my music in their latest Podcast (show #21). Check out The Jenny and Lee Show.

Perspective

Hurrican Katrina has made me take serious perspective. I'm sure you relate in a very direct or similar fashion. It had to hit home for so many to feel. What we take for granted everyday is of utter importance for us living here on Earth, especially in the U.S., where we have so many privileges. And I was just complaining the other day about crabgrass in my yard. Yikes! What in the world does that have to do with anything!? Seriously...anything.


"Those of little faith mistake local cloud cover for general darkness. Keeping spiritually intact results in our keeping precious perspective by seeing "things as they really are."
~ Neal Maxwell

Back on iTunes!

My albums are finally back up on iTunes. Well, Woods of Chaos is available, and Sophomore Jinx will be up soon. Thanks to all of you iTunes fans who've been waiting patiently. You can now go get the music in your desired format.

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