Michael J. Johnson

Frequencies Episode 9: Listen To This You Must!

In episode 9 of “Frequencies,” Michael J. Johnson briefly talks about the new season of the podcast “Serial,” followed by a rumination on his Star Wars fandom, the merits of the original trilogy, and the corresponding lack of merit in the prequels. how notes are available at http://michaeljjohnsonmusic.com/blog.

Frequencies Episode 8: Failbook

In episode 8 of “Frequencies,” Michael J. Johnson explains the details of his brief exile from Facebook. Then, he briefly talks about his frustration with delays in the last two issues of Marvel’s “Secret Wars.” Finally, in what he is currently “geeking out” about, he discusses “The Man in the High Castle” and the trailers for “Captain America: Civil War” and “Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice.” Show notes are available at http://michaeljjohnsonmusic.com/blog.

Frequencies Episode 7: Black Friday

Episode 7 of “Frequencies” was recorded on Black Friday, the day Michael J. Johnson abstained from making any purchases whatsoever! In this episode, he discusses the just-released Documentary “Jaco,” David Bowie’s new single “Blackstar,” and the new Netflix series “Marvel’s Jessica Jones.” He begins with a spoiler-free review and concludes with a few minutes of spoilers with an advance warning.

Frequencies Episode 6: Creature Feature

In episode 6 of “Frequencies,” Michael J. Johnson talks about what he is currently “geeking out” about. He then finishes up by talking about Halloween, and horror films and television.

Frequencies Episode 4: Straight Outta Boston

In episode 4 of “Frequencies,” Michael J. Johnson ruminates on our current golden age of science fiction on television, and talks a bit more about some of the shows he is watching. He then does a spoiler-free review of the film “Straight Outta Compton.” Finally, he embarks on the first of what is to be many rants about creators rights.

SoundCloud link to the podcast episode

ITunes link to the podcast

Here are links for the items I discussed:

Mr. Robot

The Whispers

Fear The Walking Dead

Straight Outta Compton

The latest kerfuffle on creator's rights is the subject of my rant at the end. Here are some sources for you:

The original NYT piece

Salon's awesome rebuttal

The article I referenced on the musical 99%

Another excellent rebuttal

And here's another!

Bonus: "Sleeping Through A Revolution" - Something of a critique on digital utopianism

Frequencies Episode 3: Doldrums

In episode 3 of “Frequencies,” Michael J. Johnson takes a break from grading, figures out why late August is the doldrums, and shares part of a new track he’s working on. Show notes are available at http://michaeljjohnsonmusic.com/blog.

Intro
The end of August is always a bit slow for podcasts
The latest episode of "Mr. Robot" is a game-changer!
"Dark Matter" is pretty good too.
"Under The Dome" and "Falling Skies," however, are not.
You should check out "Can't Stand Losing You"
I'm basically boycotting "Fantastic Four"
Preview of my new song "Long Way Around"

Frequencies Episode 1: "Ants!" Show Notes

This is the first episode of my new podcast. I've been thinking about doing a podcast for several years, and I finally decided to just do it! Following are some of my notes I worked from. First, the blurb:

In this first episode of the “Frequencies” podcast, host Michael J. Johnson will discuss: Podcast intro; Must-see summer TV; Marvel “Secret Wars” event; Twitter; “Freedom” by Refused and “Compton: A Soundtrack” by Dr. Dre; “Love and Mercy” biopic about Brian Wilson; Spoilerific review of Marvel’s “Ant-Man.” Warning: Spoilers.

Here is the RSS feed link, for your podcast app or "pod catcher:" http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:138994/sounds.rss

If you would rather just hear it on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/michaeljjohnson/1-ants

Why a podcast?

Late to the game;
Thinking about doing a podcast for a while,
dabbled in radio a bit, did some blogging for a few years.
I’ve been listening to podcasts almost since the time they first came into existence

Topics I will talk about in the podcast:

Pop culture news and opinions
TV, Film, comics, podcasts
Music, music industry, pro audio
Tech
Occasional guests and interviews
NO SPORTS

(Note: All bumper music composed and recorded by Michael J. Johnson. That's me, btw!)

Hope you enjoy it! If you have ideas of topics you would like me to discuss, leave it in the comments. Thanks.

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