ISSUE ORIENTED (the podcast)

Issue Oriented has been nominated for another award, and we need your votes! This time we've been nominated for "Best Podcast" in the 2008 Weblog Awards.
We're up against crazy shows like This American Life and that damn Harry Potter podcast that won the Podcast Awards last year.
(We were robbed!) Unfortunately we found out about this nomination four days after voting opened, and so we're way behind in the polls. If you enjoy Issue Oriented and think it's worth what you pay for it, please show your support by casting a vote every day until voting closes.
Vote below every day through 1/13! http://2008. weblogawards. org/polls/best-podcast/

Check out this awesome video of New Jersey's Let Me Run, performing "I Don't Stomp, I Battle" live in the Issue Oriented studio for episode 38 (which premieres next week)! The band's debut fuill length Meet Me At The Bottom comes out in January from XOXO Records.

Go read the latest awesomeness at IssueOriented.com!

- Timothy Connors reviews new releases from These Arms Are Snakes, United Nations, Crooked Fingers, Plus/Minus, Algernon Cadwallader and The Japanese Motors. Link.

- Mike O. projects what an Obama win will mean, for people as well as Republicans. Link.

- Ray Harkins describes the music industry's lack of marketing savvy. Link.

It's time for the goodness. Ronen talks to F*UCKED UP's Mike Haliechuk (a.k.a. 10,000 Marbles) and Josh Zucker (a.k.a. Concentration Camp a.k.a. Gulag) about misinformation, friendship and soooo much more. Then Ronen talks to POISON THE WELL guitarist Ryan Primack about the band's upcoming (J. Robbins-produced) full length, the economics of band survival and more. Ryan even turns the tables, surprising Ronen with a question of his own.

This episode also features TWO debut tracks from the new band DETOURNEMENT, featuring members of THE RATCHETS, LIFETIME, ENSIGN, BIG WIG and more!

Don't forget to vote for Issue Oriented at PodcastAwards.com! You can vote once per day through 11/6! We're nominated in the Entertainment category!

Catch the official premiere of this episode on at 8pm on 10.30 at PunkRadioCast.

Check out the video preview below, and don't forget about our new blogs!

Had a great talk with Ryan Primack from Poison The Well about all kinds of great stuff. He even turned the tables and asked me a question or two. It was awesome. Make sure to tune into episode 37 of Issue Oriented when it premieres at the end of the month.!

ISSUE ORIENTED episode 36 is now playing at IssueOriented.com and everywhere else!

- THURSDAY gets real about the music industry, their new recordings, and why having fun is so important.

- CRISTY ROAD talks about message-driven art, creative growth and much more!

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Check out the new video preview of ISSUE ORIENTED episode 36, featuring Steve Pedulla and Andrew Everding of THURSDAY.

Episode 36 of ISSUE ORIENTED premieres this Thursday and also features artist Cristy Road.

Check out this awesome blog from panasonicyouth!

Just slapped up a couple of sweet photos from our trip to Asbury Park for the Bouncing Souls interview featured in the current episode of ISSUE ORIENTED. No crappy digi-snaps here! These fine pictures were put to real-life film by Linda Wildemann. Check 'em out!

Just wrapped up a fun interview with Steve and Andrew from THURSDAY. This was an interesting session and will appear in the next episode of ISSUE ORIENTED (the podcast), #36 - premieres Thursday, Sept. 25!

Oh, it’s a doozy. BRIAN and PETE from THE BOUNCING SOULS talk about optimism, new music for 2009, and more. New York’s BRIDGE AND TUNNEL perform acoustic versions of a couple of songs from their new record East/West. And TONY WEINBENDER (THE FEST, No Idea Records) talks about the upcoming FEST 7 this fall in Gainesville, FL.

Go to IssueOriented.com and listen INSTANTLY or go right to ISSUE ORIENTED in the iTunes Music Store!

Check out some new photos uploaded to our photos section!

Check out the new video of BRIDGE AND TUNNEL performing a special acoustic version of "Call to the Comptroller's Office" live for ISSUE ORIENTED (the podcast) episode #35! The new episode premieres on 8/28!

JESSE LUSCIOUS (BLATZ, THE FRISK, Alternative Tentacles Records, AMP Magazine, countless other credits) from Episode 34 of ISSUE ORIENTED - this episode also features BRIAN COOK of THESE ARMS ARE SNAKES and RUSSIAN CIRCLES!

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The interview went well, even if things did seem a little hurried. Matt P. was wearing a Rumbleseat t-shirt, which instantly became a source of embarrassment when it turned out that Chris Wollard of that band (and HOT WATER MUSIC) happened to be at the house. Matt P. instantly became "that guy" - pretty funny. Linda took photos (which you will see soon enough) and everyone was eating lollipops.

Brian and Pete talked to us about the band's 20-year history, their innovative plan for releasing music throughout '09, and much more. Expect a video teaser very soon! the interview will air in its entirety on July 24 as part of episode 34.

Tonight the ISSUE ORIENTED crew zips down to Asbury Park, NJ, for a chat with the legendary BOUNCING SOULS. Preview photos and video will be up this week, and the full interview will air on ISSUE ORIENTED (the podcast) episode 34, which premieres on July 24!

Host Ronen K. will be live-tweeting the production from around 6pm EST through around 10pm EST. Check out www.twitter.com/RonenKauffman for the dirt!

Check out the latest episode of ISSUE ORIENTED, which features:

- Host Ronen Kauffman talks to JUSTIN SANE of ANTI-FLAG about perspective, the 2008 Presidential race and much more!

- Then Ronen talks to film maker BRENDAN TOLLER up the upcoming documentary, I NEED THAT RECORD! - THE DEATH (OR POSSIBLE SURVIVAL) OF THE INDEPENDENT RECORD STORE. Brendan's movie includes interviews with some pretty impressive people, including IAN MACKAYE (FUGAZI, MINOR THREAT, EMBRACE), MIKE WATT (THE MINUTEMEN, fIREHOSE) and THURSTON MOORE (SONIC YOUTH). Pretty crazy.

Not to mention a new and sparkly installment of Barstool Politics with Mike O. - and the return of Pullman Reports Econo!

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