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MTV turned 30 this week, and Jim, Tim & Kirk discuss its influence and the time that Kirk said “I Want My MTV” for a cable tv contest. (03:45 – 15:25)

Then, it’s a Musical Moment to Die For with “Duel” by Swervedriver (15:30 – 17:33)

Game of Thrones is totally blowing up right now, so we get into a spoiler-free discussion about how we all got into it and why we like it. (17:35 – 29:10)

Medialoper Bebop has a sponsor now: DuroSport Electronics. We’re not happy about it at all. (29:30 – 31:50)

After that, we look at why the London Tourism Bureau is using “London Calling” to try and bring people to London for the 2012 Olympics. (29:35 – 37:16)

Finally, Tim shares the music in his mix: Portugal.The Man; Arctic Monkeys; Fountains of Wayne. And tosses in an extra plug for the new Jane’s Addiction song. (37:18 – 41:05)

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Medialoper Bebop Episode 13: Phony Clashmania was recorded at 7:00PM PDT on August 3, 2011 via Call Graph for Skype.

The opening and closing music for Medialoper Bebop is “Big Hand on the Seven” by our close personal friends, The Miss Alans.

No zombie Joe Strummers were harmed during the making of this podcast

This week, Kirk, Tim & Jim start off by discussing Spotify, the new (to the U.S.) cloud music service. (4:43 – 13:11)

Next, if you can picture it, a storytelling Musical Moment with Rod Stewart! (13:12 – 14:30)

After that, they’re on to how media publishers like Amazon are avoiding Apple’s 30% cut of in-App sales on their mobile devices by removing the ability to make those sales. Also, how Apple is a country AND a religion. (14:31 – 26:34)

Then, it’s a freewheeling discussion on Amy Winehouse, drug addiction and That Stupid Club she joined. (26:35 – 37:20)

Finally, Kirk shares the internationally-flavored music in his mix: Shonen Knife, Seun Kuti & Mulatu Astatke. (37:52 – 44:18)

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Medialoper Bebop Episode 12: Out, Damned Spotify! was recorded at 7:00PM PDT on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 via Call Graph for Skype. Jim edited it in Audacity.

The opening and closing music for Medialoper Bebop is “Big Hand on the Seven,” by our close personal friends, The Miss Alans.

This week, Tim, Kirk & Jim hang out and discuss whether or not Google Plus is necessary, and if it’s going to last.

After that, it’s on to the Netflix price increase, the reasons behind it, and whether or not it will hurt Netflix in the long run.

Finally, last week, Tim proposed The Who By Numbers for the Medialoper Great Albums Hall of Fame and was shot down by Jim & Kirk. This week, the three of us discuss why.

All of that, and a celebratory Musical Moment with Hüsker Dü.

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Medialoper Bebop Episode 11: Carmagideon Time was recorded at 7:00 PDT on Thursday, July 14, 2011 via Call Graph for Skype. It was edited by Jim in Audacity.

The opening and closing music for Medialoper Bebop is “Big Hand on the Seven,” by our close personal friends, The Miss Alans.

There was no mention of Steve Perry in this podcast.

We’re concentrating on misanthropes this week: Larry David, Rupert Murdoch & Ray Davies, and on top of that, a dash of Anglophilia.

First off, it’s the return of Curb Your Enthusiasm, which leads to a deconstruction of the comedy of discomfort and a comparison of Larry David to Rickey Gervais, and of course, a look at the concept of Larry David Moments.

Next up, we look at the sudden death of Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World, and what it might mean for Murdoch’s empire, and the British Press as a whole.

Finally, our second inductee to the Medialoper Great Albums Hall of Fame: The Kinks – Arthur. Just one of many Ray Davies-penned masterpieces from which we could have chosen.

All that, and a Musical Moment to Die For by Kanye West.

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Medialoper Bebop Episode 10: Shangri-La was recorded at 7:00pm PDT on Thursday, July 7, 2011 via Call Graph for Skype. Jim edited it in Audacity.

The opening and closing music is from “Big Hand on the Seven,” by our close personal friends, The Miss Alans.

No other podcasts were harmed in the making of this podcast.

This week, a mellower Kirk is just back from Hawaii — where he has learned how to believe — and he, Jim and Tim discuss the veracity of reports of celebrity death over social media.

In the middle of the discussion, Tim dies, so we tweet that. But it turns out this his death was just a bad Skype connection.

After that, Jim’s Musical Moment to Die For is “Ceremony” by New Order, which naturally leads into a discussion over the concept of Fair Use, and how that concept is useless if you don’t have the money to defend yourself in court. Which sucked for entrepreneur Andy Baio, who was sued for a pixel art version of the cover of Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue album.

In a brand-new segment — entitled “You’re An Idiot!” — Jim and Tim take Kirk to school for his ongoing hatred of one of their favorite bands, The Smiths. As always, is comes down to one word: Morrissey.

And finally, Jim shares what’s in his mix: the latest from Fucked Up, TV on the Radio and Fleet Foxes. Also, Tim dies yet again!

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Medialoper Bebop Episode 9: Kirk’s New Aloha Spirt was recorded at 3:00PM PDT on June 27, 2011 via Call Graph over Skype. It was edited in Audacity.

The opening and closing music of Medialoper Bebop is “Big Hand on the Seven” by our close personal friends, The Miss Alans, whom Kirk managed in the days when they were very influenced by The Smiths.

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This week, Jim, Tim & Kirk’s discussion of Jim’s crazy theory about popular music becoming critically acclaimed gets derailed by a mutual lifelong hatred of Journey, including origin stories of that hatred.

After that, there’s a look at Amazon’s announcement that Electronic Books are outselling Acoustic Books, and what that might portend for the future of books and the publishing industry.

Though this podcast was recorded prior to the death of Clarence Clemons, prior to posting it, Jim put together a Musical Moment to Die for in honor of the Big Man: that part in those late 70s versions of “Rosalita” where Bruce would introduce Clarence.

After that, a quick take on MLB’s possible realignment, and Tim shares what’s in his mix: new albums from Neil Young, My Morning Jacket and Lucinda Williams.

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Medialoper Bebop Episode 8: Please Stop Believin’ was recorded at 9:00PM PST on Thursday, June 16, 2011 via CallGraph over Skype.

The opening and closing music for Medialoper Bebop is from “Big Hand on the 7” by our close personal friends, The Miss Alans.

It’s technology at the front, and music at the end as this week, Kirk, Tim & Jim start off discussing some of the things that they’re looking forward to from Apple: the new Lion upgrade to OS X, the iOS5 for mobile devices, and the iCloud.

Turns out that there is some skepticism as to how well the iMatch service will actually work for any of them, and Kirk challenges Jim to a Metadata Throwdown.

After that, Jim has the first of his Musical Moments to Die For: The Hold Steady – “The Swish,” and the MediaLoper Disclaimer is read, in hopes that the newly discovered Moldovan rip-off of Medialoper Bebop ceases and desists.

Also, Kirk shares a few of the artists that are currently in his musical mix: Charles Bradley, Dexter Gordon & The Sky Drops.

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Medialoper Bebop Episode 7: Lions and iClouds and Beers was recorded on Sunday, June 12, 2011 at 4:00PM PDT via CallGraph over Skype. It was edited by Jim in Audacity.

The opening and closing music is “Big Hand on the 7” by our close personal friends, The Miss Alans.

No lions were harmed in the recording of this podcast. At least one beer was.

Tim & Kirk came over to Jim’s house for BBQ and beer, and afterwards, a podcast broke out.

This week, we discuss AT&T’s epically crappy service, their “hey, we’re trying to get better” commercials, and discuss over whether their upcoming takeover of T-Mobile is a good thing or a bad thing.

Also, Jann Wenner thinks that magazines are panicking when they put themselves on the iPad. We think he’s wrong, of course, but differ on how to pronounce “Jann Wenner.”

Just for the hell of it: “The Real Spirit of Radio” a KFSR promo from 1983, and a bit of behind-the-scenes on how it was put together.

Finally, The Onion’s “Abortionplex” article gets topped by the hive mind, proving not only that nobody is smarter than everybody, nobody is funnier, either. Somehow, this leads the secret origin of Sarah Palin, and, inevitably, two bloody awful impressions.

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Medialoper Bebop Episode 6: Band Meeting was recorded at 8:00PM PDT on June 3, 2011 in Jim’s dining room. It was recorded in Garageband and was edited in Audacity. Three guys, two mics, which is why it sounds like it does. Just think of it as our White Light / White Heat.

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This week on Medialoper Bebop, Jim, Tim & Kirk discuss the three Bs: Baseball, Bandwidth & Bob Dylan.

For Baseball, it’s all about the Year of the Pitcher 2.0, and whether or not the shift towards pitching is as a result of the cleaning up of the game or a natural cycle.

For Bandwidth, it’s about whether or not the ISPs are justified in invoking companies like Netflix in their new caps. Hint: not so much.

For Bob Dylan, it’s about our lifelong love of all things Bob. Duh. Oh, and the song from Self-Portrait: “Days of 49.”

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Happy birthday, Bob! Not that you give a shit what we think. Which is part of the point, of course.

On this week’s Medialoper Bebop, Jim, Tim & Kirk discuss the following:

The new album and video by the Beastie Boys, and how they survived their youth to finally be able to make fun of it.

The new cloud storage services by Amazon & Google, and why the record companies are freaking out yet again.

The rapture is Saturday!! Are you ready? We are. And so might be Steve Jobs, for all the good it will do him.

Community and whether or not a piece of art can ever be too meta. The answer might surprise you. But probably not.

All this, and Coco Crisp! On an all-new Medialoper Bebop!

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Medialoper Bebop Episode 4: Fight For Your Right to Rapture was recorded via CallGraph on Monday, May 16, 2011 at 7:15 PDT.

It was edited in Audacity.