April 1, 2008, Blue Man Group released a CD/DVD combo of How to be a Megastar Tour 2.1 Live! It features an audio CD, a DVD of the show, and a glossy 16 page booklet. For more information on the release, please visit Roofdwellers.com or BlueMan.com.
On this episode we talk to Blue Man Group performing director and film maker Jeffrey Doornbos on his new company Alpha Rat Productions. George Griffith and Jeffrey Doornbos started Alpha Rat Productions as a platform to create and distribute film and video projects. After several successful collaborations in New York City, George decided to take it to the West Coast, while Jeffrey stayed in New York to work with Blue Man Group as a performer & director. Now they both live in Los Angeles, and have joined forces once again.
On this episode, we talk to 13 year old child fiddling prodigy, Ruby Jane Smith, who has shared the stage with the likes of Willie Nelson, Big and Rich, Marty Stuart, Rhonda Vincent and many more. Ruby Jane has even been the youngest fiddler ever invited on the Grand Ole Opry stage. Special thanks to Mike Dowler for arranging this interview.
On this episode, Joe runs the controls solo while John is away on a mini-vacation to Chicago and opens up the phone lines for some live phone-ins from Bounce Radio listeners world wide. Some pretty cool things transpire, even a nephew calling in to say hi to uncle stationed in Baghdad Iraq.
We talk to long time radio disc jockey and paranormal investigator Jason Hayes from Parahub Radio. Jason is a part of the Florida Ghost Hunters group and runs www.parahub.org. We talk about spooky things, and funny stories from the old days of radio.
We talk to general manager and owner of the thriving Internet radio station Bounceradio.net. Bounce Radio recently celebrated 1 year of broadcasting to the masses, and now the Switchback team have joined forces with Bounce to deliver an all new radio show format.
The BML (bluemanlibrary.com) fan site gets a major upgrade coming up on Feb. 27th, and Joe Burke with co-host Elaine Meils discuss some of the new features found on the new site. Megastar Live DVD/CD nears launch, and BMG to close Oberhausen venue.
On this episode we discuss the future release of the Megastar CD/DVD combo and hopes of an HD release, as well as talks of the development of the new BML web site. We talk to Paul Fix, (dawghse) about the new Blood Orange album and feature two tracks from the upcoming album "Conspirinoia."
The returning episode of Switchback, now in radio show format. On this episode we talk to musical guest Jennifier Holmes, who happens to be a BML Moderator and long time friend of both the hosts. Something new, something different and the only long running Blue Man affiliated podcast, SWITCHBACK!
nerd : just picked up a copy of the megastar tour live DVD
magicman007 : am listening to the HTBAM audio CD at full volume, life is good!
petro62 : now only if we were rich enought to afford rendundant servers
h2opologirl : ahhhh THAT explaines it.
rotcav : very possible, all I know from the server host is major outtages
Mr Sock : Anything to do with the Tornado?
rotcav : hence why the BML was down
rotcav : There was a major power outtage last night
bluedevilinaz : Awesome snubby! Break a leg man! Can't wait for the video!
snubbyj : i'm going to another talent show thing (kind of) where i will be playing my pvc instrument as a blue man! wish me luck! i'll add a video (ahem...HD video ) to youtube when i get home
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