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To celebrate the 7th Anniversary of The Overnightscape, I have launched a new website: FrankNora.com

On this site, you can listen to my entire radio archive in a convenient, web-based player – all of The Overnightscape, The Rampler, The Overnightscape Underground, and a whole lot more! There’s never been an easier way to listen to the archive – which currently stands at 1,865 tracks with 1,618 hours of audio (67.4 days).

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I came up with the idea for The Overnightscape on Thursday, March 13, 2003. I was on my way home from work in NYC, riding the PATH train back to NJ. Here’s exactly what I wrote on my Palm Pilot:

3/13/03 6:54 pm

non-meta half-hour talk show, just me

3/13/03 7:03 pm

the overnightscape
nightscans

I went home, set up my recording system, and started recording the show at around 9:55 PM – less than 3 hours after I wrote down my idea for the show and its name (wow, just think, it could have been called Nightscans…) What I recorded was The Overnightscape Beta #1 – the first of two test shows I did before releasing the first official episode two weeks later.

Hear these and all the rest on FrankNora.com!

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After a bit of chaos in the past few years, The Overnightscape has evolved into The Overnightscape Underground – still essentially the same, but with a slightly different configuration.

It’s been 7 years, and the pleasantly insane rambling is still going strong – and getting more insane all the time!!!

Enjoy the archive!

 

 The Overnightscape #33 [45:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Here’s an episode of The Overnightscape from over six years ago, where I describe a strange dream I had about Brittany Murphy (who died yesterday at age 32).

Tonight’s subjects include: A sudden return to work, confusing ice cream, flat tire blues, Absolutely Fabulous, Technoshades, Lederhosen Lucil, the bum’s complaint, archery update, Brittany Murphy DNA, the dream setlist, The United Nations, a lesbian girl, and jackhammering at 7:30 AM. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora. (45 minutes)

 

 Calling All Listeners [65:15m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Calling All Listeners (12/6/09) 23.9 (1:05:15 / 60 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – December 2009 – Track 9
“Your Late Night Broadcast” online at onsug.com
Created by Frank Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) in New Jersey, USA

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Frank in The Overnightscape Studio. Sending out a transmission on all channels – letting former listeners know that things are continuing on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com… search “onsug” on iTunes / iPhone to subscribe). History of the shows, snow, Artisan Market, church basement, Bye-Bye Box, bands, creativity, playing games and watching videos, to-do list, The Young Ones, Oban single malt Scotch, audio clip from government video “Safety Series: Offenders and Defendants with Mental Disorders” (2005), The Weather Channel int he old days, FedFlix collection, coverage of “The Decade” in the magazine Entertainment Weekly, Y2K bug, 9/11. economic crash, Beyonce, Harry Potter, Pixar, old and out of touch, Polish candy review (Solidarnosc Plum in Chocolate), The Rampler on WFMU, Japanese pen review (Tombow Airpress), bubble gum review (Hubba Bubba Glop – Strawberry Gush), Pinball Corner (Vector (Bally, 1982), Bazooka Joe memories, Second Life, Rustic Soaps, After Dark, and please continue.
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License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

Check out the site:

http://onsug.com/box/

 

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ug: September 2009 Update (9/7/09) 20.2 (37:35 / 34.7 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – September 2009 – Track 2
“Your Late Night Broadcast” online at onsug.com
Created by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) in New Jersey, USA
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37:35 / 34.7 MB -Frank in The Overnightscape Studio in Northern New Jersey, with an announcement about the future of his various radio shows. Here’s a basic overview of what’s going on:

The Rampler with Frank Edward Nora (on WFMU) will continue.

The Overnightscape Underground will continue.

OnsugBox is nearing completion.

The Overnightscape and The Rampler are now ended, and will not continue. However, just about everything that these shows represent is being continued on the WFMU show and in the Underground.
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License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

The Rampler is now a regular weekly show on WFMU!

Tonight at 2:00 AM (the early morning of Saturday, June 27, 2009) is the official premiere of my show “The Rampler with Frank Edward Nora” on WFMU.

This comes after a lot of hard work, first doing a number of test shows, and then doing three fill-in shows on the air, over the past few months.

The show is a combination of NYC street recordings, just like the regular Rampler, and also me live in studio – somewhat reminiscent of The Overnightscape (I may even use a MadPlayer!)

The show is going to be on for the next 16 weeks on WFMU’s Summer Schedule, with the last show of the Summer being on October 10. After that, it is quite possible the show will continue on WFMU, but not guaranteed.

HOW TO LISTEN

You can listen over the radio airwaves in the NYC area on 91.1 FM. It is also broadcast on WMFU (90.1 FM) in Mount Hope, upstate New York. And of course, it will be streamed live at WFMU.org.

The interactive playlist will be active, where you can leave comments and chat with everyone. Just go to WFMU.org when the show is on for a link to the playlist.

I will also be experimenting with streaming live video on UStream at this link: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/rampler

The videos will be recorded for viewing anytime.

I also plan on taking phone calls, though probably a little later in the show.

Here is the page for The Rampler on WFMU. Once the show is complete, it will be archived there. I also plan on releasing an archive here on ONSUG.

See you all tonight!!

 

 The Overnightscape #781 [260:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The Overnightscape #781 (5/31/09) 12.33 (4:20:00 / 238 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – May 2009 – Track 33
“Your Late Night Broadcast” online at onsug.com
Created by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) in New Jersey, USA
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Tonight’s subjects include: Recording the show all day long… snack and beverage reviews, etc…
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License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

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 The Overnightscape #780 [89:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The Overnightscape #780 (5/17/09) 12.21 (1:29:00 / 81.7 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – May 2009 – Track 21
“Your Late Night Broadcast” online at onsug.com
Created by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) in New Jersey, USA
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Frank’s father, Frank Ralph Nora is on the show!
Tonight’s subjects include: Recent audio releases, haircut, baby raccoon, area code 779 in Illinois, area code 780 in Alberta, Repo Man, Thomas Dekker’s message about Terminator, Wolfram Alpha, “The Alzheimer’s Project”, “Anvil: The Story of Anvil”, Frank’s father, Frank Ralph Nora, on the phone… driving through Idaho, visiting Uncle Bob in Montana, Ron Paul, militias, George Ford sentencing, phobia of someone putting their seat back in front of you on an airplane, and The Hegelian Dialectic.
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License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

 

 The Overnightscape #779 [84:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The Overnightscape #779 (5/9/09) 12.11 (1:24:00 / 77.1 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – May 2009 – Track 11
“Your Late Night Broadcast” online at onsug.com
Created by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) in New Jersey, USA
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Tonight’s subjects include: First episode is a while, the studio trashed, calendar, statues, mushrooms, the testing of the phone system, The Rampler business cards, vodka reviews (“Skyy Infusions All Natural Cherry”, “Absolut Mango”), movie trailers, Andy Kaufman “The Greatest Story Ever”, review of the new Star Trek movie (spoiler alert!), Rush “The Weapon” live with Count Floyd, trying to view a multimedia CD-ROM magazine from 1995 called “Go Digital” but not having much luck, acid jazz, nudity, and Battletech.
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License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

I will be on the air on WFMU for the third time, tomorrow night/Sat. morning (4/25/09) from 2:00 AM to 6:00 AM, New Jersey time. I will be filling in for “Zzzzzzero Hour with Bill Mac”.

You can listen over the radio airwaves in the NYC area on 91.1 FM. It is also broadcast on WXHD (90.1 FM) in Mount Hope, upstate New York. And of course, it will be streamed live at WFMU.org.

The interactive playlist will be active, where you can leave comments. Just go to WFMU.org when the show is on for a link to the playlist.

Though it was a bit tricky last time, I do plan on taking phone calls again, at some point during the show.

Hope to see you all there!!!

(Here is the page for The Rampler on WFMU. Once the show is complete, it will be archived here.)

 

 The Rampler #276 [46:11m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The Rampler #276 (4/22/09) 11.26 (46:11 / 42.5 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – April 2009 – Track 26
“Your Late Night Broadcast” online at onsug.com
Created by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) in New Jersey, USA
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Frank in NYC in the morning. Talking about a lot of stuff, including The Overnightscape feed, Earth Day, Gaia Theory, mitochondrians, midi-clorians, the fractal nature of reality, Nassim Haramein at the Rogue Valley Metaphysical Library, Mandelbrot Set, dark ideas in Earth Day, New 42nd St., sounds, we are living in a “Matrix”, Hello Kitty, Batz-Maru, the “global warming” scam, conspiracy theories, Sun Chips, American Idol, Lucky Strikes, composting, shades of gray, heaters, the breakfast inspiration – english muffin with peanut butter and hot dogs, oldschool hardcore techno, songs “Dominator” and “Fuck Them” by Human Resource, Thunderdome series, the naughties, Peaches, CB Simualtor on CompuServe, Blanka from Street Fighter, interior demolition, The Rampler Limited, guy drops a dollar, digging into the ground, hitting a telephone pole with a shovel, 7 Second Delay show at Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, de-Ghost Rider the iPod, shaving ad, bashing, John Henry, Star Wars, and Michael Nesmith.
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License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

I will be on the air on WFMU for the second time, tomorrow night/Sat. morning (4/4/09) from 2:00 AM to 6:00 AM, New Jersey time. I will be filling in for “Zzzzzzero Hour with Bill Mac”.

You can listen over the radio airwaves in the NYC area on 91.1 FM. It is also broadcast on WXHD (90.1 FM) in Mount Hope, upstate New York. And of course, it will be streamed live at WFMU.org.

The interactive playlist will be active, where you can leave comments. Just go to WFMU.org when the show is on for a link to the playlist.

I do plan on taking phone calls at some point during the 4 hour show, as well.

Hope to see you all there!!!

Here is the page for The Rampler on WFMU. Once the show is complete, it will be archived here.

 

 The Overnightscape #778 [96:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The Overnightscape #778 (3/29/09) 10.37 (1:36:00 / 88.1 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – March 2009 – Track 37
“Your Late Night Broadcast” online at onsug.com
Created by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) in New Jersey, USA
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Tonight’s subjects include: Throwing out expired review items. Part 2 – finishing the job. ((more description coming))
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License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

 

 The Overnightscape #777 [30:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The Overnightscape #777 (3/27/09) 10.34 (30:00 / 27.7 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – March 2009 – Track 34
“Your Late Night Broadcast” online at onsug.com
Created by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) in New Jersey, USA
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Tonight’s subjects include: The Sixth Anniversary of The Overnightscape, Part 2 of 2 ((more description coming))
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License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

 

 The Overnightscape #776 [30:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The Overnightscape #776 (3/26/09) 10.33 (30:00 / 27.8 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – March 2009 – Track 33
“Your Late Night Broadcast” online at onsug.com
Created by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) in New Jersey, USA
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Tonight’s subjects include: The Sixth Anniversary of The Overnightscape, Part 1 of 2 ((more description coming))
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License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

Six years ago today, I had already done two “Beta” versions of The Overnightscape (on March 13, 2003 and March 20, 2003). On March 27, 2003, I did the very first official episode of the show… The Overnightscape #1 (hear it here).

So, this Friday, March 27, 2009, will be the 6th Anniversary of The Overnightscape. But this year things are a little different…

Doing The Overnightscape is very time-consuming. Often, I will spend an entire weekend working on the show. This became ingrained in my lifestyle and it has detracted from the rest of my life in many ways. This is coupled with the fact that even with all the effort, the show has only achieved a moderate success, in terms of audience and recognition.

In light of this, last August I began an experiment to see if there would be a way to do The Overnightscape in a way that would not have such an impact on my life. Thus began The Rampler.

The idea was to record in NYC during my walk back and forth from the Port Authority Bus Terminal to my job on 3rd Ave. The idea was to record and then release, with no post-production at all. The MP3 file recorded on the Edirol R-09 was the file that was released. All that would be needed would be to add tags to the MP3 file.

So I started this experiment, and it took off in a way I never imagined. Whereas the show is essentially the same as The Overnightscape, The Rampler became an exciting new variation on the theme for me.

In the seven months since The Rampler began, things have been changing. Slowly, I have been moving toward de-emphasising the studio aspect of my Internet radio show work. This was the original intent behind the development of The Rampler.

But… the original idea was that at some point, once the experiment was proven a success, “The Rampler” name would be retired, and it would be renamed “The Overnightscape”… thus The Overnightscape would continue on in this new form, with less of an impact on my life. However, The Rampler became something very distinct and new and unique…

So, The Rampler will remain The Rampler. This leaves the fate of  The Overnightscape somewhat uncertain. Certainly, I am not going to be doing The Overnightscape on a regular basis anymore. But I don’t know that it would need to be “shut down” either.

Right now, I am in the middle of this whole process. I know it might be kind of a “clean break” to end The Overnightscape on the 6th Anniversary. But that sounds so… severe. Especially in light of the fact that The Overnightscape lives on more vital than ever as The Rampler!!

So this is what I will be thinking about this week… exactly what to do with The Overnightscape.

Ultimately, The Rampler IS The Overnightscape. Just in a slightly different form.

I’m very excited about the further development of The Rampler… and I hope everyone comes along for the ride!!

 

 The Overnightscape #775 [141:28m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The Overnightscape #775 (3/8/09) 10.8 (1:21:28 / 74.7 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – March 2009 – Track 8
“Your Late Night Broadcast” online at onsug.com
Created by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) in New Jersey, USA
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Tonight’s subjects include: Throwing out expired review items. ((more description coming))
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License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

 

 The Overnightscape #774 [150:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The Overnightscape #774 (3/1/09) 10.1 (2:30:00 / 137 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – March 2009 – Track 1
“Your Late Night Broadcast” online at onsug.com
Created by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) in New Jersey, USA
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Tonight’s subjects include: Frank’s father, Frank Ralph Nora on the phone. ((more description coming))
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License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

Tonight is my first show on WFMU, called “The Rampler with Frank Edward Nora”. It’s a fill-in show – but hopefully I will be back to do more!

The show is tonight (Fri., Feb. 20, 2009) from 11:00 PM to 2:00 AM (New Jersey time). If you are in the Northern NJ/NYC you can tune in to 91.1 FM. Or, listen live online at http://wfmu.org/.

Also, there will be an interactive playlist that is kind of like a chatroom, and I will be checking comments during the show. Just click on “See Playlist and Comments” from the WFMU homepage to get in, once the show has started.

(In case you missed it, this show will be archived and available to hear, both on the WFMU site and also on The Overnightscape Underground.)

UPDATE:

Hear show show and read all the comments on WFMU here:

http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/30438

 

 The Overnightscape #773 [57:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The Overnightscape #773 (2/15/09) 9.28 (57:00 / 52.3 MB)
The Overnightscape Underground – February 2009 – Track 28
“Your Late Night Broadcast” online at onsug.com
Created by Frank Edward Nora (frank@theovernightscape.com) in New Jersey, USA
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Tonight’s subjects include: Frank is still sick and his voice is shot, medicine review (“Buckley’s Cough Mixture”), ammonia, studio is a mess, disoriented, TV shows (“Terminator”, “Dollhouse”, “Heroes”), disturbing conspiracy theories, SSX3 on PS2, dnL, fever dreams, time travel, time sickness, WFMU, driving to Jersey City, iTunes, area code 773 in Chicago, pinball, germs, Laser Focus magazine, What is a Hologram?, Edmund Scientific Catalog, owning a laser, geniuses in the neighborhood, being smart and yet stupid at the same time, couscous and Trader Joe’s Indian Fare palak paneer, The Recent Dreams 2, Entertainment Weekly, the continued unnecessary use of “www” in URLs, Neil Gaiman, Gwyneth Paltrow, American Idol, Beanworld, comic books, dream (“Underground City”), a paparazzi on the bus, fake vintage guitars, guitar playing, and a tabula rasa.
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License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com