31 scary old radio shows for Halloween ($1.99, MP3)

Shawn McCullough of Old Radio Fun has compiled 31 scary radio plays for Halloween, including the original "War of the Worlds" broadcast and lots of other creepy tales. This Halloween collection includes over 175 MB of MP3s.

For a complete list of shows, go here.

(Photo above by ZeWrestler shows the Martians landing site at Grover's Mill, New Jersey.)



Buy for $1.99 at Old Radio Fun

Three Spike Priggen Songs ($1/each, MP3)

We're happy to present Boing Boing Digital Emporium's first batch of DRM-free music. Spike Priggen is offering three songs from his latest album, There's No Sound In Flutes! (with album art by Peter Bagge).

Citing as influences the '80s New York/London punk and new wave scenes, as well as the power pop of Cheap Trick and Big Star, Spike (Michael) Priggen makes a wide variety of pop music, which ranges from subtle chamber pop to loud, bombastic garage rock to forays into psychedelia. There's No Sound In Flutes! is his 3rd solo LP.

From the jangly romanticism of "I Know Everything," to the scathing wit of "Everyone Loves Me But You," (30-second MP3 sample) to the heart-on-sleeve sentiment of "Little Star," (30-second MP3 sample) to the elegant, evocative twang of "The Only Girl (in the World)," the self-penned, self-produced There's No Sound In Flutes (on the artist's own Volare Label) maintains the same bountiful levels of craft, energy and heart that distinguished Priggen's prior solo releases, the all-original The Very Thing That You Treasure and the quirky covers collection Stars After Stars After Stars.

30-second samples: Everyone Loves Me But You, Little Star, Till It All Falls Apart

Buy Everyone Loves Me But You ($1), Buy Little Star ($1), Buy Till It All Falls Apart ($1)