Internet Archive Part 3: Sounds Abound — Amazing Assortment of Audio Content

Yes, it’s time for more online content available at the Internet Archive. This time it’s all kinds of things you can listen to. From the home page www.archive.org click on the audio tab at the top and marvel at the variety. First, of course we have to mention the over 4,000 audio books and poetry collections at: http://www.archive.org/details/audio_bookspoetry Browse by collection or title.

Far more amazingly, there is a huge collection (over 66,000) of live concerts you can listen to; you can even download some of them. Try Robyn Hitchcock at the 3 Kings Pub July 1, 2007 singing songs of the Beatles and others at: http://www.archive.org/details/rh2007-07-01 Or for something to completely blow your mind Trent Reznor’s Nine Inch Nails Ghosts I – IV http://www.archive.org/details/nineinchnails_ghosts_I_IV a 36 track instrumental collection FREE! And there is such an abundance of Grateful Dead material; they have their own collection at: http://www.archive.org/details/GratefulDead

There are radio programs some from defunct radio shows as well as those still creating new broadcasts, podcasts on topics from the religions from the ancient Mediterranean to evolution to Nintendo games.

There’s even a section of religious recordings touching on all religions. Most remarkably, there is an extensive collection of Buddhist lectures (633) from the Tse Chen Ling Center for Tibetan Buddhist Studies. If you enjoyed the Monks last May creating their sand mandala, listen to “What is a Buddhist” http://www.archive.org/details/Tse_Chen_Ling_Sarah_Thresher_Buddhist_20051014 or Sunday service by Ven. Geshe Ngawang Dakpa from April http://www.archive.org/details/GD_SundayService_200904

Happy Surfing!

-- Tim, Main Library