New radio
On the WOYP e-mail list, members have had a lively discussion about Universal Music's decision to pull music videos from Internet circulation so they can charge users to stream them. Our consensus is that it was a stupid move. Much arguments ensued about how this movie was stupid. I've included a link that suggests a nascent solution to the music distribution problem.
The link points to a podcast. In Internet time, it's already the old new thing; at any rate, it was a matter of time before people use it to do something old-school. Podcasts are essentially radio shows; they can introduce, break, or promote acts. The way podcasters skirt the whole RIAA-mess is to avoid that music like the plague (which is fine, since that's usually considered "mainstream" and therefore, "square".) Indie acts dominate as a result.
The music safe for digital distribution are now called "podsafe." Here's evidence that recording artists with everything to prove want wide distribution; how else can people from Seattle to Peoria to Pensacola - heck, why stop there? - to Amsterdam to Hong Kong get to decide if you've got it?
And these podcasts sound great; they sound professional, but are produced by amateurs (in the traditional sense of the word: one who does it out of love of the subject). There are now podcaster support sites, where airchecks, intros, and jingles are swapped. While quality of shows do vary widely, podcasting is a high energy field. It's as if someone tapped into that ideal college-alt-indie vibe, bottled it, labeled it "Mojo" and are now giving it out for free. Very cool.
For more about podcasts in general, try Adam Curry's Daily Source Code. His is an example of how good production quality can get. He may not have been the first to record his voice onto mp3s and distribute them, but he does it well and is a tireless promoter of this burgeoning field.
If you also want funny in a podcast, try the Dawn and Drew show. Our Jeffness also his own shows: Maximum Geek and 1src.
These podcasts are usually distributed in encapsulated RSS feeds. For more information as well as feeds, try iPodder and PodcastAlley.
How soon before somebody starts selecting and repackaging a gaggle of podcasts, a meta-podcast, if you will, creating a podcast-mix (being a podcast station)? How soon before competing podcast stations start paying for exclusive distribution rights? How soon will DRM rear its ugly head in podcasting? (Boy, is this ending on a depressing note!)
Well, until greed finds it easy to make money in podcasting, we can enjoy the increasing amount of indie and podsafe music. We can enjoy taking a break from the incessant stupidity, commercialism, and sound-alikes from the mainstream MediaKorp.
The link points to a podcast. In Internet time, it's already the old new thing; at any rate, it was a matter of time before people use it to do something old-school. Podcasts are essentially radio shows; they can introduce, break, or promote acts. The way podcasters skirt the whole RIAA-mess is to avoid that music like the plague (which is fine, since that's usually considered "mainstream" and therefore, "square".) Indie acts dominate as a result.
The music safe for digital distribution are now called "podsafe." Here's evidence that recording artists with everything to prove want wide distribution; how else can people from Seattle to Peoria to Pensacola - heck, why stop there? - to Amsterdam to Hong Kong get to decide if you've got it?
And these podcasts sound great; they sound professional, but are produced by amateurs (in the traditional sense of the word: one who does it out of love of the subject). There are now podcaster support sites, where airchecks, intros, and jingles are swapped. While quality of shows do vary widely, podcasting is a high energy field. It's as if someone tapped into that ideal college-alt-indie vibe, bottled it, labeled it "Mojo" and are now giving it out for free. Very cool.
For more about podcasts in general, try Adam Curry's Daily Source Code. His is an example of how good production quality can get. He may not have been the first to record his voice onto mp3s and distribute them, but he does it well and is a tireless promoter of this burgeoning field.
If you also want funny in a podcast, try the Dawn and Drew show. Our Jeffness also his own shows: Maximum Geek and 1src.
These podcasts are usually distributed in encapsulated RSS feeds. For more information as well as feeds, try iPodder and PodcastAlley.
How soon before somebody starts selecting and repackaging a gaggle of podcasts, a meta-podcast, if you will, creating a podcast-mix (being a podcast station)? How soon before competing podcast stations start paying for exclusive distribution rights? How soon will DRM rear its ugly head in podcasting? (Boy, is this ending on a depressing note!)
Well, until greed finds it easy to make money in podcasting, we can enjoy the increasing amount of indie and podsafe music. We can enjoy taking a break from the incessant stupidity, commercialism, and sound-alikes from the mainstream MediaKorp.
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