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Contents Editorial New s
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Inside Th e Podcasters' S tudio: Tim Baker - Paul& Judy H utch inson
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TresJefes Th ree DIY Bosses
An Interview W ith Ch arles H odgson - Col in M e e k s
- Lance Ande rson
Review Roulette
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Global Voices : S outh Africa
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S ome S h ort Jaz z Music Review s
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Cockos Reaper
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Jaz z and Podcasting
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Defining Moments: Becoming A Podcaster
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Are Podcasters Th e 'Next Generation' O f S truggling Entrepreneurs
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Reveal Yourself: Robin Tymm
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- Ph ilCl ark , Be rnade tte , M aril yn M adse n, Sim on Toon
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- Norve l lA M ol e x Jr.
- Fre d Castane da.
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Ch arles H odgson by Colin Meeks
im age : podictionary
An Interview W ith
CH ARLES H OD GSON IS th e auth or of th e re ce ntl y re l e ase d book 'CarnalKnow l e dge (A Nave lGaze r's D ictionary of Anatom y, Etym ol ogy and Trivia)' and al so h ost of th e popul ar podcast 'Podictionary'. W ith ne arl y 600 podcasts unde r h is be l t, h e m ust sure l y be in th e h onorary top fl igh t of podcaste rs, al ong w ith our ve ry ow n R ich ard Vobe s and th e Podfath e r h im se l f, Adam Curry. I caugh t up w ith Ch arl e s to discuss book s and podcasts and for a l am e e xcuse to use th e w ord 'cal l ipygian'. COLIN: H i Ch arl e s, th ank s for tak ing th e tim e to tal k to m e . I've be e n a re gul ar l iste ne r to th e Podictionary podcast for a w h il e now , can you te l lus e xactl y w h at it is and h ow you cam e to start it?
podcast w as, I w onde re d if it m igh t be a good route to buil d audie nce . Th at w as a Th ursday, June 2. I w e nt to be d w onde ring if it w as a good ide a, but at 3:00 in th e m orning I w ok e up k now ing it w as a good ide a. I got out of be d and starte d figuring out w h at I h ad to do to be com e a podcaste r, and by suppe rtim e I’d poste d m y first e pisode . I’ve be e n doing one e ve ry day e ve r since .
CH ARLES: Sure , Col in. Actual l y w h at h appe ne d w as th at I h ad bough t m y k ids a coupl e of iPods to te l lth e m I w as proud of h ow w e l lth e y w e re doing in sch ool . Be fore th at I’d ne ve r e ve n h ad an iPod in m y h and. Th at w as COLIN: W h e re did your l ove th e e nd of th e sch oolye ar in of w ords com e from ? 2005. O nce I got th e th ings in th e h ouse I starte d to w onde r CH ARLES: I gue ss I’ve al w ays w h at th e y w e re good for. l ove d w ordpl ay, but it w as Al th ough I’d h e ard of podcasts onl y in th e l ast te n ye ars or so be fore , it took actual l y h aving th at I re al ize d h ow m uch fun an iPod in th e h ouse for m e to th e h istory of w ords can be . re al l y figure out w h at a Lik e th e w ord 'm ustard' is a podcast w as. I just h ad a book pl ain ol d e ve ry day w ord;but im age : podict ionary com e out th is past sum m e r, if you l ook into its h istory it is and back th e n I w as trying to th ink of so coolbe cause it is m ade up of a w ord w ays th at w h e n th e book cam e out— I th at th e R om ans use d for young w ine , didn’t h ave any ide a it w oul d tak e tw o 'm ust', and one th e y use d for fire , m ore ye ars— w h e n it cam e out, I coul d 'arde nt'. So you k now th at som e one w ay ge t som e publ icity for it. You k now th e re back th e n m ade m ustard by m ixing w e re 260,000 book s publ ish e d in 2006, so m ustard pow de r w ith w ine , just l ik e if you don’t tak e controlof your ow n D ijon, and th at it m ust h ave be e n h ot publ icity as an auth or, th e re is e ve ry stuff for th e m to nam e it 'fire w ine '. And l ik e l ih ood your book w il lsink l ik e a so m any w ords h ave coolh istorie s, or stone . Anyw ay, once I figure d out w h at a storie s associate d w ith th e m . It’s fun. Page 7 - Issue 21 : O ctober 2007
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th e ir sh ow , not be cause it isn’t good, but be cause it h as ach ie ve d a w ide r audie nce th an just in Cal ifornia, and th e y th ink it sh oul d be carrie d by a m ore national broadcaste r.
CH ARLES: Actual l y I w as producing podcasts be fore I actual l yl iste ne d to any. I did ge t m y ow n iPod by th e e nd of th at sum m e r, but e arl ie r during th e COLIN: W ith th e l aunch of your ne w sum m e r I starte d l iste ning to oth e r book 'CarnalKnow l e dge ', podcasting pe opl e ’s podcasts for a fe w diffe re nt provide s an inte re sting w ay to publ icise re asons. O f course I w ante d to k now it. W as th is your inte ntion w h e n starting w h at th e l ate st de ve l opm e nts w e re in th e podcast? podcasting, so I subscribe d to al lth e 'h ow to' podcasts. I found a fe w th at I just CH ARLES: Yup. l ik e d to l iste n to as w e l l , but th e bigge st th ing for m e at th e tim e COLIN: H ow e ffe ctive a m e dium w as th e fact th at CBC w as be ing h ave you found it? l ock e d out at th e tim e . I’m from Canada and I l ove l iste ning to CBC CH ARLES: Th e jury is stil lout. R adio, but th at sum m e r w as pre tty Th e re ’s no q ue stion th at if I’ve bad. Fortunate l y for m e I’d just m anage d to touch 10 or 20 discove re d podcasting, and I w e nt th ousand pe opl e w ith th e podcast im age : podictionary l ook ing for podcasts to fil lth e I’ve done be tte r th an noth ing at al l , void. I discove re d NPR and a fe w oth e rs, but it’s h ard to k now . I’l ljust h ave to and th at h e l pe d m e survive th e CBC w ait and se e h ow book sal e s go and if drough t. th at track s w ith an incre ase in podcast subscribe rs. I th ink it is pre tty tough to COLIN: H ow m any podcasts do you l iste n ge t pe opl e to cross be tw e e n m e dia. I to re gul arl y? saw l arge spik e s in l iste ne rsh ip w h e n I h ad e xposure th rough iTune s, but l ittl e CH ARLES: W h oa, I actual l y just cl e are d ch ange w h e n I got e ve n ve ry broad and out m y podcast l ist so it’s dow n to about prom ine nt cove rage in ne w spape rs and 10 or 12. It varie s, I gue ss. Som e tim e s m agazine s. I’l lce rtainl y h ave a fe w w h e n I’m in a routine I h ave tim e to h ardcore fans w h o w il lobl ige by buying l iste n, but just now I’m discom bobul ate d th e book , and th at is a ve ry im portant e nough th at I ofte n forge t to dock th e start. But m ost book sal e s for a book l ik e iPod, so I rush out to w al k th e dog or do a m ine h appe n just be cause a sh oppe r ch ore and th e e pisode s are al lstal e. h appe ns across it in th e book store . O nl y about 15 or 20 pe rce nt of book sal e s are COLIN: W h at podcast w oul d you re al l y onl ine , and be cause pe opl e ofte n l iste n to m iss if it w e re to e nd tom orrow ? podcasts aw ay from th e ir com pute rs, th e re isn’t th at im m e diate CH ARLES: Actual l y I w ant to l e t pe opl e stim ul us/re action th ing th at can drive k now about A W ay W ith W ords. Th at’s a book sal e s on Am azon from w e bsite s and podcast of a radio sh ow from Cal ifornia. bl ogs. I’m ve ry h appy I’ve done it. It It’s one of th e NPR podcasts. But th e y h as brough t m e l ots of e njoym e nt and are risk ing com ing to an e nd. Al lof th e actual l y m ade m e a be tte r w rite r and pe opl e I’ve m e t and inte racte d w ith in th e m ore k now l e dge abl e about m y subje ct w orl d of book s, w ords and dictionarie s are a, too, as w e l las conne cte d m e w ith h ave be e n so nice to m e ;so supportive . som e gre at ne w pe opl e th at I w oul dn’t M arth a Barne tte and Grant Barre tt are h ave m e t oth e rw ise . And it is de finite l ya th e h osts, and I gue ss it isn’t a grassroots good ve h icl e . But it isn’t going to m ak e it ope ration l ik e m y podcast, but th e ir radio a be st se l l e r I don’t th ink . It’s just one station KPBS is th ink ing of cance l l ing m ore h e l p al ong th e w ay. Page 8 - Issue 21 : O ctober 2007
w w w .podcastusermagaz ine.com COLIN: D o you ge t m any e m ail s from pe opl e w h o h ave probl e m s w ith podcasts, such as th e y can't w ork out w h at to do, or fe e lintim idate d by R SS and aggre gators? CH ARLES: Ve ry, ve ry occasional l y. And actual l y not so m uch re ce ntl y, e ve n th ough th e audie nce is grow ing. I don’t th ink it’s m y pl ace to be an R SS e ducator, but once in a l ong w h il e , w h e n som e one ask s, I try to give a fe w pointe rs. COLIN: W h at do you do in th e w ay of prom otion for your podcast? CH ARLES: R e ce ntl y I’ve turne d to prom otion for th e book , so I h ave n’t th ough t about th at too m uch in a w h il e . I h ave starte d doing som e SEO stuff to try to bring in m ore w e b visitors, incl uding a transcript of e ach e pisode . I h ave info printe d on th e back cove r of m y book th at I h ope w il lbring pe opl e to th e podcast as w e l l .
COLIN: Al th ough your podcasts are sh ort, h ow l ong w oul d you say th e ave rage podcast tak e to produce , from re cording, al lth e w ay th rough to publ ish ing on th e Inte rne t? CH ARLES: For m e th e e pisode be gins w ay, w ay be fore re cording. W h e n it’s tim e to re cord, I’m al m ost done . I w rite a script for e ach e pisode , and on a good day I can w h ip a script off in unde r an h our. But som e tim e s it tak e s th re e . Th e n th e re cording, e diting, ID 3 tags;th at m igh t add 15 m inute s or h al f an h our m ore . Posting tak e s five m inute s or m aybe a bit m ore , since I h ave to form at th e transcript and stick in som e l ink s. COLIN: W ith ne arl y 600 podcasts unde r your be l t, h ow do you fe e lth e y h ave e vol ve d?
CH ARLES: W e l l , th ose first one s w e re sh orte r and I tal k e d faste r. I w as ne rvous at first, m ostl y th at th e COLIN: W h e n re cording your te ch nol ogy m igh t not w ork podcast, w h at k ind of se tup and m y voice w asn’t actual l y do you h ave , as in softw are , be ing re corde d, I th ink . h ardw are , se rvice s and so Anyw ay, I starte d out strictl y forth ? tal k ing about w ord h istorie s and origins. I now find CH ARLES: I h ave a de sk top, w ords th at m igh t not h ave im age : podictionary a re al l y q uie t m ach ine inte re sting e tym ol ogie s pe r se running W inXP pro. I h ave an but th at h ave som e inte re sting tal es AudioTe ch nica 2020 conde nse r m ic re l ate d to th e m som e h ow . I l ik e it be st fe e ding into an M -Audio M obil e Pre USB w h e n th e e tym ol ogy is cool , but som e of pre am p. I h ave be e n re cording w ith th e storie s are good in th e ir ow n righ t. Adobe Audition for a w h il e now and stil l So th e podcast runs l onge r now as a h ave onl y scratch e d th e surface of w h at re sul t of th e fact th at I h ave m ore to say it’s abl e to do in proce ssing and such . and al so th at I say it a l ittl e sl ow e r and try LibSyn h osts th e fil e s, but a l ittl e l e ss th an to e nunciate be tte r. I al so onl y be gan a ye ar ago I m ove d th e bl og to a putting transcripts up th is ye ar, so th at W ordPre ss se tup on anoth e r h ost. I’m adds a ne w dim e nsion to m y audie nce . not ve ry h appy w ith th is be cause Not e ve ryone w h o is fol l ow ing m e is W ordPre ss ne e ds babysitting w ith al lth e actual l yl iste ning to m y voice . update s and e ve ryth ing. Al so, w ith th e h ost I h ave now , I’m finding th e page COLIN: W h at do you th ink podcasting l oads too sl ow l y, so I’m e xpe rim e nting to ne e ds to bring it th e ne xt l e ve land into se e if I can fix th at or if I’m going to m ove e ve ryday h om e s? to anoth e r h ost. O f course I use Fe e dburne r and Googl e Anal ytics. CH ARLES: iTune s is, of course , th e portal Page 9 - Issue 21 : O ctober 2007
w w w .podcastusermagaz ine.com for podcasts. But you k now iTune s not onl y hel ps podcaste rs ge t th e ir sh ow s l iste ne d to, it al so bl ock s l ots of pote ntial l iste ne rs, so m oving podcasting to a m uch broade r audie nce l ik e l y m e ans a big ch ange from iTune s, I th ink . iTune s is softw are th at th e m ajority of Inte rne t use rs h ave not dow nl oade d and instal l e d, h ow e ve r succe ssfulit is. Com pare it to YouTube . Any com pute r in th e k now n w orl d h as a brow se r and can ch e ck out YouTube . But since h undre ds of m il l ions of pe opl e h ave n’t instal l e d iTune s, and iTune s is th e de facto portalfor podcasting, h uge sw ath s of th e Inte rne t are l e ss acce ssibl e to podcaste rs l ook ing for audie nce . If iTune s m ove d to a w e bbase d syste m th is of course w oul d ch ange . COLIN: D o you h ave any pl ans for anoth e r book ? CH ARLES: Ye s I h ave pl ans for se ve ral . I actual l y h ave an audio book in th e w ork s at th e m om e nt. Th at’s suppose d to com e out in th e spring. It’s in a re l ate d ge nre to th e podcast and 'Carnal Know l e dge ', th e softcove r book , but th e audio book is an original , m e aning th at it
isn’t an audio ve rsion of a re albook th at I al re ady did. And I h ave pl ans for anoth e r book on w ords as w e l l . COLIN: If it w e re on a diffe re nt subje ct, w oul d you conside r starting anoth e r podcast? CH ARLES: Th e one s I h ave cl ose st to be com ing re al ity— and th e book w orl d m ove s re al l y sl ow l y, it’s incre dibl e h ow l ong th ings tak e to com e to m ark e t— th ose one s are al lin th e w ord and w ord origin ge nre and so th e y fit w e l l w ith th e podcast as it now stands. Podictionary tak e s so m uch of m y tim e th at I k now I coul dn’t support anoth e r one l ik e it. I’m th ink ing I’l lk e e p Podictionary going to at l e ast 1000 e pisode s and th e n m aybe I’l lsl ow dow n on th e fre q ue ncy, m aybe w e e k l y inste ad of dail y or som e th ing. O ne of th e ide as I h ave k ick ing around in m y h e ad m ay be suite d to som e k ind of podcast, ce rtainl y to a bl og, but it is too e arl y to say. You k now th at l ine from Pink Fl oyd, “pl ans th at e ith e r com e to naugh t or h al f a page of scribbl ed l ine s.”
Th ank s to Ch arl e s for tak ing th e tim e to answ e r m y q ue stions. Be sure to ch e ck out h is book and podcast. For anyone stil lponde ring on th e m e aning of 'cal l ipygian', th e de finition is 'h aving be autiful l y proportione d buttock '. Now , th at's not som e th ing you are going to forge t in a h urry. Col in M e e k s - h ttp://ne w m e dial aunch pad.com Link s to site s m e ntione d: Vobe s - h ttp://w w w .vobe s .com Adam Currry D ail y Source Code - h ttp://w w w .dail ys ource code .com Podictionary - h ttp://w w w .podictionary.com CBC - h ttp://w w w .cbc.ca/radio/ NPR (NationalPubl ic R adio) - h ttp://w w w .npr.org A W ay W ith W ords - h ttp://w w w .k pbs .org/radio/a_ w ay_ w ith _ w ords CarnalKnow l e dge - h ttp://tinyurl .com /35e a3r iTune s - h ttp://w w w .itune s .com Libsyn - h ttp://w w w .l ibs yn.com W ordPre ss - h ttp://w w w .w ordpre s s .org Fe e dburne r - h ttp://w w w .fe e dburne r.com Googl e Anal ytics - h ttp://anal ytics .googl e .com YouTube - h ttp://w w w .youtube .com Page 10 - Issue 21 : O ctober 2007
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In an e ffort to b e tte r k now our col l e ague s, w e are tak ing a l ook 'Insid e th e Pod caste rs’ Stud io'. W e w ant to k now w h at m ak e s pod caste rs d o w h at th e y d o, w h at m otivate s th e m , and w h e re th e y se e th e ir pod cast going in th e future .
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Th is m onth insid e th e pod caste rs' stud io, w e are privil e ge d to m e e t Tim Bak e r. Tim is th e h ost of a w e e k l y m ash up pod cast titl e d R ad io Cl ash .Tim h ail s from Lond on in th e UK.Musical l y, h is sh ow incl ud e s m ash ups (m usic com prise d of e l e m e nts of tw o or m ore pre e xisting pie ce s of m usic), m ixe s, w e ird cove rs and m ore .Inform ative l y, it fe ature s th e h istory of m ash ups, b ootl e g e ve nts, ne w s and vie w s of th e b ootl e gging sce ne .Tim h as b e e n d oing th is since Nove m b e r 2004. Le t us b e gin w ith a b rie f se l f-introd uction... TIM : I w as born in O l dh am , Lancash ire , in 19 73, and m y pare nts m ove d south in 19 79 . I'm curre ntl yl iving in London, w h e re I've be e n l iving and w ork ing for e igh t ye ars. I've be e n w ith m y partne r Joh n for 10 ye ars as of M arch th is ye ar, al th ough w e 've not got 'm arrie d' or civil l y or uncivil l y partne re d as you cal lit! I w ork as a w e b de signe r and de ve l ope r, cre ating Fl ash gam e s and banne rs, w e bsite s and th e l ik e . W H EN, AND H OW , D ID YOU FIRST H EAR ABOUT POD CASTING?
W H AT D O YOU LOOK FOR IN A POD CAST?
TIM : Inte re sting ch at, TIM : I h e ard about inte re sting m usic and ide as. podcasting from R oss ak a Il ik e h e aring about pe opl e 's TBR from th e sadl y m isse d l ive s and storie s - I l ove th e M ash up podcast. I k ne w ide a of 'audio bl ogs', w h ich h im l ik e a fe w of th e se e m s to h ave fal l e n by th e curre nt podcaste rs w ayside now ;som e pe opl e (Tw ink e l boi, W h o Boys, bitch e d at th e tim e about Eric Kl e ptone ) from th e th e unprofe ssionalnature , m ash up/bootl e g sce ne th at but w h at dre w m e to th e m im age : Radio Cl as h I'm al so a part of. H e poste d about h is w as th e originalunh e ard voice s, ide as podcast on th e m e ssage board w e w e re and e ve n th e e ve ryday nature . I'm not so both on back in Nove m be r 2004;I l ove d into organise d/form atte d sh ow s or re th e ide a l ink ing back to m y ch il dh ood purpose d radio/m e dia conte nt. I w ant to days of m ak ing tape s and im aginary radio h e ar som e th ing I can't h e ar on radio. stations (I use d to w ant to be a D J), and four days l ate r, I h ad m y ow n podcast up. W H AT PUTS YOU OFF A POD CAST? I cal l e d it R adio Cl ash be cause I w ante d to produce som e th ing diffe re nt th an radio, i.e ., a 'soundcl ash ' or cl ash against th e curre nt m e dia syste m , and be cause I'd be e n invol ve d w ith th e London Boote d m ash up proje ct/al bum , and th at got m e into Th e Cl ash and it's one of m y favourite songs. Th e 'pirate sate l l ite ' l yric e spe cial l y fits into m y e th os. W H AT W AS TH E FIRST POD CAST YOU SUBSCRIBED TO, AND W H Y? TIM : Th e first podcast I l iste ne d to and subscribe d to w as R oss's M ash up podcast, cl ose l y fol l ow e d by Insom nia R adio, R adio Z oom and D ail y Source Code . Page 12 - Issue 21 : O ctober 2007
TIM : O ve rproduce d or re purpose d conte nt you coul d h e ar a th ousand oth e r pl ace s - and non-inte ractive conte nt th at m isse s th e point of podcasting and nich e m e dia - th at th e individualconne ction and inte raction by th e audie nce , e ve n cre ating th e ir ow n conte nt/podcasts in re sponse is th e im portant th ing. It's active and not passive - and th e traditional passive m e dia m isse s th e point of th is and usual l y fail s. I al so ge t bore d by pe opl e starting 'be e fs' or ve nde ttas for publ icity (th e e go h as l ande d!) or tal k ing se xualor offe nsive l anguage gratuitousl y unl e ss it h as a point - i.e ., it's funny or an e xpre ssion of w h o
w w w .podcastusermagaz ine.com th e y are . If th e y are just doing it for sh ock val ue , th e n it doe sn't w ork for m e . I'm m ostl y unsh ock abl e! W H AT D ROVE YOU, PERSONALLY, TO BECOM E A POD CASTER YOURSELF? TIM : Th e ide a of com m unicating m y l ove of m usic - any ge nre or type to pe opl e . And just be ing abl e to natte r on about w h at's going on in myl ife . It's a form of th e rapy! W H AT M OTIVATES YOU, CURRENTLY, TO CONTINUE POD CASTING?
H OW H AVE POD CASTS CH ANGED YOUR LIFE IN A M ORE GENERAL SENSE? TIM : W e l l , th e soppy answ e r is it's introduce d m e to se ve ralfrie nds and ope ne d m e up to oth e r groups of pe opl e /sce ne s, th e odd re l ate d w ork opportunity and e ve n th e odd inte rvie w and pie ce of m e dia e xposure . I l ik e th e m e e ting pe opl e and ge tting to k now ne w pe opl e th e be st, and th at h as be e n th e m ost positive outcom e . Th e re st I can l e ave or tak e , to be h one st!
W H AT, IN RELATION TO POD CASTING, TIM : Partl ymyl iste ne rs GIVES YOU TH E M OST but m ostl y oth e r H OPE? podcaste rs. It's sad ph oto courte s y Paige Baird w h e n pe opl e podfade , TIM : W h at give s m e h ope is e ve nts l ik e and som e gre at podcaste rs h ave fal l e n by PodCam p and th e unconfe re nce ide a - I th e w ayside , but sh ow s l ik e Saturday pre fe r to e xch ange ide as and h ave Nigh t W ith Th e W h o Boys, Bicycl e m ark , inte re sting conve rsations w ith pe opl e 50 Pound Note , Nigh t Nurse Sh ow , e tc., w h o are insane l y into it or fans rath e r give m e conte nt and ide as to rip off... th an th e traditionalconfe re nce form at. sorry, I m e an th e confide nce to k e e p Th at's not dissing PodcastCon;I h ad a l ot going...; -) of fun l ast ye ar and it w as an inte re sting e xpe rie nce , but afte r th at and crash ing H OW H AVE POD CASTS CH ANGED th e W e b 2.0 in SF, w h ich w as ve ry YOUR ATTITUD E TOW ARD , AND com m e rcial l y and ol d-m e dia m inde d, I CONSUM PTION OF, TRAD ITIONAL th ink a l e ss h ie rarch icale ve nt (e ve n just M ED IA? m e e ting dow n th e pub!) suits grassroots m e dia m ore . W e are al lspe ak e rs and are TIM : Not th at m uch , to be h one st. Be ing as k now l e dge abl e in m ost case s as an asce tic m e dia h e rm it, I don't w atch TV anyone in th e m e dia or on a pane l . We and h ave n't done for th re e or four ye ars. I just ne e d to find a good w ay of sh aring rare l y w atch D VD s e ith e r. I do dow nl oad th at in oth e r pl ace s th an our podcasts! th e odd TVprogram m e . I do l iste n to a fe w stations on D AB digitalradio, but I Th e oth e r h ope is th at O pe n R igh ts find I te nd to l iste n as m uch to podcasts Group and th e Gow e rs re port w il ll e ad to as I do traditionalradio. I do l iste n to te ns a re l axation in th e arcane copyrigh t l aw s if not h undre ds of track s a w e e k on m y in th e UK;curre ntl y podcasting is caugh t iPod or M P3 pl aye rs and occasional l y buy in th e 19 th -ce ntury l im bo th at m ost CD s. M usic is m y first l ove , and it w il lbe m ash up artists are in - using e ve n a sh ort myl ast... Page 13 - Issue 21 : O ctober 2007
w w w .podcastusermagaz ine.com cl ip of m usic or for be ds can ge t you in troubl e , w h ich is crazy if you're a noncom m e rcialpodcast. W H AT D O YOU SEE IN TH E FUTURE FOR YOU, AND YOUR POD CAST? TIM : For th e podcast - w e l l , pl anning m ore th e m e d and col l aborative sh ow s, inte rvie w s and bringing m ore of th e m ash up com m unity to R adio Cl ash and podcasting in ge ne ral . Sh aring m ore gre at m usic and m aybe l aunch ing a ne w total l y se parate podcast (you h e ard it h e re first, de pe nding on w h e n th is com e s out!). Eve n th e re turn of th e H istory of M ash ups, m aybe . For m yse l f - h ope ful l y m oving into diffe re nt ge nre s and fie l ds of w ork . I w ant to push m y ph otograph y side m ore , and w il lbe continuing to D J th rough out th e ye ar. I've be e n doing w e b de sign since th e be ta stage , th e first boom in 19 9 6, and re al l y w ant to m ove into oth e r are as now . And I th ink m ost l ong-te rm podcaste rs w oul d e ch o 'ge tting paid for w h ate ve r I do' - I h ave a suspicion th at q uite a fe w pe opl e in th e podcasting com m unity w il l be surprise d at m e saying th at, but I've ne ve r be e n against pe opl e m ak ing m one y off th e ir w ork . W h at I do disl ik e is th e ine vitabl e strings attach e d and com prom ise s it brings w h e n you tak e som e one e l se 's m one y - in th e m ash up com m unity it h as be e n q uite a de structive force , and in th e m usic industry as a w h ol e , a w ar of inde pe nde nce and k e e ping control . So I'd l ik e to use m y podcasting e xpe rie nce m ore in w h at I do, but I w on't be giving anyone th e k e ys to R adio Cl ash anytim e soon. I'd rath e r do it for fre e rath e r th an m ak e th at m y day job - and th e copyrigh t issue s pre cl ude th at, anyw ay. It's a nice dre am , th ough ! Tim Bak e r - R adio Cl ash h ttp://w w w .m utantpop.ne t/radiocl as h / Judy and PaulH utch inson - TotalPodCastroph e h ttp://w w w .Total PodCas troph e .com Page 14 - Issue 21 : O ctober 2007
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Th ree DI Y Bosses by Lance Anderson
Back in A prilof 2005, th e Tre s Je fe s (Th re e Bosse s) w al k e d into th e ve ry first m e e ting of th e L.A .Pod caste rs w ith a pitch e r of b e e r in th e ir h and s and m isch ie vous sm il e s on th e ir m ugs.Kid and Fonz (th e "D os Je fe s") h ave al w ays b e e n th e re for m e and th e re st of th e L.A .Pod caste rs.Th e Je fe s cam e to m e e tings, th e y h el pe d pound grom m e ts for th e stud io curtains and b uil t th e originalw e b site for th e group.Most re ce ntl y, th e y w e re th e re to m ak e th e L.A . Pod caste rs' T-sh irts.Th e Je fe s e m b od y th e D .I.Y.e th ic in e ve ryth ing th e y d o, from th e ir pod cast and h and m ad e T-sh irts, righ t d ow n to th e ir ve ry e xiste nce . Page 15 - Issue 21 : O ctober 2007
w w w .podcastusermagaz ine.com th e ir sh ow . Fonz de scribe s th e sh ow w ith "Th e Th re e Bs: Booze , Bands and Babe s" and Kid cal l s Tre s Je fe s "th e prose cution's e vide nce ."In re al ity th e y are al lof th at, m ixe d w ith w h ip-sm art inte l l ige nce and k ind h e arts. Be l ie ve it or not, th e Je fe s are trul y dow n-to-e arth good guys. Last ye ar, th e "D os Je fe s"m e t m e in th e Fash ion D istrict of L.A. to buy bul k Tsh irts so w e coul d print th e m l ate r th at
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Kid and Fonz, al ong w ith th e th ird Je fe , W al t, al lgre w up in th e city of South Gate just south of Los Ange l e s. South Gate is a m ostl y Latino ne igh borh ood th at borde rs th e m ore infam ous city of Com pton and an are a k now n as W atts. As Fonz says, "w h e n you grow up in South Gate and h ave l ittl e m one y or no m one y to w aste , you h ave to use your im agination and be re al l y cre ative to ge t anyth ing done . A rock w ork s just as good as a h am m e r w h e n you can't afford one ."For th e ir raucous and raunch y podcast, th e y starte d in a cl utte re d garage , be cause th at is w h at th e y h ad to w ork w ith . W al t adds, "Grow ing I ne ve r h ad th e be st toys, e q uipm e nt or gam e s... So w ith th e h e l p of a l ittl e im agination, I w as abl e to cre ate th e se th ings th at w e re just as good! I th ink th at a l ittl e of th at sh ow s in th e w ay w e podcast our sh ow ! W e use d
to be th re e jack asse s in a garage w ith k araok e m ics;now w e are just th e sam e , but in an apartm e nt w ith running w ate r!" (W h ich is a good th ing, be cause th e ir signature drink of th e sh ow ofte n induce s spontane ous bodil y functions.) W h e n I ask e d Kid if grow ing up in South Gate hel pe d to de ve l op a pe rsonalD .I.Y. e th ic, h e gave m e a cl assic Je fe s re sponse : "Nah , I th ink us be ing ch e ap bastards h as al ot m ore to do w ith it. W h y pay som e body to do a profe ssionaljob w h e n you can do a crappy job of it yourse l f at a th ird th e cost?" O n th e surface , th e Je fe s se e m l ik e drunk e n, k nuck l e -h e ade d, frat dude s in se arch of th e ne xt porn party to cove r for Page 16 - Issue 21 : O ctober 2007
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day in Fonz's funk y bach e l or pad. W e w e re suppose d to m e e t at 9 :00 AM , but I sh oul d h ave k now n th at afte r a nigh t of boozing w ith porn stars, th e y w oul dn't arrive until9 :45. Kid and Fonz w e re h ung ove r, but th e m inute w e starte d to se arch th e crow de d and ch aotic sh ops for th e be st de alon T-sh irts, th e y w e re al l busine ss. It w as ve ry obvious th at th e y h ad done th is be fore , m any tim e s. W h e n w e final l y m ade it back to Fonz's ch unk y
apartm e nt, th e Je fe s instantl y m ove d into action. Kid pre ppe d th e sil k scre e n w ith m ask ing tape as Fonz m ade space in h is cl ose t so w e coul d h ang th e ne w l y printe d sh irts to l e t th e m dry.
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Th e Je fe s w ork e d as a te am , w h il e I took a supporting rol e of "runne r", h anging th e fre sh l y ink e d T-sh irts. Eve n th ough I h ad th e e asie st and m ost dispe nsabl e job, I fe l tl uck y to be part of th e proce ss. Th e m ode rn w orl d h as disconne cte d us from th e proce ss of e ve ryth ing from th e food w e e at to th e sh irts on our back . Not so for Tre s Je fe s. Earl ie r th is ye ar th e Je fe s cam e dow n to m y studio at th e Bre w e ry and w e re corde d a "l ost"e pisode of th e ir sh ow . As usualth e y w e re l ate , but w h e n it w as tim e to re cord, th e y w e re re ady to rol l . Kid poure d th e drink of th e sh ow (rum , in m y h onor) and passe d around th e 40s of M ick e y's Big M outh . W ith in m inute s W al t got us tal k ing about pubic h air and pe rve rte d acts on M ySpace . Kid sh ot picture s of th e fre e -for-al l , as Fonz trie d to k e e p us on topic and ste e r th e conve rsation, but th e rum and be e r h ad oth e r pl ans. I th ink th e onl y re ason th at e pisode h as ne ve r aire d is for m y prote ction.
as a m atte and spre ading th e ink w ith a sq ue e ge e . M ost im portantl y, e ve ryth ing is done ve ry q uick l y and al w ays by e ye .
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In fact, th e Je fe s are al w ays l ook ing out for m e and th e L.A. Podcaste rs. Eve n
th ough Fonz w as total l y sl am m e d th is ye ar w ith w ork , cl asse s and coach ing Pop W arne r Footbal l(I w onde r if it's th e sam e k id's l e ague Snoop D ogg coach e s for?), h e stil ll e t us print th e T-sh irts at h is pad. Th is tim e , W al t w as th e re to be th e "runne r"so I coul d sh oot a fe w picture s. Al so, I h ad al re ady gone dow ntow n to ge t th e sh irts, but th e printing proce ss w as e xactl y th e sam e : Kid taping q uarte rs on th e corne rs of th e scre e n fram e for spacing, th e L.A. W e e k l y ne w sprint use d
Th e T-sh irts th e m se l ve s h ave an auth e ntic D .I.Y., punk e dge . Th e y're im pe rfe ct and som e tim e s e ve n a l ittl e ragge d, just l ik e th e Je fe s th e m se l ve s. Afte r a l ife tim e in South Gate and ne arl y th re e ye ars of podcasting unde r th e ir be l ts, th e future is unce rtain, but th e Je fe s k now th at no m atte r w h at h appe ns, th e y can do it th e m se l ve s. Fonz im agine s th e Je fe s "doing a vide o podcast and tak ing th e sh ow on th e road to bring Tre s Je fe s to th e nation and th e w orl d. Lik e a punk band, you h ave to go on tour to ge t th e l iste ne rs."Kid pre dicts th at in th re e ye ars th e podcast w il lbe "use d as e vide nce against us in a m ul titude of crim inal case s."Eith e r w ay, Tre s Je fe s are th e re al de al , and th e y do it th e ir ow n w ay, w h ich for m e is al lth at re al l y counts. Tre sJe fe s h ttp://tre s je fe s .com / Lance Ande rson h ttp://l ance ande rs on.com / Page 17 - Issue 21 : O ctober 2007
Portraits from th e Expo Sw e e te st Lady Around
D an Kl ass
A Spe cialKind of Love
Fath e r R ode rick
by C. C. Ch apm an
h ttp://w w w .cc-ch apm an.com /
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Review Roulette
Edited by S imon Toon
TH IS M ONTH TH E roul e tte w h e e lpick e d us th re e ve ry diffe re nt podcasts to l iste n to, and as usualw e didn't k now w h e th e r th e y'd be gre at conte nt, w e l lproduce d, or com pl e te and utte r drive lth at w oul d m ak e our e ars fal loff. Th e gre at th ing about podcasting is th at it can be done by com pl e te am ate urs w ith no back ing, or by l arge inte rnationalorganisations w ith a de l ibe rate focus, and (in be tw e e n) by e xpe rie nce d m e dia profe ssional s, l ibe rate d by podcasting's l ack of th e air-tim e re strictions of traditionalm e dia. So if you're stuck in a rut w ith your podcast l iste ning, w h y not ch e ck out som e of th e se ...
U NICEF Radio Let's Talk Ch ildren
Review ed by Ph il Clark
h ttp://w w w .unice f.org/vide oaudio/vide o_ radio.h tm l UNICEF, or th e Unite d Nations Inte rnational Ch il dre n's Em e rge ncy Fund, is m ore com m onl y k now n as th e Unite d Nations Ch il dre n’s Fund. Th is vol untaril y-funde d age ncy h as be e n providing e m e rge ncy food and h e al th care since 19 46, and re l ie s on donations from gove rnm e nts and private individual s to provide its ove r 2.5 bil l ion US dol l ars of incom e ye arl y.
ove r 8 m il l ion pe opl e? O ne e ve nt th at did h it th e h e adl ine s w as th e e arth q uak e in Pe ru ne ar Lim a, an 8.0 m agnitude , and th is is re porte d on w ith cl arity and fact, h igh l igh ting th e pl igh t of th e ch il dre n w h o are now w ith out sch ool s and h om e s.
O ne fact th at I l e arne d t h rough l ist e ning to th e se im age : UNICEF sh ort podcasts, is th at contam inate d w ate r is one of th e bigge st issue s, and som e th ing th at is tack l e d first An organization of th is m agnitude h as by al le m e rge ncy re sponse te am s. As m any approach e s to publ icizing its m ost of us can e asil y w al k to our taps and e fforts, and th ank ful l y one of th e se is turn on fre sh , cl e an w ate r to q ue nch our th rough podcasts, or as th e y cal lit, th irst, th is aspe ct of l iving in disaste rUNICEF R adio. Th e w e b site doe s a strick e n are as and th ird-w orl d countrie s good job of te l l ing you h ow you can l iste n som e tim e s e scape s us. I’m sure th at in a varie ty of w ays (w ith or w ith out an pe opl e l iving in th e re ce ntl y fl oode d are as M P3 pl aye r) and can al so provide of th e Unite d Kingdom can atte st to th ose vodcasts for th ose w ith vide o probl e m s. capabil itie s. It al so h as a gre at de alof oth e r inform ation about UNICEF and is Not al lth e re ports are of catacl ysm ic w orth a visit as you l iste n. e ve nts. Som e are tal e s of program s th at are trying to m ak e a diffe re nce . In Th e podcast conte nt is a gre at varie ty of Guate m al a th e re are se ve ral , incl uding tragic and inspirationalstorie s. R e ports bil ingualinte r-cul turale ducation for from al love r th e w orl d e ducate pe opl e indige nous stude nts, and youth program s about th e e norm ous num be r of adul ts th at com bat th e se ve re probl e m of and ch il dre n w h o are curre ntl yl iving in viol e nce and te e n gangs. stre ssfulconditions. For e xam pl e , h ow m any of us k ne w about th e fl oods in I th ink one of th e probl e m s th at UNICEF Bangl ade sh back in August th at displ ace d h as, is th at th is type of podcast is l ik e l y to Page 19 - Issue 21 : O ctober 2007
w w w .podcastusermagaz ine.com not be on m ost l iste ne rs’ top te n podcast l ists. I w as guil ty of th is m yse l f, and I’m sure th at if I h adn’t random l y pick e d th is podcast to re vie w for PUM , I doubt I w oul d h ave k now n about it, or adde d it to m y iTune s podcast l ist. It’s th e re now , and I w il lce rtainl y spe nd a fe w m inute s l iste ning to e ach e pisode . W e al lcan’t afford to donate to e ve ry e ffort for e ve ry probl e m , but if w e al lgive a l ittl e it CAN m ak e a diffe re nce . Give th is podcast a ch ance –it’s w e l l produce d, h as conte nt th at is straigh t-toth e -point, factualand inform ational . Be st of al l , a podcast m ay h it a h e art-string w ith som e one w h o donate s a sm al l am ount, and th is act of k indne ss m ay save one ch il d’s l ife .
Gre at podcast: sh ort, inform ative and e ach e pisode a com pl e te e ntity re q uiring no prior k now l e dge . Th is one 's staying on m y pl ayl ist.
- Bernadette
Wel l -produce d podcast giving a concise and insigh tfull ook into ch il dre n’s issue s around th e w orl d. W ith th e ave rage l e ngth of th is podcast be ing th re e m inute s, one is l e ft w anting to k now m ore about th e topics pre se nte d.
- Marilyn Madsen
Conte nt 4.33 out of 5 Production 4.00 out of 5
H ow m any of us w h o produce podcasts re gul arl y can say th at?
Th e sini-gang
h ttp://w w w .s ini-gang.com / Th e sini-gang is one of th ose ubiq uitous frie nds-sitaround-som e -m icroph one sand-tal k -about-stuff podcasts. Th is particul ar group of frie nds are a bunch of se condge ne ration Fil ipino Am e ricans w h o m e t in col l e ge . Th e y tal k about th e usualstuff: th e th ings th e y’ve be e n up to, w h at th e y’ve se e n on TV, th e m ovie s th e y’ve se e n, th e h ol idays th e y’ve tak e n and th e m usic th e y’re l iste ning to.
Review ed by Bernadette m e th e k ind of discussions th e sh ow contains are far m ore e njoyabl e to participate in th an to l iste n to.
According to th e sh ow 's w e bsite , th e podcast is produce d at l e ast partl y to re pre se nt th e Fil ipinoAm e rican com m unity. In th e e pisode s I l iste ne d to, th e onl y e vide nce of th at im age : Th e Sini-Gang w as th e w ord of th e day and a sh ort conve rsation about th e tre atm e nt of Fil ipinos w h o h ad fough t in th e US arm e d se rvice s. I’d h ave l ik e d m uch m ore Th e y cl e arl y e njoy e ach oth e r’s com pany: of th is k ind of inform ative discussion (and th e re are no aw k w ard sil e nce s and th e l e ss of th e m ore ram bl ing “w h at w e did ge ntl e ribbing of e ach oth e r is indicative th is w e e k ” stuff). th at th e y are l ong-tim e frie nds w h o are com fortabl e w ith e ach oth e r. If th e y w e re Again, th is sh ow is not al one in displ aying h aving th e ir conve rsation around a tabl e th is attribute , but it doe s h ave a fairl y at th e l ocalpub I’d w ant to join th e m . But h igh pe rce ntage of ne ve r-e xpl aine d th e re in l ie s th e rub, not just w ith th is Am e rican cul turalre fe re nce s. Th e y spe nt sh ow but w ith al lsh ow s in th e ge nre . For 10 m inute s tal k ing about ch e e se ste ak s, Page 20 - Issue 21 : O ctober 2007
w w w .podcastusermagaz ine.com for e xam pl e , and I’ve no cl ue w h at one is. I h ave an im age in m y h e ad of a giant sl ab of ch e e se be ing gril l e d. As oth e r countrie s de ve l op de ce nt podcasting sce ne s, th e re ’s an incre asing num be r of sh ow s w h e re th e h osts (a) unde rstand th e ir cul tural re fe re nce s are paroch ialand (b) tak e th e tim e to e xpl ain th e m –so I’m be com ing l e ss forgiving of sh ow s th at do ne ith e r. Th e sh ow doe sn’t m ak e m uch e ffort to ge ne rate l iste ne r inte raction. Th e re are no forum s, conte sts, q ue stions for th e audie nce , l iste ne r pol l s or any of th e sim il ar fe ature s th at oth e r sh ow s use to e nge nde r audie nce participation w h ich is a sh am e , be cause it’s th e k ind of sh ow th at w oul d be ne fit from m ore audie nce e ngage m e nt. Ul tim ate l y, th ough , I ge t th e im pre ssion th is sh ow is produce d m ore for th e e njoym e nt of th e m e m be rs of th e sini-gang th an for th e e njoym e nt of th e audie nce .
Th e Broo View aka Ken Broo S ports
In podcast fanatic te rm s th is sh ow rate s a not m y cup of te a but do try it for yourse l f.
Anoth e r podcast w h e re a group of frie nds sit dow n and tal k about w h ate ve r. Th e re are som e e nte rtaining m om e nts w ith th is group but not e ngaging e nough to k e e p in th e subscription l ist.
- Marilyn Madsen
Conte nt 1.75 out of 5 Production 2.75 out of 5
Review ed by Marilyn Madsen
h ttp://w w w .k e nbroo.com
Liste n up, Sports Fans! Th e Broo Vie w podcast brings you th e inside track on th e Cincinnati Be ngal s and R e ds.
l ittl e . I ne ve r th ough t I w oul d e ve r be inte re ste d in footbal lstats or pl aye rs issue s, but found I k e pt cl ick ing th e ne xt e pisode and ch e ck ing out th e l ate st Th is podcast is produce d inform ation. In production and e dite d by profe ssional since Se pte m be r of 2005, sportscaste r, Ke n Broo. O n Th e Broo Vie w ge ts good an al m ost w e e k l y basis m ark s for l onge vity and im age : K e n Broo Ke n posts a sh ow giving a consiste ncy. W ith th e l ook into th e standings of th e Cincinnati duration of e ach podcast com ing in unde r Be ngal s footbal lte am and th e Cincinnati 15 m inute s, e ach l iste n w as e asy and R e ds base bal lte am . In addition, e ach e njoyabl e. e pisode al so cove rs th e 'burning' sports topics of th e m om e nt around th e NFL, O ve r at th e e asy-to-navigate w e bsite , it M LB and NBA. Th is podcast be ne fits w as found th at Ke n h as m any irons in th e from th e w e l l -m odul ate d voice of Ke n, fire . H e al so produce s tw o oth e r podcasts, w h o h as m any ye ars unde r h is be l t as a Broo vs. Broo and th e Be ngal s R e port in profe ssionalbroadcaste r, pl us good audio addition to a pe rsonalbl og. Th e Broo vs. q ual ity and e diting. Be cause of th e soundBroo podcast be ing a “re d h ot, bite s from th e pl aye rs th e m se l ve s and opinionate d sports discussion de l ive re d insigh tfulcom m e nts on e ach te am ’s by tw o l ive Broos se parate d by status, th is re vie w e r w as draw n into th e ge ne rations” and th e Be ngal s R e port a sports w orl d about w h ich I k now ve ry m ore in de pth vie w of th e te am co-h oste d Page 21 - Issue 21 : O ctober 2007
w w w .podcastusermagaz ine.com by M arc H ardin. It w as al so note d th at Ke n som e tim e s m oonl igh ts as a disc jock e y at an ol die s station in Cincinnati, W GR R-FM . O ne dow nside at th e site w as th e l ack of a dire ct l ink to th e R SS fe e d or any oth e r subscription l ink s. W ith onl y cl ick -and-l iste n options appe aring to be avail abl e , th is is one are a w h e re th is oth e rw ise w e l l -produce d podcast coul d be im prove d. So, if Am e rican footbal lor base bal lare your gam e s, th e n tune in to th e Broo Vie w for an audio sl ice of th e sporting l ife .
Th is m onth 's podcasts w e re random l y ch ose n from : PodcastAl l e y.com (h ttp://podcas tal l e y.com /) and PodcastPick l e .com (h ttp://podcas tpick l e .com /) Gre e nM anR adio is Am e rica's Podcast for Al lTh ings Garde ning! Pl ant profil e s, garde n de sign, e xcl usive inte rvie w s w ith th e m ove rs and sh ak e rs of th e garde ning industry, and of course your q ue stions and answ e rs. h ttp://w w w .gre e nm anradio.com /
I've absol ute l y no ide a w h at th is podcast is about. Al lI h e ard w e re a l ot of acronym s and te am nam e s th at m e ant noth ing to m e .
- Bernadette
Conte nt 3.5 out of 5 Production 4.00 out of 5
Th e ratings give n are th e ave rage of th e score s give n by our te am of re vie w e rs. Th e y w e re re vie w e d by: Ph ilCl ark - h ttp://w w w .th e britandyank e e .com Be rnade tte - h ttp://podcas tfanatic.com M aril yn M adse n - m ads e nm @ e arth l ink .ne t Sim on Toon - h ttp://s l am idol podcas t.com
UK D igitalTV cove re d in Fre q ue ncyCast, a Tantal ising Tak e on Te ch nol ogy h ttp://w w w .fre q ue ncycas t.com /
Tool s and te ch niq ue s to h e l p e ntre pre ne urs accom pl ish and do m ore in l e ss tim e , w ith be tte r q ual ity and w ith re duce d stre ss. h ttp://w w w .gaincontrol ofyourday.com
NO PLAYLIST NO M USIC PO LICY NO AD S NO B******* Just Ecl e ctic M usic & Poe try h ttp://w w w .h om e grow npodcas t.co.uk
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Guiding th e struggl ing e ntre pre ne ur tow ard opportunitie s for succe ss. h ttp://w w w .s truggl inge ntre pre ne ur.com
W ELCO M E TO TH E NEW O LD FUNK M ode rn e l e ctronic dance m usic w ith a cl assic funk sound h ttp://w w w .djs te ve boy.com /groove l e ctric.h tm l
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Global Voices
S outh Africa Review s by Janet Parkinson
ph oto courte s y Victor Ge e re
W ITH POD CAM P CAPE Tow n tak ing pl ace in O ctobe r, it se e m e d appropriate th at I sh oul d h e ad on dow n to be th e re in spirit if not in pe rson. I 'trave l e d' th e re l ast sum m e r, so it w as inte re sting to re turn to se e h ow th ings h ad de ve l ope d –if at al l . In e sse nce I w oul d say th at ve ry l ittl e h as ch ange d. Al th ough a fe w ne w bie s h ave found th e ir fe e t, w h ich is al w ays good to h e ar, it is stil lth e l e ading l igh ts of l ast ye ar w h ich are bl azing aw ay:
1 –2 –3 Listen to Me h ttp://123l is te n2m e .com /
“H ow za podl ings!” ch irps Sarah (age d 9 ) brigh tl y as sh e introduce s th e sh ow . Sarah , al ong w ith Nina (age d 6) h ost th is e nch anting podcast ‘by k ids for k ids’ –w ith som e hel p of course from th e ir pare nts. Liste n to Sarah and Nina’s e nth usiastic and e ne rge tic re vie w s of ch il dre ns’ book s and m usic, im age : 123l is te n2m e toge th e r w ith ‘Funfacts’ ‘Vocabw ise ’, ‘Gl obalNe w s’ and jok e s as w el las th e odd sch oolm usic pe rform ance th row n in. Th e girl s put on a gre at sh ow – not sure h ow m uch is scripte d but th e y ce rtainl y com e across natural l y and
cl e arl y e njoy th e w h ol e e xpe rie nce . It's a gre at inspiration to oth e rs, and I’d l ove to se e ch il dre n from around th e w orl d join in w ith th is one . Ge t your k ids to h ave al iste n and se nd Sarah and Nina a m e ssage –I’m sure th e y’d l ove to h e ar from you (th e k ids, th at is)!
Conte nt 4 out of 5 Production 3.5 out of 5
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Th e Z A Sh ow h ttp://w w w .th e z as h ow .com / You just can’t l and in South Africa w ith out m e ntioning Gl e nn and Bridge tte Ve rran, w h o h ave be e n re vie w e d by Podcast Use r M agazine in th e past. No surprise th at th e y w on th e ‘Be st SA Podcast’ in th e SA Bl og 2007 Aw ards re ce ntl y, as th is sh ow is e xtre m e l y w el lproduce d w ith inte re sting conte nt. R e l axe d im age : Th e Z A Sh ow Podcas t in styl e , Gl e nn and Bridge tte tal k on a varie ty of subje cts base d around th e South African th e m e –inte rje cte d w ith South African m usic of various styl e s.
W ith a good inte rnational fol l ow ing and podcasting since 2005, th e y’re cl e arl y in it for th e l ong h aul …
Conte nt 4.5 out of 5 Production 4.5 out of 5
Derek “Th e Bandit’s” S ound Republic h ttp://w w w .s oundre publ ic.co.z a/
W ith 18 ye ars in th e radio busine ss and a de e p-roote d passion for dance m usic, Th e Bandit’s e nth usiasm for h is m usic is contagious. “W ith th e face of popul ar m usic ch anging al m ost dail y, it’s e sse ntialto be abl e to adapt and grow your pe rsonal ity w ith in th e m usic you pl ay,” D e re k R ich ardson im age : Sound Re publ ic Podcas t says. Extre m e l y w el lproduce d, th e se sounds m ore or l e ss from be ginning
to e nd w il lk e e p you on th e m ove and constantl y in th e groove .
Conte nt 4 out of 5 Production 4.5 out of 5
PodCam p is com ing to Cape Tow n on th e 20th of O ctobe r 2007 at Th e W il d Fig in O bs. Sign up righ t aw ay! h ttp://w w w .podcam pcape tow n.com / Page 24 - Issue 21 : O ctober 2007
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S ome sh ort Jaz z Music Review s by Norvell A Molex Jr. SEAN JONES - K ALEID OSCOPE Se an Jone s: h ttp://w w w .s e anjone s m us ic.com / Labe l : M ack Ave nue h ttp://w w w .m ack ave nue .com /
Th is is th e fourth CD from th is ph e nom e naltrum pe t pl aye r, and Se an Jone s tak e s it to a diffe re nt l e ve lw ith th is al bum . O n h is 'R oots' CD , you coul d h e ar fam il iar gospe ltune s, transform e d to jazz, stil lm aintaining th e spiritualfe rvor th at th ose songs invok e d. 'Kal e idoscope ' tak e s us on a journe y of grow th and col l aboration, introducing us to diffe re nt voice s and diffe re nt e xpe rie nce s. To try to cate gorize th is m usic onl y tak e s aw ay from it. Th is CD ge ts 4.5 out of 5 possibl e stars.
im age : Se an Jone s
TOM BRAXTON - 'IM AGINE TH IS'
Tom Braxton: h ttp://w w w .tom braxton.com / Labe l : Pacific Coast Jazz h ttp://w w w .pacificcoas tjaz z .com / W ith h is soph om ore al bum , Tom Braxton h as h it th e sm ooth jazz m ark - th is CD h as pl e ase d sm ooth jazz radio stations across th e w orl d. H e h as th e pe rfe ct re cipe for cre ativity w ith out be ing ove rbe aring w ith th e use of sh arp note s. 2.5 out of a possibl e 5 stars.
im age : Tom Braxton
TOD D LED BETTER - 'M ED ITATIONS: H YM NS IN TH E K EY OF JAZ Z '
Todd Le dbe tte r: h ttp://w w w .toddl e dbe tte r.com /h om e .h tm l Labe l : D am al jah Productions h ttp://w w w .toddl e dbe tte r.com / Fol l ow ing in th e footste ps of Kirk W h al um , Todd tak e s traditionalgospe lsongs and transform s th e m into jazz h ym ns, h e nce th e titl e of th e al bum . Ge tting daring on 'Ste alAw ay' and proving h is e xce l l e nt m usiciansh ip th rough out th e e ntire CD , th is one de se rve s 3.75 out of 5 stars.
im age : Todd Le dbe tte r
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Portraits from th e Expo BroLo and M e
Th e H al l w ay To M y R oom
Expo Fl oor Inte rvie w s
Jul ie n is H APPY to se e th e Rum or Girl s
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by C. C. Ch apm an
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CO CKO S REAPER And no Blue O yster Cult jokes –please…
Review ed by Paul Parkinson
AS YOU PROGRESS th rough th e te ch nol ogicalside of cre ating podcasts, you e ve ntual l y m igh t e nd up ask ing yourse l f a q ue stion: Sh oul d I re cord 'l ive ' or sh oul d I re cord in 'tak e s'? Th e k e y is w h e th e r you w ant th e ch ance to re -do pie ce s w h e n you m ak e m istak e s or w h e th e r you val ue th e l ive fe e lof doing it in one tak e . It’s an inte re sting are a and w orth y of conside ration. If you are a l ive podcaste r and you’re l ook ing for a 'l ive ' podcasting re cording tool , you w on’t go far w rong w ith M ik e Ve rste e g’s CastBl aste r (w w w .castbl aste r.com ) appl ication. H ow e ve r, w h at if you w ant to do your podcast re cording in m ul tipl e tak e s?W h at th e n?It se e m s th at unl e ss you go dow n th e route of Logic /Cubase /Acid (and oth e rs) at m ore th an $300 USD pe r copy, th e n th e re is pre cious l ittl e in th e W indow s w orl d w orth w riting about. M ac use rs h ave Garage Band (but don’t stop re ading de ar M acanistas, I h ave ne w s for you too). Ente r th e R e ape r. Cock os’ R e ape r appl ication (R EAPER , for R apid Environm e nt for Audio Prototyping and Efficie nt R e cording) is th e ne w k id on th e bl ock . You m ay not h ave h e ard of th e com pany, but you m ay w e l lh ave h e ard of th e pe opl e . O ne of th e k e y pl aye rs cre ate d W inam p, w h ich m any of you w il lbe using to l iste n to podcasts. W h e n I first got sh ow n R e ape r, I coul dn’t be l ie ve th at anyth ing th at sm al lcoul d do w h at it said it coul d do. Le t’s ge t th is straigh t –th e dow nl oad is a m e re 2.4M b. Ye s, 2.4M b. W ith m y AD SLl ine , it took l e ss th an a m inute to save it to m y de sk top.
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I ope ne d up th e instal l e r, and th e program w as in and ope rationalw ith in a coupl e of m inute s, al th ough it coul d h ave tak e n l e ss tim e , be cause I w asn’t k e e ping count. Th e instal l ation w as fast. I h ave a som e w h at com pl icate d se t up w ith an e xte rnalEdirolFA-101 sound card (th e acq uisition of w h ich pul l e d m e aw ay from CastBl aste r), but R e ape r found it al l straigh taw ay. I h ave th e ASIO 4ALL drive rs instal l e d on m y PC so th at m ay h ave h e l pe d. W h ate ve r th e re ason, th ough , instal l ation w as e asy. Page 27 - Issue 21 : O ctober 2007
w w w .podcastusermagaz ine.com R e ape r is sh are w are but is notabl e for be ing a ful l y ope rational , uncrippl e d, une xpiring pie ce of softw are , and if you l ik e it, you sh oul d buy a l ice nce for it w ith in 30 days. Com m e rcialuse rs pay m ore , but it’s stil lch e ape r th an th e com pe tition. A l ice nce give s you al lth e update s up to ve rsion 1.9 9 for fre e , but R e ape r 2.0 is al re ady in be ta. It m igh t be w orth k e e ping an e ye on th e re l e ase sch e dul e as w e m ove tow ards Ve rsion 2.0. W h at al lth is m e ans is th at you can, if you w ant, dow nl oad it and use it for noth ing. I w oul dn’t. Pay for it. I’l le xpl ain w h y l ate r. Cock os re com m e nds th at R e ape r is run on W indow s 2000, XP or Vista w ith 1 gig of R AM . It w il lrun on oth e r fl avours of W indow s such as NT, 2000 or e ve n M e . I’ve se e n a be ta of th e Unive rsalBinary ve rsion for M ac O S X and it l ook s pre tty m uch th e sam e as th e W indow s ve rsion. You can dow nl oad th e be ta from th e Cock os Forum , and th e ful lre l e ase is due be fore th e e nd of th e ye ar.
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to point out th at th is is a ful l y fl e dge d m ul ti track , m ul ti ch anne ldigitalaudio w ork station appl ication, but I am onl y going to l ook at th is from th e podcasting pe rspe ctive . Be ar in m ind, h ow e ve r, th at th is appl ication is h uge and incre dibl y fl e xibl e and pow e rful . Th e ave rage podcaste r isn’t ne ce ssaril y inte re ste d in M idi, VST or O GG –but th e y are al lh e re in R e ape r. Tak e a m om e nt to dow nl oad th e m anual , w h ich is com pre h e nsive and de tail e d and th re e tim e s th e size of th e appl ication. D on’t try to print it out, th ough , unl e ss you can ge t to a fast and ch e ap printe r;th e m anualis ne arl y 300 page s l ong. So, h aving said th at, l e t’s go! If you h ave se e n Logic, Garage band, Acid Pro or e ve n Audacity (in m ul ti-ch anne l m ode ) you’l lbe at h om e w ith R e ape r. I use Acid, and I w as com fortabl e w ith th is program . O n th e l e ft side of th e scre e n you w il lse e th e input ch anne l s, and in th e m ain body is th e visual isation of w h at you re corde d, w h ich is k now n as th e 'Tim e l ine '.
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Le t’s ge t ge e k y for a w h il e . I w ant to give you an ove rvie w of th e incre dibl e fl e xibil ity of R e ape r. Th is is an e xtract from th e Cock os W e b page . M e dia Support * Can native l y de code : o W AV/W 64/BW F (8/16/20/24/32 bitPCM , 32/64 bitfl oat) o AIFF (8/16/20/24/32 bitPCM ) o M onk e y's Audio (APE) o W avPack o FLAC o O GG Vorbis o M P3 o M IDI o SYX * Can native l y re cord to/re nde r to: o W AV/W 64/BW F o AIFF o M onk e y's Audio (APE) o W avPack o FLAC o O GG Vorbis o M IDI o M P3 (ifl am e _ e nc.dl lins tal l e d) o CUE/BIN (CD ISO ) * Can de code audio/pre vie w vide o: o AVI, W M V, M PG o M O V(re q uire s Quick Tim e ) * Supportfor any com bination ofs ource m e dia ofvarying bitde pth , s am pl e rate , form ats Track s /Routing * Supportfor an unl im ite d num be r oftrack s * Vol um e , pan control s and e nve l ope s pe r track and pe r s e nd * Proje ctpan l aw configuration, pe r-track /pe r-s e nd pan l aw ove rride * Eve ry track can actas a bus , e nabl ing e xte ns ive routing fl e xibil ity * Unl im ite d s e nd/re ce ive s pe r track *, w ith configurabl e param e te rs (pre -fx, pos t-fx, vol um e /pan adjus tm e nt/e nve l ope s , m ix to m ono, ph as e , e tc) * Track s can h ave one or m ore (m ono or s te re o) h ardw are s e nds , for anal og m ixing capabil ity * Indus try l e ading Routing M atrix th ate nabl e s you to q uick l y s e e and ch ange routing, re cord inputs , and h ardw are outputs * Ful l y routabl e /FX-abl e fol de r track s th atcan contain and group track s * True 64-bitfl oating pointe nd-to-e nd s ignalpath (notjus t64-bits um m ing) * Supportfor fe e dback routing, ifde s ire d Editing Facil itie s * Re al tim e fading, cros s fading, and auto-cros s fading ofite m s * M ul ti-l aye r undo/re do w ith h is tory w indow (w ork s on al lproje cts e ttings incl uding e dits , routing, pl ug-ins , e tc) * Pitch s h ifting and tim e s tre tch ing pe r ite m *Arbitrary ite m grouping * Tab to trans ie nts upport * H igh l y configurabl e e diting pl ayback be h avior (autos e e k ing to audition e dits , e tc) * Rippl e e diting (in one track or in al ltrack s ) * Grid/s nap s upportw ith h igh l y configurabl e options * Supports m ul tipl e tim e s ignature s and te m pos pe r proje ct * M ark e rs * Re gions , abil ity to m ove /copy re gions (and al lofth e ir conte nts ) * M ul tipl e tak e s pe r m e dia ite m * Piano rol lM IDI e ditor for M IDI ite m s * Proje ctpl ays pe e d control /e nve l ope s upport(e q uival e ntofch anging tape s pe e d, ful l y autom ate abl e) * O ptionalSm ooth Se e k ing (atm ark e r/re gion or e nd-of-m e as ure ), for e as y pre vie w ing of trans itions Page 29 - Issue 21 : O ctober 2007
w w w .podcastusermagaz ine.com Across th e top are th e usualm e nu options (Fil e /Edit/Vie w and so forth ) and m ode -se nsitive icons. Navigation is sim pl e , w ith cl ick and drag be ing a prim ary m e th od. Le t’s start from scratch . H e re is a brand-ne w proje ct w ith no track s l oade d:
To re cord som e th ing, al lyou ne e d to do is righ t-cl ick th e l e ft bar, ch oose 'Inse rt Track ' and 'arm ' th e track for re cording. To do th is, pre ss th e sm al lgre y circl e –sh ow n be l ow . You can th e n righ t-cl ick to ide ntify th e source for th at track . Be fore you can re cord into a tim e l ine , you w il l ne e d to pre ss 're cord' again for th e proje ct. M idw ay dow n on th e l e ft-h and side you w il lse e th e cl assic pl ay/re cord pane l–just h it 're cord' and you’re done . O ne th ing th at I re al l yl ik e d w as th e num be r of options avail abl e w ith a righ t-cl ick . R ath e r th an de scribe th e m al l , I w oul d e ncourage you to w ork on som e th ing w ith th is program and righ t-cl ick ofte n and al love r th e pl ace . You ne ve r k now w h at you’l lfind. Al m ost e ve ryth ing in R e ape r is re size abl e , w h ich introduce s a l ot of vie w ing fl e xibil ity from re cording righ t th rough to m ixdow n. W h il st R e ape r is ve ry fl e xibl e , it is al so se t up so th at a ne w use r can ge t into it straigh t out of th e box w ith out ge tting bogge d dow n. Page 30 - Issue 21 : O ctober 2007
w w w .podcastusermagaz ine.com If you h ave sw e e pe rs, bum pe rs or oth e r w h iz-bang sounds you w ant to h ave in th e podcast, you can add th e m w ith R e ape r. You al so don’t ne e d to w orry as th e se m e dia e l e m e nts can be adde d e asil y;th e sam e is true for podsafe m usic track s. W h e n you w ant to re -re cord som e th ing, you can just re cord in th e norm alw ay (and e dit th e fil e w ith in R e ape r), or you can do a punch -in or e ve n ch oose from m ul tipl e tak e s. Th e sim pl icity of R e ape r is th e re al l y coolbit. If you’re use d to Audacity, it w on’t tak e m uch to ge t fam il iar w ith R e ape r. If you can cut, copy and paste in M icrosoft W ord, you can do th e sam e in R e ape r. If you w ant to ge t up cl ose and pe rsonalw ith th e audio track , th e n use th e m ouse w h e e l . It’s so sim pl e and intuitive , it m ak e s you w ant to w e e p.
You w ant to m ix an audio track in?Easy. Just drag ite m s toge th e r inside R e ape r and th e cross-fading is autom atic. R igh tcl ick ing th e ove rl ap w il lgive you se ve ral ch oice s of cross-fade sh ape . Base d on m y e xpe rie nce w ith Sony’s Acid Pro and from th e opinions of som e ve ry e xpe rie nce d m usic produce rs as w e l l , Cock os’ R e ape r is a firm 'BUY'.
Licensing It is w orth cl arifying th e pricing –it is SH AR EW AR E and is avail abl e for dow nl oad w ith out te ch nol ogic l im itations for e val uation purpose s. O nce you h ave e val uate d R e ape r, you re al l y sh oul d purch ase a l ice nse , w h ich can be e ith e r th e non-com m e rcialone for $39 .9 5 or a com m e rcial -use l ice nse for $19 9 .9 5. Esse ntial l y, th e vast m ajority of podcaste rs w il lbe abl e to buy R e ape r for $40. If you m ak e l ots of m one y from podcasting or m usic, th e n go for th e com m e rciall ice nce . W h e n th is re vie w w as w ritte n, R e ape r w as at ve rsion 1.888, and purch asing a l ice nce give s you al lth e update s fre e until it ge ts to ve rsion 2.9 9 .
Tech nical S ystem Requirements M inim um syste m : W indow s 9 8/M E/2000/XP w ith 128M B R AM , 10M B fre e disk space , 800 x 600 displ ay in 256 col ors or m ore , W indow s-com patibl e sound h ardw are R e com m e nde d syste m : W indow s 2000/XP w ith 1GB R AM , at l e ast 1GB fre e disk space , 1280 x 1024 displ ay in 16.7M col ors, ASIO sound drive rs
Conclusion R e ape r is an e xce l l e nt, l ow -cost, h igh l y functionalappl ication for al lk inds of audio w ork . I’ve not e ve n m e ntione d its M ID I capabil itie s, its h andl ing of VST pl ug-ins or R e W ire , or e ve n th e h uge num be r of bundl e d e ffe cts h e re . Th is softw are is aw e som e and is w orth y of a tryout. If you l ik e it, I w oul d im pl ore you to support th e de ve l ope rs by buying it. Visit Cock os (h ttp://w w w .cock os .com /re ape r) for m ore inform ation. PaulPark inson Th is W e e k In London w w w .th is w e e k inl ondon.co.uk Page 31 - Issue 21 : O ctober 2007
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W H EN M OST PEOPLE h e ar th e w ord ‘jazz’ it brings to m ind th e days of D izzy, Col trane , M onk , M il e s D avis and m any oth e rs. So h ow doe s th is m usic survive ?By be ing one of Am e rica’s trul y cre ative art form s as w e l las its onl y originalm usicalcre ation, starting in its birth pl ace of Ne w O rl e ans and spre ading around th e w orl d. If you’re a jazz fan and l iste n to th e radio, you h e ar sm ooth jazz m ixe d w ith R & B;w h e n you l ook on th e inte rne t m ost pe opl e are pl aying traditionaljazz or w h at coul d be re fe rre d to as ‘cl assic jazz’ (th e jazz from your grandpare nts’ or gre at-grandpare nts’ day). H ow e ve r, if you l ook re al l y h ard and tak e your tim e , th e re are som e of us w h o pl ay w h at coul d be conside re d as m ode rn jazz, e xpe rim e ntaljazz, progre ssive jazz or conte m porary jazz - al lof w h ich stil lcan be de fine d as jazz. Le t m e introduce m yse l f: I’m Norve l l M ol e x Jr, produce r of tw o podcasts - 'Th e Jazz Suite ' and 'Gospe lJazz Podcast' – and producing th e se tw o sh ow s e ve ry w e e k h as give n m e a gre at e ducation in podcasting and th e m usic busine ss as far as jazz is conce rne d. I’ve be e n bl e sse d to find a l ot of Inde pe nde nt and Indie jazz artists from around th e w orl d on se ve ral diffe re nt w e bsite s - M yspace .com , Al l about Jazz.com and Broadjam .com , just to nam e a fe w . Lik e m y podcasts, I’m h oping th at th is articl e w il lgo som e w ay tow ard bringing th e jazz of inde pe nde nt artists - as w e l las sm al ll abe l s –to th e fore , as it’s not a ge nre th at is particul arl y w el lk now n in m usic podcasting circl e s. To th row som e l igh t on jazz, and in particul ar on jazz in podcasting, I put th e fol l ow ing q ue stions to som e of m y m usician frie nds and artists w h o h ave be e n fe ature d on m y podcasts: W h at doe s jazz m e an to you and h ow w oul d you de fine jazz? and D o you se e podcasting as anoth e r w ay of ge tting jazz m usic out th e re for th e w orl d to h e ar? Th e answ e rs w e re e nl igh te ning. Joe Byrd w rote : “Jazz h as b e e n d e fine d m any
w ays...I'd say it's in th e e ye or e ar of th e b e h ol d e r.Just as tw o pe opl e can l ook at a
painting and d e rive tw o d iffe re nt m e anings, it can b e a sub je ctive art form . My und e rstand ing of jazz is as an e ve re vol ving and consiste ntl y cre ative m usic form .W h e th e r you're a trad itional ist or purist, a conte m porary or sm ooth jazz l ove r, th e im provisationalaspe ct is th e com m on ground . It com e s from th e h e art, is e xpre ssive , tak e s a ce rtain am ount of m usicald iscipl ine or virtuosity and m ost of al l , is appre ciate d and pl aye d b y th e m ore m e ntal l y m ature in our socie ty. It's a th ink ing pe rson's m usic!” Lik e Joe , Brian Pal m e r al so touch e d on th e fre e -form , im provisationalaspe ct of jazz: “To m e , jazz is th e re sul t of tak ing a
pie ce of m usic in a d ire ction oth e r th an its originalform .W e ofte n associate jazz as th e outgrow th of th e b l ue s, w h ich is th e origin of th e te rm .Ye t w e can tak e a cl assicalpie ce and ‘jazz’ it up b y tak ing anoth e r approach oth e r th at th e original inte nt.” Th e artist M LCal dw e l lput h is answ e r in such a poe tic form th at re printing it w oul d not do it justice ;go to h is 'Th is is jazz' bl og e ntry on h is M yspace page and Page 33 - Issue 21 : O ctober 2007
w w w .podcastusermagaz ine.com re ad it for yourse l f. Jazz and podcasting al m ost se e m to be a pe rfe ct m atch , give n th at m any podcaste rs –l ik e jazz m usicians –w il l w ork from a rough outl ine for th e ir sh ow and spin th ings out from th e re in true ‘im prov’ styl e,l e tting th ings fl ow fre e l y in w h ich e ve r dire ction th e ir fancy tak e s th e m .
“Jazz is Bl ue s and Gospe lm ixe d w ith an insigh tfull ife styl e ;w rappe d , sm oth e re d and cove re d in IMPR O VISATIO N.....”
e m ph asise s Bil lM cGe e . And th e m usic ce rtainl y pl ays on its styl istic and artistic fre e dom , de spite its discipl ine d core ;a fact th at appe al s to Fre d M il l s: “W h at jazz
m e ans to m e as an A frican-A m e rican is fre e d om ........of id e as, spirit, souland sound .Th rough im provisation (a m ain el e m e nt in jazz), th e se th ings b e com e al ive to th e pe rform e r as w e l las th e l iste ne r b y inte rpre tation. Eve n th ough jazz is a ve ry d iscipl ine d art form , it is so ve ry ope n once you are ve rse d in th e appl ication of th e th e ory of th e m usic”. O n th e se cond q ue stion, th e re w as som e ne gativity, but th e re sponse s w e re m ostl y positive and to th e point. Jak e H anl on didn’t se e podcasting h e l ping to bring m ore pe opl e to jazz;rath e r, h e se e m e d to sugge st th at it w oul d onl y appe alto th ose w h o al re ady appre ciate th e ge nre :
“Nope , I d on't se e it as anyth ing spe cial . It's just anoth e r w ay to conve y a m usic th at m ost pe opl e d on't care ab out h e aring anyw ay.If you took ove r th e inte rne t and force d e ve ry conne cte d com pute r to sh ow a H e rb ie H ancock conce rt m ost pe opl e w oul d prob ab l y go find som e th ing e l se to d o rath e r th e n sit and w atch it. I th ink th at it m igh t h e l p pe opl e who al re ad y h ave a passing inte re st or a strong inte re st in th e m usic to visual ize th e m usic and m ak e a stronge r conne ction to it, b ut pe opl e w h o d on't care ab out jazz now w il lin nine case s out of 10 - not ch ange th e ir w ays for anyth ing.” Page 34 - Issue 21 : O ctober 2007
O th e rs w e re far m ore upbe at and e nth usiastic. Jason Carrol lth ough t th at podcasting w as “..a gre at ave nue for artists to ge t e xposure ”, and W SAJ R adio said “Ye s - I b e l ie ve it’s th e ne xt ne w
ve nture to ge t m usic airpl aye d and h e ard th rough out th e w orl d ;in h om e s, on th e inte rne t, th rough out b usine sse s, in ve h icl e s… ” Th e te ch nol ogy and th e e ase w ith w h ich it al l ow e d pe opl e to find th e m usic and al so to h e l p spre ad it appe al e d to m any.
”Pod casting is a m od e rn te ch nol ogy w h ich w e can use as a toolto b road cast [th e m usic]”, e nth use d M ark M inch e l l o of
M ain Gazane , w h il st D avid M ora disagre e d w ith Jak e H anl on e ve n th ough h e al so se e s jazz as h aving a nich e audie nce : “I d e finite l y th ink pod casting is
an e xce l l e nt w ay of ge tting th e m usic out th e re .I b e l ie ve th e jazz l iste ne r is outsid e th e m ainstre am and is al w ays l ook ing for ne w ve nue s to e xpe rie nce ne w m usic;I pe rsonal l y am al w ays se arch ing for pod casts - not just to l iste n to m usic b ut to e xpl ore oth e r sub je cts as w e l l .”
Bil lM cGe e is som e th ing of an e vange l ist for ne w m e dia te ch nol ogy to h e l p ge t th e w ord out. “ I se e pod casting as one of
m any ne w te ch nol ogie s th at can b e use d to prol ife rate jazz.Th e im portant th ing is th at jazz l ove rs and artists sh oul d use al l th e ne w te ch nol ogie s to k e e p jazz al ive and fre sh .Jazz is a m usic th at h as spre ad to al l four corne rs of th e w orl d .Pod casting w il l al l ow th ose w h o d on't h ave acce ss to a jazz station or jazz CD s to sh are in th e joys of th e art form .” W h il st th is is e ncouraging, Vinny Val e ntino can se e th at for m any, th e ne w m e dium m ay stil lbe a l ittl e too com pl e x for pe opl e to unde rstand and th us not ye t re ach ing as m any as it coul d.
“I d o th ink pod casting is a viab l e w ay to ge t m usic out to th e w orl d . A t th is point I th ink th e te ch nol ogy is a l ittl e ove rw h e l m ing and confusing for th e ave rage m usic l iste ne r. A s w ith al lm usic d istrib ution, th e m ore re ad il y avail ab l e it b e com e s th e m ore it w il lb e use d b y th e l iste ning pub l ic”
w w w .podcastusermagaz ine.com Unl ik e any oth e r m usic today, jazz h as al w ays h ad a diffe re nt fl ow and attracte d a diffe re nt crow d. For ye ars, th e m usic industry h as re porte d th e im age : Norve l lA M ol e x Jr. dow nw ard spiralof jazz;but as Bil l M cGe e said “ I se e pod casting as one of
m any ne w te ch nol ogie s th at can b e use d to prol ife rate jazz” Jazz h as a l ife of its ow n it h as survive d and cre ate d partne rsh ips w ith R ock ’N’R ol l , H ip H op, and R & B. Th is is a m usicalart-form th at h as e vol ve d w ith th e tim e s, adapte d and spaw ne d ne w and diffe re nt form s, and w il lnatural l y tak e to ne w te ch nol ogy to prol ife rate and –pe rh aps –cre ate ne w cre ative partne rsh ips across contine nts. Lik e oth e r m usic podcasts, jazz podcasting al l ow s th ose w h o can’t ge t m ainstre am airpl ay to be h e ard. As Tom Edw ards, giving m e a UK pe rspe ctive on th e sce ne tol d m e , “W ith th e curre nt
d om ination of Em o, R & B / H ipH op and Ind ie rock in th e UK, pod casts are one of th e fe w m e th od s in w h ich ne w artists in th is are na can ge t airpl ay and th e re fore re ach aud ie nce s.Estab l ish e d jazz sh ow s te nd to stick to trad itionaljazz and e ve n ignore th e ‘acid jazz’ e xpl osion th at occure d in th e UK in th e 9 0s, infl ue ncing
m any of th e m usicians and prod uce rs now cre ating ne w m usic ove r h e re ;th e y’re far m ore infl ue nce d b y - say - th e Jam e s Tayl or Quarte t or Courd uroy th an b y D ave Brub e ck .” Podcasting is just one of m any w ays jazz can be h e ard around th e w orl d and can re ach m ore pe opl e th an any ‘brick s and m ortar’ radio station can. Aside from inte rne t radio stations w h ich can be a podcaste r’s be st frie nd, w h e n you th ink about e ve ry bit of m usic th at h as com e th rough tim e since m an cre ate d th e abil ity to re cord m usic, none of it e ve r goe s aw ay. It just ge ts e xpose d to a ne w and diffe re nt audie nce , and th at is th e bottom l ine w ith jazz. Podcasting is th e ne w m e dium w h ich al l ow s th at to h appe n. From l ive bands to w ax cyl inde rs to sh e l l ac discs to vinylto tape to CD to th e inte rne t age , jazz w il ll ive on. In cl osing, I’l ll e ave you w ith a post of m ine on Al lAbout Jazz.com , w h ich e xpre sse s m y ow n fe e l ings about th is w onde rfulm usicalge nre . “Jazz to m e is a
m usicalm e taph or for w h at w e w ish to say and w h at w e can’t say in l ife .A s th e m el od ic tone s d ance th rough our e ars w e inte rpre t a ve rb alre sponse for a m usical e m otion.” Th rough podcasting, I h ope it w il lspe ak out across th e w orl d.
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Karm yn Tyl er
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Ge off Sm ith
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Becoming a Podcaster by Mark Blevis im age : De re k K . M il l er
W H EN IFIRST m e t Gail , sh e w as struggl ing w ith th e ide a of podcasting. sm art;a l e ade r in h e r fie l d, so sh e w asn't l ack ing any ide as of w h at to say. gre at candidate to be a podcaste r. H e r bl og is incre dibl y popul ar, and sh e tim e pick ing strong topics and th e n w riting, e diting, re w riting and th e n tw H e r fe ars of podcasting are com m on, th ough : fe ar of th e m icroph one , fe ar of h aving to m ak e tim e to re cord h e r podcast and fe ar of h aving to l e arn te ch nol ogy and audio production. W h at I k now of Gaill e ads m e to be l ie ve th at th e se w e re e xcuse s m ore th an fe ars. I say th is be cause I k now of m any podcaste rs w h o h ave found a w ay to addre ss al lof th e ir conce rns in ve ry cre ative - som e w oul d say obvious - w ays. Up untilth e day th at Andre a announce d sh e ’d l ik e to do a podcast w ith m e , sh e h ad be e n th e patie nt and supportive w ife of a m an w h o w as (and stil lis) addicte d to cre ating audio conte nt. Sh e didn’t k now anyth ing about audio production and h ad no e xpe rie nce w ith a m icroph one . Th e se e d of h e r ide a w as to unite our tw o passions –audio production and ch il dre n’s book s –and h ave an activity to do toge th e r. To pre ve nt th e podcast from be com ing de m anding of tim e , w e de cide d to m ak e our re cording se ssions part of our e xisting dail y routine of sitting dow n in a coffe e sh op for a fe w m inute s afte r dropping our ch il dre n off at sch ool . W e de cide d to m ak e e ach e pisode rough l y te n m inute s in l e ngth (give or tak e ) and to l im it th e am ount of e diting w e w oul d do, if any at al l . Th e de cisions h ave m ade th e sh ow fun and e asy to produce . In fact, our day doe sn’t fe e lrigh t on m any l e ve l s if w e are force d to sk ip
Sh e 's incre dibl y Inde e d, Gailis a inve sts a l ot of e ak ing h e r posts.
our re cording and coffe e . Eve n th ough podcasts se e m to be e ve ryw h e re , in al lsh ape s and size s, on al m ost e ve ry topic im aginabl e , produce d using a varie ty of approach e s, form ats and de l ive ry styl e s by e ve ryone from se asone d profe ssional s to rank am ate urs, th e y al lbe gin w ith th e pe rson w ith ide as to sh are w h o h as struggl e d w ith th e de cision to podcast. Th is is th e de fining m om e nt in e ve ry podcast: h ow to h it 're cord.' Podcasting sh oul dn't be intim idating or e xcl usive , and th e re are m any w ays to incorporate podcasting into e stabl ish e d routine s or to augm e nt w ork in w h ich w e are invol ve d. M y w ife Andre a and I, and so m any oth e rs, h ave re al ize d th e be ne fits of podcasting about our passion w ith in our e ve ryday routine . Pe rh aps th e se storie s can inspire you, too. Knitte rs Unce nsore d (h ttp://k nitte rs unce ns ore d.bl ogs pot.com ) is anoth e r podcast th at cam e into be ing w h e n th e h osts buil t th e podcast into th e ir e stabl ish e d l ive s. El e m , Cash yie and M s. B. are advance d k nitte rs and e xpatriate s l iving in Ge rm any w h o m e t th rough a k nitting group. Th e th re e of th e m de cide d to produce a podcast to “put Ge rm an/Europe an yarns on th e m ap” l arge l y be cause of th e l e vity of th e ir conve rsations. Using a bare -bone s se tup, th e y m e e t e ve ry tw o to th re e w e e k s to Page 37 - Issue 21 : O ctober 2007
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acce ss to l ik e our ow n apartm e nts, or publ ic pl ace s. It m e ant using e l e m e nts from our ow n w ardrobe s th at m atch e d th e ch aracte rs' pe rsonal itie s.”
“I th ink th e ide a of doing it al one w as a l ittl e scary” says M s. B. ”H aving one or tw o oth e r pe opl e w h o are e xcite d about it m ade it m ore ‘re al ’ and w e coul d divide up th e w ork .”
Podcasting is particul arl y e xciting be cause of th e dive rsity th at e xists w ith in th e com m unity. Th is goe s be yond th e type s of podcasts th at are produce d and e xte nds to th e back grounds of th e pe opl e w h o produce th e m . So, if you’re th ink ing th at your l ack of e xpe rie nce m ak e s you an unl ik e l y candidate for a podcast, th ink again. M y podcast com m unity incl ude s e ve ryone .
M ark o Kul ik fe l t th at producing podcasts w oul d give h im m ore of a pe rsonal ity and ‘face ’ for th e active com m unitie s associate d w ith e ach of h is nich e w e bsite s (h ttp://pe ts .ca and h ttp://ph otograph y.ca), site s in w h ich h e ne ve r sh are d h is ow n opinions in th e passionate forum s, and m ade ce rtain th at h e incl ude d th e ph otograph ic w ork of oth e rs w ith h is ow n. Podcasting, it w oul d se e m , offe rs h im m ore fre e dom . “Exce pt for tim e re straints, th e re w as no good re ason for m e not to do it...so I did.” Bre ak ing into podcasting w as not h ard for M ark o. O nce h e l e arne d about it, h e contacte d a fe w e stabl ish e d podcaste rs and found th at th e y w e re al lve ry w il l ing to offe r th e ir support and answ e r h is q ue stions. O n advice , M ark o bough t spe cific e q uipm e nt and w as up and running.
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For Justin Kow nack i, podcasting offe re d anoth e r distribution ch anne lfor a vide o proje ct h e conce ive d in 19 9 9 . It w asn’t until2003 w h e n broadband w as pe rvasive and affordabl e th at h e l aunch e d Som e th ing to be D e sire d (h ttp://s om e th ingtobe de s ire d.com ), a vide o se rialth at fol l ow s a group of de e jays at fictitious W ANT FM . Unl ik e m ost podcasts, Som e th ing to be D e sire d is a group e ffort. “Initial l y, w e k ne w w e 'd ne e d to k e e p th e sh ow as m anage abl e as possibl e ” says Kow nack i. “Th at m e ant using a sm al l , re l iabl e cast w ith am pl e fre e tim e . It m e ant using l ocations w e h ad pe rm ane nt Page 38 - Issue 21 : O ctober 2007
M ark Bl e vis is a tal lguy from O ttaw a. H e produce s m any podcasts. You can fol l ow h is bl og and find l ink s to h is onl ine activitie s at h ttp://m ark bl e vis .com .
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Are Podcasters th e 'Next Generation’of Struggling Entrepreneurs? by Fred Castaneda
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IF W E CONSID ER Podcasting as an ind ustry , th e n w e m ay ask ourse l ve s “At w h ich stage of grow th or m aturity (or e ve n de cay) are w e now ?” Be ing as invol ve d as I am (som e pe opl e ful fil l ing proph e cy of guarante e d succe ss, cal lm e obse sse d) w ith podcasting in its or e l se w e suffe r from m assive de nial m any form s— subscribing and l iste ning to w h e n confronte d by re al ity w h e n oth e rs th e m , cre ating and publ ish ing th e m , and sh ak e th e ir h e ads w h e n w e te l lth e m of l e arning from oth e rs on h ow to im prove our dre am s. th e m — I te nd to se e th is 'industry' not in its infant stage any m ore . But I h e sitate to Are w e , th us, l ik e th e cartoon im age of de scribe it as be ing in its adol e sce nt stage th e w oul d-be e ntre pre ne ur running in at th is point in tim e . R ath e r, I fe e lth at it is m any dire ctions, casting our butte rfl y ne ts now in a 'toddl e r' stage , w h e re m any of us to catch th e e l usive re ve nue stre am th at 'ne w bie s' w h o h ave joine d th e rank s of our podcasts are suppose d to ge ne rate for se asone d and ve te ran podcaste rs, us? podcasting-pundits and founding 'ge e k s' (th e l atte r By th is, I m e an th at th e m e ntione d w ith re spe ct) succe ss of cre ating your are now abl e to stand ow n podcast and se e ing it up— for a brie f in 'brigh t l igh ts' on iTune s m om e nt… but al as! l ik e th e m ay be th e e uph oric toddl e r, w e m ostl y fal lback se nsation th at fue l s our dow n to th e ground, onl y pursuit tow ard to try to pick ourse l ve s up m one tization. But inste ad again and try to w al k , th e n of finding a pot of gol d, w e im age : Fre e Im age s .co.uk run. And l ik e th e toddl e r, m ay be running into a w e find ourse l ve s struggl ing. m ine fie l d stre w n w ith al lsorts of obstacl e s th at w e m ay h ave ch ose n to As I join th e rank s of th ose w h o starte d ignore . th e ir podcast m ore as a h obby or a pursuit of passion, I now re al ize th at our ne xt ste p First, w e sh oul d re al ize th at th e re al m ay be to conside r m one tizing our re ce nt succe ss storie s th at w e h e ar about are , and future podcasts. Afte r al l , in th e ory, inde e d, case studie s th at m ay not pe rtain isn’t our conte nt of such gre at val ue th at to our ow n situation. D oe s th is m e an th at oth e rs sh oul d be w il l ing to pay for it? adve rtising sh oul d be our onl y ve h icl e in our 'dash for th e cash '?Not at al l . M any of Now , for m any of us w h o m ay be ful l -tim e us 'ne w bie s' m ay not be k now l e dge abl e in e m pl oye e s in a firm and w h o w ish to th e re q uire m e nts se t dow n by pote ntial start a part-tim e ve nture , th e n podcasting adve rtise rs or sponsors: th e m e trics, th e m ay appe ar to be th e pot of gol d at th e track re cord, th e subscriptions, th e e nd of th e rainbow . But if w e k e e p l ook ing dow nl oads and th e de m ograph ics of th e at th is rainbow th rough our rose -col ore d audie nce th at th e adve rtise r w ish e s to gl asse s, w e m ay soon re al ize th at w h at w e re ach . Not onl y is th is not e xciting to th e are se e ing is noth ing m ore th an fool s’ naïve e ntre pre ne ur, it m ay be dow nrigh t gol d— m ainl y be cause w e de sire a se l fdaunting and ove rw h e l m ing. Page 39 - Issue 21 : O ctober 2007
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If not in adve rtising, th e n w h e re do w e l ook for th is 'e asy m one y'? Fortunate l y, w ith th e grow th of th is industry into th is ne xt stage , a fe w course s and training se ssions are appe aring on th e h orizon th at can assist th e struggl ing e ntre pre ne ur and give h e l p in cre ating th e road m ap to m one tization— and, th e re fore , bypassing th e m ine fie l d th at w e m e ntione d e arl ie r. Book s are al so now tak ing a diffe re nt course . Inste ad of th e instructional'h ow to' vol um e s th at de scribe th e ste p-by-ste p task s ne e de d to pl an, pre pare , produce and publ ish a podcast, w e now se e book s orie nte d tow ard tak ing th e podcast w ith in th e m one tization busine ss m ode l s. In addition, th e confe re nce s now abound w ith oth e r succe ss storie s w h e re m one tization w as not de pe nde nt on m assive dow nl oads and subscriptions. Th e nich e m ark e ting tow ard targe te d custom e rs can de l ive r succe ssfulre sul ts w ith out th e m e ga-m e trics. W ith ne w e xam pl e s of succe ss in m one tization, I now se e th at th e podcast itse l f is not th e goose w ith th e gol de n e gg; it is not th e e nd, but m e re l y a m e ans to th e e nd of ge tting a se t of succe ssful re ve nue stre am s. W h at w e now h ave to re al ize is th at a w el l -pl anne d m ark e ting strate gy w ith in a sol id busine ss pl an are th e foundations in re al ity. As distaste fulas th e y m ay se e m to th e adve nturous and passionate podcaste r, th e se are th e corne rstone s w ith in w h ich th e podcast pl ays an im portant rol e as a de l ive ry ve h icl e or ch anne lor part of th e m ark e ting m ix th at m ust be inte grate d into th e busine ss. Th e podcast m ust support th e val ue to th e Page 40 - Issue 21 : O ctober 2007
custom e r— th at com pe titive , diffe re ntial advantage of th e e ntre pre ne urialbusine ss or th e joint ve nture . So, as one of th e 'toddl e rs' w ith in th is industry, I now re al ize th at I h ave to te m pe r m y e nth usiasm of podcasting w ith th e col d and cal cul ating re al ity of busine ss pl anning and m ark e ting strate gie s. Be cause if I do not, th e n I th ink I w il lal w ays be at th e bottom of th e prove rbialm ountain, struggl ing and cl im bing to ge t to th e top, but e ncounte ring num e rous and stre ssful obstacl e s al ong th e w ay. And th e q ue stion w e w il lnow be ask ing is: “W h e n do I stop be ing a struggl ing e ntre pre ne ur and be gin be ing a succe ssful e ntre pre ne ur?” I fe e lth at, untilw e tak e an active ste p to e ducate ourse l ve s in th e strate gie s of m one tizing our podcasts w ith in our busine ss m ark e ting m ix and l ook be yond th e obvious re al m of adve rtising/sponsorsh ip, w e m ay ne ve r ge t be yond th e 'toddl e r' stage . Th at is w h y I am pre paring to im m e rse m yse l f into m ore m e ntorsh ip, m ore strate gyne tw ork s, and m ore training on m one tization m e th ods th at w il lincl ude podcasting. I don’t k now about you, but I w oul dl ik e to ge t to th e ne xt l e ve l — I w ant to go w ith th is ind ustry be yond th e 'toddl e r' stage and into th e 'adol e sce nt' stage . Pe rh aps th e n I can be com e a succe ssfulpodcaste r th at is no l onge r stuck in th e “Tw il igh t Z one ” of be ing pe rpe tual l y in th e ‘ne xt ge ne ration of struggl ing e ntre pre ne urs.’
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Reveal Yourself by Marilyn Madsen &
Grant Mason
EACH M ONTH W E ask an artist to suppl y th e ir answ e rs to a scie ntifical l y se l e cte d se t of q ue stions (w e l l , O K –w e l ie d –th e y w e re se l e cte d by re side nt PUM boffins Grant M ason and M aril yn M adse n), in th e h ope th at th e ir re sponse s cast a l ittl e m ore l igh t on w h at m ak e s th e m tick ... W H O ARE YOU? R obin Tym m
M OST TREASURED POSSESSION? M y M artin acoustic guitar
W H AT D O YOU D O? Songw rite r (and som e tim e s a singe r, m usician and produce r) H OW LONG H AVE YOU D ONE IT? O n and off for ove r 20 ye ars, but se riousl y for just a coupl e of ye ars
M OST D OG-EARED BOOK ? 'A Praye r For O w e n M e any' by Joh n Irving BRAND OF COFFEE? D on't drink th e stuff im age : Robin Tym m
D O YOU H AVE A H ID D EN TALENT? Noth ing 'h idde n'...I te nd to bore pe opl e w ith anyth ing I conside r to be e ve n th e sl igh te st tal e nt STEREO OR IPOD ? Ste re o W H AT RINGTONE IS ON YOUR M OBILE PH ONE? W h ate ve r th e de faul t is FAVOURITE ARTIST? Crow de d H ouse FAVOURITE ALBUM ? 'August and Eve ryth ing Afte r' by Counting Crow s FAVOURITE TRACK ? 'Troubl e ' by th e Jayh aw k s
FOOD YOU CAN'T LIVE W ITH OUT? Toast
FAVOURITE LABOUR-SAVING D EVICE? Ke ttl e W H AT M OTTO D O YOU LIVE BY? "Look on th e bl ack side ;th at w ay th ings can onl y ge t be tte r" W H O IS YOUR FICTIONALH ERO OR H EROINE? 'D irty' H arry Cal l ah an W H AT'S TH E BEST AD VICE YOU W ERE EVER GIVEN? "D on't stick your finge rs in e l e ctrical sock e ts" H EALTH AND H APPINESS OR FAM E AND FORTUNE? H e al th and h appine ss
BIGGEST INFLUENCE? M ark Knopfl e r's guitar pl aying w h e n I w as l e arning W H AT ALBUM D O YOU W ISH YOU'D NEVER BOUGH T? Vic Ch e snutt's 'About To Ch ok e '
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A W ash ington-base d re se arch organization re ce ntl y re l e ase d a re port sugge sting th at th e th e rapid prol ife ration of Appl e 's iPod de vice can account for a nationw ide rise in viol e nt crim e in th e US in 2005 and 2006. Th e 10-page PD F re port publ ish e d by th e Urban Institute appe ars to sugge st th at "th e rise in viol e nt offe nding and th e e xpl osion in th e sal e s of iPods and oth e r portabl e m e dia de vice s is m ore th an coincide ntal ."
New s Editor: Joh n Buckley
Th e iTune s w ifi m usic store h as official l y l aunch e d in th e US, al l ow ing use rs to acce ss th e iTune s M usic Store ove r a w ifi conne ction on both th e iPh one and th e iPod touch . Curre ntl y onl y m usic can be dow nl oade d from th e w ifi store , but te l e vision sh ow s and m ovie s w il ll ik e l y fol l ow in fairl y sh ort orde r. W ifi acce ss is l im ite d to h otspots w ork ing w ith th e 802.11 protocol . Th e abil ity to buy m usic from an iPh one m ay be com e a k il l e r app for th e de vice . Th e ph one , w h ich is sch e dul e d to go on sal e in th e UK on 9 Nove m be r, w il lcost £269 incl uding VAT for a de vice w ith 8GB of storage . Th is com e s afte r e arl y sal e s patte rns in th e US sh ow e d th at th e re w as l ittl e inte re st in th e 4GB option. Th e iPh one w il lbe avail abl e to buy from th e Appl e Store , O 2 re tail outl e ts and th e Carph one W are h ouse .
Th e Urban Institute re port state s th at M ore from : h ttp://w w w .appl e .com /uk /iph one iPods h ave a "h igh val ue , visibil ity, and ve rsatil ity."Th is appare ntl y m ak e s th e m 'crim inoge nic' — or 'crim e -cre ating'. Th e re port draw s a paral l e lw ith th e introduction of oth e r h igh -status and e xpe nsive products such as sports sh oe s and jack e ts, w h ich it surm ise s m ay h ave l e d to sim il ar crim e s and te l l s us to e xpe ct furth e r such 'iCrim e ' w ave s in th e future . D ow nl oad th e ful lre port at: h ttp://w w w .urban.org/publ ications /411552.h tm l In an unusualm arriage of th e ancie nt and m ode rn, a m onastic orde r of Be ne dictine broth e rs l e d by Fath e r Pe te r Funk at th e M onaste ry of th e H ol y Cross in Ch icago are e njoying succe ss w ith a se rie s of podcasts w h ich fe ature dow nl oadabl e h om il ie s and re cordings of th e ir praye r and ch anting at th e m onaste ry’s w e bsite , ch icagom onk .org. “M onk s h ave te nde d to be at th e fore front of te ch nol ogy— but th at k ind of ce ase d be ing th e case in th e 16th or 17th ce ntury,” th e aptl y nam e d Fath e r Funk says. “I don’t k now oth e r m onk s th at podcast,” h e adds, “but I do k now oth e r m onk s th at bl og.” Visit th e w e bsite at: h ttp://w w w .ch icagom onk .org/
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Inte rne t giant Yah oo! h as announce d th e cl osure of its Podcasts D ire ctory se rvice . Th e se rvice (w h ich w as ne ve r out of Be ta), w il lce ase to ope rate from O ctobe r 31. A Podcast and socialm e dia m e dia m e ssage on th e com pany's w e bsite re ads production com pany Podsh ow (th e ogize s de e pl y, but w e w il lbe pare nt com pany for BT Podsh ow ), h as "Yah oo! apol osing dow n th e Podcasts site on O ct. 31, announce d th e l aunch of PodSh ow TV; cl 2007."Som e inte rne t com m e ntators are a se rvice giving use rs acce ss to al re ady spe cul ating th at Yah oo! pul l e d th e Podsh ow conte nt on m obil e de vice s se rvice due to poor uptak e and a fail ure to and (e ve ntual l y) digitalse t-top boxe s com pe te w ith iTune s. O th e rs se e th e and oth e r ne t-e nabl e d de vice s. Th e m ove as a sign th at Yah oo! is pl anning to se rvice announce d as part of an sh ak e up its e ntire e nte rtainm e nt division agre e m e nt w ith Advance d M icro in a big w ay th is ye ar, and th is m ay signal D e vice s (AM D ) w il lde l ive r an th e be ginning of a proce ss w h ich coul d optim ize d ve rsion of PodSh ow TVfor l e ad to th e cl osure of both th e Yah oo th e AM D LIVE Ente rtainm e nt Suite . M usic se rvice and Yah oo TV. PodSh ow TVfor AM D LIVE! w il lbe unve il e d in a pre vie w de m onstration at 2007 Inte rnationalCES and w il lal so provide a pl atform for use rs to publ ish th e ir ow n conte nt. Ful lPre ss R e l e ase at: h ttp://tinyurl .com /3cnor8 Th e W orl d Podcast Forum (W PF) h as an articl e cl aim ing th at m obil e ph one provide r O range is due to l aunch in th e UK in e arl y 2008 a se rvice th at w il lal l ow custom e rs to autom atical l y re ce ive se l e cte d podcasts on th e ir m obil e ph one s w ith out going th rough th e onl ine pl atform of th e ph one itse l f. Inste ad conte nt w il lbe ch ose n in advance and autom atical l y se nt to th e m obil e during th e nigh t. O nce custom e rs h ave dow nl oade d and instal l e d an appl ication on th e ph one , th e y w il lbe abl e to se l e ct conte nt from th e m obil e or from th e Inte rne t. Th e re w il lbe around 100 ch anne l s and e igh t cate gorie s of conte nt, incl uding ne w s, h um or and m usic. Use rs w il l appare ntl y be abl e to re ce ive up to one h our's audio conte nt and/or 10 m inute s of vide o conte nt pe r day. M ore from : h ttp://tinyurl .com /2bjl mm
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