One of the most popular gripe amongst all the mashup artists I know is why does Ableton only support WAV files and not MP3s? (well the mashup artists I know that use or thinking of using Ableton).

According to Richard Bluestein’s blog, (via Makezine) Ableton 5 will support MP3s, drag and drop audio and instant tempo matching.

Interesting - I might check out Ableton and Acid Pro might just have gotten a big rival (quite a few people are using Ableton to mash up and mix live, but Acid Pro is still king of the booties - but for how long?)

I was interviewed by Mike Whybark earlier in the year for Now Playing, a new national magazine in the States for a cover story about ‘digital music revolution’. The interview was about Radio Clash, mashups and mashup blogs - and I’ve heard it’s out now - with my picture (eek! - courtesy of Paige Baird - thanks :-D)

I’ve not seen it yet but my spies in the States ( thank you 231) have so I can talk about it as I now know it exists.

Go check it out - looks like a cool magazine too - still waiting for my copy! Can’t wait…

Tim

In which I goto Amsterdam (eventually), meet Bicyclemark, do the Family Pride thing mix-wise, uhuh, darling.

Listen here: (37Mb, 64:20)  http://www.mutantpop.net/go.php?url=57

Shownotes:

• Ronnie Hilton - Windmill in Old Amsterdam
• KLM Sucks Donkey Balls (Heathrow Soundpeeing tour)
• dj prince - sign o the times in mi kitchen (Prince vs UB40)
• Finally in Amsterdam (soundpeeing tour mk 2)
• Roppenzo - Close to a Bug (Destiny’s Child vs The Cure)

Family Pride mix:


• Sara Bernhard - Mighty Real
• Frenchbloke & Son - Monday Survivor (New Order vs Gloria Gaynor)
• Elektric Cowboy - Useless Love Song (Minty vs LIP)
• Le Tigre - Viz
• My Robot Friend - Walt Whitman (Remix)
• Imperial Drag - Girl or a Boy
• Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - Tainted Love
• Futon - Gay Boy (EC edit)
• Peaches - Gay Bar
• bittersoundfoundation - No More Gay Bars (Electric Six vs Stranglers)
• Let My People Come - I’m Gay (from 365 Project)

BicycleMark chat part one:

• Fondleparks
• CommuteCrashts and historical chats
• At last we answer the pressing dilemma - how DID Bicyclemark get his name?
• Big John Stud
• alexh - Mahana Mahnna in Memphis

Bicyclemark chat part two:

• Bikewarstories
• Sterilising Amsterdam
• #cookies and work don’t mix
• Logical drug usage
• (unexplained chair noise interlude)
• Black Box Recorder - England Made Me

Usually sequels suck, but I assure you this is the exception that proves the rule!…;-)

After part one (which I enjoyed - thank you BazookaJoe, you made me sound like a human that can do interviews, not the gibbering wreck I usually am!) smallWORLD has just put up #102 (dang! just missed the 100th!) which is part two of the interview - well it’s the informal discussion we had at the end of the first interview (which flowed a lot better I thought…always the way, the off-record stuff, the end of the show or the second take works better…)

Now you’re all really sick of my voice now, I guess?

Yes I want to dominate all media channels, mwuahahahahaHAHA…

You can download my mashups played in this cast here:

• Smells Like Sylvester (Nirvana vs Sylvester vs Sandra Bernhard vs Pansy Division)
• Caroline’s Long Gone (Super Furry Animals vs Beach Boys)

Anyway, don’t be a linkleech, go and check out his site and subscribe to his feed - I mean 102 interviews is nothing to sniff at! Wow…

Just had to post with that title (copyright tim 2005, cc attributive license, all patents pending) , no reason really, nothing to see here. move along….

But really, podcatcher has to be one of the silliest terms since blogosphere and vertical industries don’t you think?

“Umm watcha doin?”

“Uhh gonna catch sum podzzz, see ya later…”

Podcatcher, podcatcher, catcher man
Catch me some pods as fast as you can…

And what happens if you drop a pod?

Ugh on second thoughts don’t ask…