The Apple Pro site has a feature on podcasting.

 All hardcore fans dream of meeting their musical heroes. “What is more beautiful than being able to listen to the behind-the-scenes workings of your favorite artist?” asks Joseph Vella. “Or listening to your favorite artist talking about what they do, learning about another side of that artist?” For Vella, not much.

Vella has travelled the world to interview legends like Brian Wilson, McCoy Tyner, Pat Metheny, Yo-Yo Ma, and Chick Corea for major record labels and music publications.  He talks about his journey from fan to journalist and now to podcaster.  He also talks about his use of GarageBand to create podcasts.  This is a very informative interview that talks a lot about quality and passion in sound, and sums up the Audemos ethos.

Mr Bear plans to release 156 new songs this year.  Podington is releasing them via a podcasting channel, you can subscribe here.

Took a listen to Elephants on Parade, and I could imagine elephants parading to it.  It didn’t really excite me that much, but I love the concept of releasing a new song every Monday, Wednesday and Friday using simple podcasting technology.

If your a musician and need some advice on setting up your own podcasting label, get in touch with Audemos.

Found this on Wired, and they have an interview with Podington on their blog.

This is a nifty one for ripping radio.

“The MusicDock is a portable MP3 player and a stand alone FM-radio with MP3 capture technology”

“Simply tune in any radio station and dock the MP3 player. The MusicDock recognizes any music category and captures the separate songs automatically”

“No computers or internet connections are needed to collect your MP3 tracks! It’s very easy to use.”

Well it sounds good in principle, but somehow I am thinking that a DAB tuner might have helped…and if collecting mp3s is what it’s all about…I think I’ll collect mine without the guidance of my local radio schedulers.

Thanks to Donald Melanson at Engadget for pointing this one out.

A year long study to identify the worst sound in the world has thrown up some interesting results. At number one is the sound of vomiting followed at number two by the high pitched wailing of microphone feedback.

The study, set up by Trevor Cox, a professor of acoustic engineering at Salford University, sought opinions on 34 sounds in the hope of learning what makes certain noises so objectionable.

The subject of sound preference, likes and dislikes is fascinating and informs much of our work at Audemos. We think very carefully about the sounds, music and voices we use, and the reactions to those choices.

Find out more about the research here

Russell Davies writes about Penguin being at the forefront of innovative branding.

You could make a convincing case that Penguin are the smartest branding/product business around at the moment. (And that they’re have had the longest history of doing so, they’ve been innovating since 1935)

I have listened to quite a few of Penguins Podcasts, and have to admit they are pretty good, sound wise and editorially. It’s great to see a brand take on board new broadcasting stuff like podcasting, and use it in an interesting and engaging way.
Read Russells post.

Just stumbled across a post on Open Culture. One of their missions is to explore the best of contemporary intellectual life. They write loads of stuff about online media, and have created a great round up of cultural podcasts.

Some of our favorites are on the list including the Media Podcast from Guardian Unlimited.