music | Wait until next year

In the mix…well, kind of

I’ve been toying with various online mix-y type offerings, and thought I’d share one I’ve uploaded to 8tracks, a site that offers a particularly user-friendly experience.

The Inaugural Wait Until Next Year Mix

It’s only short, but I figured it was a start. If I get the time I might attempt something more involved, maybe use Audacity or something.

What do you use for your online (or offline) mixing/mixtape/podcasting needs? Do you have any mixes/mixtapes/podcasts to share?

Image from The Library of Congress, via Flickr

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Happy Birthday, Mister Zimmerman

Bob Dylan is 70 today. That seems a pretty weird statement. 70. Phew. In the lead-up to this momentous occasion, I’ve been dabbling in some low-level Dylanology, watching No Direction Home for the umpteenth time and listening to the Sound Opinions Dylan specials. I thought I’d share the following thoughts/opinions/theories in no particular order or with no real organised thread… Read the rest of this entry »

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May 12, 2011

Filler

Dear reader, after a minor blogging hiatus I would love to bring you an engrossing, well-considered, lengthy post that pulled together myriad cultural and philosophical issues in new and surprising ways, that made you look at the world in a new light and generally put a spring in your step and a song in your heart. Alas, that is not to be. Read the rest of this entry »

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April 19, 2011

Peeking behind the curtain

Yesterday, I did a little catching up on the backlog of articles I’d allowed to build up on Instapaper. Reading Dan Kois’ piece for the New York Times, “Why Do Writers Abandon Novels?” helped kick my brain into some degree of action, to focus on some related issues that I’ve been mulling over for some time now. Why do we like peeking behind the curtain so much? Read the rest of this entry »