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Another podcasting article and it’s from Wired.

According to The Fixx website lead singer Cy Curnin “will release his elusive, long-sought solo album “MAYFLY” in February”. Also in April their are plans to release a 25th Anniversary disc with a “couple (older) new gems”. It’s worth checking out the newer Fixx stuff they are one of few “British New Wave” acts of [...]

Appleinsider in an article about the “headless” iMac that has been rumored about ad nauseam lately is reporting that Apple is coming out with their own line of powered speakers for the iPod.

If you are into Big Country they have issued some rarities CD’s through their website.
Big Country on iTunes

Ice Magazine is reporting
“Rhino Records is gradually reissuing a catalog of 80 classic film soundtracks digitally; Apple’s iTunes will carry about 30 of them exclusively through the end of this year before they get wider digital release. The soundtracks are from films by MGM, RKO and Warner Bros. originally released between 1939 (The Wizard of [...]

just in time for New Year’s Podtender 3.0 has been released with over 900 mixed drink recipes for you iPod. It’s shareware and goes for 10 bones.

Phillip Torrone host of the Engadet podcast — a must listen — has written a howto on recording to your iPod without buying one of the iPod microphones and also get around the 8khz sample rate limitation that iPods currently have. Doesn’t work with all models of iPods and it involves installing Linux on [...]

BBC has an article on podcasting.

Portlandphoenix.com has yet another article on podcasting — it’s worth checking out.

San Francisco has an article on the iPod phenomenon which is in itself doesn’t warrant a passing glance at the article. Frankly, if you follow tech you already know that the iPod is kicking everyone’s ass.
What I found interesting was that in a study quoted in the article was that young people were listening to [...]

According to IT World podcasting is one of the top ten terms coming out of 2004, but then again so is nigritude ultramarine. Are you kidding me!
It is the end of year so everyone has to have their top ten list. I wonder what the President’s list would be …. hmmm!

Newsweek has an article on the so called “A-Lister” bloggers with a little bit on podcasting. Examples of “A-List” bloggers are Doc Searls and Dave Winer. I would be an example of a non “A-List” blogger.

BBC has an article on digital music and mp3 players.

The Times has an article on Kate Bush and evidently she has an new album coming out next year.

A article from Billboard on Erasure’s upcoming tour.

In the last week or so The English Beat (Beat everywhere outside the U.S.) was added to the iTunes Music Store. The albums available are Beat This!, The Best of the English Beat, Special Beat Service, I Just Can’t Stop it and Wh’appen. We have the English Beat available …. how about General Public!

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The Boston Globe has an article on podcasting, nothing new if you’ve been following the whole podcasting thing.

According to his website ex Replacements singer Paul Westerberg will be touring the West Coast. Checkout Tickemaster for ticket info.

MacCentral has an year in review article on the iPod an iTunes.