Tune In To TPN Rock’s Friday Rock Show (Live) Tomorrow

Last week, at rather short notice, I decided to stream my recording of TPN Rock - possible because I record the show as if it was live, playing and listening to all the music in real time. It’s not that difficult to do, just another cable from the recording MiniDisc (which takes the output from [...]

Good News! PodCamp Boston Charging $50 A Head

News from Penn and Brogan that the upcoming Podcamp Boston (July 19-20) will be charging attendees $50 per head.
Do I agree with the decision? As someone who has organised big events, rationally I do. Attendance at any conference should be worth something, and $50 seems about right as a ‘token’ payment given that a good [...]

Turmoil at the TPN Servers

A quick heads up to all you who like to listen to my voice on the various podcasts from The Podcast Network that I do…
I just informed the TPN hosts that the techs and I have decided to re-build the TPN servers from scratch over the course of the next week. Why would we do [...]

TPN Rock Live - Streaming and Podcasting Together

One of the rules I have when I do my music show podcasts is that I always do it live. No skipping through the music tracks I’m playing. After all if they don’t hold my attention, how can I expect them to hold the attention of the listeners. The ability to go live, against the [...]

Walking Through Heathrow Terminal 5

Two days after it opens, I find myself in the delightful situation of having to travel through the newly opened Heathrow Terminal 5. This is what I found…

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I’ll Be At Podfest and Over the Air this Weeend

A quick heads up for you all, as I’ll be in London with both my Mobile/Symbian hat and Podcast/Music hat.

First up is the 48 equal (not a sequel) of last year’s Hackday London, Over The Air. Organised by a number of parties, and supported by the BBC, Yahoo, Nokia, Google and others, it promises [...]

Podcasting and Music - Discussion Event in London Next Week

For those of you in London with even a passing interest in music online, and specifically music in podcasting, next Saturday (March 29th), the Open Rights Group and the UK Podcasters Association are holding an event entitled Podcasting, Rights and Music:
Becky Hogge and Matt Wells (heads of ORG and Guardian Audio respectively) will be there, [...]

SXSW Interactive 2008 - A Personal Success For Me

While I’m still in Austin, and the SXSW Music and Film conferences are still running, I have to say that my time in Austin at the SXSW Interactive Conference has proved to be a personal success. Not in terms of business or contacts, even though both of those look at this stage - before I [...]