http://varietytapes.com Analog Homebrewed Playlists Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:03:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is a variety tape that dates back to the eighties--the height of the mixtape era. What a strange bunch of songs to put together. Very classic mixtape construction from me on the B-side, but the A side is very off-balance.  Hip Hop and very hard Industrial rock will do that ... http://varietytapes.com/a-misfit-of-a-mix-variety-68/ [caption id="attachment_85" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Pamela Caye's former New York establishment. "][/caption] http://varietytapes.com/the-bouche-bar-mixes/ WNYC New York Soundcheck does a show about the lost art of the mixtape. http://varietytapes.com/radio-does-mixtapes/ http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/4256/cassette-tape-closet-by-patrick-schuur.html http://varietytapes.com/interesting-mix-tape-storage/ A new movie is about making mixtapes!  And it doesn't totally stink.  Discussion anyone? Check out the trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/user/NickAndNorahMovie http://varietytapes.com/endless-mixtape/ Great stuff on muxtape.com about their battle with the Recording Industry. Must read for mixtape fans. http://muxtape.com/ http://varietytapes.com/muxtape-vs-riaa/ http://varietytapes.com/the-ultimate-mix-tape/ NPR All Songs Considered did a nice story about Apple's New iTunes 8 'Genius' feature. It sort of makes a mix tape for you on the fly that uses some Pandora-like AI to guide the making of the 'mix'.  I've been playing with it for the last week or so ... http://varietytapes.com/apple-genius-mixmaker/ WNYC New York had a story about a classical artist inspired by mixtapes today. And this archived show from June of this year is a great story about the art of the mix. http://www.wnyc.org/shows/soundcheck/episodes/2008/09/17/segments/109129 http://www.wnyc.org/shows/soundcheck/episodes/2008/06/19/segments/100830 http://varietytapes.com/mixtape-radio/ http://www.myspace.com/channelv I look forward to playing around with this new 'analog' player. Post your mixes here and let's share! Here's a story about it in ADWEEK: http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/agency/e3i68343da3c822c824d2dbbd74ed268c24 http://varietytapes.com/myspace-makes-a-mix-tape/