Episode notes
This week’s Sound of Young America broadcast looks at the future of media — and at its past.
Mark Frauenfelder and Xeni Jardin are two of the c0-editors of Boing-Boing.net, one of the world’s most popular blogs. Frauenfelder started Boing Boing as a print zine in 1988, and grew to a website in the mid-90s, and a blog a few years later. Today, it attracts 1.75 million visitors every day. Topics covered range from futurism and cyber culture to ukeleles and the just plan weird and fascinating. We talk with Mark and Xeni about the history of Boing Boing, internet culture, and how blogs are changing the world of media, and changing themselves as time marches on.
We also talk with John Vanderslice. Vanderslice is a recording artist, as well as a record producer and the owner of Tiny Telephone Recording in San Francisco, one of the last all-analog studios in the United States. He started his career as a member of MK Ultra, before becoming a solo artist. His most recent record “Pixel Revolt,” is a dense, literary journey in song. He’s also produced records by the Mountain Goats and Spoon. We talk with John about why he still cuts tape in the studio, and about his remarkable songs. Don’t miss the bonus interview and MP3 downloads below.
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Bonus Interview
Kevin Kelly on the Future of Books
Kevin Kelly is the “Senior Maverick” at Wired Magazine, as well as the editor of the blog Cool Tools. We talk with Kevin about the future of books in a digital world, from scanning projects going on around the globe to the copyright issues that are currently in court. His recent cover story on the subject ran in the New York Times Magazine.
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Bonus Interview
John Vanderslice on Producing
John tells us about his production work with artists like John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats.
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Music Downloads
John Vanderslice – “Exodus Damage”
John Vanderslice – “Trance Manual”
Also heard: “Angela”
(all from “Pixel Revolt”)
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