Jazz Odyssey

"iPodder is the bastard offspring of the blog and the Apple MP3 player. It
combines the hyperactive talkiness of blogs and the hipness of iPods into
something utterly new: the podcast. iPodder uses the blog syndication tool RSS
to automatically download homebrew radio shows, podcasts, directly into a
portable MP3 player."

Wired explores the explosion of podcasting and talks to former MTV icon Adam Curry who has become the face of this rising self-publishing movement. Whether you view podcasting as a threat to commercial radio, a charming amateur alternative or just another Internet fad, you can’t ignore the attention that podcasting is receiving from the the media….just take a look at the front page of The New York Times from this past Sunday…

The Wired article is a great read and provides a good list of resources for the podcast curious, as well as basic instructions for creating your own. There is a good deal of marketing opportunity for bands and labels, with additional possibilities born every day as podcasting grows in popularity and matures as a technology. The simplicity of podcasting combined with the low cost creation and distribution creates a situation where something cool and compelling is just waiting for creative ideas and a few mouse clicks….