Hey guys. I have a blog and (don't tell Tom) that blog has a podcast.
I don't pretend to be a DJ. In fact, there's no talking on the podcast, just 10 sequenced songs. So far, I'm only a few "episodes" deep and the playlists have been made up of local Dallas/Fort Worth bands. But I'm starting to get away from that. I want to broaden it a bit.
I've started building a regular readership (I've been told I'm a hit with the "mommyblog" crowd, not sure why) and I want to sneak attack some Best Show on my readers. I was thinking of doing this by asking each of you guys to suggest a song, then I would get the songs, mix and post as a podcast with an explanation of who these people are, what an FOT is, and how we've come together via the Best Show. So, it's like a playlist thrown together by FOT guest DJs. Maybe this has been done before.
While the intent is to help spread the word, I'm not going to call it a Best Show podcast. 'Cause it's not. It's an FOT podcast. The post that accompanies the podcast would explain what the Best Show is and link back to the WFMU site and mention when and where one can listen, but there's not going to be any Best Show stuff in the actual podcast. It might be nice to mix in bits from some of your calls (Hugman's 1,000 fights, a Spike cackle, Ben K. announcing himself, Julie being Julie, etc.), but I think we can all agree that that stuff belongs within the confines of the actual Best Show and/or officially sanctioned Best Show ...uh, stuffs.
Ok, so that's my long-winded way of asking you to suggest songs for my blog's FOT "mixtape." I only have two requirements:
* Please suggest songs I can purchase & download either directly from the artist/label's site or from iTunes or Amie Street or Bleep or some such site. It would go against the spirit of the show to get this stuff off torrents. If you want to suggest something real obscure or out-of-print, send me a message and we'll work it out.
* Please provide the name you want associated with your selection. For example: "Grippo" by Saul Williams (Trembling Eagle)
Also, when the podcasts go up they are embedded in a player and not directly available for download. However, I can upload it and make it available to us privately, either by posting in a certain General Discussion board or sending it by request. Dig?
Any questions or concerns, just let me know. Thanks!
