Mixtape of Political Protest Songs

Mixtape of Political Protest Songs - I’m selling it!

2007-10-10 by Yohay

No I haven’t made a fresh mixtape of Political Protest Songs. I just put the mixtape “on sale”.

There’s a new Web 2.0 site called Mixaloo. They offer users to mix a tape and offer it for sale on their site. The revenues are shared between the Mixaloo and the user.

I reached this site through a promotion on TechCrunch, which I was lucky to enter. Officially there are only 1000 invitations to TechCrunch readers, but I doubt that I’ve been so quick with responding to the promotion. TechCrunch is popular, so I’m sure there were more than “only” 1000 invitations.

So., here’s the mixtape for sale:

I recommend buying the full albums that I’ve featured in the mixtape. U2, Tracy Chapman, Bob Dylan, R.E.M, Sting, Radiohead, Pink Floyd, The Smiths, Neil Young and Pearl Jam are all superb artists. I chose songs that I love from albums that I love, with many live performance versions. Preferably, buy albums at a local store, and not through iTunes or a big network.

I doubt that someone will pay $9.90 for the mixtape. But, it’ll sure be an interesting experiment…

Posted in Music, Web 2.0 | 7 Comments

7 Responses to “Mixtape of Political Protest Songs - I’m selling it!”

on 2007-10-10 at 1:451Sharon

Next time, why not stop by Deezer.com, and make up a little playlist thingie which you can embed here on your blog so the rest of us can listen to it for free? (and its even legal)
on 2007-10-10 at 3:082Poughkeepsie Playlist Startup Mixaloo Gets the TechCrunch Treatment « Techworking

[...] The big drawback — as with all most things music — is DRM. So although you can pull songs from all the major labels into your playlist, you (and your potential buyers) are saddled with 30-second clips. You can customize the widgets and set up is quick. I got in to the private beta but haven’t yet set up a playlist (and couldn’t embed it here on a Wordpress-hosted blog anyway) but you can see examples at TechCrunch and on Yohay’s blog. [...]
on 2007-10-10 at 10:023Yohay

Sharon, you’re welcome to listen or download the mixtape on the original post. But I will definitely check out Deezer. Thanks! I’ll test it in my next mixtape, which I’ll publish in the next few days.
on 2007-10-10 at 10:314שרון

oooh. somehow missed out on the re-packaging part of the previous mixtape thingie (it was late, and i was sleepy and stooopid)
on 2007-10-10 at 10:415Yohay

No worries. The next mixtape will be again in one downloadable audio file…
on 2007-12-17 at 7:156Inland Empress

I really like what Mixaloo is trying to do and the social networking aspect of it is cool but it’s probably not going to become a huge money maker for anyone. I could see this working for… say… independent filmmakers who use obscure independent artists in their films but do not put together any official soundtrack… or those really intuitive music collectors who can recommend an entire playlist of truly talented but underrated artists. That would take some digging but I’m sure there are those out there who love digging for the best underrated music.
on 2007-12-17 at 9:527Yohay

Yup, I agree. It’s a good concept but could work well only for a few people. My initiative received 319 views but absolutely no income…