The AudioShocker goes back to 2003 when Nick and I were reminiscing about the heydays of Launch and other digital magazines. We are big into media and consume anything we can listen to, watch, touch, feel, sniff, or taste. We recorded a demo track for our own audio mag, but got sidetracked by a couple of banging hotties who brought over some Colt 45.
4 years, numerous 40s, and a sackload of shorties later, it was time for us to make good and bring you the AudioShocker. The best place to hear about new music, movies, comics, and other trends.
After a couple of episodes we became acutely aware that the podcast was a sausage-fest; we needed some contrast. Justique graciously stepped up to the plate and has been lending a feminine point of view ever since.
Technically speaking, we are hosted at Dreamhost. We run Wordpress, (natch), and are using the K2 theme. Our Podcasting feeds are courtesy of the Mighty Seek PodPress plugin, and we love it. We record ourselves separately during our Skype sessions and then combine the tracks in post. Nick and I are quite partial to Audacity. The header graphics are Nick Marino originals.
Got a question? get at us: audio@audioshocker.com
[A note on Neal's information posted above:
For the record, I do not "touch, feel, sniff, or taste" anything I can get my hands on. However, I can't vouch for Neal in that matter.
Nor can I confirm the veracity of the claim that Neal and I were "sidetracked by a couple of banging hotties," mostly because I didn't hook up with anyone in that summer of 2003 (though I wish that I had).
Most importantly, I think what Neal was trying to say is this: Back in 2003, we were ready to roll out a podcast before the term had even officially been created. So now here we are, years later, wishing that we'd done the damn thing back when we first thought of it.
Also, I don’t think Justique would take kindly to her contribution being labeled as a "lending a feminine point of view." I think something like "contributing her opinions" would fit better. Or maybe "will slap Neal the next time she sees him" if she ever reads this About page. Lucky for Neal, she probably never will.
- Nick 07.05.2008]
