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User-generated content is the buzz phrase of our time, behind Web sites like YouTube, MySpace, and now Midomi.com, a site that recognizes songs as you sing them. Today, we look at the ups and downs of democratically produced content in the age of Web 2.0. Also: South African singer-songwriter Vusi Mahlasela performs live. This is a repeat edition of Soundcheck.
Sing it to me baby
A Web site called Midomi.com gives you a whole new avenue for showing off your vocal prowess. All you need is a computer, a microphone and a song that you can sing or hum a few bars of. The site is designed to recognize that song and cross-reference it with ...
Wide Web of Exhibitionists
So-called Web 2.0 sites like YouTube, MySpace and Midomi are shaking up the music industry. But is all this democracy such a good thing? Jeff Howe, contributing editor at WIRED, weighs in on the upsides, and downsides, of outsourcing to the crowd.
Vusi Mahlasela
Singer-songwriter Vusi Mahlasela was one of the big voices of South African music during Apartheid. His latest album is called "Guiding Star" and he performs live in the Soundcheck Studio.