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Tiny Mix Tapes

January 20, 2023

Tiny Mix Tapes (also TMT or tinymixtapes) is an online music and film webzine that focuses primarily on new music and related news. In addition to its reviews, it is noted for its subversive, political, and sometimes surreal news, as well as a podcast and its mixtape generator.

Tiny Mix Tapes
Type of site
Music webzine
OwnerMr. P
Created byMr. P
URLtinymixtapes.com
RegistrationNo
Launched2001-04-16
Current statusOn Hiatus[1]

History

Originally called Tiny Mixtapes Gone to Heaven[2] and hosted on GeoCities, the webzine moved to its current domain in 2001. Tiny Mix Tapes is a featured reviewer on Metacritic.[3]

The writing staff is composed of volunteers who often use pen names (such as "Wolfman," "Mango Starr," "Chizzly St. Claw," and "Filmore Mescalito Holmes"). Some contributors, like Rebecca Armendariz[4] and Alex Brown,[5] go by their real names. Its cofounder and editor-in-chief is Minneapolis-resident Marvin Lin[6] (who writes as "Mr. P"). The music reviews, features, news, film, comics, and the "DeLorean", "Cerberus", and "Automatic Mix Tapes" columns are edited by "Jay," "Gumshoe," "Dan Smart," Benjamin Pearson, "Keith Kawaii," "JSpicer," "Trillian," and "Pliny the Elder," respectively.[7]

They have been cited by The Guardian, among other publications.[8]

On January 6, 2020, Tiny Mix Tapes announced it was taking a "much-needed hiatus".[9]

Content

Tiny Mix Tapes offers news, music reviews, movie reviews, and columns. The "DeLorean"[10] section reviews music released before Tiny Mix Tapes began that may no longer be popular, albums that the writer believes are "classic" or influential, or older music that is significant to the writer.

Similarly, "Eureka"[11] consists of reviews highlighted by the site as particularly noteworthy or exciting.

There is also a features section devoted to interviews, articles, festival reviews, as well as a "Live Blog," in which writers review live music shows. In 2009, Tiny Mix Tapes added a "columns" section.

As of 2008, Tiny Mix Tapes started reviewing films and now has a section devoted to it. This section also includes features on filmmakers and other numerous subjects within the medium.

The Automatic Mix Tape Generator

The Automatic Mix Tape Generator,[12][13] or AMG, was created to offer two-way communication with the website. Started in 2002, readers may submit a title or the theme for a mixtape, and a group of volunteers (called the "Mix Robots") will compile a track list. Due to the large volume of requests as well as request redundancy, not all requests are filled. The "Mix Robots" produce and submit track lists fulfilling the request as they interpret it. Mixtape track lists are then available on the website. Most of the songs on the mix tapes come from indie or underground bands/musicians. In 2008, Trillian, the AMG editor, was on Talk of the Nation talk radio program to discuss Valentine's Day mixes.[14]

Chocolate Grinder

At the beginning of 2009, Tiny Mix Tapes began a feature podcast called Chocolate Grinder. Published approximately twice a month, each installment sees a writer collecting ten brand new tracks they want to shed light on and mix it as a continuous stream or download.[15] The tracks are posted for stream or download in a single continuous file with a unique name. Currently, Chocolate Grinder remains a staple of Tiny Mix Tapes' daily media content, which includes videos, music streams, Internet premieres, interactive websites, and the like.

Benefit Compilation

In April 2009, the site began selling a benefit compilation CD/LP to benefit the victims of the War in Darfur. It featured 11 exclusive songs.

Humor and politics

On March 30, 2007, Tiny Mix Tapes announced it was hosting a festival in Minnesota. At this festival, long-since dissolved indie band Neutral Milk Hotel were billed to be "reuniting all over your Cheerios" as the headlining act. Amidst a blog flurry,[16] and articles disputing the legitimacy of the event in Billboard[17] and Prefix,[18] the festival was revealed as an early April Fool's Day joke later the same day.[19]

References

  1. ^ Tiny Mix Tapes [@tinymixtapes] (2020-01-06). "Thanks for reading Tiny Mix Tapes. After nearly two decades of publishing, we have decided this is the ideal time to take a much-needed hiatus. TMT has always essentially been a passion project, made possible only through your readership. Big thank you for everything. <3 t.co/R1U21qmQQ0" (Tweet). from the original on 2022-11-11. Retrieved 2022-12-05 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Tiny Mix Tapes Homepage". Retrieved August 6, 2018.[dead link]
  3. ^ "About Metascores". metacritic.com. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
  4. ^ "Rebecca Armendariz | the Guardian". TheGuardian.com.
  5. ^ "TMT Writer".
  6. ^ "The mix has been nixed!".
  7. ^ "Tiny Mix Tapes: About". tinymixtapes.com. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
  8. ^ "Riot GRRRL legend Kathleen Hanna tells Miley Cyrus she wants to collaborate". TheGuardian.com. 4 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Tiny Mix Tapes Goes on Hiatus". Pitchfork. 6 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Tiny Mix Tapes: Delorean Reviews". tinymixtapes.com. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
  11. ^ "Tiny Mix Tapes: Eureka! Reviews". tinymixtapes.com. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
  12. ^ "The Automatic Mix Tapes Generator". tinymixtapes.com. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
  13. ^ Salda, Matt (2007-05-21). "How to Make the Perfect Mix Tape". esquire.com. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
  14. ^ "A Valentine's Mix Tape from 'Talk Of The Nation'". NPR.org. NPR.com. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
  15. ^ . tinymixtapes.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
  16. ^ Vegan, Brooklyn. "Neutral Milk Hotel reuniting for Tiny Mix Tapes fest?". brooklynvegan.com. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
  17. ^ Cohen, Jonathan (2007-03-30). "Neutral Milk Hotel Not Reuniting For Festival". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
  18. ^ Zeiss, John (2007-03-30). "Let the musical April Fools jokes begin". prefixmag.com. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
  19. ^ . tinymixtapes.com. 2007-03-30. Archived from the original on 2009-12-08. Retrieved 2009-05-05.

External links

  • Tiny Mix Tapes website
  • The Guardian: "The Guide: www.tinymixtapes.com/amg", by Johnny Dee, June 4, 2005
  • Herald-Journal (Spartanburg, SC): "The mix has been nixed!", by Alexander Morrison, February 13, 2005
  • Concord Monitor (NH): "Mixtape madness", by Vanessa Valdes, June 16, 2006
  • Malay Mail (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia): "Playlist", September 21, 2005

January 20, 2023
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Tiny Mix Tapes news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Tiny Mix Tapes also TMT or tinymixtapes is an online music and film webzine that focuses primarily on new music and related news In addition to its reviews it is noted for its subversive political and sometimes surreal news as well as a podcast and its mixtape generator Tiny Mix TapesType of siteMusic webzineOwnerMr PCreated byMr PURLtinymixtapes wbr comRegistrationNoLaunched2001 04 16Current statusOn Hiatus 1 Contents 1 History 2 Content 2 1 The Automatic Mix Tape Generator 2 2 Chocolate Grinder 2 3 Benefit Compilation 2 4 Humor and politics 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditOriginally called Tiny Mixtapes Gone to Heaven 2 and hosted on GeoCities the webzine moved to its current domain in 2001 Tiny Mix Tapes is a featured reviewer on Metacritic 3 The writing staff is composed of volunteers who often use pen names such as Wolfman Mango Starr Chizzly St Claw and Filmore Mescalito Holmes Some contributors like Rebecca Armendariz 4 and Alex Brown 5 go by their real names Its cofounder and editor in chief is Minneapolis resident Marvin Lin 6 who writes as Mr P The music reviews features news film comics and the DeLorean Cerberus and Automatic Mix Tapes columns are edited by Jay Gumshoe Dan Smart Benjamin Pearson Keith Kawaii JSpicer Trillian and Pliny the Elder respectively 7 They have been cited by The Guardian among other publications 8 On January 6 2020 Tiny Mix Tapes announced it was taking a much needed hiatus 9 Content EditTiny Mix Tapes offers news music reviews movie reviews and columns The DeLorean 10 section reviews music released before Tiny Mix Tapes began that may no longer be popular albums that the writer believes are classic or influential or older music that is significant to the writer Similarly Eureka 11 consists of reviews highlighted by the site as particularly noteworthy or exciting There is also a features section devoted to interviews articles festival reviews as well as a Live Blog in which writers review live music shows In 2009 Tiny Mix Tapes added a columns section As of 2008 Tiny Mix Tapes started reviewing films and now has a section devoted to it This section also includes features on filmmakers and other numerous subjects within the medium The Automatic Mix Tape Generator Edit The Automatic Mix Tape Generator 12 13 or AMG was created to offer two way communication with the website Started in 2002 readers may submit a title or the theme for a mixtape and a group of volunteers called the Mix Robots will compile a track list Due to the large volume of requests as well as request redundancy not all requests are filled The Mix Robots produce and submit track lists fulfilling the request as they interpret it Mixtape track lists are then available on the website Most of the songs on the mix tapes come from indie or underground bands musicians In 2008 Trillian the AMG editor was on Talk of the Nation talk radio program to discuss Valentine s Day mixes 14 Chocolate Grinder Edit At the beginning of 2009 Tiny Mix Tapes began a feature podcast called Chocolate Grinder Published approximately twice a month each installment sees a writer collecting ten brand new tracks they want to shed light on and mix it as a continuous stream or download 15 The tracks are posted for stream or download in a single continuous file with a unique name Currently Chocolate Grinder remains a staple of Tiny Mix Tapes daily media content which includes videos music streams Internet premieres interactive websites and the like Benefit Compilation Edit In April 2009 the site began selling a benefit compilation CD LP to benefit the victims of the War in Darfur It featured 11 exclusive songs Humor and politics Edit On March 30 2007 Tiny Mix Tapes announced it was hosting a festival in Minnesota At this festival long since dissolved indie band Neutral Milk Hotel were billed to be reuniting all over your Cheerios as the headlining act Amidst a blog flurry 16 and articles disputing the legitimacy of the event in Billboard 17 and Prefix 18 the festival was revealed as an early April Fool s Day joke later the same day 19 References Edit Tiny Mix Tapes tinymixtapes 2020 01 06 Thanks for reading Tiny Mix Tapes After nearly two decades of publishing we have decided this is the ideal time to take a much needed hiatus TMT has always essentially been a passion project made possible only through your readership Big thank you for everything lt 3 t co R1U21qmQQ0 Tweet Archived from the original on 2022 11 11 Retrieved 2022 12 05 via Twitter Tiny Mix Tapes Homepage Retrieved August 6 2018 dead link About Metascores metacritic com Retrieved 2009 05 05 Rebecca Armendariz the Guardian TheGuardian com TMT Writer The mix has been nixed Tiny Mix Tapes About tinymixtapes com Retrieved 2012 01 30 Riot GRRRL legend Kathleen Hanna tells Miley Cyrus she wants to collaborate TheGuardian com 4 August 2014 Tiny Mix Tapes Goes on Hiatus Pitchfork 6 January 2020 Tiny Mix Tapes Delorean Reviews tinymixtapes com Retrieved 2009 05 05 Tiny Mix Tapes Eureka Reviews tinymixtapes com Retrieved 2009 05 05 The Automatic Mix Tapes Generator tinymixtapes com Retrieved 2009 05 05 Salda Matt 2007 05 21 How to Make the Perfect Mix Tape esquire com Retrieved 2009 11 13 A Valentine s Mix Tape from Talk Of The Nation NPR org NPR com Retrieved 2009 05 05 Tiny Mix Tapes Chocolate Grinder tinymixtapes com Archived from the original on May 1 2009 Retrieved 2009 05 05 Vegan Brooklyn Neutral Milk Hotel reuniting for Tiny Mix Tapes fest brooklynvegan com Retrieved 2009 05 05 Cohen Jonathan 2007 03 30 Neutral Milk Hotel Not Reuniting For Festival Billboard com Retrieved 2009 05 05 Zeiss John 2007 03 30 Let the musical April Fools jokes begin prefixmag com Retrieved 2009 05 05 Tiny Mix Fest 2007 Cancelled tinymixtapes com 2007 03 30 Archived from the original on 2009 12 08 Retrieved 2009 05 05 External links EditTiny Mix Tapes website The Guardian The Guide www tinymixtapes com amg by Johnny Dee June 4 2005 Herald Journal Spartanburg SC The mix has been nixed by Alexander Morrison February 13 2005 Concord Monitor NH Mixtape madness by Vanessa Valdes June 16 2006 Malay Mail Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Playlist September 21 2005 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tiny Mix Tapes amp oldid 1125659593, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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