It's happening, podcasting is beginning its impending takeover of the music world:

Proof:

A. New radio format fires djs and feeds in people's podcasts: Fast Company: You Don't Know Jack

B. I went to see some dj friends I admire spin last Friday night and realized at one point, they were mixing their vinyl with their iTunes. When I was dj-ing, the music world turned their noses up at my use of CD's (I just didn't know where to store those crates of records in my already cramped office, nor did I ever take myself seriously as a dj...I was more of a music selector). Now these same djs are using iPod? How is that better?

C. There are entire nights at clubs dedicated to people like you and I bringing our iPods (I shouldn't say 'I', since I'm not yet an owner of one) and plugging in to play a set for the music-hungry crowd. They call it MP3Jing. Some nights have been called 'noWax', others 'iParty'. Clever.

I don't know if this is a passing fad or not. However, although I doubt that music will take on this exact course forever, I do believe that iPod and digital music has changed the direction of the music scene. Who knows what it will look like in 5 years? Let alone 10 years? I just think that I should probably stop resisting it (being classified as an 'early adopter' in many areas, I tried to evade this trend) and buy myself the Mini. I think I'll wait for them to come out with an orange version, though. Then I can be REALLY original.

;)