We’ve been talking about this on BOL quite a bit, but now it really hits home. One of my favorite podcasts, Mashuptown, is dead. Because of the RIAA.

The time has come to shut down this blog/site/podcast. This has come about for many reasons which I won’t bore you with. First, let me say that I would like to thank all the Artists, producers, Dj’s that made this a total labor of love. Your creativity and cleverness will never cease to amaze me. Most of the Mashup tracks that were featured on this site were in many cases better than the originals. Props go out to all of you who visited, sampled, sent in comments/email, and put links to the site in your blogs or podcasts.

Apaprently they are in violation of the DMCA, and the RIAA has threatened legal action. This is happening to a lot of music podcasts, and there doesn’t look like there’s much light at the end of the tunnel. I knew that once podcasts hit the mainstream this shit would hit the fan. It makes me want to vomit, just a little bit. Ok, a lot.