Episode 40 of the Zune Insider Podcast is now live and is co-hosted this week by Jessica Zahn (jetherealz) and Paul Chang (pablochang), Zune Social Media Manager. Awesome wild man Matt Akers is out on vacation this week. Show notes: Jessica and Paul chat about Matt slacking off on vacation, diving deep into Smart DJ (:30), Paul talks about Zune's Social media outreach - youtube.com/zune , facebook.com/zune , twitter.com/zune - (1:30), Zune HD giveaways via zune social media outreach (4:30), Josh...

We here at Zune are saddened by the news of the passing of pop legend Michael Jackson . At this time of shock and grief we would like to point our Zune users to some of his groundbreaking chart-topping hits and tribute audio podcast called “ Thrillercast ” in our Zune Marketplace software, published by Sony BMG. The “ Thrillercast ” podcast is made up of 28 episodes and in each episode celebrities like will.i.am, LL Cool J, Herbie Hancock, Imogen Heap, Adam Curry, Quincy Jones...

I don’t know about you but I have an addiction to awards shows. Oscars, Tonys, Emmys, SAG’s, Nobels, ESPYs, Car & Driver Awards, pie-eating contests, the whole lot. Somebody (an ex, if you must know) suggested that I get this away around awards seasons because I crave an award myself. Come to think of it, I did kind of overreact when I got Employee Of The Week a few years back. Take it from me, you don’t want your emotions to get out of control at a nuclear plant. Anyway, that’s...

This week I sit down with Mos Def , one of the coolest human beings on the planet. We talk about his latest projects, in music, film, design and more. Mos also talks about the latest album (you can download the single from Zune Marketplace ). Mos also talks the amazing collaborations he's had so far - names like Shuggie Otis , and Jay Electronica . And I asked him who he'd collaborate with - alive or dead - and he immediately said Miles Davis . Among his contemporaries: MF Doom , TV on the...