M Is FOR MASHUP - RERUN - January 9th, 2013
Depeche Mode Mashup Tribute Album
By DJ Useo
As part of my '2012 The Year Of The Mashup Album' celebration, I slowly over the course of months worked up a Depeche Mode mashup tribute album. I was nearly done when my MAC broke. This meant I had to start all over again from scratch. I didn't even have access to the mixing fodder I'd used, & I didn't have notes of what I'd made. I'm sure these circumstances sound familiar to all of you, even if your files weren't original mashups. Because of the loss of the finished tracks, I finally decided to start again from scratch.
Originally, the album would've come out in July 2012, but it finally came out in December. Only a few of the first mixes made it onto the revised edition. For the most part the collection is a completely different set of tracks. I eventually got word that the files from my old hard drive were recoverable. So, you get this new Depeche Mode mashup tribute album from me called 'DEPECHE MASH', & eventually, you'll get a second volume comprised of the formerly lost and now recovered tracks.
Now, the thing about mashing Depeche Mode is their fans love bootleg mixes, but they have a VERY high standard. You'll get nowhere with them unless your work is exceptional. From the response so far, I hit that mark. On 'DEPECHE MASH' I delve into various styles of mix & matching. I start out with DM's 'People Are People' vs David Bowies' 'Fame', head through a few techno pairings, & end up with some wide genre clashes like DM vs Frank Zappa, The Yardbirds, & Van Halen. I call that taking a chance, but ensuring the final results are satisfying. It takes an 'exceptional' (there's that word again) mix to get DM fans to enjoy their fave band mashed with rock acts like that.
Yes, I'm stating right up front that I attempted to please the audience as much as myself. Normally, I lean much more toward pleasing myself, & if the listeners like it, that's extra icing on the cake. So 'DEPECHE MASH' was my twelth solo mashup album in twelve months. I started the year with 'FRIKKENFRACK 5 : Useo's Strangest Boots' , then went through many progressively wilder mashup albums only to end the year with the most accessible album of the batch.
It's great fun being Useo because I get to do any style, & post as much or little as I desire. Nearly every other mashup mixer needs to maintain a close connection to the mainstream in order to please an audience that demands dancey, melodic mixes that sound like they came right from a label that way. I enjoy tracks like that, too, but I want to hear all kinds of mashups. With the twelve Useo collections of 2012 I achieved my goal of one swell release a month all year long.
So far, 'WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE' is by far the most popular of the twelve. Who can tell which will ultimately be the stand-out, but I reckon this 'DEPECHE MASH' will be at or near the top. The
full file is available here
( www.groovytimewithdjuseo.blogspot.com/2012/12/dj-useo-presents-depeche-mash.html )
And
here's a link to listen to the preview track 'Fame People Are People' (David Bowie vs Depeche Mode)
( www.box.com/s/kg579aljf3e3jh3seywh )
Here's a
bonus link to a pdf file of links to all twelve Useo 2012 mashup albums.
( www.mediafire.com/?cy2u34m6cq5w5yx )
Have the day of good!
Mix Of The Week
I hope this set has you bopping as if it's still New Years' Eve! It's one and a half hours long, so start it at ten thirty pm & you'll end right at midnight, just like the actual holiday! It's comprised of the best techno dubstep I could find. Hosted for streaming or downloading at the king of long mix sites,
BMBX.org
( http://bmbx.org/ ) .
www.bmbx.org/2012/12/djuseo-nye-2013/
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Lol. More? Yup! Wouldn't it be great if The The reunited? They made so many excellent albums. More would be great. I couldn't get more yet, so I re-did a classic The The cut.
'And She Was Uncertain Smile' (Talking Heads vs The The vs Phunklarique & Dejonka) contains- The The-'Uncertain Smile' extract Talking Heads-'And She Was'acapella Phunklarique & Dejonka-'No Breath At 280 Feet' loops No 10cc
( www.groovytimewithdjuseo.blogspot.com/2012/12/talking-heads-vs-the.html )
Podgornio, The Mashup Psychic Predicts
In three days Hacktivists ANONYMOUS will reveal all mashups are actually derived from label releases.
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Hollywood Honors
Stan Lee
Stan Lee, whose Marvel superheroes have dominated popular culture for half a century, was honored Tuesday when he plunged his hands and feet into cement at Hollywood's TCL Chinese Theater.
In a typically colorful comment, the 94-year-old comic book legend -- whose characters include Spider-Man, the Hulk, Iron Man, Captain America and Thor -- joked that he "would have asked for a raise" if he'd known how good he was.
He paid emotional tribute to his "wonderful" wife of nearly 70 years, Joan, who died less than two weeks ago at age 93.
It has been a poignant week for Lee, who was honored as a Disney Legend during the D23 Expo in Anaheim on Friday, where he delivered a rousing speech and received a standing ovation.
Born Stanley Martin Lieber on December 28, 1922 in New York, he began his career in 1939 as an assistant at Timely Comics with such duties as getting lunch, filling inkwells and proofreading.
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Jim Henson's Son Says...
Kermit
The battle continues between longtime Kermit the Frog puppeteer Steve Whitmire and the Muppet franchise.
Family members of late Muppets creator Jim Henson are weighing in on the fallout stemming from Whitmire announcing last week that Disney replaced him with Matt Vogel after 27 years as the voice of the iconic anthropomorphic amphibian.
Brian Henson, chairman of the Jim Henson Company and Jim's son, told the New York Times that Whitmire was "sometimes excellent, and always pretty good" as the beloved character. But he added that the problems came with the performer's off-camera behavior.
"He'd send emails and letters attacking everyone, attacking the writing and attacking the director," Brian said.
Lisa Henson, president of the company and Jim's daughter, said that Whitmire refused to develop an understudy but also sometimes resisted doing "B-level performances, such as a ribbon-cutting."
Kermit
Strict New Dress Code
Female Golfers
A strict new dress code for female golfers has proved controversial with players banned from wearing plunging necklines, leggings or revealing skirts on the course.
The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) was accused of "slut-shaming" female players after introducing new rules that crack down on players' choice of clothing.
As of this week, LPGA Tour players have been told that several items are now banned on the course, including skirts or shorts that reveal the "bottom area (even if covered by under shorts)" at any time, standing or bent over, cut-offs or jeans with holes and jogging bottoms. Racerback tops are only allowed if accompanied with a collar.
The edict was met with an overwhelmingly negative reaction, with Teen Vogue, the influential youth magazine, saying the dress code had set women "way back".
An email sent by player president Vicki Goetze-Ackerman warned players they would face a fine of $1,000 (£765) if they breached the new code. After the first transgression, the fine will be doubled after each subsequent breach.
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Ancient House of the Dead Unearthed
Stonehenge
An ancient house of the dead has been unearthed near Stonehenge.
The Neolithic burial chamber, which likely dates to approximately 5,600 to 5,700 years ago, would have been an earthen structure that housed the skeletons of some of the earliest inhabitants of Britain. The burial structure, known as a long barrow, was discovered in the Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, which is dotted with ancient ruins from this period.
"It's a very rare type of monument, and a monument type we do not get to excavate very often," said Jim Leary, director of the Archaeology Field School at the University of Reading in England, who is leading the excavations. "This is the first one in 50 years that's been excavated in Wiltshire in its entirety."
The burial chamber was discovered in what looked like an ordinary wheat field, thanks to aerial footage that revealed the outline of some structure lying hidden below. The excavations have just begun, so the scientists have yet to send their findings to peer-reviewed journals; the archaeologists don't yet know whether they will uncover skeletons or other artifacts in the long barrow, Leary said.
The newfound long barrow was discovered via aerial photography, which revealed crop marks in the field. When the researchers investigated the physical properties of the ground, they suspected that there might be an undiscovered monument beneath.
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Sweaty Wrestler™ Released From Prison
Hastert
Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Pedophile) was released from prison in Minnesota and transferred to a Chicago re-entry facility, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Hastert was sentenced to 15 months in prison in April 2016 in a banking violations case that revealed accusations he had sexually abused teenagers while coaching wrestling at a suburban Chicago high school.
The Bureau of Prisons said in an email that Hastert left the Minnesota prison on Monday and is now "under the jurisdiction" of a Chicago residential re-entry management office. It's unclear whether Hastert was staying at a halfway house or whether he could be transferred to home confinement. Hastert's release date is listed as Aug. 16.
The Illinois congressman-turned-high-paid lobbyist had to serve at least 85 percent of his sentence, or just over a year. It's not uncommon for inmates to be released early for administrative or other reasons.
Hastert pleaded guilty to violating banking law in seeking to pay $3.5 million in hush money to keep the sex abuse secret. He is one of the highest-ranking U.S. politicians to ever go to prison, where he was known as Inmate No. 47991-424.
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Hypocrisy In Action
White House
White House press secretary Sean Spicer has refused to answer questions about businesses belonging to Donald Trump (R-Crooked) and his daughter Ivanka, declaring them "out of bounds".
Journalists asked about the companies' overseas manufacturing practices on the first day of what White House aides have dubbed "Made in America Week".
The President has vowed to increase trade regulations in an effort to protect American companies and workers.
But Mr Spicer avoided saying whether the President and Ms Trump - whose businesses rely on cheap labour in countries including Bangladesh and China - would commit to stopping manufacturing abroad.
Asked about the Trump family businesses, he said: "It's not appropriate for me to stand up here and comment about a business. I believe that is a little out of bounds."
White House
World's Northernmost Coral Reef Bleached
Japan
Bleaching has damaged the world's northernmost coral reef in Japan, a researcher said Tuesday, the latest example of a global phenomenon scientists have attributed to high ocean temperatures.
Healthy coral reefs protect shores from storms and offer habitats for fish and other marine life, including ecologically and economically important species.
After coral dies, reefs quickly degrade and the structures that coral build erode. While coral can recover from mild bleaching, severe or long-term episodes are often lethal, experts say.
About 30 percent of the coral reef off the coast of Tsushima island in Japan, which lies in the temperate zone some 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) southwest of Tokyo, suffered bleaching when Hiroya Yamano's research team observed the area last December.
There was large-scale coral bleaching in Japan's subtropical Okinawan chain of islands last summer, said Yamano, director of the Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies at Japan's National Institute for Environmental Studies.
Japan
Swiss Glacier
Tsanfleuron
A Swiss couple that disappeared in the Alps 75 years ago has been found preserved in a receding glacier, ending decades of uncertainty for their family, relatives and media said Tuesday.
The bodies were found lying near each other in the Diablerets massif in southern Switzerland on Thursday, along with backpacks, a bottle, a book and a watch, according to Le Matin daily.
A DNA search has been planned to definitively establish their identities, but Maryline Dumoulin told AFP police were "99 percent" certain the remains were of her grandparents, who went missing on August 15, 1942.
Marcelin Dumoulin, a 40-year-old shoemaker at the time, and his wife Francine, a schoolteacher aged 37, had left their village of Chandolin in Valais canton on foot before disappearing, orphaning five sons and two daughters.
Their daughter, Monique Dumoulin, told AFP it was the first time her mother had joined her father for that type of excursion. She had previously always stayed home, either because she was pregnant, or to look after her young children.
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Prime-Time Nielsens
Ratings
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for July 10-16. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.
1. "America's Got Talent" (Tuesday), NBC, 12.6 million.
2. "Game of Thrones, HBO, 10.1 million.
3. MLB All-Star Game, Fox, 9.3 million.
4. "Home Run Derby," ESPN, 8.2 million
5. "America's Got Talent (Thursday), NBC, 7.1 million.
6. "World of Dance," NBC, 7.08 million.
7. "NCIS," CBS, 6.55 million.
8. "Big Brother," CBS (Wednesday), 6.5 million.
9. "Home Run Derby" (preshow), ESPN, 6.23 million
10. "Celebrity Family Feud," ABC, 6.2 million.
11. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 6.15 million.
12. "Big Brother" (Thursday), CBS, 6.1 million.
13. "Little Big Shots: Forever Young," NBC, 6.08 million.
14. "The Wall," NBC, 6.05 million.
15. "60 Minutes," CBS, 6.02 million.
16. "Big Brother" (Sunday), NBC, 5.9 million.
17. "The Bachelorette," ABC, 5.66 million.
18. "American Ninja Warrior," NBC, 5.62 million.
19. ESPY Awards, ABC, 5.3 million.
20. "NCIS: New Orleans, CBS, 5.2 million.
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