M Is FOR MASHUP - RERUN - June 1st, 2016
Bootleggers Release Literal Mashups
By DJ Useo
The loosely affiliated "Institute Of Bootleggers"
( theinstituteofbootleggers.blogspot.com/ )
has released their latest mashup collection called "Literal Mashups". The album is variety style blends with a healthy smattering of club tracks.
All the mixers on this project have advanced mixing skills. Many will seem new or unknown to the majority of you, while still retaining the ability to mix like a long standing pro. Most are long standing pros.
Among the fifteen contributors are such distinguished international home producers as DeeM, ToToM, DJ Energy, Vincenzo Caira & Francesco Lupo, & The Homogenic Chaos. The many others are not to be sneezed at, either, & not just because that would be disgusting. lol.
The styles roll from club mashups like Deckmann's "We Are The Left Behinds", to hardcore like ToToM's "Born Free to Self Destruct", to AtoZ's classic rock "You Made It Weird Again ( Not Feelin' Crispy )". Thus, you go from Paris Bohm to Nine Inch Nails to Steely Dan, while also going from Felicity to M.I.A. to Pete Holmes ( ! ) in the space of a disc's time. A sweet journey, indeed.
DJ Surda provides the incredible "Heroes For One Day (Video Edit)" ( Asaf Avidan & The Mojos ( Wankelmut Remix ) vs David Bowie ) as
the albums preview video track
( vimeo.com/155602473 ) . I guarantee once you experience it, you'll want the entire album.
There's mirror links for the
collection here
( theinstituteofbootleggers.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-institute-of-bootleggers-literal.html )
It would be appreciated if you shared the link on your favorite social platform. We need the thrill of knowing you liked it enough to say so, because we sure ain't gonna get any money out of it. Lmao.
Next week, I have one awesome collection chock full of the most well known names in the "scene". It's one of the "biggies" that comes out every year. Come back in seven days for more mashup thrills. - Konrad
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A Dump?!
He called the WH a DUMP?!
I hope he's soon never allowed ever again to cross the threshold! We know he prefers gold toilets and gold everything else, but how dare that SOB call OUR White House a dump?! I am spitting and sputtering with rage & anger. Treasonous White Trash!
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'I Come to You Tonight a Broken Man'
Stephen Colbert
While the nation's capitol reeled on Monday from former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci's exit, few took the news harder than Stephen Colbert.
"I come to you tonight a broken man," Colbert told the audience on his "Late Show" Monday evening. "Because just this afternoon I was shocked by this breaking 'nooch.'"
The news, or "nooch," as Colbert called it, was of course the departure of Scaramucci from his White House post after just 10 days on the job.
The CBS host went on to make sure his audience knew just how short Scaramucci's stay in the Trump administration had been.
"The Mooch lasted as communications director for only 10 days! Ten!" he said. "That's not even a whole pay period! His going away party can serve what's left of his welcome cake."
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Kathy Griffin has shaved off her hair for a good reason.
The comedian wanted to show her support for her sister Joyce Griffin's ongoing battle with cancer, so she shaved her entire head. Joyce is currently undergoing chemotherapy, though it is not clear what type of cancer she has been diagnosed with, People reported.
Photos of Griffin sporting a shaved head surfaced on social media after her major hair change. In one Twitter photo, the talk show host and actress poses topless in front of bushes outdoors, smiling as she puts her right hand on her bare head. Another photo shows Griffin revealing her new look to mom Maggie Griffin. The latter covers her mouth in surprise after seeing what the comedian did for her sister Joyce.
This is not the first time that cancer has afflicted a member of the Griffin family. In 2014, Kathy's older brother, Gary Griffin, died at the age of 63. He had been battling stage four esophageal cancer for two years prior to his death. "This AM my brave brother Gary Griffin passed away in palliative care after a brutal struggle w cancer," Griffin wrote on Instagram following his death.
Kathy Griffin
Called White House A 'Dump'
T-rump
Donald Trump (R-Pendejo) has told members of his New Jersey golf club that he spends so much time away from Washington because the White House is a "real dump."
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the account, which appeared in a lengthy article posted on the website golf.com. The story on Trump's complicated love for golf also appears in Sports Illustrated magazine.
The story recounts a scene in which Trump was chatting with some club members. Trump told the members he makes such frequent appearances at the property in Bedminster, New Jersey, because: "That White House is a real dump."
Trump has spent nearly every weekend of his presidency visiting various properties he owns and leases, including Bedminster.
T-rump
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Angkor Wat
Archaeologists at Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple complex studying the site of a hospital from eight to nine centuries ago say they have found a large statue in their excavations.
The government agency that oversees the complex, the Apsara Authority, said on its website that the 1.9-meter (6-foot, 3-inch) tall, 58-centimeter (23-inch) wide statue was discovered Sunday by its team, working with experts from Singapore's Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. It is one of the largest statues from the era to be unearthed in recent years.
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Angkor Wat
'Kleptocracy'
T-rump
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Walter Shaub, who worked at the Office of Government Ethics since 2001, has given a series of candid interviews after he resigned this month about what he describes as the threats to democracy, including the President's attacks on the press and judicial bodies.
Speaking to the Guardian, Mr Shaub described the President's use of his hotels to host diplomats and government business as "free advertising", and "risks people starting to refer to us as a kleptocracy".
During a speech to the National Press Club last week, he said: "We are truly in an ethics crisis right now, and something has got to be done about it."
Mr Shaub, who questioned the President's motivations, left the White House six months before his five-year term was due to finish and became an unlikely star of the resistance movement, even inspiring a fan page on Facebook.
T-rump
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T-rump
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The US leader's score has now fallen to below 40 per cent for the first time, a 23-point decrease since he took office.
It comes even though the poll has traditionally been generous to the President, who has in the past picked out Rasmussen's findings to say he was doing better than his predecessor, Barack Obama.
Other mainstream polls also have the President performing at his worst-ever level in the ratings
T-rump
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Walker (R-Sock Puppet), Donald Trump (R-Corrupt) and House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Koch Sucker) have in recent days touted Foxconn's announcement that it will open a new manufacturing plant in Ryan's Southwest Wisconsin congressional district. None of them, however, mentioned that the legislation providing the taxpayer subsidies included blanket waivers from Wisconsin's environmental statutes.
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Foxconn
Cheaper Fleet
Air Force One
Sitting in the dry and hot Mojave Desert are two jets that may help Donald Trump (R-Buffoon) in his quest to show the nation that he's really good at making deals.
The two jets that may become the next iconic Air Force One fleet have been sitting in the desert since earlier this year, after a deal between the jet's manufacturer Boeing and a Russian airline fell through. The dry air in Mojave makes the area ideal for storing planes, as the air won't be corrosive. The area, in general, is a storage place for older planes and planes that may one day be flown again.
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Prime-Time Nielsens
Ratings
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for July 24-30. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.
1. "America's Got Talent" (Tuesday), NBC, 13.08 million.
2. "Game of Thrones," HBO, 9.25 million.
3. "World of Dance," NBC, 6.88 million.
4. "The Bachelorette," ABC, 6.44 million.
5. "Big Brother" (Wednesday), CBS, 6.36 million.
6. "NCIS," CBS, 6.332 million.
7. "Big Brother" (Thursday), 6.330 million.
8. "Big Brother" (Sunday), 6.328 million.
9. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 6.31 million.
10. "60 Minutes," CBS, 6.17 million.
11. "Little Big Shots," NBC, 5.74 million.
12. "American Ninja Warrior," NBC, 5.70 million.
13. "NCIS: New Orleans," CBS, 5.33 million.
14. "Blue Bloods," CBS, 4.894 million.
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16. "The Wall," NBC, 4.880 million.
17. "Celebrity Family Feud," ABC, 4.797 million.
18. "Hawaii Five-0," CBS, 4.72 million.
19. "Kevin Can Wait," CBS, 4.63 million.
20. "Night Shift," NBC, 4.45 million.
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