M Is FOR MASHUP - October 2nd, 2013
Exciting New Mashup Albums!
By DJ Useo
I am one blessed dj. I love mashups, and people make great new ones constantly. I especially love mashup albums, and I know you're not surprised to hear there are constantly fantastic new mashup albums. I actually have to take a break from listening to new ones to write you this article. Still, sharing them with you is why I've been wring this column for about 6 years now. Can you imagine how many mashup albums that adds up to? Wow! Here's a fine batch of the latest ones I'm enjoying.
01-First we begin with 'DJ Rudec Presents:Jazz MasHters - The Most Wonderful Jazz Mashups Album Ever Made!'.
After extensive listening I can say that's a most accurate title. When you hear it expect great jazz from Ramsey Lewis, John Coltrane, & Dizzy Gillespie vs Modern artists like Foster The People, Radiohead, Depeche Mode , and many more. DJ Rudec does a great job on the production to fine ends.
Listen here.
( djrudec.blogspot.pt/2013/08/jazz-mashters-most-wonderful-jazz.html )
02-Krukosz brings us a very cool collection of all Polish mashups called 'Mashup World & MashTo - MashPolish'.
My personal reaction was "Hey! These are awesome!" I had no resistance to the all Polish stylings. I think you'll discover your response will be the same. The names of the mixers may be new to you, and the artists employed as well, but the final album is finest kind.
More info and link for the comp here.
( docs.google.com/file/d/0B89PGL7_OPgCS0xjYnpwUkV6RGM/edit?usp=sharing&pli=1 )
( www.mashstix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=15978 )
03-When I hear the names Rillin Rudi and ToTom I immediately think "excellent Mixes", and that holds true again with their tandem collection 'Helmet Mashed A Mashup album by ToToM and Rillen Rudi'.
There're 5 tracks by each mixer, and the final ten are richly rewarding. Listen as skilled dj's blend artists like The Cult, Korn, Mastodon, and more with the intense metal beauty of Helmet.
Full zip file found here.
( www.dropbox.com/s/obocq12m1xwh8y7/Helmet%20Mashed.zip )
04-Rrodd delivers big time with his 'Breaking the 2nd Law - Muse Mashed'.
It has 2 discs,, 25 tracks and many of the best mixers on the scene. On this project, they took all the tracks from Muse's new album, and mashed them in far out ways. Listen as top notch home producers combine Muse with Tears for Fears, Nelly, Al Green, Lady Gaga, and lots more. You'll have tons of fun dancing to this set.
Full playlist and album link here.
( www.mashstix.com/MuseMashed.php )
05-Whatever you do, don't overlook the latest release in DJ Morgoth's renowned series of mashup best ofs. 'Mash-Up Your Bootz Party Sampler Vol. 76' will satisfy you beyond your expectations.
It takes your breath away to think there's 75 more volumes preceding it.
Full playlist and mirror links for the collection are here.
( mashupyourbootz.blogspot.com/2013/09/mash-up-your-bootz-party-sampler-vol-76.html )
That's some grouping of bootleg albums, isn't it?! Well, wait till next week when I have a great Halloween surprise for you!
Mix Of The Week
Solcofn strikes hard with his new 'Sol Sessions Vol. 10'. I've heard all the previous 9 and it's a perfect collection. This new set with artists like The Gandalf Murphy And The Slambovian Circus Of Dreams , Pterodactyl Plains, Carolina Chocolate Drops and Zeebee follows the trend and is flawless mixing and selection.
This new set and all the previous 9 are available for streaming or d/l-ing here
( www.bmbx.org/2013/09/sol-sessions-vol-10/ )
Mashup Tip
When familiarizing oneself with new mixing software it is advisable to do a few sessions with the sound off. It helps with confidence in mixing with the sound on.
Latest Useo Thing
'Wreck Of The Alex Chilton' ( The Replacements vs Gordon Lightfoot ) I've been singing this mashup in my head for ages, so I finally mixed it up for the rest of you to hear. It has great Replacements vocals over the super-old, but still marvelous Gordon Lightfoot classic tune. Share the link with your friends!
Stream or d/l from any of these links.
( www.hulkshare.com/z6wdr2x3kfeo )
( www.groovytimewithdjuseo.blogspot.com/2013/09/replacements-vs-gordon-lightfoot.html )
Podgornio, The Mashup Psychic Predicts
Mashups created in a 3/4 tempo will be banned because they confuse some people.
Recommended Reading
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Paul Krugman: A Sew-Sew Labor Market (New York Times)
In general, if U.S. manufacturing revives, we'll see that what we really need are a lot of lost manual skills. Back in 2007 there was a real shortage of machinists, pipe-fitters, and the like. This may be coming back. This probably isn't the future many people expected. But it's better than no jobs at all.
Andrew Tobias: Kentucky
Governor Steve Beshear, writing in the New York Times: "SUNDAY morning news programs identify Kentucky as the red state with two high-profile Republican senators who claim their rhetoric represents an electorate that gave President Obama only about a third of its presidential vote in 2012.So why then is Kentucky - more quickly than almost any other state - moving to implement the Affordable Care Act?"
Susan Estrich: Baby Veronica (Creators Syndicate)
This week, Baby Veronica finally went home - for good. She was adopted at birth by a South Carolina couple who raised her until she was just over 2 years old.
Oliver Burkeman: "Malcolm Gladwell: 'If my books appear oversimplified, then you shouldn't read them'" (Guardian)
The star writer discusses his new book, David and Goliath, which examines the role of history's underdogs and misfits, and replies to critics who say his ideas are too simplistic.
Froma Harrop: What Makes Art Valuable, Really? (Creators Syndicate)
The amazing story of Pei-Shen Qian has given the art world pause. A struggling Chinese immigrant, Qian painted fake works attributed to the stars of abstract expressionism - Jackson Pollock, Barnett Newman, Robert Motherwell. A woman would pick up the pictures at Qian's shabby house in Queens, N.Y., paying him a few thousand dollars each. She then drove them to Manhattan, where the big-league galleries sold the paintings for millions.
Patrick Russell: "Stroke survivors: retraining the brain" (Guardian)
Stephen Manning was head chef at a French restaurant in Notting Hill for 25 years. Today, he struggles to make a cup of tea. His wife Joanne intervenes when he pours water into a cup without a tea bag or forgets to add milk to his cereal. But when she is not around, life can be very difficult.
Zacharias Speed, Ryan Menezes: 5 Mind-Blowing Movie Easter Eggs That Give Away the Ending (Cracked)
#5. Black Swan -- The Club Scene Tells You the Whole Movie
EPIC COLLEGE FOOTBALL MARCHING BAND PROPOSAL (YouTube)
"Jonathan proposed to Danielle in the most spectacular way he could imagine -by arranging for the University of Michigan Marching Band to spell out the proposal! They did it right after the Michigan vs. Illinois game in October of 2012. That was a spectacle, but when Jonathan asked Scott to edit the video, Scott went berserk, making it into a hilariously "epic" proposal video, complete with atomic bombs and the proper soundtrack. It's enough to bring a tear to your eye. Stay for the credits and the noisy cameraman at the end." - Neatorama
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Closed As Google Fetes Park's Birthday
Yosemite
Google feted Yosemite's 123rd birthday by devoting its search doodle to the world-famous park Tuesday -- just as it and other tourist landmarks like the Grand Canyon closed due to the US shutdown.
Clicking on the signature doodle brought up a page of headlines about Yosemite National Park joining all other US national parks in closing due to the budget standoff on Capitol Hill.
Below was the link to Yosemite's own website, which was also down. "Because of the federal government shutdown, all national parks are closed and National Park Service webpages are not operating," it told surfers.
The Yosemite shutdown was the latest blow this summer for the California park, which draws millions of tourists from the United States and around the world every year to see its spectacular landmarks including the majestic Half Dome and El Capitan rock formations.
Two of the four main roads into the park were closed in late August due to the so-called Rim Fire, which scorched over 257,000 acres (402 square miles) of forest outside and inside the northern edge of the park, which is about 200 miles (320 kilometers) east of San Francisco.
Yosemite
Seeks To Preserve Illustrations
Poe Museum
The Edgar Allan Poe Museum is starting a fundraising effort to preserve illustrations of the American writer's famous 1845 poem, "The Raven."
Museum officials hope to raise $60,000 for the nearly 130-year-old illustrations by English street artist James Carling. The 43 works of watercolor and ink bring the haunting lines of the poem to life.
The images of death and torment were once an important part of the museum's collection and were on display for 40 years.
But the illustrations, now stacked in a series of worn cardboard boxes, were glued to cardboard, causing them to darken and deteriorate over the years. They were even named one of Virginia's top 10 endangered artifacts in 2013 by the Virginia Association of Museums.
Officials at the museum in Richmond are looking to safeguard the drawings by raising money through the Internet crowdfunding site Kickstarter. If the entire amount isn't raised by Nov. 15, the museum won't get any of the money, according to the website's rules.
Poe Museum
Hits New York Streets
Banksy
British graffiti artist Banksy revealed Tuesday his first work in what he described as an exhibition on walls throughout New York City this month - a painting of boys disobeying prohibitions on graffiti.
Banksy, a pseudonym for the elusive artist who first emerged in the streets of Bristol, England and whose real identity is unknown, announced the "Better Out Than In" show along with new artwork in Manhattan on his website along with a caption saying: "The street is in play."
His first New York piece shows two boys with pageboy caps, one standing on the other's back, reaching for a spray can and a sign that says, "Graffiti is a crime." The exact location of the artwork was not revealed.
The artist's website said that people can access an audio guide of Banksy's attempted New York street exhibition via mobile phone to get more information about the graffiti works.
Banksy
Long-Lost Portrait Resurfaces
Napoleon
A portrait of French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, thought lost for two centuries, has turned up in New York, having been bought for less than a hundredth of its probable value.
The artwork, painted by Jacques-Louis David in 1813 when Britain and Prussia were threatening to occupy France, shows Napoleon I pledging to defend the country from invasion, wearing his national guard uniform to do so.
Thought to be a copy, the painting was sold in 2005 to a New York private collector for around £15,000 ($24,000, 18,000 euros).
The buyer had it cleaned then asked French art expert Simon Lee from the University of Reading, west of London, for his help in authenticating it.
Napoleon
Loses Libel Suit
Sheldon Adelson
Billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson (R-Newtie's Sugar Daddy) has lost a defamation lawsuit against the National Jewish Democratic Council.
Adelson asked for $60 million in damages, arguing the council libeled him by saying his political contributions were sullied by links to prostitution.
On Monday, a federal judge in Manhattan found that the council's speech was protected. Adelson, whom Forbes ranks as the ninth-richest American, is chief executive officer of the Las Vegas Sands Corp. and a major Republican donor.
In the months before the 2012 presidential election, the council posted an article urging Republican candidates to refuse Adelson's money, saying his donations were "tainted" because the CEO had "personally approved" a prostitution strategy for his casinos in the Chinese gambling enclave of Macau.
In his decision, U.S. District Judge Paul Oetken wrote that the larger context of the council's article and difficulty of proving or disproving their claim led him to conclude that "statements that Adelson's money is 'dirty' or 'tainted' constitute constitutionally protected opinion."
Sheldon Adelson
SCOTUS To Hear Appeal
'Raging Bull'
The daughter of the man whose work was the basis of the Oscar-winning movie "Raging Bull" is hoping the Supreme Court will give her a final second TKO against a movie studio for ownership of boxer Jake LaMotta's life story.
The high court on Tuesday agreed to hear an appeal over the movie's copyright, one of eight cases granted by the justices as they prepare for the beginning of the new 2013-14 session on Oct. 7.
The "Raging Bull" case involves an appeal from Paula Petrella, the daughter of the man whose written work inspired the movie, Frank Petrella. The elder Petrella died in 1981, with his copyrights reverting to his daughter. She sued Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. for copyright infringement for creating and distributing copies of the movie, but the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said she waited too long before filing her lawsuit.
She "was aware of her potential claim (as was MGM) since 1991, when her attorney filed renewal applications for the 1963 screenplay," the lower courts said. "She did not file her lawsuit until 18 years later, in January 2009."
'Raging Bull'
To File For Bankruptcy
NYC Opera
New York City Opera said Tuesday it is shutting down and filing for bankruptcy protection after seven decades as a fixture on the metropolitan cultural scene.
The company announced Sept. 12 that it needed to raise $7 million by the end of that month. Spokeswoman Risa Heller said about $2 million had been raised, plus another $301,019 was pledged from 2,108 donors in an online campaign.
"New York City Opera did not achieve the goal of its emergency appeal," Heller said. "Today, the board and management will begin the necessary financial and operational steps to wind down the company, including initiating the Chapter 11 process."
Junior to and often feistier than the Metropolitan Opera, City Opera was a spawning ground for top opera talent that included Beverly Sills, Placido Domingo, Renee Fleming and Samuel Ramey.
But it was derailed by a series of decisions by its board, which included going dark for the 2008-09 season while its auditorium at Lincoln Center was reconstructed; hiring Gerard Mortier as artistic director only to have him back out before starting; and leaving Lincoln Center after the 2010-11 season and playing at various venues throughout the city under general manager George Steel.
NYC Opera
'Climate Refugee'
New Zealand
A man from one of the lowest-lying nations on Earth is trying to convince New Zealand judges that he's a refugee - suffering not from persecution, but from climate change.
The 37-year-old and his wife left his remote atoll in the Pacific nation of Kiribati six years ago for higher ground and better prospects in New Zealand, where their three children were born. Immigration authorities have twice rejected his argument that rising sea levels make it too dangerous for him and his family to return to Kiribati.
So on Oct. 16, the man's lawyer, Michael Kidd, plans to argue the case before New Zealand's High Court. Kidd, who specializes in human rights cases, told The Associated Press he will appeal the case all the way to the country's Supreme Court if necessary.
Legal experts consider the man's case a long shot, but it will nevertheless be closely watched, and might have implications for tens of millions of residents in low-lying islands around the world. Kiribati, an impoverished string of 33 coral atolls about halfway between Hawaii and Australia, has about 103,000 people and has been identified by scientists as among the nations most vulnerable to climate change.
New Zealand
Poaching Hits New Record
Rhinos
The number of rhinos killed by poachers has hit a new annual record in South Africa, raising worries of a downward population spiral in a country that is home to almost all of Africa's rhinos.
As of the end of September, 704 rhinos had been killed by poachers in South Africa, exceeding the annual record of 668 set in 2012, according to data provided by the Environmental Affairs ministry on Tuesday.
If the trend keeps at its current pace, more than 1,000 rhinos would be killed in 2014, putting the species on the brink of a population decline that the ministry has said could lead to the end of wild rhinos in about a decade.
The greatest threat to the estimated 22,000 rhinos in South Africa comes from those trying to cash in on the black market value of their horn, which sells at prices higher than gold.
Many of the poachers come from neighbouring Mozambique and sell the horn to crime syndicates to feed rapidly rising demand in Southeast Asia, where the horn is thought by some to cure cancer and tame hangovers.
Rhinos
Offers List Of 100 Great Kids' Books
NYC Library
Beloved authors Judy Blume and Eric Carle helped the New York Public Library celebrate children's literature Monday as the library released a list of 100 great books from the last 100 years.
The list includes picture books for preschoolers as well as books for older readers like "The Hobbit" and "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone."
"The Cat in the Hat," ''Pippi Longstocking" and "Where the Wild Things Are" all made the list, which accompanies an exhibit on children's literature at the library's main building in midtown Manhattan.
Since Blume began publishing in the 1970s, many of her books dealing with subjects like racism, divorce and sexuality have been banned by authorities who considered the topics inappropriate for children.
"Books that are loved by children are often the books that scare adults," Blume said.
NYC Library
Prime-Time Nielsens
Ratings
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Sept. 23-29. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.
1. NFL Football: New England at Atlanta, NBC, 20.49 million.
2. "The Big Bang Theory" (Thursday, 8:31 p.m.), CBS, 20.44 million.
3. "NCIS," CBS, 20.02 million.
4. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 18.99 million.
5. "NCIS: Los Angeles," CBS, 16.35 million.
6. "The Crazy Ones," CBS, 15.52 million.
7. "Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick," NBC, 15.26 million.
8. "The Voice" (Monday), NBC, 14.98 million.
9. "The Voice" (Tuesday), NBC, 14.35 million.
10. NFL Football: Oakland at Denver, ESPN, 13.92 million.
11. "Dancing With the Stars," ABC, 13.57 million.
12. "The OT," Fox, 12.89 million.
13. "The Blacklist," NBC, 12.58 million.
14. "Person of Interest," CBS, 12.44 million.
15. "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," ABC, 12.12 million.
16. "Blue Bloods," CBS, 11.7 million.
17. "Modern Family," ABC, 11.66 million.
18. "Two and a Half Men" (Thursday, 9:31 p.m., CBS, 11.59 million.
19. "Castle," ABC, 11.46 million.
20. "Football Night in America," NBC, 11.36 million.
Ratings
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