Claiming that their product puts “DJ tools in the hands of everyone,” miniMIXA is an application which allows for the combining and/or remixing of tunes through a cell phone’s interface. The New York Times article (use BugMeNot to view the article) seems to cast the product in a sort of “wave of the future” [...]
If the tips posted on the author’s web site are any indicator of what his new book, Instant Acid, has in store for us, then I’m sold! In particular, the MIDI and VSTi information is extremely helpful.
Curious about the technical details behind Apple’s "FairPlay" DRM protection? OSDir has an interview with FutureProof, the current maintainer of Jhymn/hymn, a nice little program designed to remove the DRM constraints of FairPlay restricted audio purchases.
(via BoingBoing)
Catch Mark Vidler, aka Go Home Productions, tomorrow (Thursday, January 27th) on US radio shows in New York and Minnesota.
WNYC 93.9FM in New York Live on the Brian Lehrer show 10 am – 12 pm EST (3-5 pm UK time)
KMSU in MinnesotaInterview on the Shuffle Function evening show 6-7 pm CST (12-1 am UK time)
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Bootleggers Lenlow and DJ BC are spotlighted in a recent mash-up article appearing in The Boston Globe. The article itself is a pretty standard mash-ups 101 piece.
Get it while you can — Raiding the 20th Century is an amazing audio exposition and commentary put together by Strictly Kev (DJ Food). Although it’s not available on the main site, you can download it from this link or a BitTorrent network near you!
Not content with the unprecedented international success of their last remix project, the team behind “Always Outsiders, Never Outdone“, the unofficial Prodigy Remixed album, have only gone and done it again. This time the Chemical Brothers latest album “Push the Button” gets the remix treatment. If you enjoy the tracks, please donate to their [...]
Appearing in the Chicago Maroon is a thoughtful article on the history of the rock and hip-hop mash-up.
Titled "The Mash Up Mix," the Ministry of Sound is releasing an officially licensed mash-up album mixed by the Cut Up Boys. Due out February 21, 2005.
I nearly fell out of my chair when I found Beatallica, a Beatles "cover" band which performs everything in the style of Metallica. Featuring classics such as "Sgt. Hetfield’s Motorbreath Pub Band" and "Blackened the USSR," there are plenty of bastardized tunes to download on their site.
Here are some sample lyrics to wet your appetite:
Sgt. [...]