Real old news, I know, but Mass Appeal Magazine printed a nice feature on Hollertronix back in 2003. Check it out.
Wired interviews DJ Spooky about his new book, Rhythm Science. Lawrence Lessig describes the book as “the story of how freedom would build better science and art.”
Aversion is reporting that Dangermouse will be teaming with MF Doom for the Dangerdoom album. It will apparently be cartoon-themed like the Gorillaz albums, but with a twist: it will feature several Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim characters.
My German isn’t too hot, but it looks as though Daft Punk’s web site has posted information about a remix contest for their latest single, Technologic. Songs parts available in both MP3 and WAV format from their web site. Since it’s a flash based site, I can’t post a link here — you’ll have to [...]
Beatallica is back. Hopefully this time the lawyers will leave them alone.
This Saturday, May 14th, San Francisco’s Bootie is hosting special guest DJ Create, leader of the Las Vegas DJ crew Inhumanz. Known widely for their hit underground bootleg, Closer In Da Club, which mixed 50 Cent over Nine Inch Nails, the Inhumanz have been steadily building strong buzz in both clubs and mix shows with [...]
Belgium blogger Peter Forret wants a live remix tool with all the bells and whistles. From the products I’ve seen, Ableton Live seems to be the closest match. The biggest drawback, however, is still the lack of MP3 support in Ableton. And I’m not certain they see this as an issue, so who knows if [...]
Mash-up producers Legion of Doom talk to MTV about the mostly negative reaction they’ve received from the emo bands they’ve mashed.
Gentle Jones describes the cross-pollination between Hip-Hop and New Wave, drawing interesting connections between their neighborhoods of origin, important entertainment venues, and influential musicians within each music community.
The San Francisco Chronicle is running a feature on Party Ben and his ubiquitous Boulevard of Broken Songs mash-up.