The latest RU Sirius Show features an interview with Trademark G of Evolution Control Committee. Best known for his cease-and-desisted Dan Rather cut-up Rocked by Rape, the Evolution Control Committee’s work has been an important influence to mash-up artists around the world.
Part 2 of Urban Testing Ground’s mash-up documentary has been posted. I’m not quite sure what’s going on with that stuffed animal and Mr. Fab, though!
The once abandoned but later resurrected Violated remix project has finally been released. Definitely worth a download as there are a few gems on it.
Blogger Danah Boyd (along with various commenters) make some great arguments on the topic of mash-ups and remixes being an active consumption of culture rather than a production of culture. One commenter even compares mash-ups to folk art, going on to draw parallels between current corporate copyright control to the premodern church “monopoly on the [...]
My Taylor Dayne vs. Shakedown mash-up has been quite a hit with Taylor Dayne fans around the world — even inspiring a music video! Check out San Francisco VJ Kirk Fruehling’s music video rendition of Shakedown My Heart.SHAKEDOWN vs TAYLOR DAYNEShakedown My Heart (Music Video)Produced by Kirk FruehlingMash-up Remix by Matt Hite
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This cool tool will show you what song was charting (UK & US) as #1 on your birth date. And yes, it will make you feel old.
John Threat, aka Jeep Bastard, does things to Betty Boop I never thought was possible. Check out his Boop video mash-ups featuring both Amerie and Beyonce.
A mash-up documentary was recently posted on archive.org featuring interviews with mash-up producers Mr. Fab and A+D. Lots of music from The Best Mashups in the World Ever Are From San Francisco featured in the music bed, too.
OpenDir hunts down web sites that have left their MP3 collections exposed on the net and posts them on this blog.
According to AllHipHop.com, Scion has expanded their DJ contest to include a mash-up category. Mix-tape entries must be postmarked by October 31st, 2005.