Beatmixed reported last month about EMI’s efforts to take down The Beachles, an experimental Beatles/Beach Boys mash-up project. The Boston Herald reports on the man behind the Beachles, Clayton Counts, and his 15 minutes of fame.
Good Blimey! brings you 2,747 mashups (but who’s counting, right?) for your listening and downloading pleasure. There’s really some decent stuff in the collection – I highly recommend giving it a look!
Mac heads might find iScratch, a DJ scratch emulator, an interesting tool to add to their arsenal. Apparently it implements all the standard tricks of the scratching trade: push, pull, baby, release, chirp, tear, hold, etc. Would love to see something like this come out for Windows but until then I’ll just look on in envy. Check out [...]
You won’t find any “deals” at this auction, but it’s certainly for a good cause. From October 23rd through November 17th, 2006, humanitarian organization NextAid is hosting an online auction (dubbed Bid4Beats) to raise funds for children orphaned as a result of AIDS in Africa. According to their site, “[t]he event will feature items of great interest to [...]
According to Dance Front Door, DJ Magazine is for sale:
Lesley Wright DJ Mag’s editor said of the news, ”Negotiations are already taking place about the sale of the mag and, as far as all DJ mag staff are concerned, it’s business as usual,” she added. “We’re all knee deep in our Top 100 DJs issue, the [...]
The WHA!? Compilations are a comprehensive and consummately selected collection of mash-ups, bootlegs, and bastard pop. Simon Iddol explains his intent in putting them together:
First of all I just collected and enjoyed the mashes, but later I started to show them for friends. They loved those tracks, so I wanted to make a compilation to make [...]
This Ugly Pictures directed mash-up video of “animated” album covers is absolutely insane! Very, very creative and worth watching!