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Matt Hite @ Bootie SF: April 26th

31-Mar-08

I’m playing with good friends Tripp and David X at Bootie on 4/26. Last time we all played together we had a blast. I’m really looking forward to it!

Elevate

21-Feb-08

Morgan Page is set to drop his debut album, Elevate, on March 25th. Known best in the underground remix world for his bootleg Cease & Desist album, Morgan has gone legit to release a collection of official remixes and original material in cooperation with the Nettwerk music label.

The lovely folks at Nettwerk are making a [...]

Bootie NYE 2008 Party

23-Dec-07

Launched in 2003, Bootie was the first club night in the United States dedicated solely to the burgeoning artform of the bootleg mashup — and is now the biggest mashup event in the world. Mixing and matching every conceivable musical genre, era, and style into one big dance party where everyone feels welcome, Bootie provides [...]

Santastic 3

01-Dec-07

It’s that holiday time of year again, and the GYBO crew is already delivering presents! Santastic 3 has been released, and this time they claim it’s in 3D. Not sure what the heck that means but it’s got a cool cover. Pick up glasses at your local 7-11.

I’m not a big fan of holiday music [...]

Universal Pulls NIN Remix Site

24-Nov-07

Universal, the former record label for Nine Inch Nails, has canceled plans to host an official remix site for Nine Inch Nails’ Y34RZ3R0. According to Reznor, “Universal feels that if they host our remix site, they will be opening themselves up to the accusation that they are sponsoring the same technical violation of copyright they [...]

Remix Hotel Video Recap

24-Nov-07

Remix Magazine has been slowly but surely updating their site with better navigation and more multimedia content. (The web site used to really really suck.) In fact, most of the videos from the various 2007 Remix Hotels have been posted — Los Angeles, Atlanta, New York, and Miami. Here are two of my favorites that [...]

Into the Great Unknown

25-Oct-07

One of my favorite mashup artists, Flying White Dots, has dropped a new album. It’s called “Into The Great Unknown” and features music by the likes of Plaid, Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, DJ Shadow and Spritulalized with vocals from Beck, Damon Albarn, Marvin Gaye, Rickie Lee Jones, and more. Grab it while you can.

Beastiemixes

25-Oct-07

Into the Beastie Boys? Then you’ll love Beastiemixes.com, a site devoted exclusively to Beastie Boys remixes. Featuring more than 72 DJs and 1200 remixes, this is definitely B.B. heaven.

Me & You & Yazoo in The Riff

14-Oct-07

Me & You & Yazoo, my Cassie vs. Yaz mashup, got some major props from Party Ben in his recent Riff column. Thanks, Ben!

Bootleg.com: The French Documentary

13-Oct-07

DJ Zebra recently sent me a link to a short but quite excellent documentary about bootlegs. It’s mostly French, but there is enough English dialogue for foreign-language impaired Americans like myself to understand what’s happening. Go check it out!