You are in for such a treat now. Here's the much-anticipated interview with internationally known mashup artist Bobby Martini. I wrote about him in this column last week, so you would have time to familiarize yourself with the bootleggy goodness of his music. Hopefully you're all ready, and we will now commence.
Q 1: Can you offer us any tips, from the master, how to find songs to pair up?
A 1 - For me it's always been about songs I love, whether it be new or old. It's normally always tracks I'm really into at that moment in time. Obviously it helps if you have a pella and an instrumental but sometimes life isn't that convenient !!!!
Q 2: When you do a track, what portion of the creativity is for you, and what portion is for your audience?
A 2 - 100% for me. Always has been. I started producing mashups long before I started my site. A lot of my early work will never be heard as they were 'joke' mashups but I have always done them for myself. If others like my work it's a bonus.
Q 3: I've been hearing from some bootleggers that there's money in them there tunes. Any opinion?
A 3 - No money for me so far LOL. Indirectly I suppose there has been from playing mashups at gigs etc but I don't think many of us mashers have made any serious money.
Q 4: We've been able to enjoy your tracks on some great compilations, like "This One's For Joe". Is that a trend you'll continue with?
A 4 - Yes, look out for one of my contributions on a future Scissor Sisters compilation. It's always good to get an invite to take part in comps along with your peers - it's a challenge more often than not but I like it.
Q 5: People get asked this a lot, but we are all interested-who were your influences when you started up?
A 5 - My first exposure to mashups was via a jukebox satellite channel in the UK called Q. They used to feature a show entitled "Q-Mix" which featured mashup videos. It blew me away but didn't think at the time I would get involved. A couple of years later I came across some comedy mixes by a guy calling himself 'Diuffusion' and thought to myself 'I could do that'. I came across some software called Audacity a while later and the rest is history. Today I lsiten to as much work by other people as I can but I find it hard to keep up with it all. Personal faves for me are Ben Double M and Voicedude.
Q 6: What celebrities has your musical career brought you in contact with?
A 6 - LOL - not many I'm afraid. A few radio DJ's but I don't think there is much chance of having to dress up for a red carpet function any time soon !!!
Q 7: What is your regular bootlegging garb, a suit, or is it something more casual?
A 7 - More often than not it's a nice 'tasteful' Hawaian shirt with some suitable shorts (depending on the weather) or some jeans - oh and don't forget my lucky thong.......NOT !
Q 8: Have any of your tracks become favorites over others, with the passage of time? I like the one you did that goes "Da da da", lol!
A 8 - Yeah, some of my work I can listen to again and again whereas other stuff, especially the 'difficult' mashups (the ones where you have to listen to the same loops over and over again !) I can be sick off before I even post them on my site. My very faves are 'Lullably In Your Eyes', 'Toxic Milkshake', 'Break The Ray Down A Little Bit', 'People Hold On For A Quiet Life', 'Gaye Parsons', 'Kill Bill In The Air Tonight', 'Mama In The Tomb', and an upcoming Goldfrapp mash that I finished a while back but I absolutely love !
Q 9: Do you have a musical background that accounts for your current musical expertise?
A 9 - Yeah, I learned the drums at age 6 to the big band music of everything from Count Basie to James Last and played many instruments throughout my life, some better than others. I was in a number of different bands in the late 80's and 90's of varying levels of talent. Vocalist in one, keyboard player in another, drummer in another, etc, etc. I think my mashups are very melodic and my background in music reflects that.
Q 10: Do you recommend any particular type of sneaker or running shoe to get away from adoring fans?
A 10 - I'm a real comfort freak and I find Crocs work fine for me LOL
Well, there you have it. Words of wisdom from the master. Now compare those words with the tunes, and there's a chance you'll glean some insight into the workings of an artistic mind. For those of you in the back row that came in late,
here's his website: www.bobbymartini.co.uk
Click on the link & vote for your choices, and I'll tabulate the votes & post them.
There are no prizes other than bragging rights.
Here are my picks:
Best Picture: No Country for Old Men
Best Director: Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
Best Actress: Julie Christie - Away from Her
Best Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
Best Supporting Actress: Ruby Dee - American Gangster
Best Animated Feature Film: Ratatouille
Best Foreign Language Film: Mongol -- Kazakhstan
Best Documentary Feature: Sicko
JAMIE JOHNSON:The One Percent (huffingtonpost.com)
There may be widespread fears of an impending recession running through the minds of most Americans, but there aren't among the country's richest citizens. Contrary to common assumption, many of the wealthiest Americans aren't worried about the weakening economy at all, they are actually excited about it.
FROMA HARROP: Vaporous Obama Turns Off Many Centrists (creators.com)
Despite the hard contest between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, party leaders keep telling Democratic-leaning voters that they have two good candidates. They are right, but one of them may well be a Republican.
Annalee Newitz: You Cannot Afford Mars
Even if we spent as much money on space exploration as we do on war, funding a mission to Mars would not solve any of our problems.
Garrison Keillor: TIRED OF WINTER, GETTING AN MRI (Tribune Media Services)
Driving down Highway 52 last Monday morning at high speed so as not to be late for an MRI of my cranium, I passed a semi as it was barreling through a snowdrift and suddenly I was in a cloud of whiteness, much like the Rapture will be, but with zero visibility.
MARK KLEMPNER: Remembering Pete Seeger (huffingtonpost.com)
"Pete Seeger: The Power of Song" ... brought back many memories, for Seeger has had a huge impact on me personally, intensified by my having had the opportunity not only to see him in concert a half a dozen times or more, but also to spend some time with him off-stage when I was a teenager.
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zEN mAN (observing the man who hugged Dick Nixon when came back from being tortured in 'Nam and hugged Bush after being tortured by his Far Right Conservative Republican Presidential Campaign hit men....what a fucking fool)
mj was first, and correct, observing:
D three days runnint?
DanD was second, but wrong, writing:
Wasn't this included in an E&J Gallo commercial back during the late 70s
Sandra H answered:
B. gallo brothers - the slogan then went on to many other lives.
Wanda replied:
I think this was B (Gallo)
S. Bennett answered:
The answer is Ernest and Julio Gallo. The ad campaign was dropped however after the introduction of their watermelon wine. The tag line, "We will sell no rhine before its time" didn't really catch on.
Joe S ("Wine is a treacherous friend who you must always be on guard for."
~Christian Nestell Bovee) replied:
Back when I was a drinker, back in the '60s, I drank enough of Paul Masson to pay Orson Welles salary. Especially Liebfraumilch.
Alan J responded:
Paul Masson
Sally said:
Who could forget (Circa, mid 1970s through the 1980s) the voice of Orson Welles telling the listner/viewer, "At Paul Mason, we will sell no wine before its time." (D) (Pronounced, "mah-sahn")
My God, you almost felt you should bow your head as a sign of reverence after he spoke.
Personally, I prefer a good salad. pasta dinner, with a bottle of Gallo Chianti wine. Now that's for a, Buon appetito!
Marian the Teacher responded:
D. Paul Masson Does it even exist still, I know he doesn't.
socdan answered:
Paul Masson will sell no wine before its (it's?) time. Didn't care for the wine, but they make a palatable brandy that I can afford to drink alot of....
CBS begins the night with a FRESH'The Price Is Right Millionaire Dollar Spectacular', followed by a RERUN'Ghost Whisperer', then a RERUN'NUMB3RS'.
Scheduled on a FRESHDave are Sean 'Diddy' Combs and Al Lubel.
Scheduled on a FRESHCraig are Fred Willard, Rachel Bilson, and Steve Mazan.
NBC starts the night with a FRESH'1 Vs. 100', followed by a FRESH'Amne$ia', then 'Dateline'.
Scheduled on a FRESHLeno (R-Enabler) are Bill O'Really (R-Serial Liar/Propagandist), Patricia Arquette, and Herbie Hancock.
Scheduled on a FRESHConan are Nathan Lane, Michel Gondry, and Secondhand Serenade.
Scheduled on a FRESHCarson 'The Scab' Daly are Ivana Milicevic, John Popper, Jon Spencer, and Shooter Jennings.
ABC pisses away the night with a RERUN'Grey's Anatomy', followed by a 2-hour '20/20: What Would You Do?'.
Scheduled on a FRESHJimmy Kimmel are Damon Wayans, Sam Champion, and Colbie Caillat.
The CW fills the night with a FRESH'WWE Friday Night Steroid SmackDown!'.
Faux has a RERUN'Bones', followed by a RERUN'House'.
MY fills the night with the movie 'Hendrix'.
PLEASE check local PBS listings for a FRESH'Bill Moyers Journal', and a FRESH'NOW With Bill Moyers David Brancaccio'.
AMC offers the movie 'Die Hard', followed by the movie 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day', then the movie 'Planet Of The Apes'.
BBC -
[12:00 PM] Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 1 La Parra de Burriana;
[1:00 PM] Cash in the Attic - Episode 12;
[2:00 PM] Bargain Hunt - Ep. 7 Kedleston 16;
[2:30 PM] Bargain Hunt - Ep. 8 Derby 3;
[3:00 PM] How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 5;
[3:30 PM] How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 6;
[4:00 PM] You Are What You Eat - Episode 14;
[4:30 PM] You Are What You Eat - Episode 15;
[5:00 PM] My Family - Ep. 3 Parisian Beauty;
[5:30 PM] Coupling - Ep 5 The Naked Living Room;
[6:00 PM] Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 5 The Curry Lounge;
[7:00 PM] BBC World News America;
[8:00 PM] Coupling - Ep. 2 Size Matters;
[8:40 PM] Coupling - Ep. 3 Sex, Death and Nudity;
[9:20 PM] That Mitchell and Webb Look - Episode 3;
[10:00 PM] BBC World News America;
[11:00 PM] Coupling - Ep. 2 Size Matters;
[11:40 PM] Coupling - Ep. 3 Sex, Death and Nudity;
[12:20 AM] That Mitchell and Webb Look - Episode 3;
[3:30 AM] Changing Rooms - Ep. 10 Blackford;
[4:00 AM] Bargain Hunt - Ep. 9 Peterborough 1;
[4:30 AM] Bargain Hunt - Ep. 10 Kedleston 18;
[5:00 AM] Cash in the Attic - Ep. 4 Guest;
[5:30 AM] Cash in the Attic - Ep. 5 Gill Last;
[6:00 AM] BBC World News. (ALL TIMES EDT)
Bravo has 'Make Me A Supermodel', followed by the movie 'Friday the 13th, Part 2', then the movie 'Friday the 13th, Part 2', again.
Comedy Central has 'Scrubs', another 'Scrubs', an old 'Jon Stewart', an old 'Colbert Report', 'Futurama', another 'Futurama', 'Comedy Central Presents', and another 'Comedy Central Presents'.
HBO offers a FRESHReal Time with Bill Maher with another right-leaning panel -
Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA), author David Frum, reporterette Amy Walters and, via satellite, TV "journalist" Tom Brokaw. Plus, Real Time correspondent Matt Taibbi.
FX has the movie 'Are We There Yet?', followed by the movie 'Are We There Yet?', again.
History has 'Modern Marvels', another 'Modern Marvels', 'Shockwave', and 'Prostitution: Sex In The City'.
IFC -
[07:05 AM] The Golden Bowl;
[09:20 AM] Mansfield Park;
[11:40 AM] Camp;
[01:35 PM] The Golden Bowl;
[03:50 PM] Mansfield Park;
[05:45 PM] The Sweet Hereafter;
[07:40 PM] November;
[09:00 PM] Breaking Bad #100;
[10:00 PM] Breaking Bad #101;
[11:00 PM] Framed on IFC #3;
[11:30 PM] Witchblade Episode #8;
[12:00 AM] The Prophecy;
[01:45 AM] IFC News Special;
[02:00 AM] Framed on IFC #3;
[02:30 AM] Witchblade Episode #8;
[03:00 AM] The Prophecy;
[04:40 AM] Picture Bride. (ALL TIMES EST)
SciFi has 'Stargate SG-1', 'Chuck', 'Stargate Atlantis', and a FRESH'Stargate Atlantis'.
Sundance -
[05:00 AM] Imagining Argentina;
[07:00 AM] Eve & the Fire Horse;
[08:45 AM] Helmer & Son;
[09:00 AM] Episode 4;
[09:30 AM] Episode 4: What Should Democrats Be Saying?;
[10:00 AM] Episode 3;
[10:35 AM] Radiant City;
[12:10 PM] Cities;
[12:50 PM] Binta and the Great Idea;
[01:30 PM] Episode 4;
[02:00 PM] In Short: 2007 Academy AwardŽ Shorts;
[04:00 PM] Tout Va Bien;
[06:00 PM] Madeleine Albright + Ashley Judd;
[07:00 PM] Songbirds;
[08:00 PM] Dear Wendy;
[10:00 PM] Evil;
[12:00 AM] Tout Va Bien;
[02:00 AM] The Feeling, Gnarls Barkley & The Killers;
[03:00 AM] Episode 3;
[03:30 AM] Episode 4;
[04:00 AM] Episode 3;
[04:30 AM] Episode 1;
[05:00 AM] In the Sun: Michael Stipe and Special Guests (Long Version);
[05:45 AM] John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk. (ALL TIMES EST)
Oscar nominated actress Ruby Dee smiles next to a doll meant to be a caricature of herself, at the Black Enterprise magazine gala celebrating the top 25 Hollywood money makers in Beverly Hills, California February 20, 2008.
Photo by Mario Anzuoni
Celebrities Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher and Madonna are among hundreds of patrons of a New York bar being urged by New York health officials on Thursday to get a Hepatitis A vaccination after a bartender was found to be infected.
The city health department issued a statement, warning anyone who visited Socialista in Manhattan's West Village on February 7, 8 or 11 to get a vaccination.
Entertainment photo agency WireImage showed guests at the Socialista event, including Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ivanka Trump, Liv Tyler, Catherine Keener, Lucy Liu and Salma Hayek.
Other celebrities reported at Socialista were Javier Bardem, nominated for a best supporting actor Oscar, Eric Dane, Rebecca Gayheart and fashion designer Roberto Cavalli.
A teenager who suffered a breakdown on the German version of "American Idol" could end up costing its broadcaster 100,000 euros ($147,000).
Germany's Cultural Council, an official youth protection watchdog, has recommended private German broadcaster RTL be fined for broadcasting the incident, and other humiliating moments on its top-rated "Deutschland Sucht Den Superstar" or "DSDS."
The Cultural Council accused RTL of "malicious disregard" for humanity on the show, arguing that the manner in which contestants are humiliated on the show could have detrimental effects on young viewers.
In one of these sessions this season, a 17-year old boy was so upset by the audition and the jury's criticisms that he hyperventilated and collapsed. Since his appearance on the show, where his full name and hometown were made public, he has received hundreds of abusive phone calls and has been forced to take leave from school.
Bette Midler arrives at a party following her premiere performance 'The Showgirl Must Go On' at Caesar's Palace hotel and casino in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008.
Photo by Isaac Brekken
ABC's top-rated "Grey's Anatomy" will return to its usual Thursday night time period in April, bumping "Lost" to the less desirable 10 p.m. slot.
Having resumed production after the writers strike, the medical drama will come back to the tentpole 9 p.m. period for five original episodes beginning April 24.
"Lost" will also air the first of five originals on that date. But the drama will find itself in a slot with lower viewing levels, and the show notably declined after shifting from 9 p.m. Wednesdays to 10 p.m. last season. "Lost," however, might gain significantly from a large "Grey's" lead-in, even if their respective audiences are not perfectly compatible.
ABC has tried several new shows in the 10 p.m. Thursday period that have been unable to capitalize on "Grey's" success. Case in point: Current occupant "Eli Stone" is notably absent from the newly announced spring lineup. An ABC spokesman said the network hasn't decided when the remaining "Stone" episodes will air.
Sean Lennon will score the indie vampire comedy "Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Undead," which stars fellow celebrity spawn Jake Hoffman and Devon Aoki.
Hoffman (son of Dustin) plays an unemployed actor who gets his big break directing a bizarre off-Broadway version of "Hamlet." But there's a catch: The adaptation is written by a Romanian (John Ventimiglia, best known as chef Artie Bucco on "The Sopranos") who happens to be undead.
Aoki (daughter of Benihana steakhouse king Rocky Aoki) plays Hoffman's love interest. Ralph Macchio will play a mob boss who ends up fighting vampires. Jeremy Sisto plays a bumbling detective investigating the mysterious deaths surrounding the production. The project marks the feature debut of writer-director Jordan Galland.
Daily Variety, the venerable show business "trade" magazine and Hollywood fixture for over 70 years, was put up for sale on Thursday as part of a cost-cutting plan by its parent company, Reed-Elsevier.
The Anglo-Dutch company said it would spin off Variety as part of a planned sale of its Reed Business Information publishing unit, which also includes such titles as Publishers Weekly, Broadcasting and Cable and Multichannel News.
While Variety is by far the best known brand in Reed's business publishing division, company executives indicated they would prefer to sell the unit as a whole, though they did not rule out a separate bid for Variety.
Actor Forest Whitaker and wife Keisha Whitaker arrive at the premiere of 'Vantage Point' at AMC Lincoln Square Theatres, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008, in New York.
Photo by Peter Kramer
"Law & Order" veteran Jesse L. Martin is leaving the long-running NBC drama after nine years, and will be replaced by Anthony Anderson.
Martin will film one more episode of the series, in which his character, Detective Ed Green, will be written off, sources said. The actor had signed on to do the first 13 episodes this season with an option for more.
A woman who was shown on an ABC News program being beaten by her stepfather sued the network Wednesday, claiming negligence and recklessness.
The lawsuit addresses video footage included in a "Primetime" segment called "Stepfamilies in Crisis" that aired in 2006 and shows Kyle Nelson, then 15, being held down, berated and punched.
The footage was taken from hundreds of hours captured at the home several years before the show was aired. Viewers responded with thousands of e-mails questioning why ABC didn't step in to stop or report the abuse.
ABC responded at the time with this statement on its Web site: "While we felt the incident in question was disturbing, it was the only scene of physical punishment in the hundreds of hours of footage that ABC News reviewed."
In this photo released by Pedigree, actresses Mary Tyler Moore, left, and Bernadette Peters hold adoptable dogs, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008, at The Pedigree Dogstore in New York, during an event to raise funds and awareness for dog adoption.
Photo by Diane Bondareff
Pauly Shore is suing neighbor Wes Craven for creating a nightmare on his property in a dispute between the two that began last year.
Shore claimed that a landslide on his Hollywood Hills property in December 2006 was caused by Craven's failure to properly maintain vegetation and landscaping on a hillside on his property, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in Superior Court.
The comedian also alleged that Craven, the director of "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and the "Scream" series, did not eradicate rodents burrowing in the hill and made improvements on his property that "changed the geology, topography and drainage," according to the lawsuit.
Craven alleged that Shore upgraded his home with a pool, spa, landscaping and other improvements that caused water to seep down a slope and damage his property.
Hong Kong singer and actor Edison Chen said on Thursday he would step away from the Hong Kong entertainment industry to "heal himself," in his first public appearance since a sex scandal broke.
Hong Kong police said some 1,300 private shots of Chen in bed with at least half a dozen female celebrities had been copied by the staff of a computer repair shop from a faulty laptop believed to belong to Chen, sparking off a media frenzy.
The Canada-born Chen, a hip hop artist and Asian film star who has appeared in films such as Infernal Affairs, the Hong Kong triad film which inspired Martin Scorsese's Oscar-winning film "The Departed," admitted for the first time that most of the pictures circulating on the Internet had been taken by him.
He said in a brief statement he would fulfill existing commitments before stepping down "indefinitely." He added that he would dedicate himself to charity and community work.
Actress Salma Hayek poses for photographers at Global Green USA's 5th Pre-Oscar Party in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008.
Photo by Chris Pizzello
A parking lot attendant who claimed he was punched by Omar Sharif has won a knockout decision in court.
Superior Court Judge Joe W. Hilberman entered a default judgment Tuesday for more than $318,000 in damages in favor of Juan Luis Ochoa Anderson when the 75-year-old actor failed to show up for a deposition, according to court documents.
Sharif pleaded no contest last year to misdemeanor battery and was ordered to take an anger management course for the incident outside a Beverly Hills steakhouse in 2005.
Anderson was awarded total damages of $318,190 plus costs and attorneys' fees, according to court documents.
Tai Lihua, art director of China Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe, leads 20 deaf dancers in performing "Thousand-hand Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva", or "Guan Yin", a Chinese goddess, in Beijing February 19, 2008. Feeling music through speakers and guided by hand gestures, a troupe of deaf dancers in Beijing take steps to champion the rights of disabled people across the world.
Photo by Jason Lee
It was called the longest window in the world when its red, sapphire and purple panels were unveiled to airport travellers in 1960. Artists called it one of the most important stained-glass works in the United States.
But American Airlines quietly began dismantling the window's 900 panels last week at its old John F. Kennedy International Airport terminal, after years of debate and pleas by employees and artists to find a way to keep the abstract piece intact.
Many museums asked to display the window - more than 90 metres long and seven metres high - said it was too large. The airline said removing it in one piece, transporting it and storing it would cost millions.
Airline spokesman Tim Smith said small pieces of the window would become floor displays at Kennedy Airport, the airline's Fort Worth, Texas, headquarters and a Long Island museum. The rest is being given to an antique salvage company that is taking down the glass for free.
Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Feb. 11-17. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses.
1. Pro Basketball: NBA All-Star Game (Sunday, 8:43 p.m.), TNT, 4.33 million homes, 6.33 million viewers.
2. "Monk" (Friday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.87 million homes, 5.6 million viewers.
3. "NBA All-Star Tipoff" (Sunday, 8 p.m.), TNT, 3.73 million homes, 5.18 million viewers.
4. "NBA All-Star Saturday Night" (Saturday, 8:30 p.m.), TNT, 3.51 million homes, 5.2 million viewers.
5. "WWE Raw" (Monday, 10 p.m.), USA, 3.298 million homes, 4.94 million viewers.
6. "Psych" (Friday, 10 p.m.), USA, 3.295 million homes, 4.69 million viewers.
7. "WWE Raw" (Monday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.24 million homes, 5 million viewers.
8. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Saturday, 9:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.83 million homes, 3.84 million viewers.
9. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Saturday, 12 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.8 million homes, 3.94 million viewers.
10. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Sunday, 9:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.78 million homes, 3.74 million viewers.
11. "Law & Order: SVU" (Thursday, 9 p.m.), USA, 2.77 million homes, 3.61 million viewers.
12. "Project Runway" (Wednesday, 10 p.m.), Bravo, 2.76 million homes, 3.72 million viewers.
13. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Saturday, 9 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.74 million homes, 3.77 million viewers.
14. "House" (Friday, 11 p.m.), USA, 2.71 million homes, 3.59 million viewers.
15. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Saturday, 12:30 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.7 million homes, 3.83 million viewers.
Kibongo, a baby crowned lemur (Propithecus verreauxi coronatus), makes its first official appearance at a zoo in Vincennes, near Paris, February 21, 2008. Kibongo, which was born December 24, 2007, belongs to the Indridae family and is considered vulnerable to extinction by conservationists.
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