M Is FOR MASHUP - April 7th, 2021
Frikkenfrack 12 - DJ Useos Strangest Mashups Hits The Airwaves
By DJ Useo
I’m sure I’ve mentioned in the past how my novelty mashups always beat my normal mashups when it comes to listeners. As you can imagine, this is very motivating for me, & I produce new novelty tracks at a rapid pace. I even get to play them live when there’s a new Crumplstock online DJ Festival.
I share in the lol’s of people who enjoy the humor, & I find amusement in the irritation of those who despise them.
I’ve enjoyed novelty music since my Mother gave me a tiny record player as a lad, & a batch of silly songs to play on it. When I discovered mashups years later, many of them were novelty-based, & provided lots of yukks. Who can blame me for indulging in them.
Even when people hate them, I still get a kick from that. However, My most popular track with over 10,000 plays & over 31,000 downloads is “
Who Needs Kryptonite” ( 3 Doors Down vs Frank Zappa )
( www.hulkshare.com/gfkke353jx1c )
. As I mentioned…highly motivating.
I really like this 12th collection,& many of the tracks on it are big faves of mine, like “Ukulele De France” ( Arlo Guthrie vs Kraftwerk ), “Big Bear Lobster” ( Mel Blanc vs The B-52's ), & “Time And Space Bell ( Marty Feldman vs Nelson Riddle ).
I played those & some more of these at the last Crumplstock, & got a wonderfully positive response. The new preview track is “
If I Only Had Time” ( Wizard Of Oz vs Pink Floyd )
( sowndhaus.audio/track/20467/dj-useo-if-i-only-had-time-wizard-of-oz-vs-pink-floyd- )
& I’m anxious to hear people’s reactions.
Amazingly, there’s exactly 50 tracks over 2 discs! What an experience! You get combos like Arlo Guthrie vs Kraftwerk, Spongebob Squarepants vs XTC, Allan Sherman vs The Shamen, The Bonzo Dog Band vs The Rolling Stones, Morey Amsterdam vs Devo, & so many more. It’s a treat to experience them yourself, yet, checking out others’ facial responses is also a big hoot & a holler!
The best thing regarding this collection is that it was released on April Fool’s Day, & it’s a joke, but it’s real, & you can hear it! Tell your friends about “Frikkenfrack 12”, or at least set it on fire, & leave it on their doorstep.
Mirror links here
( groovytimewithdjuseo.blogspot.com/2021/04/frikkenfrack-12-useos-strangest-mashups.html )
Have the day of good - DJ Konrad Useo
from Bruce
Anecdotes
Presenting
Michael Egan
U.S.A. wrote:
has returned to semi-retired status.
In memory.
BRUCE'S RECOMMENDATION
BANDCAMP MUSIC
BRUCE'S RECOMMENDATION OF BANDCAMP MUSIC
Music: "When It’s Sleepy Time Down South"
Album: LOUIS ARMSTRONG AT THE CRESCENDO 1955
Artist: Louis Armstrong
Record Company: Moochin’ About
Record Company Location: England UK
Info:
“The band Louis fronted at the Crescendo Club is the one most folks might know as ‘The Handy Band’ or ‘The Satch Plays Fats Band.’ Louis was right in the middle of what is considered to be his prime 1953-1958 period during the All Stars years. Trummy Young's on trombone, raising hell throughout. Clarinetist Barney Bigard, bassist Arvell Shaw and vocalist Velma Middleton were the only ones (along with Louis) to have been on [Milt] Gabler's previous concert recordings from 1947 and 1951. Shaw was sounding better than ever in 1955 and Velma and Louis now had more duets than ever to bring down the house. Alas, Bigard was almost running on empty, exhausted by the grind and possibly drinking too much. He's lost in most of the ensembles and his features meander a bit, but the Crescendo recording does capture a few sparkling moments from his New Orleans clarinet. Pianist Billy Kyle and Drummer Barrett Deems were the newest members but today, they remain two of the best loved. In fact, the entire Kyle-Shaw-Deems rhythm section is something to marvel at throughout the Crescendo performances. Gabler recorded them beautifully as they simply lock in and kick ass on number after number. With rock-and-roll on the upswing, it shouldn't be any surprise that the All Stars remained popular with young folks … they rocked — and swung — harder than any other band on the planet!”
Price: £1 (GBP) for track; £5 (GBP) for 41-track album
Genre: Jazz.
Links:
LOUIS ARMSTRONG AT THE CRESCENDO 1955
Moochin’ About
Louis Armstrong on YouTube
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Says You Should
Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman has a booming, confident and patient voice that makes everything sound wise and good. Perhaps because of that, the Oscar winner has narrated several documentaries, including National Geographic's The Story of God. He even played God in the 2003 comedy Bruce Almighty and its 2007 sequel, Evan Almighty.
Now, in a new PSA from the Creative Coalition, he's speaking up to encourage people to roll up their sleeves and get vaccinated against COVID-19.
"I'm not a doctor, but I trust science. And I'm told that, for some reason, people trust me," Freeman says from what appears to be his home library in the 45-second spot released Monday. "So here I am to say I trust science and I got the vaccine. If you trust me, you'll get the vaccine."
The 83-year-old explains that it's the neighborly thing to do.
"In math, it's called the distributive property. In people, it's called taking care of one another," says Freeman, who last appeared in Netflix's Coming 2 America. "Get the vaccine. Help make our world a safe place for us to enjoy ourselves again. Please."
Morgan Freeman
Rare Comic Sells
Superman
One of the few copies of the comic book that introduced Superman to the world has sold for a super-sized, record-setting price.
The issue of Action Comics #1 went for $3.25 million in a private sale, ComicConnect.com, an online auction and consignment company, announced Tuesday.
It narrowly bested the previous record for the comic, set in the auction of another copy in 2014 for slightly over $3.2 million.
The comic, published in 1938, “really is the beginning of the superhero genre,” said ComicConnect.com COO Vincent Zurzolo, who brokered the sale.
Superman
"Essential Workers"
Oscar Nominees
Awards season has a way of exposing behind-the-scenes fuckery in Hollywood, especially in the middle of a pandemic. The Oscars particularly had a rough go at planning for its first COVID-era ceremony, initially requiring for attendees to show up in person sans tie-dye hoodie to catch up with their fellow celebrity pals, as if it’s all business as usual. But the Academy forgot one very important detail: lots of nominees don’t live in the United States and aren’t quite ready to risk their health and that of those around them just to maybe get a gold statue and not have to awkwardly give their acceptance speech on Zoom. After some feedback, Oscar producers added an event space in London where nominees can gather and pretend they’re back in L.A., and are planning to add more across Europe. But the Academy’s still desperately trying to pretend like over 2.8 million people didn’t die from COVID in the past year.
And now they can act like they were in the same precarious positions as some of the professionals who witnessed those deaths. Variety reports that the Academy has announced in a letter to attendees that Oscar nominees and their guests will qualify as essential workers as a loophole to be able to attend Hollywood’s hottest superspreader event of the year. Since the ceremony is a television show, it and everyone involved in its production—attendees included—are covered by the same exemptions that have allowed other television shows and movies to resume filming.
“Those involved in the Oscars production, like nominees and their guest, qualify for the essential work purpose waiver, and therefore are permitted to travel to and from the testing center, rehearsals, and Academy-organized activities during the lead up to the Oscars production, including, of course, the award show. The organizers of the Oscars are implementing a required quarantine to capture the risk of each person attending the event.”
“If you travel into Los Angeles County from outside of California, you need to self-quarantine for 10 days after you arrive and may not interact with anyone during those 10 days except the people in your household, i.e. people with whom you live. If you travel into Los Angeles County solely for essential work purposes, you still need to self-quarantine (when not working) for 10 days and may not interact with people other than those necessary to conduct your essential work.”
Oscar Nominees
Suspect Arrested Over Thefts
Vincent van Gogh
Dutch police arrested a 58-year-old man Tuesday on suspicion of stealing two paintings by Vincent van Gogh and Frans Hals from small museums, saying it brought them closer to recovering both masterworks.
The man was held at his home in the central town of Baarn over last year's thefts of Van Gogh's 1884 work "Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring", and 17th century painter Hals's "Two Laughing Boys".
Police said that they have not yet found either of the paintings -- the Van Gogh is valued at up to six million euros ($6.6 million) -- but the arrest was an "important step" in the investigation.
The Van Gogh painting was stolen from the Singer Laren Museum near Amsterdam just over one year ago on March 30, 2020, while it was closed due to coronavirus measures.
Vincent van Gogh
Refuge On 108-ft Yacht
‘Safety’
National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre (R-Draft Dodger) has revealed that he believed his safety, as well as his family's safety, was previously at risk following several mass shootings, so they sought refuge on a friend's yacht.
Mr LaPierre disclosed his use of the friend's 108-foot yacht for weeks following the Sandy Hook and Parkland mass shootings during a deposition that was filed over the weekend.
"I was basically under presidential threat without presidential security in terms of the number of threats I was getting," he said at the time. "And this was the one place that I hope could feel safe, where I remember getting there going, 'Thank God I'm safe, nobody can get me here.'"
The deposition was part of the NRA's bankruptcy hearing in Dallas, Texas, this week. It revealed that Mr LaPierre used the yacht multiple times from 2013 to 2018 for a "security retreat".
The yacht was owned by David Mckenzie, who works as a Hollywood producer, and it featured a cook, several staterooms, a jet boat, and waverunners.
‘Safety’
Fought Revenge Porn Bill
Guess Who
A Republican who spent years garnering support for a bill in the Florida Legislature which would effectively make it illegal to share nonconsensual pornography had one major opponent: Matt Gaetz.
The Florida congressman and former state representative currently embroiled in a major child sex-trafficking scandal, which alleges he engaged in “sugar daddy” relationships with teenage girls, strongly opposed the legislation outlawing what’s become known as revenge porn, former state Rep. Tom Goodson said on Monday.
The former lawmaker told the Orlando Sentinel Mr Gaetz “was absolutely against” his bill, saying the congressman “thought the picture was his to do with what he wanted”.
After explosive reports were published last week about a federal investigation surrounding Mr Gaetz and others alleged to have funded trips for girls as young as 17, CNN reported the congressman shared nude photos of women he claimed to have slept with to lawmakers while on the House floor. One anonymous source reportedly described the photos as a “point of pride” to the outlet.
Mr Goodson said that, when it came to sharing photos of ex-lovers, Mr Gaetz “thought that any picture was his to use as he wanted to, as an expression of his rights”.
Guess Who
Drought-Breaking Rains More Rare
US West
Rainstorms grew more erratic and droughts much longer across most of the U.S. West over the past half-century as climate change warmed the planet, according to a sweeping government study released Tuesday that concludes the situation is worsening.
The most dramatic changes were recorded in the desert Southwest, where the average dry period between rainstorms grew from about 30 days in the 1970s to 45 days between storms now, said Joel Biederman, a research hydrologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Southwest Watershed Research Center in Tucson, Arizona.
The consequences of the intense dry periods that pummeled areas of the West in recent years were severe — more intense and dangerous wildfires, parched croplands and not enough vegetation to support livestock and wildlife. And the problem appears to be accelerating, with rainstorms becoming increasingly unpredictable, and more areas showing longer intervals between storms since the turn of the century compared to prior decades, the study concludes.
The study comes with almost two-thirds of the contiguous U.S. beset by abnormally dry conditions. Warm temperatures forecast for the next several months could make it the worst spring drought in almost a decade, affecting roughly 74 million people across the U.S., the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.
US West
Finally Explained
'Spiders On Mars'
Ziggy played guitar, and scientists in the U.K. played with a big chunk of dry ice to try to figure out what's behind the strange alien patterns known as the "spiders on Mars."
Those patterns, visible in satellite images of the Red Planet's south pole, aren't real spiders, of course; but the branching, black shapes carved into the Martian surface look creepy enough that researchers dubbed them "araneiforms" (meaning "spider-like") after discovering the shapes more than two decades ago.
Measuring up to 3,300 feet (1 kilometer) across, the gargantuan shapes don't resemble anything on Earth. But in a new study published March 19 in the journal Scientific Reports, scientists successfully recreated a shrunken-down version of the spiders in their lab, using a slab of carbon dioxide ice (also called dry ice) and a machine that simulates the Martian atmosphere. When the cold ice made contact with a much-warmer bed of Mars-like sediment, part of the ice instantly transformed from a solid to a gas (a process called sublimation), forming spidery cracks where the escaping gas pushed through the ice.
The Martian atmosphere contains more than 95% carbon dioxide (CO2), according to NASA, and so much of the ice and frost that forms around the planet's poles in winter is also made of CO2. In a 2003 study, researchers hypothesized that the spiders on Mars could form in spring, when sunlight penetrates the translucent layer of CO2 ice and heats the ground underneath. That heating causes the ice to sublimate from its base, building up pressure under the ice until it finally cracks. Pent-up gas escapes through the cracks in a gushing plume, leaving behind the zigzagging spider-leg patterns visible on Mars today, the team hypothesized.
Until recently, scientists had no way of testing that hypothesis on Earth, where atmospheric conditions are vastly different. But in the new study, researchers made a little slice of Mars here on Earth, using a device called the Open University Mars Simulation Chamber. The team placed sediment grains of varying size inside the chamber, then used a system that resembles a claw machine you'd see at a local arcade to suspend a block of dry ice over the grains. The team adjusted the chamber to mimic the atmospheric conditions of Mars, then slowly lowered the dry ice block onto the grains.
'Spiders On Mars'
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