M Is FOR MASHUP - June 24th, 2015
Get Your Summer Booty 2015!!
By DJ Useo
So, like, I'd already overseen making eight volumes of "SUMMER BOOTY The Summer Mashup Album". This year I decided it didn't fit into my schedule. Sighs of relief all around here. I really didn't plan another.
Then…I got TWELVE incredible mashups from folks who had been on previous editions. The tracks were each, and all, sublime, and I got completely inspired to make 2015 the year of the ninth volume.
Now, most of the past years, SUMMER BOOTY was actually THREE discs! ~GASP!~ Lol. Well, I decided to do myself a favor, and keep it to two simple discs. Well, after I sent out the invites, people sent me multiple submissions. Really FANTASTIC multiple submissions. I'm no fool, not about mashups at least, lol, so I decided to not decline any mix that was wonderful. This quickly swelled the collection back to the previous years' norm of three discs. Shazbot!
The thing about the 2015 volume having three discs, though, is it is 100% great mixes right to the end. So, that's 27 bootleggers, 3 discs, 3 & 1/2 hours, and 59 tracks ! Many of the most skilled mashers appear on the comp this year, and the results are a delight to the ear. Hype? Not at all. I hope you've been reading my articles on mashups, & not just skipping down the Bartcop E page to see if Dale of Diamond Springs posted a hottie. ;) If you've been reading, you'll be happy to hear that SUMMER BOOTY 2015 has mixers onnit like Voicedude, DRA'man, DJ Zebra, Sgt Mash, AtoZ ,Solcofn, DJ Spider, Alan Black and so many more. 27 bootleggers in fact, as mentioned above.
Each of these international mixers expressed in a track, the vibe of Eternal Summer, as they saw that concept themselves. The variety of artists mashed is wide, yet, always incredibly appealing. Check out the
full 3 disc playlist of mixers & source artists here
( audioboots.com/forum/index.php?p=/discussion/731/summer-booty-2015-the-summer-mashup-album )
The talented, & skilled Chocomang set up the super fine AudioBoots
( audioboots.com/forum/index.php )
page for "SUMMER BOOTY 2015 The Summer Mashup Album"
( audioboots.com/SB2015/ )
There're mirror links so you can choose the best way for you to get the free files. There's also one link that nets you all three discs in one LARGE 600 mB file. ( That's the way to go, since, as I mentioned, the album is super to the last track. ) All
links found here
( groovytimewithdjuseo.blogspot.com/2015/06/summer-booty-2015-summer-mashup-album.html )
There's a cool Soundcloud page where you can stream a trio of mixes that represent all three discs.
( soundcloud.com/dj-useo/sets/summer-booty-2015-mixes )
After 8 previous volumes, though, people seem to know what this project is, & the early numbers for the complete three disc file are significant. They don't need to be convinced by the three mix versions. Then, there's the videos, & mind you, there's more coming soon!
Preview track video from Voicedude & BobbyG
"Sweet Trouble All Summer"
( Iggy Azalea & Jennifer Hudson Vs Kid Rock + Lynyrd Skynyrd )
here
( vimeo.com/123670823 )
Preview track video 2 from ScotontheLoop
'Release Yourself 2k15'
(Antoine Clamaran ft Lulu Hughes vs Kylie Minogue )
here
( www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB8JE_1iWLM )
Preview Video track 3 from YITT
'Find What Its Worth'
Buffalo Springfield vs Zedd ( f/ Matthew Koma and Miriam Bryant )
here
( www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jS8b4crgnw )
The videos totally tell the tale of why you would want to hear this new volume. Big thanks to all the generous contributors. You impressed me again. Also, huge kudos to DJ Petrushka for all the behind the scenes work she did that made the project viable. Have fun with the album. It's meant to last all Summer. :D
ps. All EIGHT previous SUMMER BOOTY volumes can be found newly linked down the page
here
( http://djuseomashupalbums.blogspot.com/ )
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Quentin Tarantino, Tracy Morgan, Steve Carell, LL Cool J, Kathy Bates, Bruno Mars and Cyndi Lauper are among the famous names to be added to the Hollywood Walk of Fame next year.
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Recipients of stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame are chosen by a committee based on applications submitted by fans or celebrity representatives. Entertainers are recognized in five categories: motion picture, television, radio, recording and live theatre. Each recipient is responsible for their star's $30,000 price tag.
The full list of 2016 recipients is available at www.walkoffame.com .
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Climate Change, Corporate-Style
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The Weather Channel is looking beyond cold fronts and summer showers with a project featuring the voices of 25 prominent people talking about the need to take action on climate change.
The network says its "The Climate 25" series is about science, not politics. But its message is unmistakable, and is consciously designed to reach people who may be doubters about the causes of global warming.
U.S. Army Gen. Charles Jacoby, Unilever CEO Paul Polman, former Environmental Protection Agency administrator Christine Todd Whitman and former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson are among the participants. The 25 are filmed in black-and-white speaking directly to the camera about their perspectives on climate change.
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The National Institutes of Health has agreed to pay $120,000 so Dan Burgard, an associate chemistry professor, can conduct a three-year study that will look at how per-capita pot use changed after Washington's first legal pot shops opened last July.
The research, based on methods first developed by scientists in Italy in 2005, involves analyzing wastewater samples for levels of metabolites produced when the body processes drugs.
Burgard previously used it to test campus wastewater to determine whether students were using more "study drugs" such as Ritalin and Adderal during mid-terms and finals. In one finals period at the university, he found an eight-fold increase over such stimulant levels from the first week of school.
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Reggie VandenBosch, vice president of sales at the privately owned Valley Forge Flag, said the Pennsylvania-based company came to the decision as pressure grew on South Carolina to remove the banner from outside the State House in Columbia.
Annin Flagmakers, based in Roseland, New Jersey, announced later on Tuesday that it too would stop making the flag used by the pro-slavery Confederate states during the American Civil War of the 1860s.
Eder Flag Manufacturing, a flag maker based in Wisconsin, also said it would no longer sell or manufacture Confederate flags because of the Charleston shooting.
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Work was put on hold for two months after the arrests of 31 people blocking access to the site. On Saturday, telescope officials announced construction would start again. Opponents say the $1.4 billion project that will be 18 stories high will desecrate land held sacred by Native Hawaiians. Some say it's time to curb development on the mountain, where 13 other telescopes sit.
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The vessel, the Sam Simon, will try to prevent hunters from killing pilot whales, the group said in a statement.
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Ratings
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for June 15-21. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.
1. NBA Finals: Golden State vs. Cleveland, Game 6, ABC, 23.25 million.
2. ''America's Got Talent,'' NBC, 10.18 million.
3. ''Celebrity Family Feud,'' ABC, 8.66 million.
4. NHL Stanley Cup Finals: Tampa Bay vs. Chicago, Game 6, NBC, 8.01 million.
5. ''NCIS,'' CBS, 7.45 million.
6. ''20/20,'' ABC, 7.26 million.
7. ''The Big Bang Theory,'' CBS, 7.21 million.
8. ''NBA Countdown,'' ABC, 6.57 million.
9. ''Dateline NBC'' (Thursday), NBC, 6.31 million.
10. ''The Bachelorette,'' ABC, 6.29 million.
11. ''60 Minutes,'' CBS, 6.09 million.
12. ''NCIS: New Orleans,'' CBS, 6.04 million.
13. ''Criminal Minds,'' CBS, 6 million.
14. ''NCIS: Los Angeles,'' CBS, 5.9 million.
15. ''Blue Bloods,'' CBS, 5.68 million.
16. ''Mike & Molly'' (Thursday), CBS, 5.52 million.
17. ''The Astronaut Wives Club,'' ABC, 5.51 million.
18. ''Mom,'' CBS, 5.48 million.
19. ''Battlebots,'' ABC, 5.44 million.
20. ''NHL Stanley Cup Pregame,'' NBC, 5.4 million.
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Antonelli's cleaner found the actress's body in her modest apartment northwest of the Italian capital, with authorities ruling that the cause of death was a heart attack, according to the Italian press.
Born on November 28, 1941, Antonelli was best known for her role in the Italian 1973 film "Malizia" (Malicious), which garnered unexpected success at the box office.
During her career she worked with big names in Italian cinema such as Luchino Visconti, Dino Risi, Ettore Scola and Luigi Comencini.
In 1991, Antonelli faced legal troubles when more than 30 grams (one ounce) of cocaine was found at her home.
Initially sentenced to three and a half years in prison for drug dealing, she was eventually acquitted in 2000 by Rome's court of appeals.
Antonelli quit the cinema after her last movie in 1991, "Malizia 2000", flopped and she suffered an allergic reaction to plastic surgery.
Towards the end of her life, Antonelli faced depression and solitude, turning to religion and living as a recluse at her apartment in Ladispoli.
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In Memory
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Dick Van Patten, the genial, round-faced comic actor who premiered on Broadway as a child, starred on television in its infancy and then, in middle age, found lasting fame as the patriarch on TV's "Eight is Enough," has died.
Van Patten died Tuesday in Santa Monica, California, of complications from diabetes, said his publicist, Daniel Bernstein. He was 86.
Born in New York, the veteran entertainer began his career as a model and child actor, making his Broadway debut in 1935 at the age of seven, billed as "Dickie Van Patten." He would go on to appear in 27 other Broadway plays, acting alongside such giants as Melvyn Douglas, Tallulah Bankhead and, for three years, as the son of Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne in "O Mistress Mine."
In 1949, he began a seven-year run on one of TV's earliest series, the CBS comedy "Mama," playing one of the sons of a Norwegian-American family in early 1900s San Francisco.
Van Patten's greatest TV success was as Tom Bradford, a widower and father of eight who met and married Abby, with whom he set up a loving if chaotic household. The ABC comedy-drama aired from 1977-1981.
Van Patten's many other TV appearances included "Sanford and Son," ''The Streets of San Francisco," ''Adam-12," ''Happy Days," ''The Love Boat," ''Touched By An Angel," ''Arrested Development" and, most recently, "Hot in Cleveland."
Film projects included "Spaceballs," ''High Anxiety," the original "Freaky Friday", "The Santa Trap" and "Soylent Green."
Van Patten was a serious poker player and a commentator for the World Poker Tour. It was a natural offshoot for him as an actor trading on what he called the "bluff factor - as an actor, you thrive on that, to defy the odds," he said in a 2007 interview.
An animal enthusiast, he co-founded Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance Pet Foods in 1989 as well as founding National Guide Dog Month, which began in 2008 to raise awareness and money for non-profit guide dog schools in the United States.
He is survived by his three actor sons - Nels, Jimmy and Vincent - as well as Patricia Van Patten, his wife of 62 years (and a former June Taylor Dancer) whom he first met, and fell for, at age 14 when seated next to her in class at their professional children's school.
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