M Is FOR MASHUP - July 3rd, 2013
The Sounds of Summer Mashups Roundup
By DJ Useo
Mashups are perfect listening during these hot Summer days. They include the songs you already love. They don't cost a thing, most of the time, and the effect of two or more well-mixed tracks can be stunningly memorable. I present to you now 5 splendid new tracks mixed by dedicated, skilled home producers. You could mix mashups, too, you know. Come on over to SoundUnsound mashup forum http://sound-unsound.com/ and we'll even help you.
Now for the new tunes-
01 - Colatron - 'The Bad Daydream' ( Tycho vs Daniel Powter ) Colatron says-
"So I've been kinda devoid of inspiration as of late - all these different source files I have and nothing inspiring or moving me. So it's kinda ironic this falling in to place yesterday, given the type of day I had..."
( official.fm/tracks/2Gy3 )
02 - DJ Maez - 'Brighter Than A Mashup' ( Colbie Calliat vs Alex Velea vs AC/DC vs Nas & AZ vs Absolute Beginner vs Deichkind vs DJ Brainnrg Lento )
Has a lot of stuff packed into it, yet it plays with smooth clarity. A great track for those who appreciate non-English vocals.
( soundcloud.com/dj-maez/brighter-than-a-mashup-maez )
03 - DJEnergy - 'My Life Its In The Dark ( Bon Jovi vs Dev ) has a great melodic thump perfect for not only Summer listening, but also perfect for the many Bon Jovi fans aching for bootleg mixes of their fave band.
( soundcloud.com/djenergy76/bon-jovi-vs-dev-my-life-its-in )
04 - Mighty Mike - 'Papa Fuya' ( The Temptation vs C2C ) This mix takes the classic 'Papa Was A Rolling Stone' and funks it up in a very modern way, while retaining all of the original impact. A super mix this one is.
( official.fm/tracks/lWlt )
Video here
( www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwnPoJhzCes )
05 - Jess Marquis - 'Smells Like Animals' ( Martin Garrix vs Nirvana ) Jess's new mix gives great satisfaction through juxtaposition of rock vs club. A true winner of a mashup genre clash.
( soundcloud.com/djjessmarquis/teaser-smells-like-animals )
There's plenty of new mashups being posted every day, although the pace has slowed a bit more than I expected.
SUMMER BOOTY 2013 The Summer mashup album
( www.suprmchaos.com/bcEnt-Wed-062613.index.html )
is doing splendidly with listeners, but could use more comments. Grab your copy now!
I'll be back next week with more new mashup thrills.
Mix Of The Week
'DJ Morgoth - Mash am Ring / Bastard im Park - 2013 Mixtape' is so great, you'll remember the day you heard it for quite a long while. It features all your fave artists reworked by the best into one long awesome listen. Kudos to Morgoth!
( www.djmorgoth.blogspot.com/2013/05/mash-am-ring-bastard-im-park-2013-mix.html )
Bonus Mix Of The Week
'DJ Useo-TR-Ants' is a full discs' worth of swell new trance. One song of the many used here has vocals, but they're all beautiful. More info to
stream or download with here
( www.bmbx.org/2013/06/tr-ants/ )
Mashup Tip
Listen to Party Ben
( www.partyben.com ) mashups and do what he does.
Latest Useo Thing
'Who Needs Kryptonite' ( 3 Doors Down vs Frank Zappa ) . While retaining the pop quirkiness of early Mothers Of Invention, this blend reveals the strong melodic charms of both source tracks. Music just gets better all the time, eh? ;)
( www.hulkshare.com/gfkke353jx1c )
Extra links here
( www.groovytimewithdjuseo.blogspot.com/2013/06/3-doors-down-vs-frank-zappa.html )
Podgornio, The Mashup Psychic Predicts
The average mashup listener will be 35% of the online music audience by February 20th 2014.
Recommended Reading
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Morgan Watkins: Atheist monument unveiled in front of crowd in Starke (Bradford County, Florida)
The atheist monument includes quotes from Founding Father Thomas Jefferson, American Atheists founder Madalyn Murray O'Hair and others. One side of the pillar lists the biblical punishments for breaking the Ten Commandments, which often call for execution.
Steve Benin: In the wake of a discredited 'scandal' (Maddow Blog)
Over the years, the political world has seen plenty of scandals come and go, but I can't think of the last time a controversy flamed out as quickly and thoroughly as the IRS story. When the issue first broke in early May, we immediate talk about a Nixonian crisis that could bring down the White House, with pundits and politicians eagerly comparing it to the worst political scandals in history. And then, all of a sudden, reality intruded and the controversy evaporated.
Laurie Penney: "Pussy Riot: 'People fear us because we're feminists'" (New Statesman)
Since the trials, a smorgasbord of new legislation, informally known as the Pussy Riot laws, have been put into place in Russia to clamp down on the group and anyone who might try to imitate their art-protests. You can't cover your face in public, and the laws against 'offending religious sensibilities' have been tightened in a way that suggests Jesus isn't the one who's worried.
Steve Lillebuen: Are shows like Dexter to blame for inspiring violent crimes? (Guardian)
It didn't take long for veteran homicide detectives to make the connection. Their suspect, a Canadian filmmaker, had left a complete trail of evidence pointing directly to his muse: Dexter Morgan, vigilante serial killer, of Showtime's popular television series.
Suzanne Moore: 'I saw the Rolling Stones. In the 60s' (Guardian)
"Hello Glastonbury, I can't believe I am here," exclaim various over-excited stars from stages somewhere in the distance. Hello Glastonbury, I can't bloody believe I am here either, I want to shout back. Let's face it, if you get to my age and haven't been, it's probably because you didn't want to.
Gove's golden rules for writing: can you do better? (Guardian)
1.If in doubt, cut it out.
J.F. Sargent: 5 Creative New Ways Businesses Are Screwing Over Employees (Cracked)
#3. Paying Their Employees With a Debit Card (Packed With Hidden Fees)
David Bruce: Wise Up! Children (Athens News)
When children's author Jane Yolen was a little girl, she was warned many times not to go wading in the dirty bay near where she lived. She used to go wading anyway, and she always got into trouble-her parents knew that she had been wading because the fuel oil that had leaked from ships stuck to her legs. Of course, as a little girl, she was naive. When her father returned home after fighting in World War II, he told her that he had won the war all by himself - she believed him.
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In The Chaos Household
Last Night
Hot. Humid. Unpleasant.
Getting Comic Book Treatment
'80s TV Shows
"Punky Brewster" and the kids from "Saved by the Bell" are returning to the small screen through digital comic books. So, too, are "Knight Rider," ''Airwolf" and "Miami Vice."
Lion Forge Comics and NBC Universal said Tuesday they partnered to develop, write, illustrate and publish digital comics based on those shows from the 1980s and 1990s, bringing new stories for characters like Crocket and Tubbs as well as Kit and Screech.
The comics are set to be released later this year through iTunes, Amazon's Kindle Bookstore, Barnes & Nobles' Nook store and Kobo.
The NBC Universal-owned shows are the latest in a growing push that has seen other TV properties extend their stories in comics, most recently "The X-Files" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."
'80s TV Shows
Lost Wallet Returned
Steve Martin
Steve Martin is known as a wild and crazy guy, but he's also a lucky one: A stranger found his wallet on a Pennsylvania street and returned it to the entertainer.
Martin apparently lost his wallet while bicycling before performing Tuesday night in Wilkes-Barre (WILKS'-ba-ree). Will Beekman, programming director at the concert hall where Martin performed, says a man working on a city street found the wallet. He knew Martin's bluegrass show was in town, so he contacted the concert hall to say he'd found it.
Beekman says Martin insisted on thanking the man in person, but he wasn't sure whether the man got a reward. The wallet had Martin's driver's license and credit cards but no cash.
Beekman says he didn't get man's name.
Steve Martin
London's Jewish Museum
Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse seemed to live in public, but her fans never knew the private person.
An exhibition at London's Jewish Museum aims to reveal an intimate side to a troubled star who was also, in the words of her older brother Alex, "simply a little Jewish kid from North London with a big talent."
"Amy Winehouse: A Family Portrait" brings together items from the late singer's London childhood, her stage-school years and her short but stratospheric career in music - from her first guitar to a posthumous Grammy Award.
Assembled with help from Alex Winehouse and his wife Riva, the exhibition grew from the Winehouse family's offer to donate one of Amy's dresses. It expanded into a celebration of her Jewish roots, her family and her home city.
Amy Winehouse
Renewed for Season 4
'Falling Skies'
"Falling Skies" has a rising episode count at TNT.
The network as renewed the drama, which stars "ER" alum Noah Wyle, for a fourth season, TNT said Tuesday. The 10-episode fourth season is slated to launch next summer.
The series, which is executive produced by Steven Spielberg and premiered in June 2011, is currently in its third season, which premiered in June. So far the third season has averaged 5.8 million total viewers in Live+7 ratings, up slightly from the 5.6 million that the previous season averaged.
"Falling Skies," from DreamWorks Television, stars Wyle as Tom Mason, a college professor who becomes an unlikely resistance leader after a massive invasion by an alien force. Moon Bloodgood, Will Patton, Drew Roy, Connor Jessup and Maxim Knight are also among the cast, with Gloria Reuben, Robert Sean Leonard, Stephen Collins and Doug Jones guest-starring this season.
'Falling Skies'
Poppy Seed Bagel
Pennsylvania
A woman who had her newborn taken away because she failed a hospital drug test after she ate a poppy seed bagel has settled a lawsuit over the case.
Lawrence County's child welfare agency and Jameson Hospital have paid $143,500 to settle the suit filed on behalf of Elizabeth Mort by the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, which announced the settlement Tuesday.
Mort sued in October 2010, alleging that a poppy seed bagel she ate shortly before arriving at the hospital spurred a positive test for opiates in April 2010 that prompted the seizure of her 3-day-old daughter, Isabella Rodriguez.
Mort said she was home with her baby when a county child welfare caseworker arrived with an emergency protective custody order and took Isabella.
The suit argued that Jameson Hospital used a much lower threshold for drug screening than federal guidelines, resulting in more false positives from common foods and medicines. The federal standard is 2,000 nanograms per milliliter, but Jameson Hospital used a reading of 300 nanograms, according to the lawsuit.
Pennsylvania
Christie's To Sell Collection
Kate Moss
Few people have been photographed more often than Kate Moss, and some of the most famous images of the supermodel are going under the hammer at a Christie's auction this fall.
The sale, announced Wednesday, includes a shot of Moss encased in bronze glitter by Allen Jones and images by well-known photographers including Annie Leibovitz, Bruce Weber, Mario Testino, Sam Taylor-Wood and Irving Penn.
The works, collectively valued at about 1 million pounds ($1.52 million), have been assembled by German collector Gert Elfering. He called Moss a "living icon."
Lots up for auction include a 1992 image of Moss nude on a couch by Mario Sorrenti, valued at 30,000 pounds to 50,000 pounds ($45,000 to $75,000).
Kate Moss
The Wonders Of Gerrymandering
Congressional Districts
In 2012, Mitt Romney got creamed with both Asian and Hispanic voters. Exit polls found President Obama winning 71% of the Hispanic vote and 73% of the Asian vote.
These demographic groups are exploding-Hispanics and Asians made up 22% of the country's population as of 2011, up from 12% in 1990-so national Republican elites are desperate to find a way to appeal to them. The centerpiece of that effort is finding a way to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill.
But Republican members of the House of Representatives aren't going along. That's probably because, they're still living in 1990.
Republican congressional districts are just 14% Hispanic and Asian. The GOP's problem with non-white voters is a crisis for the party nationally and at the state level, but it doesn't impact House Members' re-election prospects very much.
Overall, Republican congressmen live in a world that's way whiter than their Democratic colleagues'. 82% of Republican constituents are white, compared to just 65% of residents of Democratic districts. That's why Republican members of Congress are pretty sanguine about the party's lack of appeal to non-white voters even while Republicans hoping to win national elections are panicking.
Congressional Districts
Large-Scale Wind Energy Project
Sioux
A group of Sioux tribes in South Dakota are hoping to pump some much-needed revenue into their economies with an ambitious wind project, but some wind industry experts question whether the tribes understand the hurdles they face with such a large-scale development.
Leaders from six Sioux tribes announced plans at last month's Clinton Global Initiative to develop a renewable energy project that would generate 1 to 2 gigawatts of power annually. Funding for the up to $3 billion project would come from the sale of bonds by a new multi-tribal power authority as well as donations to a website.
"It gives Native tribes who aren't in populace areas and don't have casino revenue a chance to earn some real money that can then be used to reinvest into the community to diversify the economic base that exists," Clinton said at the event. The Sioux tribes are located in some of the poorest areas in the country.
But wind energy experts said the tribes face many obstacles in making the project a reality.
Sioux
Dig Begins
Richard III
A fresh excavation began Monday (July 1) at the site of Richard III's resting place.
The location of the king's grave had been lost to history, but archaeologists found his remains last year under a parking lot in Leicester, England, in the buried ruins of the medieval Grey Friars church.
In this summer's month-long dig, researchers from the University of Leicester plan to further investigate the church, paying special attention to the choir area, where Richard's body was discovered.
And the archaeologists will be looking out for evidence of headless friars. According to a grim piece of church lore, a group of Leicester grey friars was hanged for treason in 1402 after giving money to rebels who were trying to topple Henry IV. Their severed heads were displayed on the London Bridge, while it's thought that the rest of their bodies were brought back to Leicester.
In February, researchers announced that DNA from the teeth and a bone matched with a modern relative of the Richard. The body eventually will be reinterred in the Leicester Cathedral and a visitor center is being built at the site to showcase some of the finds.
Richard III
Author Thoroughly Debunked
'Proof of Heaven'
A book called Proof of Heaven is bound to provoke eye rolls, but its author, Eben Alexander, had space in a Newsweek story and on shows like of Fox & Friends to detail his claims. Read into those endorsements - and nearly 15 million copies sold - whatever you will, but in a big new Esquire feature, Luke Dittrich pokes large holes in Alexander's story, bringing into question the author's qualification as a neurosurgeon (which is supposed to legitimize his claim) and the accuracy of his best-selling journey.
In his book, Alexander claims that when he was in a coma caused by E. coli bacterial meningitis, he went to heaven. Of course, Dittrich's piece is not the first time that Alexander's text has come into question. In April, Michael Shermer at Scientific American explained how the author's "evidence is proof of hallucination, not heaven." But Dittrich calls into question not what Alexander experienced so much how he did. While Dittrich looks at legal troubles Alexander had during his time practicing neurosurgery, perhaps the most damning piece of testimony comes from a doctor who was on duty in the ER when Alexander arrived in 2008. Dr. Laura Potter explains that she "had to make the decision to just place him in a chemically induced coma." But that's not how Alexander tells it, according to the Esquire investigation.
In interviews in the piece, Alexander asks Esquire's Dittrich not to bring up the discrepancies in his story. The neurosurgeon-turned-author's Twitter account has been silent this morning, but he told the Today show that he stood by "every word" in the book and denounced the magazine story as "cynical" and "cherry-picked."
'Proof of Heaven'
Prime-Time Nielsens
Ratings
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for June 24-30. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.
1. "Under the Dome," CBS, 13.53 million.
2. "America's Got Talent" (Tuesday), NBC, 10.23 million.
3. "NCIS," CBS, 8.37 million.
4. NHL Stanley Cup Final, Game 6: Chicago vs. Boston, NBC, 8.16 million.
5. "The Big Bang Theory" (Thursday, 8 p.m.), CBS, 8.15 million.
6. "The Big Bang Theory" (Monday, 9:30 p.m.), CBS, 7.35 million.
7. "60 Minutes," CBS, 7.17 million.
8. "The Big Bang Theory" (Monday, 9 p.m.), CBS, 6.65 million.
9. "The Bachelorette," ABC, 6.56 million.
10. "Big Brother 15" (Wednesday), CBS, 6.51 million.
11. "Person of Interest," CBS, 6.49 million.
12. "Master Chef" (Wednesday, 9 p.m.), Fox, 6.21 million.
13. "Two and a Half Men," CBS, 6.17 million.
14. "Dateline NBC," NBC, 6.1 million.
15. "Ann Curry Reports," NBC, 6.02 million.
16. "NCIS: Los Angeles," CBS, 5.96 million.
17. "Big Brother 15" (Sunday), CBS, 5.81 million.
18. "Criminal Minds" (Wednesday, 10 p.m.), CBS, 5.68 million
19. "Master Chef" (Wednesday, 8 p.m.), Fox, 5.57 million.
20. "Hell's Kitchen," 5.54 million, Fox.
Ratings
In Memory
Charlotte Brosnan
Irish actor Pierce Brosnan said on Tuesday that his 41-year-old daughter Charlotte had died after a three year battle with ovarian cancer, the same disease that killed his first wife more than 20 years ago.
Brosnan, 60, who was the fifth actor to take on the role of the fictional British spy 007 in the James Bond movies, said his daughter died last Friday, leaving behind her husband and two children.
Charlotte's mother was Brosnan's first wife, Australian actress Cassandra Harris, who died from the same type of cancer at the age of 43 in 1991.
Brosnan adopted Charlotte and her brother Christopher in the 1980s after their father died and they took his surname. He went on to have another son, Sean, with Harris.
Brosnan married Keely Shaye Smith in 2001 and the couple has two children.
Charlotte Brosnan
In Memory
Paul Smith
Paul Smith, a jazz pianist, composer and arranger who worked with such greats as Bing Crosby, Nat "King" Cole and Dizzy Gillespie, has died at 91.
Publicist Alan Eichler tells the Los Angeles Times that Smith died Saturday at a Torrance hospital.
Smith began studying classical piano when he was 8 and joined a professional band in his teens.
Over a long career, he recorded more than five dozen albums with his own groups and accompanied many performers, including Sammy Davis Jr., Ella Fitzgerald, Doris Day and the Andrews Sisters.
Smith also arranged and performed TV and movie scores as a studio musician. He spent more than 25 years as pianist and music director for "The Steve Allen Comedy Hour."
Paul Smith
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