M Is FOR MASHUP - October 30th, 2019
Halloween Streaming Links
By DJ Useo
Last week I wrote about Jeremy Girards' "Monster Mashups To Play In The Dark" Halloween mashup collection.
( www.suprmchaos.com/bcEnt-Wed-102319.index.html )
This week I bring you streaming links for all three volumes. When I don't create these mixes for streaming, I get contacted with lots of requests for them, so here you go.
Here's the mix links for streaming, and/or downloading
01 Monster Mashups To Play In The Dark Vol 1
( hearthis.at/vxmfxz7w/01-monster-mashups-to-play-in-the-dark-vol-1/ )
02 Monster Mashups To Play In The Dark Vol 2
( hearthis.at/vxmfxz7w/02-monster-mashups-to-play-in-the-dark-vol-2/ )
03 Monster Mashups To Play In The Dark Vol 3
( hearthis.at/vxmfxz7w/03-monster-mashups-to-play-in-the-dark-vol-3/ )
Last night I had the huge pleasure of listening to DJ Winkle's Halloween edition of his super-fine Boise radio show "Bangers & Mashups". Winkle played two hours of Halloween bootleg mixes, plus, with a large helping of tracks from "Monster Mashups To Play In The Dark". His regular show is always excellent, but I found he really excelled in his Samhain special. The
replay for his broadcast is here
( www.radiofreeamerica.com/dj/dj-winkle )
I'm having a very scary Halloween already, as I've developed an infection after some surgery. I expect to recover, though, or I'll require more extensive doctor cutting. Send me your well-wishing every time you stream this stuff, & have a great Halloween!
Recommended Reading
from Bruce
Paul Krugman: Debt, Doomsayers and Double Standards (NY Times Column)
Selective deficit hysteria has done immense damage.
Andrew Tobias: Giving You Permission
… yes, the Republican Senate should stop spending all its time trash-talking impeachment and turn its attention, instead, to the numerous bills the Democratic House passed this year to lower prescription drug prices, institute universal background checks, raise the minimum wage, reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, lighten the student loan burden, assure a paper ballot paper trail, and so much more (the Equality Act!), that would make life a little easier for average Americans and protect our democracy. Bills nobody ever talks about because we all know the Republicans will not even consider - let alone pass - them. Why do we accept that?
Andrew Tobias: Your Taxes - Part 3
Vote Democrat. And if you can, help fund the massive turnout we need to get the country back on track. Money now, with almost 50 weeks until early voting begins, starts the organizing snowball rolling near the top of the hill - and is thus so much more effective than the exact same money spent a year from now.
Mary Beard: To clap or not to clap? (TLS)
The reverse happens with our first-year lecture audiences. In the first week of term, when you have finished speaking, you regularly get a round of applause. By week two, you don't. It maybe that your second lecture is worse than your first; but more likely the new students have got the message that you just don't clap, or do jazz hands for that matter, after a university lecture.
Mary Beard: Sticks and stones … (TLS)
I also wondered more about the role of criminal law. I deplore some of the rubbish I get on Twitter ("I am going to cut your head off and rape it" is at the far end of the spectrum, but not the furthest). But what do I want to happen to those guys (and I think they are guys) who sent that? Does locking them up help? I suspect that, if anything, it just makes them hate me more.
Mary Beard: The Princess of Asturias
What was in a way most impressive was that no one at the ceremony (unlike me in this blog!) made a big deal of this … There were no tributes to Chory's "triumph" over illness, nor to the elderliness of Brook, or whatever. And, of course, we all had a great time (and no worries, for me, about that extra copa de vino).
Helaine Olen: Why is a Betsy DeVos appointee quitting his job and calling for student debt forgiveness? (Washington Post)
It's either an act of political courage or stunning cynicism - or perhaps, both.
David Herman: The death of the great cultural critic (New Statesman)
George Steiner, Susan Sontag and the late Harold Bloom once bestrode the public realm but their reputations have faded. What does this tell us about the role of the intellectual in the internet age?
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Michael Egan
responded:
has returned to semi-retired status.
In memory.
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BANDCAMP MUSIC
BANDCAMP MUSIC THAT YOU PROBABLY WON'T HEAR ON THE RADIO
Music: "Little Deuce Coupe" from the album FLIP YOUR LID
Artist: Beach Brats
Artist Location: Melbourne, Australia
Info: A fun little project playing Beach Boys hits with a Ramones vibe.
FLIP YOUR LID is the first main release from Melbourne Ramones/Beach Boys mash-up band, Beach Brats.
After a hectic summer spent off the coast hanging loose, shooting the breeze and what-not, The Brats were keen to keep the good vibes going and record some sweet beach-in' tunes.
These initial 6 tracks are some of the Beach Boys earliest hits, when times were simpler with songs all about cars, girls and surfing.
NOTE: Beach Brats are a not-for-profit punk rock outfit!
ANY/ALL money raised will be donated to a worthy cause that aims to make the world a little bit better :-)
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Price: Name Your Own Price (Includes FREE)
If you are OK with paying for it, you can use PAYPAL or CREDIT CARD.
Genre: Pop Punk, Punk Surf
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Another cooler than seasonal day.
Sci-Fi Series Moves From TNT To HBO Max
Ridley Scott
Raised by Wolves, a serialized sci-fi series from Ridley Scott, will premiere on the direct-to-consumer platform HBO Max. The announcement was made during the WarnerMedia Day investor presentation Tuesday afternoon.
The 10-episode drama, starring Travis Fimmel, was originally set up at TNT with a straight-to-series order. This marks the second series to migrate from WarnerMedia's basic cable networks to the upcoming streamer, joining TBS comedy Search Party. Additionally, HBO Max's head of original content Sarah Aubrey, who ordered Raised By Wolves while leading original series for TNT, brought with her some of her development at the linear network.
Produced and directed by Scott in his TV directorial debut, Raised By Wolves was created by Aaron Guzikowski (Prisoners) who serves as writer and showrunner. The series, which recently wrapped production in Cape Town, South Africa, centers on two androids tasked with raising human children on a mysterious virgin planet. As the burgeoning colony of humans threatens to be torn apart by religious differences, the androids learn that controlling the beliefs of humans is a treacherous and difficult task.
Another upcoming TNT sci-fi series, Snowpiercer, also was to relocate, to sibling TBS, WarnerMedia announced in May. That decision was recently reversed. TNT's scripted series portfolio includes Animal Kingdom, Claws, which is heading into its final season, and the upcoming Snowpiercer and Tell me Your Secrets. The network has been ramping up its unscripted content over the past year.
Ridley Scott
Ahead Of Auction
Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John's black leather jacket and very tight pants from "Grease", complete with a broken zipper, go up for auction this week as the top item in a sale to help raise money for her cancer treatment centre in Australia.
The outfit that marked the singer's transition from demure high schooler to sexy Sandy Olson for the "You're the One That I Want" duet with John Travolta in the 1978 movie musical is expected to fetch up to $200,000, Julien's Auctions said.
"The pants have a broken zip and I had to be stitched into them because they were made in the '50s," Newton-John, 71, told Reuters Television ahead of the sale.
The British-born, Australian-raised actress, who is battling breast cancer for a third time, is selling more than 500 items. They include her original script from the film, estimated at up to $4,000, the pink gown she wore to the "Grease" premiere in Los Angeles, estimated at $3,000-$5,000, and a custom Pink Ladies jacket given to her by the "Grease" cast and crew.
The auction will take place at Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills on Saturday and a portion of the proceeds will go to the Wellness and Research Centre.
Olivia Newton-John
Showrunners Step Away
Star Wars
Former Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss will no longer be developing the next Star Wars film trilogy for LucasFilm, Deadline Hollywood reports. Instead, they'll be focusing on developing new films and series for Netflix, part of a lucrative nine-figure deal they signed in August with the streaming giant.
"We love Star Wars," Benioff and Weiss told Deadline Hollywood. "When George Lucas built it, he built us, too. Getting to talk about Star Wars with him and the current Star Wars team was the thrill of a lifetime, and we will always be indebted to the saga that changed everything. There are only so many hours in the day, and we felt we could not do justice to both Star Wars and our Netflix projects. So we are regretfully stepping away."
Benioff and Weiss signed onto Star Wars back in February 2018, before the much-maligned (by fans) final season of Game of Thrones aired on HBO earlier this year. They had been developing a series called Confederates for HBO, a fictionalized alternative history of the US where the South won the Civil War and slavery remained legal. The series was tabled, ostensibly due to scheduling conflicts rather than in response to an online outcry over the controversial premise. Then came the backlash against the GoT finale, even sparking an online petition with 1.75 million signatories calling for a remake. (As we noted in our review of the finale, that's not how any of this works.)
The duo has kept a fairly low public profile since then before igniting a fresh controversy with a panel appearance over the weekend at the Austin Film Festival. The men adopted a self-deprecating stance that didn't land well with the audience, joking about their lack of experience and marveling that George R.R. Martin entrusted his life's work into their hands as they pretty much learned the ropes on the job. So the news that Benioff and Weiss are no longer involved with Star Wars might be seen as good news by many.
It does kind of throw a fork in the works for Lucasfilm's long-range plans for the franchise. Currently, The Mandalorian debuts on the new Disney+ streaming service November 12, and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker-the final installment in the most recent trilogy that concludes the long-running "Skywalker saga"-hits theaters December 20. The Benioff and Weiss project was intended to launch the next stage of the Star Wars cinematic saga, slated for 2022.
Star Wars
Selling Guitars, Music Gear
Dave Mustaine
Over 150 items of music gear from Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine's career - including signature guitars, amps, pedals and more instruments used onstage and in the recording studio - will soon be available to fans via the Reverb.com marketplace.
"When you've been playing and touring for as long as I have, you tend to amass quite a collection of gear. They're great instruments and they represent more than 40 years of playing, but I've got more than I could possibly use myself," Mustaine said of the sale.
"I owe so much to my fans. If it wasn't for them, I wouldn't even have all this gear. I'd rather give it back to them than let it sit and collect dust." The Official Dave Mustaine Reverb Shop opens November 4th.
The sale includes over 20 of Mustaine's signature guitars - like the "Holy Grail" V (#1 of only 33 made) and his Zero Korina (#10 of 50 made) - as well as the band's stage-used Akai MPC1000 drum machine, a drum kit featuring Peace Sells-era artwork and dozens more music gear from his personal collection, with many of the items also autographed by Mustaine.
Dave Mustaine
Spends Big Bucks
Amazon
Brian Sweeney has a long list of complaints about Amazon, from the way it treats warehouse workers to the low taxes it pays and its effort to win concessions from cities to bring in jobs. So when he learned the online retail giant had poured $1 million into remaking the Seattle City Council with more business-friendly candidates, he pulled out his wallet.
The New York resident sent $15 to socialist council member Kshama Sawant, a target of the online retail giant. While that doesn't compare to Amazon's unprecedented spending on October 14, about 1,900 others also have donated to Sawant since then, her campaign says. It's a dramatic rise in support and a reflection of the risk Amazon is taking as it splashes into the politics of its liberal hometown.
Many in Seattle aren't happy with the council, but they also don't like a company headed by the world's richest man, Jeff Bezos, trying to influence their vote. As historic income inequality fuels homelessness and soaring housing prices, progressives elsewhere don't like it either.
"Amazon could do this in hundreds of places around the country with all the money they're not paying in taxes," said Sweeney, a 28-year-old software engineer turned carpenter in Valley Stream, New York.
With seven of the nine Seattle council seats in play November 5, business interests see an opportunity to shift city leadership closer to the political center and away from a bent to potentially tax big companies to fund homeless services or improve public transit.
Amazon
Replicates in a Completely Unknown Way
Newly Discovered Virus
A newly discovered virus seems to lack the proteins needed to replicate itself. Yet somehow, it's thriving, according to a new study.
To find this mysterious virus, a group of researchers in Japan have spent nearly a decade analyzing pig and cow poop for novel viruses. These dirty environments, where lots of animals constantly interact, are a good place for viruses to quickly evolve, according to a statement from Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology in Japan.
The researchers have found on farms several novel viruses that have recombined - meaning that two or more viruses have swapped genetic material. But they were particularly intrigued when they found a new type of enterovirus G (EV-G), which is composed of a single strand of genetic material. This new virus was formed from an enterovirus G and another type, called a torovirus.
Mysteriously, the newly discovered microbe lacks a feature present in all other known viruses - so called "structural proteins" that help the parasite attach to and enter host cells, then replicate. Though the new enterovirus lacks the genes that code for these structural proteins, it does have a couple of "unknown" genes, according to the researchers.
Newly Discovered Virus
Prime-Time Nielsens
Ratings
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Oct. 21-27. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.
1. NFL Football: Green Bay at Kansas City, NBC, 18.32 million.
2. NFL Football: Washington at Minnesota, Fox, 13.77 million.
3. World Series Game 1: Washington at Houston, Fox, 12.28 million.
4. World Series Game 3: Houston at Washington, Fox, 12.22 million.
5. World Series Game 2: Washington at Houston, Fox, 12.01 million.
6. "NFL Pregame Show," NBC, 11.87 million.
7. World Series Game 5: Houston at Washington, Fox, 11.39 million.
8. "NCIS," CBS, 11.35 million.
9. NFL Football: New England at N.Y. Jets, ESPN, 11.33 million.
10. "60 Minutes," CBS, 11.22 million.
11. World Series Game 4: Houston at Washington, Fox, 10.22 million.
12. "Football Night in America," NBC, 9.52 million.
13. "FBI," CBS, 8.88 million.
14. "Young Sheldon," CBS, 8.67 million.
15. "NFL Pregame Show," Fox, 8.3 million.
16. "The Voice" (Tuesday), NBC, 8.08 million.
17. "The Voice" (Monday) NBC, 8.05 million.
18. "Chicago Fire," NBC, 7.88 million.
19. "Chicago Med," NBC, 7.84 million.
20. "This is Us," NBC, 7.07 million.
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