M Is FOR MASHUP - RERUN from July 25th, 2012
Great Mashups For July
By DJ Useo
Normally, when summer comes,the mashup 'scene' slows waaaaaay down. I've experienced that year after year. In addition, the theory that mashups are dead continues to be repeated as if repetition alone will make it true. Now, in the year of 2012 the traditional slowness has reversed with an incredible burst of new mashups every day. I've even seen people making more comments. A nice change to be sure. I reckon there won't be so many people stating that mashups are dead. The quality of work is changing, too, with a large majority of tracks shining with appealing combinations of source artists. If you'll allow me, I'll offer you five swell new mixes to make my case.
01 - Daftbeatles has released 'Heart Of Glass' (Blondie vs Philip Glass). Gorgeous strings vs lovely female voice. This one is a clear hit with mashup fans.
( soundcloud.com/daft-beatles/blondie-vs-philip-glass-heart/ )
02 - Vctr is coming on strong with his popular new mix 'Chasing The Sun' (Hardwell & Mario Larrea & Joe Maz feat. The Wanted). It combines three great DJ's into one helluva super club mashup.
( soundcloud.com/officialvctr/hardwell-mario-larrea-joe-maz )
03 - Giobat has mixed up the bootleg mashup 'Let's Go Summer Jam' (Calvin Harris vs. The Underdog Project). It's an instant ear grabber with that eternal Summer vibe that we all treasure.
( soundcloud.com/giobat/calvin-harris-vs-the-underdog )
04 - Reborn Identity is perking up many listeners with his 'Rumours Have It' (Adele vs Fleetwood Mac). Just in time for the renewed flood of F-Mac listeners their new box set will bring.
( soundcloud.com/rebornidentity/rumours )
05 - Beto Artistas' 'Baby I'm Yours' (Breakbot vs Daft Punk) got the attention of many bootleg fans with it's techno contrast. You'll love it.
( official.fm/tracks/8wJz )
With the links above you can easily stream or download the mashups & experience why mashups ain't going nowhere.
Mix Of The Week
The Hamburg duo Kollektiv Turmstrasse by Christian Hilscher and Nico Plageman have a wonderful new electronic house mix available. It has incredible tracks from themselves mixed expertly into 'Live Mix (2012-07-22)'. Such a joy to move to it.
( www.blastfm.ch/djsets/show/115 )
Mashup Tip : Avoid using overused tracks. It's the mashup kiss of death.
Latest Useo Thing
'Inglorious Under The Westway' (Blur vs Viper X) combines Blur's new song with Viper X's new song. Fast meets slow, & people are really responding to it.
( soundcloud.com/dj-useo/inglorious-under-the-westway )
Podgornio, The Mashup Psychic Predicts
Mashup DJ's will universally adopt tip jars to their web sites next week. Give generously.
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YouTube Challenge - I Told My Kid I Ate All Their Halloween Candy (YouTube)
Jimmy Kimmel Live.
One More Beer (Vimeo)
What does this Viking bar patron really want? Watch and find out in a very short film by by Brazilian 3D artist Pedro Conti.
Paul Krugman: Sandy Versus Katrina (New York Times)
As Sandy barreled toward New Jersey, there were hopeful mutters on the right to the effect that it might become President Obama's Katrina, with voters blaming him for the damage, and that this might matter on Tuesday. Sorry, guys: polls show overwhelming approval for Mr. Obama's handling of the storm, and a significant rise in his overall favorability ratings.
Gerry Bello and Bob Fitrakis: e-Voting Company Could Intercept and Change Ballots Without a Trace (The Free Press)
These stolen votes, distributed throughout jurisdictions across the country, could become a critical component of any scheme to defraud the 2012 presidential election. By means of changing a relatively small number of votes, and laundering those stolen votes in the correct places, the net effect would be a near silent theft.
Dan Kois: Like, Not Brutally Tragic (Slate)
'Slate' readers demanded that Dan Kois review a 'Clueless' spin-off. In it he found a bittersweet reminder of how publishing used to be.
Choire Sicha: No Better Spirit (Slate)
The incredible stories of Ursula Le Guin make arguments about genre seem foolish.
Mark O'Connell: The Different Drummer (Slate)
James Wood wishes he was Keith Moon, but thank goodness he's not.
Phelim O'Neill: "Ray Harryhausen: the father of fantasy film-making" (Guardian)
"Everyone has their own right way of doing things," explains Harryhausen, now aged 92. "I'd probably call myself a film-maker rather than just a special effects man. I'd often come up with the story, advise on the script, scout locations, design and sculpt the models. I'd have to be on the set to make sure the effects sequences were shot properly which was a problem for some directors - that never really got easier. And I'd do all the animation myself. It was just simpler to do all that myself than try to delgate."
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Here are some state election results! Conan and Andy report. (Example: Rhode Island will serve as a storage facility for Massachusetts):
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Last Night
Looks like the yahoo e-mail account was hacked, so ignore anything from that addy for awhile.
Law Breaker
Sean Hannity
Fox News Channel's Sean Hannity posted a picture of his election ballot to his Twitter account on Tuesday.
That led the liberal news site Think Progress to suggest that Hannity may have violated New York State law, which says a voter may be charged with a misdemeanor if he or she publicly displays a completed ballot. Specifically, New York Election Law 17-130 - Misdemeanor in relation to elections.
Hannity acknowledged the incident live during his radio program on Tuesday, telling his audience: "I learned a big civics lesson today … I took a picture of my vote and I tweeted it out and then I heard it's not allowed," Hannity said. "So I had to. I deleted it. Whoops! I didn't know, I really didn't, honestly."
He has also deleted the photo and post <> from his Twitter account, which has nearly 600,000 followers.
Sean Hannity
Raises Nearly $17 Million
ABC
ABC says its national "Day of Giving" raised nearly $17 million for Superstorm Sandy relief.
Throughout its programming Monday, the network urged viewers to contribute to the American Red Cross to help victims of the storm, which affected several Northeastern states, but hit New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area particularly hard.
Appeals were aired all day on ABC programming, on Disney's syndicated shows and across other Disney-owned networks.
NBC held a telethon Friday for storm victims that raised nearly $23 million.
ABC
Hurricane Damage
Climate Change
Climate change likely made Hurricane Sandy much worse than it otherwise would have been, scientists said here yesterday at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America.
For one thing, rising sea levels set the stage for a more damaging storm surge, as Hurricane Sandy broke records with a 13.2-foot (4 meters) storm surge in New York City's Battery Park, said Pennsylvania State University climatologist Michael Mann.
"At least 1 foot of those 13.2 feet was arguably due to sea-level rise," he said. That's because sea levels are 1 foot (30 centimeters) higher than they were a century ago, he continued.
Sea surface temperatures off the East Coast also contributed to the flooding. Giving rise to above-average levels of water vapor, they helped intensify the storm and produce more rain, he said.
Warmer-than-usual temperatures over Greenland also played a role, said George Stone, a researcher at Milwaukee Area Technical College.
Climate Change
Humans Caused Historic Collapse
Great Barrier Reef
The expansion of European settlement in Australia triggered a massive coral collapse at the Great Barrier Reef more than 50 years ago, according to a new study.
The study, published Nov. 6 in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, found that runoff from farms clouded the pristine waters off the Queensland coast and killed the natural branching coral species, leaving a stunted, weedy type of coral in its place. The findings suggest that decades before climate change and reef tourism, humans were disrupting the ecology of the Great Barrier Reef.
"There was a very significant shift in the coral community composition that was associated with the colonization of Queensland," said study co-author John Pandolfi, a marine biologist at the University of Queensland Australia.
Europeans began to colonize Queensland, Australia, in the 1860s, cutting down forests to make way for sheep grazing and sugar plantations. By the 1930s, large amounts of fertilizer and pesticide-laden runoff poured from rivers into the nearby ocean.
Several recent studies have shown that snorkelers and climate change kill coral, and one study found that half of the majestic Great Barrier Reef has vanished over the last 30 years.
Great Barrier Reef
Paramount Settles Lawsuit
John Singleton
Director John Singleton and Paramount Pictures Corp. have settled a lawsuit over his claim that the studio broke an agreement to let him produce two films in exchange for the rights to distribute the Oscar-nominated movie "Hustle & Flow."
Court records show the deal was reached late Thursday in Los Angeles, just days before a trial was scheduled to begin.
Attorneys for Singleton and Paramount said the settlement terms are confidential, but the matter was amicably resolved.
Singleton produced "Hustle & Flow" and claimed he agreed to work with Paramount on distribution rights because of the opportunity to make two films for the studio.
A judge had previously ruled Singleton was not entitled to re-acquire rights to 2005's "Hustle & Flow," which earned a best actor nomination for Terrence Howard and won for best song.
John Singleton
Disorderly Conduct Charge Dismissed
Sam Worthington
Following a scuffle at an Atlanta club on Saturday and a subsequent arrest for disorderly conduct, charges against "Avatar" star Sam Worthington have been dropped, Access Hollywood has confirmed.
According to an Atlanta Police Department spokesperson, the incident occurred at Atlanta's Vortex club, when the actor allegedly pushed a club security guard twice after not being allowed to enter the club.
According to the police report, the 36-year-old was then pepper-sprayed and handcuffed by club security.
The report also stated that he did not have the proper identification needed to enter the club. The actor allegedly appeared intoxicated during the incident.
On Monday, charges against the actor were dismissed when the security guard was a no-show in court.
Sam Worthington
Lawmaker Suspended
UK
A British lawmaker was suspended by her party Tuesday after she swapped the political jungle for the Australian rainforest and became a contestant on a reality TV show.
Conservative legislator Nadine Dorries was under fire for taking part in "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here." The show strands C-list celebrities in the Australian wilderness, subjects them to trials involving assorted creepy-crawlies and lets viewers vote them off one by one.
The Conservatives, who lead Britain's coalition government, said Dorries was being suspended from the party's parliamentary caucus until she could return and meet with Chief Whip George Young, who is responsible for party discipline.
Dorries was criticized by fellow Conservatives for taking up to a month off from her duties to appear on the show. Former Conservative member of Parliament Harry Greenway called the decision "outrageous," and Home Secretary Theresa May said a lawmaker's job "is in their constituency and in the House of Commons."
Dorries is an outspoken backbencher, best known for her prolific blogging and attempt to restrict access to late-term abortions.
UK
Stash of Artifacts Discovered
Serbia
A hoard of jewelry, figurines and other objects crafted by early farmers in Serbia nearly 8,000 years ago is set to go on public display for the first time at a German museum.
Archaeologists dug up the largely undisturbed stash of artifacts
The collection consists of some 80 objects fashioned from clay, bone and stone, including abstract figures, piece of jewelry and miniature axes. The excavations notably uncovered several rotund female figurines carved from serpentinite, a type of rock that was worn smooth by rivers and streams before being picked up by Neolithic artists. Researchers say they are not sure whether these tiny stylized sculptures of full-figured ladies
"This collection from Belica, in all its completeness, provides a unique glimpse into the symbols of the earliest farmers and herdsmen in Europe," said Raiko Krauss, an archaeologist from the University of Tübingen in Germany.
Serbia
Prime-Time Nielsens
Ratings
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Oct. 29-Nov. 4. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.
1. NFL Football: Dallas at Atlanta, NBC, 21.76 million.
2. "NCIS," CBS, 18.83 million.
3. "60 Minutes," CBS, 16.3 million.
4. "NCIS: Los Angeles," CBS, 16.28 million.
5. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 15.9 million.
6. "Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick," NBC, 15.58 million.
7. "Dancing With the Stars," ABC, 13.9 million.
8. "Country Music Association Awards," ABC, 13.68 million.
9. "Person of Interest," CBS, 13.6 million.
10. "Two and a Half Men," CBS, 12.65 million.
11. "The Voice" (Monday), NBC, 12.44 million.
12. "The Voice" (Tuesday), NBC, 12.14 million.
13. "Football Night in America," NBC, 12.08 million.
14. "Criminal Minds," CBS, 11.99 million.
15. "Dancing With the Stars Results," ABC, 11.49 million.
16. College Football: Alabama at LSU, CBS, 11.35 million.
17. "Blue Bloods," CBS, 11.05 million.
18. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 10.91 million.
19. "Castle," ABC, 10.84 million.
20. "Vegas," CBS, 10.75 million.
Ratings
In Memory
Teri Shields
Teri Shields, who launched daughter Brooke's on-camera career when she was a baby and managed the young star into her 20s, sometimes with controversy, has died. She was 79.
Jill Fritzo, a spokeswoman for Brooke Shields, confirmed Tuesday that Teri Shields died last week in New York City. The New York Times reports that the elder Shields died following a long illness related to dementia.
Brooke Shields parted ways professionally with her mother in 1995, describing the move as "the hardest thing."
Teri Shields started promoting her daughter as an actress and model when she was still a baby and allowed her to be cast as a child prostitute in 1978's "Pretty Baby" when she was just 11, sparking an outcry over the decision.
Shields is survived by a sister and two granddaughters.
Teri Shields
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