M Is FOR MASHUP -
Dec 10th, 2008 Holiday RerunBhangra Bootay Be Shakin' It
By DJ Useo
There's certainly a lot of mashups available nowadays. That translates
into a fair amount of mashup compilations too. There's usually a
release a week of fine bootleg material, whether by a solo DJ, or
from a group of like-minded mixers. What this means to the audience
(you) is that you get a constant stream of records in a DJ"s
particular style, or along a theme, like CHRISTMAS. Or else a tribute
style, like the recent Rick Astley, or David Lynch compilations. Into
this atmosphere of competitiveness arrives a release that carves
it's own niche. BHANGRA BOOTAY
is 15 tracks by 13 people, but that's not the most amazing thing about it.
Check it out! BHANGRA BOOTAY enlivens it's mashups with tasty Indian
Bhangra stylings. You get the regular pop goodness of artists like
Snoop Dogg, Madonna, & the Supremes, but you receive them elevated
with the latest Bhangra sounds like Ru-Ba-Ru, Panjabi MC, & Punjabi
By Nature. The fine folk at
www.sound-unsound.com took many months
readying this release. As tracks slowly assembled, more potential
mixers heard the early submissions & the interest grew as it
became clear how appealing the combo of Bhangra & international
pop was proving to be.
From the opening notes of Eamezey's "Blunt Bhangra" & its James Blunt
pairing with Bhangra Knights & Husan, to the last echoes of Bobby
Martini's "F.E.A.R In Lila's Eyes" (Vas vs Kelly Clarkson vs Ian
Brown) the difference is startlingly apparent. The contributors are
so happy with the release, there is already considerable discussion
of a sequel. The project is only a week old so far, yet 2 likeminded
bhangra tracks have already appeared. This speaks volumes
for the potential of the style. People mention to me a lot that
they are waiting for something new in music. Well, this is about as
new as you're going to get, aside from Crance music.
Lots of talented mixers take their knives & tape to already fine
music with the goal of enhancing it into a cool Bhangra
mashup. You get naught but winners here with tracks by
mARKYbOY, MaxwellJump, & DJ Spider. There's plenty of appealing
grooves with the other tracks by Neiltomo, Guv'nor, Oscar TG, The
Reborn Identity, Mattbland, Mr Rusty, & Phil Retrospector. I bet you
expected me to say 'dj useo', well, I will now as I got a track
accepted as well. I took a track from the number one Bhangra album
of that time & dropped lots of Chromeo samples atop it, & now I
can't get the tune out of my head. I don't even care, tho, because
it feels so good.lol
Catch some actual fresh grooves from the Sound-Unsound crew with
BHANGRA BOOTAY. Scope out the fantastic sleeve writings of
Neckice & obtain your demo copy here -
sound-unsound.com/forums/downloads/bhangra-bootay/3/bhangra-bootay-compilations-10/
No mix of the week this week as no new mixes were made. Really, not
even one. I heard of one that IS being mixed, but it's apparently
still a work in progress.
Mashup Tip : Tempo is extremely important when mashing, so never use any track under 140 beats per minute.
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Recommended Reading
from Bruce
Alex Byrne: "God: Philosophers weigh in" (bostonreview.net)
God has had a lot of bad press recently.
Paul Krassner: See You in the Funny Papers (huffingtonpost.com)
The economic crisis has made its way into the nation's syndicated comic strips.
SaraKay Smullens: The Impact of Kindness: Riches and Regrets (huffingtonpost.com)
I find myself looking back and remembering those who showed me enormous kindness -- as well as opportunities for kindness to those I had not been deeply involved with.
BOB HERBERT: Stop Being Stupid (nytimes.com)
I've got a new year's resolution and a new slogan for the country.
Marlene H. Phillips: Are Americans Becoming Less Acquisitive? (huffingtonpost.com)
This holiday season of 2008, I've been struck by a theme in the images I see, a quite unusual theme for this time of year.
Jennifer Vanasco: The Top 8 LGBT Political Videos of 2008 (afterellen.com)
From Keith Olbermann's speech on gay marriage, to the Prop. 8 musical, to Wanda Sykes's take on "That's so gay," 2008 was the year that gay news made good video.
Adam Kirsch: The Secret of The Canterbury Tales (slate.com)
The tellers get to mock their own tales.
Joe Weider: Bodybuilding the Key to Good Health (creators.com)
Q: In your opinion, what's the best form of cardio?
Joe: The best form of cardio is the one you're most likely to do
David Bruce: Wise Up! Good Deeds (athensnews.com)
Long ago, Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski decided to go to medical school despite having a wife and two children (and a third child on its way). He managed to pay the bills, including tuition, for a while, but in the middle of his third year, he was no longer able to do so. In addition, he was deep in debt. However, his wife called him and told him that comedian Danny Thomas had pledged $4,000 to help him finish medical school. Mr. Thomas had met with officials from Marquette University, and they had told him about a Rabbi who needed financial help to get through medical school. Mr. Thomas asked, "How much money does he need?" Hearing the answer-$4,000-he said, "Tell your Rabbi he's got it." Mr. Thomas is a Christian, but he generously helped a Jew. Rabbi Abraham says, "Who would think of a less likely combination: a Lebanese Christian and a Chassidic rabbi?"
David Bruce: Bride of the Funniest People in Religion and Families (Free Download)
This book contains such anecdotes as these: 1) When Panamanian salsa singer Rubén Blades married Lisa Lebenzon, an Anglo (a white American not of Spanish descent) non-Spanish speaker, he asked her to learn Spanish so he could speak his native language at home. She finished in only seven months a Spanish course that normally took three years. 2) Dr. Louis Finkelstein, chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, kept a strictly kosher diet. While in Paris, he and a group of rabbis ate only in kosher restaurants. On leaving Paris, Dr. Finkelstein joked, "I can't understand all this fuss people make about French cooking. We have the same things at home."
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Selected Readings
from that Mad Cat, JD
In The Chaos Household
Last Night
We took a short road trip and drove up to Angeles Crest in search of snow.
Found some around 5000' - not quite to the road to Mt. Wilson.
The kid got to throw some snow balls, learned a new respect for ice, and not to mention, a whole new appreciation of gravity.
UK Honors
Robert Plant
Rock singer Robert Plant, fantasy author Terry Pratchett and Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton were all honored by Britain's Queen Elizabeth on Wednesday.
The queen also granted awards to members of Britain's Beijing Olympics team, including a knighthood for triple cycling gold medalist Chris Hoy, the country's most successful Olympian at a single games for 100 years.
Plant, 60, most famous for fronting rock band Led Zeppelin in the 1970s, becomes a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) under Britain's ancient and complex system of honorary titles.
There was an OBE for actor Michael Sheen, who played former British Prime Minister Tony Blair in the 2006 film "The Queen," and a CBE for jazz musician Courtney Pine.
Robert Plant
Broadway To Dim Lights
Harold Pinter
Broadway theaters will dim their lights on Tuesday evening to honor late British playwright and Nobel laureate Harold Pinter, famous for his brooding portrayals of domestic life and barbed politics.
Pinter, who won the Nobel prize for literature in 2005, died on December 24 at the age of 78.
Theaters in the famed area of New York City will dim their lights for one minute at 7 p.m.
Harold Pinter
25 More Films Added
US Film Registry
One of Arnold Schwarzenegger's most famous one-liners will be back for generations to come, now that 1984's "The Terminator" has been selected for preservation in the nation's film archive.
The low-budget film directed by James Cameron set a new standard for science-fiction and made Schwarzenegger, now California's governor, a star. The Library of Congress announced Tuesday morning that it's one of 25 films being added to the National Film Registry. The formal unveiling was scheduled for 8 a.m.
The move will guard Schwarzenegger's deadpan, "I'll be back," against deterioration, along with the sounds and images of the other culturally significant picks. Other titles being added to the registry include the groundbreaking all-black-cast film "Hallelujah" from 1929; Richard Brooks' 1967 film adaptation of Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood"; and the 1972 film "Deliverance," based on James Dickey's novel about four businessmen on a nightmarish canoe trip in the remote Georgia wildnerness.
With Tuesday's additions, the total number of films in the registry will reach 500.
US Film Registry
Wedding News
Louie - Harrelson
Actor Woody Harrelson has wed his longtime girlfriend Laura Louie in Hawaii, the actor's representative said on Tuesday.
The marriage happened on Sunday on the island of Maui in an intimate ceremony attended by family and friends, representative Ina Treciokas said in a statement.
"The couple have been together for 20 years and are the proud parents of three daughters," Treciokas said.
Louie - Harrelson
Rapper Pleads Guilty
DMX
DMX has reached a plea deal on multiple drug possession, theft and animal cruelty charges.
The rapper (real name: Earl Simmons) pleaded guilty on Tuesday to one misdemeanor count of animal cruelty, one felony count of theft, and one count each of felony possession of marijuana and a narcotic drug.
DMX, who appeared in handcuffs and wearing a black-and-white striped prison uniform, is expected to receive a minimum 90-day jail sentence as well as probation under terms of a plea agreement, according to the Maricopa County attorney's office. He will remain in the county jail until his sentencing and won't be given credit for time served.
A Maricopa County Superior Court commissioner has set a sentencing hearing for Jan. 30.
DMX
Most / Least Desirable
Celebrity Neighbor
If they had to live next door to a celebrity, American adults would most like to be neighbors with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and chat show host Oprah Winfrey.
But trouble-prone pop star Britney Spears would be the worst celebrity neighbor, according to a survey published on Tuesday of the most and least desirable well-known faces Americans would have in their backyard.
Republican vice presidential candidate Palin topped the poll of most desirable celebrity neighbors with 14 percent, closely followed by Winfrey, who was particularly popular with women.
Olympic champion swimmer Michael Phelps was heavily favored by men but came in third with 9 percent overall.
Celebrity Neighbor
Swarm Of Quakes
Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park was jostled by a host of small earthquakes for a third straight day Monday, and scientists watched closely to see whether the more than 250 tremors were a sign of something bigger to come.
Swarms of small earthquakes happen frequently in Yellowstone, but it's very unusual for so many earthquakes to happen over several days, said Robert Smith, a professor of geophysics at the University of Utah.
Smith directs the Yellowstone Seismic Network, which operates seismic stations around the park. He said the quakes have ranged in strength from barely detectable to one of magnitude 3.8 that happened Saturday. A magnitude 4 quake is capable of producing moderate damage.
Yellowstone has had significant earthquakes as well as minor ones in recent decades. In 1959, a magnitude 7.5 quake near Hebgen Lake just west of the park triggered a landslide that killed 28 people.
Yellowstone
Threatens Time Warner Cable
Viacom
Viacom Inc on Tuesday said it will pull its cable television networks, including Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and MTV, off Time Warner Cable if the companies do not reach a deal on carriage fees by January 1.
In a statement, Viacom said it is seeking a fee increase of less than 25 cents per month per subscriber from the second-largest U.S. cable operator.
New York-based Time Warner Cable, which is expected to split from its parent Time Warner Inc next year, faces cost pressure from programmers demanding cash for retransmission fees. Retransmission fees are paid by cable and satellite companies to owners of broadcast signals on cable systems.
As advertising has taken a hit, more broadcasters are demanding cash from cable companies. At the same time, however, cable subscriber growth is slowing as consumers cut back on spending.
Viacom
Prime-Time Nielsens
Ratings
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Dec. 22-28. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation.
1. (5) "Sunday Night Football: Denver at San Diego," NBC, 14.85 million viewers.
2. (8) "60 Minutes," CBS, 14.11 million viewers.
3. (10) "Two And a Half Men," CBS, 11.82 million viewers.
4. (X) "The Mentalist" (Tuesday, 10 p.m.), CBS, 10.68 million viewers.
5. (X) "NCIS" (Tuesday, 9 p.m.), CBS, 10.6 million viewers.
6. (19) "Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kickoff," NBC, 10.14 million viewers.
7. (28) "Million Dollar Password," CBS, 9.84 million viewers.
8. (17) "Cold Case," CBS, 9.69 million viewers.
9. (14) "CSI: Miami," CBS, 8.54 million viewers.
10. (X) "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 8.03 million viewers.
11. (X) "Ghost Whisperer," CBS, 7.8 million viewers.
12. (21) "The OT," Fox, 7.62 million viewers.
13. (36) "Football Night in America," NBC, 7.52 million viewers.
14. (X) "Eleventh Hour," CBS, 7.37 million viewers.
15. (31) "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 7.24 million viewers.
16. (28) "Law & Order: SVU," NBC, 7.05 million viewers.
17. (X) "CSI: NY," CBS, 6.92 million viewers.
18. (28) "Worst Week," CBS, 6.86 million viewers.
19. (31) "How I Met Your Mother," CBS, 6.84 million viewers.
20. (16) "House," Fox, 6.74 million viewers.
Ratings
In Memory
Lark Previn
Lark Previn, a daughter of actress Mia Farrow whose sister Soon-Yi Previn was at the center of Farrow's messy breakup with Woody Allen, has died. She was 35.
Lark Previn died Christmas Day at New York Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn, the medical examiner's office said. No cause of death was given. A cremation was held Tuesday at Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery.
Lark Previn was born in Vietnam in 1973. She was one of three children adopted by Farrow and her then-husband, conductor Andre Previn. The couple also had three biological children.
Lark Previn
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