Two dangerous things in America

Being loud while black (all over the news), or kissing while gay - http://gayrights.change.org/blog/view/kissing_for_equal_rights

Nationwide kiss-in, August 15, 2009, at 2:00pm EST

Who will you kiss? (I'm taking offers, too.)

Two dangerous things in America

Being loud while black (all over the news), or kissing while gay - http://gayrights.change.org/blog/view/kissing_for_equal_rights

Nationwide kiss-in, August 15, 2009, at 2:00pm EST

Who will you kiss? (I'm taking offers, too.)

Music replacement therapy

For the second time in two days my PC blew its brains out late yesterday. A side effect of that was the loss of all the songs I had opened in tabs but hadn't blogged about. For whatever reason, Firefox's session recovery failed. So, in lieu of what I'd planned to blog you get these.

http://www.djcougar.com/videopage.html
Yesterday I noted two fairly whacked videos off of Mashuptown. The first of those was done by DJ Cougar who, it turns out, has a whole page of his video mashups. I haven't had time to watch most of these, but I've liked the ones I've seen so far.

http://hypem.com/#/track/868802/MSTRKRFT+-+Heartbreaker+Laidback+Luke+Remix+
I've been listening to MSTRKRFT for a while now. Their original stuff is good and it's being remixed here and there with some success. This is one of the better attempts. They're Canadian, which is a little unusual in the music I listen to, but don't hold that against them.

And finally, two for MizA:
http://hypem.com/#/track/867905
Lily Allen is probably best known for her UK #1 single "Smile" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZyTOROlo9E) and a style that mixes 20s-era chanteuse singing with brass-balls lyrics, an unabashed accent, and modern rhythms. This track is called "Fuck You" and it's... um, well, just listen to it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrb2JwIZ8j8
Seven Nation Army is another of those tracks I'm surprised doesn't get more remixing. It's got a heavy bass riff and straightforward driving beats. This is a fairly good remix, using more rap lyrics and some tempo distortions that I wouldn't expect to work but hey, it does.

Music replacement therapy

For the second time in two days my PC blew its brains out late yesterday. A side effect of that was the loss of all the songs I had opened in tabs but hadn't blogged about. For whatever reason, Firefox's session recovery failed. So, in lieu of what I'd planned to blog you get these.

http://www.djcougar.com/videopage.html
Yesterday I noted two fairly whacked videos off of Mashuptown. The first of those was done by DJ Cougar who, it turns out, has a whole page of his video mashups. I haven't had time to watch most of these, but I've liked the ones I've seen so far.

http://hypem.com/#/track/868802/MSTRKRFT+-+Heartbreaker+Laidback+Luke+Remix+
I've been listening to MSTRKRFT for a while now. Their original stuff is good and it's being remixed here and there with some success. This is one of the better attempts. They're Canadian, which is a little unusual in the music I listen to, but don't hold that against them.

And finally, two for MizA:
http://hypem.com/#/track/867905
Lily Allen is probably best known for her UK #1 single "Smile" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZyTOROlo9E) and a style that mixes 20s-era chanteuse singing with brass-balls lyrics, an unabashed accent, and modern rhythms. This track is called "Fuck You" and it's... um, well, just listen to it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrb2JwIZ8j8
Seven Nation Army is another of those tracks I'm surprised doesn't get more remixing. It's got a heavy bass riff and straightforward driving beats. This is a fairly good remix, using more rap lyrics and some tempo distortions that I wouldn't expect to work but hey, it does.

When they're cool, they're cool

Just a little tidbit as we slide into the weekend. I don't buy new CDs. Haven't, really, since the Copyright Wars began. I buy used, a lot, and I buy from artists directly - most often when I go to their shows.

For example, I bought the new VNV disk at their show last week. It's sold in a multi-fold cardboard carrier, not your typical plastic case. Today I noticed this on the back of the package:

This cover is part of our commitment to the environment. Only 100% post-consumer recycled paper, vegetable-based inks and water-based coatings are used.

When they're cool, they're cool

Just a little tidbit as we slide into the weekend. I don't buy new CDs. Haven't, really, since the Copyright Wars began. I buy used, a lot, and I buy from artists directly - most often when I go to their shows.

For example, I bought the new VNV disk at their show last week. It's sold in a multi-fold cardboard carrier, not your typical plastic case. Today I noticed this on the back of the package:

This cover is part of our commitment to the environment. Only 100% post-consumer recycled paper, vegetable-based inks and water-based coatings are used.