The Deets

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Ten years ago, Fiona Apple took down Hanson for best new artist at the MTV video music awards. Just think about where Hanson would be today if it wasn’t for that upset: Mmmm bop!

Not many people know this about me, but it’s something that’s bothered me since at least fourth grade. I guess it’s 20+ years now, so it’s time to vent: I hate musically inaccurate media. What do I mean by this? Imagine paging through a Playboy, reading a few articles, then coming across a buxom blond [...]

Kenneth recommended this documentary on the artistic challenges involved with today’s piracy laws and their impact on mashups and remixes earlier today. I checked it out. Very cool. Here’s a preview: The full documentary is an hour long. The stuff being done in Brazil was particularly cool. Turning out remixes for night clubs for free [...]

Baby Got Back: a song that can fill a wedding reception dance floor within seconds. With magical lyrics (ex: “You can do side bends or sit-ups, but please don’t lose that butt.”) came straight from the heart of Sir Mix-A-Lot and connected with a generations of people from around the world. While it hasn’t been [...]

No doubt.

Via Anil Dash, the Beastie Boys has a cappella versions of some of their songs available on their website. Remix opportunity.

I think just about everyone who turned out the radio in the past 20 years in America is probably gay based on this list.

Ever since I first heard the Chili Peppers cover the Red Hots song, I thought the line was “Two for a nickel, three for a dime” which makes no sense. Why would I buy a dime’s worth of red hots if I’m going to get less than two nickel’s worth? After around 15 years, I [...]