Tag: Simon Cowell
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Art In The Age Of Viral Replication
Dubset are at it again – in another clickbaity scare article, this time from Mixmag. Those of us in the DIY remix, mashup and DJ communities have seen these systems come and go, the same hype and fear cycle. And like so many times before we are waiting for the ‘end of the world’ –…
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DJ Charles IV’s Rainy Night Selection
This is partly an excuse to post 8 tracks I’m digging at the moment, but seriously my iPod – Charles IV – has selected podcasts and mixes before now, and somehow has an uncanny knack sometimes to group tunes together on shuffle. I don’t have time at the moment to capture them into a mix,…
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We Are Not Your Friends
Blah blah, stupid film ‘We Are Your Friends’ about DJing and EDM, blah blah has no idea about anything (‘A laptop and some talent’? Did they speak to Simon Cowell about his new project?), blah blah, someone remixed it to be more truthful. (via Ian Fondue) I mean 128bpm? WTF? Let me let you into…
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Black mirror / being an asshole
Not a massive fan of Tegan and Sara and their folkiness and had mixed views about the whole Tyler vs Tegan controversy, but after watching the second episode of Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror this quote from the recent Stereogum interview struck a chord: Tegan said something recently that really hit home with me. She said…
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Music Industry 101; or why the Xmas Factor Rage matters
Right I’m frankly surprised at some of the responses to the whole Rage Against The Machine for Xmas #1 campaign (803,000 members and counting!) – they seem to be unaware of the current state of the music industry and why stuff like this matters. 1) “It’s Simon Cowell’s record company” – not strictly true. Syco…
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Rage Against the X-Mas Factor
Fuck you Simon Cowell I won’t do what you tell me! Yes I’ve bought my copy of ‘Killing in the Name Of’ by Rage Against the Machine in protest of X-Factor nonsense and the ‘guaranteed’ Xmas #1 – I want my Xmas #1 back, Teletubbies and Bob the Builder and Blobby and all…and so should…