Tag: bigbadbaz
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The Story of Eric Prydz – Call On Me*
*sorta. Ooh boy….where to start? Firstly this is a great video from HowardHandz about the debacle which was the mega-hit Eric Prydz – Call On Me, sampling Steve Winwood’s Valerie. I obviously came in during the middle of this, because BigBadBaz, a regular feature on this blog/podcast over the years posted his remix on GYBO…
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Sickick and streaming mashup superstars?
These remixes by Sickick are an interesting take on the whole mashup thing, to not only chop up and remix songs a la Madeon but also add original vocals and production. And even more surprising, Madge has given her blessing to Sickick’s Frozen remix, so it’s on Spotify, as is the Michael Jackson vs Phil…
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RC 359: Mariahversion Therapy – Happy Xmash & Omicronmash
Xmas is like buses, wait for one for ages then find they are all cancelled by Boris while he has secret Christmas parties in Number 10. Makes a new definition of ‘Secret Santa’, playing (Tory Truth) Twister and pass the parcel, eh? So unlike that we have two Xmas podcasts, and this is the Xmash…
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Hollywood Gods N’ Monsters of the mashup steal
I’m fed up of people thinking stealing mashups without credit is fair game. Latest being Hollywood Gods N’ Monsters, with members formerly of Steel Panther who have covered DJ Schmolli’s Rock of Ages as well as a Lady Gaga vs Linkin Park mashup originally by DJStronGer22, rebooted in 2020 with credit by William Maranci. They…
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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’ –…