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I may start posting one every Friday or so. Expect music that will span the decades.
Historical perspective note: My boyfriend first watched this three or four years ago when he was in Kuwait, waiting to be sent on to Iraq.

Mother Jones has gotten a hold of some of the music that U.S. troops use to “induce sleep deprivation, “prolong capture shock,” disorient detainees during interrogations—and also drown out screams.”
Lovely.

I find the use of Rage Against the Machine and Springsteen particularly abhorrent (not only because of the artists’ politics, but because I happen to […]

For your viewing and listening pleasure, the Bill O’Reilly sex tapes as baroque oratorio, performed live at the University of Washington’s Meany Hall (needless to say, this is NSFW):

If you want more, apparently Igor Keller made an entire CD of it. This basically puts to rest all of those arguments that modern society no longer […]

Several weeks ago, Oklahoma State head football coach Mike Gundy had an epic YouTube Hall of Fame meltdown at a press conference. Despite having just pulled out a tough win, he was upset over an article written about the benching of his QB. Here’s the rant:

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Oh, and did I mention that the article […]

Four charred bodies were found Thursday in an apparent migrant camp burned by one of the wildfires raging across Southern California, authorities said Thursday.
Unlike John Christopher Bain, 58, a mortgage broker, and his wife, Victoria Fox, 55, a teacher, who also died in the California wildfires, we are unlikely to learn the names of these […]

More mash-uppery. Thanks for all the downloads thus far, folks! Hope this one suits you, as well. Kind of an unusual Radiohead song to use, but I think it fits Missy’s stylings.

Where I End and Gossip Begins

[And yeah, in case you can’t tell, there is a theme developing — I’m […]

Recently I made a few mash-ups that helped me learn my way around the form. Now I’ve created one that makes me feel genuinely proud.

Fake Plastic Changes

As always, feedback is encouraged. Enjoy!

For your Friday amusement, I come bearing some classic songs rendered in true WTF style.
Tang Dynasty, a Chinese metal band, covers “The Internationale”:

A lovely arrangement of anarchist anthem “A Las Barricadas”:

And to top it off, an inexplicable reggae cover of the Soviet anthem:

Look out, it’s a mash-up!
[Actually, it’s two of them.]
For several months I’ve been obsessed with downloading mash-ups from folks like Party Ben, Matt Hite, DJ Earworm, and DJ John. This weekend, I finally decided to download the trial version of Acid Pro 6 and figure out how all teh kIdz these days are […]

Why don’t we here more good Christian rock music on mainstream, secular radio stations? I can’t remember the last time I heard a good Payable On Death or Creed* song and was all “yeah, that’s right! That’ll get this country right back on the LORDS! track!” God, those were such great bands. […]

Sports fans have probably already seen the article on ESPN, but music fans take note: Chuck Klosterman has some fascinating commentary on hip hop, the media, and Muhammed Ali.
I love it when a piece that, by all accounts, should be nothing more than synergistic network propaganda (ESPN is airing a doc called “Ali […]