The Kleptones, the unofficial mash-up kings of the world have yet again blown me away with their latest double-disc album: 24 Hours. They go above and beyond mashing together artists like Bowie, Beyonce, Peter Gabriel, Jet, Stevie Wonder and more.…
Continue Reading →A friend tipped me off to this impressive video mix by Dj 2nd Nature-- he performed it last week at the MGM Grand in Vegas. I've seen a lot of music video mixing, but none executed this well. He also…
Continue Reading →Many of you have probably noticed the guest posts by a new contributor and friend Aron Branam. Aron's down at SXSW this week covering the whole shabang for me-- he offered up his suggestions for 3 must-see Wednesday acts with…
Continue Reading →If you love music and haven't heard of SXSW (South by Southwest), then come out from under your rock, because you've been missing out. This week long music festival (March 10 -19) happens once a year when tens of thousands…
Continue Reading →I love it when any artist takes hold of a trend like mashups-- and not only encourages, but enables the fan to be creative. The Beastie Boys placed a whole slew of their a capellas on the web for download--…
Continue Reading →I know, I know-- I should probably add a special category for all the mashups I post here. This 'ReMixtape' was just too damn good not to mention. Hip Hop meets acoustic guitar as Jose Gonzalaez's album Veneer (which is…
Continue Reading →I wanted to give my friend, the guy behind Android 8, Glen Liberman, a special mention. His long awaited music website is finally live. Glen has been banging on a drum-kit since 5th grade--but luckily has upgraded some equipment around…
Continue Reading →With the almost frightening popularity of mobile ringtones, it was clearly only a matter of time before a company stepped up to the plate and enabled musicians to profit off the trend. Pocket Fuzz allows anybody to upload an MP3…
Continue Reading →Podbop is a neat little utility that lets you type in a city and get band listings with MP3's of groups that are playing shows in your area. Right now the database is fairly small, with only 1622 artists and…
Continue Reading →Think you've got a hit? Need a quick and easy distribution outlet on to the iTunes music stores in US, Canada, Japan, The U.K., Europe, and Australia? TuneCore seems to have a pretty nifty service that lets you get your…
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