Mash-Ups

There's this DJ, Ben Gill, that's been getting a bit of lip service lately here in SF for his part in the mash-up trend (i.e. jamming together two or more tracks that either sound very similar or are wildly different). Check out this mash-up of Led Zeppelin and Snoop Doggy Dog --> Led Snoopelin. Here's another sick mash-up of Green Day and Oasis --> Boulevard of Broken Songs. Too many other great ones to list out separately, but check out this link for Party Ben's most popular ones.

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A little slice of history Upper West Side (1800s) for you NYC'ers. Yes, cows used to roam the Upper Vest before John and Yoko fertilized Strawberry Fields.

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Interview with Todd Solondz (of Welcome to the Dollhouse and Happiness fame) about his most recent film, Palindromes. I saw him at the SF International Film Festival a few weeks back where he surprised the audience with a post-screening guest appearance/Q&A.