Music is a major component of my life. I would feel more naked without my iPod than clothes.
One of my guilty music pleasures for a while now are mash-ups. Mash-ups, referred to by several terms, have existed since music began being recorded. There are mash-ups for everyone. And, when done right, a mash-up transforms music from more than one source into a seemless blend that gets you moving. Check out a snippet of one of my favorites, "Drop It Like Its Hendrix", on the bottom of the side bar to the right.
I can appreciate a clever mash-up even if I don't particularly care for the selected tracks. It is a talent to have an ear to make these things work. DJ Earworm is a nice way to introduce this type of music to your life - the United State of Pop 2009 is your average mash-up turned exceptional.
Unfortunately, no genre is perfect and many mash-ups miss the mark. Visit the music mashup charts site and you be the judge.
For those of you that still have questions about what a mash-up is, I defer to Sue Teller. She breathes new life into mash-ups in the video below.
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WORD... Sue Teller what what!?! I really like the Hendrix video to the right!
February 23, 2010 at 12:02 AMCheck out Ms. Teller's nail polish!
February 24, 2010 at 9:32 PMSue Teller tells it like it is!
March 1, 2010 at 10:37 PMThis might be the mashup to end all mashups. CHECK IT! http://gizmodo.com/5169878/heres-the-most-amazing-mashup-music-video-you-are-going-to-see-this-month
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