MASH-UPS!

Dear Internet,

If you don't know about mash-ups, then now would be a good time to learn about them. They are a basic music of the internet age. Basically, it works like this - musicians write and record songs and then DJs and other people with computers combine two or more songs to create a mash-up. Here are some examples -

This song, "December 4th" by DJ Danger Mouse is a mashup of "December 4th" by Jay-Z and "Mother Nature's Son" by the Beatles. Incidentally, Jay-Z was cool with it - the guy who made this got a cease and desist from the Beatles.

DJ Danger Mouse - December 4th

This one is a mash-up of The Pretenders and The White Stripes: "Sweet Dreams are made of Seven Nation Army"



There are tons of these on the internet, some are pretty cool. Some are pretty lame. Either way, it's interesting. And illegal. Copyright laws are insane. Speaking of which - Van Morrison harassed this e-blog when I tried to write about him. Jerk.