The Soulwax consists of 2 djs who also go by the name of 2 Many DJ’s. They did an album under this moniker called As Heard on Radio Soulwax Pt. 2 that is fucking fantastic. It is kinda like those continuous mixes B96 or KissFM play during weekends, except done well and using good songs.
Like most people, was a fan of Mos Def based the Italian Job, Chappelle Show, but not on his music. Those nerds at Sound Opinions explained that it is because he hadn’t put out any interesting music lately. That is, until this new cd, the Ecstatic. This song, Quiet Dog performed on Letterman, is from that cd and pretty badass:
On the topic of video games, lots of things have been going on in the Rock Band/Guitar Hero universe, for those who care:
There has been some controversy about the use of Kurt Cobain in the recent Guitar Hero 5. It’s not because he is a character you can play in the new game, but because he can be unlocked and used to play songs by other people, like Flavor Flav or Third Eye Blind. This has led to Courtney Love threatening to sue, Activision showing her signature on the contracts allowing it, and the rest of Nirvana and Nirvana fans being upset with both.
Have you heard of DJ Hero? The controller and whole idea seems kinda ridiculous, but it would be interesting to hear some of the songs from the tracklist. Considering how popular old classic rock songs became after they were featured in Guitar Hero, it would be funny to see if mixing and real dj-ing became more popular. I can just imagine a the lunchroom/basement of a catholic grade school full of 12 year old club-heads and a spikey haired dj with two vinyl turntables and ski goggles for an Valentines dance.
For anyone who enjoyed The Grey Album or Jadiohead, peep this: Jay and Marvin, Jay-Z mixed with Marvin Gaye. Jay has a history of using old soul samples, so it only makes sense that a mash-up like this would work (not a very creative idea either). Go to The Animal Show to get a listen of some of the better tracks.
If that didn’t make you happy, then try The Top 5 Busey Videos (allegedly, Joan has watched many videos about Gary and could probably has a better list).
