Meant to post this for a while, but Mr GHP’s Rapture Riders has gone legit and got a proper release on CD single, iTunes and the new Blondie ‘Best of’ - he’s created a new version from the original master tapes. From an apparently drunken Xmas in 2003 doing mashups he initially released on GYBO under an alias (Allen Dean - was he embarassed?) to official release in 2005, not bad going

Reading the Observer article raises some questions about whether mashups want or need the respectability of going legit. Should mashups be used as an advertising tool? I’ve always liked the unsellable aspect of mashups; there have been 1,000s if not 10s or 100,000s of mashups I’d guess, and only about 5 have ever got official release, 2 or 3 of them by Mark Vidler.

Are those one-offs or the start of a bigger trend?

It’s a good track tho, so I can see why they chose it, I wish Mark all the best…and ironic that it seems to be older artists (Bowie, Doors, Blondie) are cooler with remixes and mashups of their work than the more modern pop princesses. And I’m tempted to go buy it because a) it’s on CD and b) to hear what Mark’s done with having the proper source materials of the master tapes…but I’d be churlish if I didn’t say that I get slightly jumpy every time money and mashups collides.

It has my ugly fizog on it, but if that doesn’t put you off, the latest issue of Dazed and Confused (#32 Dec 2005, p.82) has a 2 page spread on podcasting and has a review of Radio Clash, with a picture taken by Kirk (the bugger has a photo publish credit before I do! They got his name wrong tho, hahaha….)…so hello any D&C readers!

Surprisingly it’s my first UK press, it also includes great pics and reviews of some current faves of mine, such as Top of the Pods, Yeast Radio and Coverville, amongst others! yay!

I really shouldn’t let it go to my head…

LOOK MUM I’M FAMOUS…err, maybe not

Apparently the guys (well Rob in this case) thinks I’m a celebrity that doesn’t listen to Top of the Pods, they put me in their Top 10 Celebrities That Don’t Listen along with Ed Norton, John Cusack, Mike Reid, and the coolest guy on TV, Hurley from Lost (hey! dooood!).

Wow - though I am SO not a celebrity though, it’s not true. Even the (un)cool kids won’t talk to me…Anyways, thanks guys! Made my day…

And because of my spies (thanks Paul H.) they are SO wrong…I am a listener Hehehehe.

Best show in ages (well since the last one :-P) but sorry a long one again - includes the I Hate ABBA mix, some Madge bootylegness, More Saucepan Cowbell!, and a splodge of hiphop via the Beachie Boys.

Take a Chance on Clicking Here (70mins, 41MB) : http://www.mutantpop.net/go.php?url=101

Shownotes

• Partyben - Computer Talk
• djbc - Wireless Mathematics
• Soundhog - Black Freak
• totom - You Were the Last Here Today (from Bastard Pet Sounds album)
• Lushlife - All Falls Down vs Don’t Talk (from kanyewestsounds album - site down but torrent available here)
• Osysmyso - Pandemonium (ft Simon Pegg on pans! and the Noisy Band) (from 05mys50 project)
• Pilchard - Bendoversole

I hate Abba mix

• Jamms - The Queen and I (featured on Illegal Arts great comp)
• Therion - Summer Night City (from Metal Tribute to Abba)
• Allen Dean aka GHP - Abba and the Bunnymen
• Sensitive New Age Cowpersons - Dancing Queen
• Helloween - Lay all your love on me (from Metal Tribute to Abba)
• DJNoNo - Lay All Your Axe In My Head (A-Teens vs Abba Gabba)
• Evan Dando - Knowing Me, Knowing You
• The Ciccones - Lies (from Immaculate Concoction remix album)
• The Beatbox Saboteurs - Morecambe and Wise

I interviewed Bicyclemark in a previous show, and it’s really cool that he’s returned the compliment by interviewing me for Bicyclemark’s latest show (82) on mashups, rights, podcasting and commercial podcasting - despite my aimless rambling, it seems to have gone really well!

If you dont know Bicyclemark’s show and blog - check it out, it’s one of the best podcasts out there, no question.