A couple of newsy bits flew by the radar today including: “Don’t Believe The Hate: Skrillex Is Already The Next Big Thing…” & “James Blake is Not Feeling the U.S. Dubstep ‘Frat Boy Market‘” It’s quite obvious that “Dubstep,” weather it’s the indie-rock version or the metal version, has seeped it’s way into the pop world. So I was excited…
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Bouncement @ Lava, Friday, May 15
Mashit Presents BOUNCEMENT Bass For Your Waist a night of dubstep, lazer-bassline, glitch-hop, raggaclash, tropical, acid-crunk, mashup and more with: Kingdom (Brooklyn, Club Vortex, Lower End Spasm) Whoa-B (Brut Force, Sixpoint, Dented) MC Zulu (Staubgold, Mashit, Ninjatune) DJ C (Mashit, XL, Soul Jazz, Modular) Friday, May 15 | 10pm – 2am @ Lava 1270 N Milwaukee Ave Chicago, IL |…
100 days, 100 songs, 100 locations, 100 dances, + Other SXSW Discoveries
I’ve spent the past few days traversing the wilds of the SXSW Interactive conference. In the process my brain’s been filling up with way too much information. Yesterday’s keynote conversation between Graffiti Research Labs‘ James Powderly and the New York Times’ Virginia Heffernan was a highlight which imparted tidbits of wisdom from Powderly like: Technology, as it approaches, becomes a…
Get to the Truth
Remeber that dude Zebbler who came to international attention for getting arrested during the Boston Mooninite “Bomb” scare? Curious what he’s been up to? He sent over this kind of amazing music video recently. The music is like epoch-jungle-trance and the video has naked people! It’s really well put together and pushes some boundries: Zebbler Encanti Experience “Get to the…
BOUNCEMENT: Starkey, MC Zulu, DJ C, Timid @ Lava
Aight, folks! Starkey‘s comin’ in to make his Chicago debut on Friday and we thought you might like a taste of what to expect at this sure-to-be-blazin’ party. Video: Starkey Live Mix on Mary Anne Hobbs’ BBC Radio 1 “Generation Bass”: [youtube 2Dd8NgurHBM] cranking out a steady stream of his own remixes, bootlegs, and 12″ tracks. This past year saw…
Snoop & Martha Stewart Make Mashed Potatoes
I love juxtapositions like this (though they have both been arrested, so they do have that in common). This is hilarious and the potatoes look delicious! Happy T-Day: [youtube -Ocre0kXgvg]
Election Season Wrap Up
Lets begin with a brand new political bounce-step track from DJ Flack, the title of which sums up part of our longing for change right now: Mashit Exclusive MP3 Download DJ Flack “Ready for Peace” -> [audio:https://archive.mashit.com/audio/Ready-for-Peace.mp3] Now for the recap. We began blogging about this historic election back in Feb. when Snoop Dogg was on Larry King discussing the…
Reggae Dancehall Sendups
It was bound to happen eventually. Dancehall’s been so good and so hip for so long, but it also tends to take itself so seriously. Well folks, the comedy world it pushing back: “Ras Trent” from SNL: [youtube TcK0MYgnHjo] “She’s So Hot – Boom” from Flight of the Conchords: [youtube JT5AQIlmM0I] Is dancehall the new yacht rock? Perhaps a more…
Creative Commons
This video’s a little cheezy but it’s also a nice primer about how Creative Commons works. CC is a Copyright alternative that allows for remixing and sharing of media, which we here at Mashit think is of utmost importance. All content on the Mashit site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution, Noncommercial, Share Alike 3.0 Unported License. Video: “A…
M.I.A. Sparks the Boyz to Talk Politics
I’m noticing an emerging theme; M.I.A. has been inspiring some hip-hop activism on her remixes. I’m glad to see her and Jay Z (!) taking the lead by talking about leadership. Jay seems to realize that his piece of the bling-pie will be eaten by someone much more wealthy than him if he doesn’t speak up and push for change.…