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September 25, 2006

Beatles and Beach Boys mash-up...not so good

CBC writer Stephen Cole takes the DJ behind the "Beachles" mash-up of Sgt. Pepper's and Pet Sounds to task for, well, kinda screwing up two great albums. He goes on to praise other mash-ups, and it's a pretty even handed assessment of remixing culture. I'm used to seeing sites praise mash-ups simply because they boldy strike out against antiquated copyright laws (I'm looking at you, Boing Boing), so this article is a refreshing change.

6 comment(s) so far (Post your own)

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On September 25, 2006 8:34 PM, kim said:

i'm not sure that reviewing the first track is really taking him "to task." it makes more sense to actually listen to the record you're reviewing, but to expect any more from stephen cole would be foolish.

he spends a good deal of time praising the beastles. i wouldn't call that even-handed. there are many better reviews of the beachles online. i enjoyed it quite a bit more than the beastles, the grey album, and almost any other mashup record you can name, but i also respect that others would have a difficult time listening to it.

this guy's a reporter. he should know that a one-track review is not a real review. shame on him.

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On September 25, 2006 9:09 PM, kim said:

and i'm sorry, but how exactly did he screw up two great albums? they still exist in their original form. there are a lot of people who enjoyed this record. just look at the comments around the web.

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On September 25, 2006 10:24 PM, Warren Frey said:

Hell, I haven't even listened to it...I just liked the fact that somebody said something different than "OMG MASHUPS! RIAA SUX0R!", whether or not he's right. Now I guess I have to actually make a decision one way or the other....dammit! :)

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On September 26, 2006 4:22 AM, kim said:

okay, sorry for reading too much into your glee. when you say things like "well, kinda screwing up two great albums," one gets the impression that you have already heard it and formed your opinion. but i'm pretty sure that mr. cole didn't even read what the artist had to say, which was something to the effect of: "this isn't a mash-up record."

you kind of have to give it to me here. when an arts reporter for a recognized news service decides to write a ten paragraph article knocking a much-ballyhooed record, you'd expect him to spend more than one sentence talking about the album's songs.

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On September 26, 2006 6:40 AM, Warren Frey said:

Sure...I've got no loyalty to this Cole fellow. But laziness and being pressed for time ARE the twin hallmarks of journalism. :)

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On September 26, 2006 7:42 PM, kim said:

agreed. but he did wait a few weeks to review it. kind of late in the game, even for a journalist.

=)

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