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u can haz teh free mashies now

LOO and PLACIDO producer | remixer | dj duo: These guys are some of my favorite mashup DJs, and their "MASHMIX" podcast has a fabuloso ~90 minutes of non-stop ass-shakin' mix that just went up; I also noticed that they've got time-limited mashies up for grab. So... grab 'em!

i'm tv's little whore

...or "Naw, I'm Just Jossing You"

I caved and ordered the season three box set for Buffy Season 4 - it was only ¥5400 at Amazon.co.jp (including shipping, which triggers at ¥1500 purchases here!), and my dishwashing evenings were lacking something to look forward to, other than a load of clean dishes at the far end of that labor.

Last night though I watched the "Our Dear Mrs. Reynolds" episode of Firefly. I remain convinced that the series would have eclipsed BtVS if it had been given a 2nd season. There are so many lines and pauses and looks and otherwise insanely great moments in that story. I found myself laughing out loud at the show, which only happens rarely with BtVS.

In a similar vein, I finished Season 1 of Veronica Mars on the train ride home last night - it doesn't finish particularly strongly, but it's a damned good show. It's Twin Peaks -meets- Beverly Hills 90210; or at least I think so, having never seen more than 5 minutes of 90210. I liked Veronica Mars - not sure if I'm going to cough up the ¥7743 for it; that's a bit rich for me, considering Kristen Bell doesn't even get her kit off.
...
*checks ep guide for the first time*
Oh. Oh, crap. I only watched 13 episodes.. no wonder I thought it was a weak finale. It wasn't a finale. Hooo.

( in other news, i can't find shit )

mashy, bass heavy

RUN-DMC vs. Jason Nevins - It's Like That (thanks, weezie13 ) 

Of note: Sony/BMG, like many copyright holders, is now officially promoting their artists on YouTube. This is good because stuff goes up there officially, and it's available for viewing without having to go to Sony/BMG's site and navigate through crap and use whatever crappy player they've got going - it allows use of YouTube/Google's search function to find what you want, instead of having to go back and forth on the publisher's site, maybe finding it, maybe missing it even if it's there.

On the other hand, they'll almost certainly be increasingly vigilant about keeping other users away from uploading their own unedited recordings of the artists they represent (not a major problem), as well as the co-opted use of those music recordings in fan videos, use as background in collage videos, and who knows? Maybe they'll even go after young girls lip-syncing Pixies songs - how wrong! But in all seriousness, with the entry of big copyright holders into a realm that has burgeoned under use by casual users, I hope they don't sic the lawyerhounds on the other users, because there's already enough chilling effect on people's ability to interact with the media they love, and share it in their own way.