When it comes to music, we all have those tried-and-true songs we love to listen to as we get ready to go out for the night, or the ones we squeal giddily to when a DJ spins them on. But one of the great things about recent technology is that almost anyone can become a DJ--and a pretty decent one, at that--by being able to create song mash-ups.

Now while this post isn't directly about the Internet, I definitely think song mash-ups are a crazy phenomenon that certainly only spread through viral videos and the Internet, otherwise you would only hear such mixing if you went to see a professional DJ and a bar or club. I mean, look at Girl Talk. He had a nine-to-five job as an engineer but was able to quit his job in 2007 to become a professional DJ and tour around the world. And he also allowed fans to buy his 2008 album, Feed The Animals, online for any price they were willing to pay, a la Radiohead.

Girl Talk aside (Although you should DEFINITELY check him out if you haven't heard of him, seriously) I am posting today some common mash-ups of Top 40 songs that we all know, so that you can recognize how badass the mash-up is in action. The first is a combo of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up." I felt this one was important to include because "Rick Rolling" is also a viral video that took off a couple years back online, and so I thought this would pay homage to that.

Nirvana vs Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give Your Teen Spirit up

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The RickRolled Remix Strikes Again

(HT: Slater) We haven't gone away. Yes, the postings have been a little sparse as of late but we have a good reason. Our main contributor (Gabby) has moved from Los Angeles to... ...well, to here. Gabby says it was job related but we think otherwise. No matter, there can be some pros and cons to this - Pros: 3 hour drive max to any ACC game Lower cost of living means more money to spend on booze Cleaner (air, people, etc.) BBQ country Cons: Booze is controlled by the gubmit Nothing to do if no basketball or football on No more of this It's still the south (thinking of Deliverance) At least Gabby excapes the dominance of USC/UCLA. Cheers and 100 cocktails to you as EDSBS would say. We will begin our 1 or more postings a day on the cusp of the 2009-2010 basketball season. In the meantime our summer posting schedule will be limited until Gabby gets settled.

Mashup del día

participação de Rick Astley:

Para mi es una nueva forma de RickrollearEste es un mashup (mezcla de dos canciones populares que forman una nueva cancion) que fue hecho por DJ Margoth de Alemania, combina el estilo grunge de Nirvana con el tono Rickrolleador de Rick Astley.Kurt Cobain debe estar revolcandose en su tumba xDAhi les va el video:Nirvana vs [...]