The Worst Beatle

One of my favorite tenors, Björling’s vocal gifts seem effortless. He was a lousy actor, and supposedly a quiet, unassuming man, but wow, what a powerful voice! Most of his recordings suffer from the same problem most older recordings face. Think flat and distorted voice, grainy background. Very fortunately, a recording of his September 24, 1955 recital at Carnegie Hall exists that is far superior in quality to his recordings in the 30s and 40s and is mastered well.

Tosti – Ideale (Jussi Björling)

Puccini - E lucevan le stelle (Jussi Björling)

Ringo doesn’t take fan mail anymore, and he definitely doesn’t take your shit.

BONUS:

John Lennon remixes:

The Beatles – Revolution (The Yank’s Cut)

DJ Earworm – Lemon Lucy

VIDEO RESPONSE:

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Nico – The Fairest of the Seasons

Sun Kil Moon – Floating

Suzanne Vega - Gypsy

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Do you have a boyfriend? Want him to think you’re “artistic”, “sexy”, “smart”, and a little “alt”?

You don’t have to sit on a windowsill in leggings and boots.

Give him a mixtape. Give him this one.

Wave Machines - Keep The Lights On

Phoenix - Girlfriend

Dirty Projectors – Temecula Sunrise

Camera Obscura - Teenager

The Magnetic Fields - Absolutely Cuckoo

The Concretes – This One’s For You

Phoenix – Big Sun

Zeds Dead, two blokes from Ontario, are making some of the best dubstep out there.

Let's talk about the tracks, shall we?

Blue Foundation – Eyes on Fire (Zeds Dead Remix)

This is all over the place, in a good way. Female vocals over guitars, wobble base, phaser, and even 8-bit sounds make an appearance.

Radiohead – Pyramid Song (Zeds Dead Illuminati Remix)

Wow. What a brutal remix. Very inventive. This would either clear out the dance floor or be absolutely perfect, depending on the crowd.

Sublime – Doin’ Time (Zeds Dead Summer Grime Remix)

Their remix of Sublime is pretty standard, albeit pretty great. The drop sounds tight. The vocals could have been taken out with little damage to the track, but whatever.

Fenech-Soler - LA Love (Zeds Dead Remix)

More dubstep goodness. Like the Sublime remix, this feels like two different songs in one.

BONUS:

Barletta - Panther (Zeds Dead Remix)

Not their best, but if you like the rest, grab it.

Simon Rex went from gay porn star to MTV DJ to D-list actor to comedy rap producer to comedy rapper Dirt Nasty. You might have heard of My Dick … um, I mean … the Mickey Avalon single “My Dick” which Rex produced and rapped in.

Dirt Nasty is immature humor, appropriate for 14 year old boys – My Dick is on the same album as Baby Dick -- but tongue in cheek enough for twenty-somethings. Rex is in his thirties, and thirty-somethings who don’t take themselves seriously and who would still take a bong rip if it was passed to them would probably dig this too.

I've included his only album, Dirt Nasty, as well as a track that samples Calvin Harris' "Acceptable In The 80's"; a weird autotuned, glitched out track about Lortab; a beef track about Ed Hardy; and the only good remix of "My Dick": an electro house jam with electric guitars.

Dirt Nasty – Dirt Nasty

Pittsburg Slim feat. Dirt Nasty – Popular With The Ladies

Andy Milonakis, Dirt Nasty - Loritab 2

Dirt Nasty - Fuck Ed Hardy

Mickey Avalon feat. Dirt Nasty & Andre Legacy – My Dick (Dr. Girlfriend Trashy Vocal Remix)

THE ORIGINAL:

Daft Punk – One More Time

THE REMIXES:

Daft Punk - One More Time (Dskotek Remix)

Daft Punk – One More Time (George Lenton Remix)

Top Billin - One Last Time

Super Mash Bros. - I Fucking Bleed Purple And Gold