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Joe Strummer 10th anniversary

It’s 10 years today (well yesterday now) since the death of Joe Strummer.

Strange how the life and death of Joe Strummer – more so after he died – weaves in and out of mine even though I never knew the man directly.

Being involved with London Booted the Clash mashup album in 2003, the start and naming of this very podcast and blog relating to that, the gradual introduction to The Clash past from just knowing the Mescaleros and the singles, the mashup album, falling in love with his radio shows and the documentaries…it’s grown and grown rather than faded away.

And in my mind Peel who died in 2004 and Strummer in 2002 are related, in the real world with the early formation of BBC 6Music but mostly in my mind…both people who loved music and wanted to show the world it’s infinite varieties – and in the case of Joe also his politics which I think came from a love for people and hatred of oppression and how badly they are treated.

So here are links to some of those Strummer related posts in my life, like counting the fence posts as you stroll over the fields.

Interestingly today I spent listening to the new records I missed in 2012, listening to new music exclusively. I can think of no better way to honour the man who always had a boombox and a tape of ‘too future’ music by his side ;-)

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RC 224: GYBO RIP Part One – The New Skool

Sadly as mentioned on the blog Get Your Bootleg On – the 10 year old mashup forum is to close – certainly the bootleg forums are now gone. Here’s the first part of commemorative shows (sounds like a Franklin Plate: here buy the 2002 Mashup Edition with Extra Goldleaf Missy!) where I’ve taken the first 5-6 pages of GYBO and featured the tracks there – just to show the creativity and diversity of the place. And to give GYBO a sort of wake.

What I thought might be difficult to find good stuff I eventually had the opposite problem – too many good mashups! This also harks back to the first Radio Clash podcasts back in 2004-6 which were originally an all mashup.

As mentioned in the show I need your help for part 2 – which will be the ‘Old Skool’ edition. What was the first mashup you heard on GYBO? Or the favourite one you’ve heard in these 10 years? Usual address, or try the contact form above or the comments below.

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  • Captain Obvious – Madonna Has A Kiki (Madonna vs Scissor Sisters)
  • S.I.R. Remix – Call me Maybe (Hands Up! Give me your Heart!) (Carly Rae Jepsen vs Ottowan)
  • Mashed And Confused – I’m Finally Horny (Mousse T Vs Ce Ce Peniston)
  • Thriftshop XL – Pump up the 212 (Topless Harry Hill Mix) (Azaelia Banks vs Technotronic)
  • G4Gorilla – I’m Back With Roses (Outkast vs Dean Coleman & The Partysquad feat. Michael Bryan)
  • DJ Spider – How Does It Feel La La La (LMFAO vs Kylie)
  • Michmash – Monster Can’t Dance
  • MashMike – Tacatá (Lederhosn Remix) (Tacabro vs. Haindling vs. Tag Team vs. Lady GaGa)
  • G3RSt – I Want Stacy’s Mom
  • Loo & Placido – Beat It Freaks (Michael Jackson vs. Yuksek vs. The Noisy Freaks vs. Richard Cheese)
  • RUINMYTUNE – Luv U Single Ladies
  • DRA’man – Get the model
  • No Saturday Night Surgery – What Makes You Stop Believing (One Direction vs Journey)
  • ViC – Michael83 (INXS vs. M83)
  • LeeDM101 – Midnight Moon (M83 vs. Creedence Clearwater Revival)
  • JaxOhmboy – NumBear (BearopjiggaFuced it mix)
  • Zigmond Fraud – Hittin The Devil Beats
  • DJ Schmolli – Rock Of Ages (2012)
  • Fissunix & CLT – Moon Steam
  • Onelove – Lazy Scrubs (Bruno Mars vs TLC)
  • GenErik – Empire Heart of Gold (Neil Young vs Jay-Z)
  • mARKYbOY – Crimson Cologne Cerrone Houdini (Goldfrapp vs Morcheeba)
  • Maxko187 – Something About Us (Daft Punk vs Kesha vs Will Smith)
  • daftbeatles – Heart of Glass (Blondie vs Philip Glass)
  • FreeMan88 – The Great Dictator Final Speech vs Time by Hans Zimmer

Photo taken by Pelican used under Creative Commons as John White who made the original ORLY? owl is rather litigious – the inspiration for this image is this excellent animated GIF which has gone into GYBO folklore

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Let Me Go Sunshine (Heaven 17 vs Rockers Revenge vs The Clash)

(Taxi image by Marc Samsom, used under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic)

As premiered in the latest podcast, this mashup isn’t my idea at all – Jeb Edwards aka DJ 50PoundNote asked me to make it as part of his set. He originally heard it on a friends tape from the 80′s but couldn’t find the original whitelabel (or it might have been mixed live?) so this is my recreation! It’s not a new combo bar The Clash bit, but the other combos I’ve heard are too fast or just don’t work. I think this works as an old-skool summer mashup – shame there isn’t any sun at the moment!

Obviously it’s Heaven 17′s Let Me Go vs Arthur Baker’s Rockers Revenge project ‘Walking on Sunshine’ with a little bit of Magnificent Seven by The Clash.

Instamatic Recreation – Let Me Go Sunshine

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Radio Clash – Dunproofin remix & Strummer of Love

I didn’t know back in the mists of time Guthhell made a video for Andy Dunproofin’s Radio Clash remix he did for ‘This One’s For Joe’ :-D Still the best remix of this song out there, period.

Also if you didn’t know it’s coming up to the 10th anniversary of Joe Strummer’s death later this year – Strummerville are putting on the Strummer of Love festival in honour of him this August. Really tempted to go, although camping was never my style.

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