Thursday, February 11, 2010

This, too, is remix.

John Coltrane's version of "My Favorite Things," 1961.

RIP: A Remix Manifesto (part 1)

This is a well-known and well-respected feature-length documentary on remix culture, focusing on the exceedingly awesome remix DJ Girl Talk. The entire doc is available in pieces on YouTube, and you can also "pay what you want" to download it on the official site, ripremix.com.

Game Changers: How Videogames Trained a Generation of Athletes

Great article from Wired about how video games have influenced the strategies and reflexes of professional athletes during live play.

I am not an athlete. But I do believe that this virtual- realtime transfer explains why I grip my steering wheel with white knuckles and lean my head to the right or left whenever I'm driving on curvy roads in the Hill Country like I'm playing Mario Kart.

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/01/ff_gamechanger/

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Lawrence Lessig on Fair Use

Here's an interview associated with a documentary about Fair Use/Remix that aired on PBS, Copyright Criminals.

Did I mention I love remix culture?

This is a funky little remix of David After Dentist. If you find yourself wanting more, I suggest searching "David After Dentist" and "Christian Bale". Now that is NSFW remix.

I Love Remix Culture

Star Wars franchise, meet the A-Team opening theme.


Rob Jewitt, blogger at Remedial Thoughts and lecturer in Media & Cultural Studies at University of Sunderland, created this great slidecast summarizing the main points of The Pirate’s Dilemma. Via http://thepiratesdilemma.com/category/we-invented-the-remix