DJ Bacon Returns with Beastie Boys & Pink Floyd Mash-up Album BEASTIE FLOYD with Remixes, Mega-mix & Instrumentals (DJB Bandcamp)

Australian DJ, producer, and turntablist Scott Barker, better known as DJ Bacon, is a well-documented Beastie Boys super-fan. Barker has previously released remixes of Beasties fan favorites "Egg Man," "Sure Shot," and "Shake Your Rump," as well as an infamous Run-D.M.C./Beastie Boys mega-mix fittingly titled "RUN-BST." We conducted a comprehensive 2018 interview with DJ Bacon himself, in fact, coinciding with the 7-inch/digital re-releases of both "Back In Hell" (Run-D.M.C. vs. AD/DC) B/W "Sure Shot" Rock Steady Remix and the aforementioned "RUN-BST" mega-mix. So, of course, when it came time to coordinate our full-album 3-part Beastie Boys Paul's Boutique 30th Anniversary All-around Breakdown AKA PB30, DJ Bacon was amongst the first people we reached out for contributions. He ended up penning a deeply personal blurb for "A Year & A Day" (Suite d.) from "B-Boy Bouillabaisse" as part of PB30 "Side B"/Part II.

So, needless to say, we were pretty ecstatic when DJ Bacon emailed us a few weeks back with a press advance for his then-upcoming project, BEASTIE FLOYD. Yes, you guessed it, BEASTIE FLOYD is a Beastie Boys vs. Pink Floyd mash-up/remix album! Billed as the proper full-length follow-up to 2018's "Back In Hell" mega-mix, BEASTIE FLOYD is described as "DJ Bacon's most ambitious project to date, there are equal borrowings from the obscure and well-known elements of both bands." Not only does BEASTIE FLOYD consist of five individual remixes, DJ Bacon has decided to remix himself as part of a 20-minute BEASTIE FLOYD mega-mix split into two 10+ minute sections. DJ Bacon attests, "in fact, there has never been a whole remix album released as a mega-mix by anyone before now." We can imagine DJ Bacon's BEASTIE FLOYD would serve as a great alt. soundtrack to either BEASTIE BOYS STORY or BEASTIE BOYS BOOK, too!

It's a bit harder for us to pinpoint the Pink Floyd instrumentals/samples, but on the vocal side of things, DJ Bacon expertly incorporates elements from the Beastie Boys' "Shake Your Rump" & "Stop That Train" from Paul's Boutique, "Root Down" & "Sure Shot" from Ill Communication, and last, but not least, "So What'cha Want" from Check Your Head. Oddly enough, the Beastie Boys seem to have been fans of or, at least, influenced by Pink Floyd, as a few of their songs sample the band: "Looking Down The Barrel of A Gun" from their Dust Brothers-produced Paul's Boutique makes use of elements of Pink Floyd's "Time" from The Dark Side of The Moon (1973) and "Johnny Ryall" samples "One of These Days" from Meddle (1971.) Additionally, the Beasties' newly-remastered "Gratitude" music video from Check Your Head was created as an homage to 1972 concert film Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii and was filmed in Rotorua, New Zealand around 1992. DJ Bacon's BEASTIE FLOYD is currently available to purchase, stream, or download on Bandcamp with a 7-inch vinyl edition coming soon, as well.

"Let Me Shine for You:" Lindsay Lohan for Playboy (Winter 2011-12 Leak)

Lindsay Lohan essentially embodies exactly "What NOT to Do In Hollywood :" Fame, fortune, success... sex, drugs & Rock "N" Roll . Within a fairly short period of time, Lohan somehow managed to obtain a plentiful helping of POWER @ a very young age. This gradual rise-downfall was captured on film; Between 1998-2010, she portrayed a wide array of roles across the silver screen in movies including: Mean Girls, Bobby , Herbie Fully Loaded , Georgia Rule, Machete , and Freaky Friday . Between rapid-paced film shoots, Lindsay Lohan also found time to record 2 Pop Rock albums for Casablanca , Speak (2004) and A Litter More Personal-Raw (2005). Needless to say, Lindsay Lohan has gotten roped up in a lot of troubles and woes with the law over the last 3-5 years... a vicious cycle of drugs, arrest, court, rehab, "daddy issues," jail time [Repeat]. That's the pure basics of it - But Google that shit for additional info, if necessary. Towards the end of...

[W]reckless, Topless American Youth: Lana del Rey - "Born 2 Die" (Britney Spears Birthday 30)

Lana del Rey [Lizzy Grant] effectively became 2011's "It Girl" with the release of her phenomenal debut single, "Video Games" (Stranger) . Like many struggling singer-songwriters, Grant has been signed, dropped, and significantly changed her public image since bursting onto the scene (2009). With that said, it can be assumed that Lana del Rey has collected just as many "haters" as she has avid supporters. To be perfectly honest, the only other artist I can think of that made this much commotion... garnered so much wide-spread buzz/hate and critical acclaim -- right out of the gates -- with just one track is Britney Spears . And maybe in this post- Mike musical era, that's the true synthesis of Pop Culture: Britney Lynn Spears . After months of repeated teasing and speculation, Lana del Rey 's major label debut, Born 2 Die will [finally] be released this coming Jan. 30-31, 2012. Pitchfork reports that it will feature "Off to The Ra...

Liberty Bell Cracked In 1/2: Ween - "Freedom of '76" (Gene Ween's Final Send-Off)

Chocolate & Cheese (1994) was one of the first albums I bought with my own money. I was in some sort of BMG Music Club , where you'd buy 5 CD's and then get 10 for "FREE." It was all sent through mail order and you picked the titles from some special booklet. I'm almost positive that Chocolate & Cheese's side boob-baring album cover was what initially drew me in... mind you, I was 12-15 and the zany Ween logo/middle finger CD graphic really didn't hurt either. Honestly, I forget how I really felt about it @ the time, but a few years later, my older cousin Josh told me that Ween were this BIG college "jam band." CKY did some sort pf 93.3 radio takeover to promote their new album and played "Freedom of '76" late that night on air. Needless to say, I re-visited Chocolate & Cheese @ about 20-something this go 'round and I fucking loved it! Ween were really weird, yet talented... almost too talented. I can vaguel...

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