• Rant: Zombie Feminism
  holy moly! a very persuasively argued account/critique of "zombie feminism" :: "_Deadgirl_ is such a striking entry in the zombie feminism genre because it's just so damn literal. You've got a naked girl, strapped to a bed in a mental institution, being raped by a bunch of teenaged guys. Clearly a situation in need of a feminist zombie intervention if I ever saw one. If you were to boil the message of this film down to one basic point (which you probably shouldn't), it would be that men shouldn't rape women because those women might turn out to be superpowered zombies who want to eat your you-know-what. … Our vengeful zombie's refusal to be raped and ruined is symbolic enough to provide social commentary, but grody enough to keep you entertained." :: (h/t billtron)
  (tags: flim criticism zombie feminism blogpost critique horror violence)
• DJ Noodles “A Milli” (Remix Baby!) [Mixtape] : DJNoodles.com
  DJ noodles rounds up a couple dozen "a milli" versions here (available for DL and streaming) :: notably, these are all "freestyles" by established MCs :: it'd be nice to hear the various global/underground versions in the mix too, like those 3 israeli versions i linked to a while back
  (tags: hip-hop remix version lilwayne mixtape)
• Over 'A Milli' Remixes : VIBE.com
  a collection, from back in june, of several "a milli" versions, w/ new MCs hoppin on bangladesh's viral beat
  (tags: hip-hop version remix lilwayne audio)
• Sasha Frere-Jones: Online Only: The New Yorker | "A Zilli"
  by august SF/J counted up to 40 versions of "a milli" :: too bad that his muxtape, like all muxtapes, is now inaccessible :: i wonder how many have followed since
  (tags: hip-hop remix version lilwayne newyorker)
• A Million Different Versions Of Lil Wayne's 'A Milli' – News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News
  interesting that as far back as june, "a milli" was notable for engendering dozens of versions :: many more have followed since — has anyone put together a fairly comprehensive list?
  (tags: hip-hop lilwayne remix version video)
• selektor: Singles
  laaaarge collection of selecta sound FX :: more airhorn!
  (tags: samples dancehall reggae DJ soundsystem audio blogpost)
• Toms Essay – Measure for Measure – Opinion – New York Times Blog
  awesome essay by susanne vega (who's now blogging for the nyt?!) on the proliferation of "tom's diner" versions — and the song's role in the creation of mpeg-level-3!! :: to her credit, she loved em — "Suddenly, with the remix of “Tom’s Diner,” that world that I had grown up in and struggled with had accepted me and my music in a way I couldn’t have predicted and couldn’t control. Other versions came flooding in from all over the world. People made them up and mailed me cassettes. I loved one by Michigan & Smiley, a kind of reggae improvisation. And Nikki D, a young black woman from Los Angeles with a gold tooth, changed it into a song about teenage pregnancy — that was another one of my favorites."
  (tags: pop version remix house reggae hip-hop copyright nyt blogpost newyork race mp3)

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