Thanks for the kind words, everyone! Baby Abraham is doing ok. His mom & dad are very tired, though. To force this post on-topic, his favorite albums are Sigur Ros - (), Lee Scratch Perry - Upsetter in Dub, T. Monk - Brilliant Corners (but of course), and the Beach Boys - Sunflower/Surf's Up. He also seems to enjoy his daddy 'crooning' frog-voiced versions of Ray Charles songs, especially "That Lucky Old Sun."

A baby with impeccable taste.

That's such great news, Hayden. Also, Mrs. Hayden? Hot.

Here's the free mashup CD we got when we went to Bootie:

Michael Goes To San Francisco - Franz Ferdinand Vs. Electric Six Vs. Scott McKenzie
Shorty Wanna Feelgood - G-Unit Vs. Motley Crüe
Take Your Mama Fighting - Scissor Sisters Vs. Nickelback Vs. Elton John
Don't Mess With Orgasmatron - Eurythmics Vs. Avenue D Vs. Mousse T. Vs. Anthony Rother
It Takes Two To Kiss - Prince Vs. Rob Base & More!
Drop It Like It's A Whole Lotta Love - Snoop Dogg Vs. Led Zeppelin
Bigmouth Strikes Again (Electro Remix) - The Smiths Vs. Fake ID
Banquet Soul - Bloc Party Vs. Soft Cell
Shakedown My Heart - Taylor Dayne Vs. Shakedown
Kylie's Photograph - Kylie Minogue Vs. Gary Numan

Kylie's Photograph - Kylie Minogue Vs. Gary Numan

Ooooooh! Any chance you could rip a copy and make it available? Pleeeeease.

T. Monk - Brilliant Corners (but of course)

His name is Sphere, of course he likes Monk! And when he gets older you can tell him you named him after "Highway 61 Revisited."

Here's the free mashup CD we got when we went to Bootie

Mark Vidler, a.k.a. Go Home Productions was there last fall. He was interviewed by Brian Lehrer recently. The GHP website has a bunch of free mp3s. I especially like "Making Plans For Vinyl (Tweet vs XTC)" and "Girl Wants (To Say Goodbye To) Rock And Roll" (Christina Aguilera / Velvet Underground / The Communards). (The altered Loaded cover suggests a rude joke, namely "What's that smell?" You'll have to look to see what's wafting up from the subway.) I suspect Hayden will be interested in the Beach Boys / Wings mashup "I Just Wasn't Made For The Backseat Of My Car". Fun stuff.

Hec's on right now. Audio link is near the bottom of the page.

More mashups.

20 Questions with Mark Vidler. This page has links to 20 Questions with other deejays, including Miss Frenchie, whose website points to this place for her mp3s. Worth the trip for "Pop Generation" (The Who vs. "Pop Muzik") and the delightfully titled "Fuck 'em Boyo" (Peaches meets The Clash.) The latter is her contribution to London Booted, London Calling mashed up with lots of stuff.

ETA: In case it's not obvious from the title, you may not want to play "Fuck 'em Boyo" at the office or around the kiddies.

The Rise and Fall of Rock and Roll graphic design.

Ooh yay, posts with mashups! I love those things. My current faves are the one that takes Jet's "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" and Christina Aguilera's "Dirrty"; and the one that slaps "Bootylicious" with "Superstition." Cool stuff.

My all time favorite, however, is the "official" mashup by the Sugababes, which puts the melody from Adina Howard's "Freak Like Me" with Gary Numan's "Are Friends Electric." I think it's just called "Freak Like Me."

In old news, I too was able to put the new U2 disc on my iPod. Guess I'll just have to live without the latest Diana Krall and that Mindy Smith CD on my pod.

Maybe. I'm going to try some hacking experimenting on the Krall CD this weekend. I'll let you know what I find.