djBC sez, "A kick-ass group of mixers and mashers from the US, England, France, The Netherlands and Sweden has contributed to the second Santastic collection of 23 bizarre and wicked cool X-mashups and remixes. We've even got 2.5 Chanukah bootlegs this year for the all nice little Jewish kids, plus "liner notes" and sample lists from the producers. — Read the rest

Paul writes in to tell us about Bride of Monster Mashup, a Hallowe'en-themed mashup album — he sez, " It's excellent — it features DJ BC, Solcofn (from DC101), Cheekyboy (from DMC), pilchard and load more big mashers. There are also podcasts and videos for some of the tracks." — Read the rest

dj BC has released a second album of "Beastles" (Beatles/Beastie Boys) mashups called Let It Beast. dj BC is one of my all time favorite mashup artists, not least because I love both the Beatles and the Beasties and the way that he mixes them together brings new life to both. — Read the rest

Here's a fantastic list (with MP3 download links) of one blogger's ten fave mashups for 2005:

1. DJ BC "Yoshimi Battles Snoop Dogg"
The Flaming Lips vs. Snoop Dogg vs. Will Farrell

2. Aggro1 "Pull Up the Poor Bitches"
M.I.A. vs.

Virtuoso mashup king dj BC sez, "This is a Christmas album of mashups and unlicensed remixes of Christmas chestnuts by remix artists from the US and UK. All songs (mp3) and the cover art are downloadable. Contains mixes from Go Home Productions (who has done official remix work for Blondie and Bowie among others), Poj Masta (the young prodigy of the UK scene), dj BC (The Beastles, remix work with Heaven 17), and lots of others. — Read the rest

This is a 40-minute MP3 of a British radio broadcast called "DJ Food – Raiding the 20th Century" that attempted to sum up the entire cut-up/remix/mash up music movement. It's lots of crazy, whacky, jarring, harmonious, tricksy, and serendipitous sound, and it made me laugh and think. — Read the rest