who: Girl Talk
what: Mash-up DJ
when: October 25th, 2009
where: Pier 94, New York NY
why you should care:
Now, I'm usually not one for live music, my bff Paula will attest to that, but I took in the Girl Talk concert because all I had to do was test drive a Kia car to get two free tickets. Easy peasy and definitely worth it. What Girl Talk (real name Gregg Gillis) does is take small samples from other music (ie: Goodies by Ciara, Pop by N'Sync, Wonderwall by Oasis, and Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve), mash 'em up into one of sixteen tracks on the album and release it. Fifteen different hits in one song - perfect for a chronic car radio station changer like myself. As the NY Times magazine once said, pretty much a lawsuit waiting to happen, but in person, it's a damn fun dance party. I don't know how he does it, but the audience looked like they were having some sort of religious experience. Arms (and other body parts) flailing, clothes coming off, hyper-sweaty dudes...sounds like fun right? Check out this site if you wanna hear it for yourself and take a look at more pictures below.
nice photobomb, chick.
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