Comments for DJ D-Mac http://www.djdmac.com Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:52:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Comment on Song of the Day: Skeewiff “Close Shave” by DJ Stylus http://www.djdmac.com/2012/04/24/song-of-the-day-skeewiff-close-shave/#comment-7618 DJ Stylus Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:52:07 +0000 http://www.djdmac.com/?p=10492#comment-7618 slick! slick!

]]> Comment on Song of the Day: The Jam “Start!” by DJ D-Mac http://www.djdmac.com/2012/04/16/song-of-the-day-the-jam-start/#comment-7353 DJ D-Mac Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:08:39 +0000 http://www.djdmac.com/?p=10189#comment-7353 "Start!" as in "Start filing! Why'd you wait 'til the last minute (again)?" “Start!” as in “Start filing! Why’d you wait ’til the last minute (again)?”

]]> Comment on That French tune from Mad Men by DJ D-Mac http://www.djdmac.com/2012/03/26/that-french-tune-from-mad-men/#comment-7088 DJ D-Mac Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:29:33 +0000 http://www.djdmac.com/?p=9921#comment-7088 Thanks for your comment, but yes M., your English is not so good. :) Because I *didn't* say that Yé-Yé wasn't popular in 1966. I had said that "that type of innocuous manufactured Yé-Yé pop was long gone from even the French charts [...]" Yé-Yé was moving forward, as I'd alluded to. As a Yé-Yé collector, you know that the genre matured as the 60s marched on. Yes, France Gall's 'Baby Pop' album didn't come out until 1966, BUT that album was a leap forward for Ye-Ye pop, a more mature and musically varied album (reflecting the influence of British and American groups like the aforementioned Beatles and Beach Boys). Yé-Yé did indeed come to the North American continent; most prevalently in French-speaking Canada (an early 2000's personal trip to Montreal supports this theory as the record stores were well-stocked with vintage French pop). Megan Draper grew up in Quebec, where she definitely would have heard French pop in the early 60s. Thanks for your comment, but yes M., your English is not so good. :)
Because I *didn’t* say that Yé-Yé wasn’t popular in 1966. I had said that “that type of innocuous manufactured Yé-Yé pop was long gone from even the French charts [...]” Yé-Yé was moving forward, as I’d alluded to. As a Yé-Yé collector, you know that the genre matured as the 60s marched on.

Yes, France Gall’s ‘Baby Pop’ album didn’t come out until 1966, BUT that album was a leap forward for Ye-Ye pop, a more mature and musically varied album (reflecting the influence of British and American groups like the aforementioned Beatles and Beach Boys).

Yé-Yé did indeed come to the North American continent; most prevalently in French-speaking Canada (an early 2000′s personal trip to Montreal supports this theory as the record stores were well-stocked with vintage French pop). Megan Draper grew up in Quebec, where she definitely would have heard French pop in the early 60s.

]]> Comment on That French tune from Mad Men by M. http://www.djdmac.com/2012/03/26/that-french-tune-from-mad-men/#comment-6914 M. Wed, 04 Apr 2012 05:38:11 +0000 http://www.djdmac.com/?p=9921#comment-6914 Ye-ye never really came over to North America so I think this was a poor choice of song. Also you're wrong about Ye-ye not being popular by 1966, it stayed popular until around 1970. Baby Pop didn't even come out until '66. Also a personal opinion, but I think the best ye-ye came out in the mid to late 60s. An opinion generally shared by fellow French pop collectors. Sorry if my English is not so good. Ye-ye never really came over to North America so I think this was a poor choice of song. Also you’re wrong about Ye-ye not being popular by 1966, it stayed popular until around 1970. Baby Pop didn’t even come out until ’66. Also a personal opinion, but I think the best ye-ye came out in the mid to late 60s. An opinion generally shared by fellow French pop collectors. Sorry if my English is not so good.

]]> Comment on Song of the Day: The Monkees “Porpoise Song” by DJ D-Mac http://www.djdmac.com/2012/03/09/song-of-the-day-the-monkees-porpoise-song/#comment-6137 DJ D-Mac Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:51:27 +0000 http://www.djdmac.com/?p=9524#comment-6137 Such an incredible tune! <b>Bongwater</b> did a gonzo psychedelic cover in 1988 and is one of their best performances. The album <i>Head</i> is now available as a <a href="http://www.rhino.com/shop/product/the-monkees-head-deluxe-edition-handmade" target="rhino" rel="nofollow">deluxe 3-disc reissue box set</a> by Rhino Handmade. Such an incredible tune! Bongwater did a gonzo psychedelic cover in 1988 and is one of their best performances.

The album Head is now available as a deluxe 3-disc reissue box set by Rhino Handmade.

]]> Comment on Song of the Day: Funkanizer “Last Call” by Spinforth http://www.djdmac.com/2012/03/01/song-of-the-day-funkanizer-last-call/#comment-6089 Spinforth Wed, 07 Mar 2012 02:14:52 +0000 http://www.djdmac.com/?p=9352#comment-6089 Nice one! :) Nice one! :)

]]> Comment on Song of the Day: Analog Players Society “I Can’t Wait” by DJ Stylus http://www.djdmac.com/2012/01/31/song-of-the-day-analog-players-society-i-cant-wait/#comment-5950 DJ Stylus Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:51:12 +0000 http://www.djdmac.com/?p=8040#comment-5950 Their Vince Guaraldi Christmas cover is great too. Their Vince Guaraldi Christmas cover is great too.

]]> Comment on Song of the Day: Gregory Porter “1960 What?” (Opolopo Kick & Bass Rerub) by DJ Stylus http://www.djdmac.com/2012/01/13/song-of-the-day-gregory-porter-1960-what-opolopo-kick-bass-rerub/#comment-5949 DJ Stylus Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:48:35 +0000 http://www.djdmac.com/?p=7921#comment-5949 I missed his show at the Kennedy Center. Cheap tickets too. Fail. I missed his show at the Kennedy Center. Cheap tickets too. Fail.

]]> Comment on Song of the Day: Lily Allen “Smile” by DJ D-Mac http://www.djdmac.com/2012/02/21/song-of-the-day-lily-allen-smile/#comment-5853 DJ D-Mac Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:54:16 +0000 http://www.djdmac.com/?p=9051#comment-5853 There have been some great remixes of "Smile." Digital Soundboy's dub is a great drum'n'bass remix. And Mark Ronson's revisited version takes it straight back to the 60s with a fun Motown bounce. There have been some great remixes of “Smile.” Digital Soundboy’s dub is a great drum’n'bass remix. And Mark Ronson’s revisited version takes it straight back to the 60s with a fun Motown bounce.

]]> Comment on Download: Gloria Jones “Tainted Love (Soggy Disco Biscuit Rerub)” by soggy disco biscuit http://www.djdmac.com/2012/02/08/download-gloria-jones-tainted-love-soggy-disco-biscuit-rerub/#comment-5813 soggy disco biscuit Sun, 19 Feb 2012 05:36:34 +0000 http://www.djdmac.com/?p=8728#comment-5813 Cheers mate! Glad you like the track! Check out my new one at http://soundcloud.com/soggydiscobiscuit/blow-your-whistle-soggy-disco Cheers mate! Glad you like the track! Check out my new one at http://soundcloud.com/soggydiscobiscuit/blow-your-whistle-soggy-disco

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