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Girl Talk – Feed the Animals

This week has been amazing. The Celtics won it all, UPA 2008 was a lot of fun, and the new Girl Talk album was finally released!

Stop what you’re doing right now and download Feed the Animals. It’s free (pay what you want). A $10 donation gets you a physical CD along with the download. I haven’t even listened to the whole album yet, but it is going to be the album of the summer (and probably next summer too).

I’ve been listening to Night Ripper (2006) for the past two years, probably at least every other week. DJ Gregg Gillis (aka Girl Talk) is mashup genius and he mixes current hit songs with pop classics. It’s unbelievable. Have a look at the song list on Wikipedia if you have any doubts. Oh, and don’t bother getting any of his records before Night Ripper. He was still apparently crafting his art on those records.

I think this is better than Night Ripper. Lollipop vs Under the Bridge is sick.

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