Midas Touch the Sky - Midnight Star vs. Kanye West (Dual Citizen mashup)

Last time we were in NYC, I picked up the 12" single for one of my favorite disco funk songs, Midas Touch by Midnight Star. Great record, but I was unable to rip the instrumental because my turntable needle sucked.

That all changed just the other day when I finally picked up one these puppies. Now I can rip vinyl to my heart's content.

I grabbed the Midnight Star instrumental and thought another song involving touching would go well with it. Then I found an acapella for Kanye West's 2006 hit Touch the Sky and realized it was meant to be.

 

Why I love and hate ACL Fest

Austin City Limits Festival is a big deal in the self-proclaimed Live Music Capital of the World, and this is the outdoor music festival's tenth year. We went one year and I hated it: paying $90 a day to be locked in Zilker Park in sweltering heat with 75,000 other people, paying $7 for a can of beer, standing in line for 20 minutes to buy overpriced food. Fuck that noise!

But I also love ACL Fest because it brings tons of awesome artists to our fine city. When they shut down the concert at 10 pm every night and the sun-baked families head home to bed, the musicians are just getting started!  They go downtown and play shows in bars and venues. Drinks are cheaper and the weather is cooler and the crowds are smaller and you can get a lot closer to the artist.

The video above is the perfect example of that. I took it last night at Emo's Austin where we got to see Theophilus London up close and personal. To have had that close a perspective at ACL, we would have had to fight through this huge crowd of people, and even then we would still be 10 feet from the stage. Did I mention his ACL set was at 12:30 in the freaking afternoon?

I look forward to ACL Fest every year. I just hope I never have to attend it again.

Britney Spears in Houston

Earlier this summer we went to see Britney Spears and Nicki Minaj in Houston. It was freaking awesome. If you can't appreciate some good pop music, seriously, loosen up a little and don't take yourself so damn seriously. America is pop music, and pop music is Britney Spears. At least for this generation. This was just pure fun and the people in the crowd were weird and crazy. Nicki Minaj was great too.