Magnet Magazine — For almost 15 years, Matthew S (a.k.a. Matthew Smith) was best known as the founder of Illegal Art, the label whose catalog challenged conventional wisdom on sampling, copyright parameters and authorship. Launched in 1998, Illegal Art went on to rele... more info

Stereogum — Many years ago, the Pittsburgh producer Girl Talk was the master of the jittery ADD mash-up barrage. Since then, he’s reinvented himself as more of a regular beatmaker with a whole lot of collaborations under his belt. A couple of years ago, Girl T... more info

Stereogum — The Seoul collective Balming Tiger was a Stereogum Band To Watch in 2021. In the accompanying interview, group member Omega Sapien described the band’s sound as “underground K-pop, extra-alternative” — a fun idea to consider. Balming Tiger... more info

Stereogum — Last year, the singular dance artist Yaeji released her standalong single “booboo.” Since then, Yaeji dropped another single called “Pondeggi,” and she collaborated with Girl Talk and T-Pain on “Believe In Ya” and with BAMBII and Jessy... more info

Stereogum — The party-starting mash-up auteur Girl Talk and the robo-voiced, platinum-plated hook-monster T-Pain both rose to prominence around the same time in the ’00s. As a result, T-Pain’s voice is all over supremely of-their-time Girl Talk albums lik... more info

Consequence Of Sound — St. Vincent, Melanie Martinez, Crowded House, Wiz Khalifa, and Girl Talk also appear on the inaugural lineup. SZA and The Killers to Headline New Sudden Little Thrills Music Festival in Pittsburgh Scoop Harrison more info

Stereogum — It’s not the ’00s anymore, but rap’s fabled blog era may never truly die. Last year, the blog-rap all-star team of Wiz Khalifa, Big K.R.I.T., and Smoke DZA got together with Girl Talk, the one-time mashup monster who has turned toward rap pr... more info

Stereogum — Girl Talk has effectively stopped putting out the densely layered mash-ups that made him famous and moved on to exclusively producing for rappers. In recent years, he's worked with T-Pain, Erick The Architect, Don Q, and Freeway. more info

JamBase — The 2019 Bunbury Music Festival will feature Girl Talk, Greta Van Fleet, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong and more. more info

Stereogum — Girl Talk was still pulling in well-paying gigs long after his popularity peaked with the trilogy of 2006's Night Ripper , 2008's Feed The Animals, and 2010's All Day. I distinctly remember him holding down the final main stage spot before Outkast's... more info