2002: The early noughties mash-up craze was short-lived, but this surefire pop banker single-handedly relaunched Sugababes' careerAt the beginning of the last decade, the cult of the mash-up – two songs mixed together to effectively create a new song – made underground stars of the bedroom boffins who created them. Perhaps the most celebrated example was that of Are "Freaks" Electric?, which saw Sheffield DJ Richard X place the a cappella mix of Adina Howard's 1995 R&B hit Freak Like Me over...
Guardian Music — 2002: The early noughties mash-up craze was short-lived, but this surefire pop banker single-handedly relaunched Sugababes' careerAt the beginning of the last decade, the... more info