Girl Talk is only 27 and 4 albums in

So, I may be the only blog out there that posts on Ritter, Dylan, traditional bluegrass, followed by this...

Girl Talk is the stage name of 27 year-old Pittsburgh DJ, Gregg Gillis, who has just released his fourth album, Feed The Animals on Illegal Art. It's not breaking news that Girl Talk released another album...hell, I'm probably the 754th blog this week to touch upon this album because of the marketing behind it and the quality of songs within it. But, I have been stuck on his My space site for the past few days, treating his songs as a music trivia game. Girl Talk often samples dozens of songs in only one track from artists such as Procol Harum, Kanye West, ACDC, Beastie Boys, Jay Z, Hendrix, Avril, Rob Zombie, Yael Naim, Missy Elliot, The Police and on and on and on... (Obtaining licensing for each sample must have been a nightmare) How many can you name?

Girl Talk - Play Your Part (Pt. 1)

Girl Talk - Still Here

Not only will these songs liven up any summer party you're having, but you can also start a great competition among your friends across the genres represented in each song. And, as mentioned above, Girl Talk has made it a priority to get this album into your hands with ease. Similar to Radiohead's marketing campaign that irked many a record label, Girl Talk is willing to offer his album for download at your price on his label's site, Illegal Art.

Girl Talk's remaining tour schedule of live shows has him visiting my neighborhood in just a few weeks. However, beware: according to Wikipedia, Gregg Gillis is an exhibitionist as he is/was notorious for stripping down in mid set. Hmmm...