Humor
Radio Station Calls On DJs to Remix Gaffe From New Zealand COVID-19 Response Minister
An unintentional slip of the tongue from New Zealand’s COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins could be a catalyst for the career of one local music producer. At a press conference over the weekend, Hipkins was addressing the notion that Kiwis living in high-density areas face the struggle of being unable to get outside without posing a risk to public health. However, in the moment he used some awkward phrasing, leading to a blunder in which he said Kiwis were looking to get out and “spread their legs” instead of “stretch their legs.” The gaffe wasn’t lost on anybody, including local dance music radio station George FM, who are now calling on music producers and DJs to give their best attempt at remixing the humorous audio clip. The station is off...
This Artist Recorded Audio From His Own Firing—Then Remixed It Into a Banger
Many musicians channel pain and anguish through music, taking life’s various traumas and negative experiences and turning them into sonic works of art. Though it’s unclear if one of those negative experiences—getting fired from a day job—has led to a vast amount of musical inspiration for most, it has for electronic music producer Joe Monday. While the experience of getting fired might give one inspiration to create art, Monday took things a step further thanks to the fact that he had an actual audio recording of the incident. He used that recording to create “Me Getting Fired,” a “remix” of his dismissal from his former job. The video’s background image portrays a Yandere-style Monday and his former boss, as quotes from the audio recording appear ...
