Girl Talk also known as DJ Gregg Gillis, is quickly rising out of obscurity. He naturally combines dozens of hip-hop, pop, and rock hits in every song. His most recent album, Feed the Animals, has more than 300 samples on it. In one of his songs, “Like This” he works in Beyonce, Rick Astley, Nine Inch Nails, and Yo La Tengo in a 90-second sequence. It is not just Girl Talk is definitely an artist you need to check out.
He wasn’t the first guy to splice a few songs together, but he’s taken the mash-up to obsessive and euphoric new heights. Is it art? Ask a grad student. Is it legal? Gillis, for one, doesn’t much care. Is it fun? Judging by the thousands of sweaty, writhing bodies packed in at every show and the women leaping onstage to get next to his near-clothesless body, we’re going to say yes -GQ
Upcoming Shows
Dec 31 2009 8:00P
Congress Theater Chicago, Illinois
Jan 15 2010 8:00P
Big Day Out Festival Auckland, Auckland
Jan 17 2010 8:00P
Big Day Out Festival Gold Coast
Jan 20 2010 8:00P
The Palace Melbourne
Jan 22 2010 8:00P
Big Day Out Festival Sydney
Jan 25 2010 8:00P
Enmore Theatre Sydney
Jan 26 2010 8:00P
Big Day Out Festival Melbourne
Jan 29 2010 8:00P
Big Day Out Festival Adelaide
Jan 31 2010 8:00P
Big Day Out Festival Perth
-via http://www.myspace.com/girltalk
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