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Copyright Criminals
Musicians throughout time, from Igor Stravinsky to MC Hammer to Girl Talk, owe a great debt to sampling. The act of quoting, re-contextualizing or“stealing”from other artists has become an art form in itself. But the practice of sampling has also caused a lot of controversy when it comes to the law and ideas about intellectual property. So Jim and Greg spend the bulk of today's episode digging into sampling. First they talk to Kembrew McLeod, a filmmaker and professor of communication studies at the University of Iowa. His latest documentary, Copyright Criminals, examines debates about the value and legality of sampling.
Jim and Greg also play their favorite sample-based songs:
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Featured Songs
- MC Hammer, U Can't Touch This, Please Hammer, Don‘t Hurt ’Em, Capitol, 1990
- Public Enemy, Can We Get A Witness?, It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back, Def Jam, 1988
- Beastie Boys, Looking Down The Barrel Of A Gun, Paul's Boutique, Capitol, 1989
- Danger Mouse, What More Can I Say, The Grey Album, self-released, 2004
- Girl Talk, In Step, Feed The Animals, Illegal Art, 2008
- Parliament, Flash Light, Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome, Casablanca, 1977
- Slick Rick, Children's Story, The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick, Def Jam, 1988
- The Verve, Bittersweet Symphony, Urban Hymns, Virgin, 1997
- The Andrew Oldham Orchestra, The Last Time, The Rolling Stones Songbook, Decca, 1966
- Beck, Loser, Mellow Gold, DGC, 1994
- John Oswald, Power, Plunderphonics 69/96, Seeland, 2001
- Celeste Legaspi, Magtaksil Man Ikaw (Bolero Medley), Bagong Plaka, Lumang Kanta Vol. 2, Universal, 1980
- Lupe Fiasco, Kick, Push, Lupe Fiasco's Food And Liquor, Atlantic, 2006
- Public Enemy, Welcome To The Terrordome, Fear Of A Black Planet, Def Jam, 1990
- A Tribe Called Quest, Can I Kick It?, People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, Jive, 1990
- Deee-Lite, Groove Is In The Heart, World Clique, Elektra, 1990
- DJ Shadow, Stem,/Long Stem/Transmission 2, Endtroducing, Mo Wax, 1996
- R.E.M., Mine Smell Like Honey, Collapse Into Now, Warner Bros., 2011
- R.E.M., Discoverer, Collapse Into Now, Warner Bros., 2011
- R.E.M., Endgame, Out Of Time, Warner Bros., 1991
- Phoenix, Long Distance Call, It's Never Been Like That, Astralwerks, 2006
- Vaselines, Sex With An X, Sex With An X, Sub Pop, 2010
- Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Buddy's Advice, Keep On Moving, Elektra, 1969
Featured Songs
- Pearl Jam, Daughter (Live at Lollapalooza), Vs., Epic, 1993
- Trevor Pinnock, Symphony No.4 in F Major: Allegro, William Boyce: 8 Symphonies, DG Archiv, 1987
- Van Halen, Everybody Wants Some, Women and Children First, Warner Bros., 1980
- Joy Division, Love Will Tear Us Apart, Licht und Blindheit, Sordide Sentimental, 1980
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Electricity, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Virgin, 1980
- New Order, Ceremony, New Order 511, Warner Music Vision, 1980
- Electronic, Getting Away With It, Getting Away with It, Factory, 1989
- Happy Mondays, Step On, Pills ‘n’ Thrills and Bellyaches, Elektra, 1990
- Black Sabbath, Rock and Roll Doctor, Technical Ecstasy, Warner Bros., 1976
- Lupe Fiasco, Kick Push, Food & Liquor, Atlantic, 2006
- MC Hammer, U Can't Touch This, Please Hammer, Don‘t Hurt ’Em, Capitol, 1990
- Outkast, Ms. Jackson, Stankonia, LaFace, 2000
- De La Soul, Say No Go, 3 Feet High and Rising, Tommy Boy, 1989
- De La Soul, Jenifa Taught Me, 3 Feet High and Rising, Tommy Boy, 1989
- Outkast, So Fresh and So Clean, Stankonia, LaFace, 2000
- Outkast, We Luv Deez Hoez, Stankonia, LaFace, 2000
- De La Soul, Change in Speak, 3 Feet High and Rising, Tommy Boy, 1989
- De La Soul, Eye Know, 3 Feet High and Rising, Tommy Boy, 1989
- Outkast, Bombs Over Baghdad, Stankonia, LaFace, 2000
- The New Pornographers, Mutiny, I Promise You, Challengers, Matador, 2007
- The New Pornographers, Myriad Harbor, Challengers, Matador, 2007
- M.I.A., Bamboo Banger, Kala, Beggars Japan, 2007
- M.I.A., Jimmy, Kala, Beggars Japan, 2007
- M.I.A., Come Around, Kala, Beggars Japan, 2007
- Van Halen, Runnin' With The Devil, Van Halen, Warner Bros., 1978
- The Replacements, Answering Machine, Let It Be, Twin/Tone, 1984
- Richard Thompson, Needle and Thread, Sweet Warrior, Proper, 2007