Mashup Mania
Bootie is a San Francisco based collective of DJs who specialize in Mashups. They have released a Best of 2005 compilation that is available for download here. As with any of these Mashups, it works best when you're familiar with all of the source material, and some aren't exactly the most convincing partners, beat and speed-wise. But the compilation does include the work of DJ Earworm, whose "Nobody Takes Your Freedom For Granted" mashup of the Scissor Sisters, George Michael, Aretha Franklin and The Beatles is one of the top played tracks on my computer. The cd, which plays as one continuous mix, is available as a zip file, but it downloads by default as "BestofBootie.zip" which could be embarassing in many ways if downloaded and forgotten about.
