before we get into todays tribute to MJ song, i just want to talk about how excited i am to see the handsome furs tonight at the detroit cityfest. formerly known as the tastefest, this event takes place every year centered around the 4th of july in detroits new center area and combines tons of delicious restaurants with tons of music stages. the best part is, all the music is free, and they usually draw some pretty big names. in the past, ive seen broken social scene and common. i think the year in between, spoon was playing and the new pornographers played another year as well but i missed them both. it should be wicked awesome.

ok, on to the second and final part of our tribute to the late and great king of pop. seriously, those leg moves where he lifts his leg and moves his foot from side to side are crazy to me. todays track is courtesy of the hood internet and was just released this past friday and you can download it on their webpage. the hood internet is comprised of abx (aaron brink) and stv slv (steve reidell) and they specialize in awesome remixes of hip hop and indie rock. i am a huge fan of mashups and have a great appreciation for them because they not only give you a fresh look at some of your favorite songs, but i feel as though its extremely difficult to make them work.

todays mashup is of billie jean and “wildcat” by ratatat, a favorite instrumental group of mine. and by group, i mean its made up of two guys from new york, evan mast and mike stroud. i saw these guys live a few months back and it was killer. now heres the beauty of mashups. if you would have told me about this, i would have thought about the two songs and would not have been able to imagine them actually working in harmony, but after listening to the song, it really works much much better than i thought it would. and thats why i would not be good at creating mashups. rest in peace mike.

the hood internet – billie “wildcat” jean