Hopefully I can write something that's not specifically Penn State related and not get nasty comments like another blogger does. But, if you don't like it, tough ... get over yourself.

I really don't know the last time I actually bought a CD. Honestly I can't even think of what it would have been. Although, I do pay to download songs regularly (well, sort of). But it's clear that the new way of selling music is to allow the public to pay whatever they want for an album. First Radiohead did it for In Rainbows, then Nine Inch Nails with The Slip and now Girl Talk with Feed The Animals. I don't know if there's some psychology behind this sales model (like you'd feel guilty not paying at least $10?) but if you give me the chance of paying nothing for an album, I'm paying nothing.

If you're not familiar with Girl Talk you really need to stop listening to just what MTV and the radio gives you. Girl Talk is actually Greg Gillis, a musician/"DJ"/nutjob/exhibitionist from Pittsburgh (there's your Penn State relationship jackass), who basically takes dozens of different songs from every possible genre and creates entirely new tracks. For example, Play Your Part (Part 1), the first track on Feed The Animals contains samples from Roy Orbison, Lil' Wayne, Sinead O'Connor, Huey Lewis & The News, Rage Against the Machine and Jay-Z. Oh, and it's FANTASTIC.

I'll accept that this music isn't for everyone, but Girl Talk's last album, Night Ripper, was on a ton of lists for the top album of 2007 2006. I think it's safe to say Feed The Animals will be on plenty of lists for 2008 as well. And if you think this isn't music, or doesn't qualify as talent I defy you to make a song featuring samples from Fleetwood Mac, Rick Ross, R Kelly and Bachman-Turner Overdrive that doesn't sound like a train-wreck. You can't do it.

Anyway, if you'd like to download the album just go to the Illegal Art website and decide what you'd like to pay. If you choose to pay $0 you'll have to answer why you're not paying for the album (I choose "I don't believe in paying for music."). But for $5 you get a FLAC version of the files plus a continuous mix of the album and for $10 you'll get an actual physical copy of the CD when it's released. If you can't decipher all the samples, here's a tracklist.

And if you're a fan of Girl Talk and/or this type of music I suggest heading over to The Hood Internet which is equally awesome.