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Monday, July 28, 2008

Day Three: Mark Ronson

Mark Ronson, the mega DJ/Producer/Artist, is a peculiar headliner for this year's Lollapalooza. The Brit-born but New York raised Ronson is a two-time Grammy award winning producer for his work with Amy Winehouse with her Back to Black album, along with being a notably enticing cover artist, which is as of this second something I've never said before.

Ronson has a terrifically inventive method of turning other artists songs (mostly Brit-pop) into his own style. Take Radiohead's song 'Just' off of the album The Bends, and replace them with Phantom Planet, mixed with horns and a turntable. The result, all the while sounding abhorred by description, the new take on the song is wonderfully crafted.

Ronson's latest album Version is a brilliant take a myriad of modern Brit-pop hits like The Smith's 'Stop Me if You Think You've Heard This One Before' featuring Daniel Merriweather, Coldplay's 'God Put a Smile On Your Face' with The Daptone Horns, and The Zuton's 'Valerie' with vocals by Winehouse, among multiple other glorious covers along with his version of 'Just.'

As for his soon coming performance? I'm crossing my fingers that he'll be joined on stage by a few mystery artists for some new sets.

Here's Ronson's version of 'Stop Me' with Daniel Merriweather.

And as for Ronson's case; damn, he dresses extremely well.

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