So apparently their appearance together at the VMA’s last weekend wasn’t just a case of random collaboration gone incredibly boring—DJ AM and Travis Barker (he of Blink 182) have released a video called “Fix Your Face” that features AM doing his scratching thing, and Barker looking fully invested in playing pretty simple beats like he’s really impressing everyone who’s watching.
The first two minutes sound suspiciously like the rap-rock Barker and his Blink brethren wanted to banish when they hit the national consciousness, while the last two sound like a simpler version of Girl Talk—with Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire” popping up in different tempos, and a handful of raps dropping in on top. [Nahright]



I think this album could be big though. Taking turntablism and umm... drumming more mainstream.