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Are Mashups the End of Music Genres?

Season 2012 Episode 3 | 3m 48s

Some of the best things to be found on the internet are music mashups! It's a strangely pleasing experience to listen to totally unrelated artists commingling on the same music track. Mashups are awesome because they break genre expectations, which makes us think: why have genres at all? With so much cross-pollination in music and art, does genre matter anymore?

Aired: 06/27/12

Rating: NR

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