The whole mash-up trend has been bubbling along for a while now and the Beastie Boys, innovators that they are, have tried to bring this and the do-it-yourself creative philosophy to the fore.

To encourage fans to interact more closely with the music, the Beastie Boys have released acapella versions of their songs, along with BPM information so that they can be remixed, mashed up and played to whole new audience of fans friends and peers.

Is this the start of the future of downloading?
via BoingBoing
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