Remembering DJ AM Through His Music
August 29th, 2009 by mollsWhile Adam Goldstein was probably best known for his high-profile relationships with Mandy Moore and Nicole Richie, his passion was music and he was truly talented at what he did. It’s come to my attention that AM’s mixes may not be accessible or that well known by most, so a friend of AM’s sent me one of his Power 106 mixes (which is 120 minutes long in full) and I pulled a section of that and decided to post it here for those of you who are unfamiliar with exactly what kind of party he brought.
The music is eclectic, well-selected and blended to perfection. Sit back, listen and get a taste of why AM was loved by celebrities and average club-goers alike.
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Im sorry but would it kill you to take the exta step and put your posts in their categories instead of making them all “uncategorized”?
Oooooh! That’s good!
Such a waste
Thanks for posting this, by the way I love your youtube name, Flogging Molly FTW!
this is why he was my most fave dj of all time. He had the ability to make a set list that was entirely original and eclectic yet was music that you could listen to and have fun with. I have about 5 hours of his mixes and have been literally listening to them for about the past two weeks. Because of my job, I’m always in my car driving everywhere and when his mixes are on, it makes my day so much more fun… I miss him already and my heart and my prayers are with his family right now.
This pains me even though I didn’t know who this was till now. I hope the Summer of Death is over! Let it be over!
The music isn’t my cup of tea, but I feel bad for his loss.
This saddens me because it seemed for a while at least, that things were going well for him…..whenever he showed up in public, whether at a gig or in the media he looked clean, sober and happy….Then that f’ing plane crash had to happen!! I cannot imagine the pain of the third degree burns or subsequent surgeries he had to undergo, or the possibility of having a monkey like post traumatic stress on your back, after something as devastating as a plane crash. If he had been clean for years, surely the pain of those injuries meant he would have to have various pain killers at his disposal…..and that crap could have started the demons again….
He made so many wonderful steps forward…..and now, it seems his demons may have gotten him anyway… fuckity, fuck, fuck, this saddens me.
WTF?! this guy made millions from this shit?! oh, well.
He’s a mediocre cheese DJ that yuppies think is cool. His mixes are trash and that is not “his music”. He studio mixes all his tracks then just plays them off his mac and makes pretend like he’s doing something. He copied his whole style from Mark Ronson. I feel bad when any human dies, not just some DJ who happen to screw some C listers.
Agree. Hipster dross. These “celebrity” DJ’s, including Samantha Ronson, are part of a ridiculous club scene divorced from reality.
Stop drinking the Haterade, you guys. This was a hot ass track and he loved his work. He was also loved by many. Work on your own legacy, bitches.
Thank you so much for posting this, he really was great!!!!!!
(and you’re the best writer on her Molls,
it’s a pleasure when I see it’s you posting! : )
this sounds like every hack nightclub dj in chicago/ny/la/sf/omaha/witchita/whatever.
ohhhh mixing the tune biggie stole from slick rick together with the original…how clever.
Sorry the dude died, but all you people gushing over his “talent” need to get out more.
Maybe he was a nice guy and all. However, I just don’t quite get this whole DJ thing, or why so many get so excited about it and why these people have gained so much media profile over the past few years. It seems all they are basically doing is mixing old 70’s/80’s music with new music, then throwin’ some needle scratch, and then calling it a song of their own. Sorry, but I just don’t see where any real talent lies, and I find it baffling as to why these loonball celebrities would hire somebody to do this at $25k for like a 3 or 4 hour gig.
For all you haters, you’re sssooooo right, DJ AM wasn’t all that. That’s why he had a contract with the Palms casino in Las Vegas, that’s why he had legions of fans that flocked to his gigs across the U.S. Oh and let’s not mention his inclusion in DJ Hero and his guest starring alongside Travis Barker from Blink 182 fame as well as Jazzy Jeff and a slew of other heavyweight DJs. You guys obviously know nothing about music or culture. DJ AM was an innovator. This mix is about 3 or 4 years old and if you know ANYTHING about the club culture, you’d know that he HAD that style for years and it has only become the mainstream style in the last two or three years…also, since you all have such negative comments. Maybe you guys can list your accomplishments here. Because, let’s face it, there are plenty of people that date famous people and are in the spotlight but DJ AM was a star before he dated Nicole Richie, Mandy Moore, etc…he did parties for Leo DiCaprio an the like back in ‘98. Do your homework before you make asses or yourselves!!!
DJ AM R.I.P. homie
Senor Loco, just because you don’t understand something, doesn’t mean it’s not cool. I’ve never heard of this guy b4 he died but after hearing this song I hear alot of stuff going on and u gotta figure he was good at what he did otherwise he wouldn’t have gotten any jobs.