KLAUS SCHULZE

Klaus Schulze Live WDR Köln 1977

WE HATE SCHOOL

Jimmy Hart and the First Family - We Hate School

From the glory days of regional wrestling promotions.

E=MC2

Giorgio Moroder

HEY CHRISTMAS TREE, HEY LIGHT HEAD

Harold Faltermeyer - The Running Man

FLETCH LIVES

Harold Faltermeyer - Fletch Lives

From the movie FLETCH starring Chevy Chase.

PAYBACK

Jan Hammer - Payback

Jan Hammer used to be number one.

I BLESS THE RAINS

Toto - Africa

INVISIBLE TOUCH

Genesis - Tonight, Tonight, Tonight

YOU BELONG TO THE NIGHT

Glenn Frey - You Belong To The City

A lot has changed since my last post. School has started again, I'm living in a new house, just got a new job. Exciting things on the horizon too, keep yr eyes open.

ITS HARD BEING A BABY

Jordy - Ooh La La Baby (LIVE)

STEEL TRANSMISSION

Steel Harmony - Transmission (Joy Division)

I don't think I've ever heard such a happy rendition of a Joy Division song. Ian Curtis would be proud.

Its a far better cover than my attempt:

OUT OF TOUCH

Hall and Oates - Out Of Touch

I had this as my ring tone for a while, but my phone broke. Its such a slick song, I kinda want to buy a giant drum set now.

VISKI COCA COLA

This is the kind of video that makes me thankful for youtube.

ELECTRIC ANNIHILATION

Wet Hair - Crucifix in the Waves Live

Killer show at the clinic next week! DON'T MISS THIS ONE!



June 27th

Wet Hair (ex raccoo-oo-oon, night people, nnf)
http://www.myspace.com/wethairgoldsounds

Dead Luke (sacred bones records)
http://www.myspace.com/bornunderadick

Smut
http://www.friendsandrelativesrecords.com/

Dylan Ettinger
http://www.myspace.com/dylanettinger

and the first ever live performance from Rob Funkhouser!
http://www.myspace.com/hawaiianwinter

Show starts at 9PM, please bring money to donate to the touring bands, they will be worth it!

KEEP BLOOMINGTON WEIRD
THE CLINIC
111 E. 9th St.
Bloomington, IN

SAME AS IT EVER WAS

Talking Heads - Born Under Punches (Live in Rome)

I have a huge crush on Tina Weymouth. David Byrne is pretty cool, too.

IN THE AIR FOR YOU AND ME

Kraftwerk - Radioactivity

Radioactivity is one of my favorite tracks off of Kraftwerk's most underrated album. In contrast to the pop sensibilities expressed on "Computerworld" or the driving kraut-rock beats on "Autobahn" and "Trans-Europe Express", "Radioactivity" presents a stark, eerie atmosphere, achieved by using ethereal synth settings and sound effects ranging from Geiger counters to Morse code. The rhythms on this album are less driving and dance-able, they seem to be trying to emulate scientific equipment.

Anyway, if you're a fan of any of Kraftwerk's other albums, I highly recommend listening to "Radioactivity", its an interesting foil to their earlier and later, more popular albums.

SERIOUS DELIRIUM

Wu-Tang Clan - Triumph

The Wu-Tang Clan were always kind of unlikely heroes. This song "Triumph" shows the clan's unrelenting approach to their craft. Following up probably the most successful and influential debut records in hip-hop with a six minute single with nine verses and no hook is definitely not a career-friendly move, but the strength of all of the verses on this track (with the exception of maybe Cappadonna's) hold this single together. Also the video is pretty rad.


RZA, GZA and Bill Murray from Coffee and Cigarettes

I can't get enough Wu in my life right now.

WU TANG CLAN AINT NOTHIN TA FUCK WIT

GZA - Liquid Swords

Things have been hectic for me lately with finishing finals, moving to a new place and starting summer school, but I keep finding time to listen to Liquid Swords. I've really been getting in to all of the Wu-Tang solo records recently, mainly this one, Only Built 4 Cuban Lynx, and Supreme Clientele.

I've really been listening to nothing but rap recently. I wonder if I can get RZA to produce my next tape.

RUN WIT ME OR RUN FROM ME

Rick Ross - Mafia Music

I have been listening to the new Rick Ross album non stop for the past week. In the past, Rick Ross has been really devoted to his cocaine dealer image. "Deeper Than Rap" is all about Rick Ross' idea of luxury. In his mind he's made it and this album is a way for him to revel in his success. Thankfully it makes for a great listen. Guest spots from T-Pain, John Legend, The-Dream, Nas (impressive!), and top dogs Lil' Wayne and Kanye, really round this album out.

Highlight of the video: Officer Ricky licking his watch.

Now where am I supposed to live?

Superwolf - I Gave You

INTRODUCING... RONALD JENKEES

Ronald Jenkees - Throwing Fire

I think I first heard about Ronald Jenkees from Mike Dixon. He was trying to explain what Ronald Jenkees did to me and I just didn't get it. I went home and looked him up and I was instantly converted, this guy is the real deal.

NEVER A FROWN

The Stranglers - Nice and Sleazy

I seriously cannot get enough of this band right now.

The drummer's set in this clip is pretty hilarious.

ITS YR FAVORITE FORIEGN MOVIE

Steely Dan - The making of Peg

This is worth watching through just to hear the backing vocals without the track.

JANDEK ON FUNKWOOD

Jandek - Live in Houston, TX

This may be the funniest thing I've ever seen.

UNLEASH THE PARTY WITHIN

Me and The American Teens - Kingston Falls

So, I wouldn't normally post my own band, but we're going to be on tour this week and I wanted an excuse to post the tour dates. Come out and say hello!

March 13 The Cinemat, Bloomington, IN with OS

March 14 The Bunk Warehouse, Cincinnati, OH with Rocket 00000 and Kevin Bruce

March 15 The Market Hotel, Bushwick, NY with Magnet City Kids, PC Worship, and Cop City/Chill Pillars

March 16 The Butcher Shoppe, Allston, MA with Exusamwa, Night Moves, and Yawn Alms

March 17 TBA, Belfast, ME with Caethua, Shep and Me

March 19 The Comfort Dome, Baltimore, MD with Needle Gun and Funky Spot House Band (Dan Deacon)

March 20 Morning Glory Coffee Shop Pittsburgh, PA

March 21 The Skylab, Columbus, OH, with Sewn Leather, DJ Dog Dick and Narwhalz of Sound

March 25 The Cinemat Bloomington, IN with Real Estate and Ducktails

http://www.myspace.com/dylanettinger

ILL FUCKING BITE YOU

Puff Daddy - Come With Me

Now, just imagine you are ten years old. You have never heard Led Zeppelin, you know nothing about rap. Without any much cultural reference at all, this video comes off as intense and bad ass instead of the over the top big budget clusterfuck it really is. I'm starting to miss the 90s.

PURE MOODZ

Pure Moods TV Commercial

If you grew up in the 90s and watched a lot of television, you know this commercial. It was everywhere. I downloaded the whole compilation and its pretty uninteresting actually. The way the songs are cut together in this video are really all you need to hear. If you listen really carefully at the end of the commercial, you can hear the theme song from Twin Peaks, weird.

I'VE GOT NOTHING

Krokus - Screaming In The Night

They just don't make music like this any more.

FEELIN ON YO BUTT WHAT

Jamie Foxx and T-Pain - Blame It (On The Alcohol)

This video wins the award for most random and pointless celebrity cameos of all time. What's Nathan Vollmar doing in this one?

LIGHT UP THE SPLIFFS

J Dilla - Lightworks

I've been listening to Donuts non stop lately. I remember right after Dilla's death, people were raving about this record constantly. I was put off for a while, and avoided listening to it. If I had heard it then, I don't think I would have "gotten" it either. I just wasn't open to this kind of music at the time. After my friend Caleb raving to me about this record for a while, and hearing that DOOM was sampling Dilla's track "Lightworks" on his new record, I decided to give Donuts a spin.

When I was through with my first listen, I was impressed, but still not sold. After talking to Caleb about it for a little bit and discussing the record, I went back and listened to the song "Stop" and I was utterly blown away. I started back at the beginning and everything just made sense. The samples are combined absolutely flawlessly. Each new track challenges any conceptions the listener may have made about the album to that point. Just when you think Donuts is going to play out like a straight forward, neo-soul mixtape, a track like "People" or "Lightworks" comes on and just shatters whatever idea you had of what this album is really all about.

Understanding the context of when and how this album was recorded really does add another layer of depth to the album that is hinted at, but not obvious. Since Dilla relies on his own weird, cryptic method to tell his story, knowing the background is necessary to piece everything together. J Dilla knew that this was going to be his last album and he hints at it throughout the record with samples that blurt out things like "You're gonna need me some day." Track titles like "Last Donut of The Night" and "Bye" show that he was sure that his days were numbered.

Anyway, if you know this album, nothing I'm saying is new. If you haven't given this one a chance yet believe the hype, its THAT good.

If you're interested in reading more about the album, this blog has been running a series of brief yet insightful essays about each track on Donuts in celebration of the third year anniversary of its release.

TIME IS ON YR SIDE

Rod Stewart - Young Turks

I listened to this song at least twice a day every day this past summer. It reminds me of my pet turtle. r.i.p. vigo.

WONT U COME

Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun

Worst music video ever.

THE TRUTH AINT NOTHIN BUT THE TRUTH

Wartime - The Whole Truth

I'm just going to listen to My War and pretend I never heard this.

NEVER A FROWN WITH GOLDEN BROWN

The Stranglers - Golden Brown

There's just something about the melodies in this song that make me get all like happy and stuff. weird, right? The friend who showed me this said it reminded him of the song of the storms from Zelda: The Ocarina of Time, maybe that's why it makes me feel feel so content.

I love the painting on the bass drum, too.

SENSATION'S FIX FUTURE SOUNDS

Sensation's Fix - ???

I got this one from Matt from Ducktails. I don't really know anything about this band other than they're an old Italian prog group, but its a killer song and a cool video. Its interesting to see what kinds of music informs Ducktails' aesthetic, he really does seem to let his influences float to the top of his murky tape jams.

IT WRIGGLED AROUND LIKE MARMALADE JELLY

DC Talk - Jesus Freak

I'm ending nu metal week with one of my favorites. Toby Mac's verses in this song are a work of genius with a capital J.

ALL I WANNA DU IS STAMP U OUT

Slipknot - Spit It Out (Live)

Classic Slipknot, back when they used to rap and metal at the same time. Ah to be 12 years old again.

THE START OF IT ALL

Faith No More - Epic

If I ever get a time machine, I'm skipping over Hitler and assassinating Mike Patton before he started making music.

I KNOW U ALL B LUVIN DIS SHIT RITE HERE

Limp Bizkit - Rollin'

I'm only posting this for the Ben Stiller cameo. As far as Limp Bizkit Videos go, its not my favorite, but considering the AMAZING collection of videos these guys have, I think most people will find this suitable.

NUMB

Linkin Park - Numb

No single nu metal band has even come close to achieving the recognition that Linkin Park has. Their safe, white-boy image, clean lyrics, false angst, and catchy hooks propelled them to superstar status in just a few years. Something about their image seems to attract adolescent males like flies to honey. Personally, I see Linkin Park as one part of the trifecta of high school nerdiness, along with the Halo video games and Mountain Dew. They just go together so well.

WATCH ME CRUMBLE

Adema - Giving In (Live on Craig Kilborn 2001)

That singer sounds like the dude from Korn you say? That's because Mark Chavez is Jon Davis of Korn's younger half brother! I'm sure that didn't have anything to do with Adema getting rocketed from obscurity into the late night tv circuit.

I'll bet you 100 bucks these guys didn't even write this song, it sounds nothing like the rest of the record. "Giving In" actually displays a shred of musical sense, the rest of the album reeks of half-assed Korn and Linkin Park worship.

WELCOME TO NU METAL WEEK!

SO HERE'S THE DEAL:

Every day this week, I am going to post a different nu metal music video. If you've been following my blog at all, you'll have noticed that I have posted videos by bands like Limp Bizkit, Korn and Crazy Town in the past. Well, I guess there's no use in hiding the truth, I LOVE RAP METAL! So without further ado, here's is the first video of my tribute the style of music most frequently used in Pro Wrestling introductions...


P.O.D. - Alive

Christian or not, these guys know how to throw down with the nu-metaliest of them all. Rumor has it that these guys are actually more Rastafarian than Christian, which if true, is pretty subversive. These guys used their stance as a Christian band to their advantage, projecting the image of a "safe" metal act. Christian, Rasta or secular, this is one catchy tune.

RIDE THE TIGER

DIO - Holy Diver

A perfect combination of over-the-top, classic metal with low-budget, 80s music video technology. This shit will be stuck in your head for weeks.

VAMOS A LA PLAYA

Righeira - Vamos A La Playa

Italians trying to speak Spanish. K CHEVERE!

GIRL U AN ME IS LIKE SID AN NANCY

Crazy Town - Butterfly (Fan video)

This is why youtube is the greatest thing to happen to the human race.

FREAK ON A LEASH

Korn - Freak on a Leash

Guy 1: "hey who, whasup!?"
Guy 2: "nuthin' b, just watchin' korn music videos on youtube, havin' a bud. whassup wit u?"

CRYSTALS

Gang Gang Dance - Crystals Live

Probably the most euphoric, blissful music this band has ever made, absolutely stunning performance.

WITHOUT YOU

Mark Gormley - Without You

I don't even know how to describe this one. Just watch it, please. For your own sake.

YR DRUG IS A HEARTBRAKER

Weezer - Say It Ain't So

OK, let me explain. I'm not really a Weezer fan at all. I admit, though, that I haven't ever listened to any of their records all of the way through, they just don't interest me at all. This video, however is, in my humble opinion, pretty exceptional. The focus on the band's performance, coupled with really excellent lighting and mood allows the song to really stand on its own and "Say It Ain't So" is really fucking catchy.

NI FU NI FA

Tego Calderon - Ni Fu Ni Fa

I've gotten really into Reggaeton and Latin American electronic dance music, recently. I guess the Anthropologist in my loves looking at all of the different music influences from completely different cultures in the genre and breaking down the songs. The fact that the music is almost entirely in Spanish, is another reason I'm hooked. My Spanish has improved exponentially since I started spending more time listening to Reggaeton than doing my Spanish homework.

This track may be the most interesting reggaeton song I've ever encountered. I've never heard a track that uses so many elements of Afro-Cuban music so perfectly, and combines the traditional with the modern in such an appealing way. The beat being completely composed from bata drums, and the sampled lucumi vocals allude to afro-cuban orisha worship, which is another aspect of the Spanish Caribbean that I find to be endlessly fascinating.

ANYWAY, I don't really expect anyone to enjoy this shit nearly as much as I do, simply because I'm a massive nerd for stuff like this, but I think there is enough appeal to this song that people who aren't total geeks when it comes to this kind of music will find something to enjoy.

WHO'S THAT DRIVIN'? PATRICK SWAYZE!

Mistah Fab - Ghost Ride It

I'm a huge fan of the Ghostbusters movies, hyphy, and references to bad Patrick Swayze movies, so needless to say, this video is one of my favorites.

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Lil Jon and the Eastside Boyz - Roll Call

This video never fails to get me pumped up. I love seeing Ice Cube return to his roots as a real G. Then I remember that this song came out in 2005 and that "Are We Done Yet" has been released since then. Bummer.