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Blast from the past: KMFDM

Evan — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:42:56 +0000

Christmases as of late have seemed to arouse a lot of nostalgia (I’m guessing it’s the lack of turkey dinners). Anyhow, recently had the urge to listen to a couple of old favourites from my highschool years by KMFDM. KMFDM has a huge mass of songs that are kinda “meh”, but a surprisingly large collection of amazing songs as well. Youtube quality of course, but have a listen and consider downloading on iTunes or such:

Anarchy (God and the State remix)

Save Me:

Want to return to stardom after falling from grace? Easy – just die.

Evan — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:36:33 +0000

When I was a young sprout, I fondly remember the movie “Free Willy” and Michael Jackson singing that song. Even at such a young age, it was vividly apparent that the he had talent. I think it’s probably undeniable that Michael was (and is) one of the greatest musical talents of all time. At any rate – I forget exactly when it was, but it all of a sudden became cool to make child molestation references in association with Michael Jackson. I guess I (and most of the population) pretty much accepted that he was pretty weird and likely a child molester.

I guess what pains me (and obviously a lot of people) is that now, after his death, it becomes apparent just how much on an impact he had on the world, and what a great person he really was. As far as the allegations – well – who knows. I certainly don’t know – but I’m about 150% sure that the last case in 2003 or whatever was 1000% bullshit, and I do recall feeling sort of sorry for him at the time that went down. In any case, it seems that “early death” was just what the media prescribed for Jackson’s defamation, and the medicine certainly appears to have worked.

Rest in peace MJ – I think we owe you a collective apology.

Holiday in Cambodia

Evan — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:01:40 +0000

Pretty much an awesome song, by Dead Kennedys. I invite you to get your 80s groove on:

Deutschland Uber Alles indeed…

Evan — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:31:44 +0000

Seriously, barring the fact that a comment such as “we’re the best in the world” is going to be looked down upon from basically anybody from another country, this song is just not good:

Oh well, at least it beats my country’s national anthem…

In the Dark

Evan — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:02:40 +0000

This version is kinda meh, but still, excellent song (Tiesto Ft. Christian Burns):

The Bad Touch

Evan — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:05:37 +0000

Saw this recently, and couldn’t resist posting it. This was the sort of shit that was popular when I was 13-14. I wonder what sort of crazy shit pop culture is going to be showing my kids, because honestly I think this is pretty crazy (although definitely juvenile).

And who could forget this one..

di.fm – electronic music online radio station

Evan — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:30:43 +0000

I’ve been SO busy lately, but I’ve resolved from now on to try and write in my blog at least once a week – you know – so that my grandchildren can one day gawk at what a colossal geek I was, and so that some of the outrageous stories that I tell them through my old-people-drug-induced blabbering will stand up to scrutiny. Anyhow – not much time these days as I just iterated, so I’ll get down to brass tacks.

Listen:

www.di.fm

My favourite channel is probably vocal trance, but if you like electronic music at all, and you seem to have developed a psychic ability that allows you to predict the next song on your play list even if it’s set to “shuffle” – then check out these stations.

Also giving a shoutout to my buddy Patrick Mai and udancecn.com; this online radio station is also worth checking out if you like electronic music:

www.udancecn.com

Happy listening!

Music for Money

Evan — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:06:28 +0000

Ice MC is probably from the time when “ice” didn’t mean methamphetamine, and this song is hella cheesy. But I love it. So much. Unggg…