Band Geek

"This one time... at band camp..."

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    about me
    I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV.
    why i'm a source
    "Talking about music is like dancing about architecture." --- The whole institution of music as we've known it, i.e. since recordings became commodities, has recently radically changed. MP34U.com takes the original concept of college/independent (pre-Clear Channel) FM radio programming to the Internet. It's a privilege to contribute. --- If you're a musician and have stuff you'd like me to check out then please contact me through my MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/geekofbands -- add me as a friend then send me a message once I've added you. Thanks.
    i'm into
    ...recorded material: * jazz: Louis Armstrong, Anthony Braxton... * Little Richard et al * 60s psychedelic * 70s: punk, funk and reggae * "world" music - e.g. Thomas Mapfumo et al * sound-collage - e.g. Negativland et al * spoken-word - e.g. Jello Biafra et al
    state of mind
    New York
    favorite bands
    The Mothers of Invention and the Mothership Connection....
    favorite movies
    All Monty Python's movies, Spinal Tap, True Stories (David Byrne), Brazil (Terry Gilliam), JFK (Oliver Stone)... yeah, I'm old school.
    favorite books
    "Is There Life After Birth" by Alexander King
    LOCATION: Berkeley, CA
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    Wa-Do-Dem by Eek-A-Mouse
    reggae/ska, roots, dub, live
    Via www.EEKSPERIENCE.com, Wa-Do-Dem is the second from a set of five songs from Live In Rotterdam, an album "recorded back in 1983 in The Netherlands,...  more »
    Assassinator by Eek-A-Mouse
    reggae/ska, dub, roots, live
    Via www.EEKSPERIENCE.com, Wa-Do-Dem is the second from a set of five songs from Live In Rotterdam, an album "recorded back in 1983 in The Netherlands,...  more »
    Simmer Down by Neville Staple
    reggae/ska, jamaica ska
    Big, major production ska from Neville Staple of The Specials!  more »
    Terrorist In The City by Eek-A-Mouse
    reggae/ska, roots, dub, live
    Via www.EEKSPERIENCE.com, Terrorist In The City is the third from a set of five songs from Live In Rotterdam, an album "recorded back in 1983...  more »
    Hire And Removal by Eek-A-Mouse
    reggae/ska, dub, roots, live
    Via www.EEKSPERIENCE.com, Hire And Removal is the first from a set of five songs from Live In Rotterdam "recorded back in 1983 in The Netherlands,...  more »
    Memories Of Times Square (The Dildo Song) by Neal Pollack
    rock, post punk, alternative, biting satire
    This is a hilarious Lou Reed tribute song by satirist/rocker Neal Pollack  more »
    Love Story by The Lurkers
    rock, punk rock, post punk
    This is the B Side of their first single "Shadow" from 1977. Roots of pop post-punk!  more »
    The Fucking Moon by The Evolution Control Committee
    other, electronic, leftfield, ambient, experimental, novelty, comedy, found-sound appropriation
    Media ecologists, ECC, toss out this priceless track from their Plagiarhythm Nation CD.  more »
    The Twitch by James Chance
    rock, jazz, experimental, new wave, disco, no wave, funk-noise
    From the No Wave movement of the late '70s, saxophonist/vocalist James Chance, of James Chance and the Contortions, dishes up his Ornette Coleman, James Brown...  more »
     
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    License Complete by The Vandermark 5
    jazz, avant-garde, funk, post-bop
    Chicago progressive-jazz multi-instrumentalist Ken Vandermark (here on tenor saxophone) leads The Vandermark 5 on an album I highly recommend: Acoustic Machine. Funky! ...  more »
    In a Sentimental Mood/Big Foot by Greg Osby
    jazz
    An Ellington ballad and a Charlie Parker be-bop flight by one of my favorite modern alto players, Greg Osby. With Jason Moran, piano; Vashon Johnson,...  more »
    Reichstag Fire by David Rovics
    rock, country/folk, alternative, folk rock, singer/songwriter, political
    David Rovics might be described as Pete Seeger with the gloves off. Here's one of his most hard-hitting tracks. His entire catalog is available for...  more »
    WAR (if it feels good, do it!) by DJs of Mass Destruction
    hip hop, underground, turntablism, beats, poltical
    First Amendment funk staring MC Dubya spittin' raw illness. Check out the underground, revolutionary beats at Hip Hop Slam!  more »
    Business of War by Arundhati Roy
    other, political spoken word
    "The hidden hand of the market will never work without a hidden fist."  more »
    The New Threat by Christian Parenti
    other, political spoken-word
    Author Christian Parenti points out how domestic "War on Terrorism" legislation boils down to a War on You and Me and the First Amendment –...  more »
    On The Beach by Sibling Rivalry (featuring Joey Ramone)
    rock, punk rock, surf, horror-rock
    Joey Ramone and brother Mickey Leigh on the beach by the sea!  more »
    Propoganda And Control Of The Public Mind by Noam Chomsky
    other, political spoken-word
    James Madison, The Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787: In England, at this day, if elections were open to all classes of people,...  more »
    Rocks The World by Mumia 911 Unbound Allstars (featuring Chuck D, Zac
    hip hop, rap, political
    Put out in 2001, an all-star hip-hop frontline speak the truth on political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal and interrelated realities.  more »
    Murder In A Foreign Place by MIA
    rock, punk
    Melodic, hard-hitting anti-war anarchist punk from MIA - an early-80s legend. One of Jello Biafra's favorite bands. This is the hit from their '84 Alternative...  more »
    Enemies Are Needed by Angela Davis
    other, spoken word, political
    On how fear is used to control the public mind to support imperialist policies.  more »
     
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