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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    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 »
    The Power Of Lard by Lard
    rock, punk, post punk
    This track is legendary, an absolute classic in its genre. Exquisite anarchist thrash-punk from Jello Biafra and the guys from Ministry. I can't believe this...  more »
    No Fuckin' War by The Dicks
    rock, american underground, texas hardcore punk
    Dubya's least favorite punk band, Austin, Texas's Dicks tell it like it is.  more »
    Die For Oil, Sucker by Jello Biafra
    other, spoken word
    Updated version of the scathing '91 Gulf War piece.  more »
    Big Business and the General Population -- A Nation Divided by Noam Chomsky
    other, spoken word
    In terms of foreign policy, why does the U.S. government share such different views from the majority of U.S. citizens?  more »
    Do Not Foreclose Any Tactical Option by Ward Churchill
    other, spoken word
    A response to pacifists.  more »
    We Have No Right to Be Quiet by Jim Hightower
    other, spoken word
    9/11 was a free-for-all boon for the Bush Administration and friends to ram a gigantic amount of their agendas and objectives down our throats.  more »
    Television by The Beatnigs
    rock, alternative, industrial
    Hit single for the Bay Area's original industrial heroes, The Beatnigs. Lead vocalist Michael Franti also played bass in this band, before going on to...  more »
     
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    Gates of Hell by Seanchai
    country/folk, rock, folk rock, traditional folk, singer/songwriter, Celtic
    A fine and radical ballad from the founding member of the groundbreaking Celtic punk fusion band Black 47, Chris Byrne (aka Seanchai - pronounced "shawn...  more »
    Too Hot by The Specials
    reggae/ska, ska
    Live at Parkwest, Chicago March 1980. This is Ska!  more »
    Dancing In The Head by The Mekons
    rock, indie, punk, experimental
    Dark, strange, trance-inducing psychedelia with spoken verses, Indian-inflected guitars and the Mekons' signature punk roots.  more »
    Comic Strip by Lothar and the Hand People
    pop, psychedelic
    Ahead of their time, the Hand People were unsung pioneers of the American psychedelic/experimental fad. They were the first band to record and tour with...  more »
    Invasion Of The Freedom Snatchers by Messian Dread
    electronic, reggae/ska, ambient, dub
    Thick, phat, crucial techno reggae dub staring John Ashcroft on lead vocals!  more »
    Bombs Away Lock And Load by Hugh Birdsall
    pop, rock, singer/songwriter, indie, political
    This generations's "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixing-To-Die-Rag."  more »
    The Forbidden Single by Negativland
    other, rock, alternative, experimental, comedy
    The legendary 1991 single from Negativland. Drunken, alienated, CB radio rednecks bicker and threaten each other... Casey Kasem yells obscenities... corporate music lackeys shit...  more »
    Charlie Blue Car by The Pillbugs
    pop, psychedelic
    A mystical eastern sitar-psych 60's-style tripper with a rumbling mod-garage beat! The Pillbugs are freakin' fantastic! (note: click on the "music" link from The Pillbugs'...  more »
    Sun Ra by Samarai Celestial
    jazz, electronic, avant-garde, avant-jazz, Saturn music
    Now this is techno I can get into! A funky, cosmic, polyrhythmic, ear-bending sound experiment from Samarai Celestial, drummer for Sun Ra's Arkestra, who pays...  more »
    Special Delivery by MC Frontalot
    hip hop, political, protest
    Right-on political protest rap track.  more »
    New New New War War War by Eugene Chadbourne
    pop, rock, singer/songwriter, indie, alternative, protest
    A Zappa-esque jazzy live anti-war hit from Eugene Chadbourne.  more »
     
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