Blarg! I am the party Blog!

uhhh, terry?

2009-10-29T16:15:00.000-07:00

apparently its been since april since ive "web logged" or "blogged" as you people are calling it these days. either that means ive been pretty happy about stuff and really havent wanted to rant about things or ive just been calmly but violently mad about pretty much anything involving music, technology and pretty much everything else. my advice to you is to not turn 27.

attn all mashup/download dj's.

2009-04-30T09:32:00.000-07:00

forgot about this all over again. swanson actually stole this vhs tape from our elementary school i believe. nothing funnier than stealing a video about not stealing things.

race and music

2009-03-25T23:42:00.000-07:00

i was watching cable tv last night and i saw a riveting interview of a new chart topping rapper vanilla ice. Provocative talk show host Arsenio Hall was pissed that vanilla ice was white. Arsenio hall is black. Therefore its okay for him to not like white people.

i didnt mean to turn you on

2009-03-24T14:41:00.000-07:00

so i posted a song by robert palmer earlier. i was complaining about how i would rather listen to the original artists of a good song rather than some indie kids trying to sound like it. then i figured out that the robert palmer track was a cover song itself. feel kind of stupid.

but i guess the lesson today is that ALOT of people do covers and ALOT of people borrow music from other people. it's going to keep happening. if you play music think about why you started playing in the first place. it was probably because you liked other peoples music, wanted to learn how to play it, then maybe wanted to make your own.

heres the youtube of the original track (sony/bmg wont let you embed videos) check the robert palmer cover a few posts below

Cherrelle- I Didnt mean to Turn You On

sxsw

2009-03-24T14:13:00.000-07:00

i was actually going to start writing some blogs now to help me come out of my "almost end of winter/start of spring" depression and i was going to start by talking about some SXSW things, but hipsterrunoff.com beat me to it. and carles basically said exactly what i wanted to say.

**When do events go from ‘being authentic’ to ‘being totes fake and filled with mainstreamers’?
I just want to know what ‘the tipping point’ is
and what causes it
so that I could prevent it from happening

SXSW is funnie
because everything is a ‘planned surprise’
and everything is ‘free’ but ‘not really’
and everything is ‘exciting’ but ‘predictable’
and everything is ‘viral buzz’ but rlly just ‘marketing’

Festivals and conferences start out ‘being authentic incubators of cool culture’
but then the mainstreamers think they can participate
immersing themselves in ‘cutting edge cultural events’
slowly causing the fabric of what made something great
2 unravel

Woodstock 99
SXSW 2010
Pitchfork Festival 2015
Lollapalooza 200_
Coachella 200_
Austin City Limits 2005

They say that once a Wireless Telecommunications Provider
is a prominent sponsor of your entity
then u have ‘made it’
but u will soon lose what once made u so great.

Everything has a ‘useful life’
Kinda sad abt that**

i really wish i would have checked out more shows when we played a few years ago down there rather than getting tattoos and drinking tequilla based slushees.

check out some of k-duncs pics of D.Bag Navarro.

good news

2009-03-15T23:59:00.001-07:00

CLICK here for news about two of my favorite things. Daft Punk and Tron

over it!

2009-01-21T13:00:00.000-08:00

rather than listen to some new group of douchebags try and sound "retro" like robert palmer. why dont you just actually listen to robert palmer in the first place?

Robert Palmer--I Didnt Mean To Turn You On

how to do your laundry for FREE!

2008-12-01T18:26:00.000-08:00

being a bar worker, my weekend consists of the glorious days of Sun-Wed.(till about 8 pm) So today I set out to take care of a few things. After a brief picking up of my room, doing a few dishes, and taking out some old pizza boxes on sunday night, I called it an early one and got in a good 37 hours of Cops before heading to bed. I woke up, wrote out some checks and decided that I would wash my giant comforter at the laundromat while mailing various bills and nerding at my local Radio Shack™. I threw on some sweatpants, loaded up my laundry basket and made my way to the icy driveway and wiped off the car. After getting wet snow all over me and the paper work I had to mail i was already off to a good start. I wanted to drop off my laundry first to get the comforter in the washer while I ran to a mailbox then to the landlords house to drop off the rent, then run back, throw the comforter in the dryer, then spend a bunch of time looking at nerdy stuff in the radio shack at the sycamore mall. Sounded like a good plan and made sense so I wouldnt be backtracking anywhere. I had a couple of ones in my wallet and brought 3 bucks in quarters to make sure I had enough for the washer. Obviously the laundromat is completely automated with no humans working. You cant put coins into the washers, you have to purchase a credit card type thing from a machine, which only accepts bills (no coins or debit cards) and it will not get change. I only have 3 ones, one of which has a ripped corner and the machine will not read it. I get 2 ones into the machine and get my card which now has a balance of $1.50 (there is a 50 cent charge for the 1st card) This is not enough money to start the washer and the only other money I have on me is on a debit card or the 50 dollar bill I have in my pocket. Basically, I need change.This is why I am very happy to have a very nice washer and dryer in my house, Im now thinking of investing in an industrial machine just to wash my comforter. I decided to change the plans around and run to the radio shack first. I needed to buy a power adaptor for my serato scratch live box, so I wrote down the specs out of the manual, but there is some uncertainty on the plug size, so I am told I have to bring in the actual box to make sure I am getting the correct plug. So I dont make a purchase to get change for the laundromat and the radio shack doesnt want to make change for my 50 dollar bill and the instruct me to go to the panera bread. I walk down the hall and go up to the register and politely ask for change for a 50. The teenage girl has to grab a manager to open the drawer, he walks away and I ask again if I could please have at least 5 one dollar bills. She nervously counts out a bunch of 5's and a 20 and hands me the money. I count it and it's only 45 dollars. Maybe she forgot my 5 ones??? She nervously says "wait" and asks for the money back. I tell her that it is only 45 dollars. She puts all of the money back in the register and starts counting again. She once again hands me a wad of money, I start to count it as i walk away and I realize that it is just more than 50 dollars. I put it in my pocket till i get to my car. I then pull it out and count it again. 60 dollars. I kind of feel bad, i feel like karma will catch up to me, or maybe karma has just caught up to me and is making up for the robots at the laundry place and the dude at radio shack who wasnt willing to give me change. I also feel like the girl should learn how to count to 50, after all, she is working the cash register. I run back home, grab my serato box, drop off the mail, run back to the laundromat throw my stuff in the dryer, buy my nerdy adaptors and cables at the radio shack all on the bill of your local panera bread. whelp. see ya later.

Chinese De-Douchery

2008-11-19T02:18:00.000-08:00

Got Chinese Democracy tonight. No, I didnt BUY it. I GOT it and boooyyyyyyy am I glad! Well not glad that I have it, glad that I didnt buy it. Literally the biggest Shit Sandwich I've heard in a long while and I sit around all day listening to the worst electro/dance remix shit there is. Really this album is that bad. I really only recommend you listening to it if you really are curious to see how bad it is. Or listen to it if you think "good" music sounds like a band of 14 year old kids in 1996 sitting around learning how to play guitar and use drum machines that managed to trick Axl Rose and Tommy Lee to sing and play drums for them.

So yeah, it's THAT BAD.

but here is something that will probably be the best thing ever.
Looks they were right. Rock N Roll is dead.........or it's just turned into electro/house/BNGRS

808's and Heartbreak

2008-11-17T15:25:00.000-08:00

my review was gonna just be "shit sandwich" but that would be a little harsh. clearly this is a concept album, so it's not just a clever name. if you are reading this you probably know what an 808 is. if you dont, google it and it will make sense. Im sure you also know what heartbreak is. Although I usually like my heartbreak with a little TOMFOOLERY

At its worst, this album sounds like a bad action video game with a creepy soundtrack.
At its best, it sounds like a guy who is really into phil collins trying to do his best impression.
I seriously give this record a 4 outta 10. Actually, 3 outta 10.
If you wanna be depressed listen to some massive attack or esthero or some other "trip hop" that is REAL good.

Dec 5th @ The Summit

2008-11-13T18:09:00.000-08:00

yeah yeah yeah...i know it's my job to dj all the time at the same 3 places.....but you know i play some crazy tracks on top of everything you wanna hear. But Friday Dec 5th will be a huge exception. Fromotions and The Summit are brining in Dj Spider from sunny LA to experience some good old Iowa December weather. If you arent familiar with Spider dude has got skills. He is very mainstream friendly and he is no stranger to turntables with 15+ years experience. If thats not enough he is personal friends with Lil Jon himself. Ill be starting off the night at 9 sharp spinning a 90 minute set to get yall ready for the feature act. The cover is cheap, the booze is free if you get there early and youll actually get a chance to hang out with me after Im done dj'ing if youd like. Check it!

New Mix- ROCKTRONIC

2008-10-11T07:11:00.001-07:00

cant sleep at 430 in the am. decided to make a new mix. this is weird/good/bad/terrible/badly produced/but kinda neatly produced/need to be drunk/on drugs to enjoy kind of stuff. check it out! heres the zShare link to download. Kyle VonMarxen-ROCKTRONIC
as the title says, this mix is alot of rock tracks.
some artists inlcude:

RUSH
JAY-Z
TED NUGENT
AEROSMITH
MARILYN MANSON
NINE INCH NAILS
SMASHING PUMPKINS
NIRVANA
WHITE STRIPES
BEATLES
JOHNNy CASH
FOO FIGHTERS
QUEEN
LIL WAYNE
THE DOORS
ROLLING STONES
LED ZEPPELIN
**might have forgotten a few started the mix at 430 am, finished at 8 am, just went to the bank, watching some tv and it will be time for bed.

hilarious

2008-10-03T14:11:00.001-07:00

See more T-Pain videos at Funny or Die

god loves famous people as well.

2008-09-20T11:45:00.000-07:00

thoughts and prayers go out to DJ AM and Travis Barker after their jet crashed last night. Travis and Mr. Goldstein are the only two survivors after their jet over ran the runway taking off. Rumor has it, Eric Clapton was also supposed to be on board.....................................Anyone?..................Too Soon?????

best lyrics ever

2008-09-15T19:25:00.000-07:00

ZZ Top Lyrics
Tube Snake Boogie Lyrics

new mix.

2008-09-15T16:43:00.000-07:00

my pal DIRTY SOLE aka Richie Heller sent me over a few tracks a while ago......Clearly I couldnt post them, but let me tell you they were DOPE. So I was super happy to see that SMALLTOWN DJ's threw his track "Back in the Day" on their new mixin' it up for discobelle. Heres the tracklisting and some comments from the SMALLTOWN DJ"S.

“What’s up - we’re called Smalltown DJs - and we are Canadians from Canada. We’re really glad that we finally had time to put together a mix for Discobelle, because they do such a great job. We thought that we would be true to the site name and give the mix a disco feel. We are going tour all over the place this fall so come party with us if we are in your town. So, we hope you enjoy the mix, now let’s go:

1) Squeeze Me - Kraak n Smaak

This is from Jalapeno Records - our homies from Wicked Lester put a record out a few years ago on that label. Vinyl Ritchie from Wicked Lester is one of the best djs out there.

2) Transatlantic Creep (Smalltown Blend) - Jellybass vs. Radiohead

I hope to see Radiohead on the In Rainbows tour. They are the best band.

3) Electric Feel (Aeroplane Remix) - MGMT

New York seems to have all the best new bands right now. This is a great mix from Aeroplane.

4) You Belong - Hercules & Love Affair

See above. Also how great is DFA Records? I saw LCD Soundsystem play live last year and they destroyed.

5) I Loved Every Minute of it (Smalltown dance edit) - Gayle Adams

Gayle Adams was a DC disco singer - apparently she did stand-up comedy for a bit as well.

6) Figured Me Out - Jamie Lidell

We played with Jamie Lidell at our club and his live show is totally engaging. He’s like a one man electronic band.

7) You Can’t Hide - David Joseph

Larry Levan did a great mix of this tune as well. The keys are so tough.

8) Eurodans - Todd Terje

This is different than the eurodance sound being pushed by bands like Eiffel 65 and Whigfield. Todd Terje is awesome.

9) Do it at the Disco - Gary’s Gang

We played this in Mexico and the latin rhythms sounded really great. Is he singing falsetto?

10) Did it at the Disco - DJ Sneak

Sneak is a legend. Great DJ. I saw him play at Industry in Toronto in the 90s. I think Daft Punk played on the same night.

11) Back in the Day feat. Mike Dixon - Dirty Sole

Mike Dixon has been pushing the jazz house sound forever - this is a really cool hip-house sounding jam. The raps are fun.

12) Ladies - Sammy Bananas

Max and Sam from Certified Bananas and I went swimming in the river near my old house. They are like us but from America, and smarter.

13) Lovetoy - Plant Life

Plant Life, they are from LA I think. This joint is so rough. The horns kill me.

14) Get Up (Grandtheft Remix) - Afrika Bambaataa

We brought Bam to Calgary in 1999 - it was amazing. He played a bunch of Miami Bass an Bmore shit - so smooth and banging at the same time. He is a huge influence on Smalltown.

15) Prince Ida (Rock it Scientists Mix) - Prince vs. Ida Corr

This is a mash-up. A really good mash-up.

16) Get Down (DJ Ayres mix) - Paul Johnson

Ayres is totally hilarious and a great DJ. The Rub dudes are all top notch in general.

17) Walk the Disnosaur (Paul Devro Mix) - Was Not Was

Was not Was also put out a really good version of “Papa Was a Rolling Stone”. This one reminds me of growing up, I loved this tune when i was a kid.

18) Roll it feat. Pase Rock (DJ Class Remix) - XXXChange & Scottie B

This is like an allstar team.

19) African Chant (Pretty Titty Edit) - Scottie B

Scottie B is a big influence on us - and a great dj, and a great guy.

20) Mumba - Danny Marquez, Tuccillo

I dont know anything about this record except that it sounds great.

21) Wouldn’t it be Nice - Smalltown Romeo

We made this tune with Wax Romeo. He is our friend and partner and a very special little guy. Seriously if you dont know Wax Romeo you should make a point of checking his stuff out - he’s super talented.

22) Just Another Groove - Mighty Dub Katz

Fatboy Slim made this I think. Chune is quite evvy. He was is the Housemartins in the 80s - they have a fun pub-rock song called “Happy Hour”.

23) Big Love - Pete Heller

This song is like the happiest feeling in song format.”

****here is a zshare link to the mix. dont miss out on this one. Smalltown Dj's Discobelle mix

all my haters

2008-09-15T15:28:00.000-07:00

it's super easy to let haters get me down. afterall im a bartender and a dj. i rarely remember the guy who quietly tipped an extra buck here or there but I ALWAYS remember the guy who wanted to fight me because he was convinced I made his Three Wise Men shot wrong. Dj'ing is a little different, I dont take pride in making a good shot. All I am doing is following a recipe. But I take pride in certain mixes. I take pride in playing songs in certain orders to get people out of the dancefloor. I take pride when I throw out an old track that you havent heard in ages but still love. Seth Godin just wrote a blog that touches on shit like that.

Check his blog HERE

******

Listening to the loud people

Of course you should listen to your customers.

But which ones?

Should you listen to the loud ones, the ones who call the sports radio stations to complain about the pitching, the ones who post websites about your lousy service, the ones who organize nationwide boycotts? Should you listen to the angry ones, the ones with a limited vocabulary (heavy on profanity, short on spelling) who know how to use email and aren't afraid to use it?

Or, should you listen to the customers that are the most profitable, the most loyal or the most likely to spread word of mouth among the people you want to become your customers?

Here are three common listening mistakes:

Believing that your customers are monolithic, that they all want the same thing.
Believing that loud customers speak for all customers.
Worrying that if you don't satisfy short-term, loudly articulated needs, you will fail.
There's an art here, it's not a science. I'd focus on a few tactics:

When someone is in pain, recognize it and address it if you can.
You decide, not your customers, where you want to go. Lead, don't follow.
Amplify the voices of the people you care about, those with the most value to you in the long run. Give them a platform and make it easier for them to speak to you and the rest of the market.
And here's one thing I'd do on a regular basis: Get a video camera or perhaps a copy machine and collect comments and feedback from the people who matter most to your business. Then show those comments to the boss and to your staff and to other customers. Do it regularly. The feedback you expose is the feedback you'll take to heart.

dont act like i never told ya

2008-09-14T14:19:00.000-07:00

this shit didnt air. but it should have.

"Day 'N' Night" has been in HEAVY rotation at the crib, in my dj sets and on the good old youtube days at jakes. This track is blowing up in Iowa City too. I got the whole "I knew this track before you and Im annoyed when you ask me to play it" thing going on with this one. It sucks when you rock something good for a long time and no one responds to it, then when one of the cool kids discovers it and likes it, it spreads around and it's the new big thing. But whatever, this is a good song. And to those of you who only have the Crookers remix you need to get the original, and get the whole "A Kid Named Cudi" mixtape. Lots of good stuff. He's from Chicago too, so Im waiting to talk to someone who claims to have "gone to the same high school as him" or some other bullshit.

new mash

2008-09-04T16:45:00.000-07:00

bored on a rainy afternoon. the regular version of "free fallin" came on at the bar last night so i decided i should probably use it in my dj set at some point. chopped a couple of things in there and stretched the beat as much as it would go to work. not perfect but good enough for drunk peeps.

Download-Free Fallin Like a G Thang-DjVonMarxen (zShare

ahhhhhhh SUEEEEE!

2008-08-31T18:43:00.000-07:00

nothing beats being drunk on a porch with everyone yelling this.

ahhh SUE! - VonMarxen Edit (zShare)

Where'd You Get That DICK!?!?!?!

2008-08-06T14:33:00.001-07:00

so these dudes i know work at this bar and apparently a worker was just roaming around picking up glasses near the dance floor and these two dudes were like dancing together and one dude said to the other "Where'd you get that dick?" in like a "im gonna do you later" kinda way. that shit is awkward as hell. but hilarious.

On an unrelated note I just made the worst "MASH" ever. This is what happens when you are bored outta your dome!

My Dicks The Way IT Is-VonMarxen Mash (zShare)

Lollapalooza

2008-08-06T09:40:00.000-07:00

a bunch of cool stuff went down at Lollapalooza this year. I had the joy (or burden) of working security for the 3 day festival in Chicago's Grant Park (as if you didnt know where it was already) I assumed I would just be standing in some crappy spot checking passes or doing something totally not glamourous (which i was fine with) but upon arrival i soon figured out that I would be head security supervisor for the myspace stage (specifically the backstage area) not only did this mean decent money for the weekend, it meant I got to chill backstage all weekend. I checked out my stages lineup and was pleasantly surprised to see quite a few good acts that I would have liked to seen even if they werent directly on my stage.
Settling in the first day took a while, I had to figure out how to get my small staff in order and make sure that everyone survived the 90 degree temps in the hot son. In between doing some actual work I got a good chance to check out a few bands, grab some decent food and drink a shit ton of water. Heres some other stuff that went down this weekend.

*Bang Camaro was pretty funny. They played some shitty old school metal and literally had 20 people singing onstage. All of these people are also in their press photo which is funny as hell.
*The kills dress like they enjoy Marilyn Manson but they sound like a bunch of wussies
*You might like Mates of State, but apparently you are a little more indie than I am
*I take that back, cause before he went on stage, my homeboy Stephen Malkmus totally needed me to show him where the porta-john was backstage. We bonded over the awfulness of the inside of this porta-pooper (im very glad that i didnt have to poop while at the festival, I saved it for the hotel. These things were literally in danger of overflowing by the end of everyday.

*In between my stage responsibilities I got to check out a little of Gogol Bordello. I didnt really get them that much when i was on warped tour with them, but ive noticed they have been touring alot, and they were a main stage act this year. I parked myself in a chair while filling in for someone and chilled and got to hear their set. pretty good shit. I think they might really only be a live band though since i dont really think i could chill at home and listen to crazy ass gypsy rock stuff.
*The end of the first night came and I chilled sitting on the edge of my stage and watched radioheads long ass set. It was extremely mellow and pretty much put me to sleep, in a good relaxing "i get to wind down and take a breather and sit and watch radiohead in person" kinda way. overall not a bad first day at the office.

Day 2 was gonna go a little smoother. I was a little more adjusted with my job and I knew there were a couple of bands on my stage that I wanted to check out.
*Margot and the Nuclear so so's took the stage, and i guess my response is "whatever" I've heard alot about them, but i will file them in the "i really dont care" file.
*Ill say the same thing about MGMT. Everybody is remixing their tracks and I'll admit I like alot of the electro stuff, I just really am not feeling the original stuff. This is when my backstage started to get pretty busy. Pete Wentz and Ashley Simpson started hanging out and well as a bunch of other not worth mentioning "celebrities"
*If I really have anything to say from Lolla it would be CHECK OUT JAMIE LIDELL. I had no idea what was gonna happen, but homeboy started his set with some pounding chicago house shit with his vocals over it. I had no idea that he was going to do some stuff like that. Live dance music with a badass band was the last thing I expected from him. Then he ended his set with some more straight forward soul live band type stuff. He also apparently turned into like Elton John or some shit and totally owned the stage working the crowd and going down to the barricade to have some fans sing along the wrong lyrics with him.
*Lupe Fiasco was on the main stage. I mean he is okay, but not mainstage yet.
*The Toadies were on my stage! I saw these guys in 8th grade! now i got to say whats up to them before they went on! But apparently I was the only one pumped about this since I had to explain who the Toadies were to everyone else on my staff.
*Then after the toadies shit got real, I had to go work the Barricade For Rage Against the Machine. The barricade was NUTS. THeir head of security was with us and had the band stop the show 3 times just so we could get people out of the pit to safety. It was my job to get bodies out, get kids water so they dont pass out and make sure no one tries to rush the stage. It was fun being the smallest guy down there and it was also fun to not get hit in the head with a shoe or Zach's mic stand like the guy next to me. I guess it was also fun to have rage against the machine play 5 feet behind my head.
Check this out (im next the the dude in the white hat (ned)

*LAST DAY was the best day.
*Chromeo totally won me over. Ive checked out alot of their shit but it doesnt compare to the live show. If you dont know them, check them out. Kid Sister was pretty terrible, Brazillian Girls were alright. CSS was fun. G Love killed it. Blues Traveler still does their thing, But I've seen them a few times and am kind of over it I guess. My boy Mark Ronson tore it up. This was probably the performance of the Festival. Kanye was on the stage, Perry Farrel and his HOT ass wife were on the stage, Pete and Ashley, Dan FOB's tour manager was there, Dj Danny Masterson and his Malcom In The middle dude were there, Phantom Planet took the stage. It was an awesome backstage area. It was alittle overshadowed that I just had to work Girl Talks stage which was the most chaotic thing ever. But worth being there. Heres a vid of me chilling behind the barricade towards the end of his set (check the sweet ass shades)

This picture also gives a good stage perspective of the vantage point from stones Citi Stage.

*Shit I forgot to mention Saul WIlliams, he was dope, it sounded like shit, but he was dope. IT was also cool to turn around and realize that Trent Reznor was right behind me watching the show. Also funny about Saul was these girls coming up and asking me if I knew when Saul Williams was performing and I pointed to him on the stage and said "There you go." They gave me this pissed confused look and then told me "Um,no. Saul Williams is a spoken word artist." Rather than me schooling them about Sauls Latest Reznor produced album and insisting that it is him performing I just said "OK"

The last night ended with Kanye actually winning me over. Dude is a superstar. and his performance backed up his attitude. He puts on a great show. Perry Farrel and his pals agreed as the chugged some 1912 Don Julio right in front of me without offering me any. DOUCHES.

im out.

bloggy

2008-07-20T22:35:00.001-07:00

i found out tonight after narcissistically googling myself that my "first mix" mix got picked up by someone who posts like workout mixes or some shit. check it HERE at inthegym.net

is this the blog equivalent of being big in japan? you know, it's like kinda cool, but pretty much irrelevant? apparently music i like is good for elliptical exercise? i dont even know what that is. so yeah, im gonna file this on my list of hilarious stuff that i have done/accomplished. that list is really really long but i still have pretty much nothing to show for it except some really funny stories.

**in case you havent downloaded that mix grab it here.VonMarxen Mix (zShare) 700 downloads so far. thats baller!

sports?

2008-07-16T21:27:00.000-07:00

yeah, i like sports sometimes too. so i was pretty stoked a few weeks ago when "they" announced that the blackhawks and red wings would be playing an outdoor game at wrigley. today the official word came out about the game taking place. Full-real short story HERE The last outdoor game was the largest attended NHL game in history and although Wrigley wont offer the same capacity, it will offer a great environment of sports history and the legendary chicago fans. My question is, what type of people are going to attend? Clearly I will do everything in my power to get a ticket and go, but what is the crowd make up going to be? Will it be the same beer drinking rowdy crowd of the cubs? Will there be college dudes and hot broads who just started renting their first apartment in Wrigleyville? Will there be businessmen having beers during the day? Will there be families? Or will this just be for hockey fans? A majority of people attending Cubs games barely understand the rules of baseball, they are there to have a great time. So what I am asking is will there be die hard hockey fans? people there just for the experience? or what? Is this going to generate interest in hockey? As a hockey fan I know what it's like for people to ask me to turn the TV off during the stanley cup playoffs, so basically I should probably start preparing to be annoyed and/or pleased by Midwesterners suddenly talking about hockey.

oh. also. the hawks are gonna get SMOKED by the Red Wings.

also this game is on NEW YEARS DAY aka national hangover day....im kind of scared of the thought of being rull hungover and sitting outside in 10 degree weather for 3 hours. they have to still serve $30 old styles at the game right?

question?

2008-07-16T15:24:00.000-07:00

1.do you like the new "band" Shwayze?
2.do you know who the new band shwayze is?
3.were you at all motivated to check them out after mtv talked about them for like 3 days?
4.would you participate in sexual activity with any of the members of shwayze?
5.if you saw them at a party would you secretly be pissed that you arent as cool as shwayze?
6.do you like to say shwayze as much as i do?

if you answered yes to question number 1, you should have answered no.

if you answered no to number two i kind of wish i were you.

if you answered no to number 3 thanks for not participated in the system

if you answered yes to number 4 you are a tramp. way to go. i like it.

if you answered no to number 5 you are either WAY more arrogant than I am or deep down very insecure or both.

i dont think it's possible to say shwayze as much as me.

2 terrible songs

2008-07-08T16:01:00.000-07:00

these songs are both terrible, but i guess they make sense to go together. and as i stated before, i need all the production practice I can get. so yeah, here are some bad songs badly mixed together. Summertime Girls-VonMarxen(zShare)

bad mix jobs

2008-07-05T15:47:00.000-07:00

Im still pretty terrible with ableton, but you gotta start somewhere. trying to learn the basics of editing songs and putting together mixes so mr. shucks picked out her two favorite songs of the moment "yolanda" by reality and "everbody nose 'remix'" by NERD and I threw em together. finally learned how to put some EQ on a track as well as stretch the BPM. actually pretty easy to do, but the real challenge is to make stuff not sound like crap. I need some more lessons on eqing, compression and other nerdy audio mechanics. but here you go. a terrible track I dub "yolanda nose" if you have some other songs you would like "mashed" together or any funny edits just holla at me and I'll do it. I need the practice.

Yolanda Nose-VonMarxen (zshare)

next up is a good pee break track(8 min) and a good excuse to piss people off by playing "terrible lie" by NIN. but dont worry, it goes in to the 50 cent mashup of "closer" and "in da club"

Terrible Birthday-VonMarxen(zShare)

doesnt suck

2008-07-03T15:36:00.000-07:00

"it's easier to talk about how shit sucks rather than to talk about how shit is cool cause more stuff sucks than is cool."---from inside my head 2 seconds ago.

however this time ill share a music video of a band that doesnt blow. I would like to say I discovered this band by having good taste and being "in the know" but I really didnt. I simply just trusted the good taste and the know of the dudes over at buddyhead. rarely do I not agree with pretty much everything they have to say. so check out this video for the track "Rebel Hiss" by Jubilee. It doesnt suck, and you wont have to worry about some girl in junior high wearing one of their t-shirts anytime soon unlike your other favorite bands. boo yeah!

really funny

2008-07-03T12:48:00.000-07:00

any one else remember the first time they heard of girl talk? i remember kinda hearing he did dj stuff then i heard he was coming to THE PICADOR. kids that i know who are scared of the picador were calling me and or facebook messaging me about like how to get tickets and stuff. i also remember other dj's i know telling me that they could "easily do what he does." i checked out some youtube stuff and kind of figured out what kinda things he was doing. ive since bought ableton live and not learned how to use it. do you remember how/when you heard of girl talk? have you never heard of girl talk? well check this post from the hipster runoff cause it's probably the funniest thing ever. im pretty sure girltalk should get rid of his current wikipedia page and just replace it with this.

lHIPSTER RUNOFF ON GIRL TALK

a response

2008-06-30T14:21:00.000-07:00

my pal nick s, or lets call him n swanson, over at THE BLOG OF ETERNAL STENCH recently shared a riveting investigative piece exposing one of the most well hidden secrets plaguing america since the beginning of recorded music history. THE WEDDING DJ SUCKS!

I agree, the wedding DJ does suck. I know this sounds weird coming from a guy who has himself performed at many weddings and various other social functions. But let me shed some light as to why the Dj does suck at weddings and parties because guess what folks....it takes one to know one.

Im gonna break down some of Mr. Paramania's points below. You can read his entire post about wedding dj's HERE if you would like.

First Nick claims wedding dj's make somewhere from $250 to $500 for 4 hours of work. Thats actually on the low end. A proper wedding DJ who will be bringing in sound and lighting equipment usually carries a $400 minimum for your basic reception hall. The bigger and more elegant the room and lighting , the higher the bill. (most weddings in eastern iowa run from $500-900 for a wedding dj.)

CLAIM 2- they have no taste in music whatsoever- This is usually very very true. Weddings are awkward events where everyone from grandchildren to grandparents are in attendance and most music is just not going to make everyone get up and dance. But LOVESHACK is gonna kill it everytime. Yeah, most wedding dj's are old creeps and 99 percent of people at weddings are morons that are going to LOVE doing the chicken dance after they've drank half a keg of the free keystone light that the mother in law shelled out for.

CLAIM 3-They usually look like child molesters- THIS IS TRUE. Tyler Coon and I are probably the only exception.

CLAIM 4-They have the worse (worst?) sense of humor- Yeah, usually something real dumb is said by the dj. I dont say shit unless it's gonna be real funny. Leave the funny stuff up to Uncle Kevin or Aunt McSlutty.

CLAIM 5-they never have songs you request- This also falls on the shoulders of the bride and groom. A legitimate dj service consults with the wedding party to plan out the style and genres of music they wish to have. An organized and motivated bride and groom compile extensive lists of songs they would love to hear. They also come up with lists of what they do NOT want to hear. This gives the dj an idea of what kind of crowd he will be playing music for. (country vs. rock vs. hip hop vs. oldies vs. whatever) Most dj's carry a collection of any song ever on the Billboard Top 100. Most dj's dont have the b-side of Beck taking a shit on a drum machine. This responsibility is jointly shared by the dj and wedding party to determine what kind of music will be played through out the night. and ALSO this helps eliminate the drunk cousin from determining the entire playlist of the night since the bride and groom have agreed what will be played and what wont be played.

As a person who has done many events, I will agree that most of them are terrible, however I have pleased many many groups of people by honoring their terrible requests as well as shooting down other terrible requests that would totally kill the dancefloor or mood of the night.
Here are a few pictures of some recent request sheets. These are actual requests lists from actual terrible events that I have worked at. If you know me, you know that I wouldnt prefer to play this type of music, but if thats what the people wanna hear, thats what ill play. After all, they are fronting the bill.
**note that these songs are all terrible, but so are most people. Also feel free to look for bad grammar. click on the picture to make big enough to read****

Nicks solution of the iPod makes sense. But bringing an iPod aslo solves the same point as the bride and groom meeting with the dj to determine the music. Bride and grooms can make playlists if they like, and often they do. Most just chose not to leaving the dj blind to what people want to hear.
And as far as the sound system, 99 percent of rooms have very minimal sound. You need a pro PA system unless you want your wedding to sound like an elevator. The $100 PA you can rent at guitar center SUCKS. You need a pro system and you need someone who can hook that up and make it work right all night. OH, one last note. Dont Hire John Flathman to be your wedding DJ unless you like to dance to A-TRAK, YIN YANG TWINS, and APHEX TWIN.

memory lane

2008-06-20T01:27:00.000-07:00

I went back to good old davenport today for the first time in a while. my farger needed some help clearing out space in the upstairs of our garage (antique warehouse). so this means I had to clear out my things that I've been storing for roughly 8 years (put a bunch of stuff up when I moved to college, and after soph year) after I briefly searched through bags of clothes, cases of cd's, paula tickets, rave flyers and god knows what else, I decided that I wouldnt throw anything away and instead I would load it all up in my car and sort through it back in the IC. So now my kitchen lays littered with years worth of hilarious clothing. Some of the items inlclude free t-shirts from several spring break trips to panama city beach, super shiny douche bag gala shirt, a million ties, a pair of jean shorts?, and some super rad vintage hawkeye gear that I forgot my grandpa gave me. It's been a blast looking through this shit and remembering the good old days of being a nervous 18-20 year old getting exposed to dance music while starting to get incredibly intoxicated. In the living room there are hundreds of rave flyers and newspaper clippings which feature stories covering my first attempts at promoting shows. Those days seem so far behind. But at least now the memories are fresh in my mind......I took a couple of pictures, I'll end this post with them In a second. So overall my trip to DPORT was a success, I got to take a trip down memory lane, catch up with the grandparents, eat some delicious Rudy's Tacos and go on an awesome late night motorcycle ride with my dad. I was on the 1956 Harley Servi-Car and he was on the 1936 KnuckleHead. We took a trip down to the ridiculous 7 million dollar pointless bridge to check out the floodwaters then do burnouts (or stall the bike) in front of "CLUB SHENNANIGANS" Steve was decked out in a dope ass leather jacket and I was representing TSC (thats Tom Swanson Construction for you not in the know) with a tight ass zip up hoodie. (sorry, no pics)

My 1st and only PAULA (only $145 back in those days)

Big 80 Hours Spread about the Planet X show I threw

Even Bigger front page story about how the D.E.A. tracked my internet activity to see if I was dealing drugs at Planet X with my quote " I didnt notice anything suspicious" which was a BOLDFACE lie.

Yeah, I made my own TRON t shirt in high school. It was ironic and cool back then to like tron as well.

good old beak n eye award.

MORE PICS TO COME!

drunk

2008-06-15T18:16:00.000-07:00

i got so drunk the other night/day that i seriously almost called 911 at like 8 pm the next day after cause my hangover was so bad i thought i was going to die. NO JOKE. im not trying to like BE COOL about how much i drank, im just trying to explain that i seriously grabbed my phone as was ready to call 911 because i felt things happening in my body that ive never felt before. SHIT!.

anyway. i was google searching hilarious shit like (iowa city) or (iowa city + drinking) or (iowa city + hilarious websites + dorks + bad html + drinking) and i found this site. check it bleed!

http://www.keef.org/drink/getdrunk/

h&j

2008-06-15T17:46:00.000-07:00

the h&j is back!
if i open my sliding glass window, place my computer on the very edge of my speaker that also doubles as a table and put peanut butter on my nuts i can TTLY steal internet from some random internet newbie who didnt password protect his/her network connection. this is good news and bad news. i can access facebook and hit refresh 4000 times till i get a new comment, but i can rarely download any new banging tracks. im also kind of going through a "funk" of sorts. there really hasnt been anything in the past month or two that i have really fallen in love with musically. (i have also been smoking alot less pot)
hopefully i dig up a song here or there that i feel compelled to post about.

also just an FYI i will be filling in another night @ the summit on TUES for $1 night.
and FUCK YEAH FRIDAY @ one eyed jakes returns with me at the helm this friday.
look for another night of DjVonMarxen either WED or THURS at another one of IC's dancefloors.
also keep posted for new nights and locations for my other type of mixing (the booze kind)
and ALSO keep an eye and ear out for my triumphant return to the world of being bad at playing bass/and or rythym guitar.
lots of new changes and hilarious shit for me to talk about.

on one last note, if you are wondering where flathman went, he actually drove so fast when he moved back to davenport that he mysteriously ended up aging roughly 30 years in a bizarre time traveling mishap.

sorry

2008-06-05T14:17:00.000-07:00

sorry for the lack of updates, i know there are at least 3 people that read this, and i am deeply sorry to those 3 people.
as most of you may know, the internet mysteriously stopped working at the 929, the Flath moved back to d-port and i dont like paying bills...i was stealing internet from a mysterious network hilariously called "h&j" and apparently they dont like to pay bills either cause now when you log on you are directed to the mediacom "pay your fucking bill" page. so basically i only use the "net" when im opening at work, or sitting at mr. shucks house. but here is a small list of things to keep you updated with my life.

1.music is terrible, if your favorite song is "i kissed a girl" you are also terrible (unless you are talking about the jill sobule song from like 1995,and then you are just a raging dyke)

2.your music blog sucks. no one gives a shit about your terrible taste in terrible music. then why do i post tracks on my site you ask???? it's cause i dont like terrible music and you should be reading this for my humorous rants and observations and not to be guided as to what music to listen to.

3. the weather in iowa is terrible. i kind of want to go work at Lowes in las vegas, or be a couch dweller in LA...any other friend have a job opp for me somewhere that isnt iowa?

4. terry the t-bird has the new hottest bumper sticker this side of the mississippi. pics up soon.

New track that doesnt suck!

2008-04-08T01:04:00.000-07:00

busta ryhmes is back! finally some new upbeat hip hop stuff out there.

heres my dj friendly extend Dont Touch Me(VonMarxen Extend zShare

FIRST MIX!!!

2008-04-01T01:16:00.000-07:00

I just got Ableton Live and I've finally had a few moments to gain the minimum skills needed to crank out a basic mix. No particular theme or order, but just a couple of songs that I've dug in the past few months/years. I probably looked like this when I was frustratingly nerding at my computer.

GRAB IT HERE! (zShare)

BASS

2008-03-09T14:40:00.000-07:00

continuing my theme of only liking bands with hot ass bass players (pumpkins, zwan, apc, hole, white zombie, the bangles, spinal tap, etc.) here is a remix of the song "BLACK EYES" by Snowden. Kim turned me on to these guys a while ago. I saw them at SXSW last year and they are fucking rad!
This mix comes off the new SCION mix cd mixed by the LA RIOTS! good shit. If you need a copy of the whole mix hit me up in the comment section or just show up to a future SCION sponsored event and grab one.

SNOWDEN-BLACK EYES(Le Castle Vania Remix) zShare

RICK ROSS!!!!!!!

2008-03-06T13:29:00.000-08:00

!!!!!!!!!! IS TERRIBLE!!!!!!!!!

you should only be downloading the new rick ross album if you are a hot ass chick who ironically and cutely knows every word to rap songs.
or if you are a funny guy trying to hit on said girl.
any other reason doesnt fly.

grab the whole album HERE Rick Ross-Trilla

gimme a call rick if you want me to take down the post.

fuck yeah friday, scion saturday

2008-03-05T12:59:00.000-08:00

SCION is back on board with me furthering my daily routine of staying up till 5 am, sleeping till 3 pm then getting nothing but the most premium tracks that the internets have to offer.

Ill be upstairs at Jakes all weekend starting off with FUCK YEAH FRIDAY with cheap ass drinks, and more BMORE tracks than any human this far west in the country could possibly enjoy.

then...

Saturday, Iowa Citys Largest Dj, BFAST will be spinning whatever kind of music he plays while getting frustrated with minorities and the lack of sexual advances from his employees.

Come out and say whats up.....as always, Up the narrow stairs at One Eyed Jakes in the good old Iowa City

suck my d$#%!!!!!

2008-02-27T15:07:00.000-08:00

not too sure why i censored the title to this, but whatever.
check out this RAD DjFUNK video!

obviously this is a terrible Dj performance.
homeboy is chugging beers and yelling into the mic......but since this was in sweeden, im pretty sure there was a language barrier. my favorite part is how the crowd really doesnt care that much. but that doesnt stop good old Mr. Funk from telling the ladies what he wants them to do! the best shit happens a little after 3 minutes in.
Brings me back to the good old days of throwing a Dj Funk party at the Union bar, getting all bombed and taking cases of beer from behind the bar and giving them to underage sorority girls. 2001 was a great year. Anyone else remember Dj Funk playing at The Factory on Kimberly road????? anyone else remember Tommy Cody being real bombed at said show?
good times.

American Boy

2008-02-20T13:55:00.000-08:00

Somethin about this song is pretty dope.(having Kanye spit a couple of verses probably doesnt hurt your cause) Sadly I still live in Iowa and I dont find out about this shit till other people let me know.

check it bleed! Estelle ft. Kanye-American Boy

and if you like to dance heres the REEEEEEEMIX. Scuola Furano Fireworks and Tears mix

the weird internet.

2008-02-19T02:26:00.000-08:00

shit ceeps getting creepier and creepier.

Lefsetz

2008-02-18T18:57:00.000-08:00

im all nerding out cause a response of mine got posted in the lefsetz letter! just on one of those "re" emails, but still kinda neat.

My Comment a little below Steve Lukathaers!!!!!

if you dont know, or dont read check him out at http://lefsetz.com/ and subscribe if you wanna read a ton of shit all of the time.

if you wanna know more about him just "wikipedia" him then pretend as if you knew everything you just read all along.

ALSO. anyone else notice that Brian Austin Green from 90210 is on that Terminator show on fox???? i remember when homeboy was popping pills in the dj booth back in the day and having all kinds of freakouts!!! yeah!!!

funny read.

2008-02-18T01:14:00.000-08:00

for those of you who already read pollstar, hopefully you have read this. For those who dont, give it a shot.

Roadie For A Day

grammys

2008-02-12T01:55:00.000-08:00

i didnt watch. but i still have an opinion. dont bitch, you dont have to watch something like this to have an informed opinion. ive youtubed the performances, as well as the comments made while presenting or accepting, or in this case, ranting after the fact.

check this.

Winehouse Grammy win sends "Bad" message

natalie cole is pretty pissed about amy winehouse winning. i think that is hilarious!
amy winehouse has literally come from nothing to the biggest thing of the year! (at least here in the states)

i remember being down at south by southwest and only hearing about how she is the act to see!!! no, she wasnt there to land a record deal or manager like everyone else. she already had that. she was there to build the buzz. you just HAD to see this chick. everyone KNEW she was a star. and 2007 was her year.

event hough she became an instant tabloid queen i dont necessarily think thats her fault. yeah she does crazy shit, but whatever. remember the days when people were cool cause they did crazy shit???? now with tmz and perezhilton and everything else we get instant information on people. if amy winehouse was around 8 years ago, before EVERYONE had broadband it would still be her music that we love, NOT her outrageous behavior.

grammys are about music. and id like to think that alot more passion and musical production went into winehouses shit than beyonces or rihannas. winehouse was in NYC in an old ass building with a dope studio laying down some sick vocal tracks with one of the best bands around (the dap kings) while beyonce and rihanna were dropping by LA studios to cut vocal dubs in between shooting pepsi commercials and hollywood movies.
winehouse is REAL. we know beyonces story. successful dad making all the right moves. rihanna was also a young sensation. even winehouse has a childhood music background but things just seem a little more real with her.

musicians arent supposed to be role models. as far as im concerned musicians are the people out there actually living life. they experience many different things in many different situations while you and i punch a clock everyday in the same place, only occasionally escaping from our routine to learn to things or to gain new experiences.
and most people cant even leave their job or family long enough to physically go somewhere and have a new experience. they rely on books, or movies, or MUSIC to escape.
most musicians have struggled at some point.
most musicians have given up near everything to keep on playing music.
basically, amy is real. shes playing music and living her life. even though it may be fucked up she still is real. she is as real as you going to your job.
i can identify with her more than beyonce or rihanna. i dont give a shit when beyonce wants to get me bodied but i know damn well that amy is telling me the truth when she told me that she was trouble.

basically natalie cole should get over whatever issue she has with amy.
and kids, it's only cool to act like amy winehouse if you ARE amy winehouse.
no one wants to see you do drugs all over the place and fuck up your part time after class job at the admissions office just cause "amy winehouse did it." if you want to act like that maybe you should pick up singing and being less of a douche.

CHANNEL 18!!!!!!!!!!

2008-02-11T01:51:00.001-08:00

dude whoever is running the programming for channel 18 needs to GET AT ME RIGHT NOW!
i dont care who you are, but you really need to be chilling with me, schooling me on all things 90's, drinking 40's, doing 10 inch lines and militantly being no where near any sort of female unless they are dressed in camo pants, a black t shirt, badly died hair, a job at the mall and a chain smoking problem.

homeboy has been dropping some hilarious clips (on vhs) from mtv's classic "120 Minutes", randomly playing sets from "The Box" music network(remember that shit!???? $3 to call in and vote???!!!), playing old daily show clips featuring michael stipe and just doing all kinds of crazy shit.

stipe is talking about how he hate oasis and laughing at the smashing head during 5 questions (yeah, OLD daily show)

remember how dope "Come To Daddy" by Aphex Twin was???? no one but the ravers knew what the hell it was but it got tons of airplay (and censorship) for being one of the dopest videos around. shit gets real when the grandma gets yelled at.

know the song "got you wear i want you" by the flys???? pretty fucking decent song (minus the bogus rap verse).....but call me crazy, i thought these dudes would be like garage rockers but it turns out they are so-cal cool dudes. obviously i dont know anything about these dudes other than really liking hearing this song on the radio.....and apparently thats katie holmes.

how rad is this video!!!

remember when mtv and the newly founded "alternative" radio totally broke beck??? the first song i ever heard on our new alternative station (planet 93.5) was "Loser." it was all over mtv and so was every other one of his videos. Beck is who he is cause of mtv. alot of people from that era were. check the video for "the new pollution." Everyone knows that song. But it's never the first thing you ask a dj to play at a party, or throw on your iPod. But since it was on MTV every other minute it will always be a part of someone who watched around that time.

so now there was just an introduction to the marcy playground track from "Cruel Intentions".....i need to stop writing and turn up the stereo!

sex and house

2008-02-05T00:12:00.000-08:00

shit got a little real yesterday/yesternight and im hanging out at home a little after 2am on monday night/tuesday morn still recovering from all the festivities. super bowl + jakes employee party = feeling like crap all day today.

so in between trips to the bathroom to almost throw up and 17 dollar chinese delivery orders ive gotten around to nerding on the interweb.

i ended up looking at the youtube and stumbled upon this video.

watch it.

i fucking love 99 percent of dance videos!!! how can you beat hot chicks lip syncing shit sung by giant black women?

and that song is sexy as hell as it is even without perfect looking women with their asses out.

baller!

************* after i posted this i found another version with more t and a and its higher resolution!!!!!!!!!!

fuck yeah friday!

2008-01-31T23:18:00.000-08:00

how about i make fuck yeah friday a weekly post that has my favorite song from the past week that i can think of? ok? great!

everyfriday ill make sure to post a track that rules!
then you can come out to fuck yeah friday at one eyed jakes and get buck with me!

this weeks winner is a new track from grand buffet called "dark autumn."
if you dont know who grand buffet is then you probably havent sat around drinking king cobra 40's while looking for girls who are into "big trucks" on hotornot.com

Grand Buffet-Dark Autumn

channel 18!

2008-01-24T21:42:00.000-08:00

dude, iowa city public access is the most reliable source of entertainment EVER!

i love hearing other dj's do their thing, especially when im like super impressed, but it's like hard to super impress me at music. it is however really easy to piss me off with music. and in iowa city there are a lot of sub par things going on music wise inside our establishments. as forward thinking as iowa city tries to be it is still a terrible place in the middle of nowhere. BUT channel 18 consistently hooks you the fuck up with top notch entertainment.
tonight someone is dropping like 2 minute segments of the dopest parts from like every dope movie ever made.

think hackers,
top gun,
any random elvis movie,
total recall,
kindergarten cop,
coyote ugly,
mannequin,
waterworld
and lets not forget.
HOWARD THE DUCK!

i feel like the kid at the party who is like losing his shit to ever single song that he loves but always forgets about.........but with dj'ing i rarely forget about those songs, switch it up to movies and im hooked!

(as im finishing this jon voight is getting digested by an anaconda while ice cube and j Lo get the fuck out of dodge(

cant tell

2008-01-24T16:31:00.000-08:00

is this song any good?

M Pokora f/ Timbaland

check it out and let me know.

PS This dude is a French dude who was on a reality boy band show and this track is one of his first american efforts.

FUCK YEAH FRIDAY!

2008-01-23T13:26:00.000-08:00

my weekly party at one eyed jakes continues this friday.....if you dont like to dance, you probably shouldnt come. (unless of course you like to go upstairs at jakes and hit on drunk chicks and make fun of douchebags)

the music style is a little all over the place....clearly i try to get into the shit that i love...but i gotta make the kiddies dance as well. and hey, lets face it, im getting paid to Dj and drink alot and last time i checked thats not such a bad gig.

F.Y.I. this friday will HEAVILY feature tracks from Dj Sega!!!! i just got his new mixtape in the mail and it is fucking BALLER!

check out the myspace at myspace.com/DJSEGATHEBLACKKNIGHT

the rumor mill

2008-01-12T02:28:00.000-08:00

http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/11/music.hannahswitch.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

Headlines can be misleading. Sometimes headlines are particularly vague to lure the reader to believe the story will be greater than it actually is. This is a perfect example. "Hannah Montana uses body double in concert"

When you read on, you learn that this is simply part of a costume change and is not significant to the show itself. Shit, one of Mileys people herself tell you that in the article! But the most important thing is, is that alot of people will read the headline and not the rest of the article and the rumors will circulate. The phone game will be played and by the time the last person hears the message it will be "Hannah Montana is actually Britney Spears" or some bizarre shit. There are alot of responsibilities on todays media. Creating non-misleading headlines is one that should not be overlooked.

computer tv shows

2008-01-10T22:56:00.001-08:00

Californication is on iTunes now....i remember trying to find it a while ago. im probably going to watch an episode after 7 hours of the Fresh Prince gets over.

seeing fox mulder bang sluts should be pretty fun.

p.s. if you havent decided on which presidential candidate you will be supporting this year, please consider barack jimbama.
he may be lacking experience, but look at that stache!!!

HIP

2008-01-08T12:49:00.000-08:00

oh ironic shit.
one of my favorite/annoying/favorite again things is the whole ironic fashion trend shit.
like it's COOL to have the most ridiculous mustache, or the shitty hot pink plastic 80's glasses.

clearly dj's aim to please people and if had to choose 5 tracks that have pleased the most people in the past couple of years, one of them for sure would have been the "Dont Stop Believin" Dance Mix. (casey can probably tell me which version i have because im sure it came from him.....i got it from barajas who probably got it from him etc etc)

now, ive been dj'ing at the same place for a couple of years and by no means are we "hip" or "exclusive." it's just a fun college bar with sometimes rad drink deals......everyone has been lovin that journey mix for a while now. and we dont get too many hipsters comin in....but when they do, they LOSE THEIR SHIT to that track.

so now that FLOSSTRADAMUS are killing it.....everytime i play that track i will be "biting their style."

check people with ironic fashions get down to this track while FLOSS kills it in chicago.
........ill still take 150 hot 19 year old college chicks dancing any day!

they want efx!

2008-01-07T02:49:00.000-08:00

the fresh prince of bel air is saving my life! it's 5 am and nick at nite has had like 3 hours of episodes. the highlight was by far will rockin a boombox and getting geoffry (sp?) to dance to "they want efx" by Das EFX. .....if you know this track, lets be friends. if you dont, well then you probably dont get the dave chappele reference during his skit about his younger years. grab the track HERE

oh, and how hot is hillary banks???
and ashley banks grew up and is SMOKIN!

(too bad her record was bogus as all hell.

i miss school

2008-01-07T02:22:00.000-08:00

i miss business classes....reading and learning about current business is rad. bob lefsetz recently mentioned a dude named seth godin. he's a smart cat that knows mad shit about marketing. he has a blog. seth godin

read this cause it's cool. and think about this shit next time you arent invited to the vip room or the cool private party. think about this next time you get on or dont get on a guest list and the show or club. this goes on everyday in our life.
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Exclusion

When I was in college, the Dean tried to put together an advisory group of students. Nobody he invited joined--it wasn't worth the time. Then he named it, "The Group of 100" and in just a few days, it was filled. The easiest way to have insiders is to have outsiders.

Credit card companies have made billions by selling a card that others can't get.

Politicians stand up and talk about their (exclusive) religion, or pit one special interest group against another.

And of course, the best nightclubs have the biggest velvet ropes and the pickiest doormen.

Limiting the supply of your service, or the quantity of your product, or being aggressive in who you sell to (and who you don't) are all time-tested ways to build a killer brand. Humans like being insiders, and will work hard to create their own imaginary demarcations to demonstrate that they've made it inside.

Populism is almost always a hard sell, it seems.

When Tiffany's lowered prices and quality and tried to reach out to the masses, they almost went bankrupt.

The Net seems to be turning some of this upside down. Twitter and Yahoo mail and eBay are completely populist. Hotornot, flickr and other websites have embraced this idea as well. (Worth noting that gmail started as a totally insider service, with a limited number of invites, shared person to person).

It's interesting to take a second to look at wikipedia. It started with the most populist, inclusionary point of view of all, but over time, people being people, a hierarchy and inner circle has been created. The exclusion is based on effort and skill, not race or income, but it's still exclusionary. And at its best, it makes the site work. When it fails, it limits discussion, reinforces small thinking and enrages the outsiders.

The first thing I'd ask myself before launching a product, a service, or a candidate is, "who are we leaving out?" If the answer is no one, be prepared for uncharted waters. The future of marketing (at least the big successes) is going to be fueled by those with the guts to embrace the masses. The profits, at least in the short run, may well be found by those that embrace exclusion.

One last thing: while people are delighted to be included (and seem to enjoy excluding others), the benefits they feel are dwarfed by the anger and disappointment of those excluded. It's something that people remember for their entire lives.
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word!

do you think they'll cockus?

2008-01-04T00:48:00.001-08:00

fuck it....i apparently got drunk enough to get real sick and fucking go home......i hate being 25........i miss the days when i was laying pipe and fuckin rockin simple bass lines......OH WELL ....anyway......now that im old i have way more time to get some bomb ass tracks......and watch out for the return of FUCK YEAH FRIDAY......in the meantime....check this shit out.......im too fucking lazy to remember the html shit to like so copy and paste this shit in your browser...... http://www.zshare.net/audio/617297263e68c0/

this shit is hot as fuck!

eMail of the day.

2007-12-27T15:03:00.000-08:00

even though our practices will lead up to one of the worst performances of 2008, at least the emails are still funny.
just got this from a certain bandmember earlier today.
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Dear Fags,

We should practice soon. When can you fags do it? Later fags.

Faggotly yours,

Fagson
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**the subject line was also just "hey fags"***

im going to hell.

2007-12-24T02:43:00.000-08:00

i was looking around on youtube for some ableton live tutorials (nerdy dj shit for yalls not in the know) and i stumbled upon this. i tried my hardest not to think it was hilarious.....but that shit is funny. dude is straight up ROCKING OUT to bob sinclair. i was hoping that i would be joined by people at least saying some ignorant ass mean shit in the comment section, but NOPE. everyone has nothing but nice things to say to this disabled dude. i suck. im an asshole. if i ever have a kid it will probably be retarded as punishment for me laughing at stuff like this. the funny thing is, this dude uses his dj software and has a near perfect beat mix. i would be worried that he would steal my job from me at jakes but i dont think he could get up the 2 flights of stairs. shit. im really going to hell.

by the way....why did he have a phone in between his monitors if he cant talk???

Merry X-Mas!!!!

2007-12-21T16:46:00.000-08:00

so being 25 and having no "little ones" running around in the family (well at least that are in town) i really dont care about christmas.....i guess it is an excuse to have 2 days off work. but i really dont want that cause IM BROKE!!!!

so ill be celebrating christmas by spending as much time on the internet as possible.
or going to "raves" in cedar rapids on christmas night. wanna join?

(sorry if this picture takes up the whole screen, im new at this shit)

so happy holidays and all that shit.
heres a little song that you should for sure rock at your christmas party with your old ass family.

Gotta Love the Quad City Dj's!!!!
Click to Download "What I want for Christmas"

best thing ever

2007-12-16T15:32:00.000-08:00

i know i already posted "sensual seduction" by snoop dogg......but this is just too good!!!!

the chair

2007-12-14T11:28:00.000-08:00

i braved death storm 2007 to head up to chicago to see silverchair at the house of blues. luckilly i grabbed my tickets before they sold out. (sadly my friends that were going to go up with me werent so lucky) so i drove up by myself and was planning on meeting kim and her roomate.
kim shows up and lets me know we were on a list to sit in a private balcony.....that was good news since it meant i didnt have to stand by a bunch of people spilling beers all over me and shit. we make our way upstairs after drinking a few $5 budwiesers at the bar and head into a super hip looking room with a mixture of old douchey "music biz" dudes with nice suits and tacky ass badges handing from their necks to "hip" young people to hilarious drunk fat broads. these people were clearly here to network and buy expensive appetizers.
since i had recently seen silverchair in minneapolis (and was blown away, and really fucking drunk) i was ready to just chill and watch the show. once again it was great. the view from the balcony was ridiculous. not only were we close enough to see small details of the performers, we got a sneak of some of the shit going on backstage(including the drum tech playing tambourine on several tracks into a mic behind the bass amp) my experience was great. drinking too much beer, great seats, the ability to go to the bathroom like 8 times and not miss a thing, hanging out with a chick that i love and the show itself!!

if you arent up with "the chairs" recent shit, check it.
basically the new tracks have a very brit pop feel. but they are performed live with a fucking van halen mentality. lots of sliding around the stage on the knees , playing guitar with teeth etc, etc.

and after the arrogant display of guitar work and spot on difficult vocals daniel johns still sensitively says "charming" things to the crowd in between tracks. one of the better ones was when he talks about the virus going around the tour bus and how much nyquil he is on and mentioning that he feels like "johnny cash." or the good old chicago joke of putting oprah and stedman on the guest list.

basically these dudes win for consistently changing styles and experimenting musically and still putting on a show that is interesting, relevant and nostalgic all at once. i still think the secret to this band is the fact that every chick in the audience would fuck the shit out of daniel. whatever it is, that dude has it......we'll talk more about that in a second.

we were gonna just roll home and have a quiet night after the show but we headed over to the q101 after party at the hotel next door. kims dude friends "american taxi" were playing a deal there. we hung out, drank way to much more and the band was pretty good. poppy soft rock type shit. the dudes were solid on the instruments and REALLY cared about the finer things in rock such as finding the tightest shirt possible then cutting off the sleeves(yeah im talking to you bass player dude) im not hating, im just saying you looked like a douche.

the next band comes on and it features harold ( or was it kumar) from lucky boys confusion.

they sucked.
id rather listen to "eargasm."
i find that im no longer with the two girls so i decide to go to the lobby and make some calls. ben gillies walks by with his luggage and i make the effort to say hi. nice dude. then i find kim and jade and they are freaking out cause apparently for the half hour kim has been gone, she made her way to a table with daniel johns and drank 4 million shots of vodka and tomato juice. she brings me over to daniel to meet him. he loves my (flathmans) jacket and we chat. kim then proceeds to attempt to fuck him. (probably shouldnt bring up his marriage next time you are trying to fuck him!) kim then brings me over to keyboard player paul mac, i say something like "sweet hoodie" and we nerdily chat about the dissociatives. this scene goes on for several minutes.
i was ecstatic to meet these cats after an already pleasant evening.....im also happy that they were bombed and willing to let me join their "group hugs" with the broads. i am also happy they approved of my attire.

we went home.....i got jealous of kim talking to some dude on the phone (sounds funny, i know) went and slept on the couch, got up at noon and immediately went to rudys tacos. (the meat was fucking sketch!)

now im back in IC minus a couple hundred bucks spent on the trip but the rad memories will remain.
even as jaded as i am with the whole live music thing, nights like this come along and remember why you fell in love with it in the first place.

Listen to the Bear and the Cooter on zRock103.4!!!!!!

2007-12-04T00:34:00.000-08:00

Man is rock and roll dead. and the most recent sign comes from the myspace page of Iowa City Band East 18. I hate talking shit about local cats (mostly due to the fact there is a good chance of them running into me then punching me) but like I would be lying out of my ass if i didnt laugh my ass off when i read their bio on their myspace.

check it East 18 MySpace

If you are " too fucking cool for myspace" i've copied and pasted it.

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easteighteen is a five-piece, high-energy rock band whose musical integrity is not compromised by their Top 40 sensibility. Forged in 2001 by five students from the University of Iowa, easteighteen began a nationwide effort to deliver music to the masses with a musician’s appeal.
In early 2003, easteighteen released a five-song EP, Anathema, and embarked on a six-week West Coast tour playing venues in major cities including Los Angeles, Seattle, and Las Vegas, selling thousands of albums along the way. In 2005, easteighteen recorded a new, full-length album, in the event that you're right, produced by Tom Tatman (producer for Stone Sour/Corey Taylor of Slipknot fame). The album helped secure a Budweiser True Music sponsorship as well as a distribution deal with retail chain Hot Topic. Two songs from the album became the most requested on XM radio’s Unsigned Network, while others are being spun on numerous college stations spanning from the Midwest to California.

Sharing the stage with national acts such as Hinder, Buckcherry, Hurt, Drowning Pool, Black Stone Cherry, and others, easteighteen continues to captivate fans across the United States.

BAD NEWS, FOLKS! So the other day our tour van broke in half! The frame was apparently more rusted out than we had thought, and we are currently without a vehicle!! If you would like to help us get back on our feet and acquire another van, please check this out:
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you should be laughing at several things.....but the best part is the end!!!!!!!

they spent like 5 paragraphs telling us about how they are the fucking most rad successful band ever. not only are they talented musicians they are also so talented that "the masses" love them while their critical musician friends still give them props for being true to themselves and the "music" and not selling out.

they've sold 59409409308308408 bajillion records and have played with every big band out there.

THEN, after they told us how successful they are and how they are on top of the world they ask US for money to pay for THEIR shitty van!!!

who the fuck are you kidding with your obviously embeleshed bio? you arent getting this shit over the head of anyone who will actually help your band. you might dupe the little drunk girl into sucking your dick after you melt her face with your fucking emotional lead guitar solos, but thats about as far as this goes.

anyone who will further your career will tell you that bio is bullshit. we know how many records you've sold because we can check soundscan........wait what? your record sales dont get reported to soundscan??? oh wait....thats just another sign that you HAVENT DONE SHIT!

dont blow smoke up our ass....tell us who you opened for (we all know opening spots depend on how good you and grease your local promoter and NOT on the national band that never even talks to you or begins to hear your music.

tell us how long you've been together.

tell us how many headlining shows you've performed and what their attendance was.
(the time you played 4 hours before rob zombie in the parking lot of the ozzfest does not count as you selling 20,000 tickets.)

basically just fucking tell us like it is.
dont tell me how big of a baller you are then ask me to fix your fucking van.

.....and this picture is funny.

oh and dont get all bent out of shape.....i know a thing or 8 about shitty band pictures.

...and who could forget....

...but i win cause i took a picture with NIGGY TARDUST!!!!!!!

word.

new snizzoop jizzoint!

2007-11-29T18:17:00.000-08:00

who says waking up at 5 pm and watching BET's 106 and Park isnt productive????

Cause if i didnt see that shit today, I would have missed the new Snoop Dogg video.

SENSUAL SEDUCTION VIDEO

and here is the link to download that jam and play it in your hooptie.

zShare SENSUAL SEDUCTION mp3

face melt

2007-11-27T14:22:00.000-08:00

caseys gonna love the fact that im posting this, but it needs to be shared with people. (and im sure most people reading this will stand to gain nothing from actually having this....well other than the fact they can just melt faces with it whenever they want)

ive been on quite the electro binge recently and this track is absolutely ridiculous.

nothing beats playing this to a lame thanksgiving break crowd at jakes with the pitch at +10 while using the job control to make it go even faster.

http://www.zshare.net/audio/520169591aa992/

also, nothing beats the original video.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=VNrhmbc0y_8

you can go back.

2007-11-27T02:49:00.000-08:00

i read the bob lefsetz pretty frequently.....dude has a knack for describing how music can make a person feel alot of things.

on his latest post he dropped this line about how music can always take you back to that time. that girl. that show. that house. or any other memory.

"Actually, you can go back. Not by going to your old haunts, not by ringing up old buddies, not by going to see your old heroes play live. But by spinning the records. They never change. They remind us of who we once were."

This shit is true as hell!

Everyone has a memory of a certain song or record.
I remember waiting for the school bus in junior high when i would listen to "in utero" on an aiwa cassette player (it actually had a 3 disc changer but bought everything on tape so i could use them in my walkman)
i stored a bunch of tapes in the back of my guitar amp going to practice once and the magnets from the speakers deleted random sections of all my tapes.
everytime "serve the servants" came on there was like a 7 second section in the song that was barely audible from the magnent damage. servants was a fucking great song but there was always that anticipation to hear the beginning drum riff on the next track "scentless apprentice."

i would stand by the radio playing air guitar and singing while looking out the window to keep an eye on the bus.

my parents still live in that house. i can go stand in that exact place and try and think about that but it doesnt work as well then when i listen to those songs. it takes me right back. and if i could get my hands on that tape i used to have. with the magnent damage and everything it would be like i was right there!

that is what is dope about music!
good, bad, ugly......songs can take you right back to all of these. those songs at those moments define who we were.

i can think of a million bad girlfriend songs.
or good girlfriens songs.
party songs.
sad songs.
just hilarious songs.

"bat country" in the tour van
third eye blind on the many trips from davenport to ic.
"double live ganzo" on the 8 track player in a 78 cadillac with a 502 motor.
all of those and more will always be with me.

is that just me? this has to be the same for everyone right?

oh yeah, and im listening to paramore right now. i know thats goofy as all hell.....but even this shit brings me back to the volcom stage in the amphiteater at 2005 warped tour. (the 12 year old singer is a babe man)

greetings internet users!

2007-11-26T01:46:00.000-08:00

I like to write shit. Talk shit and occasionally leave shit in the toilet. Facebook doesnt really allow alot of room to write. Myspace is for party fatties from Marion Iowa and me actually publishing my thoughts through a medium other than a free blog is ridiculous! So balee dat! I will have postings ranging from the typical music shit, to overall just hilarious shit and I will let you know how many times a day I move from my bed to my small couch.
Holler!