And my pick for Artist of the Year is....

Vocoder!

People who know me are aware I can be very out of touch with music at times. I have never been a devotee to radio, music television, or the internet blogosphere circle jerk that is Amateur Criticism. I do, however, occasionally turn on BET, and I am a better person for doing so.

On my last endeavor into the land of Shout-outs and Hollas, I was astonished to see the resurgence of the career of the Vocoder. He reigned supreme in the 90s, scoring guest appearances on "hard" rock songs, over-the-hill transvestite revivals, and car commercial jingles. However, since then, he has been relatively dormant.

That is, until, a small group of urban underdogs, or "Black People", invited Vocoder to the coveted "Featuring" heading on several hit singles this last year. Vocoder, singing primarily during the choruses, transformed the mundane to irritating, the sincere to absurd, the fierce to the flamboyant, and the listenable to the laughable.

A star was re-born.

Amazingly, Vocoder hasn't released any new material this year, and yet has been featured on every rap, hip-hop, and R and B single in 2008*. This feat alone would be inspirational enough, but knowing the Vocoders young upstart roots, is made all the more impressive.

*This is based on empirical data acquired through eight consecutive minutes of watching BET. It is 100% accurate with a + or - zero margin of error.

Podcast!

http://wfmu.org/podcast

I like these. Anti-static is all 90s indie pop gems. I like Do or DIY the best. Lovely and weird. P.S. Are you familiar with the Zack Galifianakis 5-year old who doesn't like having a beard? If not, google that shit. And then start saying the word weird in the style of a five year old who doesn't like having a beard. Have faith. Also, applying for jobs is unhandjobulous.

Also, sometimes you need the right hand for the job: Far left column, 2nd from the top. Get it? Don't know how to link straight to the picture in question. Also note the fuh.. of the man with his hands in the soup. Glorious!

HA!


I'm a professional blogger.

Thank You Failblog

This is called "Bell Ringer Fail". Yes it is.

Sweet Tits

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Return to blogging

I have been out of the whole blogosphere for quite some time here. Those familiar with my previous work both with Myspace and Blogger.com will recall classic posts such as "Sex with Horses" and "I hate dancing".

I was planning on posting here, just to get this site moving, but then I realized that I have lost that magic spark. My fingertips feel rusty as they click away at these keys. My brain is cloudy from its recent abuse.

Due to the proverbial well running dry, I have opted to employ a new tactic: reverse blogging. By this, I mean I am going to come up with titles first, then make up the content based on that.
Suffice it to say, great things are coming. Here is a preview of future posts:

All I want for Christmas is to gangbang your mom
Literal is the new Ironic
Handjobs are the new Tittiefucking
Reclaiming the mustache

In case any one was wondering how Matt Shiel's Thanksgiving went, he reportedly "Just left some New Jersey in the toilet".

Workin' It Out

Needless to say, it's really important that MBFYS gets off on the right foot. For this joy-related post, I submit a definition.

Handjobulous - 1) a person, place, or thing so wonderful that it reminds you of your last HJ; 2) any film or films containing Vin Diesel and/or characters named Riddick.

Enjoy!