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!

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