tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post6459035084983669067..comments2024-03-18T05:15:30.666-04:00Comments on Foma*: Heeere's Johnny!yellojkthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-7312982764278921292008-02-02T23:19:00.000-05:002008-02-02T23:19:00.000-05:00Don't forget the bonus tracks, "Why Intercept?" an...Don't forget the bonus tracks, "Why Intercept?" and the song which led to the Parental Advisory: "Explicit Function".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-81718679513183962672008-01-31T23:44:00.000-05:002008-01-31T23:44:00.000-05:00On "MC Squared": The musician Mark Everett, leader...On "MC Squared": The musician Mark Everett, leader of Eels, who bills himself as simply E, put out a sort of hip-hop album a couple years ago under the name "MC Honky." That's pretty amusing...but he obviously should have used the name "MC Squared" - what with his name being "E"...2fshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17813487704459856169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-59457034779437507212008-01-31T23:41:00.000-05:002008-01-31T23:41:00.000-05:00There's a Howlin' Wolf compilation called Real Fol...There's a Howlin' Wolf compilation called <I>Real Folk Blues</I>; following up on Flasshe's link to the Loud Family's <I>Interbabe Concern</I>, I titled a collection of miscellany by Scott Miller (that band's mastermind, and an object-oriented computer programmer or something like that, whatever that means) <I>Irreal Folk Blues</I>, a title that dammit someone should use.2fshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17813487704459856169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-13892388448888251562008-01-31T19:58:00.000-05:002008-01-31T19:58:00.000-05:00I imagine that track 11, "Imaginary Numbers (Never...I imagine that track 11, "Imaginary Numbers (Never Let You Down)" is a power ballad, complete with a swaying crowd holding their mobile phones in the air. I'd say lighters, but geeks know these are far too dangerous and would so embrace the glow of the mobile phone screen.Mooselethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16874418427786990740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-49069428293740233292008-01-31T12:42:00.000-05:002008-01-31T12:42:00.000-05:00Reminds me a lot of the cover to the Loud Family's...Reminds me a lot of the cover to the Loud Family's <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B000TPXLDE/ref=dp_image_text_0?ie=UTF8&n=163856011&s=dmusic" REL="nofollow"><I>Interbabe Concern</I></A>.flasshehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01995172338556725784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-6131232451691301702008-01-31T11:56:00.000-05:002008-01-31T11:56:00.000-05:00Not to mention an Optimus Rhyme. Take a look at th...Not to mention an Optimus Rhyme. Take a look at the Wiki article on Nerdcore. Some of them are parodists and filkers, but some of them <I>mean</I> it.<BR/><BR/>Is the playtime for track 4 3' 14" or 3' 8.5" (=3.1416 minutes)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-34869968397992238152008-01-31T11:18:00.000-05:002008-01-31T11:18:00.000-05:00Dang, there already is a real MC Squared.Dang, there already is a real <A HREF="http://www.mcsquaredbeatbox.com/" REL="nofollow">MC Squared</A>.yellojkthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-24481508335726568522008-01-31T11:15:00.000-05:002008-01-31T11:15:00.000-05:00The less we say about their short-lived collaborat...The less we say about their short-lived collaboration with MC Squared, the better.yellojkthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-62707364142110108032008-01-31T10:17:00.000-05:002008-01-31T10:17:00.000-05:00Obviously a subgenre of nerd rock. But as the year...Obviously a subgenre of <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Math_rock" REL="nofollow">nerd rock</A>. But as the years have passed, did they make an attempt to crossover (like the Stones' disco album) into <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerdcore" REL="nofollow">geeksta rap</A> and how well did they do?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-20063968986032888542008-01-31T09:52:00.000-05:002008-01-31T09:52:00.000-05:00Not a math person myself, but I have a bunch of ma...Not a math person myself, but I have a bunch of math friends--so I know just enough to find this funny. Seems like you're missing some good geometry jokes--can you work "hyperbola" in there somewhere?Jamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17328884172511150275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-11871291741516689032008-01-31T09:19:00.000-05:002008-01-31T09:19:00.000-05:00Fixed.As for exact style, let's just say one band ...Fixed.<BR/><BR/>As for exact style, let's just say one band member is a master of the keytar.yellojkthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-40864355340588109922008-01-31T08:42:00.000-05:002008-01-31T08:42:00.000-05:00Very cool. And an interesting playlist. Rise Over ...Very cool. And an interesting playlist. Rise Over Run looks like the single, followed by Imaginary Numbers and Square Root of <I>i</I> (though that one wouldn't do quite as well).<BR/><BR/>The obvious look for them would be inspired by Timbuk3's Future's So Bright video: sort of Blues Brothers but hipper and more stylish. Are they a <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Math_rock" REL="nofollow">math rock</A> band or more New Wave?<BR/><BR/>BTW, it's L<B>EI</B>bnitz not L<B>IE</B>bnitz.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com