Stevil’s KUSF Page

So, like I ride the bus every day to work, and more and more I have noticed that young men (mostly white men - like myself - but not exclusively) take the seats that become available (even the ones that are supposed to be reserved for handicapped and eldery people) before anyone else has a chance (and then they sit there smuggly).  Now, perhaps it’s just me, but I was raised to step aside from those seats and allow people who need them to sit (i.e. older people, sickly people, pregnant women, people with lot’s of bags, etc.).  Beyond that, I will always let a woman sit before I will.  I mean, hey, it’s the way it should be right?  Am I old fashioned?  Jeez.

I woke up early this morning because I had my alarm set (by accident) for 4:05 a.m. So I tried to go back to sleep, but it was light, and I had several strange dreams. I can only remember this one:

I was down at the Court of Appeal on the request of my boss, but in the dream I was unable to recall what I needed to do there. I grabbed my cell phone and tried to call the office but I kept getting wrong numbers of people who wanted to talk to me, even though I had the wrong number. I used the phone book in my phone, but it still didn’t work. It was quite frustrating.

Meanwhile, there were all these people wearing costumes walking around the hallways and rooms of the court. One was dressed as the Statue of Liberty, and others had colorful and elaborate outfits, most of which were bulky and pointy.

I kept thinking, “They’ll never believe I’ve been down here all this time.” I was sure that I was going to get reprimanded for wasting time.

Finally I got through to my office and the guy who answers the phone says something unusual (I can’t remember exactly what, but it was not what he’s supposed to say). So I said, “That’s no way to answer the phone, put Robin on.” Then I dropped the phone and when I picked it up I could hear Robin’s voice and she was saying, “It’s not a head without hair.” So I said, “It’s not hair without dandruff.”

That was my dream.

Richard Cheese - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Pat Boone - You’ve Got Another Thing Coming
Lounge Brigade - Iron Man
The Mike Flowers Pops - Wonderwall
Nouvelle Vague - I Melt With You
Bongwater - Everybody’s Talking
White Magic - Shine on Heaven
Beach Boys - Surf’s Up
Slumber Party - You’ve Gone Too Far
Panda Bear - Comfy in Nautica
Einsturzende Neubauten - Ich Warte
Bob Dylan - Positively 4th Street (by request)
Japanther - See Evil
The Satelliters - Where Do We Go?
Jenny Hoyston - Spell D-O-G
Boris - Ganbou-Ki
Circle - Black Black Never Never Land
Damo Suzuki’s Network - Hot Tuna Express
Magazine - Shot By Both Sides
Volt - Testbild
Kitchen & the Plastic Spoons - Blatta
Aavikko - Lazer Theme
Solvent - My Radio
Grampall Jukabox - Candle, Spirit, Leave
Experimental Dental School - Our Blood is Laughing
Baron Zen - At the Mall
Ween - Mutilated Lips
Innerpropriates - Never
Gravy Train - Call Me in French
High on Fire - Waste of Tiamat
The Red Rockers - Ball of Confusion (by request)
Black Francis - Threshold Apprehension
The Selector - Celebrate the Ballet (by request)
William Parker & Hamond Drake - Pahos

Einsturzende Neubauten
“Alles Wieder Offen”
Potomak

Experimental.  This is Einsturzende Neubauten’s 20th album in a career that has spanned 27 years.  The title translates to “All open again” (which apparently means that the band has taken almost all matters related to the album into its own hands).  Many of the bands previous albums were self-released to subscribers to the band’s website.  This album is dark and intense and a good follow up to their last record Perpetuum Mobile.  I think every song on this record is worthy of mention.  That being said, I think that tracks 3, 5, 6, 8, and 10 are the real highlights.  If you like Einsturzende Neubauten or Blixa Bargeld’s work with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, I think you’ll enjoy this.
 
Picks: 1,2,3+,4,5+,6+,7,8+,9,10+
 
No fucks.

I saw Busdriver last night, Saturday November 24, 2007, at the Great American Music Hall and it was a mind blowing experience. He (Busdriver) is a trippy cat from Los Angeles doing experimental hip-hop of a sort that is not completely uncommon. He raps really freakin’ fast and his words are reminiscent of James Joyce’s Ulysses - very stream-of-consciousness. He also has crazy gesticulations to go along with his words and rap style, so he is as interesting to watch as he is to listen to.

I’ve enjoyed his records since I first heard him but, now that I have seen him perform his songs, I think it’s better live.

Greats American was not too packed, but it was Thanksgiving Weekend. There was something cool about the intimacy of the event.

The opening acts were AnticMC, instrumental electronic music (though he said that many of his songs have rappers on them on his albums), and Dedalus (a character from Joyce’s Ulysses). They were okay, but I think Busdriver stole the show.

Dig.

It’s an “All Consume” weekend here in the USA.  Forget about everything but “feeding” and family.  Well, I don’t have much of a family and I don’t care for shopping or stuffing my “pie-hole” with starchy food, so I am just enjoying the four-day weekend.

I am, however, going over to Ezra’s house for a meal of turkey and whatnot, but we will not be remembering the Pilgrims or giving any historical “thanks.”  I don’t really know why we are even partaking in this ridiculous event, but there it is.  I have missed more Thanksgiving dinners than anyone I know, so I must be ahead of the game (that I am playing in my mind).

I’m digging KUSF this morning.  Lenode played some ripping tunes before 9:00 (Tarantism and OM, among others) and DJ Push is playing some great stuff right now (Rebuilding the Rights of Statues, and earlier he played Opium Jukebox and Jimmy Hendrix).

Okay, I’m out.  Later.

Black Dice - Motorcycle
Hildegard Knef - Holiday Time
Ben Vaughn - Grown’ a Beard
Rank & file - Coyote
The Satelliters - Something
The Vaticans - Out on the Streets
Einsturzende Neubauten - Veil Veil Veil
Volt - Volt
T.S.O.L. - World War III
Frank Details - False Pretenses
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - Helpless Corpse Enactment
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - The Creature
Richard Youngs - Something Like Air
Slumber Party - So Sick
Jenny Hoysten - Novelist
Joe Lally - Map of the World
Kitchen & the Plastic Spoons - Happy Funeral
Gravy Train - D.A.N.N.Y.
Japanther - Summer of ‘79
My Barbarian - Dance You Witches (Dance)
Adolescents - Amoeba (Rodney on the ROQ version)
A Tribe Called Quest - Excursions
Z-Trip - Rock, Shock, Shake, Break
Main Source - Looking at the Front Door
Public Enemy - They Call Me Flavor
Chris Joss - You’ve Been Spiked
The Dagons - How to Get Through the Glass
Midnight Movies - Blue Babies
The Evens - Mt. Pleasant Isn’t
The Fiery Furnaces - Philadelphia Grand Jury
Betty Davis - Git in There
Sammy Davis, Jr. - In the Ghetto
Qui - Apartment
High on Fire - Turk
Spinal Tap - (Listen to) The Flower People
Bus Driver - Kill Your Employer

I will be DJing this evening from 6-7:30 pm at the Knockout for a themed event entitled, “Understanding Satan.”  If you understand Satan, don’t understand Satan or have strong opinions (one way or another) about Satan, then you should stop by.  It’s happy hour so the drinks will be flowing and the music, well…the Devil’s music, of course.The Knockout is located at 3223 Mission Street (where Valencia meets Mission).  Stereo Steve will be spinning from 7:30 to 9:00 as well.  It’s the two Steves.

Thank you for your support.

666

“…there ain’t no Devil it’s just God when he’s drunk…” -Tom Waits

I saw a freaky movie last night at Nina’s called “Room 1408.” It was based on a Stephen King book (?) and starred John Cusack. The film was pretty good, filled with strange imagery and scary scenes, but the dreams I had as a result of watching it (I think they were caused by the movie) were even freakier. I kept seeing old friends in the dreams - I can’t remember all the details. I saw my friend Mike from NY and he was in a room holding a baseball glove and I asked him if he wanted to play (becuase I recently bought a glove) and he pointed to a TV screen and said he was watching the game. Then I saw this guy Rob that I haven’t seen in a long time and he was asking me about musical instruments and we were going through these intricate machines that, in retrospect, don’t seem like instruments at all. Then I saw some other people I know and they were telling a story, but also acting it out as they told it - and it was bizarre.

So, check out that film, I guess.

dudeb.JPGdudeb.JPGMy cat (The Dude) puked this morning all over my desk, my cel phone and the window.  I think I made his breakfast too hot.  This whole “breakfast” thing requires some explanation:  you see, The Dude has a urinary tract problem and he has to have a lot of liquids.  The vet suggested that I feed him special food (Wellness, or Science Diet) and mix it in warm water (we call it “soup dude jour”).  Well, this morning I put a bit too much hot water in his food and he was so desperate to eat, I gave it to him…and then he gave me a gift in return.