Scrapple TV: Philly Rendered July 29, 2008

A very good friend of mine Ms. Brittany Lynn has a message for all of you…

A far departure from the shitty horoscopes you read on MSN, right?

Her other videos are here and here. The over the top Spanish accent is an imitation of one of my old bosses. And yes he really does talk like that… “Jou Neeeed to stop bein’ hhhhhall drama gurl”

See more of Brittany HERE

These videos are just a smaller part of a Philadelphia internet phenom. If your unaware of ScrappleTV and Woodshop Productions you really need to check it out. Some of the funniest things I’ve ever seen.

Like Breakfast at Salimay’s which turned me on to Santogold. (Note to Philebrity: Do you even care about your phucking sham of a blog?? At least Google shit before you post it– trying to pass off Santogold’s L.E.S. Artistes as some Noontime Nuggetz discovery when it’s been out since March. Y’all just piss me the phuck off with your ranting and raving. Philebrity gives the connotation of a glittering, shiny Philadelphia… but in actuality you just remind me of a bitchy geriatric on a bed pan. That’s right, your blog is piss. As in, rarely entertains me, just in case you missed the point.)

But anyways darlings, I digress, back to Salimay’s

Aww Joe you always make me smile! Especially with your historical analysis of modern music, I bet you were quite the swing daddy back in the day. Oh, and Anne, you’re a bitch, but keep it up!! Pherocious.

Lastly, Ultra Niche is a show on innovative technology hosted by another cross-dressing acquittance of mine: WANG NEWTON.

This episode covers circuit bending and how innovative types can take old children’s toys like a Simon Says and make it into a musical instrument. Hawwt!

NUMBER ONE HOST Baaaybeee!

Damn inserting all this link luv has me a lil tired.

Till Next Time, PHREAKED

Bojibian- It don’t mean a thing July 17, 2008

Actually, Philadelphia, it means a lot.

I’m not really a concert girl. I don’t dig going to The Kyber and getting wasted to bands that just come off sounding like noise. Plus it really ruins the elastic in my skinny jeans when I start sweating too much. Really. Or knowing my luck, some 230 pound oaf kicks me in the ankle as he throws his arms above his head and staggers forward in a half-drunk leap screaming ‘Yeahhhhhh!!!‘ Thus, permanently disabling me and my hawwt heeled look. Ugh.

My music exploration is typically an online experience, discovering new groups through music blogs. Minimizes my interaction with groupies. Honestly, I can’t say that the Philly music scene promotes itself as much as it should.

This city has a penchant for undervaluing talent!
Which is why they all leave, right?

But then there is Philly Rising, an open mic night every Monday at World Cafe Live. I went a few months ago. O. My. Phucking. G!! Great music gives me that light-headed, heart-beating-out-of-my-chest sort of pleasure. Ah, Bojibian.

Pronounced bo-JIB-ee-an, these guys are brutal. Beautifully untamed. When I first saw them, they took the stage in sunglasses; like, ‘Hey we don’t take ourselves too seriously…’ but then proceeded to seriously rock out. The band consists of Stephen Lorek, Niles Weiss, James Scullion and Dylan Mulcahy. They pull off style and talent. Phucking down-right panache.

I won’t even mention how young they are because I’m sick of how every youthful music act has to be some surprise… I mean really, how many geezers do you know who still have passion? Life is draining, man. SO counteracting my extremely jaded nature, I listen to Bojibian songs that are light, fun, LOUD, upbeat. That’s the best way I can say it, as I’ve never been one for categorizing music, and Bojibian won’t cage themselves in either:

Stylistically, the group draws from many different influences, at times sounding like some sort of post-modern mash-up of pop, post-punk, classic rock, post-grunge, Southern rock, and arena rock…or something like that.

So.

This Saturday.

Go to World Cafe Live.

Bojibian will be on at 9 pm. They will also be selling their debut album which they have been working on furtively for the past 2 months. Commendable for a band that’s only been together since the beginning of this year!

HEAR THEM on Myspace. My fav? Hallway. Although Upstroke and Call Me In The Morning have been stuck in my head lately

click to buy Tix!!

I’ll be sad when they leave us for NYC.

I kid. I kid. Well, sorta.