The Revelation

Cross-posted at my MySpace Blog

Have I ever mentioned how awesome Andy Howard is? Yeah, well, guess what.

He. Is. AWESOME.

So we polish up a few tunes at band practice today, and the time comes, before Dave has to roll out for work, for us to kick around new tune ideas. We're constantly trying to expand our arsenal, recently adding some new Metallica (Cyanide) and Offspring (You're Gonna Go Far Kid). There's some obscure stuff in there, too, like Arcade's "Tow Truck," and, after today, something that makes me very, very happy indeed.

At Andy's suggestion, Buck-It will be covering the one and only...

KMFDM

Yes, I'm in a band that's gonna do KMFDM tunes! HOW FUCKING AWESOME? REAL FUCKING AWESOME!

KMFDM ranks as one of my three all time favorite bands (the others being Pink Floyd and Tool), and to be with a group of awesome musicians who are all quite eager to cover something from them... Wow. I'm really blown away by the opportunity.

In case you're wondering, the song in question will be Juke-Joint Jezebel. For those of you who aren't familiar with KMFDM, the track can be found on the soundtracks to both the first Mortal Kombat and Bad Boys movies. It's probably the KMFDM track the mainstream recognizes the most, given the exposure it got on those two discs. I don't know what kid didn't have a copy of the soundtrack to MK when it came out, but they weren't in my circle of friends, that's for sure.

And that was a pretty big circle at that time.

But to have Andy suggest it. Not me, who you'd think would try to push a track by such an obscure band through. I said, though, that I also wasn't surprised. "Tow Truck" was Andy's idea, and he's tossed forth songs by The Members and Type O Negative as well. Not really what you'd call mainstream, right? Right. So it's not really that far-fetch'd to think that Andy would pick up on a KMFDM track.

Bob remarked about how it had a Rob Zombie feel. ROFLMAO! KMFDM predates Zombie by a year, having formed in 1984 as part of a Multimedia Art presentation. Afterwards, they moved almost straightaway into experimenting with the then infant Industrial sound, becoming one of the driving forces of the genre, which Zombie would later contribute classic tracks to as well.

Dave likes the Zombie feel to it as well, which pretty much seals the deal: Buck-It is doing Juke-Joint Jezebel. ROCK! \m/ Andy and I will be splitting vocal duties, which is always fun, and it's a pretty driving tune all-around. Look it up on YouTube if you must, but be warned. KMFDM, once heard, can be addicting. VERY addicting. Trust me...

Forgetful Jones

Oops. Forgot to mention that I finally processed some of the video from my 30th Birthday Party at Electric Avenue, small a gathering though it was. It's all available on the ol' You Tube Channel, and here's a quick sample: Behind the Scenes @ Electric Avenue!

I hope Angel doesn't beat me too badly for putting up a video with her in it...

20,000 Lines of Resolution

If you can tell me where that post title comes from, not only will I give you $10, but I'll laude you on this blog for being the ultimate 80s pop culture guru.

Anyway, just in case you all couldn't get enough, here's plenty more video goodness from yet another night of Karaoke insanity at Electric Avenue. On today's menu, we've got Andy singing Bullet with Butterfly Wings, Fred singing Plush, our newest crew member Joe doing Piano Man, and me with Nikki, singing We're Not Gonna Take It. Scroll, Click, Watch, Enjoy, Repeat!

Andy - Bullet with Butterfly Wings


Fred - Plush


Joe - Piano Man


Eric and Nikki - We're Not Gonna Take It

In just about a week, my channel has damn near tripled in size. Awesomeness. Expect lots more YouTube-y stuff from this blog in the near future...

YouTube Video 2: Electric Boogaloo

In all, eight new videos made their way to my YouTube Channel yesterday, a most proficient day indeed. First video I've posted in five months, really, since the last time I fucked with Justin. Four of these are Karaoke performances from Thursday night, three are what I'll call "Fun With Andy and Fred," and one is the fifth episode of Employee Vs. Boss! Quite the breakdown. Well, I posted Fred's song yesterday, so today I'll throw up two more performances, as well as a favorite from FWA&F. Heh. Fwaaf. What a title for a show...

Andy Sings Take On Me by A-Ha


Andy and I Sing Hunger Strike by Temple of the Dog

Yeah, Justin had to actually clear the stage for us to sing that. People + Alcohol = Douchbaggary... Anyway, here's "What Would Andy Say?"