This next album, ’64-’95 by Lemon Jelly, is a such a privilege for me to talk about. This is my first post in “DJ Meph’s Favorite Albums of the Decade” where I can actually talk about how the album influenced me as a musician, producer and DJ. I started spinning records in 2005 after I [...]
It is my pleasure to introduce you to my absolute favorite live album of the decade. Elvis Costello really brings the house down with the Metropole Orkest in his 2005 live album release, My Flame Burns Blue. It consists of Costello’s recordings from the North Sea Jazz Festival in 2004. The first song, Hora Decubitis, [...]
Just like the movie Human Traffic, the album Discosis by Bran Van 3000 is one of the most influential albums in my life that completely shaped the better half of my twenties. Bran Van 3000 was a collective of artists and DJs formed in the late nineties by DJ James Di Salvio and E.P. Bergen. [...]
About a month ago I came up with the idea that I would do something special in the month of December to highlight and talk about some of my favorite albums of the decade. After a lot of careful deliberation I have finally narrowed my list down to about 50 albums, and I’m ready to [...]
I will be DJing two shows this weekend in Flint, Michigan. For my homeys in Detroit, make sure to catch the Hex Murda benefit at St. Andrews Hall Saturday night. I’ll be sending a check. Friday night I will be at the loft spinning 80s hip hop at Rock N Retro, an 80s themed party. [...]
I hate MTV. I hate everything they stand for, and I hate everything they have become. I hate that once a year, some of the biggest douchebags on the planet all gather in one place to jerk themselves off and receive awards that don’t matter. I hate that 364 days of the year, MTV plays [...]
The art of DJing is a craft unlike any other. There are many people that call themselves DJs, but very few of them actually are. Once a highly-respected, challenging venture has now been handed over to the likes of request-taking mainstream radio DJs who don’t know when to shut their mouth, and the iPod jockeys [...]
Excuse the poor blog title. I wanted to make it twitter friendly. That’s how lazy I’m becoming. A couple weeks ago I had the pleasure of getting my first radio interview at a college radio station by a good friend of mine. I helped Robo Robb setup his blog, and I also booked him at [...]
I love Auto-tune the news for two great reasons. First, they are using comedy to expose the music industry for what it has become. This particular episode starts out with a guy making strange noises into a microphone, and then adding the auto-tune to make it sound like he’s singing. That’s EXACTLY how auto-tune works. [...]
I was recently asked to blog for a site called “Modern Anarchy” (http://www.modernanarchy.net) and I accepted the offer because I like the premise. I certainly believe this country needs a lot less laws, so in a way that makes me somewhat of an anarchist. I’m all about rolling back the last 100 years and getting [...]
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