Ken | Playlist | 05 December 2007

Wed. 12/5/07 9:05am From: Ann Arbor Drug

Good morning. Made special arrangements to be able to hear the Rudy winners today - really looking forward to it!!

Wed. 12/5/07 9:06am From: Ken

I wont be playing the winners today as the entries are still coming in... the deadline is Midnight tonight. But I do have some excellent recent remixes that I'll be playing...

Wed. 12/5/07 9:07am From: Doug

Oh! Well I'll go to that meeting after all then.

Wed. 12/5/07 9:09am From: seanh

I like the new pink page tablecloth (is it even new this week? I'm pretty daft sometimes).

Wed. 12/5/07 9:11am From: Ken

I've heard rumors of the pink tablecloth but I have never seen it myself.

Wed. 12/5/07 9:12am From: Doug

I'm pretty sure it's been pink previously. I'm also pretty sure I like Electrelane a lot.

Wed. 12/5/07 9:17am From: seanh

hahaha, nice song selection :)

Wed. 12/5/07 9:22am From: bummed john

not proud of it, but i'd never heard of electrelane. liked it, went to their web site, see they're splitting up (after 10 years). thanks a lot ken

Wed. 12/5/07 9:23am From: Raj

Ken I took this opportunity to catch you in action and Andy-free and you pull out the automated.

Ouch.

Wed. 12/5/07 9:36am From: Listener Dave

This show always makes me add things to my Amazon wish list so people can buy me things for Christmas. Thanks for keeping the engines of commerce chugging ever forward!

Wed. 12/5/07 9:36am From: Doug Again

I've been meaning to recommend these guys to you Ken. Played a show with them a couple weeks ago and they were freaking amazing. I recommend "Giant Jesus Made of Hummus."

http://cdbaby.com/cd/drexel
http://myspace.com/drexelohio

Wed. 12/5/07 9:38am From: Ken

Thanks a lot Doug - Sounds like it would fit into my Xmas show which is two weeks from today.

Wed. 12/5/07 9:41am From: NEGATOR

KENZO! i'D LIKE TO BATHE YOU IN VEGETABLE OIL, SON. GOOD SET THIS MORN! I USED TO WANT TO SLATHER CHARLIE IN MAPLE SYRUP, BUT SINCE HE LEFT...... WELL....... WHERE IS THE VEGETABLE OIL!

Wed. 12/5/07 9:45am From: Wes

I'm using it to make biodiesel, negator. It's all gone. Hershey syrup maybe?

Wed. 12/5/07 9:48am From: Ken, Not Kenzo

Thank you Negator. Although I am Ken, not Kenzo. Two different peoples. I am Ken Freedman. Kenzo is Ken Garson.

Wed. 12/5/07 9:50am From: JJZ

Maybe you need a good nickname.

Wed. 12/5/07 9:51am From: seanh

more Big Blood play :). I absolutely love those folks.

Wed. 12/5/07 9:52am From: John from Oslo

A nick competition for Ken!

Ken from Jersey City (KFJC)... hmmmm

Wed. 12/5/07 9:54am From: NEGATOR

OH. I'VE DONE THIS BEFORE. CAUSED ME TO MISS THE GREASING I WAS HOPING FOR. SUCKS TO GET THE NAME WRONG. SORRY KENZO!

Wed. 12/5/07 9:57am From: Chance From That Third World Country, Maine

Giant Jesus Made of Hummus, is that kosher?

Wed. 12/5/07 9:57am From: Ken

Negator, pull yourself together for God's sake. Turn off the caps lock and stop calling me Kenzo.

Wed. 12/5/07 9:59am From: ?

Love this John Lennon song. Where's it come from. Yoko's wailing in the backgroud thrills me....

Wed. 12/5/07 10:00am From: negator

Do the Oz sounds suprisingly like Capn Beef! Better, Ken? Huh? Oh RIAA, CHOICE!

Wed. 12/5/07 10:02am From: Ken

EXCELLENT Negator! That version of "Do The Oz" is from "Plastic Ono Band - Remastered" whatever that means - Lennon completists or web researchers, little help?

Wed. 12/5/07 10:05am From: ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_Ono_Band

Wonder if that's from the same show that resulted in Live Peace in Toronto. I have an old copy on vinyl. Tasty

Wed. 12/5/07 10:05am From: Pete

God In Heaven. This song always brings tears to my eyes. I always wanted to have a dog like Knuckles. Hey Ken, is this video still available online?

Wed. 12/5/07 10:06am From: dei xhrist

Bill Mac = Bill Buell?

Wed. 12/5/07 10:07am From: pat

man, never heard that Oz tune. Lennon's voice was pretty bitchin.

Wed. 12/5/07 10:11am From: Will

What's this playing behind you Ken?

Wed. 12/5/07 10:11am From: Lukas

"Do The Oz" was the B-side of a single (A-side "God Save Us") in support of support the "Oz" magazine in an obscenity trial. More info at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/carousel/pob04.html

Wed. 12/5/07 10:13am From: Ken

That was Sukiyaki by Johan Dalgas Frisch behind me that last break.

Wed. 12/5/07 10:14am From: Mickey Mephistopheles

Ken. Make it stop or the Krampus will blister your ass tonight. (Happy 2nd day of Chanukah, everyone, and happy Krampusnacht)

Wed. 12/5/07 10:14am From: raga

ken, i'm sorry but the icbms are on their way to the studio. there is simply no alternative response for this brian wilson track. "we have to destroy the station in order to save the station!"

Wed. 12/5/07 10:16am From: Raj

Wow, Brian!
This gem never made it to the soundtrack of the "Frankie and Annette reunion"-eighties theatrical release with PeeWee Herman and the Fat Boys?

Wed. 12/5/07 10:17am From: dei xhrist

This horrid Wilson track sounds like a wanna be MC 900 ft Jesus doing an educational overview of pop music. Or like all those 3/$1 CDs record stores use to prop their doors open.

Wed. 12/5/07 10:18am From: Ken

So which one is worse - Brian Wilson's rap, or Dee Dee's?

Wed. 12/5/07 10:18am From: Lukas

This combines the worst elements of the Ramones and Blondie. Amazing.

Wed. 12/5/07 10:18am From: raga

wilson's. by an order of magnitude.

Wed. 12/5/07 10:19am From: Steve

Brian Wilson sounds like Doug E Fresh compared to Dee Dee

Wed. 12/5/07 10:19am From: Mike

I'd say Dee Dee's because he seems to say more about being a rapper.

Wed. 12/5/07 10:20am From: Melissa

I never thought anything could be worse than DeeDee's rap album, but Brian has him beat . By FAR.

Wed. 12/5/07 10:20am From: Dominick Costanzo

No contest.
Brian's slow motion train wreck

Wed. 12/5/07 10:21am From: Bad Ronald

At least Dee Dee knew he was lacking.

Wed. 12/5/07 10:22am From: Vivian

What was Debbie Harry thinking?

Worse rap? Wilson. Most. Definitely. Wilson.

Bring on the Rudy mixes!

Wed. 12/5/07 10:23am From: dei xhrist

All crap can be defended by calling it "folk music" but not all "folk music" is crap. We're just listening to the bottom of the bell curve.

Wed. 12/5/07 10:23am From: Raj

DeeDee was less surprising to me, gravitating toward that Bowser from Sha-Na-Na zone. So an extra vote for Brian.

Wed. 12/5/07 10:26am From: Mickey Mephistopheles

Ken, that reminds me; do you know of any Krampus songs, or any songs about Santa's "bad cop" helpers like Pelznickel or Knecht Ruprecht, in English, German, or any other language for that matter?

Wed. 12/5/07 10:26am From: Wes

Bring on the Rudy, but we need some more pagan folk to help realign the spirits after this train wreck disaster of a set (which I'm digging..) to get us into the moood...

Wed. 12/5/07 10:27am From: Bowser

How to judge? Brian's recording was far more entertaining and memorable. That makes it better, imho.

Wed. 12/5/07 10:28am From: Wes

I tried to hate it, but all I can think of is surfboards and sunshine when I hear that familiar croon... (vote for Brian)

Wed. 12/5/07 10:31am From: Ken

Mickey - I wish I knew some Krampus songs, alas, no. But I will post some Krampus pics on my flickr stream:

http://flickr.com/photos/johndoe40

Wed. 12/5/07 10:42am From: pat

okay, this is my favorite Rudy remix so far. whatIdidwhatIdidwhatIdidwhatIdidwhatIdidwhatIdidwhatIdidwhatIdidwhatIdidwhatIdidwhatIdidwhatIdidwhatIdid

Wed. 12/5/07 10:43am From: Listener Dave

The THX-1138 jingle is oh so Christmasy

Wed. 12/5/07 10:46am From: fern

I agree with Pat. That's the best Rudy remix so far.

Wed. 12/5/07 10:50am From: jtm

Yes. hats off to Gary Lambert, nice job!

Wed. 12/5/07 10:59am From: Chance From That Third World Country, Maine

Ah... the Krampus.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Very_Venture_Christmas

Wed. 12/5/07 11:01am From: woid

Revolution #9-11 = genius!

Wed. 12/5/07 11:08am From: vicky

play some hannukah songs! wait. did i miss them?

Wed. 12/5/07 11:12am From: Chance From That Third World Country, Maine

Maybe this video of Krampusnacht would tide you over..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw2v3UwkXjg

Wed. 12/5/07 11:14am From: Ken

Vicki - Hanukah didn't go so well for me last night so there shall be no Hanukah songs this morning. I am so sorry..

Wed. 12/5/07 11:14am From: Burbo

Bob Hund are so underrated. One of my fave bands thanks to Ken. Thanks Ken!

Wed. 12/5/07 11:20am From: Puppies!

Puppies Hold Hands was pretty great!

Wed. 12/5/07 11:22am From: Randy in NC

I still like "Gold Plated 9-11 Diapers" AKA "Don't Fear the Rudy" from last week the best.

Wed. 12/5/07 11:23am From: Sean Daily

Not even CLOSE to the first comment! Woo hoo!

Wed. 12/5/07 11:25am From: Listener Dave

Who would win in a fight: Krampus or Zatumba?

Wed. 12/5/07 11:26am From: Vivian

I second Don't Fear the Rudy! I put my pants on just like everyone else..

Christmas carol? Or Krampus Carol

Wed. 12/5/07 11:26am From: Stuart

Film is: Det sjunde inseglet. That was easy. Never heard it in English before.

Wed. 12/5/07 11:27am From: Dickdong

Sounds like Charles Laughton - don't know which Biblical epic.

Wed. 12/5/07 11:27am From: dave in vermont

wicker man?

Wed. 12/5/07 11:28am From: Listener James from Westwood

Seventh Seal?

Wed. 12/5/07 11:28am From: Ken

Wow Stuart! VERY impressive. It was the English dubbed version of The Seventh Seal. Thanks to Scott for that.,

Wed. 12/5/07 11:29am From: C

Great show, Ken. I've noticed a couple of Chinese rock songs on your program. Have you heard Zi Yue (Confucious Says)? I think they're one of the best bands from there (or here). Cui Jian is still the best though.

Wed. 12/5/07 11:30am From: Stuart

Not impressive. Swedish is no great intellectual accomplishment.

Wed. 12/5/07 11:30am From: dave in vermont

i know there was another movie tho wher e someone was watching wicker man

Wed. 12/5/07 11:32am From: VL

oooooh JOy Division! So DArk!

Wed. 12/5/07 11:37am From: Thurl Ravenscroft

Hi!

Wed. 12/5/07 11:38am From: dave from baltimore

sorry to hear you didn't have a good 1st night of Chanukah Ken. may the next seven be better!

Wed. 12/5/07 11:40am From: Jeff M

on the subject of Beautiful Christmas Music:

for some reason Brecht's Baal puts me in mind of that whole slouching-toward-Bethlehem theme. There's that great Bowie recording of songs from Baal, although I don't know if it's gotten overplayed -- it's practically mainstream.

Wed. 12/5/07 11:41am From: Chance From That Third World Country, Maine

The Krampus. It would be a close fight, but the Krampus would whip out his proto-Dominatrix gear and whip Zatumba.

Wed. 12/5/07 11:47am From: Wes

Today is taco salad day...I'm going to have to get one, but they better put more jalepenos on it this time, I got shorted last time around. Taco salad wednesday! Ole!

Wed. 12/5/07 11:48am From: Jeff M

Oh, and if I were some snarky-pants DJ doing a Christmas show, which of course I am not (the DJ part -- I'm always doing a Christmas show) what I'd want on hand is samples of... y'know how on South Park, Mister Slave is always muttering, "Jesus Christ!"? That.

Wed. 12/5/07 11:51am From: Listener Dave

For me, today is pork loin sandwich day. The deli around the corner from my office makes one every Wednesday and it is piglicious.

Wed. 12/5/07 11:52am From: Steve

Thanks for the Kim Fowley promo. He produced some great teenaged groups in the late 70s (the Runaways, Dyan Diamond, Venus and the Razorblades)

Wed. 12/5/07 11:52am From: JJZ

Hm... Our cafeteria in our building has taco salad too. Also rump roast and chicken pita.

Wed. 12/5/07 11:54am From: Doug

Cafeteria rump roast! Cafeteria rump roast!

Wed. 12/5/07 11:55am From: Vivian

Today is home-made trail mix and dried mangoes. And tea.

Wed. 12/5/07 11:55am From: Sean Daily

Taco salad... mmmm... taco-y goodnes...

Wed. 12/5/07 11:59am From: Chance From That Third World Country, Maine

Vegetarian Lasagna Day

Wed. 12/5/07 11:59am From: dei xhrist

Today's lunch is barley miso, celery, and an apple. No one ever asks for a taste.

Post lunch should be a shot of tequila, because there won't be anything in my stomach to prevent rapid absorption, and I won't get any free radical damage.

Wed. 12/5/07 12:00pm From: dei xhrist

what I REALLY want is a fish taco. Mmmmmm

Wed. 12/5/07 12:00pm From: Wes

Should be, or will be? Nothing wrong with leveling the playing field at work.

Wed. 12/5/07 12:01pm From: Sean Daily

YES! Sex und sex und sex und sex und sex! YES YES YES YES YES!

(Well, none of you were stepping up to the plate on this one. Someone had to step in)

Wed. 12/5/07 12:06pm From: Steve

Nina Hagen too, love it! There's a YouTube clip of her performing on the old Mike Douglas show where Nina interacts with Don Rickles and she was very cute. Thanks for a great radio show!

Wed. 12/5/07 1:57pm From: Kenzo

Listener Dave: A more disturbing and very lengthy take on THX-1138 is here:
http://counterfolk.com/ken/extrav/audio/041221.shtml

And I know where Ken is coming from: If I see NEGATOR coming towards me with a bunch of vegetable oil, I'm going to swear I'm not Kenzo, either.

Fri. 12/7/07 4:07am From: ?

Geoff: Great music but can we have less of the `zany' stuff pls as it's starting to get boring

Sun. 12/9/07 2:34am From: Baron Exu

Check out our song about Krampus!
it's called 'Xmas With Krampus' and you can find it at the following link.
http://www.myspace.com/lesbarons

Tue. 12/11/07 12:09pm From: Listener Dave

Kenzo, that was simultaneously soothing and disturbing. I imagine that was the point.

Listener comments!