"Is that a Rock, Data?"

This whole morning, I've been doing some spring cleaning at home. In exchange, I get $60 and get to live there for free. Joke.

Last week I bought a Zune (whole blog post about this on the ESF) and I received it just last Friday. I love the fucking thing. Some people have ghey iPods. I have a mother-rockin' Zune from Seattle. iPods are for hipsters; Zunes are for sexy motherfuckers who blog about life and sex and stuff. :) Enough about me and The Archenemy/Mr. Rodriguez...

On the Zune, there was some pre-loaded music. Whether that's from Microsoft or the person who owned it before me, I'm unsure, but the songs are alright. This one, though, is one of the best and catchiest I've heard in the past thirty minutes. I've been rocking the Zune since 10.30 this morning...

From their 2005 début album Datarock Datarock (released in North America in 2007), straight from Norway, the techno-funk duo Datarock and their single (in English), "Fa-Fa-Fa."

I need a shot/ I need a shot of ambition

I need a hit/ I need a hit of nutrition

I need a fix/ I need to fix my ignition

High Life

As I wrote on Friday (it's Monday the 24th today) on the ESF and just now on "Is that a rock, Data?," I bought a Zune. I received it on Friday and have been inseparable since. One of the features that I really love about it is the FM radio. You can scan the frequencies and then save the stations you want. And even better is if the FM station you're listening to has tags, you can add the song to cart and then buy it (only if the Zune Marketplace actually carries that artist). 

Unfortunately, the Zune Marketplace doesn't carry this artist. iTunes does though, and I've been thinking of buying it. It hasn't grown on me much yet, but let's see how that changes. As the intro did say, I heard this on a radio station owned by a public broadcaster where I live. The station used to be a Christian Radio station, but coincidentally, the station owner was declaring bankruptcy and sold it. And who says religion doesn't sell? 

From the Delaware Valley in Pennsylvania, Dr. Dog and from their 2010 album Shame, Shame, "Strangers." This video is from KEXP, Seattle.

Twenty years of schooling, I just never learned the math/

That one and one don't equal two/ they often equal half

While I've tried to live the high life/ The best that I know how

And I bought my share of debonair/ Parlaying it on the crowd

I would also like to take this chance to mention a new thing here at TA. If available, the album art will be shown beside the lyrics for your pleasure. I know it will be mine to link it here... :)

Danger Danger!

A few years ago, while on YouTube, I remember watching a video whose title was 'Gay Bar.' I'm not sure how I came across it, but for one reason or another, I felt as if I shouldn't watch it. As if there was some force judging me peering over my shoulder. 

Now I'm over it. :) I featured the same band here on The Archenemy about a week ago, and it's coincidence on how it came about. When writing, I usually play a song over-and-over, and when I forgot to rewind the video, I saw the suggestions and I was like, "Oh, that looks cool." And while hearing it, I fell in love. Seriously.

Best thing I've ever seen since M83's video. I think what does it for me is the facial expressions of the women in the black leather. Her name was Tina Kanarek and she was 70 when she did this video. Brave lady to do this... when you think about the bra they made her wear.

From their 2003 album Fire,  the Detroit-based Electric Six with "Danger! High Voltage" with supporting vocals from the White Stripes' Jack White.

Don't you want to know why we keep starting fires?

It's my desire/ It's my desire/ It's my desire

Danger! Danger! High voltage!/ 

When we touch/ When we kiss.

Danger! Danger! High Voltage!

Take Me

A few nights ago, I was Skyping with a college-bound friend and we were jamming out to music and she said to me, "I'm gonna show you something gay." I interrupted, "Alright, but hold on. This is gay." One of the links was to this, which has been around for many years now, but I just got a hold of it.

I was thinking it was too risque, but this song is as risque as a pancake. And people always talked about his sexuality, but no one has been able to conclusively prove it. Doesn't matter though, because it's the 1860's, baby! And imagine, all this because someone misheard lyrics to a DEVO song. Go figure.

From the Detroit rock band Electric Six, and their 2003 album Fire, "Gay Bar."

Do you have any money?

I wanna spend all your money!

At the gay bar, gay bar, gay bar!

The Last Good Time!

I'm bringing some money in. Money to buy a nice camera, money to buy a nice tablet, money to pay a dorm deposit. Of course, there's never any money for music, because let's face it, you can hear it on the radio for free, although if you think about it, the electricity to buy the radio and the device itself aren't, wasn't free... semantics. 

I digress. Amazon always has their Artist on the Rise monthly feature where they showcase artist and their songs chosen by their editor or someone at Amazon's MP3 division. Well, this song was in their showcase, I believe.  Amazon also has a free collection of MP3's and this where this one came this week. (You can also grab it free, for a limited time. U.S. only and an Amazon account req'd for purchase.)

From their album released this past March Supermegafantastic, here is Iamdynamite's (IAMDYNAMITE) "Where Will We Go."

And all my friends/ they come to me/ they said, 'You're gonna die boy, better believe it.'

I said, 'So, it's just like this/ Take your time and when you get there/ Grab that fire and grab the matches/ People on the loose and they never catch us!