Mark Morrison – Return Of The Mack

Back to back Forgotten Treasures. We can’t stop, won’t stop. This shit is classic, get with it.

Boyz II Men – Motown Philly

This is the first segment in what I’m going to call Forgotten Treasures. You get the idea.

Donald Fagen – The Nightfly

The Nightfly is a solo record released in 1982 by Donald Fagen of Steely Dan fame. The first few times I heard this record I didn’t quite “get it” or like it for that matter, but the more I was forced to listen to it on drives to Percy Priest Lake the more it grew on me. It’s something of a concept album loosely centering around growing up in Anytown, USA during The Cold War. While this may sound like heavy subject matter, it’s all carried out in a very light hearted and almost naive manner. When straying from this theme, Fagen sings island-jazz tunes about romance on “The Goodbye Look,” while the titular track is about hosting an imaginary radio station.

Portishead – Third

After a nine year hiatus between proper albums, one of my favorite Electronic bands, Portishead, have finally released a new album entitled “Third.” It took some time to get used to at first, and there are several songs on the album that I don’t really care for. However, overall it’s definitely a strong record worthy of purchase.

Wikipedia Link: Portishead

Here is the video for their song “Macine Gun” from their new album “Third”:

On a side note, Universal Records…get with it, let people embed your videos. All it took was another click to get it anyway.

Dutch West

This article first appeared in The W Weekly in Lexington, Kentucky in 2005.

When the Dutch West comedy troop started out a little over a year ago they were just “a group of young artists, desperate to make a name for themselves.” Taking full advantage of the recent paradigm shift brought about by the Internet and podcasting, Dutch West is finding their audience online through uncensored comedy video and audio podcasts.

Dropshock Radio

This article first appeared in The W Weekly in Lexington, Kentucky in 2005.

When Halo 2 was released almost two years ago on Xbox, it grossed $10 million more than the box office premiere of Spider-Man in 2002. While the game’s popularity with the younger crowd is no surprise, it is becoming apparent that the game is popular with older gamers as well. With a crude comedic sensibility, the New Jersey-based podcast Dropshock Radio are filling the niche of talk-radio for the new generation of adult gamers.

144oz

This article first appeared in The W Weekly in Lexington, Kentucky in 2005. Unfortunately, the show is no longer available anywhere and the website is down. I’m going to check back from time to time to see if the servers ever come back online.

Getting completely sauced with your friends and talking trash is a time honored tradition dating back even further than the written word, so it’s no surprise that when podcasts gained popularity a few years ago, a couple of drunks wouldn’t be too far behind. While many podcasters of late incorporate alcohol into their shows as a gimmick, few can do it better than the Minnesota based duo of Eric and Skipp. Recently celebrating their 144th “Golden Show,” 144oz continues to bring their message of drunken debauchery worldwide.

Frank Wit

This article first appeared in The W Weekly in Lexington, Kentucky in 2005.

While countless podcasts exist simply to someday earn a coveted spot on satellite radio, The Frank Wit Show is something of an anomaly in that they are perfectly content to stay online. This lack of lofty aspirations for the show’s future allows for natural comedic conversation without the slightest hint of commercialization. It leaves the listener to revel in the lives and times of the hosts as they discuss everything from childhood antics to making light of otherwise frightening topics of daily life.

Zombo

Here is a site from ages ago that doesn’t need an explanation because it’s not even about anything.

Welcome to Zombo Com.

Fat Chicks In Party Hats

This is a website thats been around for sometime now and doesn’t appear to have changed in any way, if even updated. Nontheless, it’s still great.

Fat Chicks In Party Hats is something of a combination of the terrible English sentence structure now made famous by LOL Catz, framed against random lo-fi pictures of overweight people. It rarely makes sense and is always funny.