Ken
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I'm Not a Man, in Which Moz Rhymes 'Lonely' with 'Beef-a-Roni'
World Peace is None of Your Busines
1:02:44 ()
Neil Cicierega
Furries
Mouth Silence
1:10:02 ()
Zeikratzer
Metal Machine Music Part 1
Metal Machine Music: First Full Instrumental Version
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1:18:52 ()
London Punkharmonic Orchestra
Germ Free Adolescents
1:26:39 ()
Robin Williamson
Ace of Spades
Best of Robin Williamson
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1:30:13 ()
Runaways UK
Reflections
Classic Tales (A Journey Through A Hip Hop Fantasy)
1:34:49 ()
Pr1nce
Reb1rth of the Fl3sh
1:41:48 ()
Eddie Hazell
What About It
Games Dames and Guitar Thangs
1:46:35 ()
Detroit Grand Pubahs
Dr. Bootygrabber
1:50:27 ()
Music behind DJ:
Cepus Aleksander
On je Wannabe
Stand By Comedy
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2:02:55 ()
Eläkeläiset
Vinaa Hanuristille
Humppasirkus
2:07:03 ()
Buzzcocks
E.S.P.
Love Bites
2:10:14 ()
Girls
Jeffrey I Hear You
The Elephant Man
2:15:43 ()
Wildman Fischer
Circle
2:19:44 ()
The Soft Pink Truth
Invocation for Strength / Black Metal
Why Do the Heathen Rage?
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2:22:39 ()
Satanicpornocultshop
Shining Tear of the Star
AtoZ!!!2
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2:28:24 ()
Nico
Das Lied Vom Ensamen Madchen
All Tomorrow's Parties
2:38:48 ()
Lana Del Rey
Fucking My Way Up to the Top
Ultraviolence
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2:44:45 ()
Zarah Leander
Wo Sind Die Clowns
Svenska Sangfavoriter
2:48:33 ()
Nina Hagen
TV Glotzer (White Punks On Dope)
NunSexMonkRock
2:52:20 ()
Peter Wahlbeck
Baby Animal
2:58:05 ()
Listener comments!
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Wed. 7/30/14 6:29am
Ken:
Greetings early risers! I've got 10 GIFS too big to post once the show begins to post before 9am today.
Wed. 7/30/14 7:49am
F◊F◊ (:
Morning Ken!
The cauliflower GIF would make an amazing screen saver!
Wed. 7/30/14 7:52am
Jack:
It must be too early, gifs #1 and #3 are making me nauseous.
Wed. 7/30/14 8:30am
groucho:
Good Morning! Have you seen Reddit Live yet? it makes it's threads into chatroom-y things, I only really look at the 24/7 GIFs one www.reddit.com... a constant stream of gifs!
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Wed. 7/30/14 8:51am
Marcel M:
Mornign Ken morning all, finally got to make it early enough to catch the big GIFS
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Wed. 7/30/14 8:52am
Marcel M:
If you stare at a fixed point on the first one... wow.
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Wed. 7/30/14 8:53am
Marcel M:
Oh wow its cauliflower?! I thought it was a mushroom cloud...
Wed. 7/30/14 8:59am
Dan B From Upstate:
It's done so well. I can't find the point where it loops. I love it.
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Wed. 7/30/14 9:01am
common:
ladybug! hey ken and everyone!
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Wed. 7/30/14 9:01am
Marcel M:
@Dan: I can't either, and I'm embarrassed to say I've been staring at it a LONG time to try and find it. Really seems like it just keeps getting closer... You are the GIF master Ken.
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Wed. 7/30/14 9:23am
Goyim in the AM:
Features the best Peter Lorre imitation in music outside of Spike Jones.
Wed. 7/30/14 9:24am
Brendan:
Every home is wired by pt would be a nice segue
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Wed. 7/30/14 9:25am
Webhamster Henry:
I need to hear the Echonest swing version now.
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Wed. 7/30/14 9:25am
MD:
i have made friends with the ladybug...she is after all...a Lady!!!
Wed. 7/30/14 9:26am
Robert:
I remember Sledge Hammer's saying (in English) the words to this one, pausing, and saying, "That's police talk." OK, it made sense in context.
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Wed. 7/30/14 9:26am
fred:
Ken's "affinity" for the German language strikes again
Wed. 7/30/14 9:26am
ᏠЄႶႶỊѺµЄ:
Just tuned in and had to star click this Echo-Echo song. How is it possible that a German version of Every Breath You Take could be so cheery?
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Wed. 7/30/14 9:27am
braveness23:
Wow, that beats the help out of the original version
Wed. 7/30/14 9:28am
Brendan:
The roxy music thing made a big impression on me in my formative years, namely the country life album cover
Wed. 7/30/14 9:29am
Robert:
Have you dipped into "Mouth Silence" yet? Unfortunately Neil Cicierega doesn't have its bits cut into singles at SoundCloud, so not so convenient for airplay.
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Wed. 7/30/14 9:47am
MD:
it sounds fine....i'm just flashing back!!!
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Wed. 7/30/14 9:47am
Webhamster Henry:
featuring The (Travellers Insurance) Triumph of Man!
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Wed. 7/30/14 9:49am
DCE:
little bit of Renaissance in the mix there
Wed. 7/30/14 9:50am
Brendan:
This is epically bad Ken! Don't forget to jiggle the handle when you're done
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Wed. 7/30/14 9:51am
Ellirb:
Are you taking any requests today Ken? The Nihilist Spasm Band - Meateater?
Wed. 7/30/14 9:52am
F◊F◊ (:
My search for "Granda & Munder" only returned 7 results from the interwebz (all from WFMU). What is this ? Sounds intriguing, ahead of time and most importantly, doesn't sounds like dada crap. I missed Ken's explanaition about this tapes.
Wed. 7/30/14 9:53am
jpow:
I just found the Arbitrary Guide - thanks WFMU! gonna see a show when I come up to NYC
Wed. 7/30/14 9:54am
bobdoesthings:
good morning.. god damn train delays!
Wed. 7/30/14 9:55am
Sem Chumbo:
In the next world you are on your own.
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Wed. 7/30/14 9:57am
Irwin:
One of my favorite Firesign lines: "You owe a lot of people ... a lot of money ... for a LOT of airports."
Wed. 7/30/14 9:57am
Neg-guh-tor:
Thanks for the FIresign Theater, Ken!
Wed. 7/30/14 9:58am
Brendan:
Kens fixing the transmitter, kids. Right this very minute , he's heroically climbing the tower , with a screwdriver and a hammer. Pray kids ,, pray
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Wed. 7/30/14 10:06am
common:
there it was! excellent.
Wed. 7/30/14 10:06am
Dan B From Upstate:
Thirteen-year-old me couldn't get enough beefaroni. Twenty years later I wanna smack that little smart ass young me for putting that crap in his body. What? That's not the kind of beefaroni he's talking about?
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Wed. 7/30/14 10:06am
Goyim in the AM:
There was a time that this dude (he's not a man, remember) was considered a huge talent.
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Wed. 7/30/14 10:07am
fred:
Never misunderestimate Moz' ability to underwhelm
Wed. 7/30/14 10:07am
paulWCBN:
beefaroni is murder
Wed. 7/30/14 10:07am
Dave B:
Greetings Ken and Krewe. I hope that AV rack comes in handy. I'll have another for you in a week or so.
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Wed. 7/30/14 10:07am
adrian in mpls:
cancer from the beefaroni
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Wed. 7/30/14 10:08am
cory:
if I give $200 during the next pledge drive would you guys stop playing Morrissey?
Wed. 7/30/14 10:08am
Mark S:
this is funnier than the Firesign Theatre piece
Wed. 7/30/14 10:08am
love in the ruins:
in which people inexplicably call this dude moz
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Wed. 7/30/14 10:09am
tikk:
It sounds like Morrissey is trying to get some message across but I'll be roasted over a spit if I knew what it was.
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Wed. 7/30/14 10:09am
Goyim in the AM:
He's wrong about not destroying this planet. This song is making big chunks of it flake off and fly into the sun.
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Wed. 7/30/14 10:09am
Ken:
What did he rhyme with 'cancer of the prostate?'
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Wed. 7/30/14 10:13am
Andrew Waterloo:
CBC had a late night TV show called Big Life in the 90s that did an episodes on things like furries, Nambla, and Fishing with John.
Wed. 7/30/14 10:14am
listener mark:
Good morning Ken. Today's radio programme is exceptionally exceptional.
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Wed. 7/30/14 10:15am
fred:
Next kickstarter sensation: the Moz rhyming dictionary
Wed. 7/30/14 10:18am
Brendan:
Sorry Ken feel bettter.
Wed. 7/30/14 10:18am
jpow:
Is there a Warriors guided tour in NYC?
Wed. 7/30/14 10:19am
love in the ruins:
favorite novel: the sound and the furry
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Wed. 7/30/14 10:20am
Andrew Waterloo:
song: You furred me all night long.
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Wed. 7/30/14 10:20am
fred:
Damn, Zeikratzer were the only set I missed in this year's Sonic Protest. I'm so dumb
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Wed. 7/30/14 10:22am
cory:
one of my dishwashers is a furry. he's a wolf.
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Wed. 7/30/14 10:23am
Marcel M:
This is pretty damn cool...
Wed. 7/30/14 10:24am
Brendan:
There is a pitcher who plays for the Mariners named Charlie Furbush
Wed. 7/30/14 10:25am
Mark S:
I give it a 10 it has a great beat and you can dance to it
Wed. 7/30/14 10:27am
cthulhu:
CTHULHU likes this, so I will not crush your soul Ken.
Protip: If you shout out loud the name of the band you might be perceived as a big fan of the band although you might have never heard the band before.
Wed. 7/30/14 10:27am
slugluv1313:
excellent! "I'm a Meateater" leading into "I'm Not a Man"
ahhhhh gotta *love* Morrissey (and i am not just saying that b/c i am crazy-ass-vegan-animal-rights-"extremist" :) )
ooooooooooh and now METAL MACHINE MUSIC! Ken, YOU are just too perfect!
please FEEL BETTER SOON!!!!!!!!
Wed. 7/30/14 10:31am
ᏠЄႶႶỊѺµЄ:
Okay I'm gonna have to go with the original version one this one. Lemmy beats Robin Williamson and the harp any day.
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Wed. 7/30/14 10:32am
rob t:
I never dreamed that Motorhead would sound so right like this.
Wed. 7/30/14 10:32am
bobdoesthings:
what game is this guy playing...
Wed. 7/30/14 10:34am
Guido from Cologne:
Just sayin' hello and star-clicking ...
... Lemmy and the lamp ... is this a pun?
Wed. 7/30/14 10:34am
F◊F◊ (:
Is that one of your velvet paintings, Ken ? It's very good!
Wed. 7/30/14 10:34am
JimW:
Great cover.
Wed. 7/30/14 10:35am
F◊F◊ (:
Ken has perfect taste for instrumental songs.
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Wed. 7/30/14 10:42am
MD:
I think Lemmy is still a sheep and Goat herder...still..sometimes...
Wed. 7/30/14 10:43am
Okasa:
One of my favorite old Blues singer was Furry Lewis.
Wed. 7/30/14 10:43am
Brendan:
Lemmy had a way with sheep and goats. .. His way
Wed. 7/30/14 10:45am
Brendan:
Okay that crossed the border (collie) of sheep jokes
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Wed. 7/30/14 10:46am
Ken From Hyde Park:
I understand a movie about James Brown is coming out soon. Do they play to release any new long-lost JB material? If they did, that would be cool.
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Wed. 7/30/14 10:46am
MD:
OH WOW!!! I just saw the most Holy painting of our Lord and Shepard!!!
Wed. 7/30/14 10:46am
nate:
Now I want to hear "Wham Rap"
Wed. 7/30/14 10:48am
mrdangel:
Ken, you played an awesome cover of Smiths How Soon is Now as background on like a toy piano. Who did that?
Wed. 7/30/14 10:51am
Roberto:
Bootygrabber! Aw hellz yeah
Wed. 7/30/14 10:51am
Brendan:
@mrdangel that was rockabye baby
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Wed. 7/30/14 10:51am
Ken:
Mr Dangel, that was Rockabye Baby.
Wed. 7/30/14 10:51am
love in the ruins:
the importance of being Earnest (bootygrabber)
Wed. 7/30/14 10:52am
nate:
Ernest Goes To Booty Camp
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Wed. 7/30/14 10:55am
Marcel M:
Gotta love the flakes of moisture flying off that butt...
Wed. 7/30/14 10:57am
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Flakes? whats-his-face would say that would be a good name for a rock band: Flakes of Moisture
(what *is* his face, the miami herald writer)
Wed. 7/30/14 10:58am
Comma:
Zero
Wed. 7/30/14 10:58am
F◊F◊ (:
Dr Bootygrabbber makes a living selling sandwiches. His Booty Clinic is just a facade.
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Wed. 7/30/14 10:59am
Marcel M:
Yes I thought it might not have been the most accurate description but I went for poetry over making sense.
Wed. 7/30/14 11:00am
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google to the rescue: Dave Barry
Wed. 7/30/14 11:01am
Kathy:
It's SO easy to laugh
It's So easy to hate
It takes strength to be gentle and kind : )
MOZ 4ever!!
Wed. 7/30/14 11:02am
F◊F◊ (:
And don't forget to hug Andy when in the wedding. He loooooves being hugged by WFMU listeners.
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Wed. 7/30/14 11:06am
Marcel M:
Did I just hear "Facebook"? Haha
Wed. 7/30/14 11:07am
F◊F◊ (:
I also heard him saying "Facebook". I wonder what it means.
Wed. 7/30/14 11:08am
Dr. Goot:
Nice Buzzcocks cover!
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Wed. 7/30/14 11:08am
fred:
Hug Andy longer than he's comfortable for me
Wed. 7/30/14 11:08am
nate:
this is the best Buzzcocks cover since SS Decontrol
Wed. 7/30/14 11:09am
F◊F◊ (:
Of course is a good cover! Its
ELAKELAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAISEEEEEEETTTT!
Wed. 7/30/14 11:35am
egal:
Time catches up with everyone, FOFO.
Wed. 7/30/14 11:37am
F◊F◊ (:
I guess you are right. Thing is musicians of today don't make music that sounds like it is from the future like they did before in the past.
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Wed. 7/30/14 11:37am
Lewis:
what if you just eat the cashews?
Wed. 7/30/14 11:39am
rw:
Why would you eat cashews when you could rub yourself with cashew oil instead?
Wed. 7/30/14 11:44am
nate:
Does Dr. Bootygrabber practice cashew oil therapy?
Wed. 7/30/14 11:44am
F◊F◊ (:
Who taught Nico how to bicycle? Damn him/her!
Wed. 7/30/14 11:44am
Guido from Cologne:
Comprehension error:
Why does the DeeJay call me "Miss Guido" ?!?
... and why is he looking so hard for the best way to get rid of me?
I feel still pretty male and (even though I'm from Cologne) noone has ever seen me in drag !!!
*LOL*
Wed. 7/30/14 11:45am
Guido from Cologne:
... and on the top play NICo afterwards.
Wed. 7/30/14 11:46am
Dan B From Upstate:
Ken, are you coming around on Lana Del Rey, or do you just like this song?
Wed. 7/30/14 11:47am
egal:
It's a nice association of Nico and Lana.
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Wed. 7/30/14 11:48am
Ken:
Dan B, I've always liked her actually. I love those female baritones.
Wed. 7/30/14 11:50am
Guido from Cologne:
unnoticed by the general public Keili has become new genaral music director @ WFMU and instructed everyone that one Lana Del Rey is a must!
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Wed. 7/30/14 11:50am
MD:
Not this song!!!....it will make me cry in German!!!
Wed. 7/30/14 11:50am
F◊F◊ (:
I propose a minor change to Ken's show introduction:
Freeform Radio für chronisch ungeduldig. Avantgarde-Pop-, Mohn-Avantgarde, Zug pfeift, laute Gitarren und gutturalen Schreien. Playlists und Fotos in Echtzeit im Web veröffentlicht, so können Sie zusammen spielen oder kommentieren zu Hause oder am Arbeitsplatz.
Wed. 7/30/14 11:50am
Hanswurst:
Am in der heaven....camp overload....
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Wed. 7/30/14 11:53am
Ken:
Thank you f0f0! I will change my blurb to that later today!
Wed. 7/30/14 11:54am
Brendan:
Soylent green is people and veal is baby animal
Wed. 7/30/14 11:54am
Guido from Cologne:
It's NOT from Nun-Sex-Monk-Rock but by self-titled "nina hagen Band" 1978.
Maybe a Bonus CD-track in the USA?
Wed. 7/30/14 11:54am
OTB:
Ken - Where did the altered bunny rabbit book come from? My late father worked for Rand McNally for 40 years, so that one really got my attention....
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Wed. 7/30/14 11:54am
Asheville Jon:
meh. the Tubes' version kicks this one's ass to the curb
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Wed. 7/30/14 11:56am
Ken:
Jon, I didn't notice any German in the Tubes version.
Wed. 7/30/14 11:56am
Okasa:
@OTB - As someone mentioned previously, it is from Liar Town. Follow them on Tumblr or your favorite social media, they are awesome.
Wed. 7/30/14 11:57am
bobdoesthings:
@Ken - look up ASMR + German - on the youtubes.
Wed. 7/30/14 11:58am
bobdoesthings:
ASMR - autonomous sensory meridian response = those strange tingles you may (or may not) feel when you hear certain sounds . I just learned not everyone gets these.... weird
Wed. 7/30/14 11:58am
OTB:
Okasa & all - sorry, running around at work and can't keep up with all the comments. Thanks!
Wed. 7/30/14 11:58am
F◊F◊ (:
Ja! More German bitte, Ken!! Ich liebe Germanish! Till next Mittwoch volks! Auf vidersehen!!! Danke!
Wed. 7/30/14 11:58am
Mark S:
must be the end of the show
Wed. 7/30/14 11:59am
F◊F◊ (:
Say the legal ID in German, Ken!!