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Monaco's No-Life Bottom Three

1) Best ringtone ever! I downloaded this as soon as I heard about it, and I don't even have a cellphone. It's based on the recent O.J. Simpson comedy, er, robbery recordings, specifically his questioning the belief that his shit can be stolen. The ringtone itself comes from Harry Shearer's section of the snazzy new site My Damn Channel, which also features video clips from Harry's legendary satellite tapes (like the new one of Dan Rather trying to decide if he should wear a trenchcoat on camera). Anyway, don't play the soundfile at work-- after all, it's O.J.!

2) The Murry Wilson Show. I'm very late getting around to what may be the Beach Boys-related parody of all time, Peter Bagge and Dana Gould's hilarious on-line animation Rock and Roll Dad, featuring Brian, Dennis and Carl's maniacal old man, Murry. Complete with ever-smoldering pipe and a glass eye that pops out like a cork, the cartoon Murry (perfectly voiced by Paul F. Tompkins) is amazingly accurate, although undoubtedly much funnier than the real one. You can find a link to all four episodes, as well as the infamous audio bootleg "Help Me, Rhonda" session where the real-life Murry does his fatherly number on Brian and the Boys, at an archived entry at WMFU's always fantastic blog. And SYNC-o-pate it!

(Murry, planning a comeback with fellow rock-and-roll dads Freddy Lennon and Joe Jackson.)

3) Kicksville 29 B.C. with Tim Matranga. The community radio station KDVS in Davis, CA has been streaming online almost as long as it's been possible, and I've been listening to Tim's Sunday night garage, Northern Soul and psych show for almost eight years! I don't even remember how I first found it, but I've been a regular listener ever since that first night. Simply put, he programs these three genres of '60s music perfectly-- a two hour show can start with Link Wray or Joe Tex and end with psychedelic poetry read by Yvette Mimieux, with Barbara Lewis, The Move and Roky Erickson in between. Tim is also a hardcore record collector, and the wide array of weirdo labels he manages to find is remarkable. You can listen live every Sunday (Midnight to 2 a.m. Central time) and you can listen to last week's show (and see its playlist) here.

Posted by Steve Monaco at October 8, 2007 3:29 PM

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