MJ Winner

I have a winner for the MJ thriller ticket give away, but he says he joke is too "twisted" for his real name to be published, so I'll refer to him as Mr. Coke Sams. His joke is as follows:

"When I tell people that I had sex with Michael Jackson, they're always
like: "Oh my god, you were molested?" But no. Actually it was 100%
consensual and I wasn't a minor or anything. I can't say whether he's a
pedophile, but he's definitely gay. I won't go into the details of how we
first met, but it was thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

There's all the rumors about Michael being a pre-op transsexual and that's
totally not true. The only weird thing was that his pubes were waxed into
a landing strip, which didn't bother me because I'm bisexual.

I remember that his face did look a little funny, though. I think he'd
just had surgery and it was all sunken in around the nose. But my memory
is really hazy, because when I wasn't wearing the blindfold, my face was
shoved into the pillow.

People always think that sleeping with Michael would be creepy or
something. But it was actually totally sweet and normal. At every turn, he
was like: "Can I tickle your perineum?" or "Can I cum on your face?" Super
respectful.

The media's totally made Michael out to be this monster and I think that's
so wrong. I don't know if he did what people say he did. But I know what
he did to me. And I know that he did it out of love."

Well, this was clearly the winner, as most of the other jokes were retreads from 8th grade. creativity people!

Mr. Sams and a guest will have free tickets to the THRILLER PARTY this Friday at Café Montmartre, come and try to spot the "twisted" young fellow.

THRILLER party ticket giveaway

This Friday is the 25th anniversary of Michael Jackson's THRILLER, and the fine folks listed above are bringing the party to Madison's own Café Montmartre. I've also got a pair of tickets to give away for this sure to be wild and unforgettable dance party night!

Here's the deal, email me your favorite Michael Jackson joke (bonus points for including Robin Williams in some way, just kidding... or am i?) along with your full name, to: totallymantooth(at)gmail(dot)com

I'll pick a winner Thursday morning and you and a friend will be good as gold for the party. You must be 21+ and live in (or be visiting) Madison, WI to enter. Good Luck!

For more info on the raucous party and other sweet MJ media (including the punjabi thriller, my favorite) head on over to thrillerdanceparty.blogspot.com

Smile!

The new album Smile, from Japanese post-everything gods Boris, found it's way into my hands this afternoon and after only half a listen, I am officially floored. And while they may have abandond their drone metal past, Boris keeps pushing forward with every new release (this one being their first non-collaboration in over two years) and the results of the latest is a psychedelic experience in sound, emotion and electricity, er, not really. But this album is doing weird things to my body and mind. I would suggest just giving these mp3's a listen.

mp3:放て!
mp3:花・太陽・雨

Southern Lord will release Smile in the US on April 29, along with translated track titles.

City On A Hill

Relapse records cyber-prog grind trio Genghis Tron have a new record coming out on Feb. 19th, and while I'm not feeling it as much as their previous releases it may just need some time. Take a listen and see how you feel.

mp3: City On A Hill

You can pre-order Board Up The House on CD here and on gatefold double LP here

Young Widows sign record deal to TRL

Kentucky boys (and ex breather resist heavy hitters) Young Widows officially signed a record contract with NY label Temporary Residence Limited as of yesterday. TRL is home to removeyourteeth favorites Grails and Mono and although the bands bass and gloom heavy post-hardcore isn't the usual instrumental soundscapes TRL is putting out, I'm always impressed with the care and detail they put into their releases (especially the vinyl.) So good luck and congrats to the boys, excited to hear new material.

mp3: Young Widows - Glad He Ate Her from the album Settle Down City

Young Widows have a split 7'' out now on Auxiliary Records, go get it

We Only Fuck To Vol. 4

Not only am I late on this, but this (along with posting about shit like vampire weekend) is turning my blog into every other shit system hype-machined thing you read, but I can't help becoming a big fan of Canadian five piece Black Mountain's folk-tinted Sabbath worship. And I feel like i have to mention this here new full length In The Future, out on (the sub-par) Jagjaguwar and in stores now. Think Ozzy in an American Apparel hoodie and you're half way there.

mp3: Black Mountain - Angels

Black Mountain are playing at Madison's High Noon on 3/23, it should be a good show, bring weed. And maybe I'll get back on track with some more "seriously underground" posts later, or maybe not.

Radio show and tickets for free.

My show on WSUM Student Radio airs today (and every Saturday) from 1-2pm CST. I haven't mentioned it here yet so I thought i'd put it out there.

The show is up for stream over at wsum.org. Here's an mp3 from my set. Hope you're digging it if you listen and turn in next week for more of the same.

mp3: Blood On The Wall - Hibernation from the album Liferz

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In other news, this Wed. I'll be giving away some tickets to the Thriller's 25th Anniversary Party taking place at Madison, WI's Cafe Montmartre Friday Feb. 8th, so check back then if you wanna score some free tix.