Atom and His Package - Redefining Music

I'll never forget the glory days, hanging out with my buddy Eric, listening to punk, ska, and lots and lots of Atom and His Package. The project is a one man band conceived by Adam Goren (Atom), using a guitar and a plethora of synths, drum machines and sequencers (His Package). The result was an undeniably catchy comedic electro-pop-punk with occasional poignant lyrics and real emotion. He has covered the Mountain Goats and Brutal Truth, and sang on pressing subjects such as black metal, the metric system, hammers, Rob Halford's homosexuality and plenty more. If you are into fun music, this will be your new favorite record. I sing along to every song on this record and so will you, so GET IT!

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Bill Hicks

If you aren't familiar with Bill Hicks, then you know absolutely NOTHING about stand-up comedy. But that's okay, that's why this site exists. To drop some KNOWLEDGE on that ass!

Bill Hicks was easily the raddest dude in the galaxy. His brand of dark comedy influenced a lot of contemporary comedians, most obvious case being his once-close friend, Denis Leary, who has been accused by many (including Hicks himself) to have lifted much of his act from Hicks. Subject matter includes but isn't limited to: cigarettes, doing hallucinogens, Bush Sr., Rodney King, religion, dinosaurs, sex, music, aliens, and his insatiable and unwavering rage toward society, consumerism, and the shitty world we've created for ourselves. Despite his unfortunate death to pancreatic cancer in 1994, Hicks' comedy and his incredibly unique observations continue to be relevant even today, as evidenced by the insane amount of material that was released posthumously. I hope that if you don't know about this guy, you get started downloading immediately. Seriously, comedic genius. If you are a fan of Lewis Black, Denis Leary, David Cross, Joe Rogan, any of the great 'alternative' comedians, you are in for one hell of a ride with Bill Hicks.

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Dangerous (1990)
Relentless (1992)
Arizona Bay (1997)
Rant in E-Minor (1997)
Philosophy: The Best of Bill Hicks (2001)
Love, Laughter, and Truth (2002)
Flying Saucer Tour, Vol. 1 (2002)
Shock and Awe (2003)
Salvation (2005)

The Melvins + Patton Oswalt 7" split

I just found out last night that this exists. For those who don't know, The Melvins are probably the most seminal stoner/grunge/experimental rock band in the last 20 years, having influenced pretty much every rock band worth their salt. And Patton Oswalt is one of the most hilarious stand up comedians on the planet. If research is correct, there were not very many of these made (like 10?!). The Melvins jam is a cover of The Sonics "Boss Hoss" and the Patton Oswalt bit is him berating a lady in the audience for yapping on her cell phone. This is an essential rarity for a fan of either parties involved.


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Smells like Nirvana!

I am sure that some people will scoff at the posting of "Weird" Al. I honestly feel that people who shrug off Mr. Yankovic as a novelty act really haven't listened to his tunes. While most folks are familiar with the fantastic parodies Al has done, and there are some great ones on this record, I am posting this one first because of the truly stellar originals on it. In my not so humble opinion "Trigger Happy", "When I was Your Age", and "You Don't Love Me Anymore" are easily his best originals. But those songs aren't just great "Weird" Al songs, they are great songs PERIOD. The way in which they permeate your subconscious is almost diabolical! So without further ado, here is one of, if not the, most fun albums ever recorded. Enjoy!

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