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DEÄTHMÜFFIN UPDATE: MACHO MAN!
Apr. 28th, 2015 09:54 amAs longtime fans know, we’ve been participating in a project where we use bootlegged isolated drum tracks from famous drummers and fool around with them.
Here’s the latest entry in that series, in which we finally give the world our interpretation of the Village People, who are awesome. We apologize for any inconvenience or excessive manliness all over yr headphones.
But boy was it fun.
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Written by Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo, Victor Willis and Peter Whitehead
Ruined by Banäna Deäthmüffins
The part of Goo Deäthmüffin was played by John Bonham for demonstration purposes only. No disrespect or copyright infringement is intended (and would be pointless anyway because it's not like anyone buys our stuff)
©2015 Terribly Frog Music. Derechos Reservados!
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Call me Mister Eagle,
This is dF
Here’s the latest entry in that series, in which we finally give the world our interpretation of the Village People, who are awesome. We apologize for any inconvenience or excessive manliness all over yr headphones.
But boy was it fun.
=========================================
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Written by Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo, Victor Willis and Peter Whitehead
Ruined by Banäna Deäthmüffins
The part of Goo Deäthmüffin was played by John Bonham for demonstration purposes only. No disrespect or copyright infringement is intended (and would be pointless anyway because it's not like anyone buys our stuff)
©2015 Terribly Frog Music. Derechos Reservados!
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Call me Mister Eagle,
This is dF
DEÄTHMÜFFIN UPDATE: THE MAN BUSINESS!
Jul. 16th, 2014 10:12 pmTime for new music from the only band on the internet that sounds and tastes like bananas.
This time around, we are all about the Man Business.
What is the Man Business?
Just listen. Or read the lyrics if you want to save some time.
( Sing along, kids! )
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Lyrics by dEFROG
Music by Banäna Deäthmüffins
©2014 Terribly Frog Music. Derechos Reservados!
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I need a vacation and change for a dollar,
This is dF
This time around, we are all about the Man Business.
What is the Man Business?
Just listen. Or read the lyrics if you want to save some time.
( Sing along, kids! )
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Lyrics by dEFROG
Music by Banäna Deäthmüffins
©2014 Terribly Frog Music. Derechos Reservados!
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I need a vacation and change for a dollar,
This is dF
[Via No Frills Retro]
FUN FACT: I saw these advertised quite a bit in the 70s. I don’t seem to ever recall anyone actually wearing one (outside of a garage uniform).
I’m just saying.
All-purpose,
This is dF
DIAMOND DAVE AND HIS CHAPS
Apr. 14th, 2012 11:07 amAnd I do mean “chaps”.
Like so.
[Via Paco Camino]
And that’s yr weekend off to a jolly good start.
Everybody wants some,
This is dF
Like so.
[Via Paco Camino]
And that’s yr weekend off to a jolly good start.
Everybody wants some,
This is dF
Celebrity endorsements usually never sell me on a product.
Usually.
Granted, it’s a product I already use. But hey, it’s Sean Connery, so who wants to argue?
Stay thirsty,
This is dF
Usually.
Granted, it’s a product I already use. But hey, it’s Sean Connery, so who wants to argue?
Stay thirsty,
This is dF
THE GREATEST FOOTBALL ANALOGY EVER
Feb. 7th, 2011 02:20 amI get press releases.
Sometimes they’re for new books explaining boob jobs via football metaphors.
No, really.
This is my favorite part of the press release:
I can’t say how accurate the book is – in terms of the medical science, female psychology or even the football metaphors.
But I can tell you the promotional campaign involves a lot of cleavage.
To say nothing of the free boob job contest.
I suppose I shouldn’t poke fun. It’s sad that so many women are pressured into being so unhappy with themselves that they’d rather spend a ton of money on plastic surgery to fix what arguably don’t need fixing.
And it’s probably just as sad that there are guys incapable of understanding this unless you explain it in football metaphors.
On the other hand, if yr going to explain the concept of cosmetic surgery as vanity project that puts a premium on fake superficial beauty to conceal a dark inner self-loathing created by the impossible standards of Society At Large that the patient is desperately trying to live up to in the name of conformity and acceptance … well, in that sense football does seem like an appropriate analogy. Or at least a parallel.
But then I would say that, wouldn’t I?
FULL DISCLOSURE: I do know one woman who has had breast augmentation – but that was to get them reduced, and that was largely to do with back pain issues. So I’m not putting down boob jobs when there’s a legitimate health issue involved.
Keep it real,
This is dF
Sometimes they’re for new books explaining boob jobs via football metaphors.
No, really.
This is my favorite part of the press release:
Dallas Davis is an MIT graduate and a Southern California aerospace engineer who decided to help other men that find themselves in the same position he was in -- a girlfriend wanting implants and not knowing anything about it.
I can’t say how accurate the book is – in terms of the medical science, female psychology or even the football metaphors.
But I can tell you the promotional campaign involves a lot of cleavage.
To say nothing of the free boob job contest.
I suppose I shouldn’t poke fun. It’s sad that so many women are pressured into being so unhappy with themselves that they’d rather spend a ton of money on plastic surgery to fix what arguably don’t need fixing.
And it’s probably just as sad that there are guys incapable of understanding this unless you explain it in football metaphors.
On the other hand, if yr going to explain the concept of cosmetic surgery as vanity project that puts a premium on fake superficial beauty to conceal a dark inner self-loathing created by the impossible standards of Society At Large that the patient is desperately trying to live up to in the name of conformity and acceptance … well, in that sense football does seem like an appropriate analogy. Or at least a parallel.
But then I would say that, wouldn’t I?
FULL DISCLOSURE: I do know one woman who has had breast augmentation – but that was to get them reduced, and that was largely to do with back pain issues. So I’m not putting down boob jobs when there’s a legitimate health issue involved.
Keep it real,
This is dF
dEFROG ON 45 #6: IT’S TOO MUCH, MY BODY
Sep. 14th, 2010 09:46 amOne thing to bear in mind when going through my 45 collection is that I started buying music in 1975, when I was ten years old. Consequently, there’s going to be disco.
In particular, gay disco.
The funny thing is, I was 12 when this came out, and while I was vaguely aware that there was such a thing as homosexuality, I had no idea the Village People were supposed to be gay. I thought they were basking in their own manliness for the benefit of the ladies.
Did I mention I was 12 when this came out?
Anyway, I found out later, by which time of course it didn’t matter to me anyway. And I probably should be embarrassed to have this in my collection (more for the disco part than the gay part). But I’m not. I liked dance music as a youngster. I like it now. Sue me.
FUN FACT: I actually saw the Village People live at a retro disco dress-up party in Knoxville circa 1990-1991. It wasn’t the original lineup, but I think at least half of the original members were up there. It was good, campy, cheesy fun. Say what you will about the Village People, they were always consummate showmen.
Mucho macho,
This is dF
In particular, gay disco.
The funny thing is, I was 12 when this came out, and while I was vaguely aware that there was such a thing as homosexuality, I had no idea the Village People were supposed to be gay. I thought they were basking in their own manliness for the benefit of the ladies.
Did I mention I was 12 when this came out?
Anyway, I found out later, by which time of course it didn’t matter to me anyway. And I probably should be embarrassed to have this in my collection (more for the disco part than the gay part). But I’m not. I liked dance music as a youngster. I like it now. Sue me.
FUN FACT: I actually saw the Village People live at a retro disco dress-up party in Knoxville circa 1990-1991. It wasn’t the original lineup, but I think at least half of the original members were up there. It was good, campy, cheesy fun. Say what you will about the Village People, they were always consummate showmen.
Mucho macho,
This is dF
WHAT WOULD TONY STARK DO?
Aug. 18th, 2010 06:45 pmITEM [via ![[info]](https://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
popfiend ]: Superhero films are turning yr precious angels into macho, violent, sexist slacker pigs, says Frederic Wertham a psychologist.
Dr Sharon Lamb, speaking at the 118th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, breaks it down in this press release:
Now, I haven’t read the full study – or the book Lamb is now pushing that presumably explains all this in detail – so I don’t know which superhero films she used as the basis for all this apart from Iron Man, or just what films she’s thinking of when she talks of “slacker” role models (I doubt it’s a Linklater reference, unless he’s enjoying a Renaissance with the preteen crowd these days).
But I’m not sure it matters. We’ve been hearing Experts dither over comic books, superheroes, violent films, TV shows, Looney Tunes, video games, heavy metal records, rap music, MTV videos (back when they showed music videos, I mean) and so on and etc, and how potentially harmful they are to Junior’s delicate psyche, for decades. And it all boils down to the same basic formula:
Those last two vary (Senate hearings are sometimes an option), but you get the idea. It’s the same old alarmist claptrap targeting the same old bugaboos with the same old flawed logic that sounds scary on paper and on the Today Show but doesn’t really hold up in real life. The Lamb premise in particular is just way too easy to pick apart by people who actually know something about superhero comics, starting with the claim that the “comic books of yesteryear” were better role models of male attitudes and behavior.
You’d think Adult Society would stop falling for this, considering how many of us grew up with pop culture that Experts warned our parents would turn us into deranged misogynistic serial rapers, and yet most of us turned out okay. But humans have always been bad at sensible risk evaluation, especially when it comes to kids. And The Fear is kind of our default mode these days.
So I guess not.
Mucho macho,
This is dF
popfiend ]: Superhero films are turning yr precious angels into macho, violent, sexist slacker pigs, says Dr Sharon Lamb, speaking at the 118th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, breaks it down in this press release:
"There is a big difference in the movie superhero of today and the comic book superhero of yesterday," said psychologist Sharon Lamb, PhD, distinguished professor of mental health at University of Massachusetts-Boston. "Today’s superhero is too much like an action hero who participates in non-stop violence; he’s aggressive, sarcastic and rarely speaks to the virtue of doing good for humanity. When not in superhero costume, these men, like Ironman, exploit women, flaunt bling and convey their manhood with high-powered guns. "
"In today’s media, superheroes and slackers are the only two options boys have," said Lamb. "Boys are told, if you can’t be a superhero, you can always be a slacker. Slackers are funny, but slackers are not what boys should strive to be; slackers don’t like school and they shirk responsibility. We wonder if the messages boys get about saving face through glorified slacking could be affecting their performance in school."
"In today’s media, superheroes and slackers are the only two options boys have," said Lamb. "Boys are told, if you can’t be a superhero, you can always be a slacker. Slackers are funny, but slackers are not what boys should strive to be; slackers don’t like school and they shirk responsibility. We wonder if the messages boys get about saving face through glorified slacking could be affecting their performance in school."
Now, I haven’t read the full study – or the book Lamb is now pushing that presumably explains all this in detail – so I don’t know which superhero films she used as the basis for all this apart from Iron Man, or just what films she’s thinking of when she talks of “slacker” role models (I doubt it’s a Linklater reference, unless he’s enjoying a Renaissance with the preteen crowd these days).
But I’m not sure it matters. We’ve been hearing Experts dither over comic books, superheroes, violent films, TV shows, Looney Tunes, video games, heavy metal records, rap music, MTV videos (back when they showed music videos, I mean) and so on and etc, and how potentially harmful they are to Junior’s delicate psyche, for decades. And it all boils down to the same basic formula:
1. Choose a medium
2. Find examples of undesirable behavior in that medium
3. Find examples of kids who have watched said medium depicting undesirable behavior
4. Test them for possible negative influences
5. Make correlations to negative effects
6. Get published, get a book deal, contact the media, scare parents
7. Profit!
2. Find examples of undesirable behavior in that medium
3. Find examples of kids who have watched said medium depicting undesirable behavior
4. Test them for possible negative influences
5. Make correlations to negative effects
6. Get published, get a book deal, contact the media, scare parents
7. Profit!
Those last two vary (Senate hearings are sometimes an option), but you get the idea. It’s the same old alarmist claptrap targeting the same old bugaboos with the same old flawed logic that sounds scary on paper and on the Today Show but doesn’t really hold up in real life. The Lamb premise in particular is just way too easy to pick apart by people who actually know something about superhero comics, starting with the claim that the “comic books of yesteryear” were better role models of male attitudes and behavior.
You’d think Adult Society would stop falling for this, considering how many of us grew up with pop culture that Experts warned our parents would turn us into deranged misogynistic serial rapers, and yet most of us turned out okay. But humans have always been bad at sensible risk evaluation, especially when it comes to kids. And The Fear is kind of our default mode these days.
So I guess not.
Mucho macho,
This is dF
HORNY LIKE THE WEREWOLF
Feb. 14th, 2009 05:20 pmNaturally, it’s only after I post my Beautiful Valentines comp that Warren Ellis returns from the past to tell me this:
And I thought, “Well, hell, when you put it THAT way ...”
So Happy Horny Werewolf Day to you all. And since I’ve posted The Cramps’ “I Was A Teenage Werewolf” at least twice already (once live, once with Michael Landon), I’ll have to make do with Glenn Danzig looking at you really hard.
PRODUCTION NOTE: There’s no werewolves in it, but there are wolves, and Glenn is singing about being a wolf and having sex with yr teenage daughter. So close enough for bloggery.
Ain’t no back-door wolf,
This is dF
Valentine’s Day is a Christian corruption of a pagan festival involving werewolves, blood and fucking.
And I thought, “Well, hell, when you put it THAT way ...”
So Happy Horny Werewolf Day to you all. And since I’ve posted The Cramps’ “I Was A Teenage Werewolf” at least twice already (once live, once with Michael Landon), I’ll have to make do with Glenn Danzig looking at you really hard.
PRODUCTION NOTE: There’s no werewolves in it, but there are wolves, and Glenn is singing about being a wolf and having sex with yr teenage daughter. So close enough for bloggery.
Ain’t no back-door wolf,
This is dF
OMG! OMG! GIANT OTTER! OMG!
Nov. 19th, 2008 10:46 pmOr, “How I fulfilled my daily blogging requirements despite horrible deadlines”.
By posting old covers of men's magazines.
I know how he feels. My deadlines are very much like an otter, in that regard.
Bill Hickok drives women wild,
This is dF
By posting old covers of men's magazines.
I know how he feels. My deadlines are very much like an otter, in that regard.
Bill Hickok drives women wild,
This is dF
BUILT FORD TOUGH
Nov. 17th, 2008 07:09 pmThe other reason Al Gore invented blogs, of course, was this.
( Don’t look unless you like nude rednecks AND trucks ... )
I’m sure there’s a great story behind that photo.
BTW, I sail for Macau first thing in the morning and I’ll be on some savage deadlines over the next few days, so yr likely to see more of these kinds of posts for the rest of the week. So I can meet my NaBloPoMo requirements, you understand.
Truck nuts,
This is dF
( Don’t look unless you like nude rednecks AND trucks ... )
I’m sure there’s a great story behind that photo.
BTW, I sail for Macau first thing in the morning and I’ll be on some savage deadlines over the next few days, so yr likely to see more of these kinds of posts for the rest of the week. So I can meet my NaBloPoMo requirements, you understand.
Truck nuts,
This is dF
1969: WHEN MEN WERE REAL MEN
Nov. 10th, 2008 07:14 pmYou can keep yr so-called lads mags like Maxim and FHM, none of which do anything for me. If yr going to do a men’s magazine, do it properly. Like this:
[Via Percy Trout, probably ...]
In the company of men,
This is dF
[Via Percy Trout, probably ...]
In the company of men,
This is dF
MY MUSTACHE IS THE VENGEANCE
Oct. 18th, 2008 04:18 pmRemember Hall and Oates?
Of course you do. Guess what?
Pilot episode:
What, no Flaming Mullet of Justice?
I can’t go for that (no can do),
This is dF
Of course you do. Guess what?
Pilot episode:
John Oates is opening a new wing of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame that focuses on mustachioed musicians. Suddenly, a dying David Crosby appears and with his last breath warns Oates of a mysterious secret group of mustache wearers bent on killing other mustache wearers. As actor Tom Selleck attempts to escape from the latest murder scene, Oates summons his own mustache with a fist pump that simultaneously changes his clothes from conservative attire to pink pants and white boots.
What, no Flaming Mullet of Justice?
I can’t go for that (no can do),
This is dF
