DJ NOBODY

Mainstream culture has its merits, to be sure, and I am not one to reject something based solely on the sheer number of people who appropriate it as "their own." Trouble is, sometimes the mainstream is a hot tub filled with rotting oatmeal and polluted fish carcasses (and other stuff), and it is at these times that an extended dip in a cool, refreshing smaller stream is not only nice--it's necessary. Dublab is one of those streams. 

Located in the heart of a currently interesting Los Angeles, Dublab broadcasts delishus weirdness to you and me via its website and its podcasts, which are available for free on iTunes (hint hint!). In my opinion, this podcast is required listening for the musically curious, especially at that price. 

On the bus back from the yearly family gathering that happens to coincide with a national celebration of the initiation of 3 centuries of Indian genocide, I had some time to catch up with the dublab podcasts that were in permanent back-burner exile since my re-discovery of metal, and I came across a true gem: DJ NOBODY'S BLANK BLUE (pictured above). Surprising, original, equal parts show-offy and spiritually expedient, this guy knows what he's doing, and even if he doesn't, IT'S AMAZING. It completely transformed the bus ride home--the trash and jungle rot of the I-95 shoulder was suddenly replaced by a big field of 32-bit Nintendo flora under a big weird sun. Basically, best Donkey Kong soundtrack ever. Get this shit.