Deedlecast

This week, DJDeedle invites you to step into the white room with black

curtains near the station to experience the high times.  Though High

Times span generations, the clock always reads 4:20, and it's

perpetually the time of the season to indulge in a little California

dreaming.  Just a word of warning as you listen to this Deedlecast,

there are a couple of rude words, and always remember what the

doormouse said, "Keep your head!"

Ladies and gentlemen, synchronize your watches.  This week DJDeedle reaches across time to tie together the old and the new, the fresh and the dated, bringing them into precision alignment. 

Warning: you may hear some rude words from time to time in this Deedlecast.

Lots of old favorites packed in this single: Lauryn Hill, Roberta Flack, the Fugees, Phil Collins (in his Genesis days), Coolio (feat. L.V.), Bach, et al.  Just good old fashioned fun, newly fashioned.

It's Independence Day weekend, and many of you will likely be off to the beach or otherwise chasing the sun. So, this week DJDeedle provides you with a little collection of tunes to make both your journey and your destination enjoyable, even if following the sun doesn't figure into your plans.

Ian Fleming's James Bond is not the most complex of characters.  But the franchise of films has given us some of our most memorable cinematic moments and cultural clichés.  Time marches on for everyone but James Bond, who never seems to get older (except for that unfortunate return of Sean Connery at 53 in Never Say Never Again).  The Bond fighting megalomaniac billionaires and malevolent governments in 2009 hasn't changed much since Dr. No (1962) and From Russia with Love (1963), though the world has changed drastically from those Cold War Ian Fleming days.  The whole Bond milieu is a parallax, where the character of James Bond is an almost fixed point with the world moving rapidly around him. 

This week, DJDeedle takes some of the iconic Bond themes and sounds as his fixed point and moves the musical world rapidly around them.  And because going to the movies just isn't the same without it, if you listen carefully, DJDeedle's even thrown in the popcorn. 

A word of warning:  This Deedlecast contains some rude words, for your ears only.

NOTE:  This Deedlecast was featured on the synth and electronic music site, Synthopia - the place for synth and electronic music news.  Check it out: http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2009/06/27/007-james-bond-electronica-megamix/

June is Gay Pride Month, and this weekend in Washington, DC is Capital Pride weekend.  Though some even in the gay community think that the time for pride parades and festivals has passed, given the the civil rights gains and losses of the past year, it's more important than ever to be visible and demonstrate our renewed determination. This is the 21st century and civil rights are the killer apps we all need in equal measure, regardless of your operating system, gay or straight.  This weekend, go gay.  It's better than sex.  Just a note:  this Deedlecast contains some strong emotions, sentiment, and language.  Also, remember - parties and festivals are the only kinds of gay bash allowed - ever.

News that Vince Shlomi, aka the "Slap Chop guy" or the "Sham Wow guy," was arrested for felony battery when a game of slap and tickle with a Miami prostitute turned violent, prompted DJDeedle to take some liberties with Slap Chop guy's infomercial.  Actually, DJDeedle took liberties with a youtube spoof, Slap Rap Featuring Vince (Slapchop Remix), that takes its own liberties with that famous infomercial to hilarious effect.  This show also features a musical take on Christian Bale getting slap happy himself and throwing a superstar sized tantrum.   DJDeedle strenuously opposes and abjures violence of any kind, particularly by infomercial and film stars with inflated egos.  So, this week, let's all get a little slap happy at their expense.

DJDeedle's so pissed off about the outcome of the Proposition H8 case

in California that it's just put him off of weddings altogether.Though Plan 9,

implemented today, is a good start, DJDeedle thinks it's never too

early to escalate. So, here's a special single lashing out at the

unfairness of it all.  Listen and rage against the unbearable whiteness

of weddings. Though we may have crashed and burned in our fight against

the bigotry in California, it's a nice day to start again.

We have lost our fight against California's hateful Proposition 8 at the polls and in the courthouse.  DJDeedle thinks it time to pull out all the stops for a change of plan against Prop 8.  It's time for Plan 9.  It's sad that this was necessary, but we warned you.  Sleeper cells, get to work.   Unleash Plan 9, the ultimate gay bomb.