The MySpace Roundup: A place for some of my new best friends and their bands to get noticed! This time around I am pleased to introduce you to Philadelphia’s most bad assiest keytar-welding son of a gun Mose Giganticus, Dallas indie-MC Pikahsso and Minneapolis’ answer to the age old question “can young adults gather and form under the moniker ‘Mouthful of Bees’ while still creating enjoyable music?” - Mouthful of Bees.
In concept this one man band who brandishes a keytar as the lone weapon to accompany his scream-o interpretation of “Mr. Roboto” should be downright wretched. I must say however that it isn’t entirely all that shabby as it wreaks a bit of Atom and His Package - or at least the 5% of his songs I can tolerate.
Mose Giganticus “Mr. Roboto”
Additional Mose Giganticus Audio Here
Mose Giganticus - MySpace Site
Take for instance any band with male musical reinforcement fronted by a female that has released material in recent memory - they’re all compared to Yeah Yeah Yeahs somehow, no? Well, despite sounding nothing of the sort Mouthful of Bees physical makeup draws similarity to that of last year’s Southern standouts Be Your Own PET. However, whereas BYOP wanted you to know they’re independent (mother fucker) the Bees want you to simply remember why independent rock ‘n roll is still key to somehow balancing both free trade and restrictive embargoes world-wide. Or, maybe that’s a lie and they simply play seductive rock that suggests a maturity far beyond the group’s years. Only you can be the judge of that.
Mouthful of Bees “The Now”
Additional Mouthful of Bees Audio Here
Mouthful of Bees - MySpace Site
Chances are that by acknowledging his music I’m not going to strengthen my chances of avoiding Pikhasso’s daily MySpace bulletins but hopefully it will at least introduce him and his group PPT to a few more people (who will then too be subjected to bulletin spam). This cut is reminiscent of what made me first get into Naughty By Nature (with the exception of any references to other people’s genitals) and it has a hint of Nice & Smooth.
Pikhasso “RIP Saahir Epatomed”
Additional Pikhasso Audio Here
Your cartoon is so cute. I’ve seen them before somewhere - do you make them up? Funny!
Eliz
April 30th, 2007
Thanks for the love I just saw this…VERB
Pikahsso
Pikahsso
May 20th, 2007
(Chorus 2x): All you can eat!
(Verse 1):
(Prince Markie D): $3.99 for all you can eat?
Well, I’m a stuff my face to a funki beat!
(Kool Rock Ski): We’re gonna walk inside, and guess what’s up:
Put some food in my plate, and some Coke in my cup
(Prince Markie D): Give me some chicken, franks, and fries
And you can pass me a lettuce. I’m a pass it by
(Kool Rock Ski): So keep shoveling, (Ha!) onto my plate
Give me some sweets and lots of cake
(Prince Markie D): Give me some hot Macaroni and Cheese!
(Human Beat Box): Give me, some more food PLEASE!!!!
(Kool Rock Ski): Give me some buloni, salami, and ham
Toast with butter and strawberry jam
(Prince Markie D): I love it whether the food is cold or hot
Put a burger on the plate, and it’ll hit the spot
(Kool Rock Ski): We’ll eat everything. An incredible feat
$3.99 for all you can eat!
(Chorus 4x): All you can eat!
(Prince Markie D): (I’m hungry!)
(Prince Markie D): Yo, Buff, man! We ain’t got all night
So home boy, tell ‘em what you like
(Kool Rock Ski): Give me a
(Human Beat Box): [Variation of beat box]
(Kool Rock Ski): And some
(Human Beat Box): [Variation of beat box]
(Kool Rock Ski): I want a
(Human Beat Box): [Variation of beat box]
(Kool Rock Ski): And give me
(Human Beat Box): [Variation of beat box]
(Kool Rock Ski): And on the side
(Human Beat Box): [Variation of beat box]
(Kool Rock Ski): I wanna, I wanna
(Human Beat Box): [Variation of beat box]
(Kool Rock Ski): And in the front
(Human Beat Box): [Variation of beat box]
(Kool Rock Ski): And in the back
(Human Beat Box): [Variation of beat box]
(Kool Rock Ski): I wanna
(Human Beat Box): [Variat
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