This is one of those shows that sounds like a great idea, and then when you realize how much work it is, you start to regret it half way through. But we did it anyway. 290 Songs in two hours. Listen, and rejoice.
https://midvalleymutations.com/2018/06/29/i-like-short-songs-108/

Idiot control now.

More reverb.

Some DJs will only fit no more than 20 songs in a two hour show. We think this is shameful. That’s why we provide over 10 times that number of songs in the same amount of time, because we respect our audience. That’s the Mid-Valley Mutations guarantee: more music than all of our competitors, guaranteed.

Whoops.

Everything is terrible. So come dance with us to some tunes that reflect how we feel with some Goth / Industrial / electro and synth pop. Don’t forget to get dressed up.

Politics got me like.

Yep.

This story has been going around a lot lately. I played a show recently where a couple of dudes talked through my performance, near where I was playing. I could hear them, which was not only distracting, but was rude. When I run sound for shows, I will ask people to go outside if they talk to much. Sure, there’s a million examples and counter-examples. But without getting specific, and just speaking generally: is it acceptable to talk audibly for a long period during a performance? Why? I can think of a million reasons why you would say something during a show. Philosophically speaking, is it wrong to talk through a show?
https://www.salon.com/2018/06/25/a-loudmouth-at-every-concert-why-cant-people-stop-talking-and-listen-to-the-music/

Sigh.

I’m running sound, and we are open for sign ups. Come on down!

It’s our monthly dose of live music, and it’s yours, right now! This podcast features a new single – Itty Bitty Spaces – that is on the new album not yet released. Tune in!
https://anywhereanywhen.wordpress.com/2018/06/26/bitches-in-the-beehive-i-think-its-just-a-matter-of-exploring/

The answer may surprise you.

I forgot how much I love Pad Thai.

This one features a number of selections from the earliest recordings I have of my program, as it was 20 years ago, when it first started. Plus a lot of time-travel shenanigans that were a lot of fun. Please, enjoy!
https://midvalleymutations.com/2018/06/22/it-looks-like-thousands-of-stars-107/

I think about this song a lot:

Built ourselves a city
And we made it out of mud
We dried it off this morning
Out there in the desert sun
And we never do no working
Just sit and watch TV
Well, I finally found a city
Full of people just like me

Well we’re gonna drag Bruce Springsteen
By his axe through our streets
By the time we’re done The Boss
Will look like a side of beef
We’ve got plans for other wankers
Who might come through our town
Y’know we’re going to rid the world
Of those Top 40 clowns
Then we’re going to buy some bombs
Just like the big boys have
So don’t call us losers
Or you might just make us mad!

Built ourselves a city
And we propped it up with wood
We were drunk when we made it
Hell! We did the best we could
And still we don’t do no working
Just sit and watch TV
Well, I finally found a city
Full of people just like me

Someone tried to build a health spa
But we quickly burned it down
‘Cause we don’t want any healthy people
Ruining our town
Y’know, we used to have a K-Mart
We burnt that sucker too
‘Cause they wouldn’t let you in
Without a shirt or shoes
And we never paved the roads
We just bought VCR’s
When you got good movies
Hell, you don’t need any cars

Built ourselves a city
And we call it WiseGuyVille
And we made a few mistakes
Like putting children on the pill
And we never do no working
‘Cause we got cable TV
Hell, I finally found a city
Full of people just like me

Someday we’ll have a new land
From sea to shining sea
Someday we’ll have a country
Full of people just like me

Paintings are hung at The Space!

Electronic Music!

Portland be Like III.

Portland be Like II

Portland be like.

I fell a little behind in regards to telling people about shows that have already come out, so here’s one I forgot to plug: Dashiell Thompson! You get to hear a sample of his comedy, and listen to us wax philosophic on what it is to write “good jokes.” Pairs well with our Emma Pace Jonas episode from the week before.
https://anywhereanywhen.wordpress.com/2018/06/19/dashiell-thompson-well-im-gonna-do-this-forever/

Wanted: Someone in the Portland metro area who is free tomorrow before noon, has a vehicle, and will do me a favor for pay.

Any takers?

It’s been 20 years since I started making radio. 25 since I started making art. Hear two hours of broadcasts from this two decade voyage into radio oddities and collagey audio essays. It all starts at 10 PM. Join us, won’t you?

Make Music Day Experimental BBQ w/ Bitz ‘n’ Bitz, Luthor Maggot, Austin Rich & The Unraveling of Mrs. Potts. Live from the Lava Lamp Lounge Patio.

Our final Make Music Day performance.

Getting ready for our MMD Experimental BBQ. If you would like to jam out some experimental sounds (and grill up some snacks for later) message me. The fun starts in a couple hours.

Now I finally understand why everyone hated this movie. All we had to do was buy some tickets and we easily escaped LA.

Shenanigans. (Crystal Meyer, William Ethan August Meyer, Vin Meyer & Marla Rich.)

Muppets, Clifton’s & The Last Bookstore. (Crystal Meyer, William Ethan August Meyer, Vin Meyer & Marla Rich.)

Skirball Muppet Exhibit. w/ Crystal Meyer, William Ethan August Meyer & Vin Meyer. (Marla Rich.)

Parade three. Marla Rich, Ben Baker.

Parade Too. Marla Rich, Ben Baker.

Parade. Marla Rich, Ben Baker.

Selfies. Marla Rich, Ben Baker.

Tarzan Too. Marla Rich, Ben Baker.

Tarzan. Marla Rich, Ben Baker.

Tiki 2. Marla Rich, Ben Baker.

Tiki. Marla Rich, Ben Baker.

Toontown too. Marla Rich, Ben Baker.

Toontown. Marla Rich, Ben Baker.

The train to Toontown. Marla Rich, Ben Baker.

Taking The Train. Ben Baker, Marla Rich.

Storybookin’ w/ Ben Baker. (And Marla Rich.)

The Storybook Ride w/ Ben Baker. (& Marla Rich.)

One of these days I’ll get it.

“Must be some kind of conspiracy.
The whole world’s a god damned conspiracy.
Look anywhere long enough you’re gonna find a conspiracy.
Man, life is a conspiracy!”

We were told Indiana Jones was closed. So this was exciting. Marla Rich, Ben Baker.

Fireworks. Marla Rich, Ben Baker.

Meals and more. Marla Rich, Ben Baker.

Great show tonight. Mini-Mutations, Major Hex, Lova Taraxx & Chinese Camp at The Space Concert Club. Goth and new wave goodness…

Local post-punk.

This starts at 8, and my Mini-Mutations are kicking things off. Dark, experimental, dance and electronic is on the menu tonight. It’s at The Space Concert Club. See ya then!

Jungle Cruise 2. Marla Rich, Ben Baker.

Jungle Cruise. Marla Rich, Ben Baker.

Cars. Marla Rich, Ben Baker.

Father’s Day (batch 1)

This was actually from our first, pre-Father’s Day rendezvous from a few days before.

Got pretty blotto, did some pooping, and listened to the shrill screams of children for days on end. I guess Disneyland is pretty cool?

Because I am 12, apparently.

Let’s never sit up for el présidente again.

Yep.

More. Marla Rich, Ben Baker.

Marla birthday fun. Marla Rich, Ben Baker.

Even yet still. Marla Rich, Ben Baker.

More birthday fun with Marla.

Fun birthday excitement with Marla.

Gone Trout Fishing In America. I’ll let you know when I return…

Listen in as Emma Pace Jonas and I talk about comedy, Salem, and what not to do at Open Mics. Enjoy!
https://anywhereanywhen.wordpress.com/2018/06/12/emma-jonas-i-have-to-assume-the-audience-does-not-agree-with-me/

Paste on Northwest Notes.

Everyone wants to live forever
Thinking it would be a lot better…

Paste and food and KMUZ. Tune!

Getting ready to go live at 10 PM with Fantasy & Adventure! We’re talking up the KMUZ Pledge Drive (starting tomorrow), and offering two genre programs for the price of one! First, join us for songs about superheroes, then meditate on all things from the future. With that in mind, be a superhero and keep the future of KMUZ in the black. It all starts at 10. Tune in, please?

Trying not to compose essay-posts and instead compose myself.

Precisely. Being too empathetic is a problem these days.

It never ceases to amaze me how funny MST3K is. Every episode is endlessly rewatchable.

Chicken Run gets a positive review from the little one. It certainly was very English.

Party.

Sometimes, even the past looks complicated.

Two-Color dreams.

Sometimes, I really wish I could experience 1963 first hand.

One problem that seems to persist in our culture is a willingness to allow assholery to continue unchecked. This isn’t a brief moment of assholedness perpetrated by a relatively innocent person who committed said act under stress or duress. Rather, we have a tendency to allow career assholes to behave this way for years on end, with no punishment until they commit outwardly illegal acts, in spite of their behavior being the daily problem.

And it’s not like we don’t know who the assholes are; the average asshole is out-and-proud of their terrible behavior. They just, “tell it like it is,” or they, “do what they like to get what they want.” But is that right?

Should we accept this behavior? We can see, now, what happens to money and government and laws when assholes get their way. Shouldn’t we take to the streets, TP in hand, to wipe away the bullshit that haunts us every day?

“Blockbuster generates 20% of its revenues through late fees. My lifestyle does make a difference. By strategically failing, I am proactively participating in a concerted effort to expand our nation’s GNP. This is my contract with America.” – The Vandals.

WWFCD?
(What Would Fred Cole Do?)

The noise musician snippet in Pixar’s Coco is pretty amazing.

Did someone already make the, “Talk to the…” joke yet?