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08/10/08, 01:12 PM
Mike Edison - I Have Fun Everywhere I Go
Record Label: Interstellar Records
Release Date: May 20, 2008
You know that crazy uncle that you're parents try and keep you away from, but anytime he starts telling stories, you can't help but be captivated? That uncle just might be Mike Edison. I mean, when someone's job description is penned as: "pro-wrestler/pornographer/punk-rocker/outlaw magazine writer and editor," you've got to know their life is filled with zany stories right out of Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
With I Have Fun Everywhere I Go: Savage Tales of Pot, Porn, Punk Rock, Pro Wrestling, Talking Apes, Evil Bosses, Dirty Blues, American Heroes, and the Most Notorious Magazines in the World, Edison has the perfect venue to share his tales of debauchery and sleaze.
"Pornography Part 1" evokes the sound of a 30's lounge bar if it were stationed on an alien spaceship. Edison's backing band, The Rocket Train Delta Science Arkestra, throws in walls of feedback, electronic beeping and screeching over a more traditional jazz bass and drum beat. Edison, sounding like a soap box spokesman telling of the imminent apocalypse, rattles off his experience working in the porn business. Splattering the listener with graphically sexual metaphors (even taking the time to delve into part of a pornography story he wrote entitled "Omar's Anal Adventures"), Edison waxes about his days at editor-and-chief of Screw magazine.
"The Warlord" chronicles Edison's travels around Texas following around 80's wrestling star The Warlord (who, as of recently, has served as one of 50 Cent's bodyguards). Raw descriptions bring you into a smoky wrestling arena, caked with blood and sweat. The spaceship lounge bar vibe fades in and out of this arena in the middle of a desert. Edison's voice echoes like a PA announcer while the clanging of bells signal the start of the match. Nicely-placed maracas even evoke the image of a rattlesnake rattling right outside the mat.
"GG Allin Died Last Night" forays into 50's rock, as Edison reads a twisted eulogy of his good friend, punk-rocker and wild-man. "Space Bop" ventures back into the space-jazz sound, while Edison explains why he wanted to be involved in the Journalists in Space program. He even lobbies, "Clearly, I was the right man for this job / I was, after all, a pornographer and a wrestling beat writer."
"Jews for Jesus," my personal favorite, has Edison telling of the time he went undercover to Jews for Jesus meetings. Edison sounds like a crazed ringleader, as a freak-show carnival tune swirls behind him. He comes off as witty (and graphic) as ever with lines like "If you had told me that I'd be spending my summer vacation / studiously attending their Bible meetings / I would've carved out your eyes with a rusty mezuzah / and filled the holes with hot deli mustard."
A thumping beat pervades "Talking Main Event Blues," as Edison examines the pro-wrestling world. The closer, "Ozzy, High Times, and Me" features one of Edison's best stories. While working for chief (no pun intended) pot magazine High Times, Edison and his editor ran into trouble finding someone for the cover, when Ozzy Osbourne's publicist calls and expresses interest. A photo shoot of Ozzy on a throne surrounded by loads of pot goes off well until Edison catches a bill for missing pot. Hilarity ensues.
I Have Fun Everywhere I Go..., as a spoken word album, is typically something you wouldn't listen to everyday. The musical backdrop runs together at points, as do some of his stories (and even descriptions, at points). However, Edison's "the end of the world is coming, so listen up" voice commands the listener to pay attention to his tales, and for the most part, they are entertaining (and sleazy) enough to keep the audiences attention from there.
So, yeah, you're parents might be right for telling you to stay away from that crazy uncle for the majority of every family get-together. But with stories like the ones that Mike Edison has, it wouldn't hurt to sneak away every once-and-again when your parents aren't paying attention to hear your own favorite dirty story one more time.
Tom Waits, Jello Biafra, spoken word, pornography
myspace.com/ihavefuneverywhereigo (http://www.myspace.com/ihavefuneverywhereigo)
Record Label: Interstellar Records
Release Date: May 20, 2008
You know that crazy uncle that you're parents try and keep you away from, but anytime he starts telling stories, you can't help but be captivated? That uncle just might be Mike Edison. I mean, when someone's job description is penned as: "pro-wrestler/pornographer/punk-rocker/outlaw magazine writer and editor," you've got to know their life is filled with zany stories right out of Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
With I Have Fun Everywhere I Go: Savage Tales of Pot, Porn, Punk Rock, Pro Wrestling, Talking Apes, Evil Bosses, Dirty Blues, American Heroes, and the Most Notorious Magazines in the World, Edison has the perfect venue to share his tales of debauchery and sleaze.
"Pornography Part 1" evokes the sound of a 30's lounge bar if it were stationed on an alien spaceship. Edison's backing band, The Rocket Train Delta Science Arkestra, throws in walls of feedback, electronic beeping and screeching over a more traditional jazz bass and drum beat. Edison, sounding like a soap box spokesman telling of the imminent apocalypse, rattles off his experience working in the porn business. Splattering the listener with graphically sexual metaphors (even taking the time to delve into part of a pornography story he wrote entitled "Omar's Anal Adventures"), Edison waxes about his days at editor-and-chief of Screw magazine.
"The Warlord" chronicles Edison's travels around Texas following around 80's wrestling star The Warlord (who, as of recently, has served as one of 50 Cent's bodyguards). Raw descriptions bring you into a smoky wrestling arena, caked with blood and sweat. The spaceship lounge bar vibe fades in and out of this arena in the middle of a desert. Edison's voice echoes like a PA announcer while the clanging of bells signal the start of the match. Nicely-placed maracas even evoke the image of a rattlesnake rattling right outside the mat.
"GG Allin Died Last Night" forays into 50's rock, as Edison reads a twisted eulogy of his good friend, punk-rocker and wild-man. "Space Bop" ventures back into the space-jazz sound, while Edison explains why he wanted to be involved in the Journalists in Space program. He even lobbies, "Clearly, I was the right man for this job / I was, after all, a pornographer and a wrestling beat writer."
"Jews for Jesus," my personal favorite, has Edison telling of the time he went undercover to Jews for Jesus meetings. Edison sounds like a crazed ringleader, as a freak-show carnival tune swirls behind him. He comes off as witty (and graphic) as ever with lines like "If you had told me that I'd be spending my summer vacation / studiously attending their Bible meetings / I would've carved out your eyes with a rusty mezuzah / and filled the holes with hot deli mustard."
A thumping beat pervades "Talking Main Event Blues," as Edison examines the pro-wrestling world. The closer, "Ozzy, High Times, and Me" features one of Edison's best stories. While working for chief (no pun intended) pot magazine High Times, Edison and his editor ran into trouble finding someone for the cover, when Ozzy Osbourne's publicist calls and expresses interest. A photo shoot of Ozzy on a throne surrounded by loads of pot goes off well until Edison catches a bill for missing pot. Hilarity ensues.
I Have Fun Everywhere I Go..., as a spoken word album, is typically something you wouldn't listen to everyday. The musical backdrop runs together at points, as do some of his stories (and even descriptions, at points). However, Edison's "the end of the world is coming, so listen up" voice commands the listener to pay attention to his tales, and for the most part, they are entertaining (and sleazy) enough to keep the audiences attention from there.
So, yeah, you're parents might be right for telling you to stay away from that crazy uncle for the majority of every family get-together. But with stories like the ones that Mike Edison has, it wouldn't hurt to sneak away every once-and-again when your parents aren't paying attention to hear your own favorite dirty story one more time.
Tom Waits, Jello Biafra, spoken word, pornography
myspace.com/ihavefuneverywhereigo (http://www.myspace.com/ihavefuneverywhereigo)