8/17/09

HANG THE DJ

It was 1999 when this PHILIPPINE NEW WAVE CD compilation was released by WARNER MUSIC under WEA RECORDS entitled "HANG THE DJ: The Very Best Of New Wave Punk And The Rest" which has 16 interesting tracks that will travel you back in time. YUP!! It's still those thrilling days again of the NEW WAVE/PUNK Era here in MANILA. When I saw this compilation at ODYSSEY RECORD SHOP at SM NORTH EDSA back in 1999 and saw the TRACKLIST, I immediately bought the CD primarily because of the EXTENDED VERSION of RAMONES "I WANNA BE SEDATED" if I'm not mistaken was not released on CD during those times. There's a song from THE SMITHS in the selection but unfortunately It's not "PANIC" which every PINOY WAVERS and PUNKS knows where the title "HANG THE DJ" was taken from. Instead of "PANIC", the MANCHESTER MIX of "THIS CHARMING MAN" was the one included. YUP!! It's PHILIPPINE release and definitely if you love collecting stuffs of this kind then It doesn't matter if It's locally pressed since It was conceptualized here in my country and the songs are also good wherein It made it to the playlists of XB, BM, NU and even RT.

WHAT IS A D.J.? According to Wise Geek a DJ, Deejay or DISC JOCKEY is a person who plays musical recordings for a living. This may take place in a variety of venues. Therefore, the exact role of the DJ may vary depending on the setting or the purpose of the music. Actually, there are different definitions and kinds of DJ that you could search but I just wanna tell you guys that being a DJ is not something to brag about or even shout to the world especially if you're those I termed as "wannabes jolly be DJs". Funny thing is that this wannabes are those who can't seem to stop showing off their skills. Ha Ha Ha!! Well, I could use the Tagalog word "MAYAYABANG". Like what I've stated before "SUPPORT PINOY DJs......with GOOD ATTITUDES and most especially THE HUMBLE ONES." That I think you guys will agree. But again...you might not. Ha Ha Ha!! If in my previous blogpost I've stated these IMITATORS/COPYCATS are GUILTY....as CHARGED then for this blogpost of mine THE PUNISHMENT/PENALTY is "HANG THE DJ". Ha Ha Ha!! In simple TAGALOG...... "BITAY". He He He!!

Here's my "HANG THE DJ" CD:


The Inner Sleeve is pretty cool with photos of the NEW WAVE ARTISTS and LYRICS of the SONGS were included.


Well, I'll just include here in my blogpost the 16 NEW WAVE/PUNK ARTISTS that were featured in this great compilation:

1) THE SMITHS
2) AZTEC CAMERA
3) THE OCEAN BLUE
4) DEVO
5) PRETENDERS
6) PETER SCHILLING
7) ALPHAVILLE
8) ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN
9) HOWARD JONES
10) X
11) LOU REED
12)MARSHALL CRENSHAW
13)THE REPLACEMENTS
14)TANITA TIKARAM
15)ELVIS COSTELLO
16)RAMONES


It's remembering the good old days of The BEST of NEW WAVE PUNK and The REST!!


There was also a Promotional Sampler CD release of this compilation but with only 5 tracks from 5 Artists/Bands I've just mentioned namely RAMONES, THE REPLACEMENTS, PETER SCHILLING, AZTEC CAMERA, and of course THE SMITHS. The difference was that this Sampler CD contains two different songs from THE SMITHS and AZTEC CAMERA. The Main Original Compilation Release have "This Charming Man" and "Somewhere In My Heart" while the Promo has "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" and "Still On Fire". The Promo CD also mentioned 89 DMZ's WAVE 180.


LISTEN HERE to my FAVORITE TRACK:




So what are we going to do with these COPYCATS WANNABE DJs?

LET's LISTEN to THE SMITHS for the ANSWER!!




.....HANG THE DJ!!
-DR. STIRRING RHOD

4 comments:

DJ Mike A said...

that was definitely a great compilation! one of my fave tracks there is "The Replacement's I'll Be You".

DrStirringRhod said...

YUP!! Pareho kayo ni BEATMEISTER na favorite. THANKS for dropping by DJ MIKE A. :-)

DR. STIRRING RHOD

DrStirringRhod said...

Archived from my CHATBOX:

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22 Aug 09, 18:38
arvin: nice website po doc, very informative and cool yung mga entries. love th musci too. kepp it up sir. :-)
22 Aug 09, 14:29
crisiboy: musta na po doc..muling nabisita po dito..hope wecould exchange links
22 Aug 09, 12:46
maco: mga sir.. baka meron naman kau link san pwede maka download ng lost and found collections.. thanks!
22 Aug 09, 00:05
calineo: padaan lang po doc! miss na kita eh hehehe! mabuhay po kayo :)
21 Aug 09, 03:26
Mel: Hang the DJ is an interesting read. I know a couple of those wannabe DJs. It's a good thing they are not getting any gigs hahaha.
21 Aug 09, 00:57
DrStirringRhod: Kuyaoba, I'll re-upload it when free. Tnx 4 appreciating this little blog of mine. :-) Balik ka ulit. MABUHAY!!
21 Aug 09, 00:56
DrStirringRhod: Hi Miss peachy!! It's a great honor to have you visited this little blog of mine. Give my regards to your hubby DJ Jon Tupaz. :-)
21 Aug 09, 00:55
DrStirringRhod: punkilitos, salamat sa pagdallaw mo d2. Balik ka ulit. :-)
20 Aug 09, 17:03
punkilitos: check out 102music.com HATAW!
20 Aug 09, 03:07
Kuyaoba: Can u re-upload the war of the indies? Link is no longer working. Thanks a million!
20 Aug 09, 03:06
Kuyaoba: Dude, this blog is totally awesome! I feel like its the 80's again! Mabuhay ka!
19 Aug 09, 10:56
DrStirringRhod: HELLO EVERYONE!! :-) Thanks everyone for dropping by and supporting this little blog of mine!! MABUHAY!! :-)
19 Aug 09, 02:25
peachytupaz: just saying hello... will be printing this for jon to read....not as good as the real thing....but... its a ubject he would be really interested in..
18 Aug 09, 09:00
jloris: Doc, good day :) ! nice trivia and definition of DJ.
18 Aug 09, 08:25
beatmeister: btw, winner yang hang the DJ. peborits jan eh Replacements' Ill be You.
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DR. STIRRING RHOD

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