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Things that might provide still yet more context for the complete and total awesomeness of the slightly NSFW video:
This is Matt Mahaffey using a drum kit, an old Suzuki electronic instrument called an Omnichord (here’s a PDF of the Omnichord84 user manual) and what I’m guessing is a Big Muff distortion pedal.
Matt plays in a band called sElf and, along with his brother, also wrote the Expedia.com theme jingle.
That is ambidexterity at it’s finest and is it just me or does this guy sound like Jack White’s cousin?
said Orion
at 9:23am on Wednesday
been listening to self for years. they recorded one album entirely on children’s instruments (and honestly, its impossible to notice).
said Paul
at 11:54am on Wednesday
That is awesome. I’m checking out seLF now and really digging their music. Thanks for the link.
said John Blanchard
at 12:32pm on Wednesday
yesss! this dude is amazing.
said sam
at 12:32pm on Wednesday
yesss! this dude is amazing. He’s also a member of Beck’s band which is totally sweet.
said sam
at 12:34pm on Wednesday
So for those of us at work, what is the slightly NSFW part? I’m assuming if ’shua is checking it at a church it is probably very safe, but just curious about it.
said Chriswho
at 1:38pm on Wednesday
The part where he forgets the lyrics and inserts multiple f-bombs in their place.
said Joshua
The “LA Radio” track on his MySpace is hilarious, especially the Tom Waits “…I’ve been milking…” bit.
“No, it’s NOT! No, it’s NOT!!!”
Ladies & Gents, Mister Beck White.
said Thomas Hallstrom
at 1:59pm on Wednesday
Not to be a downer but it should be noted that Mike Mahaffey (Matt’s brother) passed away a few years ago.
Matt is also in a band with Jeff Turzo from mid-90’s act God Lives Underwater called “Wired All Wrong.”
This video is from an entire live performance he did at Spaceland that was meant for DVD but AC/DC would never give him the rights to put the song on there so it never surfaced.
I know entirely way too much about this band.
said Michael
at 9:56am on Thursday
One of a multitude of reasons why I love you.
said Joshua