Talkshow Boy
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Talkshow Boy (born January 24, 1985), real name Adrian Bailey Trajstman, is a solo electronic musician and self-made 'hard pop' star from Melbourne, Australia. He has used the pseudonyms Adrian K-Sahara and Tomyum Texmex. Many of his songs are self-referential or postmodern. His music is best described as an amalgamation of breakcore, abstract hip hop and lo-fi synthpop characterized by fast tempos, frequently shifting sequences and pastiches of samples from popular music history. He is passionately independent and has released the majority of his recordings on CD-R. He offers the majority of his back catalogue for free download from his website and encourages the redistribution of his music. He is an advocate of filesharing, home recording and DIY. He is a member of the electronic punk trio Service Station Youth and was a member of both 'horror punk/electro-surf' duo The Undead Against You and 'keyboard punk' band Cattle Of The Sun. He is a writer for the Australian music magazine Mess + Noise.
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[edit] Music
[edit] Song Lyrics
Talkshow Boy's lyrics range from awkwardly honest self-assessments to extended stream-of-consciousness rants about the state of popular culture and fandom as well as criticisms of music production and consumption in the 21st century. He has written a number of songs that mention Ukraine. He regularly posts to his LiveJournal and has written a song about his love for it entitled "OMG I <3 Livejournal (And My Livejournal <3s Me)". His song "Black Logic (VHS Version)" has lyrics inspired by the cult television series Twin Peaks and Talkshow Boy maintains that the song was written whilst 'stuck' in the fictional Black Lodge. In his song "Beatpop Girl-A-Thon" he claims to be "ostensibly Australia’s best pop genius - nothing but topnotch beatpop quality".
[edit] Song Titles
His song titles often parody the titles of existing songs. "LCD Soundsystem Is Locked Under The Stairs And Forcefed Methadone At My House", "Step Into My Orifice, Baby" and "Boy, You'll Be A Monsoon" are satirical references to LCD Soundsystem's "Daft Punk Is Playing At My House", Belle & Sebastian's "Step Into My Office, Baby" and Neil Diamond's "Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon" respectively.
[edit] Cover Versions
He has recorded and released cover versions of cult indie rock band Pavement's "Spit On A Stranger" and electroclash artist Peaches' "Fuck The Pain Away". In addition, he has been known to perform cover versions of The Specials' "Ghost Town", OutKast's crossover hit "Hey Ya!" and Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt".
[edit] Live Performance
Talkshow Boy performs in an energetic fashion and rarely graces the stage during a set, instead opting to sing amongst the audience whilst gesticulating and dancing to pre-programmed instrumentation. He encourages crowd participation during live performances.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Perestroika Love (Album, Self-Released/Pocketclock, 2003)
- Watch As I Perform My Own Tracheotomy (Album, Pocketclock, 2004)
- Testosterone! (Album, Crackmonkey/Ra Ra Revolution, 2006)
[edit] Singles And EPs
- The Blood-Sexy EP (EP, Self-Released/Pocketclock, 2003)
- Ice Police (Single, Pocketclock, 2003)
- Ice Police Remixes (Mini-Album, Pocketclock, 2003)
[edit] Compilations
- Mess + Noise CD#1 (Magazine CD, 2005)
- International Food Fest Compilation (Ra Ra Revolution, 2006)
[edit] Remixes
- The Emergency - We Got The Horror (Feral Media, 2005)
