September 15, 2010 | 8:50 AM | By

The Key Studio Sessions: The Dead Milkmen

FILED UNDER: Artists, Downloads, Events, Recordings, Black Landlord, Philadelphia Film And Music Festival, The Dead Milkmen, The Key Studio Sessions, World Cafe Live
The Dead Milkmen Key Studio Sessions

Every Sunday night, Y-Rock On XPN’s John Vettese brings a Philly band into the depths of the WXPN studios for an in-house interview and recording session. The upcoming Philadelphia Film And Music Festival has us pretty excited for a long weekend of live music, so we decided this week’s Key Studio Session would feature one of the F/M headliners: local punk legends The Dead Milkmen.

Recorded in March, this set with Rodney, Joe, Dean, and Dan showcases some old gems, such as “50 Things,” “The Woman Who Is Also A Mongoose,” and “The Thing That Only Eats Hippies.” But it also premiers a block of brand-new songs the Milkmen have cooked up since reuniting in 2004 to pay tribute to their late original bassist Dave Blood. We’re partial to “Meaningless Upbeat Happy Song,” a classic, toe-tapping Rodney Anonymous tirade. (Get the full set after the jump.) Download, listen, pass along—and be sure to catch The Dead Milkmen during F/M Fest with Black Landlord on Friday, September 24th, at World Café Live; tickets to the all-ages show are $28. —John Vettese

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  • Lizzy Liz

    Of course, I love the Thing that Eats Hippies but my fav song here is the last one…. check out Dead Milkmen and Black Landlord at World Cafe Live Friday, Sept 24th. Should be a good show!!!

  • A.J.

    Great stuff!

  • Skatingisgreat

    This is my favorite band of all time!!! Thank you so much KEY and MILKMEN!!! You just made my decade!!!