Is an Emissary Really Necessary?
23 Apr 2012, 00:00
Charlie offered erudite observations during Bad Barry’s September 2011 interview on Dave the Boogieman’s show at Radio New York International.
Bad Barry: “Charlie is an emissary from the mysterious Alden Kahn and the KOs.”
Charlie: “I don’t even know what ‘emissary’ means, but please continue.”
You'd Better Sit Down For This
14 May 2012, 00:00
Charlie talked about the meaning of the song “Standup Guy.” during Bad Barry’s September 2011 interview on Dave the Boogieman’s show at Radio New York International.
“That one is for all the regular Joes, sad sacks and Rodney Dangerfields out there. It offers hope…that they’re not the only ones struggling to get a date. There’s the…humorous twist ending to remind them what pathetic losers they are. And I say that with nothing but love.”
Questionable Pedigree
16 Jul 2012, 00:00
Here’s Charlie’s uncanny description of the KOs during Bad Barry’s September 2011 interview on Dave the Boogieman’s show at Radio New York International.
“If the bastard son of Jonny Quest and the Monkees mated with the half-wit daughter of the Archies and Get Smart, their idiot offspring would be us.” The string of painfully obscure pop culture references prompted the entire listening audience to take an immediate bathroom break.
Icarus came to me in a dream
21 Aug 2012, 00:00
During Bad Barry’s September 2011 interview on Dave the Boogieman’s show at Radio New York International, Charlie described the creative genesis behind the song “Icarus.”
“Icarus came to me in a dream. And in that dream he said, ‘Whatever you do, don’t write another cliche song about the boy whose wax wings melted when he flew too close to the sun.’ And I thought to myself, ‘Who the Hell is he to tell me what kind of song to do? Who died and voted him king?’ Icarus, if you’re listening…take THAT, you sorry excuse for a Greek legend.”
Pearls of Wisdom
18 Sep 2012, 00:00
Charlie provided penetrating insight during Bad Barry’s September 2011 interview on Dave the Boogieman’s show at Radio New York International.
“That really sticks in my craw…and if you’ve ever seen my craw, you know that it’s already swollen and irritated.”
It's Time To Play: Which Review Is Real?
1 Oct 2012, 00:00
Can You Guess “Which Review Is Real?”
“The sophomore effort from Alden Kahn and the KOs will definitely launch them from relative obscurity into utter oblivion.” –Groovetastic On Line
“…the music sounds like Elvis Costello with a horn section…grandiose and overstated, and beautifully produced. Mr. Kahn knows his pop, and this album moves with plenty of pure pop sensibility in a variety of genres, almost like some sort of twisted musical.”
–Mish Mash Indie Review
“The appeal of Alden Kahn cannot be denied, but only because the subject never comes up.”
–Songcraft Magazine
Incite a Bloody Coup
30 Nov 2012, 00:00
Depose the corrupt, tyrannical dictator of a small island nation and install Ron “Horshack” Pallilo as the new puppet leader.