troutman's K-Tel Sound Explosion selects in the Wildcard Band Category, from New Hope, Pennsylvania, WEEN:
http://www.ween.com/chocodog/ween/
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p...9foxqe5ldse~T1
Ween was the ultimate cosmic goof of the alternative rock era, a prodigiously talented and deliriously odd duo whose work traveled far beyond the constraints of parody and novelty into the heart of surrealist ecstasy. Despite a mastery for seemingly every mutation of the musical spectrum, the group refused to play it straight; in essence, Ween was bratty deconstructionists, kicking dirt on the pop world around them with demented glee. Along with the occasional frat-boy lapses into misogyny, racism, and homophobia, the band's razor-sharp satire cut to the inherently silly heart of rock & roll with hilariously acute savagery; fueled by psilocybin mushrooms and an all-consuming craving for hot meals, Ween created their own self-contained universe, a parallel dimension where the only sacred cow was their own demon god, the Boognish.
The duo formed in suburban New Hope, PA, in 1984, when 14-year-olds Mickey Melchiondo and Aaron Freeman adopted their respective fraternal aliases, Dean and Gene Ween, and cut the first of literally thousands of home recordings.
Not since Frank Zappa has there been a band so versatile and so funny.
The Mollusk
Even If You Don't (directed by Trey Parker and Matt Stone)
Transdermal Celebration
Ween Radio (all Ween, all the time):
http://www.weenradio.com/
Half Joke, All Genius (#100 on table of contents):
http://archive.cbcradio3.com/issues/...fm?IssueId=172