Hunka Down, Survive, and Strutt With Landis Expandis

August 24, 2021 6:39 PM

Baltimore DJ/musician/painter Landis Expandis may be hunkering down, but together with his clones Harry and Larry he reminds us that even in this pandemic, It's Not the Same Day as Yesterday (YT).

Expandis (real name Landis McCord) regards his latest projects as a creative lifeline. "The videos I make are something that helped me get up off the floor," he tells Baltimore's WYPR (his segment starts around 13:06). Performing as Landis Harry Larry, his musical advice on pandemic life includes:

* Survive
* Back the Hale Up
* WhatamIgonnawear?
* Strutt
* Hunka Down
* Call 'Em Up
* Bonus, just because I loved it: Wait 'Till You See My Vote

Lots of us may be stuck in pandemic Groundhog Day...but let's Plant Some Funk for the New World anyway.

posted by MonkeyToes (9 comments total)

I haven't had the chance to listen to this podcast yet, but here's Landis Expandis discussing the intersections of art and mental health. Thanks to scruss for the nudge to post; I hope that LE fans will comment and that those new to his work will enjoy it.
posted by MonkeyToes at 6:44 PM on August 24, 2021 [1 favorite]

Excellent advice most excellently presented.
posted by umbú at 6:16 AM on August 25, 2021 [1 favorite]

Looking forward to putting the podcast on later this morning. I went on an All Mighty Senators listening binge last year some time and the music holds up IMO! Remembering many sweaty, smoky nights spent at the 8x10 with friends, long gone, ah youth.
posted by missmobtown at 7:17 AM on August 25, 2021 [2 favorites]

Fun stuff! I've actually been expecting to see more like this as we approach the 20-year anniversary of peak electroclash.
posted by Artifice_Eternity at 3:27 PM on August 25, 2021 [1 favorite]

Thanks for posting! I sampled through all the links, and now I know exactly where to get a good screen print for all future tshirt needs. Maybe get a lil sound chip embedded in each shirt, too. Sharing!
posted by winesong at 3:46 PM on August 25, 2021 [1 favorite]

Cats In The Way is a banger.

You're what I deserve, you're on my last nerve, you're such a good friend!

Cats in the waaaay, cats in the waaaaay

When I'm online and I'm on the phone, you're wondering why I'm always home

Cats in the waaaay, cats in the waaaay
posted by the primroses were over at 5:16 PM on August 25, 2021 [3 favorites]

Oh wow! All Mighty Senators was quite possibly our very favorite band when we were in grad school in Virginia. Such a fantastic live show. I can't wait to check this out!
posted by TheFantasticNumberFour at 8:50 PM on August 25, 2021 [1 favorite]

Counterpoint

Last year during the stay at home period in Japan, this song (Every Day is Exactly the Same by Nine Inch Nails, for those that don’t want to click the link) and it was so completely soul crushing I had to skip past it.
posted by Ghidorah at 3:48 AM on August 26, 2021

Counterpoint to Ghidorah's counterpoint: Find The Magic, also by Landis.

It's not the same day as yesterday was
Got to find a way to make it different because
It's my job
To find the magic …

posted by scruss at 9:02 AM on August 26, 2021