Posted by: detourmag on November 19, 2007 at 3:00 pm
As he tells it, Web Vomit maestro Jasper was just another dude with an Internet connection and a what’s-grosser-than-gross streak who stumbled onto an audience for his shenanigans. What this means is that he took Diablo Cody’s advice, though we’re not sure if he got his start as a stripper, even if there are plenty of joints in Detroit with amateur nights. Like most music-centric blogs, Web Vomit wears its opinions like a suit made of meat. But lately the site has also been our one-stop news source for the fallout from OiNK, a site we never used but understand that it had something to do with BitTorrents. This is another term we’ll let Jasper worry about. In the meantime, let’s learn more about the man with one name. — Johnny Loftus
Where are you based in real life?
Detroit, Michigan, Amerika.
How did the site get its start? Its name?
A few years ago I had a lot of downtime at work. I used to troll the internet looking for the most disturbing content possible (tubgirl, goddess bunny, 2 girls 1 cup, etc), and I’d post it on my blogspot to disgust friends and family. I also used it to push my musical tastes on them so they would go to shows with me. Eventually, through the magical power of Google, I had regular visitors who expected music news on a regular basis. I figured once you’ve seen a girl shoot a live eel out of her ass into another girl’s mouth, there’s not much left in the way of repulsing people. So I decided to enlighten them instead with my superior musical tastes.
Does the nature of what you do make you hate the phone / human contact?
Humans have always made me nervous. I generally have to be drunk to deal with them. I’m not sure if internetting has made it any worse, but it hasn’t made it any better. I despise phones. They are small and uncomfortable to hold. Useless tools, really. People rarely have anything interesting to say, and when they get on the phone they just talk and talk and talk. I am not your diary or psychiatrist. If you have something to say, MySpace me.
List your must-checks every morning (read: what’s in your RSS feed)…
Tiny Mix Tapes, Pitchfork News (NOT reviews), Keith Hair Day, Irony Is Gay, Detour, More Info Than Brains, NME (for laughs), Stereogum (for the high schoolers P.O.V.), Motor City Rocks, Pants Are Optional, Metro Times Music Blahg, Use My Computer, Woot.
Favorite blog/website besides your own…
Modblog.bmezine.com
Favorite record of all time…
It changes daily. Today it is We Are Wolves’ Total Magique. Yesterday it was Jaguar Love’s MySpace collection. Whatever I am listening to at the moment is my favorite. I do go back to early Bowie a lot (Diamond Dogs, Aladdin Sane, etc.), Muse’s Showbiz, Metric’s Grow Up And Blow Away. I’m sure this year’s Animal Collective and Of Montreal will stay in rotation for a while, as well.
Favorite movie of all time…
Ed Wood’s Necromania
Favorite TV show of all time…
“The Price Is Right”
Actor/actress/blogger you’d most like to hump…
Jason Statham / a 19 year-old Jessica Alba / Big Matt from MCR
Your guiltiest pleasure. The thing no one would believe you watch, read, or listen to…
I listen to too many “terrible” artists to list, but last year I got sucked into watching that “Who Wants To Be The Next Pussycat Doll” show. It was amazing. I loved seeing them get eliminated every week. There’s something I found very satisfying in watching talentless, glorified strippers get their hopes and dreams crushed on national television. It was so funny when they’d cry!
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