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EL KETER BEN TZADIK

I wish I was a panda bear; quiet life, perfect hair.

About Me


Hi there, I'm El Keter ben Tzadik. You might know me from "the internets."
Most people call me "El Keter" or just "Keter."
El means "God" in Hebrew by the way. No, it's not Spanish for "the."
Oh, and just so you know, "Keter" rhymes with "better," not "Peter." So please, refrain from calling me "Keeter," thanks.
I could be described as a rapidly aging, straightedge (though not militant about it), Scorpitarius, urbanite, webmaster, oldjack (the opposite of a newjack), backpacker (the Hip-Hop kind not the hiking kind... I don't hike in any capacity), Indie/DIY kid, "real head," radical, revolutionary, leftie, liberal, non-conformist, filthy-commie (not really, but it's some people's perception), anarchist (kind of), autodeist, anti-Christ, righteous Nazarite, emotional idiot, pervert, womanizer (I've been known to be polyamorous and this is usually the misguided judgment levied against such behavior), wise-ass, writer, photographer, videographer, beatmaker and record spinner who stays up all night, smells pretty and represents "Bangfield" (yes, this is a joke) to the fullest. I've been called a lot of things; humble, arrogant, intelligent, cute, fat, lazy, oblivious, inconsiderate, selfish, artistic, intellectual, talented, sweet, supportive, loving, sexy, a freak, a lover, a hater, an elitist, "the best," crazy, funny, "what's wrong with America," "a fucking piece of shit" that's going to "burn in hell," an asshole, and even the "mean champion to the stars, the surly bedreaded one," whatever that means.
Visit my website:
I founded and run Imageyenation , a group blog whose mission it is to define and re-define underground, urban, and alternative culture for our distinctly post-modern, multi-ethnic, media-saturated existence. The site features news, views, and reviews on music, movies, television, literature, technology, fashion, trends, lifestyle, spirituality, politics, and current events as well as countless downloadable MP3s, audio and video links and our bi-weekly Undertones podcast series.
I also write the daily Blogarhythms music blog on the Okayplayer music community. Check it out every day for a wide array of features on and streaming media from music artists of any and every genre imaginable!
Listen to my radio show:
When I'm not writing articles on the internet I'm usually playing records and talking junk on the radio.
I produce and host the long-running Urban Alternatives radio program, where I and my co-hosts Emeyesi and DJ12XU spin the best in underground, alternative and independent "urban" music. The show airs every week late-night Wednesday from 12 midnight to 3 AM eastern time.
The Urban Alternatives show can be heard on 90.7 FM WTCC, which broadcasts live from the campus of Springfield Technical Community College in Springfield Massachusetts and can also be heard streaming live over the internet. So don't forget to tune in locally, or listen globally by clicking these streaming Real Audio , Windows Media and Shoutcast/MP3 links during the show broadcast times.
Buy my stuff:
The words are by award-winning Fort Wayne, Indiana-based emcee Sankofa , with special guest appearances from friends like JON?DOE, AthenA, Ryan Officer, iCON the Mic King, Nick Sweepah, ADRU THE MISPHIT, and RhymeWise37.
The beats on 12 of the album's 16 tracks are by none other than me, El Keter, with the rest coming courtesy of Fangface, Ognihs, Sankofa, and Dagger.
The packaging is a lovingly crafted hand-silk-screened digipak, beautifully designed and printed by Kay of Eyeball Graphics in a super limited-edition run of only 50 hand-numbered copies exclusive to Imageyenation.
$14.00 USD (Shipping Included)

My Interests

Knowledge, wisdom, understanding, freedom, justice, equality, food, clothing, shelter, love, peace, happiness, studying, spirituality, mysticism, meditating on the nature of good and evil, religion, history, culture, ancient traditions, anthropology, politics, spelling things correctly, using punctuation, making use of capitalization, music, records, old records, record stores, thrift stores, digging in the crates, DJing, broadcasting, making beats, books, magazines, movies, television, clubbing, writing, blogging, computers, the interweb, web design, graphic design, my iPod, my Zune, my digicam, taking pictures, narcissism, dreadlocks, fashion, shopping, streetwear, limited-edition screen-printed tees, Oddica, Threadless, hoodies, kicks, Timberland boots, Adidas sneakers, perforated Rod Lavers' in all quad flavors, Diet Dr Pepper, Lipton Diet White & Green Teas, cranberry juice, spring water, peanut M&M's candies, Fluffernutter, the quest for rare junk foods (such as Hostess Chocodiles, Taco Bell's Cheesy Gordita Crunch, Pizza Hut's Triple Decker Pizza, and the ever-elusive beverage Dr Slice), Sobe (Orange/Carrot), Snapple (Strawberry/Kiwi, or Snapple Apple), Capri Sun (Strawberry/Kiwi), refrigerated Snickers bars, Entenmann's Rich Frosted Donuts, air conditioning, not drinking or getting high, being more "edge" than the "edge" kids without actually being "edge," porn, boobies, tushies, muffintops, snatch, strip clubs, showers, smelling good, hanging out, staying up all night, sleeping the day away , getting up far too early, going for (long) walks, eating semi-healthy, cuddling, nuzzling, that sweet-sweet lovin', falling in love, "the ladies," chubby girls, busty girls, skinny girls, Punk girls, Black girls, Latin girls, "ethnic girls" in general, arty girls, bohemian girls, hipster girls, girls who look like boys, girls who look like Beth Ditto, trashy broads who are really classy dames, intentionally unintentional homoeroticism, making up new slang, liberation, apathy, racial ambiguity, sexual ambiguity, gender politics, manatees, pandas, monsters, robots, snacky cakes, smartassery, the fine art of cunnilingus

I'd like to meet:


Cuddle buddies.
Smartypants'.
You...
And I mean that.
So get in touch.
elketerbentzadik (AOL Instant Messenger)
[email protected] (MSN Instant Messenger)
elketer (Yahoo! Instant Messenger)

Take back America:

Music:



Movies:



Television:

Heroes, Pushing Daisies, The Office, My Name Is Earl, 30 Rock, Scrubs, The Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad, Futurama, South Park, The Sarah Silverman Program, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, ER, Bones, Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, Law & Order: CI, Prison Break, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Dog Bites Man, Reno 911, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Wonder Showzen, The Andy Milonakis Show, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Robot Chicken, Late Nite with Conan O'Brien, Medium, Crossing Jordan, This Old House, Ask This Old House, NOVA, Antiques Roadshow, Antiques Roadshow FYI, Find!, History Detectives, Science Investigators, Independent Lens, Frontline, American Experience, POV, Wide Angle, Charlie Rose, Nature, Great Performances, Globe Trekker, In The Life (and a bunch of other PBS programming), The Phantom Gourmet, TV Diner, Flight of the Conchords, America's Next Top Model, What Not to Wear, Big Big World

Books:



Heroes:

Mind, Body & Soul:
My Mom (Deborah Anne Caron, a.k.a. Justice), Yahua'Elohim, El, Adonai, El Elyon, El Shaddai, Elohim, "The Serpent," Hawah (Eve), Ha Shaitan, "Lucifer," The Nephilim, Khanokh/Metatron, Abraham, Malki-tzé?eq, "The King of Tyre," Moshe, Melek Daud, Melek Shlomo, Hiram Abiff, Eliyahu, Yehu, Y'shua ben Yosef, Yacob Ha Tzadik, The Anunaki, Ea/Enki, Nannar/Sin, Nergal, Ninurta, Inanna/Ishtar, The Neteru, Shiva, Kali, Akhenaten, Ebna la-Hakim (Menelik I), Jacques de Molay, Sir William Wallace, David Reubeni, Shlomo Mol'kho, Johann Adam Weishaupt, John Brown, Karl Heinrich Marx, Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin, Nikola Tesla, Aleister Crowley, Ras Tafari Makonnen (Haile Selassie I), Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr., Albert Einstein, Noble Drew Ali, Master W.D Fard Muhammad, Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm X, Clarence 13X, Dr. Malachi Z. York, Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz, Mao Tse-tung, Muammar Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi, Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti, Leonard Peltier, Mumia Abu Jamal, Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain), Edgar Allan Poe, Walt Whitman, Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes, Howard Phillips Lovecraft, Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie, Robert Allen Zimmerman (Bob Dylan), Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, Hakim Bey (Peter Lamborn Wilson), Alan Wilson Watts, Robert Anton Wilson, Hunter S. Thompson, Philip K. Dick, Zecharia Sitchin, John Sinclair, John Lennon, Hugh Marston Hefner, Stanley Martin Lieber (Stan Lee), Jacob Kurtzberg (Jack Kirby), George Walton Lucas, Jr., Chris Claremont, Alan Moore, Frank Miller, Alice Malsenior Walker, Octavia Estelle Butler, Charles Michael "Chuck" Palahniuk, Robert H. Eisenman, Michael Francis Moore, Keith Olbermann, Tim Wise, Barack Hussein Obama
Sound:
Cole Porter, George & Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Bruce Haack, The Beatles, George Martin, Rudy Van Gelder, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Phil Spector, Burt Bacharach, Brian Wilson, Gershon Kingsley, Jean-Jacques Perrey, David Axelrod, Galt MacDermot, Charles Stepney, Creed Taylor, Willie Mitchell, Bob James, Isaac Hayes, Curtis Mayfield, James Brown, Sly Stone, George Clinton (and all the Parliament/Funkadelic folks), The Meters, Bob Marley, Roy Ayers, Donald Byrd, The Mizell Brothers, Bob Moog, Stevie Wonder, Prince Rogers Nelson, Kraftwerk, Devo, Martin Hannett, The Clash, Kool Herc, David Mancuso, Afrika Bambaataa, Larry Levan, Grandmaster Flash, Danny Krivit, Francois Kevorkian, Tom Moulton, Arthur Baker, John Robbie, Shep Pettibone, Giorgio Moroder, Arthur Russell, Patrick Cowley, Greg Carmichael, Patrick Adams, Vince Clarke, Randy Muller, Frankie Knuckles, Juan Atkins, Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson, Eddie Fowlkes, Jazzy Jay, Timmy Regisford, Grand Wizard Theodore, Jam Master Jay, Red Alert, Kid Capri, Lazy K, Funkmaster Flex (back when he didn't suck), Stretch & Bobbitto, Cool C (from WHUS in CT), Doc 9 (all over Springfield radio back in the day), Rhettmatic, J-Rocc, Kenny Dope & Louie Vega (Masters At Work), Rick Rubin, Marley Marl, Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Masta Ace, Craig G, Howie T, KRS-One, Rakim, Grand Puba, Sadat X, The Bomb Squad, Eric Sermon & Parrish Smith (EPMD, Hit Squad, Def Squad), Redman, K-Solo, Special Ed, Paul C, Organized Konfusion (Prince Po and Pharoahe Monch), Prince Paul, Chubb Rock, De La Soul (Trugoy and Posdnous) Dan "The Automator" Nakamura, Sam Sever, Large Professor, Pete Rock, Da Beatminerz, Black Moon (Buckshot, 5ft and Evil D), Smif-n-Wessun (Tek and Steele), Heltah Skeltah (Big Ruck and Da Rockness Monstah), DJ Premier, Jeru the Damaja, Bahamadia, Nas, AZ, Jay-Z, Diamond D, Showbiz, Lord Finesse, O.C., AG (Andre the Giant), Percee P, Big Pun, DJ Muggs, Buckwild, A Tribe Called Quest (Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Phife and The Ummah), 3rd Bass (MC Serch and Prime Minister Pete Nice), Black Sheep (Dres and Mister Lawnge), The Beatnuts, SD50's, Ice Cube, Sir Jinx, The Boogie Men (DJ Pooh, Rashad, Bobcat), Del the Funky Homosapien, RZA, Ghostface Killah, GZA/Genius, Killah Priest, Holocaust, Inspectah Deck, Company Flow (El-P, Big Jus and Mr. Len), Juggaknots (Breezly Brewin' and Buddy Slim), El-P, M.F. Doom, The Fugees (mostly just Lauryn Hill and Wyclef), Black Star (Mos Def and Talib Kweli), Black Thought, DJ Shadow, Ras Kass, Canibus, Eminem, Abstact Rude, Aceyalone, The Nonce, Mannish, Peanut Butter Wolf, Charizma, Blackalicious (Gift of Gab and Chief XL), Lyrics Born, Aesop Rock, Cannibal Ox (Vast Aire and Vordul), Madlib, J. Dilla (Rest in Peace), Osunlade, The Neptunes (Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo), Timbaland, Kanye West, C-Rayz Walz, Sean Price, RJD2, Blockhead, Wale Oyejide, Bugz In The Attic, The DFA (James Murphy and Tim Goldsworthy), Jimmy Tamborello (Dntel/Postal Service), Danger Mouse, Mike Skinner (The Streets), 9th Wonder, Ant, Just Blaze, Diplo, Sa-Ra Creative Partners, Squarepusher, MSTRKRFT, Hot Chip (Joe Goddard, Alexis Taylor, Al Doyal, Felix Martin and Owen Clarke), Of Montreal (Kevin Barnes), Justice, Simian Mobile Disco
Originality, Personality and Lifestyle:
Darth Vader (Anakin Skywalker), Han Solo, Lando Calrissian, R2D2, Luke Skywalker, Chewbacca, Boba Fett, Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidious, Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones, Jr., Rudy Ray Moore, Laurence "Mr. T" Tureaud, Paul "Pee-Wee Herman" Rubens, Conan Christopher O'Brien, Homer J. Simpson, Bartholomew "Bart" Jojo Simpson, Lisa Marie Simpson, Jeff "Comic Book Guy" Albertson, David Khari Webber Chappelle, The Bishop Don "The Magic" Juan, Walter Mercado, Mario Luis Kreutzberger Blumenfeld (Don Francisco), Toufik Benedictus "Benny" Hinn, Tuan "Tommy" Vu, Pootie Tang, Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Glenn Quagmire, Al Harrington (President and CEO of Al Harrington's Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm-Flailing Tube-Man Emporium and Warehouse), Anung un Rama (Hellboy), Master Shake, Carl Brutananadilewski, Meatwad, Frylock, The Mooninites, The Plutonians, The Wisdom Cube, Sasha Baron Cohen (Ali G, Borat, Bruno, etc), Bill Nye the Science Guy, Mr. Wizard, Capt. Mark (of The Draw Squad and The Secret City Adventures fame), Captain Kangaroo, Dr. William H. Cosby, Jr., and Mortimer Marker (of Picture Pages fame), John Shaft, Priest (from the film 'Superfly'), Mordechai Jefferson Carver (The Hebrew Hammer), Ron Burgundy, Mr. Chauncy, Tyler, Cosmo Kramer, George Louis Costanza, Jerome "Jerry" Seinfeld, Elaine Marie Benes, Lawrence Gene "Larry" David, Michael Scott, Dwight Schrute, Jim Halpert, Pam Beesly, Jack Donaghy, Liz Lemon, Tracy Jordan (and the real Tracy Morgan), Sarah Kate Silverman, Hiro Nakamura, Peter Petrelli, Gabriel "Sylar" Gray, Zach Galifianakis, Patton Oswalt, Jim Gaffigan, Demitri Martin, Brian Posehn, David Cross, Eddie Izzard, John Stewart, Steven Colbert, Enid Coleslaw, Seth Rogen, Captain Caveman, Hong-Kong Fooey

My Blog

Last Week on Blogarhythms...

"Malmö Keeps On Makin' It, Stockholm Keeps On Takin' It&" May 5, 2008  11:05 am The last time I profiled a Neo-Soul-ish artist from Sweden (not that I've profiled a lot of Neo-Soul-ish arti...
Posted by EL KETER BEN TZADIK on Tue, 06 May 2008 07:51:00 PST

My Okayplayer Blog Just Got Fancy!

If you didn’t know already, I write a daily music blog called Blogarhythms on the prestigious Okayplayer website.  To coincide with a site-wide redesign that they’ll be unveiling soon...
Posted by EL KETER BEN TZADIK on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:46:00 PST

Imageyenation’s Best of 2007 List!!!

We know, we know... We're mad late with this thing this year. We usually have it in the bag right around New Years, but this year it got pushed back to Jan. 5th, then Jan. 15th, and finally Feb. 14th ...
Posted by EL KETER BEN TZADIK on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 05:51:00 PST

El Keter vs. Kanye West!!!

In a fight to the death!And the hand of Leslie Feist hangs in the balance!...
Posted by EL KETER BEN TZADIK on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 05:57:00 PST

Wanna keep me company?

As some of you may know I'm currently at Emeyesi's house while I recover from a back injury and the sudden death of my beloved mother.   Emeyesi is out of town this weekend, but the ever rel...
Posted by EL KETER BEN TZADIK on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 11:22:00 PST

Officially alone

As of last night that's what I am.All it took was one phone call from the hospital.That's it...
Posted by EL KETER BEN TZADIK on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:07:00 PST

In the toilet

That's where my life went this week.Without getting into specifics it involves myself and a loved one, me bleeding like I got shanked, the loved one being even worse off, an ambulance trip to the hosp...
Posted by EL KETER BEN TZADIK on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 07:23:00 PST

Desperately seeking Beth Ditto

Well, not the Beth Ditto, because obviously she's somewhere happily screwing her transsexual boyfriend, not cruising MySpace blogs looking for me. But I really wouldn't mind meeting a veritable Beth D...
Posted by EL KETER BEN TZADIK on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:53:00 PST

Crazy updates out the bootyhole!

I haven't been posting a lot of updates here on MySpace because I expect you to read the site regardless without my having to remind you.  But since I love you, I thought I'd remind you about som...
Posted by EL KETER BEN TZADIK on Fri, 04 May 2007 02:10:00 PST

I still love Of Montreal and buttsex

Even though some asshole spammed my last post with un-deletable spam and MySpace's "safe mode" doesn't work for shit, thus causing me to delete the entire entry.Do you still love Of Montreal and butts...
Posted by EL KETER BEN TZADIK on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:30:00 PST