September 30, 2007
Playlist - September 2007
Another month, another hour of disjointed listening...
(eMusic list here)
| Manu Chao - 13 Días >> from La Radiolina |
| Manu Chao - Rainin In Paradize (Andrew Scheps mix) >> from Rainin In Paradize EP |
| Nada Surf - Hollywood >> from High/Low |
| Iggy and The Stooges - Gimme Danger >> from Raw Power |
| The Black Angels - Bloodhounds On My Trail >> from Passover |
| The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Highway Chile >> from Are You Experienced |
| Frank Black & The Catholics - Robert Onion >> from Dog in the Sand |
| Oliver Future - Happiness Machine >> from Pax Futura |
| Oliver Future - The Reclamation >> from Pax Futura |
| Ambulance LTD - Ophelia >> from LP |
| Ambulance LTD - Anecdote >> from LP |
| The Cloud Room - We Sleep in the Ocean >> from The Cloud Room |
| Neko Case - If You Knew >> from The Tigers Have Spoken |
| Elvis Perkins - All The Night Without Love >> from Ash Wednesday |
| Beirut - Nantes >> from The Flying Club Cup |
| My Teenage Stride - Depression Kicks >> from Ears Like Golden Bats |
| Oliver Future - Signing Off >> from Pax Futura |
30 Sep 23:59 | Link | Category: Music
Extreme rich-poor divides
There are some remarkable photos of rich-poor divides at deputy-dog.com. Like this one:
30 Sep 20:16 | Link | Category: Misc. Tidbits, Photography
Replaced with a look-alike
We all know that Paul McCartney died and was replaced with a look-alike. (Here's undeniable proof! Heh.)
Less well-known, however, is the fact that Richard B. Cheney died and was replaced with a look-alike. This video from 15 years ago, in which the real Dick Cheney explains why the George H.W. Bush administration stopped military action in Iraq in 1991, is undeniable proof:
30 Sep 15:12 | Link | Category: Current Events, Politics, Video
September 23, 2007
More amazing cephalopod tricks
As I've mentioned before, cephalopods can do some pretty remarkable things.
Here's video of an octopus escaping from a box through a one-inch hole:
Octopuses (octopi/octopodes?) are not just masters of camouflage and escape. Some have even taken up the art of bipedal locomotion:
(Abstract and article from Science, for those of you with access.)
23 Sep 13:07 | Link | Category: Science, Video
September 21, 2007
The Stray Shopping Cart Project
Artist Julian Montague classifies and documents stray shopping carts in strangely intriguing photographs. There's even a book.
In Australia and the UK, abandoned shopping "trolleys" are apparently considered a significant problem... the Aussies have declared war on them. (And, as Gomez fans may know, there are often hotlines you can call to have the things picked up.)
Back in another lifetime, I even documented a few stray carts myself:
(click to enlarge)
21 Sep 20:12 | Link | Category: Art & Entertainment, Photography
September 19, 2007
Public humiliation
Sometimes "try try again" isn't the best advice:
19 Sep 18:25 | Link | Category: Humor, Video
September 18, 2007
Leave General Petraeus Alone
I wasn't gonna post this, but since it seems that everyone has seen that Leave Britney Alone video on YouTube (thanks to reputable news organizations like CNN and ABC), you should get the joke.
(via Cynical-C)
18 Sep 17:10 | Link | Category: Current Events, Humor, Video
September 11, 2007
"Yes."
Salvador Dalí on "What's My Line":
11 Sep 20:45 | Link | Category: Art & Entertainment, Humor, Video
September 10, 2007
Beethoven Piano Sonata Parody
This might be a case where you have to love something to laugh at the parody of it (so if you enjoy Beethoven, you'll probably enjoy the clip)... It's Dudley Moore performing a Beethoven-style piano sonata constructed around the motif/theme from the famous Colonel Bogey March. Brilliant... and the never-ending coda is classic.
10 Sep 21:45 | Link | Category: Humor, Music, Video
Inadvertently Emo
Uh-oh. It wasn't intentional, but as someone just pointed out to me in an e-mail, the colors I used for the redesign come straight from the palette of emo (see also). Check it out:
Made me laugh, anyway.
10 Sep 19:31 | Link | Category: Humor
September 6, 2007
Funny 'Slow Train' imitation
Since I seem to be in the mode of posting YouTube videos of people playing guitar, here's one of a guy singing Bob Dylan's "Slow Train" - updated with "current Bob" voice & style. Those of you who've seen performances from the last few years should have a good chuckle. Too bad the audio and video are so out of sync.
[ Here's the kickass 1979 version from Slow Train Coming. And here's a live version with the Grateful Dead in '88 (despite coming from what Dylan himself admits was the low point of his career, it's surprisingly listenable). ]
06 Sep 21:20 | Link | Category: Music, Video
September 3, 2007
John Lennon's YouTube vid
I could link to a thousand or so cool videos like that last one of Hendrix, but since I don't have time or space, I'll just link to one more for now.
The reason I choose this one is because it looks exactly like millions of other blokes on YouTube sitting in front of their webcam with a guitar. But it's John Lennon. In 1980. How amazingly weird is that? (And this strummed acoustic version of 'Dear Yoko' is ten times better than the cheesy polished version from Double Fantasy.) It's the best YouTube gem I've come across in ages.
03 Sep 22:54 | Link | Category: Music, Video
Jimi - "The Wind Cries Mary"
Cool video of one of my favorite Hendrix tunes: