My favorite steampunk band, Abney Park, returns to their Steampunk Studio to film the music video for the song Evil Man. This is from the Off the Grid album which is currently what I listen to while driving to and from the university. This song is particularly fun. Enjoy. - Brian
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So, the story has begun circulating again out there in interwebs land . . . sometimes with the names and locations sometimes as an anonymous tale . . . but while it reads like any other semi-inspirational thingie, this story has a difference, it’s actually true and not just manufactured to fit someone’s philosophical...
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Stumbled across some absolutely brilliant improvisation by Sir Elton John and then some bits from his Actor’s Studio episode (which I’ve never seen in its entirety and wish I could find in full) and thought I’d share some of his thoughts as well as some of his improv. ELTON JOHN ON WORKING WITH BERNIE...
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Long long ago when dinosaurs walked the Earth and I was still in junior high or middle school, depending upon the year as my home town did a transition thing about that time, I read a LOT of poetry and by a lot I mean I was a voracious reader and one of my...
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It looks like Johnny Depp has managed to land himself into a bit of hot water with some folks as he’s lent his voice to the group Babybird for their Christmas-release song Jesus Stag Night. Uh, the controversy is not surprising but it’s only really blasphemy if you take it seriously or miss the...
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Dino Dvornik, the Croation King of Funk, performs HYPNOTIZIRAN and it rocks . . . you don’t have to speak Croation to enjoy the song, the video is a fun romp in and of itself. Great costume. - Brian
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Okay, this is just twisted . . . but . . . as you listen to the song Jizz in My Pants and watch the response sets during the music video, imagine using the song to create an anchored response of spontaneous ejaculation each and every time your consenting adult volunteer trance partner hears...
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They go by many names: Brain worms, sticky music, cognitive itch, stuck song syndrome. But the most common (if also the most repugnant) is earworms, a literal translation from Ohrwurm, a term used to describe the phenomenon (and perhaps bring to mind an immediate association with corn earworms). If you’re an academic, you might...
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Sometimes a good Svengali fantasy can be a very worthwhile thing . . . fantasy, that is. Too many folks mistakenly try to take the iconic fictional character’s skillsets into the real world without understanding or truly considering the ramifications or consequences of their actions. In any case, here’s some Svengali for you. All...
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It was a bit of a special episode of Craig Ferguson‘s Late Late Show (pretty much the only late night program I watch) as his cold open featured my absolutely favorite song from the Rocky Horror Show and then later special musical guest Amanda Palmer performed a rendition of another Rocky Horror piece with...
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This is the opposite of not awesome. When David Tennant left Doctor Who, the cast and crew made a music video of “(I’m Gonna Be) 500 Miles” by The Proclaimers for the wrap party. Footage of Tennant hanging with the band surfaced a while back. Here’s the music video: Okay, now THAT was fun!...
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How about a song that explains Quantum Physics? Okay . . . didn’t know there was one, yes, there is. This is a musical investigation into the nature of atoms and subatomic particles, the jiggly things that make up everything we see. Featuring Morgan Freeman, Stephen Hawking, Michio Kaku, Brian Cox, Richard Feynman, and...
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The music group Marconi Union has teamed up with Radox Spa to produce what they are claiming to be the most relaxing ambient music track on in the world. While there are some obvious flaws in how they vetted their track, it’s still a rather relaxing piece. The folks at AltSounds had this to...
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Friedrich Nietzsche seems to be just about every other musician’s favorite philosopher. His famous line, “What doesn’t kill me makes me stronger,” shows up in rap, R&B, rock, pop, and loads of heavy metal. Although Justin Bieber is pushing the envelope with his new single, “God Is Dead! God Remains Dead. And We Have...
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Gibberish or nonsense is a fascinating exploration in how random sounds can seem to be actual language. Certainly the wonderful poem Jabberwocky by Lewis Carrol is a unique combination of nonsense with English to create an intriguing result that seems to have genuine meaning but does not. See http://www.jabberwocky.com/carroll/jabber/jabberwocky.html for the poem. A recent...
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