Category Archives: Music

Foil

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Gill

Time for your daily dose of Weird Al with his new video Foil, parodying Royals by Lorde. I love how this one progresses from Al’s usual brand of food-based parody comedy into something much crazier. A new Weird Al video … Continue reading →

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Epic Rap Battles of History: Artists vs. TMNT

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Gill

I love me some Epic Rap Battles of History, and this one has been a long time coming: artists vs. their mutant, green, ninjitsu-fighting turtle namesakes! Honestly, I think the artists win this one.

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Word Crimes

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Gill

Caitlyn insists that only teenage boys like Weird Al Yankovic. Well, if that’s the case, then I feel a whole lot younger, because I think this new Weird Al music video is awesome. Killer kinetic typography work, educational subject matter, … Continue reading →

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Tacky

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Gill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsWo8apgLys Robin posted some early work from the legendary parody artist Weird Al Yankovic this morning, so of course it is only appropriate that we post his most recent work as well! Over the next week, Weird Al is posting … Continue reading →

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Before They Were Stars: Weird Al Yankovic Sings “It’s Still Billy Joel to Me”

Posted on July 15, 2014 by robin

Back in 1980, while he was still making his name by playing his music on the Dr. Demento radio show, Weird Al Yankovic recorded this rather scathing parody of the Billy Joel song, “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me”. … Continue reading →

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Before They Were Stars: Laura Prepon in a Sneaker Pimps Music Video

Posted on July 2, 2014 by robin

You may have vague memories of a British trip-hop group called The Sneaker Pimps, who enjoyed some brief popularity during the 1990s. In 1996, they produced a music video for their single, “6 Underground”, where an unknown 16-year old Laura … Continue reading →

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Last Link of the Day: Write a hip-hop song in 30 seconds

Posted on June 28, 2014 by Gill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipb7ShGy9U4 This kid is going places.

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Before They Were Stars: Channing Tatum in a Ricky Martin Music Video

Posted on June 28, 2014 by robin

Well, this is what we call the ultimate example of a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it “Before They Were Stars” moment. In 2000, Channing Tatum was hired as a background dancer in the music video for Ricky Martin’s “She Bangs”. However, Channing’s appearance in … Continue reading →

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Before They Were Stars: Michael Bay Directs a Donny Osmond Music Video

Posted on June 27, 2014 by robin

We just recorded a Shouts from the Back Row podcast on the career of Michael Bay, but before he became one of the world’s most hated director of Hollywood blockbusters, he directed a wide variety of projects, including an award-winning … Continue reading →

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Last Link of the Day: Bark Along

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Gill

These guys must have been so happy when they discovered they shared a talent.

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