Category Archives: Music

What’s the fox say?

The Back Row correspondent stevo has unearthed a truly ridiculous pop song from the Norwegian band Ylvis that is easily the best worst track since Douchebag Patrol by King Lionel – another stevo discovery. Hatee-hatee-hatee-ha! Cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-chachow!

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Before They Were Stars (2-for-1 Special): Peter Capaldi and Craig Ferguson in a Punk Rock Band

This name of the tune you’re listening to is “Outer Limits” and it was performed in the early 1980s by a Scottish punk rock band known as The Dreamboys. And would you believe that none other than Doctor Who himself, Peter … Continue reading

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Last Link of the Day: Nicolas Cyrus

If there was more Nicolas Cage in Miley Cyrus’ music videos, I would watch them.

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Before They Were Stars: Marilyn Manson in the Studio Audience on “Hangin’ Out”

When Marilyn Manson made his first official appearance on MTV, he was just a normal-looking kid named Brian Warner. Sometime in the early nineties, the future Manson appeared in the studio audience of the MTV show, Hangin’ Out, and got … Continue reading

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Before They Were Stars: Billy Connolly Sings with The Humblebums

Before he went into stand-up comedy, Billy Connolly spent the late 1960s as part of a folk-singing duo called The Humblebums. He started off with a guy named Tam Harvey, but after they recorded one album, Harvey pretty much faded … Continue reading

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Before They Were Stars: Wentworth Miller Sings with the Princeton Tigertones

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1rAXoYeo-U The Princeton Tigertones are a renowned “a capella” singing group comprised of students from Princeton University and they’ve been performing and touring the world since 1946. During the early 1990s, Wentworth Miller was attending Princeton and not only did … Continue reading

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Before They Were Stars: 13-Year Old Julie Andrews Sings the National Anthem

Wow, this is quite the find from the archives. During her childhood, Julie Andrews had quite a successful career on stage as a singer. In 1948, when she was only 13 years old, she had the honour of being the … Continue reading

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Before They Were Stars: Nirvana Performs in a Radio Shack in 1988

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=308Jupff6wY In this news segment which aired shortly after Kurt Cobain’s death in 1994, the earliest known footage of Nirvana was broadcast, showing them performing their song, “Paper Cuts”, inside a Radio Shack in 1988. In actuality, the store was … Continue reading

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Before They Were Stars: 17-Year Old Adam Savage Nearly Drowns in a Billy Joel Video

Appropriately enough, I learned about this one from a recent photoplasty at Cracked.com. In 1985, when he was only 17 years old, MythBusters host Adam Savage made an appearance in the music video for the hit Billy Joel song, “You’re Only Human … Continue reading

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Last Link of the Day: Conan Gets Lucky

This is awesome, but I was kinda hoping it would feature Conan singing the entire song.

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