Category Archives: Music

Celebrity Birthday of the Day – March 4

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Gill

I find it pretty amusing that both Len Wiseman and Paul W.S. Anderson were born on the same day, because both filmmakers have made a reputation for themselves as masters of schlocky, flashy, style-over-substance movies, and both directors also cast … Continue reading →

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Compressorhead Is My New Favourite Band

Posted on March 3, 2013 by tk

I, for one, welcome our new robotic rock god overlords. …okay, that’s my new band name, Robotic Rock God Overlords.

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Bat for Lashes

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Gill

The music is pretty and the video is well made, but the real reason I’m posting this music video for the Bat for Lashes song Lilies is because of the giant furry monster puppets. Especially that buggy-eyed one with the … Continue reading →

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The Worst Oscars Opening Number Ever

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Gill

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ0XGi_LVOU I honestly don’t know how anyone can poo-poo Seth MacFarlane’s opening bit at the 85th Academy Awards. I mean, sure, it was pretty inappropriate, but holy hell, have you seen this video? What was the 1989 Oscars director on? … Continue reading →

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Gandhi vs. Martin Luther King Jr.

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Gill

This video is like a one-two punch of TBR-flavoured goodness. Not only is it an Epic Rap Battle of History, which I already get a huge kick out of, but it features Key and Peele – two sketch comics that … Continue reading →

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Last Link of the Day: Bon Goati

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Gill

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is the reason the internet was invented.

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Five Years of Brett Domino

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Gill

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ0br_VH760 To celebrate five years on Youtube, the Brett Domino Trio has pulled this old video out of mothballs from back when the trio was actually a trio. Cypress Hill has never sounded so good as when it’s done by … Continue reading →

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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – February 24

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Gill

Edward James Olmos always wanted to be famous, growing up wanting to be a professional baseball player, and eventually heading up a rock band called Pacific Ocean. He attended acting classes at East Los Angeles College, and in the early … Continue reading →

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The Weirdness of CocoRosie

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Gill

I was recently introduced to the musical stylings of CocoRosie – a strangely beautiful duo who exist somewhere between Bjork and Portishead with music videos that could have been directed by Terry Gilliam. I can’t say as this stuff is … Continue reading →

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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – February 14

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Gill

Gregory Hines was a true entertainer: an actor, a singer, a dancer and a choreographer. Hines began tap dancing when he was only three years old, and as he got older, he and his brother would perform at nightclubs as … Continue reading →

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