Category Archives: Music

Inside Llewyn Davis

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Gill

A singer-songwriter navigates New York’s folk music scene during the 1960s. Why, oh why, did this trailer only come out now? Because Inside Llewyn Davis would easily have cracked my top 3 most anticipated movies of 2013 when I discussed … Continue reading →

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Last Link of the Day: Carry On My Wayward Trombone

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Gill

This cover of the classic song by Kansas by the Maniacal 4 Trombone Quartet is a work of pure genius that I can’t stop listening to!

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Recovering My Religion

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Gill

http://vimeo.com/57685359 I was never the biggest fan of REM, and it’s honestly because I always found their biggest hit – Losing My Religion – to be just a little too whiny for my tastes. Well, thankfully the good Major Scaled … Continue reading →

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Last Link of the Day: Let’s Stay Together

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Gill

Apparently Obama is an android.

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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – January 21

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Gill

There are few DJs, if any, who are as famous as Robert Weston Smith – better known as Wolfman Jack. Through the 1960s and 1970s, Wolfman Jack’s gravelly voice graced the airwaves from such stations as KCIJ, XERF and XERB. … Continue reading →

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Last Link of the Day: The Fresh Prince of Google Translate

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Gill

What is it about the theme song for The Fresh Prince of Bel Air that makes the lyrics so goddamn memorable? And…why has it taken this long for someone to think to run them through Google Translate?

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Last Link of the Day: Trombone Skiing

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Gill

Is this more impressive than unicycle bagpiping? I say yes.

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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – January 15

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Gill

Who is the mysterious man known as Gill, and how can he possess such unparalleled charisma and modesty? Born in the heart of a dying star gone supernova, Gill began life as a being of pure energy, imbued with cosmic … Continue reading →

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Be Aggressive

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Gill

It’s become a bit of a TBR tradition that I post some Brad Neely animation on my birthday, so here’s the ever-entertaining Baby Cakes singing his Role Play Tournament song which…I…uh…DON’T relate to in any way. Honestly. B-E AGGRESSIVE!

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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – January 13

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Gill

Musician and comedian Bill Bailey’s past is shrouded in mystery due to the fact that he often mythologises it in his standup routines. He began his career as a touring standup comedian in the early 1980s, and by the end … Continue reading →

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