Category Archives: Music

Celebrity Birthday of the Day – May 8

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Gill

Michel Gondry began his career as a filmmaker directing music videos for the French band Oui Oui, for which he was also drummer. His videos attracted the attention of Icelandic musician Bjork, who sought Gondry’s collaboration for seven of her … Continue reading →

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Before They Were Stars: The Beastie Boys on a Public Access Show in 1984

Posted on May 5, 2012 by robin

As I’m sure you’ve heard, Adam Yauch, a.k.a. MCA of the Beastie Boys, has just passed away. I’m not a big music buff, so I must confess that I’m hardly the biggest Beastie Boys expert in the world, but I … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. M.C.A.

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Gill

Adam “MCA” Yuach of the Beastie Boys died today after a long battle with cancer. He was 47 years old, and while I’m not a big hiphop fan, I’ve gotta admit, I really dig some of the Beastie Boys‘ tunes. … Continue reading →

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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – May 3

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Gill

Gaze upon the beauty of Christina Hendricks, goddess among actors. Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, Hendricks is actually a natural blonde, but started dying her hair at age ten after reading Anne of Green Gables. She began acting in children’s musical … Continue reading →

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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – April 30

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Gill

Strange and brazen filmmaker Lars Von Trier’s life outside of his film work is almost as fascinating, if not moreso, than his films! Born to atheistic Danish nudists, Von Trier started making his own films at the age of eleven, … Continue reading →

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Last Link of the Day: Video Puzzle

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Gill

The Mystery Guitar Man is back with this baffling and impressive music video puzzle…thing.

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Before They Were Stars: Djimon Hounsou in a Paula Abdul Music Video

Posted on April 29, 2012 by robin

A couple days ago, on the Celebrity Birthday of the Day for Djimon Hounsou, Gill mentioned how he started out his career by appearing in the 1989 music video for Paula Abdul’s hit song, “Straight Up”. Well, it’s about time … Continue reading →

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Last Link of the Day: R2’s Other Message

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Gill

Here I thought it was the old magic trick Pepper’s Ghost responsible for getting Tupac back on stage, but it turns out that R2D2 was behind the effect all along.

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Remixing the Eccentric: Ain’t Nobody Got Time For That

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Gill

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaAd8OuwwPk I really wish I could find more information on this awesome lady named Sweet Brown, because the remix of her interview (following an apartment fire) has turned her into quite the internet sensation! People are hailing her as the … Continue reading →

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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – April 20

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Gill

Crispin Hellion Glover is one weird dude! Having started acting professionally at the age of 13, Glover appeared in several TV series as a teenager including Happy Days, The Facts of Life, and Family Ties. In 1984 he had a … Continue reading →

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