Category Archives: Music

Celebrity Birthday of the Day – February 7

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Gill

The eldest child of Academy Award-winning actor Jose Ferrer and singer Rosemary Clooney, Miguel Ferrer has show business in his blood. Raised in Hollywood, Ferrer was first interested in music and played the drums on Keith Moon’s Two Sides of … Continue reading →

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Last Link of the Day: Lemme Dubstep Your Ass

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Gill

Sorry, dubstep fans, but this video is right on the money.

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OK Go Proves Their Awesomeness Once Again

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Gill

Nobody, but nobody makes music videos like OK Go! In this one, the guys strap rubbery appendages onto a Chevy Sonic and drive along a course lined with plastic drums, pianos, guitars, metal pipes and more in order to play … Continue reading →

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Last Link of the Day: Circus Gallop

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Gill

The Circus Gallop can’t be played by a human being…and frankly, from the sounds of it, I’m not sure it can be played by a piano either.

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Back to the Future: The Musical

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Gill

Movies made into musicals are one of my quirkier side interests, no doubt a leftover from my days as a high school drama student who loved movies. I’ve written extensively on the subject, documenting instances of Silence of the Lambs, … Continue reading →

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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – February 3

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Gill

Nathan Lane was born Joseph Nathan Lane in New Jersey in 1956. He was set to attend St. Joseph’s College on a drama scholarship, but ultimately decided against it when he learned that he wouldn’t be able to cover all … Continue reading →

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This Is Aperture

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Gill

Okay, okay, I know that I’m in the minority on this one, and I love this video and all, but This Is Aperture, the parody of The Nightmare Before Christmas‘s opening tune This Is Halloween, goes on for way too … Continue reading →

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Bill C-11: Let’s do SOPA again, but Canadian this time.

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Gill

Even though SOPA and PIPA – the infamous internet censorship bills that were being pushed through the U.S. Senate – are, for the moment, dead, up here in the Great White North of Canada, we have our own little, nasty … Continue reading →

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Wilco & Popeye

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Gill

Wilco‘s new tune Dawned On Me has a wicked music video featuring the cast of Popeye! It’s a decent tune, too, but the retro stylings of some classic black and white Popeye cartoonage is what makes this truly awesome in … Continue reading →