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Last Link of the Day: Somebody to Love
Before seeing this music video for the Boogie Pimps cover/remix of Jefferson Airplane‘s Somebody to Love, I had no idea just how much I’d enjoy watching babies parachute out of a plane over a gigant woman in lingerie. Turns out, … Continue reading
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The Only Pianist Worth Watching On Chatroulette
See what I did there? ‘Cause “pianist” sounds like “penis”, and Chatroulette is pretty well-known for people showing their penises on it? No? I suppose this just goes to show that Chatroulette’s fifteen minutes of fame are up, but not … Continue reading
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The Microcube Funk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1u8n5GxYDY Brett Domino and Steve Peavis are back again with this funky piece played on synth, keytar and iPod through the new Roland microcube amplifiers – which get a surprising amount of power out of only a couple of AA … Continue reading
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Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win (In My Backyard)
I would never describe myself as a huge Beastie Boys fan, but I am a huge Spike Jonze fan, and I’m an even bigger fan of playing with action figures in the backyard, so this music video for the new … Continue reading
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Remixing the Eccentric: Greg Wallace
Greg Wallace and John Torode, judges from the TV show Masterchef, may not be the most eccentric people on the planet, but I just can’t resist posting this terrific remix of the pair by Swede Mason. I actually don’t have … Continue reading
Presidential, Presidential, Presidential CAR WASH!
Video geniuses Rhett and Link have begun making commercials, and they’re some of the best ads I’ve ever seen. Just take this one for “Presidential Car Wash” as an example. Bad, awkward rapping can indeed be endearing, but it’s almost … Continue reading
Gandalf vs. Dumbledore in an EPIC RAP BATTLE
It’s the rap battle we’ve all been waiting for! Well, besides Darth Vader vs. Hitler, of course. Ever since Dumbledore showed up on the literary scene in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, everyone’s been wondering whether he could take … Continue reading
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A Double Dose of B-Do!
Frequent readers of The Back Row know I’m a huge Brett Domino fan. Brett Domino and the other member of the “trio”, Steve Peavis, manage to be both totally awkward but also exude a funny sort of nerd charisma. I … Continue reading
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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – July 17
David Hasselhoff became a household name playing Michael Knight in “Knight Rider”. He, then, went on to achieve huge fame playing Mitch Buchannon on “Baywatch” and the spin-off, “Baywatch Nights” (appearing in 265 episodes between the two shows). He has … Continue reading
A Hasslehoff Extravaganza!
It’s David Hasslehoff’s birthday, and if I wanted to, I could easily fill all of today’s posts with ridiculous Hasslehoff stuff. But really, I’m not that huge a Hasslehoff fan, so I’m going to lump some of the best Hoff … Continue reading