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Fables Of The Sleepless Empire
So, about five years ago I had a favourite band. They were called Unexpect. I went to every show they put on in Ottawa from the day I heard about them, listened to their 2006 album “In A Flesh Aquarium” … Continue reading
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We Come Together in 8-bit
I could take or leave the song We Come Together by the band Goldfish, but the music video for it is a piece of 8-bit animated brilliance featuring references to Star Wars, Katamari Damacy, Adventuretime, Sonic the Hedgehog, Bomberman and … Continue reading
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Last Link of the Day: Jean-Jacques Perrey
Years before Daft Punk and Fatboy Slim, there was Jean-Jacques Perrey and his funky moog organ! E.V.A. is an undeniably head-bob inducing tune, and even the Fatboy Slim remix is pretty damn cool. Keep on rockin’, Jacques!
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Filler Link: Dry Bones
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HRGDdW3ZNo Nobody knows how to shake a tailbone like the Lennon Sisters! Here they are bearing all on The Lawrence Welk Show!
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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – May 29
You may not recognize him, but you have definitely heard his music. Danny Elfman has done some memorable film and television music over the years. Some examples include Beetlejuice, Batman and Batman Returns, Dick Tracy, The Nightmare Before Christmas, The … Continue reading
Playing D&D
Dead Gentlemen Productions and musician SJ Tucker have teamed up to create this music video in celebration of – you guessed it – Dungeons and Dragons, one of the greatest games of all time. Sweet nerdy love songs to RPGs … Continue reading
Danny Elfman and the Mystic Knights of Oingo Boingo
Consider this an unofficial Before They Were Stars entry on today’s birthday boy Danny Elfman. Before he became Tim Burton’s go-to musician, Elfman made a name for himself as the front man for a performance art/theatre/music group called The Mystic … Continue reading
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Last Link of the Day: Nerd Overload
More fun from Maker Faire 2011! Here’s Adam Savage from Mythbusters dancing in a Faraday cage being zapped by Tesla coils that are playing the Doctor Who theme! My head asplode.
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So That’s What He’s Up To
It’s pretty sad that Leonard Nimoy is retired, but thanks to this video for The Lazy Song by Bruno Mars, we can catch a glimpse of what Spock does in his off time. Man, I knew Leonard Nimoy was awesome, … Continue reading
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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – May 27
Vincent Price is a classic horror movie actor from the 1950s to the 1970s. He appeared in such classics as House of Wax, The Fly, House on Haunted Hill (which is why Geoffery Rush’s character in the remake looks just … Continue reading