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Before They Were Stars: Hulk Hogan in a Rock Band
Back in the 1970s, the titan we now know as Hulk Hogan was just plain old Terry Bollea and the bass player for a Tampa-based rock band called Ruckus. They performed at bars which were often frequented by professional wrestlers, … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 14-Year Old Sigourney Weaver Attends a Beatles Concert
During an appearance on The Tonight Show earlier this year, Sigourney Weaver recounted an experience from the age of 14, when she was one of the thousands of squealing girls who went to see The Beatles perform at the Hollywood … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Jerry Springer Sings Awful Country Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64b6NZDK3Ec I have no idea where this is form, but here’s a clip of a pre-Jerry Springer Show Jerry Springer making a horrible attempt at singing country music on public access television. I’m guessing this is from the 1980s when … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 14-Year Old Rufus Wainwright Sings in “Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller”
Well, we can thank Gill’s feelings of nostalgia for uncovering this one. He recently revisited a childhood favourite of his called Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller, a 1988 Canadian family film about a boy discovering a magical postage stamp which … Continue reading
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Yakkety Max
I’m counting down the days until I leave on my trip to Burning Man, so I find myself pretty distracted as I try to get all my crap in order. If there were ever a video to sum up how … Continue reading
Before They Were Stars: Ice Cube Sings “She’s a Skag”
With Straight Outta Compton making a killing at the box office this weekend, I started wondering if today’s younger generation only knows Ice Cube as the star of a bunch of lame family comedies and aren’t even aware of his … Continue reading
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Last Link of the Day: I Fink U Freeky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy5wpB8uT7Y If all Die Antwoord songs were performed by the Teletubbies, I’d like the band a lot more.
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Shut up, put the record on, drop the needle, crank up the volume.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2irZnQMovI Since Boardwalk Empire ended last year, it only makes sense that a good chunk of the people who worked on it would immediately start developing another series for HBO. Martin Scorsese and Terence Winter have combined their talents with … Continue reading
Last Link of the Day: Once in a Lifetime
David Byrne’s finest. Though not the great Kermit performance, I’ll admit.
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Goodbye, Moonmen
This is one of the best ear worms in a long, long time. My hat’s off to Dan Harmon and Jemaine Clement for making this the greatest lost David Bowie song ever. Get ready to find yourself humming this for … Continue reading