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If it weren’t for the English subtitles, you’d think this was an everyday pop song, possibly about family. It’s more like a love song to the Chinese Communist Party, the ultimate in this young man’s aspirations. The propaganda music video is both amusing and unnerving. -via Metafilter
If bands were sandwiches, they would have some interesting ingredients.
AC/DC: Beer-battered kangaroo sausage, sliced hard-boiled egg, low-calorie port cheese, Dutch crunch.
The Pogues: Gin-fed lamb, whiskey-marinated turkey, beer-braised pork shoulder, mustard, soda bread.
Van Halen: Grilled 17-cheese sandwich on white bread; side of nacho cheese soup.
Ted Nugent: Cubed Grizzly bear, white buffalo brisket, unicorn haunch, Jim Beam barbecue sauce, white bread.
Oh there’s lots more of these at McSweeney’s. Link -via Nag on the Lake
(Image credit: Flickr user Marshall Astor)
The following is an article from the book Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader Plunges into Music.
Love it or hate it, disco music will always be associated with the 1970s. But did it all begin and end in that decade? Not by a long shot- It actually had its roots in World War II Paris.
LE RÉSISTANCE
When you think of disco, what comes to mind? Probably polyester, mirror balls, and lines of dancers doing the Hustle. But surprisingly, the seeds that would one day grow into disco were first planted by the Nazis.
During their brutal occupation of France in World War II, the Germans outlawed any form of art and music that they deemed “impure.” The American jazz movement, which had experienced a renaissance in Paris in the 1930s, was high on the Nazi’s cultural hit list. In 1940 Hitler’s army began to shut down any cabaret that featured the “rhythms of belly-dancing negroes” and sending offenders to internment camps. (At the same time, however, the Nazis formed their own jazz band called Charlie and his Orchestra to broadcast taunting, satirical propaganda songs to the Allies over the radio.)
THE BEAT GOES ON
Unwilling to give up their beloved jazz, partying Parisians formed secret nightclubs that required passwords to get in, changed locations frequently, and tried to stay as quiet as possible. And without any jazz bands left, their only choice was to play records. The most famous club, Le Discotheque (French for “The Record Library”), opened on rue de la Huchette in 1941. With a discaire, or disc jockey, spinning jazz records all night long, the main attraction was dancing. Thumbing their noses at the occupying Reich, Le Discotheque and other underground clubs opened their doors to blacks and homosexuals, the same groups who would first embrace disco music 30 years later. The main ingredients that would result in disco in the 1970s were now in place.
LET’S DO THE TWIST!
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This parody of LMFAO’s “I’m Sexy and I Know It” starts a little weak and gets better as it goes. Just beam me up, Scotty! -via I Am Bored
I’m not sure this is what Chubby Checker had in mind when he recorded his smash hit, but I’d rather watch Frenchies dancing than a bunch of teens with bouffant hairdos. Just look at them go!
Via I has A Hot Dog
Monkeon wondered what if record labels, instead of hiring artists and photographers and making expensive concept covers for record albums, had just entered the album title into the search field on a stock photo service. It would have saved time and money, and since he went ahead and tried it himself, the covers would have been just as eye-catching! Of course, when many of these albums were produced, such service wasn’t available. But you can see a dozen examples of how it would have worked at his site. Link -via b3ta
Noah is 18 years old. He put a lot of thought into his version of “I’m Sexy and I Know It” by LMFAO, and it shows. He’s quite a singer, too. -via The Daily What
These three gentlemen perform a medley of songs from the Super Mario Bros. 3 soundtrack in style, and the addition of a standup bass is a nice touch.
Of course it never hurts to have players in your trio that are extremely talented and willing to wear paper costume accessories in the name of showmanship. This song makes me want to jump for joy!
–via TDW
Well, it's no Bohemian Rhapsody, but it looks like just as much fun. Here's how the Harvard baseball team killed some time on the road with a little Carly Rae Jepsen:
Link - (and yes, the guy in the back is actually asleep the whole time)"That song we had been crushing as a team," said Larrow, a junior third baseman and BC High graduate. "We had been listening to it in the locker room several times after every practice and we said we could do some kind of dance routine. So we figured out the up and down thing looked hilarious and we just went with it."
The patients and staff on the hemoncology floor of Seattle Children’s Hospital lip-sync “Stronger” by Kelly Clarkson for inspiration. Considering what these kids are fighting, getting dumped seems almost trivial. You can also see a making-of video. -via The Daily What
Jon Holmgeirsson from the Iceland Academy Of The Arts created this nifty little paper and plywood gramophone, which brings that raw sound back to your vinyl collection.
Powered by plugging it in to a wall outlet, or via 9 volt battery when you’re on the go, this clever contraption takes about an hour to put together, but the warmth and antiquated feel of the natural materials will last a lifetime.
Jon plans on releasing his paper gramophone to the public in the near future, so I’ve added it to my NEED list and I’m waiting patiently to get my hands on one and become the envy of my fellow vinylphiles.
Link –via DesignTAXI
Princess Peach stopped smelling the roses long enough to institute sweeping reforms throughout the Mushroom Kingdom, which have been set to music and accompanied by animation that looks like it was drawn by a nervous Koopa.
It’s more fun than having a plumber jump on your head, and it’s so cute and catchy that the tune will lurk around inside your head like a Shy Guy stalking around Bowser’s castle!
–via The Mary Sue
Hungry Hungry Hippos…Battleship…Pick-Up Sticks…Rubik’s Cube — all destroyed and turned into paste by a ruthless and relentless chef. Watch Ian Robertson’s excellent stop motion animated music video for Delta Heavy’s “Get By.”
Delta Heavy‘s Website -via Colossal
This cat is singing the blues because the guy he lives with keeps playing the guitar and preventing him from enjoying his nap. -via Laughing Squid
Antiquated? No. Floppy disk drives are cool. YouTube user MrSolidSnake745 used eight of them to perform the title theme to Doctor Who.
-via reddit
Brothers Johnnathan and Joshua Gerard call their style of dance Gerardam for obvious reasons. They took dubstep dancing and added elements of mime, contortion, and um, maybe some other stuff, too. Warning: dubstep music. -via The Daily What
Dutch musician and entertainer Arthur van Poppel has got himself the world's most awesome stand/band equipment/transportation. Behold, the Nautilus One-Man-Band (the flame is but one of the many things it can do).
Laughing Squid has more pics and the video clip of the Nautilus in action: Link
I’ve seen a lot of fan-made Avengers videos lately, but this one is not only funny, but it skewers two pop culture phenomenons at the same time! It’s a parody of the song “What Makes You Beautiful” by One Direction. -Thanks, Kayilen!
Math artist Vi Hart illustrates the relationship between music and mathematical symmetry. From the YouTube page:
A visual and musical expression of mathematical symmetry groups. The transformations done to the video are equivalent to the transformations done to the notes.
These type of repeating patterns are called frieze patterns. A couple wallpaper groups are also represented.
But the video is intuitive: You don’t have to completely understand it to enjoy it! -via Waxy.org
After seeing this intriguing video, I looked for more information on Japanese yodeler Takeo Ischi. Here’s a little bit from his German Wikipedia entry, translated by Google:
Takeo Ishi grew up in Tokyo and studied after school engineering , because he should one day take over his father’s business. In his spare time, he was a zither and dulcimer enthusiastic, so he taught himself to play these instruments in Tokyo. About the records yodler Franz Lang , he even learned to yodel, so that he soon got an appearance on Japanese television. Then he went to Europe and sang in Switzerland in a tourist restaurant near Zurich from where he was immediately hired. Then he himself sang in front of his idol Franz Lang, who took him under his wing and into the mission of “early start” with Maria Hellwig brought. After that he was in the German as “yodeling Japanese” known. He received numerous appearances on radio and television and was popular with colleagues from the music on the move. In Mary Hellwig’s “barn” in Reit im Winkl he was a permanent guest. Takeo Ishi lived with his wife and four sons, Maximilian, Michael, Andrew and Luke in Reit im Winkl .
-via Arbroath
Canucks everywhere have got to stick up for each other, so when a Canadian soldier and redditor's mom sent him 4 Justin Bieber (yes, a Canadian) T-shirts, he wrangled three of his buddies to pose: Link - via reddit
The Human Tim presents a rocking rendition of the theme song to the animated TV classic DuckTales, complete with drums and a hardcore breakdown in the middle that will bang your head with childhood memories.
Head over to Tim’s Facebook page to download this and many other amazing cover versions of nerdy classics by The Human Tim!
Link –Tim’s Facebook Page Link
–via Topless Robot
Jason Edmiston confirms what I’ve always suspected-some of the biggest legends in rock and roll history are actually monsters in disguise!
Watch them shred, claw and roar their way into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, one twisted chord at a time.
I’m surprised Keith Richards isn’t featured among this motley crew, because there has to be monster blood pumping through his veins for him to have lived this long!
–Phone Booth Gallery Link
Link –via Creep Machine
This is one cool animated music video for Pree‘s song “Te Koop/A Vendre”, and it’s full of rich paper textures and a nature theme that finds the band playing with the birds in the trees. It’s a visual delight, and the song ain’t bad either!
–via Cartoon Brew
If you’re looking for a good education, top ranking sports programs and a peer group striving for academic excellence then you should probably look into attending Duke, Wake Forest or the University of North Carolina.
But if you want to attend college for the booze, buds and sunbathing then you should check out North Carolina State!
I’m not sure whether this short film was made as a joke or a student’s attempt to recruit more party people for their campus, but either way it’s fun to watch and totally 80s!
–via Ology
Move over Billy Joel, because Ethan W. is coming to take over your position as Rock’s Piano Man, and he’s got a lot of growing up to do yet!
Watch as Ethan delivers a Grammy worthy performance, accompanied by his dad on acoustic guitar, all the while proving that he’s the new face of Rock and Roll piano.
–via Best Week Ever
Cornel Hrisca-Munn was born without forearms and deformed right leg. He was given just days to live and his birth mother left him in an institution where he was "dumped in a battered metal cot in a bare room crammed full of other unwanted or disabled babies, given a little milk and left to die." But Cornel refused to die:
... Cornel had other ideas, wriggling restlessly around on his filthy mattress as best he could and somehow taking in enough calories each day to gain weight. When he was seven months old, a visiting doctor noticed the bright-eyed, feisty infant in need of medical treatment. He appealed to a British woman who, by chance, was there as part of an aid project, for help. Within months, Cornel's grim future had been transformed into one of hope.
Today, the young man is midway through his first year at Oxford University, studying philosophy and theology. And oh, and as you can tell from his YouTube clip above, he plays a mean drum, too.
So. The next time you're having a bad day, just remember the story of Cornel Hrisca-Munn, the armless drummer: Link - via MSNBC
I’m not sure why the combination works, but it totally does. Hollywood musical queen Rita Hayworth (1918-1987) dances to the Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive.” The musical rhythm syncs with the dancing, and sometimes the on-screen singing, too.
-via American Digest
Ah, Bohemian Rhapsody, is there anything it can't do? It works as a theme music for the ride to jail after a drinking binge, magical song by a Starship captain, and now, as the family song on the ride to school.
Check out this cute clip by YouTube southlandification, who wrote:
It has become a morning habit to sing Bohemian Rhapsody on the way to school in the morning. Depending on traffic, we can usually start the song as we pull out of the driveway, and pull into the school just as the song ends.
Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] - via Yahoo! Screen
B3ta member Mr. Eraserhead made quick edits of the Discovery show Blue Planet to create a music video for “Cusp” by Eraserhead. Sweet! -via b3ta
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