The Bird and The Bee: Polite Dance Song
It’s a shame those smart people at the record labels chose “Embedding disabled by request,” because this video by Tim & Eric for The Bird and The Bee‘s “Polite Dance Song” had hella viral potential. As is, I just saw it two years later. If this hero shot is any indicator, you’ll want to watch
These United States vs MTV, 1993
Here’s our former Artists In Residence, These United States with a historical timepiece in the nick of time for 2010: The long-lost submission to MTV, c. 1993. They look about as old as the kids at the pool party, don’t you think? Or at least as old as the cast of Beverly Hills, 90210 did
Billy Corgan tickles the ivories, tries on some country
I can’t decide which drippy news source to link to, so I’ll just let you Google “billy corgan jessica simpson” and see what you come up with. And who wouldn’t have an opinion on that one? But let’s get down to it, we don’t care about the elusive link between John Mayer and Smashing Pumpkins,
Light FM at Spaceland, softly
This is from a few weeks back, but there’s a nice simplicity to this Light FM song. And something special about pretty colors in soft focus.
Michael Jackson accompanies himself on guitar
Okay, the title is probably false. But I know when I first saw the cover to MJ’s “Music and Me“, I thought, “holy crap, Michael Jackson actually plays guitar?” Because we all hear about Prince being a 400-instrument virtuoso who’s mastered everything from electric bass to soprano piccolo, but I’ve never seen Michael hold anything
Condoleezza Rice on getting to Carnegie Hall
As a self-respecting man, I can’t stand watching the View. But sometimes I’m bound and gagged and forced to watch it, and occasionally there’s someone interesting. A few months ago I heard Condoleezza Rice touch on her expectations as a growing musician: “I thought I was going to play Carnegie Hall. I mean, I was a
Modest Mouse video is creatively disturbing
There’s a lot of talky writing about this Modest Mouse vid over at BoingBoing, including a link to the making-of, but I’d just say watch it and appreciate all the very creative and very disturbing things happening here. I, for one, am a sucker for any cross-section of earth that belies all the stuff hidden
Music as exercise incentive
I wish I could see Fred Astaire make short work of a staircase like this.
On the fence about Friday night, LA?

Here’s an easy fix for your Friday night social woes: some guy who you’ve never met’s birthday party! But don’t be weirded out, because The Dance Party will be there playing their relentlessly radio-ready pop rock. Have you not seen them yet? They live here now. All the way from DC. Seriously, if The Dance