I wish I could see Fred Astaire make short work of a staircase like this.
Carl Sagan auto-tune collab with Stephen Hawking
Ever since my homie Marcio sampled Carl Sagan on his My Light Year project, I feel like Carl Sagan has grown towards critical mass as a remix icon. This meme intertwines with the auto-tune meme and hits its zenith in this video, which is seriously a hot track if you’re not sooo over the auto-tune
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
New Henry Clay People at HearYa.com
A whole slew of new live tracks by hometown classic rock advocates The Henry Clay People are free for download over at HearYa.com, including a gratuitous cover of Jackson Browne’s “Runnin’ On Empty”. If you wonder what they’ve been writing since leaving LA on a national tour, HearYa reports, “The band set up in record
Is it even frenching? Eric Wareheim dir. Depeche Mode
If you’re a fan of Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! and Depeche Mode, you’ll probably dig this video. If you’re just a fan of just Tim & Eric, you might too. If you’re a fan of Depeche Mode and have never heard of Tim & Eric, you might need a minute. This is
Led Zeppelin at six months old: Copenhagen, 1969
So I finally saw “It Might Get Loud” at the one theater in LA still playing it, and it has plenty of lovely moments in it. Not the least of them was Jimmy Page playing a quiet solo rendition of “Ramble On”, explaining that the acoustic parts served as “whispers” to the “thunder” of the
There is a password for a free show tonight by The Dance Party
In case you missed their recent strip-club show, our darling gents The Dance Party are playing a show at the Viper Room tonight, and there’s a password to get in for the low-low price of free. This gives the event an air of speakeasy, like the club entrance might be hidden between a radiator and
Bacon kid: Bacon Is Good For Me (tha remixx)
I think Star Wars kid just found a new member for the viral phenom support group. Taking bets on how long it’ll be before we get some lightsabers up in this vid. Download the mp3 here, and know that you’re providing a young reality television star with a chance in this world.
Did World Trade Center designer Daniel Libeskind just build an homage to Van Halen?
I’m really hoping he did: Tangential to live music, but I thought you’d want to know.
Fan-sourced music vid makes me want to hear more Grizzly Bear
Fans are amazing things, particularly fans like this. I haven’t given Grizzly Bear much of an ear, but just the fact that a fan did this makes me want to listen closer. This video makes me want to get in it, if just to chill with those bunnies with the goggles on for a minute.