02/26/2008
Kim Jong Il's Communist Jams
In the spirit of recent cultural diplomacy, I thought a post dedicated to bridging the North Korean / American gap was in order. While Kim Jong Il did not attend last night's New York Philharmonic concert in Pyongyang, that doesn't mean "The Gr ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 02/26/2008 12:55 PM EST in WTF? | Permalink
02/21/2008
The World's Greatest Music Collection Sells for $3 Million?!
Really? That's it? Well, if you consider this particular collection to be, in fact, the greatest in the world, then I would assume it would have a much higher price tag. Granted, the collection was estimated at having a value of $50 million b ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 02/21/2008 2:07 PM EST in WTF?, Editorial | Permalink
02/19/2008
The Flaming Lips Re-Record "Free Radicals" in Simlish, The Language of The Sims Video game
And it is bizarre! We all know The Flaming Lips are an eccentric and progressive band to begin with, which is why we love them...but "Free Radicals (Simlish Version) recorded for EA's Sims 2 Pets Soundtrack takes their eccentricity to a whole ne ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 02/19/2008 4:57 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Experimental, WTF? | Permalink
02/13/2008
Nerdcore Rising! A Documentary About The Kind of Music That Will Not Get You Girls
Nerd-rap? Nerdcore? If these terms are unfamiliar to you then chances are you have a life. A new documentary entitled Nerdcore Rising, which debuts at this year's SXSW festival, takes an inside look at the totally uncontroversial music genre tha ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 02/13/2008 5:45 PM EST in Hip-Hop, WTF?, YouTube | Permalink
01/31/2008
Hey Paul and Ringo! Please Stop Releasing Solo Albums!
When I think of all the successful musicians who died an early death, I understand that yes, it is a terrible shame they didn't live longer but on the other side, at least they didn't live long enough to record maudlin major label adult contempo ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 01/31/2008 12:29 PM EST in WTF? | Permalink
01/17/2008
A Proper Mitzvah with Bob Dylan and Harry Dean Stanton
Bob Dylan has said time and time again that he subscribes to no organized religion. He isn't interested in rabbis, or preachers, or evangelists. For him, the spirituality of the music is all that matters, he believes in the songs. Perhaps t ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 01/17/2008 4:38 PM EST in WTF?, YouTube | Permalink
01/10/2008
Who Knew Steven Colbert Was A Rapper?
I'm not sure how old this clip is, but it has been on youtube for about a year, and has gotten plenty of views. "Who's Line Is It Anyway" is an improve comedy show that started in Britain in 1988 as a radio show. In this clip, Wayne Brady, ...
Read MorePosted by Finnegan on 01/10/2008 6:27 PM EST in Hip-Hop, WTF?, YouTube | Permalink
01/07/2008
Chunky Pam Reppin' Jersey!
Thanks to the always hilarious, yet never safe for work site known as Crucial Brutal, I discovered Chunky Pam and her Myspace Page. As Adrants stated, "rap just begs for parody". Check out DIRRRTY JERZY by Chunky Pam: These are some AMAZI ...
Read MorePosted by Finnegan on 01/07/2008 6:59 PM EST in Hip-Hop, WTF?, YouTube | Permalink
01/04/2008
BEACH BOY BRIAN WILSON'S LOST RAP RECORDING, "SMART GIRLS!"
This may be the worst song ever created. Brian Wilson obviously had no control over his life during the late 80's. He was so uninspired during this period, that he created a lame rap song. If that wasn't bad enough, he samples all of his 60's ...
Read MorePosted by Joe on 01/04/2008 3:01 PM EST in 60's Pop, Hip-Hop, WTF? | Permalink
12/30/2007
Go Get Ya Nails Did with Kid Sister!!!
At the moment, I'm listening to Chicago-based Kid Sister's frivolous single "Pro Nails," a wet and shiny ode to nail polish, and sheepishly bouncing my shoulders. It's a well manicured track with NO cracks, so please file it down...in your music ...
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