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12.04.08 by Widge @ 11:55 pm
So our twisted friends Paul and Storm have decided to ring in the Xmas bells with a little Randy. Yes, they're taking their "What If..." cycle of songs to their logical and mad conclusion, in which various and sundry movies get a little musical help from Mr. Newman. It's "25 Days of Newman." So far they're just on Day 5, and they've managed to take on Cloverfield, The Godfather...and some movie with Spartans in it, showing above. (Or for finicky feedreaders, here's all the tracks.) Stay tuned to their website, or just cut to the chase and subscribe to their RSS feed or via iTunes. Just remember: you've got a friend in them. Categorized as: Music
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12.04.08 by Widge @ 11:28 pm So there I am, minding my own business and listening to music on my machine when the Rebirth Brass Band came on my randomized playlist, doing a quite righteous rendition of Miles Davis' "All Blues." So pleased was I to have this injection of brass sounds into my evening, that I wished to share it with all of you. Unable to find the Miles cover, though, I throw this at you. Never mind the drunk people parade, focus on the ease with which these guys blow. It's rather unnerving. And awesome. Categorized as: Music
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12.03.08 by Widge @ 1:20 am Okay, so here's my story. Before Atlanta SuperCon, Dana "El Snyde" Snyder brought up--again--that there was this amazing band that played every Thursday night down at Trader Vic's here in Atlanta. They start off as a regular tiki type band, he said, but then as the night progresses they evolve into this weird amalgam of tiki, 80s covers and metal. And, he boasted, they perform a version of "Pinball Wizard" set to the tune of "Folsom Prison Blues." I know, your mind might need to work on that for a minute, but trust me: it works. Dana was right about everything. In fact, he may have undersold them. The band is Big Mike Geier and Kingsized. Here he is on MySpace. They are so smooth they are almost frictionless. In addition to the Who/Johnny Cash mashup, they performed "Come Sail Away" by Styx as though Mike were singing to bring down Jesus. They also performed a metal version of "My Heart Will Go On." It was ridiculous. As I was thinking back on that night with fond memories of badass live music, I pondered: surely there must be some YouTube goodies of Big Mike and company. Sure enough, here you go: Categorized as: Music
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11.28.08 by Widge @ 1:11 pm Yet another reason to keep up with cool bits that they are constantly posting on TED is this presentation/performance, in which a 1955 performance by Glenn Gould is broken down into data and then re-interpreted by the 21st Century equivalent of a player piano. So you're basically as close to being at Gould's actual performance as you can manage without a time machine. Be warned: Walker does laugh like Ernie. Just bear in mind that your grandchildren will be using this same technology to recreate legendary performances of Rock Band. Kick that around in your brain pan for a while, huh? Categorized as: Music
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11.17.08 by Doc @ 2:03 pm So amidst the old commercials and lame cellphone vids of college students doing shit they'll regret in 10 years, YouTube holds the unrecognized talent of multitudes. Much like I use MySpace now, YouTube exists primarily as a vehicle for me to stumble on random musicians that can rock my face off without me giving the RIAA any money. I previously shared the faceless Fretkillr, flat-picker extrordinaire. And thanks to CNN/SI's penchant for weird pop culture tidbits, I can now bring you the awesome that is Sungha Jung, a 10-year-old Korean boy with some serious acoustic guitar chops. He's got over 120 vids on his channel, but I've pulled a couple of my faves out here. Let's start off with a little Pink Floyd, shall we? Goodbye Blue Sky U2 and more after the break. [[ More videos this way... ]] Categorized as: Music
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