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Robot Unicorn Attack

Billy — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:36:23 +0000

Today’s Terrific Tuesday has a bit of a twist. This little game is the most awesome gay little addicting game you may ever play. Part of what makes it so good is the soundtrack. The song is Always by Erasure.

Jump and dash to your dreams with Robot Unicorn Attack!

As a little bonus, here is the music video to the Erasure song.

OK Go Videos

Billy — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:04:13 +0000

OK Go makes some of the best music videos around. So here they are!

Here is their latest video for This Too Shall Pass. It features an awesome Rube Goldberg device that lasts the length of the entire video. Enjoy!

Next is probably their most seen video for Here it Goes Again. Yes, it is the treadmill video.

And finally, this is my favorite video and song of theirs. May I present to you A Million Ways.

OK Go -A Million Ways
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The Raveonettes – Heart of Stone

Billy — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:17:56 +0000

This is a neat looking video to a super sounding song! I know nothing of the Raveonettes, except that this is some sweet shoegaze music and I’m going to check out their other stuff now.

The Raveonettes – Heart of Stone
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Caribou

Billy — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:38:09 +0000

Caribou is the brainchild of Daniel Snaith. Andorra is his latest release in 2007. His music has a sound to it most similar to 60’s and early 70’s pop music, but with a weird kind of trippy twist. It’s hard to describe. My usual player that I would have on the right side isn’t there because the album isn’t available on Lala yet, blast! You can preview the album on Amazon by clicking here, or on iTunes here.

I saw Caribou live in Orlando at The Social in 2008, and they were fantastic. They perform with two drum sets on stage. At times when the songs built up progressively, Snaith, sat down at the second drum set, got all ready, and then unleashed on the drums in concert with the main drummer. I’m not sure who that was, because Snaith records the albums in his studio by himself, then tours with a band.

Anyway, the album is incredible, and most likely different than any you may have heard before. Check it out at those links above, and watch these videos.

First is the album’s opening track, Melody Day. This one has a real strong 60’s pop feel to it. Speaking of melody, you may notice that he recorded his vocals on the same pitch four times I believe. That gives it a cool feel.

Next is Irene, the second-to-last track on the album. This one has a kind of low-battery-Walkman sound to it with the pitch wavering a bit. The synthesized drum beat and quiet vocals give the song a real light breezy feel that often sends chills down my back.

And here is the final track, Niobe. The album gradually escapes anything normal, and ends on this track. I love it. I can’t quite put my finger on why it is so great. The best activity to do during this song is spacing out I believe.

Now, if you’re still with me, and find yourself loving this music, like I do, here is a bonus little mini documentary. Daniel talks about some of his inspiration and recording methods for the album. It’s pretty cool stuff.

Carl Lewis – Break It Up

Billy — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:30:58 +0000

It’s Terrible Tuesday time again! Since the Olympics are happening at the moment, I figured it was time to pull this out of the internet archives. This marks the second video by an incredible athlete that I’ve posted on this site (see LT’s video here).

I feel it is necessary to mention that Carl Lewis is one of the greatest athletes to ever live. He has ten Olympic medals, nine of which are gold, and his long jump world record that he set in 1984 of 8.79 meters (28.8 ft) still stands. That’s unbelievable! You know where the free throw line is in relation to a basketball hoop right? Well, he jumped nearly twice that distance. Most people couldn’t jump from the line to the bottom half of the circle at the top of the key.

Okay, so we know that Carl Lewis is the man. He jumped farther than any human who has ever lived, and came real close to world record times in sprints. So then, he was obviously feeling pretty hot, and on top of his game, so why not go ahead and make a smash hit single along with a music video? Well, the answer to “why not” resides below. Lucky for us, there is some footage of his track feats included in the video. Enjoy.

The Anderson Gang

Billy — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:59:16 +0000

Here’s a bit of local flavor for ya! This is the latest single released by The Anderson Gang. I learned of these guys from a friend of a friend of mine, Daniel Anderson Berry, who is in the band, and I believe is the band’s namesake. We met when we were each enjoying some redneck scrap metal going around a race track at the annual Crash-A-Rama. I believe all the band members are from Florida, which is where I’m now located. This song has a nice mellow country type of feel to it.

This is the first music I’ve promoted on here made by people I actually know, and I’m happy to say I honestly do like the song! The single, called Ashes can be heard below, click on that little player there. It can also be downloaded for free at this link:

http://theandersongang.bandcamp.com/

Check them out on Myspace. And become a fan on Facebook.

M83, The Presets, and Radiohead/UNKLE

Billy — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:09:34 +0000

Here are a few music videos that I quite enjoy, maybe you will too. I picked each of them because of both the quality of the song and video.

First off we have M83 – We Own the Sky. The video is incredible, and to see it in HD, you’ll have to click on through to Vimeo. Great song, great video. You may recognize the song from the snowboard video That’s It That’s All.

Next is a song with a great beat and melody. This is the Australian band The Presets with Girl and the Sea. I’m going to take a guess that you’ll watch this one many times. I know I have and still will.

Finally, here is one of my favorite music videos of all time. Yes, it is really strange, but give it a chance, let it pull you in. The song is Rabbit in Your Headlights by Radiohead and UNKLE. Great song, crazy awesome video. Enjoy!

Prisencolinensinainciusol

Billy — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:31:29 +0000

Prisencolinensinainciusol…try saying that one time slowly. Today’s Terrific Tuesday is actually from the 70’s. I watched this video a few times. I was drawn into it for some reason. The music is great, the dancing is pretty awesome, and the lyrics kept almost sounding like something, but then like nothing.

So I did a little research on Wikipedia. Turns out the lyrics are pure gibberish. Adriano Celentano, the man behind this song, had just written some songs with deep meaning, so he wanted to write a song about nothing. So here it is, enjoy!

That 1 Guy

Billy — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:57:46 +0000

I thought I had posted about this dude before, but alas, I have not. This here fellow goes by the moniker “That 1 Guy.” He plays his homemade instrument that he dubbed The Magic Pipe. It’s this crazy contraption with metal piping and heavy duty joints with strings and amps and all kinds of doodads.

He is a solo act and performs incredible music with his magic pipe. Over the past decade or so, he had released a couple of albums, and they both had some cool songs on them like Butt Machine and Weasel Pot Pie, but neither compared to seeing him live. He just released a new album called Packs a Wallop that, I think, does a great job of bringing some of the feel of his live performances to a studio album. You can hear the whole album streaming right here!

I saw him in concert last year and my mind was blown. He is an all around performer. He is one of those people who just seems to be oozing with rhythm. He tours all over all the time, and is playing near me soon again. He puts on one of the most interesting and entertaining shows that you can see.

Here is a really cool video clip about him. It’s the highest quality video I’ve seen on him, and after it’s over, there will be some links to live performances if YouTube’s related videos thing works right. So enjoy, check out his album, and go see him in a show!

Gabby La La

Billy — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:51:33 +0000

Here’s a weird one for ya! Lately I’ve been listening to Gabby La La’s album, Be Careful What You Wish For. At first listen, or even glimpse, one might be quick to think that she is just a strange person who sings kids songs or something. I’d argue she’s much different than what you may first think. So go ahead, click play over there, and have a listen as you read this.

I first heard of Gabby when I saw her open for Colonel Claypool’s Bucket of Bernie Brains. She was a solo act, and performed with her sitar, theramin, loop machine, and accordion. Her tunes and beats were very original, and in her huge pink wig and large sunglasses, I found her very intriguing. She’s got a style all her own, and is a very talented musician. She sings in a real high voice, which fits right in with her quirky little songs. After her portion of the show, she joined in with Les Claypool, Buckethead, Brain, and Bernie Worrell and was part of the band for the rest of the show.

Some of the songs you may quickly find yourself tapping your foot to are Backpack, Butter and Eggs (see video below), and Be Careful What You Wish For. The album demonstrates her wide variety of musical talent. Golden Flea is heavy on the sitar, which she plays incredibly in live shows.

So check out her stuff, I think some of you will really like it, I do! Now for some videos.

First, we have a live performance in her home town of Petaluma, CA. She is playing Butter and Eggs. You will see how well she performs and isn’t afraid to do weird things to get the audience involved, like making chicken noises.

And this next one is a really well made music video. I’m not sure if it’s the official video, or even who made it, but the song is Elf.