Monday 26 March 2007
Sad but beautiful
it's good to know that, in the face of horrible circumstances, some people are born romantics. Beautiful.
Tuesday 20 February 2007
Bring out your dead!!!
I'm sure this is being greeted in the respective boardrooms as a fantastic bit of trans-brand synergy, two quintessentially british brands uniting etc etc, but frankly I see something more sinister.
Marmite and Guiness coming together? Wasn't there something about that in the Book of Revelations, in between the whore of babylon overdoing it slightly on the blood of saints and wise words about anointing one's eyes with eyesalve?
14 And then I come unto the tabernacle where victuals lie
15 and a voice said 'Lo! the yeast shall combine with that which is already yeast-ed
16 and the beast will arise in the seven corners of the kitchen
17 The black drink shall blacken further and black shall be the matter
18 and all movement shall stop and blacken further'
19 and all who heard where sore afraid and did infuse water with herbs
20 and added the juice of the four-legged...er...unto..it.
Marmite and Guiness coming together? Wasn't there something about that in the Book of Revelations, in between the whore of babylon overdoing it slightly on the blood of saints and wise words about anointing one's eyes with eyesalve?
14 And then I come unto the tabernacle where victuals lie
15 and a voice said 'Lo! the yeast shall combine with that which is already yeast-ed
16 and the beast will arise in the seven corners of the kitchen
17 The black drink shall blacken further and black shall be the matter
18 and all movement shall stop and blacken further'
19 and all who heard where sore afraid and did infuse water with herbs
20 and added the juice of the four-legged...er...unto..it.
Thursday 8 February 2007
Business Time
OK, so they've only been featured countless times on TV, had their own advert and their own series on Radio4, but somehow I feel that Flight of the Conchords are mine. Mine! Mwahahhaa.
I was going to put on a video version of Business Time but frankly the two vid versions I could find are a bit shithouse compared to that MP3. Same goes for this. I think that's part of the reason I like'em as the songs change every time I see'em. OK, so that means occasionally a version of a tune doesn't quite ignite (if that's not a bit too ROCK!), but I'd rather that then see identikit versions of songs, let alone entire acts. Yes, I'm looking at you. They're also one of the few comedy acts I've seen (see also Jim Tavare) who play instruments as part of their act without leaving you with the sneaking suspicion that they're living out a rock star fantasy and you're being dragged along for the ride. Unlike....
You can listen to more here here and and watch more here.
I was going to put on a video version of Business Time but frankly the two vid versions I could find are a bit shithouse compared to that MP3. Same goes for this. I think that's part of the reason I like'em as the songs change every time I see'em. OK, so that means occasionally a version of a tune doesn't quite ignite (if that's not a bit too ROCK!), but I'd rather that then see identikit versions of songs, let alone entire acts. Yes, I'm looking at you. They're also one of the few comedy acts I've seen (see also Jim Tavare) who play instruments as part of their act without leaving you with the sneaking suspicion that they're living out a rock star fantasy and you're being dragged along for the ride. Unlike....
You can listen to more here here and and watch more here.
Pete'n'Dud
Recently I've been getting in to Peter Cook and Dudley Moore (and in fact any Beyond the Fringe I can find). Getting in to things long after the bandwagon has done it's final nostalgia tour and been decommissioned seems to be a bit of a recurring theme at the mo, as I recently 'discovered' The Smiths. This summer I'm setting sail west from Plymouth and sticking a flag in whatever land mass I come across.
Anyway, I was going to post this, which is Kruder and Dorfmeister or whatever those muppet grouches are called recut to voice a classic Derek'n'Clive sketch. I then realised it was a slightly less funny version of this, soI thought I'd find some of the good shit instead..
Anyway, I was going to post this, which is Kruder and Dorfmeister or whatever those muppet grouches are called recut to voice a classic Derek'n'Clive sketch. I then realised it was a slightly less funny version of this, soI thought I'd find some of the good shit instead..
Monday 29 January 2007
Bussa Bus...Mr Mosley on the beats...
Two of my favourite people in hip-hop in the studio. I put this on mainly for how excited Busta Rhymes gets when he hears the little hidden loop on Tim's keyboard. That and his Timbaland impression.
Of the two in terms of output, Busta misses more but when he gets it right, he really gets it right. Also, what can you say about a man who was given his name, aged 9, by Chuck D? Not much bad, that's what.
As for Timbaland? Genius. Totally recognisable style, makes pop hits with the strangest instrumental vocab: an entire song made up of hand clapping, one horn sample and a bass synth note = worldwide chart hit. He is, quite simply, the badger's nadgers. See what I mean?
Of the two in terms of output, Busta misses more but when he gets it right, he really gets it right. Also, what can you say about a man who was given his name, aged 9, by Chuck D? Not much bad, that's what.
As for Timbaland? Genius. Totally recognisable style, makes pop hits with the strangest instrumental vocab: an entire song made up of hand clapping, one horn sample and a bass synth note = worldwide chart hit. He is, quite simply, the badger's nadgers. See what I mean?
Saturday 27 January 2007
Friday 26 January 2007
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