November 2010
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Corrections: Wire Creator Not Actually Optimistic... →
Here’s a bit of nice, refreshing pessimism.
Nov 30th
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Nov 29th
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Nov 25th
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Nov 25th
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Nov 20th
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Nov 20th
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Nov 19th
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God Gave Rock And Roll To You
As mentioned earlier. Part 1 - The original by Argent, 1973. Part II - The Kiss version, 1991.
Nov 19th
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Nov 19th
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Nov 19th
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Nov 18th
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Nov 18th
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Nov 18th
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Graham Bonnet's "thing"
For those who don’t know what I meant, here’s the man himself explaining it. Part 1 Part 2
Nov 18th
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Michael Schenker Group - Dancer
First with original vocalist Gary Barden. Next with replacement vocalist Graham Bonnet. While I like Graham Bonnet’s “thing” (many do not), I prefer the Gary Barden version. Bonnet’s a little overblown in the verses for me.
Nov 18th
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Nov 17th
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Jump!, a short film by Jordan Baseman about the aforementioned Steve “Krusher” Joule, heavy metal graphic designer for the likes of Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath, as well as for long-running British rock magazine Kerrang!.
Nov 17th
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Nov 17th
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Nov 17th
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Born Again
“…when Gillan finally got to see a finished sleeve he hated it with a vengeance and hence the now famous quote “I looked at the cover and puked!” — Steve “Krusher” Joule, explaining the origins of the cover art to Black Sabbath’s 1983 album Born Again.
Nov 17th
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Nov 17th
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Buddy Rich - Tying it all together
Here are two drum battle videos.  The first one is with Ed Shaughnessy, long time drummer during Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show era, as well as the drummer in the Jim Henson film in my previous post. The second is with Animal on The Muppet Show, which, obviously, is another brain child of Jim Henson and company. I’m not sure who the actual drummer is for Animal’s parts.
Nov 13th
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Nov 13th
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Trailer for “Here Come the Waves: The Hazards of Love Visualized”, a film based on the most recent album by The Decemberists.
Nov 12th
“Entertainment isn’t a suspension of belief, but a suspension of values. It may...”
– Greil Marcus, Lipstick Traces: A Secret History Of The Twentieth Century.
Nov 12th
Nov 11th
Old Dirty Bastard - Don't U Know
From 1995’s Return To The 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version.
Nov 10th
Nov 9th
Coloring comic books the way they used to →
Imagine if these were your only choices.
Nov 9th
The Beach Boys - Trader
From the 1973 album Holland.
Nov 4th
The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations
Rehearsal and live, 1976.
Nov 4th
Little Richard - Lucille
In 1963 on British television. In 1969 at the Live Peace Festival in Toronto.
Nov 3rd
Nov 3rd
Hooray For Earth - True Loves →
One of my absolute favorite bands, Hooray For Earth, has released a song from their upcoming album.  Listen to it, and then buy all of their previous records.  Then go see them live.
Nov 1st