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A neat song for a neat day – Starflyer 59 with their catchy little ditty, “The Brightest of the Head”: (continue reading…)

You can’t argue with the sweet, melodic voice of WWE wrestler the Undertaker. This Sunday the Undertaker goes for his 20th consecutive WrestleMania victory against Triple H, and Vegas oddsmakers heavily favor the Undertaker. Rumors the contest is fixed are baloney, of course. And this little ditty reveals that the “Dead Man” may have missed his calling as a professional singer rather than a professional wrestler. Of course, the inarguably mesmerizing results are quite possibly the work of studio magic, and no doubt a A-list song writer.

The lyric “Rotting flesh/Moving carcass” is the one that brought me to tears. This may as well be the first song where the singer makes the promise to “embalm” his listeners. Paul Bearer’s guitar skills certainly must have come in handy as well: (continue reading…)

Ah, better times, when the Simpsons was consistently the funniest show:

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Take that, Italians, Mexicans, and Japanese! My Swedish peeps finally has a mafia! And, apparently, it’s for the dogs.

The Funky Ceili (Live) by Black 47… Recorded last week, they are still playing it!

This is MuteMath Live from Letterman. And this Wednesday at Amos’ Southend, MuteMath will be live in Charlotte! Woo hoo! Got my tickets, ya’ll!

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What a great day to play:

BEHOLD! The glory of the taxidermy badger theramin!

Davy Jones of the prototype boy band/Beatles hybrid, the Monkees, died today. Their 25 minutes of fame were before my time, but I greatly enjoyed this shoddily lip-synced music video. Look for the guitar player strumming his tie:

Fronted by the lovely and mega-talented Karin Bergquist Over the Rhine is one the great under-appreciated bands, and one of Ohio’s finest exports, which is still going strong after 20 years. Here’s Over the Rhine from Dutch television in 1992 with a great rendition of their song “If I’m Drowning”: (continue reading…)