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Music

The Quarantine Song

Now THIS, good people, is the textbook definition of “lemonade” from that irritating saying about lemons. Professional Australian Christiaan Van Vuuren has apparently been placed under strict quarantine due to TB. To cope with the isolation, he started making music videos in his hospital room under the name Fully Sick Rapper.

Good on ya, mate! And [...]

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OK GO! BEST BEST BEST Video EVER

I have seen a lot of music videos in my lifetime. I was there when MTV started. I remember Peter Gabriel’s Sledgehammer, Dire Straits’ Money For Nothing, and MJ’s Thriller, and I can say without exaggeration THIS IS MY NEW FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEO. The Mouse-trappy Rube Goldbergness of it all. A triumph!
I guess EMI smartened [...]

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Mario Paint Pi

I’ve only ever heard a couple of covers of Hard ‘n Phirm songs but this one may be my fave.
via @JesseFromCanada

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Broken Bells – The High Road

What would a collaboration between The Shins’ James Mercer and Danger Mouse sound like? THIS. It would sound exactly like this. And that is GOOD.
Pitchfork reported on this way back in September of aught 9 but only just today was I fortunate enough to stumble upon the cherubic music-baby of these two talented chaps.
Broken Bells’ [...]

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Pants On The Ground REMIX

Well, you knew this was coming.

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Goonies: The Musical

I’m glad this is a thing.
via @neuroticmonkey

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80s. Glamrock. Xmas. Video.

Thanks to Jonah Ray, Paul Bonanno, Annie Hardy, Rob Huebel, Brendon Walsh, Dave Gibbs, Ambrielle Web, Eli Braden & adult entertainment megastar Dana DeArmond.
Another set of thanks hurled at AOTS EPs Vinny Rutherford and Joshua Brentano for giving us cash money and a great G4-ey crew.
Thanks also go out to the 1980s for existing solely [...]

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Suck It, “The Christmas Shoes”

I could go ON AND ON about why “The Christmas Shoes” is the worst song ever written and subsequently recorded but why read words when you can hear a live performance of it by myself and Phirm with Patton Oswalt interjecting wonderful commentary throughout?

Possess it forever here!
Recorded at Comedy Death Ray’s Xmas Show, 2006
Submitted by [...]

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Muppets Ring Xmas Bells

As long as Soapbox keeps making and leaking these to me, I’ll keep postin’ ‘em. And from what I understand, there will be more. For the first time in ages this wave of new vids make the Muppets feel like “The Muppet Show” again.
Hurray!

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All I Want For Christmas (Is To Rock)

FUN BACKSTORY
A few years ago I played a character named Stacee Jaxx in a brand new 80s rock musical called “Rock of Ages,” written by my pal Chris D’Arienzo. It was truly AMAZING for me–like million dollar karaoke. And who wouldn’t want to play a douchebag rock star? We did the show in 2005 and [...]

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