Because they're cute and/or disturbing...

Of course, I don't think there're all that many folks who'll care, but I just leeched a pre-release copy of the new Meatloaf album, Bat out of Hell III, and decided to do a review post.
The album isn't a particularly cohesive unit.  I figure this is at least in part due to the fact that this is a compilation of songs -- Bat I and II were all by Jim ( Read more... )

nsfw, but for non-standard reasons. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKSUt8yY7Q8
Despite the fact that watching this kills brain cells, I'm still laughing.

I'm back.  Was a good trip, though driving home in 4 days sucked.  This weekend is crazybusy, and my sleep schedule is a little wonky.  I'll descend into something more like humanity in a few days..

So, I woke up this morning to this brilliant video of Oops I did it again, with a flaming sousaphone. (brought to you by the wonderful Phoenix Projekt-  LA's fire conclave)
In addition to being damn cool, the singer's voice is creepy tweaky awesome, and I know I have heard other things by this artist.  Unfortunately, I'm unable to come up with his ( Read more... )

Roger (Syd) Barrett dies.

.. in the same field as Loose Change, but a little less conspiracy-theory, and more raw video. http://www.shoutwire.com/viewstory/12942/Quite_A_Chilling_Video
police camera footage from the portland riot..

http://cylinders.library.ucsb.edu/

only 198 hits for Opera. and at least one of those has the comment "broken cylinder, no transfer" but it's still fucking badass.

right, the speeches are nifty too

I was really expecting a few of these to get ID'd.. I admit some are dementedly obscure, but Dylan or Flanders and Swan are fairly well known...

1 Rhapsody--Black Dragon
2 The Shangri-Las -- Never again
3 Stone Sour--Orchids
4 Keller Williams--Gate crashers suck
5 mullmuzzler--his voice
6 bob dylan and the band -- Lo and behold!
7 collective soul ( Read more... )

Everyone else is doing it. 25 first lines of songs from my music on random. Actually took me about 40 songs, what with all the orchestral and electronic lyric-less stuff I've got. Some of these are on the tortured fringes of obscurity. Happy guessing.

1. Son of twilight lord of shadows caress of the moonlight // Chasing wisdom over darkness he soon ( Read more... )