Jukebox Friday: World Tour.

It's vacation time again, which means this will be the last post here for two weeks or so. (Check back in the last week of August for some new content.) While some folks get to travel all sorts of places on their vacation, thanks to The Man, we won't be wandering far from the Desuko Compound. But that doesn't mean we can't travel vicariously through our favorite music videos. Here are groups hailing from some of the places we won't be visiting this year:

Great Britain ("American Boy" by Estelle feat. Kanye West):


Sweden ("Diggiloo Diggiley" by the Herreys):


The Netherlands ("You're the Greatest Lover" by Luv):


Iceland ("Love Message From Overseas" by Leoncie):


China (unknown song by Tale Crasher):

Boners For Hump Day.

What a slow, dreary Wednesday with no weekend in sight. Know what would liven up our day? Boners! Luckily, Darren Stevens and Mr. Tate agree:

One For My Homies at CERN.

The European Center for Nuclear Research (best known as CERN) is going to be firing up its Large Hardron Collider any day now. Before we all get sucked into the resulting black hole, let find out a little bit more about the project, shall we? Good thing science writer Kate McAlpine (a.k.a., MC Alpinekat) is here to break it down for us:


[via Music For Maniacs.]

Mashup Monday: Let's All Go to the Movies.

Brendan Fraser and his buddies discover that there's evil down at the center of the Earth:


"Return of the Jedi" meets "Rush Hour":

Jukebox Friday: Random Shite.

I've got a headache today, so I can't really be bothered to think up a theme. Enjoy this random assortment of songs instead.

M.I.A., "Paper Planes":


A song by the Trons, a self-playing robot band:


"Dunkin' Bagels" by the Slim Gaillard Trio:


Millie Jackson's "Phuck U Symphony":