DesukoTube

Metapost: Hitting the Pause Button.

2009-01-14T15:05:00.000-08:00

As you may have noticed, updates have been pretty sparse around here lately. Chalk it up to a combination of a busy real life and lack of inspiration. So, the DesukoTube is going to go on hiatus for a little while. I can't tell you how long that will be, but don't be surprised to see something else turn up here eventually. In the meantime, here's a whole bunch of cool music to keep you occupied...

"Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?" by She & Him:

"How Am I to Be" by the Watson Twins:

An improbable cover of Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" by German duo Cindy und Bert:

"That's Not My Name" by the Ting Tings:

"Left Behind (João Brasil Tropical Mix)" by CSS:

Metapost: Desuko Holidays.

2008-12-17T15:01:00.001-08:00

The DesukoTube is going to take a brief holiday hiatus. To pass the time, feel free to enjoy this Turkish movie fight scene:

See you all in the new year!

Behold the Power of Video.

2008-12-16T12:04:00.000-08:00

If you're in Brazil, you just know you've got to hire this production company to do your next corporate video:

Mashup Monday: Crunk Cakes.

2008-12-15T15:56:00.000-08:00

It's "Lazytown" meets Lil Jon. Word!

Jukebox Friday: Cleaning Out the Junk Drawer.

2008-12-12T12:26:00.000-08:00

I recently rediscovered an old bookmarks folder with some music videos. Here ya go...

"Sha-La-La" by Cloclo:

cloclo-Sha-la-la
Uploaded by cfclint

Shellac doing a live version of "My Black Ass":

Shellac - My Black Ass
Uploaded by bearsurfer

Josephine Siao, "Sealed With a Kiss":

Josephine siao - Sealed With a Kiss
Uploaded by bearsurfer

"Ankle Injuries" by Fujiya and Miyagi:

Fujiya & Miyagi - Ankle Injuries
Music Videos at Roxwel

And finally, some guys harmonizing to Phil Collins on the subway:

[via PCL LinkDump, Papy Potage and My Old Kentucky Blog.]

Marriage Equality is FAB-ulous!

2008-12-11T12:21:00.000-08:00

Oh, those gays with their wacky penchant for musical theater. Here's a star-studded cast presenting "Prop. 8 -- The Musical":

"Prop 8 - The Musical" starring Jack Black, John C. Reilly, and many more... by Jack Black

Film School Fun.

2008-12-10T12:15:00.000-08:00

This is what happens when French film students have a little too much time on their hands -- a full-length lip sync of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" done as a single tracking shot:

Lip Dub IUT SRC Rouen 2008
Uploaded by arcanes-prod

[via Monkeys For Helping.]

A Retro Christmas Recipe.

2008-12-09T15:05:00.000-08:00

Want to make your Christmas party this year a real swingin' affair? Then you need an Astro-Weenie Christmas Tree! Here's Charles Phoenix to show you how to make one:

Mashup Monday: I Was Raised in the Jungle, Bitch.

2008-12-08T19:31:00.000-08:00

Another week, another Mashup Monday. Here's Project Pat vs. the Jungle Book:

[via Monkeys for Helping.]

Jukebox Friday: Pump Up the Jams.

2008-12-05T12:42:00.000-08:00

Some sounds that have been floating my boat lately...

"Move" by CSS:

"I Seen Beyonce at Burger King" by Cazwell featuring Jonny Makeup:

"Boys With Girlfriends" by Meiko:

"Caravan Girl" by Goldfrapp:

When Copyright Lawyers Attack.

2008-12-04T12:36:00.000-08:00

"Gimme the Mermaid" is a primo piece of culture jamming by the masters of the movement, Negativland. The audio comes from their legal ordeals surrounding their "U2" song, while the video was done covertly by a Disney employee on company equipment after hours.

Basset Hound Beat Box.

2008-12-03T12:25:00.000-08:00

When did beat boxing stop being cool? I don't know how or why that happened, but it was a dark day for humanity, whenever that might have been.

Here's a dog beat boxing and scratching:

Beware of the Bad Stuff from Outer Space.

2008-12-02T12:29:00.000-08:00

Marvel as crazy Jesus freak Grandpa John gives a totally inaccurate, God-centric explanation of the Earth's magnetic field:

Bollywood Monday: Scary Movie.

2008-12-01T18:19:00.000-08:00

Happy Monday, y'all! Here, for absolutely no good reason, is a Punjabi-dubbed scene from "Scary Movie":

Jukebox Friday: More Sounds From the Grab Bag.

2008-11-28T10:07:00.000-08:00

It's an eclectic jukebox mix this week. Here we go...

How about a little Eurodisco from Luv? This is "U O Me Waldolala":

Some sweet, sweet swing from the Cats and the Fiddle, doing "Killing Jive":

The Penatrators go New Wave-ish with "Shopping Bag":

It's some good ol' fashioned country with "Teenage Boogie" by Webb Pierce:

Finally, here's something brand new -- "Emily Paints" by The Deadly Syndrome":

[via Bizarre Records, PCL LinkDump and My Old Kentucky Blog.]

A Very Timberlake Thanksgiving.

2008-11-27T08:03:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving to all my American readers! Before you rush out to get your turkey 'n' football on, here is Justin Timberlake's recent Thanksgiving-themed cameo on "Saturday Night Live":

Salto!

2008-11-26T09:45:00.000-08:00

I don't know where I got this clip from -- it's been sitting on my YouTube playlist for what seems like forever, and I can't remember how it got there. Maybe it was from WFMU's Beware of the Blog, or maybe it came from PCL LinkDump (where I'm a contributor now, BTW, so go check it out). Whatever it's providence, it's a bizarre slice of bizareness from the Polish(?) film "Salto," directed by Tadeusz Konwicki:

The Very Model of a Modern Major Booty.

2008-11-25T09:37:00.000-08:00

It's Sir Mix-A-Lot's "Baby Got Back" done Gilbert and Sullivan style! You know you've been wanting this:

Bollywood Monday: Kunika in the Rain.

2008-11-24T09:43:00.000-08:00

Happy Bollywood Monday, peeps! I don't know anything about this clip, really, except that it features Kunika dancing in the rain. Anybody know what movie this is from?

Movie Trailer Week: Fake Out!

2008-11-21T13:55:00.000-08:00

Let's wrap up Movie Trailer Week with a fake trailer, although it's the sort of trash I'd totally want to see. From a European comedy show, it's the trailer for a fake '70s grindhouse movie called "Bitch Killer":

Movie Trailer Week: Vampire Night.

2008-11-19T13:48:00.000-08:00

Amateurism ahoy! Here's the trailer for "Vampire Night," which looks like it was shot in somebody's aunt's house for about $50:

Movie Trailer Week: Queen Kong.

2008-11-18T13:45:00.000-08:00

From 1976, to cash in on the big budget "King Kong" remake comes the weird Euro pastiche, "Queen Kong":

Bollywood Monday: Movie Trailer Week Begins.

2008-11-17T12:57:00.000-08:00

I've been in a theme week mood lately, so let's kick off another. This week it'll be movie trailers. I post a lot of them with my reviews over at the Desuko Movie Spot, but over here I wanted to focus specifically on movies that are so impossible to find that I haven't seen them yet, but totally want to.

This is a vintage Ramsey Brothers horror flick from Bollywood called "Purana Mandir," released in 1984:

Jukebox Friday: New Music Week Edition.

2008-11-14T13:47:00.000-08:00

Okay, so doing a Jukebox Friday in a week that already feature nothing but music seems redundant. That's why this one will just be a collection of other fine new videos that I didn't get to earlier in the week.

The editing on this one drives me crazy, but the tune is rockin'. Here's some poppy girlpunk from Hunter Valentine called "Break This":

I like the video more than the song, but I have to admit that the song's grown on me. It's "I'm Good, I'm Gone" by Lykke Li:

Here's a message for all you gay marriage haters out there. You can't stop the love, people. It's Melange Lavonne with "I Got You":

Finally, here's a brilliant mindfuck of a video. It's "Carmencita" by Devendra Banhart. The lyrics are in Spanish, the concept is pure mistranslated old school Bollywood -- and there are even a couple of surprise guest stars. That's truly all you need:

New Music Week: Solange.

2008-11-13T13:34:00.000-08:00

Meet Solange. She may be Beyonce's little sister, but she's got a sound all her own that, for my money, is far better. Check out the retro soul vibes of "Sandcastle Disco":

New Music Week: The Virgins.

2008-11-12T13:27:00.000-08:00

Here's "Rich Girls," the new single from the Virgins. If you close your eyes, it's almost like it's the '80s all over again. However, the video's pretty cool, so you should probably keep your eyes open.

New Music Week: M.I.A. & Blaqstarr.

2008-11-11T13:21:00.000-08:00

The always fantabulous M.I.A. teams up with Blaqstarr for her new single, "S.U.S. (Save Ur Soul)":

Bollywood Monday: New Music Week Begins.

2008-11-10T13:26:00.000-08:00

This week, I want to feature some new tunes I've been digging. We'll get to the usual pop/rock fare starting tomorrow, but since this is Bollywood Monday, we're going to kick off the week with something new from India. From the forthcoming movie "Dostana," this is Shilpa Shetty doing the short-but-sweet "Shut Up and Bounce":

Election Throw Down.

2008-11-03T13:33:00.000-08:00

DesukoTube will be taking a short mental health break this week. Look for some more exciting videos next Monday or so. In the meanwhile, it's election time, so those of you here in the U.S. need to get out and make your voice heard. (And also go to the polls and vote, too.) If you're one of the millions of Americans who is still undecided (what's taking you so damn long?), here's a debate between Obama and McCain in a fresh new, freestyle format that we can all get behind. Work it!

[via Monkeys for Helping.]

Jukebox Friday: Scary Movie Week Edition.

2008-10-31T09:29:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween, 'Tubers! What makes scary movies scary? Well, it's a lot of things, but the music certainly plays a big part in it. Here are some prime scary movie scores.

John Carpenter composed the score to his breakout hit "Halloween" himself:

"Tubular Bells" by new age composer Mike Oldfield is better known as the theme song to "The Exorcist":

A few years ago, Philip Glass composed a score for a reissue of the Bela Lugosi version of "Dracula." This is an excerpt:

Scary Movie Week: The Legend of Hell House.

2008-10-30T13:15:00.000-07:00

Here's another classic '70s horror, "The Legend of Hell House," starring Roddy MacDowell and Pamela Franklin, and written by the great Richard Matheson:

Scary Movie Week: The Haunting.

2008-10-29T13:12:00.000-07:00

Scary Movie Week continues with some more of my favorite horror flicks. This is the trailer for the original version of "The Haunting" from 1963. Forget all about that crappy remake with Liam Neeson and Catherine Zeta-Jones -- stick with this one, from director Robert Wise. A classic:

Scary Movie Week: Suspiria.

2008-10-28T13:21:00.000-07:00

Sure, this trailer may look a little cheesy, but don't let that fool you. Dario Argento's "Suspiria" is one of the scariest movies around:

Bollywood Monday: Scary Movie Week Begins.

2008-10-27T13:12:00.000-07:00

Seeing as Halloween is this Friday, how about a theme week with horror movie trailers? Can you get behind that?

Since it's also Bollywood Monday, let's kick it off with an Indian horror film, a vampire flick called "Bandh Darwaza" from 1990:

The movie was made by the Ramsay Brothers, and here's a short documentary about their work.
Part 1:

Part 2:

Jukebox Friday: Star Wars Edition.

2008-10-24T13:55:00.000-07:00

From Japanese television in 1983, here's an orchestra tackling John Williams' famous score. But stick around and you'll get to see some guest stars, too -- as well as some swell retro Japanese TV commercials.

Part 1:

Part 2:

[via TV in Japan.]

Star Wars Week: Backstroke of the West.

2008-10-23T13:50:00.000-07:00

Gotta love those Asian bootleggers, who took a perfectly good copy of "Episode III: Revenge of the Sith" and made it better with their poorly translated subtitles:

[via Engrish Funny.]

Star Wars Week: More Dancing.

2008-10-22T13:47:00.000-07:00

Work it, Vader! Here are Anakin and his minions getting down with the dark side of funk:

Star Wars Week: Dancetrooper.

2008-10-21T13:39:00.000-07:00

Presenting Danny Choo, the Tokyo Dance Trooper, let loose in Shibuya:

And he's got tons of other videos of his work, too. Check it out.

Bollywood Monday: Star Wars Week Begins.

2008-10-20T16:36:00.001-07:00

Let's have a "Star Wars" week! Whaddaya say, kids? Won't that be fun?

Let's kick it off with some cheap animation to show what "Star Wars" would've been like if it was made in Bollywood:

Metapost: Desuko World Domination Continues.

2008-10-17T15:41:00.000-07:00

I'm pleased to announce that I've been accepted as a contributor over at the PCL LinkDump. Head on over there to see what great stuff everyone on the PCL crew has to offer. I'll be making regular posts over there, but don't worry -- my posting schedule here won't change. Pretty soon you'll have more Desuko than you can handle!

Jukebox Friday: Trek Tunes.

2008-10-17T13:32:00.000-07:00

Finally, let's wrap up Trek Week with a host of music videos. First, it's The Firm's classic "Star Trekkin'":

"Mr. Spock" by Nerf Herder:

"The Picard Song" by DarkMateria:

"Where's Captain Kirk?" by Spizzenergi:

"Doomsday Machine" by Vulcan Freedom Fighters:

And finally there's this thing, which manages to mash up William Shatner, John Donne and "The Stripper":

Trek Week: Gack!

2008-10-16T13:41:00.000-07:00

What is this? Why is it funny? What the hell does it all mean? Damned if I know. (Warning! NSFW!)

Trek Week: Cribs.

2008-10-15T13:25:00.000-07:00

Ever the gracious host, Spock lets us all have a peek at his swingin' Vulcan bachelor pad:

Trek Week: DJ Spock.

2008-10-14T13:22:00.000-07:00

Spock lays down his mad fresh turntable skillz:

Mashup Monday: Trek Week Begins.

2008-10-13T16:25:00.000-07:00

For no reason whatsoever, we're doing a Star Trek themed with here at the DesukoTube.

What would happen if you crossed Star Trek with the A-Team? Luckily for you, the internet has the answer:

And how about the Next Generation crew aboard the Love Boat?

Jukebox Friday: Vote Vinnie.

2008-10-10T13:45:00.000-07:00

Enough of this Obama/McCain madness. Vote Stigma in '08!

Speaking of Agnostic Front, here's the video for their latest single, "For My Family":

Sarah Loves the Kanye.

2008-10-08T13:35:00.000-07:00

Sure, Tina Fey was fun and all playing Sarah Palin on "Saturday Night Live," but I prefer this take:

[You can find more at Medium Large and 23/6.]

Presidential Debate: The Remix.

2008-10-07T13:31:00.000-07:00

Here's how the first presidential debate between John McCain and Barack Obama should have gone:

Mashup Monday: Barack Rolled.

2008-10-06T19:23:00.000-07:00

You got presidential election fever yet? Well, if you don't, we here at the 'Tube aim to get you fired up with a theme week of election videos. (Yes, I know, contain your excitement...) To start you off, here's a promise from Barack Obama to never give you, never let you down, and to never run around or desert you.

Jukebox Friday: Counting with Feist.

2008-10-03T16:05:00.000-07:00

Just a simple jukebox post today. Here is Feist's video for her song "1 2 3 4":

And here she is doing the "Sesame Street" version:

Matters Best Solved with Fisticuffs.

2008-09-30T14:52:00.000-07:00

For all of you rhythmically-challenged, or otherwise just too white readers out there who might not understand the strange, foreboding world of hip hop, I offer you this. It is a freestyle rap battle, translated for your edification. Enjoy.

[via Monkeys for Helping.]

Mashup Monday: Kirby Doggy Dogg.

2008-09-29T15:45:00.000-07:00

This has gone around the 'net a couple times already, but let's send it around again just for the hell of it. It's Kirby vs. Snoop Dogg:

Jukebox Friday: More Improbable Covers.

2008-09-26T15:23:00.000-07:00

The internet is lousy with clips of musicians taking a stab at other people's songs. Here are some more.

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain tackles the theme from "Shaft":

A Thai karaoke version of "Dragostea Din Tei" (better known as the "Numa Numa" song):

(Other versions of this are also available in Vietnamese, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Indonesian and Spanish).

A one-man-band version of AC/DC's "Back in Black":

And finally, the horror that is Kidz Bop. (I post this mainly to point out the insane intensity of the kid at 2:37):

Hi-Fi Dorks (plus a remix).

2008-09-23T11:38:00.000-07:00

Maybe you're a devotee of the Sharper Image Catalog (and who among us is not?) and you've already seen this. But if not, I present to you the sublime genius of the Beamz Music System:

Good thing someone came along and did a remix:

[via Monkeys For Helping.]

Mashup Monday: Ante Up.

2008-09-22T11:45:00.000-07:00

"Sesame Street" mashes never get old. Here are Bert and Ernie breakin' it down:

Jukebox Friday: Another Trip to Japan.

2008-09-19T11:49:00.000-07:00

What can I say? I'm a sucker for Japanese music. Here's another batch of videos:

"Love Message" by The Possible:

"Robo Kiss" by W, a Morning Musume side project:

And just to show that there's more to popular music in Japan than bouncy girl groups (not that there's anything wrong with that at all), here from 1965 is Akira Fuse and the Blue Comets with "Do the Clam":

Not the Jackfruit Ghost.

2008-09-18T21:24:00.000-07:00

In Thailand, they do things just a little different, as this commercial attests:

[via WFMU's Beware of the Blog.]

How the British Bust a Move.

2008-09-16T21:18:00.001-07:00

This is just what every well-equipped home needs -- a Mellotron!

Jukebox Friday: Improbable Covers Edition.

2008-09-12T16:41:00.000-07:00

Who doesn't love a good cover song? Especially from odd sources. Too wit:

Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" done in 8-bit style by Uner:

The great San Francisco drag tribute band The SheGees do "Jive Talkin'":

The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra does a great spin on Outkast's "Hey Ya!":

A bunch of cellists rip into Europe's '80s classic "The Final Countdown":

I'm not even going to tell you what this one is supposed to be. See if you can guess. It's from a Thai karaoke disc, with a video that apparently has nothing to do with the original English lyrics of the song:

Fists of Steel!

2008-09-09T15:55:00.000-07:00

Need your house demolished? These guys will do it for cheap. Hi-keeba!

[via Monkeys For Helping.]

Jukebox Friday: Triumphant Return Edition.

2008-09-05T13:06:00.000-07:00

We're back. Word! And just in time for the weekend, too. Here are some tunes:

The angularly New Wave "Girl You Want" by Devo:

The charmingly vintage "Did You Have to Rub It In" by The Hi-5:

The whimsically parodic "What You Know About Math?" by TI84 feat. -E:

And finally, the jaw-dropping "Caribbean Moon" by Kevin Ayers:

Wordled.

2008-09-04T14:36:00.000-07:00

New content coming soon! Trust me. While you're waiting, here is DesukoTube rendered by Wordle (click to enlarge):

[via http://wordle.net/.]

Jukebox Friday: World Tour.

2008-08-08T13:17:00.000-07:00

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.

2008-08-06T10:28:00.000-07:00

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.

2008-08-05T10:46:00.000-07:00

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.

2008-08-04T10:16:00.000-07:00

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.

2008-08-01T09:35:00.000-07:00

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":

Kinderkraut.

2008-07-31T10:12:00.000-07:00

Why set your kids to bouncing to a D.A.F. song? Why not!

Fairy Dust and Hot Guys.

2008-07-30T13:00:00.000-07:00

No, this isn't a night at Graham Norton's house.

Here is a mini-documentary from Barnes & Noble profiling cheesy romance novel cover artist Judy York. Come, get swept away by the magic of her work. She's obviously swept away by... something:

[via Judge a Book By It's Cover.]

Bollywood Monday: Jet Speed Chiru.

2008-07-28T11:08:00.000-07:00

Time for more Chiru! The man is a force who cannot be stopped, which is why when he says he wants to do Bollywood Monday, we just step aside and let him play through. From the 1989 movie "Rudra Netra," here are Chiru and friends hitting you with "Jet Speed Pillaro":

[via Monkeys For Helping.]

Jukebox Friday: A Long Time Ago in a Country Far, Far Away.

2008-07-25T08:09:00.000-07:00

In the past on Jukebox Friday, we've treated you to old vintage clips. Other times, we've treated you to sounds from around the world. This week, we've combined the old and the international, and passed the savings on to you!

From Mexico, Los Hooligans kick up their heels with "Despeinada":

From the Soviet Union(!) it's a group called Песняры (Pesnyary) performing the song "Косил Ясь" (sorry, I don't know the English translation) for state television:

The Japanese girl group Triangle does "Triangle Love Letter":

From Hong Kong, Fong Po Po sings a paean to "Active Youth":

And to finish off with something completely different, it's the German group Kraan (and their pet mimes) doing "Vollgas Ahoi":

Surf's Up.

2008-07-24T08:26:00.000-07:00

It's great surfing weather here lately, which means it's time for this guy:

The State of the State.

2008-07-22T13:15:00.000-07:00

Do you remember "The State"? Damn that was a great show. For you youngsters not in the know, "The State" was an early-'90s sketch show on MTV that absolutely rocked. You probably recognize a lot of the show's alums from more recent stuff like "Reno 911" or VH1's "I Love the...." shows, but this is where the magic happened. Let's take a trip down memory lane...

Barry and Levon have a loveseat:

Just another day in Jersey:

Beards... In... Space!!!

"Thomas Edison was a great man, but he was a bastard to his wife and kids!"

The joys of pants:

Barry and Levon are back with $240 worth of pudding:

Bollywood Monday: Jayshree T.

2008-07-21T10:00:00.000-07:00

You know what's worse than a Monday morning? Your first Monday morning after three weeks of vacation. Time to get back to the grind, people. But to make it a little easier, here's some old school elegance (and booty shaking!) courtesy of '60s/'70s Bollywood dance icon Jayshree T.

From "Joroo Ka Ghulam" (1972):

From "Resham Ki Dori" (1974):

Jukebox Friday: Vacation Edition.

2008-06-27T13:24:00.000-07:00

It's time for a short summer hiatus here on the 'Tube, so this will be our last post until mid-July or so. To tide you over until then, here are a collection of oddball videos.

From 1983, the Swedish band Ubangi does "The Little Cat and the Dirty Dog":

Addictive, ain't it? That's why I present it to you again. Here's Ubangi doing that song live on Swedish TV:

Viking metal roolz! Here's Oort, hailing from Estonia, with their song "Öised Orjad":

"I Feel Happy" by the Super Preachers:

Zlad has been called a musical version of Borat. You be the judge. Here is "I Am the Anti-Pope" (banned by the Eurovision Song Contest!):

And finally, a silly fan video for Wesley Willis' "Rock 'n' Roll McDonald's":

George Carlin, R.I.P.

2008-06-23T08:52:00.000-07:00

I woke up this morning to the sad news that George Carlin had died. The guy was a maverick, one of his generation's great storytellers and thinkers, and a huge influence on me personally. All you youngsters out there owe it to yourselves to hear his work -- especially from this late '60s-to-early '80s heyday. The man was a genius.

So, in tribute, we'll be foregoing the usual Bollywood Monday or Mashup Monday post in favor of these classic Carlin bits.

As expected, every obit/tribute is beginning with this, his "Seven Words You Can't Say on TV" routine, which provided the fuel for a landmark Supreme Court case that eventually changed the face of obscenity law and television in general. The original routine exists only on audio, but here's an update from the late '70s:

Isn't this what we all want, a place for our stuff?

Personally, I prefer baseball to football:

Editing the Ten Commandments:

But the best of Carlin came from the pre-YouTube age. Thankfully, his comedy albums are still readily available. I highly recommend "Class Clown," "FM & AM," "Occupation: Foole," "Toledo Window Box" and "Classic Gold," which collects most of the highlights from that era.

Jukebox Friday: Yestersongs.

2008-06-20T10:00:00.000-07:00

Here's some more REALLY old school jams to start off your weekend...

Gordon Terry's live performance of "It Ain't Right":

Before "Pulp Fiction" there was the much crappier "A Swingin' Affair." Dick Dale and his Del-Tones do their familiar "Misirlou" in a bad movie:

In fabulous living color, Wilbert Harrison takes us to "Kansas City":

Oh, Scopitone gods.... You've given us such wonderful and goofy gifts. Like this early music video for Brook Benton's "Mother Nature, Father Time":

More Scopitone fun -- Donna Theodore singing what deserves to become a drag queen classic, "Femininity":

The Dulcet Tones of Jan in the Pan.

2008-06-19T10:24:00.000-07:00

Just what the world needed -- a musical tribute to the classic schlockfest "The Brain That Wouldn't Die":

The Last of the Famous International Playgirls.

2008-06-18T13:50:00.000-07:00

Now THIS is a TV show I wish I could have seen. It's the Japanese series "Playgirl Q," which ran from 1974-1976. It was a sequel to the more famous "Playgirl" and starred Sawa Tamaki, Azuma Michi, Hagiwara Mimi, Kathy Nakajima, Nakamura Akiko and Ikeshima Ruriko. Think of it as a Japanese "Charlie's Angels," but cooler. Here are the opening and closing credits (watch out for boobies!):

[via TV in Japan.]

New Coen Brothers!

2008-06-17T11:32:00.000-07:00

ZOMG!!!!1! A new Coen Brothers movie is coming!

It's called "Burn After Reading" and looks to be (thankfully) a rather dark comedy. (Warning -- this is the R-rated trailer, so some of the language is NSFW):

Bollywood Monday: Kurukshetra.

2008-06-16T13:07:00.000-07:00

From the film "Kurukshetra," this is the song "Aap Ka Aana" sung by Mahima Chaudhry and Rakhi Sawant. As a special bonus with this clip, we get subtitles!

[via Ugly, Ugly Bollywood Fugly.]

Jukebox Friday: The Now Sound.

2008-06-13T09:08:00.000-07:00

Some hot new tracks for your summer listening enjoyment....

Gnarls Barkley, "Going On":

The Pinker Tones, "Happy Everywhere":

Mystery Jets, "Two Doors Down":

Wale, "W.A.L.E.D.A.N.C.E.":

Dog and Chimp Level Downtown Tokyo. Film at 11.

2008-06-12T08:42:00.000-07:00

The dog and chimp in question are Japanese television sensations Pankun and James. Here they are cosplaying as Ultraman and a giant monster rival.

Check out more of their antics here.

[via TV in Japan.]

Dance Fighting!

2008-06-10T09:48:00.000-07:00

Now THIS is how you win a b-boy battle -- with the awesome power of stop motion animation:

[via Monkeys For Helping.]

Mashup Monday: A Galaxy Far, Far Away.

2008-06-09T09:08:00.000-07:00

The variety of "Star Wars" mashups and recontextualizations available online just seems endless. Here are a few of my favorites, although you can easily find many more where these came from.

"Star Wars" done in "Pulp Fiction" style:

Vader vs. Shatner:

Yoda sings Louis Armstrong:

Yoda and Jar Jar try to figure out what's the fella's name on first base:

Jukebox Friday: Nicki's Way.

2008-06-06T10:45:00.000-07:00

Today we salute unknown rocker Nicki Rose, in the name of unknown rockers everywhere. Rock on, Nicki! You truly are an electric warrior at heart:

"Electric Warrior":

"Battle in the Sky (The Desperate)":

"The Rock Stars (Nicki's Way)":

[via WFMU's Beware of the Blog.]

Power Pill Primate.

2008-06-03T15:37:00.001-07:00

Someone taught a chimpanzee to play Pac-Man. Next thing you know, the damn dirty apes will be using this skill to take over the world.

[via Monkeys For Helping.]

Mashup Monday: Hip Hop Audio Meets Old School Video.

2008-06-02T10:36:00.000-07:00

The Beastie Boys meet "Star Trek: The Animated Series":

Run-DMC meets some hoofers from the Red Army:

Jukebox Friday: Randomizer.

2008-05-30T09:04:00.000-07:00

No theme today, just videos for five songs I like:

Sonic Youth at their commercial, poppy best with "Bull in the Heather":

The magnificent Dame Shirley Bassey covers Pink's "Get the Party Started" for a British TV commercial:

The DLS Band and a couple special guests do a great cover of ELO's "Mr. Blue Sky" for Belgian television:

MOTORHEAD!!!!! That's all you need to know:

And finally, it's the Avalanches with an absolutely killer video for "Frontier Psychiatrist":

Bleeding Blue, But Not From a Broken Heart.

2008-05-29T09:32:00.001-07:00

There are lots of very good reasons why I don't usually watch shows like "The Bachelorette," so you can forgive me for missing this. At least the interwebs are here to preserve Tommy Lasorda's cameo on the show. And here I thought Tommy was only an expert on baseball and pasta. (Oh yeah, and wine, too.)

[via SportsHubLA.]

It's Summertime and the Living is Shitty.

2008-05-28T15:04:00.000-07:00

Summer's here! That means glorious days on the beach, basking in the sun, getting sunburned, trying not to step on the medical waste, avoiding riptides and shark attacks, and getting sand wedged up in your buttcrack. Good times. And what better soundtrack for these lazy summer days than the languid sounds of the Shitty Beach Boys?

[via WFMU's Beware of the Blog.]

Someday, My Log Will Have Something to Say.

2008-05-27T15:28:00.000-07:00

I've been on something of a "Twin Peaks" kick lately, rewatching the whole series in its entirety. Just as brilliant as I remember it being (no matter how shaky things get toward the end there). Which brings me to these clips.

A tribute/parody, rendered in Lego:

And you know a series is popular when Sesame Street jumps on the bandwagon:

Bollywood Monday: Shake It, Barbie.

2008-05-26T09:13:00.000-07:00

Happy Memorial Day to all you Americans out there!

Here are a sexed up Asha Bhosle and Prem Chopra performing "Lo Mera Pyar" from the film "Nafrat" (1973):

[via Papy Potage.]

Jukebox Friday: Saffron and Friends.

2008-05-23T08:57:00.000-07:00

Remember when Republica was just about the hottest thing around? At least, if you loved BritAltRock.

"Ready to Go":

"Drop Dead Gorgeous":

This was originally just going to be a Republica post, but watching these videos again made me want to post these, too:

Elastica, "Connection":

Garbage, "Only Happy When it Rains":

Aah, the '90s.... Come back! All is forgiven!

The Feel-Good Clip of the Year.

2008-05-21T16:47:00.000-07:00

You may not know their faces or their names, but you definitely know their voices. In a world that was crying out for a hero, five brave men risked it all to bring us the gift of hope:

[via Monkeys For Helping.]

Virtual Pepperoni Goodness.

2008-05-20T14:53:00.000-07:00

What's better than fresh, hot pepperoni pizza? Watching it go round 'n' round on your TV screen, of course. Order yours today!

[via WFMU's Beware of the Blog.]

Mashup Monday: It's a Killer.

2008-05-19T18:04:00.000-07:00

Here's a Mashup Monday quickie for you. It's a fan video for rx's "Dick is a Killer." (Caution! Not safe for work! Also not safe for Americans or other living things!):

Jukebox Friday: Video Dump Supreme.

2008-05-16T08:11:00.000-07:00

Another crazy week in real life, another quick random video dump...

King Harvest, "Jumping Jack Flash":

Jonathan Coulton, "Kenesaw Mountain Landis":

Tiny Tim, "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?":

Those Dancing Days, "Those Dancing Days":

Freezepop, "Less Talk More Rokk":

Mashup Monday: Spongbob is Hot.

2008-05-12T16:33:00.000-07:00

With a little help from Mims, Spongebob Squarepants explains why he's hot:

Jukebox Friday: All About Brigitte.

2008-05-09T08:13:00.000-07:00

Brigitte Bardot may have been gorgeous and a terrific singer, but she was more than just a yé-yé girl. Here are a couple of her odder musical selections, both courtesy of her musical partnership with Serge Gainsbourg:

"Contact":

"La Bises Aux Hippies":