Monday, February 11, 2008

Bollywood Monday: Bombay Deewana.

This week's Bollywood Monday brings not a movie clip, but a music video. While it's not Bollywood per se, it is a tribute to it -- the video of Hard Kaur's new single, "Bombay Deewana":

Friday, February 8, 2008

Jukebox Friday: All Around the World 2.

Let's take another international trip in black and white with some vintage performances from overseas television.

Indorock was a uniquely Dutch subgenre of rock which combined American-style surf guitar twang with Caribbean folk rhythms. Here are two good examples. First, it's the Jokers doing "Tabu":


And the Crazy Rockers with "The Carioca":


From Quebec, Canada, comes the wonderfully-named Jenny Rock, singing "Douliou Dou St. Tropez":


Hong Kong gives us Nancy Sit, covering the Herman's Hermits hit "No Milk Today":


And finally, Caterina Caselli of Italy sings "Il Gioco dell'Amore":

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Hi-Keeba!

No time to get elaborate today, so here's a pointless clip that needs no explanation.

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

The Face is Strange.

I don't know about you, but where I live it's Super Tuesday. That means if you haven't gotten out to vote yet, hop to it!

But isn't it odd how many candidates are promising "change" this year? (Gee, you'd think everyone hated the Bush administration or something...) Why, it's almost enough to make them sound like David Bowie:


[via WFMU's Beware of the Blog.]

Monday, February 4, 2008

Bollywood Monday: Aishwarya Rai.

Well... another week, another Bollywood Monday. This is the incredibly gorgeous Aishwarya Rai dancing/lip synching in the film "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" (1999). I believe the song is "Nimbuda," sung by Kavita Krishnamurthy.

Friday, February 1, 2008

Jukebox Friday: Shuffle Mode.

Not much time to post today, so not fun theme. Just a random assortment of fun things.

Gnarls Barkley, "Gone Daddy Gone":


A fan video for Reunion's "Life is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)":


Thomas Truax, "Prove It to My Daughter":


Dan le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip, "Thou Shalt Always Kill":


The Bumblebeez, "Dr. Love":