Molly Bee, RIP

Her NYT obituary here.

Posted By: Paul - Thu Feb 12, 2009 - Comments (3)
Category: Movies, Music, 1950s

Coco Zhao

HEADLINE: Jazz Goes to China, Comes Back Weird.

Courtesy of Coco Zhao.

Posted By: Paul - Wed Feb 11, 2009 - Comments (4)
Category: Music, Asia

Electric Stimulus to Face

A man uses electric stimuli to synchronize facial twitches with music. It starts slow, but eventually the twitching begins in earnest.

Posted By: Alex - Tue Feb 10, 2009 - Comments (7)
Category: Music, Video

Tuba Music

Some sounds from a justly maligned instrument.


Tuba Groove - BCC Band

Posted By: Paul - Mon Feb 09, 2009 - Comments (3)
Category: Music

1979 Disco Riot

With these hard times, who's to say that anti-disco riots will not spontaneously break out again?

Posted By: Paul - Thu Feb 05, 2009 - Comments (10)
Category: Fads, History, Music, Riots, Protests and Civil Disobedience, 1970s

Gilligan’s No Exit

Today we feature a guest post from that miraculous writer of the fantastical, the great Don Webb.

Take it away, Don!

Many of my generation have discovered (sometimes with the help of a certain herb) that the opening sequence of Wizard of Oz matches up with Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. Co-incidence or happenstance? Who can say? Was Pink Floyd under the "influence" of Frank Baum?

Another strange co-incidence has come to light. The lyrics of Gilligan's Island perfectly match up with Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven."



Happenstance? Then riddle me this -- why does Gilligan's Island have exactly the same theme as Jean Paul Sarte's NO EXIT?

Consider:

Each one of the characters represents one of the 7 deadly sins:

- Ginger represents LUST - she wears skimpy outfits, is obsessed with her looks, and is a borderline nymphomaniac.

- Mary Ann represents ENVY - she is jealous of Ginger's beauty.

- The Professor represents PRIDE - he is an annoying know-it-all.

- Mr. Howell represents GREED - no explanation needed.

- Mrs. Howell represents SLOTH - she has never lifted a finger to help with their escape plans.

- The Skipper represents two sins: GLUTTONY - again, no explanation needed and ANGER - he violently hits Gilligan on each show.

- This leaves Gilligan. Gilligan is the person who put them there. He prevents them from leaving by foiling all of their escape plots. Also, it is HIS island. Therefore, Gilligan is SATAN.

Posted By: Paul - Tue Feb 03, 2009 - Comments (19)
Category: Drugs, Literature, Music, Synchronicity and Coincidence, Television, Reader Recommendation, 1960s, 1970s, Europe

8-Bit Weapon

Video game music as full-length songs? Yes, it's a whole weird subculture.

Here are two examples from the group 8-Bit Weapon.

Posted By: Paul - Sun Feb 01, 2009 - Comments (10)
Category: Games, Geeks, Nerds and Pointdexters, Music

The Korn Kobblers

Once upon a time, this was considered amusing.
[The second video comes courtesy of Deborah Newton.]

Posted By: Paul - Sat Jan 31, 2009 - Comments (5)
Category: Humor, Music, Regionalism, Reader Recommendation, 1930s, 1940s

Sister Mayo

Does the world need the hybrid music of Sister Mayo, blending a squeaky anime voice with Latin American rhythms?

Decide for yourself.


Love Tropicana - Sister MAYO

Posted By: Paul - Tue Jan 27, 2009 - Comments (5)
Category: Music, Asia, South America

Without You

Mark Gormley is, without a doubt, an up-and-coming musical star. He really rocks out in this video.

Posted By: Alex - Tue Jan 20, 2009 - Comments (13)
Category: Music, Video