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Brilliant video. Inane lyrics.

by Eric Franklin on January 4, 2009

This video is extremely well executed. Unfortunately, it’s a million times better than the song. Alas, worth a view… There’s someone at the door. Will someone open up the door? Will someone answering (sic) the door? Will someone leave me all alone?

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T.S. Eliot reads Prufrock to Portishead

by Eric Franklin on June 25, 2008

I’ve always loved this poem and now I’ll have a beat to drop to it. [via The Elegant Variation]

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“Alice in Wonderland” music/video remix

by Eric Franklin on June 4, 2008

Music and corresponding video made entirely from Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland.” Amazing and actually catchy. I want to hear a remix of “Apocalypse Now.” Reznor? And while we’re on the subject…

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Weezer’s “Pork and Beans”

by Eric Franklin on May 23, 2008

Just what you’d expect from Weezer, catchy and fun to watch. The video plays with a ton of your favorite YouTube memes.

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So color me impressed, a bit excited, and perhaps slightly concerned. Scarlett Johansson’s debut EP, a collaboration with Dave Situ of “TV on the Radio” and a collection of assorted other music heavies, is a set of 10 Tom Waits covers and 1 original song. Whoa. You can check out the samples of the tracks [...]

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This is great. And if you have another spare moment, compare against the scene where the song is used in the “Royal Tenenbaums.”

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Hear the music. See the Video. VOTE!

by Eric Franklin on February 5, 2008

The original “Yes We Can” speech… I’m looking forward to a president than can speak and inspire unity with something other than fear. Aren’t you?

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The karma of Dengue Fever

by Eric Franklin on January 29, 2008

OK. Weird title. One of those gifts that keeps on giving. Probably not the best reference when you’re speaking about an infectious disease but perfectly acceptable when you’re speaking about an original music group with infectious grooves. Beware of a sudden impulse to twitch rythmically. There are some people who believe what you put out [...]

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New Tom Waits Lyrics Book Released

by Eric Franklin on January 14, 2008

Tom Waits. The voice. The performer. One of the only people on the planet I will pay hundreds of dollars to see play and KNOW that it’s money well spent. Well, the good news is that Harper Collins has just published The Early Years: The Lyrics of Tom Waits 1971-1983, a collection of the first [...]

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New “Iron and Wine” video for “Boy with a Coin”

by Eric Franklin on December 11, 2007

The new Iron and Wine video for “Boy with a Coin” is outstanding, featuring Sam Beam playing guitar to a class of flamenco dancers:

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