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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by Eric Franklin on June 25, 2008
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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Lewis Carroll,
music,
remix,
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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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Weezer
by Eric Franklin on May 14, 2008
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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Dave Situ,
David Bowie,
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Scarlett Johansson,
Tom Waits,
TV on the Radio
by Eric Franklin on May 9, 2008
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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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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music,
personal
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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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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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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