Because a lot of people have been searching for this on St. Patrick’s day, and the old video appears to have died, here’s a new version.
Archive for the ‘video’ Category
John Belushi on The Luck of the Irish
Monday, March 17th, 2014Shoegazer Sunday: All These Fallen Trees’ “God Created Earth, We Created Heaven”
Sunday, March 16th, 2014All These Fallen Trees sounds a bit more post-rock than Shoegaze, but “God Created Earth, We Created Heaven” hits a sweet mellow spot between Midsummer and Explosions in the Sky.
Two Guys In a Pizza Parlor Nail Toto’s “Africa”
Friday, March 14th, 2014I saw this on John Skipp’s Facebook page, and it came up at the SDC, so despite it already having 3 million hits, here’s two guys in a pizza parlor doing the best cover of Toto’s “Africa” you’ll hear, well, probably ever.
Mike Massie seems to have done a lot of other impressive covers, like this one of U2’s “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”:
Or this one of Pink Floyd’s “Comfortably Numb”:
And even Genesis’ “Home By The Sea”:
Indeed, it’s hard to go through this guy’s YouTube list and not find a great cover version.
Want to feel old? “Africa” came out in 1982, or 32 years ago. Go back 32 years before “Africa” and “Rock Around the Clock” was still 5 years away…
This Is Spinal Tap Turns 30
Sunday, March 2nd, 2014Thirty years ago today, from the place eardrums go to die, the Greatest Mockumentary Ever Told premiered:
Here’s Siskel & Ebert’s original review:
And this is pretty much obligatory:
Shoegazer Sunday: Skies of Ember Covers Slowdive’s “Catch the Breeze”
Sunday, February 23rd, 2014I really am on a Slowdive cover kick. Skies of Ember is a Filipino band, and although it says so nowhere in the title or description, this video is actually a live instrumental cover of Slowdive’s “Catch the Breeze.”
Shoegazer Sunday: Silvania’s “Trilce”
Sunday, February 9th, 2014Silvania is Peruvian duo currently resident in Spain (and not a manufacturer of inferior lightbulbs). “Trilce” is from the “floaty, spacy” branch of Shoegaze.
I hope you like religious statuary…
Trailer for Terry Gilliam’s Zero Theorem
Wednesday, January 29th, 2014So the trailer for Terry Gilliam’s forthcoming Zero Theorem is out:
It’s the science fiction dead end job loser virtual reality physics dating sim you’ve been waiting for!
Could be epic, or an epic train wreck…
Shoegazer Sunday: The Asteroid Shop’s “Dandelion”
Sunday, January 26th, 2014Here again is Austin’s own The Asteroid Shop with a live version of their song “Dandelion.” Imagine a cross between Mazzy Star and The National.
The guitar sound is fine, but they would be helped by having a female co-singer to harmonize with. They could really use a Hope Sandoval…
Steam Powered Giraffe
Monday, January 20th, 2014Every now and then you run across something curious enough that you go “Hmm, people should know about this!’
The band Steam Powered Giraffe is just such an entity. I mean, how many other retro pantomime Steampunk harmony bands are there out there?
An example:
Here’s “Fire Fire,” a little outer-space disaster ditty:
I like the harmonies, but overall they’re a little softer than the mainstream of music I care for.
You wonder what the popularity plateau for a band like this is. There are a surprising number of Steampunk conventions popping up around the country, but the answer may be something like the Asylum Street Spankers, who had almost a two decade career where they both made a living and never had a song or album chart.
Shoegazer Sunday: Bleach’s “Surround”
Sunday, January 19th, 2014Here’s old-school UK Shoegaze band Bleach with “Surround.”