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I Don’t Want to Party

psd — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:18:56 +0000

For a Swedish band whose music is about “Difficult, dull, unhealthy, passionate, mean relationships“, you could surely never tell from their music. doublePark’s lighthearted, happy sounds belie the angst beneath–in fact, you could easily be listening to American AM radio circa 1972. Word in the blogosphere is they are all the rage overseas (thanks Instrumental Analysis). I predict an invasion.

Check out “I Don’t Want to Party” (from 2006!). This is what I’m going to be singing next week when all those holiday party invitations start rolling in…

Another Killer SNL Digital Short: I J.I.M.P.

psd — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:44:24 +0000

Keep your eyes open for who’s cleaning up on aisle 3.

We’re the dancers. and we’re bringing turkey back.

psd — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:54:26 +0000

If Justin Timberlake ever gets tired of making music, he can seriously pursue a career in comedy. Case in point, his most recent stint on SNL, where he plays one of Beyonce’s backup dancers. I dare you not to laugh when he says, “We’re the dancers.”

thanksgiving bonus video!

HR Pufnstuf

psd — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:03:33 +0000

Woah. This one really brought back memories. “HR Pufnstuf…he’s your friend when things get rough. HR Pufnstuf…can’t do a little cuz you can’t do enough.” Saturday mornings haven’t been the same since.

MLK Weekend Fun: Punchline

psd — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 01:35:49 +0000

I finally took advantage of the fact that I: a) work at a local university, and b) have the opportunity to see great up and coming bands. This past Friday, I took Kate and Libby to see Deep Empire, Illuminea, Gene the Werewolf and Punchline.

Deep Sleep Empire opened with a respectable show. The guitarist broke a string and played the second half of the set to the amp to cover it up, but good solid music from them. They fit the whole emo/indie/punk expectation.

13 year old girl watch: Huh. They were pretty good.
Deep Sleep Empire on Myspace

Illuminea, with their 5 lead singers, cello and violin kicked off the second set. Somehow their psychedic sound just didn’t seem to fit with the punk rock theme of the show. It seemed like they needed to turn down the volume a little so the crowd could appreciate them more.

13 year old girl watch: They sound like hippies. We’re going out in the hall. Text me when they’re done.
Illuminea on Myspace

The curtains closed before the next set, bringing the anticipation level up just a little higher for the Gene the Werewolf set. Curtains opened with a twisted carney intro to the band, then went straight into Super Hero, a song off their demo that’s a little bit Kiss and a little bit (the) Darkness and a whole lotta fun. Jon, err, Gene, was dressed to kill in a white suit and black aviator shades. The followed with the other song off their demo, Make Love, before going in to a cover of Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ that got the crowd sufficiently pumped up and in a party mood for headliners Punchline. Diamondcore, indeed.

13 year old girl watch: That was fun. They’re really, really good.
Gene the Werewolf on Myspace

Now, I had never seen or heard Punchline before this moment, save for their Myspace stuff which was misleading because the first few songs are acoustic. Acoustic is good, but acoustic is not what this band is all about. To quote lead singer Steve Soboslai, “…less talk, more rock.” And rock they did. The dove into their set with the volume cranked to 12 and didn’t let up for a moment. This show is exactly why I missed live music so much–the way the sound from the speakers blows the clothes right off your body. Punchline, now signed to Fueled by Ramen (Fall Out Boy, etc.), are off to Europe with MXPX after the show.

13 year old girl watch: They sound like Lostprophets. I like ‘em. Alot. Can I have a tee shirt?
Punchline on Myspace | Official Site

Check out Punchline’s video for ‘Don’t Try This At Home’ from their latest “37 Everywhere”.

the ocean rolls us away

psd — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 03:29:18 +0000

And today I remember the salt sea air, the roar of the ocean, the scattering of shells, and the lazy days I called vacation.

A song in memory of the beach:

Cast a Hook – Laura Veirs (watch)

Somebody’s Watching Me

psd — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:17:18 +0000

No, it’s not just a song by Rockwell ( referenced by Dodge on MOKB the other week), but the very real possibility that YOU will end up on YouTube one day making a fool of yourself for all the world to see. A local boy who recently graduated from the Air Force Academy found himself a celebrity when his friend videotaped him dancing to C+C Music Factory’s “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)”. Now he’s The Dancing Cadet. And there’s Numa Numa Gary. And the Star Wars kid.

Although not a voyeuristic video, enjoy an old, but little known personal favorite, B Benny and Steve Flo and the jocks at St. Francis High School (video below).

Oh man…my daughter better not post the cameraphone video of me doing the jump-kick from the Berries and Cream commercial. I will so kill her. And probably become famous, too.

Post inspired by the Radar magazine article, “Prisoners of YouTube” via erelevant.

Alanis’ Humps

psd — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:41:04 +0000

What could possibly be funny about Alanis Morrisette singing My Humps? Yeah, okay. If you make it through the whole thing without laughing, I’ll eat my blog.

edited to add: You know, I like her vocals better than Fergie’s. No, really. They’re shiver-inducing, in an I-can’t-believe-I’m-taking-this-seriously kind of way.

-via Minneapolis Fxcking Rocks

The Killers cover Dire Straits

psd — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 13:54:25 +0000

…and it is amazing! First, Sam’s Town is inspired by Bruce’s Born to Run, now, Brandon Flowers is finding inspiration in Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits. Long live late 70’s rock! I am so buying tickets to their concert if they come to town…

Romeo & Juliet was from the Dire Straits’ release Making Movies. R&J and my other favorite song from that album are down in the box.

Without further ado, The Killers doing “Romeo and Juliet”.

Don’t Open the Box!

psd — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 04:17:32 +0000

Oh. My. God. I have not laughed this hard in a loooong time! Uh, yeah, this is NSFW.