Archive for the ‘Funny’ Category
HammerFall Rocks NYC
One of Sweden’s top metal bands, HammerFall, performed last night at the Fillmore at Irving Plaza in Manhattan. I attended the concert along with my younger brother and best friend.
Like most of the classic metal bands, the top power metal bands around the globe sound incredible live in concert. HammerFall was no different. They were crisp, clear and not too loud. Now, don’t get me wrong, I like loud shows, but in such a small venue with such a huge band, the volume was perfect. The bass did not overpower the guitars and the drums and vocals were on point.
HammerFall’s overall performance was outstanding. They were so much fun to watch and sing along with.
If you enjoy fun music, give them a listen.
HammerFall homepage: http://hammerfall.net/
With the 82nd Annual Academy Awards taking place tomorrow night, it’s time for a movie/music mash-up, courtesy of Rolling Stone.
Judging by the approximately $700 bazillion that Avatar has raked in at the box office it’s safe to assume that every living creature has seen this movie.
And even if you’ve been trapped under a chunk of unobtainium and haven’t gotten out to see it yet, you probably know that it features blue cat-like people.
So RS has answered the question everyone had after seeing the movie: What would some famous musicians look like as Na’vi aliens? (You all asked yourself that, right?)
So here’s Britney and the Beatles. See the entire gallery at RS.com.
“Die Antwoord” translates from Afrikaans as “The Answer.”
But after watching the video for their song “Enter The Ninja” I have absolutely nothing but questions – the biggest of which is WTF?
Honestly, if you can explain anything about this video then you are smarter than I (or just really high).
That being said, I dare you to get the creepy girl’s chorus out of your head.
-Sam
Saturday Night Live is pretty hit or miss these days, but they seem to have some of their best successes when it comes to musical parodies; just look at Andy Samberg and The Lonely Island.
They struck gold again this past Saturday with their take on the “We Are The World” remake that was done to support Haiti.
Willie Nelson, David Crosby, and Josh Groban are my faves.
-Sam
Bret Michaels, you dirty dirty man.
Michaels, the singer for cock-rock giants Poison and all-around skeezball, recently recorded a song called “Nothin’ to Lose” which features Disney-approved megastar Miley Cyrus harmonizing on vocals with Bret.
Sounds harmless enough, right?
Well, it would be until you look at some of the lyrics (and remember, when reading these lyrics, that Michaels is turning 47 years old this month while Ms. Cyrus is the ripe ol’ age of 17):
“Tonight in the darkness there’s nothing to lose/We both know better than this, still we can’t resist/Slowly get undressed.”
and
“She falls down on me/So close I can feel you breathe”
Maybe Michaels just figures he’s warming Miley up now so that when she’s finally legal later this year, she’ll be all bothered and hot and good to go. In his defense, Michaels says, “It has no reference to her and I. It’s not even a duet.”
Come on Bret, don’t break her heart, her achy breaky heart.
Listen to the song on YouTube.
-Sam
Tom Green – lost Beastie Boy?
I have no idea when this first aired, but it was posted on YouTube all the way back in November 2006.
It’s a video of Tom Green hosting Xzibit on Green’s internet talk show.
And Green’s got some flow (but we all knew that from his days rapping about putting his bum on the Swedish). He actually sounds like he could pull of a pretty decent cover of “Sabotage.”
-Sam
Team Coco thinks this is awesome
It’s almost March 1st, which means that in just a few short days late night television will suffer the return of Jay Leno to The Tonight Show.
As if it wasn’t abundantly clear that Leno is now widely despised, especially among the younger audience, now even his band leader, Kevin Eubanks, is leaving the show.
But even better than that slap in the face is this redone promo spot for Leno’s move back to late night. You might remember seeing the original promo sometime during the Winter Olympics coverage. That version featured the Beatles’ “Get Back.”
But really, there were so many better, more appropriate songs to use instead. Like Radiohead’s “Creep.” Magnifique!
Enjoy:
Click below for an additional awesome remix.
Raaaaaaaandy is Aaaaaaaangry!
If you’ve seen Parks and Recreation or any of his Comedy Central appearances, then you’re familiar with comedian Aziz Ansari.
And if you’re familiar with Aziz Ansari, then you probably know about his alter-ego “Raaaaaaaandy” (that’s Randy with eight A’s) who he created for the Judd Apatow movie Funny People and now is incorporated into his standup routine.
Well, Raaaaaaaandy has teamed up with TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek to make a hip-hop mixtape. The only problem? The guys who were supposed to contribute the verses haven’t come through yet (wink, wink, this is all part of the joke).
So take a listen as Raaaaaaaandy puts a hilarious verbal beatdown on hip-hop giants like Jay-Z, Kid Cudi, and Eminem.
-Sam
There is no doubt that this contestant on a Brazilian TV show possesses a useless talent.
But that doesn’t mean it isn’t fantastic too.
So sit back and enjoy what may be the most recognized choreographed dance routine in pop history…performed by hands! (But what’s up with the fifth finger just hanging there like some phantom limb?)
-Sam
Most Ignorant Song Ever?
I think I may have to start a new series called “Most Ignorant Song Ever.”
It just seems like I find myself saying those words a lot these days.
Case in point – the song “My White Friends” by Duece Poppi.
Sample lyric: “I love my white friends/ they got the best grass/ and they can turn a bathtub into a meth lab”
-Sam