A friend of mine said I had to watch this and I’m so glad I did. It’s basically 8 minutes of Star Wars film, but the “director” of this particular mashup has substitued Darth Vadar’s voice for Brick Top’s (Alan Ford) from the film Snatch. It’s just brilliant:
I know this is a couple of years old now, but I just saw it again and remembered how utterly brilliant this was. If you missed it the first time round, it’s the audition of Carphone Warehouse salesman Paul Potts on the TV show “Britain’s Got Talent”. Unmissable viewing.
Now I’ll readily admit that Aphex Twin is not everyone’s cup of tea – I love some of the stuff the guy churned out but some I just didn’t get. But as far as music videos go, then there area handful that have become embedded in my brain down the years and the video of “Come To Daddy” below is one of them.
It’s probably the darkest, most disturbing “mainstream” pop video I’ve ever seen but fascinating and totally brilliant. If you’ve never seen it, then here’s your chance:
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No need for any introduction. Just see for yourself…!
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Just one of those short moments in life that makes you shake your head…
I’m not really into politics, especially not US politics but every now and again something comes along that just makes you laugh. And here is 30 seconds that should do just that…
If like me, you have an affinity for the Ramones – one of all-time favourites as I grew up through the Punk era – then you might be interested in these videos I found on Youtube.
The first two form a short 2-part documentary called “The Ramones – How It All Began” and features interviews with all the band members tracing the roots of the Ramones. I found it fascinating and I still can’ get over the transformation of Joey Ramone from schoolkid geek to powerful frontman. Keep your eyes peeled for Read the rest of this entry »