Posted in Beer, Food, Music, Seattle on July 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
A friend asked me for bar recommendations for some out-of-towners.
I have a very particular pub/bar aesthetic. Things I don’t like are corporate outfits or suffocatingly trendy places. I go more for the quirky places with interesting decorations. For instance, some of the places below have elk heads, crew boats, and clowns on the wall. That [...]
Posted in 80's, Music, Pop Culture, UK, Video on July 15, 2008 | No Comments »
The definition of fun.
Posted in 80's, Entertainment, Music, Pop Culture, Video on June 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This came up at trivia last night. Still as great a song as ever.
Posted in 80's, Humor, Music, Pop Culture, Random, Video on June 16, 2008 | No Comments »
This is why I do pub trivia twice a week. How else would I learn about things like Bill Cosby’s cover of The Beatles Sgt. Pepper?
Posted in America, Bush, Bush Administration, Iraq, Music, Oil, Politics, Random, UK, Video on June 5, 2008 | No Comments »
An interesting history of the Bush Administration with Leonard Cohen’s brilliant Everybody Knows as the soundtrack.
Posted in Entertainment, Film, France, Indie Film, Music, SIFF, Seattle, Video on June 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Captain Ahab, a prequel to Moby Dick, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2004, but somehow it hasn’t yet been distributed in the U.S. It’s truly a beautiful film full of atmosphere. The film is in French as you’ll see in the following clip and contains numerous images framed as a portrait.
The music is [...]
Posted in Guns, Music, News on May 25, 2008 | No Comments »
Each year in Seattle during the Memorial Day weekend, the Folklife Festival takes place. Folklife is a celebration of international folk music and arts. An odd location, no doubt, for a shooting. What is the world coming to?
I’ll be going to Folklife tomorrow, and I hope this incident won’t have soured the festival. For any [...]
Posted in 70's, Entertainment, Film, Music, Pop Culture, Random, Video on May 22, 2008 | No Comments »
I agree with Dave, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a great movie. So Dave, this Burt’s for you.
You have to appreciate an odd film like this which includes a song completely out of the film’s historical context. But it works somehow.
Posted in 80's, Entertainment, Humor, Music, Pop Culture, Random on May 19, 2008 | No Comments »
Don’t be fooled by the cute little kid in Deniece William’s video “Let’s Hear it For the Boy” from the Footloose soundtrack. This song is about a woman and her adult boy toy. He’s not that talkative and he can’t do much, but by golly he gives her the best orgasms. Don’t believe me? Lyrics [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Film, Humor, Music, Random, Seattle, Video on May 17, 2008 | No Comments »
Then you should watch this clip from the 1927 silent film Sunrise. The crazy dancing is at the 4:20 mark.
I’ve seen Sunrise a few times and it’s truly a beautiful film. What a dream to have public transportation in the rural country that takes you straight to the bustling city. The Album Leaf will be [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Food, Humor, Music, Photography, Pop Culture, Random on May 16, 2008 | No Comments »
Fisherman’s Restaurant famous for its specialty Bjork on a stick.
From The Slog May 2007:
I work in a restaurant here in Seattle called The Fisherman’s. No big deal when Bjork shows up Friday with her cute little mini-Bjork daughter and asked for “pork on a stick.” I could dig that, like a corndog with no corn [...]
Posted in 90's, Entertainment, Music, Pop Culture, Random, Video on May 14, 2008 | No Comments »
Some more joe for you.
Posted in Advertising, Music, Pop Culture, Random, Uncategorized on May 14, 2008 | No Comments »
Clever that The Postal Service is now featured on commercials for UPS (United Parcel Service.) For the commercial, click here. For info on the Postal Service, click here.
Posted in China, Entertainment, Film, Humor, Indie Film, Music, Pop Culture, Random, Video on May 6, 2008 | No Comments »
A clip from one of my favorite movies of all time. How can you not be endeared to this odd women who expresses her affection for a man that she’s too afraid to talk to by secretly cleaning his house? The music should be familiar.
Posted in Entertainment, Humor, Music, Random, Video on April 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Perhaps more appropriate for the Chawed Rosin, here is “I Wanna Love You Tender” by Finnish artists Armi & Danny. On google it’s called the worst music video. I think that’s harsh. I think it’s quite fun and the music is quite intoxicating.
Posted in 90's, Entertainment, Music, Pop Culture, TV on April 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This is perhaps the most intelligent thing I’ve ever heard from a TV actor and it comes from Neil Patrick Harris, aka Doogie Howser, M.D. I’ve never watched How I Met Your Mother, but based on other shows, I think it’s a pretty smart comment.
If Neil Patrick Harris had his way, Britney Spears would be [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Lies, Media, Music, News, Pop Culture, Rap on March 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
You know something is wrong when an established newspaper (since 1881) is conned and a web site (since 1997) reveals the con. The L.A. Times published an article that suggested a link between Sean Combs (P. Diddy) and Tupac Shakur’s death.
The Times said its story was based on FBI records, interviews with people at [...]
Posted in Animation, Cartoons, Humor, Italy, Music, Rap, Yodeling on February 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Can’t say that there is much in the news to blog about, but I noticed not too many people have looked at my post on Caparezza. So I’m going to give it another go.
Do you like rap, yodeling, computerized singing, or Italian? If you answered yes to any of these, then you may like Caparezza’s [...]
Posted in Music on February 11, 2008 | No Comments »
Herbie Hancock’s River: The Joni Letters.
Posted in 90's, Entertainment, Film, Ireland, Music, Oscars, Random on February 8, 2008 | No Comments »
Did you know that this song was never even nominated for an Academy award? No offense to winner Bruce Springsteen for Streets of Philadelphia, but Bono and Gavin Friday were robbed. I can’t embed, so click on the link.
This highlights how the Oscars never really get it right. Philadelphia, Streets of Philadelphia, Tom Hanks performance [...]
Posted in Animation, Cartoons, Entertainment, Humor, Italy, Music, Pop Culture, Random, Rap, Yodeling on February 5, 2008 | No Comments »
Do you like rap, yodeling, computerized singing, or Italian? If you answered yes to any of these, then you may like Caparezza’s Jodellavitanonhocapitouncazzo.
I haven’t a clue what he’s saying and judging by the animation it could be dirty, but it’s mesmerizing nonetheless. You will get the song in your head.
Posted in 80's, Entertainment, Music, Pop Culture, Random on February 3, 2008 | 4 Comments »
This was was one of my favorite songs in junior high and now thanks to the internet I can enjoy it again. Unfortunately, I can’t embed it, but do click.
Pop Goes the World
Johnny played guitar, jenny played bass.
Name of the band is the human race.
Everybody tell me have you heard? pop goes the world.
Jenny played [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Humor, Music, Pop Culture, Spice Girls on February 2, 2008 | No Comments »
Can’t say I’m disappointed that the Spicegirls are cancelling many of their shows due to lack of sales:
The Spice Girls have dropped Australia, China, South Africa and Argentina from their world tour, which reportedly has been drawing a disappointing turnout at some concerts.
“Sadly the tour needs to come to an end by the end of [...]
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