Google Geek Out Revisited

Remember this? Here's the Bus Stop theme with snow ...

Catchy Friday

Anybody remember this? It's "Working Girl" by The Members, and I can't begin to tell you how many times this song has gotten stuck in my head over the years.

The 13-year-old me always wondered what the big deal was about being in love with a businesswoman. The video didn't exactly help.

Shit

Complicated Life

So Jay's post reminded me of the New Orleans version of Daniel, Clint Madegen, a brilliant songwriter, bandleader, performance artist, and all around cool dude. The above video is a cover of an obscure Kinks tune played with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. The one take, continuous video is not only amazing, but it is a great travelogue for New Orleans. Enjoy.

Memphis Jones

All you bastards (with the exception of Andy) may remember him as daniel (sic) from the band days. I'm not bullshitting in the least when I say he is easily the most charismatic person I have ever met. The dude is a star.

Anyway, check out Backbeat. It's how Memphis does Memphis, after all.

A previous post about Mr. Jones can be found here.

Bastard Birthday!

Welcome to Oldsville, Jay!

Fap Fap Fappity Fap

Where do the bastards come down on this one? I'm curious.

By the way, remember this?

Oh Dave ...

Jim and Greg are joined by Black Francis of the Pixies for a Classic Album Dissection of the band’s 1989 landmark release Doolittle.

Download the podcast here. You won't be disappointed.

A LOST primer and refresher

I've been following LOST since the first episode. A pretty fantastic piece of storytelling, but impossible to follow if you missed the first season or so. This video does an excellent job of distilling five seasons into five minutes in a very creative way. See you on the island next Tuesday.

I Think I Understand

Meet Karin Andersson, lead vocalist of the Swedish band The Knife and solo artist as Fever Ray. She may have just topped Russell Brand's acceptance speech.

Over the rafter, off the scoreboard . . .

A couple of years ago, some website played a prank on a student at a University of Maryland basketball game by giving him a chance to hit a half-court shot blindfolded for $500,000. The prank was that the crowd was instructed to go nuts even if (as happened) he missed the shot, so he would think . . . . Ha ha ha.

Here, a high school tried to re-create the same prank on a teacher, although this time the fake prize was tickets to the final four:



Here, a local reporter doing an on location TV spot about the last video, has a go himself, to illustrate how hard it is to make a shot like that.

 

Who Dat Nation Erupts

Jay, you can disregard this post because it's about sports. For the rest of you men, here's what shedding off forty years of disappointment looks like. Joe, you've picked just about the best time ever to visit New Orleans.

Johnny Says ...

"Have a good weekend!"

It's Friday!

Make your own haggis!

The winter months are the ideal time to delve into Scottish cuisine. The Guardian, glossy packager of Brit culture disguised as a news site, provides a mouth-watering look at preparing haggis. "If you cut into the haggis while it's still piping hot, the casing will retract and the stuffing will ooze out appealingly."

Andy, Can You Help a Brother Out?

If anyone listened to Jarvis' BBC show last week, they might remember that he asked listeners which Dead songs he should listen to, as he never really could get into them. This week, he's evidently doing the same with our (well, some of our) beloved Ryan Adams. From his site:

Are They Any Good? Each week Jarvis will be exploring a band or artist that divides opinion. This week: Ryan Adams Email Jarvis on jarvis.6music@bbc.co.uk and tell him which track will get him into Ryan Adams and why - also, please feel free to suggest artists that you just don't 'get' - and maybe we can help you out.

Nice!

Bob Boilen rules! All Songs Considered recently spoke with Britt Daniel and Jim Eno about the new album, Transfat. Definitely worth a listen.

The link is right about ... here.

Can you pick out the future punk rocker?

These kill me, for some reason.

I Say Ha, You Say Hunh

Assuming this is a genuine, non-Photochopped image, that took balls.

It's True What They Say

If you're going to Frequent Trendy, Pretentious restaurants, don't forget your Spoon.