March 2007
Pi & Fire’s Black Wave/Bad Vibrations
I’ve used the copyright destruction capabilities of the internet to bring you this nifty (creepy?) mash up of Keith Schofield’s “Pi” Video for Hard N Phirm’s song & The Arcade Fire’s Black Wave/Bad Vibrations from their newest album Neon Bible. Give it a second to “warm up” and you’ll be in.
Here are some things to look for:
Dramatic Fat Kid Entrance (0:20)
“Run” (00:31)
Wizards Mouthing Guitar Lines (1:01, 1:06, :109, 1:11, etc)
Robot Shouting Run (1:18) * Best Part
Face Turnings with the “Run, Run” (1:21)
Page Turner Song Change (1:40)
Cymbal at Page Turn (2:11)
Painter Dancing (c. 2:24)
Car Sounds (2:42)
Children Dancing Regretfully (3:08)
Book Falling with Chorus Singers (3:32)
Children Jumping in with Chorus Singers (3:40) *Also Great
Note: A version of this post is also listed on the YouTube video, edited for people with short attention spans.
Spring Break, Site News
As you may have noticed, the site hasn’t been updated very frequently as of late. Several of our writers have been, or are now, on Spring Break, so updates will be touch and go for a week or two. But there’s good news.
Br’er Hillary and the Briar Patch of Identity
Recently the blogosphere EXPLODED over Hillary Clinton’s supposedly “fake” black southern accent. Here are some articles to read that discuss the incident in which Hillary went to a southern town to woo Black voters at the same time Obama visited. While that move was pretty phony, as Hillary wouldn’t have been likely to visit the town had Obama not decided to go there, I believe her (attempt at) adaptation of a southern accent has been unfairly criticized.
Gobs of Metal: Finntroll
Let’s call this the last Gobs of Metal. I’ve grown weary of looking at bearded men ruin their voices while skinny ex-computer science majors jam on totally wicked guitars repeating some variation of an E power chord over and over.
Finntroll – the most famous Troll Metal band (yes, that’s really a sub-genre), present their take on what it would’ve been like to go to a medieval rave. I’ve often pondered what that would be like, so I for one am grateful for their interpretation.
Which band has brought you the most fulfillment in your search for a song to express your darkest inner demons, which are dark and inner? Which one reminded you of a deleted scene from a Lord of the Rings movie? Discuss.
More Gobs of Metal:
Gobs of Metal: Nightwish
Gobs of Metal: Type-O Negative
You can probably find some more on youtube, although they won’t come with witty sarcasm and argyle.
Gobs of Metal: Nightwish
Ever wish you had an angel? Do you wish that angel wore pleather and sang in an epic operatic voice? No? Then you must have wished for an angel that had braided beard hair and amazing control of his eyelids? Still confused? Watch this clip of “I Wish I Had an Angel” by Nightwish, who also have some hilarious anime music videos (maybe next week’s feature?).
Is it worse than yesterday’s feature? Perhaps… there’s still more to come.
Bonus Epic Video of Amazing Proportions:
New White Stripes Album: Icky Thump
According to NME the world’s number one source for Pete Doherty rehab updates and angry Gallagher Brothers’ rants, the White Stripes have finished recording and mastering their newest album which goes by the name of:
Gobs of Metal: Type-O Negative
Does it get any better than this? A gothic menagerie of epic love and death. Is there a better kitsch metal video? I can think of maybe one or two competitors which I’ll post later in the week, but for now…
Black Black Black… Number one?
Loving you…..
Loving yo-oo-ou……
A-Loving you was like……
LOVIN’ THE DEAD! (was like lovin’ the dead!)