Here Is Your Goodbye Kiss, Dog
By: Sal Cinquemani On: 12/15/2008 08:03:43 In: Audio/Video Comments: 0
We're pretty sure throwing shoes is "a deep insult" and "a traditional sign of disrespect and contempt" in the United States too:
We're pretty sure throwing shoes is "a deep insult" and "a traditional sign of disrespect and contempt" in the United States too:
Thanksgiving Turkey Pardon, Sarah Palin-Style
By: Sal Cinquemani On: 11/21/2008 13:39:24 In: Audio/Video Comments: 0
Rock the Vote: Chuck D (1992)
By: Alexa Camp On: 10/22/2008 11:19:31 In: Audio/Video Comments: 0
Little Bill vs. Barney Frank
By: Ed Gonzalez On: 10/16/2008 14:31:53 In: Audio/Video Comments: 0
Rock the Vote: Madonna (1992)
By: Alexa Camp On: 10/14/2008 12:01:04 In: Audio/Video Comments: 0
Rock the Vote: Justine Bateman (1990)
By: Alexa Camp On: 10/07/2008 08:40:35 In: Audio/Video Comments: 0
Rock the Vote: Slaughter (1992)
By: Alexa Camp On: 09/30/2008 09:19:34 In: Audio/Video Comments: 0
Rock the Vote: Donny Osmond (1990)
By: Alexa Camp On: 09/23/2008 19:44:46 In: Audio/Video Comments: 0
Rock the Vote: Blind Melon (1992)
By: Alexa Camp On: 09/16/2008 08:12:13 In: Audio/Video Comments: 0
Rock the Vote: Madonna (1990)
By: Alexa Camp On: 09/09/2008 08:39:27 In: Audio/Video Comments: 0
Rock the Vote: Sonic Youth (1992)
By: Alexa Camp On: 09/02/2008 11:45:25 In: Audio/Video Comments: 0
Rock the Vote: Deee-Lite (1992)
By: Alexa Camp On: 08/26/2008 09:35:20 In: Audio/Video Comments: 0
Dance Song of the Week: "It's Not a Compound"
By: Alexa Camp On: 04/28/2008 11:26:10 In: Audio/Video Comments: 4
My So-Called Montage
By: Sal Cinquemani On: 04/19/2008 10:45:49 In: Audio/Video Comments: 0
Because I'm never done telling people that My So-Called Life is one of the greatest television shows of all time, because someone should publish The Tao of Angela Chase, and because Rich Juzwiak is the king of the viral montage, I'd like to call attention to his incredible clip reel of who he calls the anti-Juno's private thoughts (only one of her essential universal truths is missing: "When you're not sure you trust a person anymore, say a person you really trusted, say your father, you start wishing they'd do something, like, really wrong, just so you could be right about them"). If none of those reasons are enough for you, then watch it because of the plaid. It's all about the plaid. Check it out below and then head on over to fourfour, where I hope we'll soon find clip reels for the rest of the characters (hint, hint, Rich):
Because I'm never done telling people that My So-Called Life is one of the greatest television shows of all time, because someone should publish The Tao of Angela Chase, and because Rich Juzwiak is the king of the viral montage, I'd like to call attention to his incredible clip reel of who he calls the anti-Juno's private thoughts (only one of her essential universal truths is missing: "When you're not sure you trust a person anymore, say a person you really trusted, say your father, you start wishing they'd do something, like, really wrong, just so you could be right about them"). If none of those reasons are enough for you, then watch it because of the plaid. It's all about the plaid. Check it out below and then head on over to fourfour, where I hope we'll soon find clip reels for the rest of the characters (hint, hint, Rich):
And that, folks, is why My So-Called Life was cancelled.
Wiiging Out
By: Sal Cinquemani On: 04/13/2008 18:05:51 In: Audio/Video Comments: 2
There are many reasons to be thankful that the writers' strike is over, and many reasons to hope an actors' strike doesn't materialize, not least of which is Kristen Wiig on Saturday Night Live. There won't be another new episode until May (what's up with that?), so here's a little Wiig to tide you over. The first clip is of a new character from last night's episode who's kind of a rip-off of Wiig's Penelope but is astounding nonetheless, and the second is, well, a surprise!
There are many reasons to be thankful that the writers' strike is over, and many reasons to hope an actors' strike doesn't materialize, not least of which is Kristen Wiig on Saturday Night Live. There won't be another new episode until May (what's up with that?), so here's a little Wiig to tide you over. The first clip is of a new character from last night's episode who's kind of a rip-off of Wiig's Penelope but is astounding nonetheless, and the second is, well, a surprise!
Goldfrapp Finds "Happiness"
By: Sal Cinquemani On: 04/03/2008 09:07:14 In: Audio/Video Comments: 0
The guy in the new Goldfrapp video must have just upgraded Mariah's network to 802.11n. This warms our cold, gray hearts…and makes our feet hurt really bad:
The guy in the new Goldfrapp video must have just upgraded Mariah's network to 802.11n. This warms our cold, gray hearts…and makes our feet hurt really bad:
I Best Not Catch This Clip on YouTube
By: Sal Cinquemani On: 03/21/2008 17:08:25 In: Audio/Video Comments: 7
Because I'm not sure what I despise more, Sally Shapiro's attempt at "mystique" via pathological shyness, the frequency with which clips are removed from YouTube for "copyright infringement" (as if those videos do anything but help promote said artist, album, TV show, movie, porno flick, etc.) while racist, sexist, ageist, homophobic, and other hateful comments (not to mention clips) remain unregulated, or the frequency with which Mariah Carey attempts to recapture past successes by doing the same thing ad nauseam, I'd like to point Slant readers to a recent mash-up of Mariah's soon-to-be-#1 "Touch My Body" and Pebbles Flintstone's unintelligible babytalk by our friend Rich Juzwiak, whose YouTube account was permanently suspended for posting a live clip of Sally Shapiro's DJ gig at Mercury Lounge, which we almost attended but thankfully had the last-minute wisdom not to, on his blog fourfour:
Because I'm not sure what I despise more, Sally Shapiro's attempt at "mystique" via pathological shyness, the frequency with which clips are removed from YouTube for "copyright infringement" (as if those videos do anything but help promote said artist, album, TV show, movie, porno flick, etc.) while racist, sexist, ageist, homophobic, and other hateful comments (not to mention clips) remain unregulated, or the frequency with which Mariah Carey attempts to recapture past successes by doing the same thing ad nauseam, I'd like to point Slant readers to a recent mash-up of Mariah's soon-to-be-#1 "Touch My Body" and Pebbles Flintstone's unintelligible babytalk by our friend Rich Juzwiak, whose YouTube account was permanently suspended for posting a live clip of Sally Shapiro's DJ gig at Mercury Lounge, which we almost attended but thankfully had the last-minute wisdom not to, on his blog fourfour:
This Video May Give You A Seizure
By: Sal Cinquemani On: 03/06/2008 09:25:02 In: Audio/Video Comments: 2
And not just because of Justin Timberlake. Check out Gnarls Barkley's new video for "Run":
And not just because of Justin Timberlake. Check out Gnarls Barkley's new video for "Run":
We Don't Need No Valentines, No, No
By: Sal Cinquemani On: 02/09/2008 09:37:58 In: Audio/Video Comments: 0
It's that time of the year where most of us are either wondering why we're still single, lamenting that we're not, or otherwise just ignoring all the heart-shaped boxes and giggly, plush-red stuffed animals at the local drug store. Regardless of which category you fit into this year, we offer you this "Valentine," from Richard Hawley's Lady's Bridge album:
It's that time of the year where most of us are either wondering why we're still single, lamenting that we're not, or otherwise just ignoring all the heart-shaped boxes and giggly, plush-red stuffed animals at the local drug store. Regardless of which category you fit into this year, we offer you this "Valentine," from Richard Hawley's Lady's Bridge album:
Mandy Moore Takes Cover Under Rihanna's "Umbrella"
By: Sal Cinquemani On: 08/17/2007 14:58:42 In: Audio/Video Comments: 5
Former Neutrogena spokesperson Mandy Moore transformed Rihanna's "Umbrella" into a folk-pop standard on Yahoo! Music recently, and while there's no accounting for how close that microphone is to her nostrils (or for the singer's unnecessary disclaimer that she doesn't listen to Top 40 music—yes, yes, we know Moore resents "Candy," to which she and her band now give a similar stripped-down live treatment), her performance is both a testament to how well written a song "Umbrella" is and a reminder of how underrated a singer Moore is:
Former Neutrogena spokesperson Mandy Moore transformed Rihanna's "Umbrella" into a folk-pop standard on Yahoo! Music recently, and while there's no accounting for how close that microphone is to her nostrils (or for the singer's unnecessary disclaimer that she doesn't listen to Top 40 music—yes, yes, we know Moore resents "Candy," to which she and her band now give a similar stripped-down live treatment), her performance is both a testament to how well written a song "Umbrella" is and a reminder of how underrated a singer Moore is:
Glamorous Smack Down
By: Sal Cinquemani On: 05/15/2007 15:23:58 In: Audio/Video Comments: 0
Anyone who's ever walked through the Times Square subway station knows that it's impossible to get to your train without walking through a crowd balking at break dancers, human statues covered in silver paint, or that creepy guy and his mannequin dancing to "Billie Jean." A friend forwarded me this clip today of break dancers impressing tourists accompanied by Fergie's "Glamorous" and I've watched it about 25 times already:
Apparently Baby had places to be, or maybe she was trying to get in on the action. Either way, her form is impeccable. In the Spike Jonze-directed video in my mind, the break dancers keep dancing and the toddler isn't dead.
Anyone who's ever walked through the Times Square subway station knows that it's impossible to get to your train without walking through a crowd balking at break dancers, human statues covered in silver paint, or that creepy guy and his mannequin dancing to "Billie Jean." A friend forwarded me this clip today of break dancers impressing tourists accompanied by Fergie's "Glamorous" and I've watched it about 25 times already:
Apparently Baby had places to be, or maybe she was trying to get in on the action. Either way, her form is impeccable. In the Spike Jonze-directed video in my mind, the break dancers keep dancing and the toddler isn't dead.
Flipping for Hilary
By: Ed Gonzalez On: 08/10/2005 01:20:13 In: Audio/Video Comments: 218
According to MTV.com, "Hilary Duff claims to suffer from a kind of reverse stage fright: She has no problem performing in front of thousands of people, yet she can't deal with one-on-one situations, especially those that involve songwriting." I didn't need Jennifer Vineyard and "additional reporting by SuChin Pak" to tell me that Hilary and songwriting are not simpatico, but I appreciate the "reverse stage fright" part because it confirms what I already knew about the Duffster when she appeared on Conan O'Brien's show last year (see MediaFetcher.com for clip) and ended a confident tumbling routine with a bout of shyness.
According to MTV.com, "Hilary Duff claims to suffer from a kind of reverse stage fright: She has no problem performing in front of thousands of people, yet she can't deal with one-on-one situations, especially those that involve songwriting." I didn't need Jennifer Vineyard and "additional reporting by SuChin Pak" to tell me that Hilary and songwriting are not simpatico, but I appreciate the "reverse stage fright" part because it confirms what I already knew about the Duffster when she appeared on Conan O'Brien's show last year (see MediaFetcher.com for clip) and ended a confident tumbling routine with a bout of shyness.
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