Falco - Auf Der Flucht.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Phil Collins - I Don't Care Anymore
Phil Collins - I Don't Care Anymore.
Now here is an artist who seems to get it.
Phil Collins, much like Bryan Ferry, seems to understand what fans are looking for on YouTube (namely, their favorite artist's music on demand and in high quality) and how easy it is to give them what they want.
When you search for a song or an original music video on YouTube these days, much of the time you're in for disappointment. The video is often quickly yanked by some mega-label or an artists' rep.
If you do find an officially sanctioned song or video clip, more often than not the video's embedding feature will be disabled, making it damn near impossible to share.
So it's a pleasant surprise when you go looking for a high quality video and find an embeddable clip from the artist's own YouTube page. Well done, Phil and Bryan. Let's hope more artists follow your lead, for the fans' sake, and their own.
Now here is an artist who seems to get it.
Phil Collins, much like Bryan Ferry, seems to understand what fans are looking for on YouTube (namely, their favorite artist's music on demand and in high quality) and how easy it is to give them what they want.
When you search for a song or an original music video on YouTube these days, much of the time you're in for disappointment. The video is often quickly yanked by some mega-label or an artists' rep.
If you do find an officially sanctioned song or video clip, more often than not the video's embedding feature will be disabled, making it damn near impossible to share.
So it's a pleasant surprise when you go looking for a high quality video and find an embeddable clip from the artist's own YouTube page. Well done, Phil and Bryan. Let's hope more artists follow your lead, for the fans' sake, and their own.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Friday, May 28, 2010
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Monday, May 24, 2010
Bryan Ferry - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
Bryan Ferry - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall.
Hat tip to my friends Luke, Andy Zax, and Mike Newman for conspiring (unwittingly) to bring this to my attention.
Hat tip to my friends Luke, Andy Zax, and Mike Newman for conspiring (unwittingly) to bring this to my attention.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Soundgarden - Into the Void (Sealth)
Soundgarden - Into the Void (Sealth).
Wake and bake, kids. It's your old friends, Soundgarden covering Black Sabbath's classic "Into the Void", from 1971's Master of Reality LP.
This SG cover originally appeared on a CD single for "Jesus Christ Pose", so it's nice to get a YouTube clip that reflects that with the cover art.
Soundgarden's take on Void has a twist: while staying musically faithful to the Sabbath original, Soundgarden uses the (alleged) words of Chief Sealth (or more correctly, Chief Si'hal, for whom Seattle was named) for lyrical styling.
This was a stroke of brilliance, as bassist Ben Shepard saw that the words attributed to Chief Sealth fit the meter of this song, though the environmental plea credited to him was, in fact, a total fabrication.
You can learn more about Chief Sealth's actual speech or, lack thereof, here.
Wake and bake, kids. It's your old friends, Soundgarden covering Black Sabbath's classic "Into the Void", from 1971's Master of Reality LP.
This SG cover originally appeared on a CD single for "Jesus Christ Pose", so it's nice to get a YouTube clip that reflects that with the cover art.
Soundgarden's take on Void has a twist: while staying musically faithful to the Sabbath original, Soundgarden uses the (alleged) words of Chief Sealth (or more correctly, Chief Si'hal, for whom Seattle was named) for lyrical styling.
This was a stroke of brilliance, as bassist Ben Shepard saw that the words attributed to Chief Sealth fit the meter of this song, though the environmental plea credited to him was, in fact, a total fabrication.
You can learn more about Chief Sealth's actual speech or, lack thereof, here.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Monday, May 17, 2010
The Faces - Richmond (TOTP 1971)
The Faces - Richmond (TOTP 1971).
The Faces doing "Richmond", live on Top of the Pops in 1971. No miming for Ronnie Lane and the boys. If this doesn't put a smile on your face, well, there's not much I can say for you.
The Faces doing "Richmond", live on Top of the Pops in 1971. No miming for Ronnie Lane and the boys. If this doesn't put a smile on your face, well, there's not much I can say for you.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine
Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine.
I'm sorry, but this song just keeps popping up in recent days.
When I was 9, I used to watch this video in heavy rotation on MTV. This was just after Bon Jovi released New Jersey, which went on to become a huge multi-platinum hit in short order. Basically, Jon and the boys were at the height of their powers at this time.
Anyway, I had a sudden yen to hear this last week. Went over to YouTube and watched the video, which I hadn't seen in who knows how many years. The following night, I came home and turned on Vh1 Classic. The first thing I saw was the Sam Kinison intro to this same video.
Half an hour ago, Adam Warner of Daily Options Report sent out a tweet from Stocktwits highlighting an ONN.tv clip on VIX premium selling. The intro music that I heard? You guessed it.
Appropriately enough, Adam also hails from that great state of New Jersey. I live for this shit.
I'm sorry, but this song just keeps popping up in recent days.
When I was 9, I used to watch this video in heavy rotation on MTV. This was just after Bon Jovi released New Jersey, which went on to become a huge multi-platinum hit in short order. Basically, Jon and the boys were at the height of their powers at this time.
Anyway, I had a sudden yen to hear this last week. Went over to YouTube and watched the video, which I hadn't seen in who knows how many years. The following night, I came home and turned on Vh1 Classic. The first thing I saw was the Sam Kinison intro to this same video.
Half an hour ago, Adam Warner of Daily Options Report sent out a tweet from Stocktwits highlighting an ONN.tv clip on VIX premium selling. The intro music that I heard? You guessed it.
Appropriately enough, Adam also hails from that great state of New Jersey. I live for this shit.
Friday, May 7, 2010
Sex Pistols - EMI
Sex Pistols - EMI.
A fitting end to a week of pure swindle in the markets, in the environment, and in a world filled with non-stop political theater.
The Sex Pistols sing their (original) tale of rock n' roll swindle and openly taunt their former label, EMI (which promptly dropped them after the infamous Bill Grundy incident) on this glorious track.
Of course, this particular swindle was a celebrated case of "the people" (the punks) pulling one over on the big corporations who controlled the distribution of recorded music in England at the time. The Pistols also name-drop (and razz) A&M at the end of this song, from their debut album recorded for Richard Branson's upstart label, Virgin.
A fitting end to a week of pure swindle in the markets, in the environment, and in a world filled with non-stop political theater.
The Sex Pistols sing their (original) tale of rock n' roll swindle and openly taunt their former label, EMI (which promptly dropped them after the infamous Bill Grundy incident) on this glorious track.
Of course, this particular swindle was a celebrated case of "the people" (the punks) pulling one over on the big corporations who controlled the distribution of recorded music in England at the time. The Pistols also name-drop (and razz) A&M at the end of this song, from their debut album recorded for Richard Branson's upstart label, Virgin.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
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