Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Did you know there is "Burlington" music out there beyond Phish and Grace Potter? No, really. It's true. And it seems that folks outside the Queen City bubble are starting to discover it as well. And no, I don't mean people in Montpelier. Big city types. Like New York City-based online radio station BreakThruRadio.com, for example.
The station just posted a 70-plus minute show, "Spotlight on the City: Burlington, VT," featuring a slew of great local acts, including My First Days on Junk, Crinkles, Nuda Veritas, The Smittens, Villanelles and quite a few others. There's also a nifty Ryan Power remix courtesy of Mike Device right around the 62-minute mark. Aaaaand, a remarkable group (or maybe just one dude?) that's completely new to me, Paul & the Mystery of Gravity. I think might have a new local favorite.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Fans of pun laden, lowbrow humor are no doubt saddened today by the passing of Dom Deluise. I know I am. Originally, I wanted to post the pre-pie fight clip from the Mel Brooks classic, Blazin' Saddles, as it's one of my favorites — the clip and the film, in general. But upon further review, I think it may be a tad off-color, even for this blog. If you're not easily offended, you can check it out here. If you are easily offended, please click here.
Instead, I found this scene from Haunted Honeymoon, featuring DeLuise and the late, great, Gilda Radner. It's a tad racy, sure. But it's also funny as hell.
Monday, May 4, 2009
And I thought the Ween rumors for the Quad celebration were pretty cool: http://highergroundmusic.com/calendar/show/3247/
Friday, May 1, 2009
And I thought Bon Iver's "The Woods" was the coolest use of auto-tune ever. Thanks again, Chris. What exactly do you do for a living again?
This might just be the funniest thing I've seen all week. Thanks to my old pal Chris Morris for the head's up.