“Weird Al” Yankovic is pretty much the perfect musician for the Internet age – nerdy mash-up specialist who is no stranger to controversy. So the fact that his latest album has a song about Internet grammar is pretty much perfection (and guaranteed to go viral)… “Word Crimes” – “Weird Al” Yankovic
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Music Monday – “Ouzo!”
I remember seeing the New Zealand band, Hobnail Boots (now known as “Hobnail“) when they played the Ness Creek Festival during a cross-Canada tour, maybe in the mid-1990’s? Funny how hearing the opening notes of this song immediately brought back great memories of their entire performance… “Ouzo” – Hobnail Boots
Music Monday – “Saw her eyes in the rear-view mirror/Girls in the back, trunks full of beer”
“Southern Comfort” – The Orwells
Music Monday – “I got no car and it’s breaking my heart/But I’ve found a driver and that’s a start”
“Drive My Car” – Beatles
Music Monday – “I’m grateful for all you’ve done/I never felt like I went without with what I had/And I’m proud to be your son/And I’m proud to call you my dad”
A video I made a couple years back which has a Father’s Day theme… “Pier 21” – John Wort Hannam
21 Songs To Help You Wake Up From Those Morning Snooze Marathons
Songs to kick-start your day.
Too Many Tabs Tuesday
Here are a few things that caught my eye this past week… What are the best new products nobody knows about? (Quora) How We Die – Then and Now: Comparing Causes of Death, 1900 v. 2010 (Infographic) What Radiohead Song Always Moves You To Tears? (Reddit) How Poverty Taxes The Brain (Infographic) Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” […]
Music Monday – “Won’t you tell me what you’re thinking of?/Would you be an outlaw for my love?”
“Thirteen” – Big Star
Saturday Snap – Sasha Grooving
Shea got invited to Pace’s school for a Volunteer Appreciation Tea for some work she’d done to help out with Pace’s class this year while she was on maternity leave. She took Sasha to the tea and it was a pleasant surprise that Pace’s class was also the one chosen to entertain the volunteers. Sasha […]
Friday Fun Link – Porktrack
A vital addition to the resources of the world wide web, Porktrack takes your birth date and tries to calculate back to make a best guess about which song was playing on the night you were conceived. For example…