On Thursday, on his Instagram account, Iggy Pop announced that, after a 43 year wait, his classic track, "The Passenger," has a video. “So ‘The Passenger’ finally has an official… Read the rest of the article: Iggy Pop's "The Passenger" gets a video after 43 years
If ever there was a warhorse of an 80s New Wave anthem, it is Modern English's 1983 (and 1990) "I Melt with You." Frontman Robbie Grey says of the new… Read the rest of the article: Modern English performs "I Melt With You" in Isolation
It is amazing to see some of the quality and ingenuity coming out of the indie roleplaying game community these days. Innovative ideas are bankrolled by crowdfunding campaigns and turned… Read the rest of the article: Solo roleplaying a Thousand Year Old Vampire
Video editor Mike Dent posted this video to Twitter showing the LA skyline on July 4th, fireworks ablaze, to the tune of Vangelis' 1982 Blade Runner soundtrack. The footage was… Read the rest of the article: LA cityscape with fireworks goes full Blade Runner
Several weeks ago, I put out a call in my weekly maker tips newsletter, Tips, Tools, and Shop Tales. A friend who works in a shared workshop was being called… Read the rest of the article: COVID Safety Guidelines for Shared Workshops
Rob Paulsen, the voice of many notable animated characters (Pinky on Pinky and the Brain), Carl Wheezer (Jimmy Neutron), Yakko Warner and Dr. Scratchnsniff (Animaniacs), and many others, critiques others… Read the rest of the article: Rob Paulsen (voice of Pinky on Pinky and the Brain) critiques others doing his voices
Oh, the horror! Wife trolls husband by screaming Alanis Morissette song for a month pic.twitter.com/G8H9jeLxdY — The Dad (@thedad) September 14, 2018 Image: Twitter
The first trailer to Apple TV+'s series adaption of Isaac Asimov's Foundation is certainly gorgeous eye candy. It remains a mystery how they plan to adapt such an immense and… Read the rest of the article: The trailer to Asimov's Foundation sure looks grand
On Tabletop Witchcraft, John builds an amazing gladiatorial coliseum that is one of the most impressive tabletop builds I've seen in a while.
Public Enemy has released a new track and video, "State of the Union (STFU)." Produced by legendary DJ Premier, the track is described in the press release as “a fiery… Read the rest of the article: Public Enemy releases new anti-Trump protest video
Hot the heels of the GWAR statue petition to replace Robert E. Lee in Richmond (now closing in on 55K signatures) comes a petition to replace all of the Confederate… Read the rest of the article: Petition to replace every Confederate statue in West Virginia with Mothman
Want to see more of this? Fans of the various Star Trek series have been using FaceApp, the popular smart phone facial editing software, to alter the faces (and gender… Read the rest of the article: Star Trek fans use FaceApp to swap genders of franchise characters
In this nearly an hour and half video, Ed and Jim of Cartoonist Kayfabe take a deep dive into James O'Barr's The Crow, the hugely influential late-80s indie comic book.… Read the rest of the article: Cartoonist Kayfabe takes a look back at James O'Barr's The Crow
The comedy duo known as The Good Liars has placed these caution signs around Brooklyn to thoughtfully alert residents to the great hazards of slightly slopping (and very slippery and… Read the rest of the article: "Slight Incline/Very Scary" Caution signs go up around Brooklyn, NY
Perfect. A petition is being circulated on Change.org to replace Richmond, VA's Monument Avenue statue of Robert E. Lee with Oderus Urungus (aka the late Dave Brockie) of GWAR.
I've said it before and I'll say it again — restoration videos are a balm these days — at least for me (and I assume other weirdos like me). There… Read the rest of the article: Restoring a 1965 "Flymo" hovering lawn mower
A few months ago, I posted the video for Donald Fagen's 1982 now-classic track, "New Frontier." At the time, I said that I couldn't get this tune out of my… Read the rest of the article: Group of quarantined musicians do a spot-on cover of Fagen's "New Frontier"
Apparently, Charlie Brooker has put Season 6 of Black Mirror on hold because he fears that reality has caught up with the dystopian series. Picking up on that, a Madrid… Read the rest of the article: Black Mirror Season 6? You're living it!
https://youtu.be/-rlcJx0HTc0 Here. Here's Dolly Parton doing a cover of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven." You're welcome. Image: YouTube
OK, I really need this. It's the SpaceX Dragon rendezvousing and docking with the International Space Station with "Blue Danube" as the soundtrack. Holy 2001, Batman! Image: Screengrab
