Halloween-Inspired Video of the Day: Danzig, "Can't Speak"

here's one from my personal favorite prince of dark-rockness, glenn danzig.

i don't know what is scariest...the terrible special effects, the black contacts, or the mellowness of this song.

it's like watching a mortal combat movie or something. there is lightning everywhere!



p.s. this video was my introduction to glenn. i think i was about 13 and was watching Liquid Television. no point in telling you this, just having a weird nostalgia flashback.

Video of the Day: Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, "Do You Wanna Touch Me"

the answer here could be yes for me. i mean, normally i'm about as boy crazy as one can get, but joan is the exception. because she rocks.

so thanks, JJ, for making me question my sexuality.

(Oh Yeah)



(Oh Yeah)

WTF?!?! Pepa got a nose job!

this is awful. crystal skull awful.

why ruin a classic, pep?

Video(s) of the Day: Imagination, "Just an Illusion" and "In and Out of Love"

holy hell, please watch these. this band officially has the best videos ever. i couldn't pick a favorite, so i had to post both.

this first video combines so many classic elements, it would be difficult not to classify it as an all-time winner:

-haunted house
-sparkling leather jacket over bare chest
-mounted deer head
-really terrible disappearing/reappearing ghosts
-hand dancing

i bring you, "Just an Illusion"



the second is possibly better. definitely smoother.

-swimming pools
-long red fingernails holding cocktails
-synchronized pelvic thrusts
-underwater antics
-lots of headbands and beaded braids



could you decide?

Four Words: Steven Seagal, Rock Legend?

just watch it.

Things that are AWESOME: Celtic Thunder

what can be said about this beautiful and talented vocal ensemble? listen to that intro! the beating drums, the orchestra...such openings are worthy only of the most powerful of voices--

--enter Celtic Thunder.



wow.

Video of the Day: The Brian Jonestown Massacre, "Going to Hell"

just watched "DiG!" and was inspired. so here's some rock stylings by the ever-antic BJM:

In Honor Of...

...my friend who claims to have NEVER SEEN THIS VIDEO?!?!?!?!

i really didn't think it was possible, but it's true. so, here it is:

Robert Palmer, "Addicted to Love"


p.s. it just got named 3rd ALL TIME TOP VIDEO of the 80's by VH1 Classic. jeff, you gotta stay home and watch more t.v. like me.

...and one for A.B.

yeah, i like these guys, thanks for the heads up!

Passion Pit, "Sleepyhead"

Video(s) of the Past 3 Days!!!

yeah yeah, so i haven't been home in three days. and in those three days i have managed to lose my favorite dress, destroy the only pair of shoes i love, and not go to bed before 5 am.

so....now that i'm here, here's a few videos/songs that i am hoping are as enjoyable to others as i find them.

NEW: The Apes, "Black Tears"



OLD: Janet Jackson, "What Have You Done For Me Lately?"



FOREIGN: YELLE, "Ce Jeu"



SAMPLED FROM: Heaven 17, "Let Me Go"



PUPPETS!!: Herman Dune, "1-2-3 Apple Tree"

My New Hero: Nina Simone

this video is awesome. because nina is awesome. insanely talented and ballsy as hell...who on earth wears a fishnet outfit?! nina simone and cher. and that's about it.

i wish i could pull this off.

Things that are AWESOME: The Moscow Ice Ballet, "Rock 'n Roll Wolf"

yeah yeah, wolves are hot right now. white hot. but apparently they were also very rocking back in the day...some day, which i can't seem to pinpoint.

i don't know how or why this was made, and i also don't know how i haven't seen it before.

this ice-spectacular is something like 'Labyrinth' meets the 'Wizard of Oz.' totally weird creatures and dancing and fantasy and ridiculous costumes, all set to music with some guy in tights pretending to be a wolf?!

he's totally the Bowie/Jareth...tempting children with those bulging spandex displays. he even has that creepy, weird, (seemingly inappropriate for a children's movie) sexuality thing going on.

and there is ice dancing!

p.s. thanks j.t.

Robot Children and Cartoon Bears

...are telling you to say no to hugs.

Video of the Day: Stevie Nicks, "Talk to Me"

my mom still looks and dresses EXACTLY like stevie nicks in this video.

it's amazing and almost frightening, but in a really fantastic, my-mom-is-the-greatest, kind of way.


p.s. last year, when she asked me to come to the renaissance festival for the 50th time, she was not joking when she wanted me to dress up. not like stevie, but like a very similarly dressed peasant/gypsy.

Song I'm Listening to...

House of Love, "Love in a Car"

...because it is beautiful and brings back memories.

Can Someone Please Explain?!

can someone please tell me who on earth finds this man attractive?

i mean, come on!! 'Mystery' is supposedly so successful at seducing ladies that he has his own reality show on VH1, but i don't know a single woman who would date a guy with a name like a magician, who single-handedly owns every bit of hideous apparel from Hot Topic and applies guy-liner to his eyes before heading to a club.

does anyone fall for this? who wants to date a guy who dresses like a freak??

but i guess it's not about dating, so let me change my question...WHO ON EARTH IS BRINGING THIS GUY HOME?!?!

ladies, if you're out there and you've fallen victim to this so-called pickup expert, please, PLEASE come forward and tell me WTF it is about this guy.

because i really just don't get it.

Pic of the Day: Friendship

mid-afternoon wake-up call in the upper east side.

Video of the Day: Architecture in Helsinki, "Debbie"

just because.  and it takes place in sydney.

FUN!

Man of My Heart: Andrew W.K.

love,

please give me a second chance, or maybe a first chance. you are so intense, but it's a joyously destructive party-time rock intensity. you don't want to bring me down like most metalheads with their anger and insecurity...you just want to rock (with me? all niiiight?).

my Angel in White Knit. my White Knight. this girl is beautiful...beautifully ready to party with you on the stage of love.

i have intensity. GRRRRRRRRRRR. and i love white denim, too!

see?

we were made to be together.

aah, love.

see you soon. when you play here. on nov. 15th.

look for me.

Hey!

hey, remember when finola hughes had a career?! me either!! but i do know her name without having to look it up, so she's gotta be famous for something...and if you're wondering what it is, well i'm not much help.

but it may have something to do with this masterpiece from 1983. and this may have been the ruiner of travolta's career for the ten years following its release.

i just want to know why this production cannot currently be seen on broadway. because with all those amazing, sweaty dance moves and glorious costumes, i'd be there every night.

i love that hell looks like a jazzercize class. and that the devil does pelvic thrusts.

*Warning*

"always ask someone you love before you put anything in your mouth"

p.s. beets are definitely NOT safe to eat...may cause EXTREME vomiting.

And just for fun...

...because i was really singing this song during my entire summer jaunt across europe.

i didn't get anywhere near 40 boys in my 40 nights, though. damnit.

i shoulda been a donna.

Video of the Day: Nick Kershaw, "The Riddle"

i don't know. i really don't know.

some sort of fairy tale theme gone awry. but not in an awesome way like petty's "don't come around here." more in a really horrible and weird and unexplainable way.

that wall full of lips...would those be considered 'glory holes'?

Song I'm Listening to...

Belle and Sebastian, "Don't Leave the Light On Baby"

...because i'm a little sad and mellow right now. didn't get the job. i'm a true failure.

pity party, anyone? (feel free to mock me, i'm asking for it, i know.)

Discover Belle and Sebastian!

Video of the Day: UB40, "I Can't Help Falling In Love With You"

...because i was sitting in a pub watching the world cup qualifier between spain and belgium and this song came on. and no, fernando, i can't help falling in love with you, liverpool's number 9.

but i'm not a creepy stalker like that guy in 'Sliver.' i'm not! really!

In Honor Of...

...the fact that i am watching the prom episode of 90210 (yes, the original!), here is a video from cathy dennis...who performed at the oh-so-dramatic prom of the senior class of '93.

remember when donna got drunk and almost couldn't graduate?!

anyways, it was a pretty great episode. and now, may i present D Mob featuring Cathy Dennis (shouldn't she have come up with a catchier stage name?)

Another Reason I Should Move to Liverpool: Pete Burns

interview and performance clips circa 1983.

yes!

Words of Wisdom...1985 edition

Video(s) of the Day: Vanity 6, "Nasty Girl" AND Eddie Money, "Shakin"

hey, can anyone deny or confirm this for me...is the girl in this Eddie Money video Appolonia or am i losing my mind????



that's totally her, right? i mean, watch below...she's totally the same chick.

p.s. this vanity 6 video goes out to roper...yes, i think you are a nasty girl.

Man of My Heart: James Franco

sweet baby james,

your appeal is undeniable. just look at you. i mean, you are way too attractive. but you play the loser so often, that it makes me think you are humble and the fact that you are willing to make an idiot of yourself means that you don't take yourself too seriously.

so, seriously, give a girl a chance. we could make beautiful music...and by music, i mean babies.

Video of the Day: Indochine, "Canary Bay"

i love 80's french pop.



oh yeah. and these guys are totally not joking:

Things I Hate About Jason Mitchell...

1. he is too awesome for this blog.

2. he takes forever to do ANYTHING

3. his bangs

4. he steals my thunder

5. he is more awesome than me


THE END.

Video of the Day: Elizabeth Daily, "Mind Over Matter"

in honor of the fact that one of my favorite movies is playing right now on HBOFam, and also that this same movie was downloaded to my ipod LAST NIGHT for my flight today...i bring you EG Daily's rendition of "Mind Over Matter" from the 'Summer School' soundtrack.

love it.

you may recognize miss daily from such awesome films as 'Better Off Dead,' 'Pee-wee's Big Adventure,' and the aforementioned 'Valley Girl.'

a huge, and yet widely-unknown talent. she also does tons of voice-over work, including my personal pick of the Powerpuff Girls, Buttercup.

and without further ado...

Video of the Day: White Snake, "Is This Love"

ok ok, i know i already posted a video for today, but i missed yesterday, so i'm making up for it with some sexy tawny kitaen-inspired rock balladry.

i love that you can totally see her thong through that white dress. classy. and that its almost touching her ribs.

HOT.

p.s. i don't think it's love you're feeling, mr. coverdale, i think it's tawny rubbing her ass on you.

Video of the Day: The Faces, "Maybe I'm Amazed"

there was a time...before rachel hunter, before disco changed his sound and cheese took over...when Rod Stewart was actually quite amazing in a good way and not in a hilarious "do you think i'm sexy?" way.

his voice is undeniable in this cover.

Video of the Day: Genesis, "Land of Confusion"

this is without a doubt, the scariest video i have ever seen. i vividly remember the first time i saw it, i couldn't have been more than four. and i was terrified. still am. to this day, i hate puppets...and i blame this video. well, this and those creepy red creatures from labyrinth who could take dismember themselves.

shudder.

Video of the Day: Rockwell, "Obscene Phone Caller"

Rockwell must be the most paranoid person on the planet. someone tell that guy to chill, seriously. someone stranger always watching him, calling him...i mean, he is really sexy with that soul-glo he's rocking, but i just don't think he's stalker-worthy.

shouldn't that blind chick from the "Hello" video be singing these songs? (if you haven't seen it, omg, i'll post that one, too.)

My Favorite YouTube Clip Ever: the joy of Grape Stomp

so i thought that surely everyone had seen this before, but apparently not, as i have come across several friends in the past two days who were unaware of this video. and i know it may be "low brow" to laugh at people's accidents, but whatever. i'm just going to show it. because it gets me every time.

i can't breathe.

Song I'm Listening to...

Massive Attack, "Live With Me"

Discover Massive Attack!

The Day My Earth Stood Still: Tragedy in Orange.

so when my brother offered to help me change my eating habits, i was not expecting him to immediately snatch the bag of cheetos out of my hand and dump them onto the pavement. in a moment of grief and less-than-reasonable thinking, i ran around to the sad, little pile of neon starch and grabbed one off the top (it hadn't touched the ground, mind you!), only to have my clever little thief of a brother slap my hand, knocking my one remaining unsullied treat to the asphalt.

total. sadness. overload.

Video of the Day: Lita Ford, "Kiss Me Deadly"

in honor of the most metal hair-babe of the late 80's, i give you Ms. Lita. no one crawls on the ground or slaps their own ass quite like she did back in the day.

take note, ladies:

faux-humping a guitar = the hotness.

always wear a belt with your thong.

and knee pads are an awesome accessory to any outfit.

oh, Lita, i know it may sound like i am poking fun, but really and truly, i am in awe.