Category Archives: Video

Today’s Music: Michael Hedges on Acoustic Guitar

Posted on March 24, 2012 by admin

I have to admit I know next to nothing about guitarist Michael Hedges except he died young, but he does a beautiful job on this acoustic piece, “Eleven Small Roaches”: H/T to Michael Dare of Dareland.

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Today’s Video: Lobbyists at Work

Posted on March 24, 2012 by admin

This may be satire, but it’s more true than you might suspect.

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Quoth the Reagan, “Nevermore!” video

Posted on March 22, 2012 by admin

An Edgar Allan Poe parody featuring the ‘Gypper’:

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Today’s Music: One of the Worst TV Show Themes Ever

Posted on March 20, 2012 by admin

Unsubstantiated rumor is that composer Neal Hefti was grabbing-the-floor stoned when he wrote this annoying brain-killer. Whether that’s true or not, musically, “The Batman Theme” really is a ripe piece of flaming crap left at the cultural doorstep in 1966, the … Continue reading →

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Today’s Music: Paul Butterfield in 1985, “Why Do People Act Like That?”

Posted on March 18, 2012 by admin

Paul Butterfield on David Letterman’s show in 1985, doing a great version of Junior Wells’ tune, “Why Do People Act Like That?” H/T to Mike Anderson

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Today’s Music: Leo Kottke from the 1970s, “Vaseline Machine Gun”

Posted on March 17, 2012 by admin

More about the great guitarist Leo Kottke is here. The music is down there:

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Today’s Music: Ry Cooder “No Banker Left Behind”

Posted on March 16, 2012 by admin

Mr. Cooder does himself proud here, and he wrote the lyrics, too.

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Like the Titanic, Rush Goes Down in April

Posted on March 15, 2012 by admin
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No Wonder Vets Like Republicans

Posted on March 15, 2012 by admin

Look at this smarmy propaganda video for Junior Bush via Fox News and carried on a website, Armed Forces Radio Network.org, which could easily be confused with the actual Armed Forces radio website, that all taxpayers, even those who didn’t … Continue reading →

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Today’s Music: Donovan “Catch the Wind”

Posted on March 14, 2012 by admin

Donovan (b. Donovan Leitch), the Scottish folk musician who was once called ‘Britain’s answer to Bob Dylan’ never had quite the impact of The Man from Hibbing, but he was a good singer, guitar player and songwriter. For a time … Continue reading →

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