Thrill the World Austin

hey Momma, so Daniela's been on all our cases to learn the thriller dance for months now through alamo sponsored lessons. the date finally loomed large and we jumped in at the last second to learn it. clocking in at nearly 6 and a 1/2 minutes, some time was needed to know when to, well ... this


which all gave way to the official Guinness Record Breaking (smashing, more like it) thriller spectacular a la austin, tx ... mary, mary's momma barbara franzosa, daniela, and myself are in the top left corner of your screen ... somewhere ... working it out in our best mj homages. nearly everyone in attendance was in character (i had my thrashed jeans and zombie make-up) which was quite the sight to behold. flip through some flickr accounts linked to from the official site or try searching flickr itself.



thrill the world austin

Modest Mouse - Satin in a Coffin videos

well, since on occasion, you have this song on repeat in your head or popping out of some speakers, it might as well be here, as well.
i copied and pasted a letterman taping and a Melkweg, Amsterdam show - let me tell you, these boys are major label players and lean to their respective markets well. fo sure. with letterman, issac looks like a hired gun banjo picker a la Vampire Weekend, not that there's anything wrong with that, but in the 2nd, they're all a little more unhinged.

The Persian Alaphabet Game Release!

a friend of music for momma, the indomitable and ever adventurous Leyla Shams (with help from family and friends) created this wonderful game and tool for any and all, young and old alike, interested in learning the Persian alphabet and having fun. are you an enemy of fun? i think not!

order now before the holiday madness - embolden yourself or be the cool aunt/ uncle and quench your friends' child, or your friends' inner child's, thirst for knowledge with this fantastic game ... @ once!

so, in conjunction with the release i give you this neo-folkish tune, if nothing else because "Iranian" is situated in the title and, well, it's pretty pretty. authentic Persian music to come soon.

via bowsplusarrows
Dame Satan - The Golden Iranian


pleigames

blogotheque.net

the fine and stylish french folks over at la blogotheque bring us today's destination jump. the rich colors. .the single take. the occasional pretentious crooning. nothing but the best for the streets of paris.
highlights for me so far. the dirty projectors. beirut. & the following by the hidden cameras

#22.2 - HIDDEN CAMERAS -BOYS OF MELODY
by lablogotheque

la blogotheque

Bill Moyers - The Journal with Brooke Gladstone and Kathleen Hall Jamieson

this giant video is a silly internets somethin' that made the rounds more than a few cycles ago featuring Mr. Moyers pawing a FOX cub to submission.



Bill guides Brooke "edited by" Gladstone and factcheck.org Kathleen Hall Jamieson through the vp debate, the economy and other frightening subjects.

Brook Gladstone Kathleen Hall Jamieson conversation - mp3

Colin Powell

the. endorsement. in case you missed it.

Talking Heads - Psycho Killer

The Beach Boys - Long Tall Texan (2nd song)

Lyle Lovett

in honor of our return to this red state of ours, i bring a little lyle love to the (texas swing dance) floor.

Lyle Lovet - If I Had a Boat - mp3

Lyle Lovett - That's Right You're Not From Texas - live in Vienna , VA -mp3

Sting - new york part II

embedding was denied by request for the next video, but check it out. sting is a fancy pants badass, yayo. it's taken from, Urgh! A Music War, a brilliant straightforward concert doc with one shot off performances from a crazy amount of wicked punk/new wave bands. i remember seeing it at the dobie 3-4 yrs ago and it blew my mind.
you tube - THE POLICE "ROXANNE" LIVE VIA URGH! A MUSIC WAR

--the next second--

the speed of the internets



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new york in verse - various part 1

in honor of our upcoming experiment in family dynamics - aka the road trip ~ i offer an ode to the TX/PA/NYU/TX jaunt in an undisclosed number of acts.

as a salute to this cross-pollination of the south and nyc i bring you this discussion ... woody allen and billy grahm.



Kyle Andrews - Naked in New New York - mp3

Lady Genius - New York Through York - mp3

LCD Sound System - New York I Love You, But You're Bringing Me Down - mp3

Frank Sinatra - New York, New York (Chew Fu Fix) - mp3

KCRW - fm and broadband

a great resource i've mentioned in the past but not yet in blog form ... till now! and on tuesday @ 1:15 pm CST the boys of The Broken West, of course, will be perform their gems and be interviewed by the seminal nic harcourt. a reminder of their slot ... now available to watch in the archives.

kcrw.com

The Broken West - Big City (live in seattle)

from a reliable source, they tip well, too.


The Broken West - Big City (live)

www.soundonthesound - the broken west

Biden

lowered, rock bottom, expectations made palin look like ... what (?), not the blithering sycophantic loathsome wretched threat to us all that she is? yes, biden looked good. but is there a nugget of sound that will resonate till november? i would have preferred an hour of the pair in this setting ... with russert, of course. we all can dream.

Gary Jules - Mad World

on the economic nose