Tag Archives: YouTube
Inherent Vice… the trailer???
YouTube – Inherent Vice, Thomas Pynchon – 9781594202247 Holy Mother of Jeebus, somebody’s gone and made a trailer for the new Pynchon. So, are They finally going to do a Cormac McCarthy on TRP? I can’t see it working, myself, … more…
Kevin Coyne – Marjory Razorblade
Amongst the (unusually worthwhile) comments, the following (which turns out to be from a 2003 Guardian 100 Best Albums You Have Never Heard) is quoted: Eastbourne Ladies flashing their knickers; Jackie in his boarding house, paper hat on head, pining … more…
We Can Has?
The jewel amongst the Obama campaign videos. It seems like a year ago I first saw this (maybe it was) and here it is again, amongst a selection of YouTubes at 3quarksdaily. The looming election is making me anxious: possibly … more…
John Prine and Iris DeMent – In Spite of Ourselves
Working sideways from the Iris Dement post a couple of weeks ago. If you don’t love this — well, I just don’t know what to say to you…
Our Town – Iris Dement
Iris Dement, Emmylou Harris, Jerry Douglas, Aly Bain. Not for the first time, I find myself wishing I could pick out the key frame manually from the clip, rather than put up with whatever Youtube picks out automatically… (thanks to … more…
Marquee Moon
The first twelve inch single I ever bought. Stereo on one side, mono on the other. I never did see the point of that, but a truly extraordinary record. I remember taking in to school, and producing it in the … more…
Thanksgiving
Yup, it’s that time again. See last year.
wave power
YouTube – New Invention [wave powered generator] Most ingenious, and very cheap to produce, by the looks. I like that it’s called Pandora’s Box, for reasons which for all I know are unintentional. It’s also an infectiously happy clip. I … more…
Artie Shaw – Star Dust (1940)
The first time I remember noticing this recording of the Hoagy Carmichael / Michael Parish classic would have been in 1976, when it was used as the end title music for Nicholas Roeg’s, or more to the point at the … more…