I caught Dragonette at the launch party for MSN.ca a couple of weeks ago and was pretty impressed. I’m fond of their synth-pop-cut-with-guitars sound and am going to have to get my hands on their new album.
I took some shots of their performance; you can either check out this Flickr photoset or watch the slideshow below:
At the Mesh Conference held earlier this year, I was asked at the last minute to play an opening number for the big panel discussion on using social media for marketing. I decided to get cheeky and played AC/DC’s Big Balls, since having them is a quality that you need to really use social media and social networking to advantage. As I played, Kaz Ehara shot these photos:
Photos by Kaz Ehara.
Click the photos to see them on their Flickr pages.
For those of you unfamiliar with the song, here it is, synced to clips from Spongebob Squarepants:
Here’s a flowchart for Bonnie Tyler’s eighties classic, Total Eclipse of the Heart:
In case you’re not familiar with the song, here’s the video.
Most “Have you seen this cat?” posters don’t make me smile, but this one does…
Photo by Jason Carlin. Click to see it on its Flickr page.
The anime-girl outfits that the YouTube user “hjfreaks” wears may be a little off-putting, but if the bass tracks on these video are really of him playing, he’s pretty good:
Sometimes a guy wants to take a break from blistering bass runs and just dance:
Not the fast food chains, but the amusing hip-hop number by the oddly-named duo “Das Racist”:
I’m with this commenter: someone needs to record the Canadian version:
I’m at the Swiss Chalet!
I’m at the Harvey’s!
I’m at the combination Swiss Chalet and Harvey’s!
The Toronto Garbage Strike of 2009 may be over (as might be David Miller’s reign come election time next year) and garbage collection is resuming today, but that’s no reason not have a song about it. The Toronto Star posted a story today about The Toronto Garbage Song (a.k.a. Flush Your Garbage), which was written and posted to YouTube by Ian Kelk.
This isn’t the first strike song to gain exposure through the internet. London Underground is still my favourite. It’s a reworking of The Jam’s Going Underground by British comedy singing duo Amateur Transplants (Adam Kay and Suman Biswas).
Here’s a homemade video that someone made for the song – be warned, it’s a little sweary: