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Ah 1980s Music: The Rainmakers’ Let My People Go-Go
Posted by admin in Music, streaming video on May 1, 2012
Always loved how this song started: “Father, son, holy cow.”
Recalling Battle of the Network Stars: Melissa Gilbert
Posted by admin in streaming video on April 2, 2012
Kudos to Archive of American Television for juxtaposing two events at its blog today. Before there was Dancing with the Stars, current day contestant Melissa Gilbert recalls Battle of the Network Stars.
Tumblr Fun: Charlie Watts is Bored
Posted by admin in Music, streaming video on March 24, 2012
Tumblr is another form of social media that educates me. The Carousel is a tumblr site that does not just post music videos, but also points out nuances to the videos. Take for example, this post on the Rolling Stone’s Angie.
I love that the author advises viewers to check out the 50-second mark on this video (for Charlie Watts’ reaction while playing in a song that he has very little to perform).
Then there is this video, at the 2-minute mark, where Charlie clearly does not want the documentary maker filming him as he is seeemingly disengaged.
Please check out the whole Tumblr site, if for nothing else this Rick Moranis as Michael McDonald bit.
Archive of American Television: The Shows That Proved ‘em Wrong
Posted by admin in streaming video on March 21, 2012
Courtesy of the Archive of American Television, a snippet of folks talking about “The Shows That Proved ‘em Wrong”. Enjoy.
Live Rosanne Cash…From Her Living Room
Posted by admin in Music, social media, streaming video on March 5, 2012
Rosanne Cash is a songwriter/musician/writer and (as far as I am concerned) an overall genius. She loves Twitter and loves to interact with her followers. So it was in this case, where she took musical requests via Twitter for a few songs to record in her living room with husband/producer John Leventhal, in a series called “Live From Zone C” for AOL’s The Boot. Below watch one of the videos, Black Cadillac.
Man, the audio production on the video is just exquisite.
Lyle Lovett Performs Step Inside This House
Posted by admin in Music, streaming video on December 21, 2011
Here’s the thing that surprises me about Guy Clark’s song, Step Inside This House. Clark has never recorded it (as noted by Wikipedia). Here is the great Lyle Lovett performing it, at the White House for a songwriting/educational workshop for local kids, connected to the recent In Performance at The White House special.
Watch Educational Workshop: Lyle Lovett on PBS. See more from In Performance at The White House.
Bittersweet Moments: TCM’s Remembers (Those We Lost) in 2011
Posted by admin in Film, streaming video on December 15, 2011
There’s two levels to my enjoyment of Turner Classic Movies (TCM) Remembers (acknowledging those who died) 2011: seeing some of my favorite actors/directors/screenwriters/what-have-you being remembered (I love that TCM picked a clip of Wenders’ Wings of Desire to honor Peter Falk, as well as The Princess Bride) and being introduced to great talents I had never known about it.
I respect the fact that TCM tries to update the clips for people who die late in the year, also. Thanks to Bill Brioux’s TV Feeds My Family for the tip.
Discovered: George Carlin on His Persona
Posted by admin in comedy, streaming video on December 14, 2011
This Archive of American TV interview (the full version can be found at the Archive’s website) was conducted in late 2007, about six months before his death. In this excerpt, Carlin does a hilarious imitation of Ed Sullivan around the 4 minute mark.
It’s bittersweet to hear him be critical of his Sullivan appearances, lamenting that he cannot watch them…but admitting he intended to watch them someday. I hope he got the chance. Or hopefully heaven has a great cable package.
The term comic genius is an understatement with this fellow. His influence on comedy can be felt everyday. Hell, his influence permeates throughout The Daily Show.
Forgotten Favorites: Lou Reed’s Dirty Blvd.
Posted by admin in Music, streaming video on December 3, 2011
No matter how many Spotify/Pandora accounts, iPods, CDs, cassettes and vinyl albums I may have, there are always songs that enter my musical memory…only to be forgotten. Such was the fate of Lou Reed’s great late 1980s song, Dirty Blvd., until tonight when I was listening to my car satellite radio. Man, that is one good song. See for yourself.
Added bonus? I grew a mullet like Reed’s in the late 1980s, ask my friends from that era. I looked just as goofy as Reed.
David Lynch on His Films
Posted by admin in Film, streaming video on December 1, 2011
An interesting series of clips (courtesy of AFI) featuring David Lynch, as well as some of the actors (Kyle MacLachlan and Laura Dern) that have worked with him, discussing his approach to creating his films.
“The idea of handcuffing yourself to a genre is … pretty absurd.” is a great core approach, and one that can be applied to non-film creative pursuits as well.
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