January 2010
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Our Hit Parade - Today Was a Fairytale
We opened January’s edition of Our Hit Parade with a medley of Taylor Swift’s new song, Today Was A Fairytale with Something There from Beauty and The Beast. Not sure how this medley popped into my head, but add on Bridget dressed as a princess and Neal with a Bear Head covering his hair, and it all added up to a pretty darn good opening for the show. I will be rooting for Taylor...
Kate McGarrigle 1948-2010
I wrote the following for the blog of Butt Magazine: Kate McGarrigle 1946-2010 When I was 17 ,Rolling Stone put out at list of the top 100 albums you just had to own if you were really living. It was through this list that I discovered Al Green, Richard and Linda Thompson and Etta James. All amazing discoveries. It was also how I discovered Kate and Anna McGarrigle. Their album, Dancer With...
It Is The King's Birthday! Naw, The King of R and...
Well it is not only Elvis Presley’s and David Bowie’s birthday. It is R. Kelly’s! Happy Birthday Mr Kelly. This is his new song in which he introduces the world to R and B Yodeling. He is a pioneer! Who knew that there is a whole set of videos of prayer groups acting out this song whilst the original version plays over the sound system. Here is another one: Neal, Bridget...
OK, while we're talking about things that should...
This video, which was brought to our attention by being on our friend Adam’s blog is pretty much the perfect set of things I’m into right now: vague and obscure sounding soundtrack-style instruments lyrics about loving on dogs VideoToaster effects I feel like Drake or Kid CUDI should sample this song and make at least me freak out…. —Neal Medlyn
Beer Can Hair Rollers like Bridget Everett
a propensity to wear multiple outfits that aren’t fit for outdoors like Neal! lipstick outside the actual lines of the lips like Kenny! This video, which was sent to us by the wonder that is Larry Krone, who you may have seen recently in Our Hit Parade singing the top country songs of the decade, is kinda my new favorite thing. Make this a hit, America, so I can by those pantyhose!!...
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you're a jerk - newboyz
You’re A Jerk - New Boyz THE best part of going anywhere outside of my house, is eating seeing or doing something I’ve only seen on the internet, in a video, pictures or print, in real life. On my last trip to L.A. I had an in-n-out burger, bought super cute things on Melrose and Little Tokyo, went to The Grove AND I SAW KIDS JERKING. The Jerk is a dance born on the west coast, I...