“Live from the iSight Studio,” Episode 6

Sing along, everyone!

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Blinded by the Light

Behold:

Yes, Don from DUC Interiors came and installed the new Hunter-Douglas blinds in my living room today. I LOVE THEM.

Note the amazingness. Note the light diffusion. Note the clean lines. This is what happens when you pay $400 for a pair of blinds, folks.
I did not, however spend $400 on [...]

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“Scary Mary”

Oh, lord. These are great: recut trailers of your favorite movies!
Mary Poppins as a horror film:

Office Space as a slasher movie:

The Usual Suspects as a romantic comedy:

Sometimes, we can use the Intertubes for good!

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Strongbad* Ain’t Got Nothin’ On Me!

This has been the Year of the E-mail for ol’ Ben Gott.
First, I got a missive from Jason Falkner a few months back. You may remember it, especially if you were in my 8-3 English class at the time and I MADE YOU ALL SIT THERE WHILE I READ THE E-MAIL AND JUMPED UP [...]

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More Hats, Anyone?

I wanted to take a break from talking about music, The Film Crew, Levin’s fingers, and other related matters to “toot my own horn,” so to speak. This is a clipping from a piece in yesterday’s Bergen County (N.J.) Record that contains a discussion of my program!
The Topfer family of Franklin Lakes also have [...]

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Bluebeard

Love those Scots!

See my cover version here:

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Tony Levin = GOD

So I’m watching some Peter Gabriel concert (“Growing Up Tour”) on one of my ninety-five gazillion HD channels. The concert’s fine — his drummer is nothing to write home about, and the girl singing backing vox is no Kate Bush (or even Paula Cole) — but LEVIN’S USING THE FUNK FINGERS! I want [...]

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The Film Crew…Finally!

Thanks to a post on Slashdot, I’ve discovered that the MST3K boys are back in town as The Film Crew.
What? You say you don’t know about MST3K? Well, find out by clicking below (or by clicking that link). This is the car chase in Mitchell:

“HOT…MERGING…ACTION!” I use [...]

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“See the Light”

I’ve decided to start posting my demos online as I record them. So there.
This is the newest of the new demos:
“See the Light (Demo 2)” (3.4 MB, MP3)
(The title is an homage to Bob Mould, of course.)
I wrote and recorded it just now—like, “a half an hour ago” now. Like every other demo, [...]

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July 20th: A Day That Lives in Infamy

Yeah, it’s my birthday today.
In celebration, here’s a video for The Sugarcubes’ “Birthday”:

And here’s Morrissey, beginning with “Unhappy Birthday” and segueing into “The Queen is Dead”:

Oh, has the world changed, or have I changed?
Oh, has the world changed, or have I changed?
Some nine-year-old tough who peddles [...]

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