SONG OF THE DAY
TITLE: Satellite of Love
ARTIST: Lou Reed
RELEASED: February 1973
FUN FACT: The song is produced by David Bowie and Mark Ronson, with Bowie providing back-up vocals.
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"If you have a racist friend, now is the time for the friendship to end"
Seen in Berlin
Song of the Week: "Barnyard Disturbance" by Christian McBride & Edgar Meyer
Christian McBride & Edgar Meyer – “Barnyard Disturbance” In a change of pace for Song of the Week, here is a collaboration of two TWO bassists on the jazz piece with a country twang “Barnyard Disturbance.” The track will be featured on Christian McBride & Edgar Meyer’s collaborative album But Who’s Gonna Play the Melody? due out on March 22. Songs of the Week for 2024 January “Easy Fun” by…
Song of the Week: "Easy Fun" by gglum
gglum – “Easy Fun” Kicking off the new year with new music, here’s a track from gglum, the project of 21-year-old London-based artist Ella Smoker. Known for ‘bedroom pop,’ this track has a lot more oomph than that dreamy genre usually implies. Songs of the Week for 2024 January “Easy Fun” by gglum
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The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And lo, it shall receive over a million views on YouTube.
100th Anniversary Movie Festival: The Pilgrim (1923)
Title: The Pilgrim Release Date: February 25, 1923 Director: Charlie Chaplin Production Company: Charlie Chaplin Productions Summary/Review: The Tramp (Charlie Chaplin) is an escaped convict who disguises himself in a minister’s clothing. Traveling by train he is welcomed by a church community who mistake him for their new pastor. Hijinks ensue as Chaplin’s faux-pastor has to improvise a sermon,…
80th Anniversary Movie Festival: The More the Merrier (1943)
Title: The More the Merrier Release Date: May 13, 1943 Director: George Stevens Production Company: Columbia Pictures Summary/Review: During a World War II housing shortage in Washington, Connie Milligan (Jean Arthur) sublets a room in her apartment, expecting another woman, but instead the pushy Benjamin Dingle (Charles Coburn) talks her into renting the room to him. He then promptly sublets…
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final round: frankie vs wind and rain
examples & descriptions
wind and rain
(alternate title: the cruel sister)
"harp made of murdered sister's breastbone reveals her murderer"
"a girl murders her sister out jealousy and then a harp made of the drowned sister's bones & hair sings the entire story at the murderer's wedding feast"
"how to make a musical instrument out of the bones of your sister"
frankie
(alternate titles: frankie and johnny, frankie and albert)
"murder is ok if your boyfriend cheats"
i am proud to announce wind and rain as the winner of the murder ballad ballot! thanks to everyone who participated by submitting songs, spreading posts or voting in polls. see you in a few days for the losers’ bracket!
Hooray for “Wind & Rain!”
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Frank Sinatra Film Festival: The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
This weekend I’m attending a baseball tournament in Hoboken, New Jersey, so what better time to pay tribute to the acting career of Hoboken’s most famous citizen, Frank Sinatra! Title: The Manchurian Candidate Release Date: October 24, 1962 Director: John Frankenheimer Production Company: M.C. Productions Summary/Review: The Manchurian Candidate is a political thriller that dares to ask: what if…
I feel like this scene from Airplane captures the mood of Tumblr regarding the Titanic tourist submersible.
So many alternate versions of Spider-Man in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and still we haven't seen the Electric Company Spider-Man.