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Julia Serano - Cocky
Oct. 20th, 2009 08:54 pmI love this woman.
Cashew Shortbread Cookies
Feb. 9th, 2009 08:48 pmThis looks like a great recipe. I love that there are people doing this with YouTube. I’d love to do something like this myself except for two things. One, we don’t have a video camera and two, we don’t really have the kitchen for a cooking show. Also? I’d probably develop stage fright and wouldn’t be able to perform for the non-existant camera. Ah well.
Tokyo Performance Doll - Ochame na Juliet
Nov. 6th, 2008 11:01 pmThe singer, who looks to be all of 10 but is actually twenty is Ichii Yuri, who would later go on to greater fame as the Yuri in East End x Yuri, whose hits Da.Yo.Ne and Maicca would annoy millions while still managing to be really big hits. The quality on this video isn’t the best, but it’s also sixteen years old and probably from someone’s old VHS tape collection. Still watchable though.
Wir Sind Helden - Guten Tag
Nov. 2nd, 2008 11:43 pmI *LOVE* this song. And without piracy I’d never have heard of it, and neither would you. So the RIAA can suck it.
I first heard of Martini Ranch when I bought volume two of Sire’s “Just Say Yes” series of sampler CDs. It contained a remix of their song Hot Dog. I downloaded the album, some twenty years later, and have found it to be mildly amusing. You will see one familiar face in this video, belonging to Bill Paxton, who was half of the group in its early days. This particular track is very Devo-esque. Indeed, the whole album shows Devo’s influence, due in no small part to Mark Mothersbaugh’s presence on the album. I can’t find the video for Hot Dog but this one is sufficiently...odd.
Julieta Venegas con Marisa Monte - Ilusión
Oct. 4th, 2008 12:25 amIn truth I would have gotten Julieta Venegas’s MTV Unplugged DVD from NetFlix just because it was her. I love her music and her voice. But adding Marisa Monte to the mix? Bumped it straight to the top. I’ve been a fan of Marisa Monte since my days at Ball State, when I found a copy of her second album Mais, used at a tiny record store in Anderson, Indiana.
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politzania may not remember it, but she was there along with my good friend eraserhead667, who I think drove us. I also got a copy of the Indigo Girls second album and as I recall I might also have gotten an album by Duncan Dhu, though I might be confused about that. Why do I remember my purchases? Probably because they all became important to me.I hope you enjoy this duet even half as much as I do. It’s a real treat for me, I can tell you.
La Oreja de Van Gogh - La playa
Oct. 1st, 2008 11:20 pmI first heard this song when it was newly released, in 2000. It’s hard to believe it’s been so long. The song sounds as fresh and potent today as it did back then. Lead singer Amaia Montero has since split from the band to pursue a solo career, which is a pity as they are really, really good together. I got their video clips collection from Netflix in the mail today, and I’ve been enjoying watching it.
If you’ve got the ear for it, you may notice these folks don’t sound the same as Julieta Venegas, whose video I posted a few days ago. Julieta is from the US, and speaks Mexican Spanish. LOVG are from Spain, so they’ve got a Castellano accent. Ll gets a “je” sound and “z” get softened - Vez, por ejemplo, se cambia a “veth”. Corazón becomes corathón. Hard “c” sounds remain the same, but the soft c gets a similar treatment - A veces becomes a vethes. This accent is primarily found in Spain and Argentina. I love the sound of this accent. It feels cultured and refined but still relaxed and easygoing.
