Kids Incorporated's scariest sketch?

Seriously, who the hell came up with this idea?

"...and at :42, we'll hit the clown with the spotlight and he can do that broom spinny thing he does so well. Then, at 1:21... spotlight, clown, yo-yo...MAGIC! People will be talking about this one!!!"




And yes, that's Fergie... pre-drugs/surgery.

Nuttin' but Love for J-Love

Jennifer Love Hewitt is arguably one of the greatest actresses of her generation (see: Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties, Kids Incorporated, Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber and of course those Hanes commercials that showed absolutely none of her better assets).




I bet you didn't know she is also widely considered the greatest songstress of her generation. The proof is in the puddin', as they say, and the puddin's below.

Peep Mel Brooks singing backup at :45. He's always got a tall blonde by his side, the ol' houndog!

And oh yeah, J-Love had a bunch of songs as an adult too, but those were very. very bad and I don't want them anywhere near my blog.

BTHOMP's White Out Night Out

My 28th Birthday Party was held at the Red Velvet Lounge, upstairs at Rendezvous. I think I'll put together more color-themed parties, as the gang-like feel to the crowd is very empowering.

Somebody took my cam and filmed me doing what I do best;

awkward, beat-interpretive dancing.

GRUM - 'Through The Night'

Grum, an 'electronic musician' who's playing HG Lounge in Seattle tonight, recently whipped up this vid for his latest single Through The Night. His real name is Graeme Shepherd and he's from the UK. As with most DJs, he made a name for himself remixing popular artists like Goldfrapp, Owl City and Passion Pit, and finally dropped his own deput in May of this year.

This video might make you laugh, it might make you cry, but if you let it... it'll sure make you dance.

I heart The Yeasayers

"Ladies and gentlemen, the greatest band in the history of New York: The Yeasayers!" - Representative Jay Inslee

First off, my favorite band in Capitol Hill Block Party's lineup was surely Yeasayer. Unfortunately, the most ridiculous moment of my entire BP experience had to be Jay Inslee's awkward introduction of the band, of which the band themselves were clearly uninformed. Now, I get that he was excited about them, but the greatest band in the history of New York?! Cool your jets, Jay.

When they took the stage, lead singer Chris Keating made sure multiple times to disassociate themselves from the politician, mocking him for mispronouncing their name saying "He must be talking about some other band".

Poor Jay, just don't try so hard next time.

Keating feels the music and the crowd feels it right along with him.

Anand Wilder, multi-instrumentalist, singer and style icon (peep the parachute pants), nailed every note with perfection as per usual.

Amongst a sea of Seattleites, it finally became clear what a sold-out Block Party crowd feels like. I'm pretty sure Yeasayer was the destnination band of the evening, with no empty rooftop, balcony, window or sidewalk spot in sight.

In spite of the horrible intro, the band went on to deliver a great set, dropping bombs from both albums in a high-energy barrage that was over too soon.

Here's a vid somebody captured of their wicked single Ambling Alp (a bit rough, but you get the idea):

Soul Train Kept It Simple

No phony plots. No drama. No rich housewives complaining about nonsense. Soul Train was reality TV as God intended: A bunch of soulful kids having a good time in front of the camera.

Check out the chick at 1:08. This is exactly what I would've done.... except I wouldn't have had the skill to pull off that drop!

Michael McDonald & Grizzly Bear

This track has been around for a while now, but I just listened to it again today and MAN it's good. Michael McDonald shows he's still got the chops that have made him beloved by nerdy white people and soulful black people alike. Especially at the end of the track, around 3:42, he busts out with the vigor of a brown-bearded, mid-70's Doobie Brother. Enjoy.