All I've got to say is that my March has been completely manic, which is why I haven't been able to keep up with my self-imposed timetables. But, my April will be more normal. It's just that now I'll do a short blurb here and then the next time I'll be more lengthy.
In the past I've talked about The Rolling Stones; I've uploaded some songs, most of which are downloads that aren't operative now, but maybe in the future I'll re-up them.
Then again, I randomly found a website which provides the links to 14 Stones albums. The link's here. As it's impossible to tell which song's what, use this resource to find out what each track is.
I'll be back this Friday, and as my April looks to be less hectic, I should be more punctual.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
I'll Be Back Wednesday Night
Unfortunately, I had a zany weekend which included an incident that I'll mention below, so you'll have to wait until Wednesday night, as the next 48 hours for me, I'll be swamped with a variety of things. To copy and paste (and note that this was written while I was intoxicated at the time):
I had quite the bizarre night tonight. I went to a wrestling show in Orlando and then to you know where (yes, that one nightclub) afterwords. The show was entertaining and my time at Mako's was rather odd, but independent of that, my night was strange due to the fact that at the wrestling show, a famous actress/singer (famous enough that she recently won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar!) was there and I saw her there but I did not know who she was until after I got home.
The show I went to was Florida Championship Wrestling, which is like the minor leagues to World Wrestling Entertainment. They usually have shows around their home base of Tampa, but tonight they had a show in Orlando. Anyway, one of the wrestlers there has the real name of Dave Otunga. He was on the VH1 reality show I Love New York 2 (at least from what I hear; I never watch those shows). I don't know what his wrestling name was as the sound system there wasn't the best, so I wasn't able to catch it, but he indeed is a wrestler in FCW and he wrestled in a match on this show. In case you don't know, Mr. Otunga happens to be engaged to a name that all of you should know. In fact, I saw that lady walking around during the show, but I did not recognize her as a celebrity, but believe me, she is.
Once I got home after the wrestling show (and my time at the happiest nightclub on Earth) I was looking at the local wrestling messageboards, which talk about shows such as Florida Championship Wrestling. There was a thread on one of the boards, and a guy who I don't get along with (don't ask) started a thread where he bragged about meeting that girl and he had photographic evidence of that meeting. Once I saw the photo and made sure that it was her (and yeah, it was who he said it was), I put it together, and I feel like a total jackass now.
Folks, tonight at the wrestling show I went to, JENNFIER HUDSON (yes, the American Idol contestant from 2004 who went on to win a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in Dreamgirls, not to mention the success she has had in the music field) was there, and I saw her walking around, but I did not know at the time who she was, thus I was not able to take a picture of her to post online and brag about me hobnobbing with a celebrity.
EPIC FAIL on my part.
From what I understand, she doesn't usually show up at the wrestling matches of her fiancee Dave Otunga, so it was a special night for that couple. I'll probably forever shake my head and regret being such a boob and not realizing that I had an opportunity to hob-nob with such a famous person. Oh well, though.
I had quite the bizarre night tonight. I went to a wrestling show in Orlando and then to you know where (yes, that one nightclub) afterwords. The show was entertaining and my time at Mako's was rather odd, but independent of that, my night was strange due to the fact that at the wrestling show, a famous actress/singer (famous enough that she recently won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar!) was there and I saw her there but I did not know who she was until after I got home.
The show I went to was Florida Championship Wrestling, which is like the minor leagues to World Wrestling Entertainment. They usually have shows around their home base of Tampa, but tonight they had a show in Orlando. Anyway, one of the wrestlers there has the real name of Dave Otunga. He was on the VH1 reality show I Love New York 2 (at least from what I hear; I never watch those shows). I don't know what his wrestling name was as the sound system there wasn't the best, so I wasn't able to catch it, but he indeed is a wrestler in FCW and he wrestled in a match on this show. In case you don't know, Mr. Otunga happens to be engaged to a name that all of you should know. In fact, I saw that lady walking around during the show, but I did not recognize her as a celebrity, but believe me, she is.
Once I got home after the wrestling show (and my time at the happiest nightclub on Earth) I was looking at the local wrestling messageboards, which talk about shows such as Florida Championship Wrestling. There was a thread on one of the boards, and a guy who I don't get along with (don't ask) started a thread where he bragged about meeting that girl and he had photographic evidence of that meeting. Once I saw the photo and made sure that it was her (and yeah, it was who he said it was), I put it together, and I feel like a total jackass now.
Folks, tonight at the wrestling show I went to, JENNFIER HUDSON (yes, the American Idol contestant from 2004 who went on to win a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in Dreamgirls, not to mention the success she has had in the music field) was there, and I saw her walking around, but I did not know at the time who she was, thus I was not able to take a picture of her to post online and brag about me hobnobbing with a celebrity.
EPIC FAIL on my part.
From what I understand, she doesn't usually show up at the wrestling matches of her fiancee Dave Otunga, so it was a special night for that couple. I'll probably forever shake my head and regret being such a boob and not realizing that I had an opportunity to hob-nob with such a famous person. Oh well, though.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
7-Up Fizz, Baby
Well, this is up a little later than even I had planned, but among other things, tonight I had to listen to part of ISU’s mens basketball postseason game online (from a Kansas radio station), where they lost to Kansas State in OT in the first round. It doesn’t mean they didn’t have a fabulous season, though.
Anyway, last week I was randomly looking at videos on YouTube and through much clicking I viewed some videos and I got an idea for this entry. It’s about Daft Punk… or rather, two songs that they sampled for their classic Discovery album.
The first tune is from a band that happens to be going into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year but the tune isn’t from their heyday, but rather the late 70’s. It’s Little Anthony & The Imperials. The song is Can You Imagine; the only part that Daft used for the song Crescendolls was the opening few seconds. It’s a catchy enough ditty from that time period, although it’s certainly different than songs like-say-Tears On My Pillow.
Little Anthony & The Imperials-Can You Imagine (7.22 MB, 320Kbits/second)
The second tune is from Edwin Birdsong, an R&B artist who worked in several different areas in the music field and a few different genres. The tune is also from the late 70’s and is an R&B ditty known as Cola Bottle Baby. You hear just a few seconds of it and you’ll know that it was used liberally for the tune Harder Better Faster Stronger (and then Stronger), so at least Mr. Birdsong should be getting some decent royalties for this tune being used and it becoming much more famous than it was back then.
Edwin Birdsong-Cola Bottle Baby (7.1 MB, 192Kbits/second)
I'll be back this Friday, March 20th.
Anyway, last week I was randomly looking at videos on YouTube and through much clicking I viewed some videos and I got an idea for this entry. It’s about Daft Punk… or rather, two songs that they sampled for their classic Discovery album.
The first tune is from a band that happens to be going into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year but the tune isn’t from their heyday, but rather the late 70’s. It’s Little Anthony & The Imperials. The song is Can You Imagine; the only part that Daft used for the song Crescendolls was the opening few seconds. It’s a catchy enough ditty from that time period, although it’s certainly different than songs like-say-Tears On My Pillow.
Little Anthony & The Imperials-Can You Imagine (7.22 MB, 320Kbits/second)
The second tune is from Edwin Birdsong, an R&B artist who worked in several different areas in the music field and a few different genres. The tune is also from the late 70’s and is an R&B ditty known as Cola Bottle Baby. You hear just a few seconds of it and you’ll know that it was used liberally for the tune Harder Better Faster Stronger (and then Stronger), so at least Mr. Birdsong should be getting some decent royalties for this tune being used and it becoming much more famous than it was back then.
Edwin Birdsong-Cola Bottle Baby (7.1 MB, 192Kbits/second)
I'll be back this Friday, March 20th.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Breaking It On Down
I had some ideas as to what I could post here, but the plans changed once I came across a video on the main page of MySpace Thursday afternoon. It was up on there as it has become so popular. But, it apparently was on YouTube first; the original video is here. Sure, there are videos out there of bootleg Mickey Mouses and Elmo's doing the Soulja Boy, but that pales in comparison to this find.
I swear, I can’t stop watching the video! It’s so bizarre, seeing Mickey Mouse breaking on down at Eurodisney… whoops, I mean Disneyland Resort Paris. I’ve never done it before, but if I ever ingested some acid, I imagine I’d see Mickey Mouse breakdancing!
Speaking of that, the video with its original audio is great, but it’s pushed over the edge if you play just about any breakdancing (i.e. electro) tune. I haven’t seen anyone online do the natural thing yet, and if I knew how to, then I’d do it and post it to YouTube, but since I don’t have that knowhow, I’ll just continue to do what I’ve done, which is to mute the original video and play the electro song on my headphones either via another streaming video, on my Windows Media Player, or on my CD player.
Two obvious songs that you could play are Planet Rock and Rockit, but I’ll give props to two tunes that you may not have heard of, but are on the album Street Jams: Electric Funk Part 4.
The first one is from Miami producer Tony Butler, who recorded the tune Don’t Stop the Rock under the pseudonym Freestyle. It’s a tune that I’ve heard used by more than one pro wrestler, as odd as it may sound. If you start the Mickey video at the 16 second mark, then it works rather well, if I should say so myself.
Freestyle-Don’t Stop the Rock (7.54 MB, 192Kbits/second)
The second tune is from the World Class Wreckin’ Cru, who had none other than Dr. Dre in its ranks. No, not the Doctor Dre with Ed Lover, but the more famous Dre, of The Chronic Fame. I don’t know why he wore makeup for pictures on one of their albums (which was used later as ammo by Eazy-E) but anyhow, before he had all that success in the 90’s and this decade, this was the first big success of his career, not N.W.A.
World Class Wreckin’ Cru-Juice (9.13 MB, 192Kbits/second)
I'll be back sometime next Friday with another song or two to spotlight.
I swear, I can’t stop watching the video! It’s so bizarre, seeing Mickey Mouse breaking on down at Eurodisney… whoops, I mean Disneyland Resort Paris. I’ve never done it before, but if I ever ingested some acid, I imagine I’d see Mickey Mouse breakdancing!
Speaking of that, the video with its original audio is great, but it’s pushed over the edge if you play just about any breakdancing (i.e. electro) tune. I haven’t seen anyone online do the natural thing yet, and if I knew how to, then I’d do it and post it to YouTube, but since I don’t have that knowhow, I’ll just continue to do what I’ve done, which is to mute the original video and play the electro song on my headphones either via another streaming video, on my Windows Media Player, or on my CD player.
Two obvious songs that you could play are Planet Rock and Rockit, but I’ll give props to two tunes that you may not have heard of, but are on the album Street Jams: Electric Funk Part 4.
The first one is from Miami producer Tony Butler, who recorded the tune Don’t Stop the Rock under the pseudonym Freestyle. It’s a tune that I’ve heard used by more than one pro wrestler, as odd as it may sound. If you start the Mickey video at the 16 second mark, then it works rather well, if I should say so myself.
Freestyle-Don’t Stop the Rock (7.54 MB, 192Kbits/second)
The second tune is from the World Class Wreckin’ Cru, who had none other than Dr. Dre in its ranks. No, not the Doctor Dre with Ed Lover, but the more famous Dre, of The Chronic Fame. I don’t know why he wore makeup for pictures on one of their albums (which was used later as ammo by Eazy-E) but anyhow, before he had all that success in the 90’s and this decade, this was the first big success of his career, not N.W.A.
World Class Wreckin’ Cru-Juice (9.13 MB, 192Kbits/second)
I'll be back sometime next Friday with another song or two to spotlight.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Repost: The Wrestlerock Rumble
Tonight I feel like crap (the last week for me I've been totally swamped with things, and that's still the case for me the next few days) so I'm just going to do a repost of something I posted almost two years ago today.
The original post is here and even now the song is ridiculous. Thankfully, since then a better copy of the video to the song was uploaded, here as a matter of fact. Although, also since then I've seen even worse ripoffs of the Super Bowl Shuffle, such as the one done by the Bradley Braves basketball team (as someone who went to ISU, Bradley's rival, of course I have to laugh at the video) and the Super Broker Shuffle, where the comments left on the video are hilarious. Gary Broward is gangsta'! Hey, he says that he protects his turf, so you better not stomp on his ground!
Anyhow, the reason why I brought this up is that just yesterday, I saw an outdoor wrestling show at a Bike Fest (which was good) which was called "Wrestlerock '09" for no real good reason. Since the original post, the site that had up the MP3 of the song is still operative, but the MP3 link isn't. So, that's why I'll upload it.
AWA-Wrestlerock Rumble (5.05 MB, 192Kbits/second)
Speaking of the Super Bowl Shuffle, I found this page, which has up by far the best MP3 I've ever heard of the song; that dude ripped it right off of vinyl, so that's why it sounds so good.
I'll be back sometime next weekend with something new to post.
The original post is here and even now the song is ridiculous. Thankfully, since then a better copy of the video to the song was uploaded, here as a matter of fact. Although, also since then I've seen even worse ripoffs of the Super Bowl Shuffle, such as the one done by the Bradley Braves basketball team (as someone who went to ISU, Bradley's rival, of course I have to laugh at the video) and the Super Broker Shuffle, where the comments left on the video are hilarious. Gary Broward is gangsta'! Hey, he says that he protects his turf, so you better not stomp on his ground!
Anyhow, the reason why I brought this up is that just yesterday, I saw an outdoor wrestling show at a Bike Fest (which was good) which was called "Wrestlerock '09" for no real good reason. Since the original post, the site that had up the MP3 of the song is still operative, but the MP3 link isn't. So, that's why I'll upload it.
AWA-Wrestlerock Rumble (5.05 MB, 192Kbits/second)
Speaking of the Super Bowl Shuffle, I found this page, which has up by far the best MP3 I've ever heard of the song; that dude ripped it right off of vinyl, so that's why it sounds so good.
I'll be back sometime next weekend with something new to post.
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