The Meme-Mandated, Semi-Regularly-Updated, Occasionally Coherent Thoughts of G.M. Skarka
Various points of distraction and amusement as the work week winds down….
First up, here is the gallery of armor for cats and mice that I mentioned to some of you. Beautiful, and ridiculous at the same time.
The Mighty Thor meets some bloke. (Not work safe — language. Hilarious all the same.)
Conan The Rave-arian. Makes me giggle.
Finally — absolute CLUB LUST. The Edison, a nightclub in L.A.
A bit late today. Sorry about that! Anyway….here we go:
First up — a bit of a mood enhancer, proclaiming the power of positive thinking. Sort of an “accentuate the positive, elminate the negative” thing, which, for obvious reasons, I find compelling. Plus, it’s Nikka Costa, so it kicks nine distinct varieties of ass: Nikka Costa – “Can’t Never Did Nothin’.”
Saw The Covenant on DVD this week — suck-fest, and could have been so much cooler. The music was pretty good, though….like this: A new remix of “More Human Than Human” which served as the opening credits music. Rob Zombie – “More Human Than Human (Meet Bambi In The King’s Harem Mix).”
Here’s a very cool tune from the Yoshida Brothers, who are the group responsible for the great music in Nintendo’s new Wii commercials. This is very similar — a mix of modern breakbeat and traditional Japanese instrumentation: Yoshida Brothers – “Storm.”
Some classic second-wave ska for you, from my favorite group of that era: The (English) Beat – “Mirror In The Bathroom.”
Very nifty electronic/worldbeat stuff, which, as you all well know, I devour. This one is from the Asian Dub Foundation, a UK alternative electronica band that play a mix of breakbeat, dub, dancehall and ragga, influenced by everything from Bengali folksongs to punk. Asian Dub Foundation – “Rebel Warrior.”
Lastly, here’s a track by A3, the electronica group best known for “Woke Up This Morning”, the theme to the HBO series The Sopranos. A3 – “Terra Firma Cowboy Blues.”
Hope you like ’em.