I am officially in awe of this band. So in awe, I am going to put this video here and give you the joy it gave me. Rock on with Rock Sugar, because pop rocks.

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PS: The same singer did this little animated number. I am officially stunned with awesome.

( Lyrically NSFW track by Lily Allen that I am in abject love with right now. )

Susan Boyle auditions for Britain's Got Talent.

I really am not trying to become the YouTube Woman here, but my brain is now broken. And while shared joy is increased and shared pain is lessened, shared brain-breaking is purple farm tools. The Lawrence Welk Show presents a Grateful Dead Brewer & Shipley tune. Stick with it through to the end, as Welk's description is what performs the last ( Read more... )

And now, ladies and gentlemen, the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles in an all-male rendition of "Cell Block Tango" from Chicago.

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I'm taking no-money bets as of now on who, when, and where the first right-wing commentator on cable or broadcast TV or printed in mainstream newspapers (the bloggers are likely already getting to this one, so they don't count) will slip and use a recognizable racial slur against Barack Obama instead of the code they've been using so far (i.e., ( Read more... )

Boston vs. Montreal. Montreal vs. Boston. Montreal vs. the fans. Montreal vs. the Boston PD. Ah, 1970s hockey. Two sports, one admission price.

I'm not really watching America's Got Talent this year. I'm wishing I could easily get my hands on Britain's Got Talent, though, after seeing a cell phone salesman knock "Nessun Dorma" out of the park. Granted, you don't turn into a singer like that overnight. He's still a finer performer than most of what they'll run past David Hasselhoff.

Ladies, gentlemen, and small furry animals from Alpha Centauri, I give you the guitar virtuosity of Preston Reed (video gives the full effect, as the sound alone may not quite communicate the fullness of his work). With thanks to the_ogre for the introduction.

Avenue Jew, as presented by the hybrid Broadway casts of Avenue Q and Fiddler on the Roof two years ago for the Easter Bonnet Competition of 2004. Article and script for the show can be found here.

Script of skit behind the cut for convenience, especially useful if you find the audio a little fuzzy:

( The puppets! The puppets! )