After seeing that boingboing had picked up on the very amusing "I am the very model of a psychopharmacologist" songvid that figent_figary introduced us to, I saw that they listed a few other amusing takes on the familiar G&S tune:

So, here we have Tom Holt (allegedly) on Usenet Trolls:

(Originally posted on usenet; quoted in full without apology ( Read more... )

[cross-posted to ann_arbor_ypsi]

s00j ( aka skinnywhitechick, aka SJ Tucker) is back in town, and putting on some really excellent shows tomorrow. She's putting on three shows, the evening one will be followed by firespinning, weather permitting... and the weather actually looks like it'll cooperate!

Sunday October 28, 2007 - 3pm
The Inbetween Show
Sunward ( Read more... )

He just did an absolutely beautiful rendition of How Can I Keep From Singing on Prairie Home Companion in solidarity with the Burmese monks and other citizens taking part in the anti-government protests that are ongoing.

[cross-posted to stilyagiaircorp and penguicon]

Hi folks, I just wanted to invite any of you who'd like to come to a filksing, hopefully the first of many, happening at Great Oak Cohousing in Ann Arbor this Saturday. This is intended to be a continuation in the spirit of my dearly departed cousin Dave Alway's (tnatj) Glimmerglass House filksings, and all variety of music and ( Read more... )

Courtesy of happyfunpaul, who gakked it from Scalzi's "Whatever" blog:

The best response to a cell phone conversation during (!) a concert I've ever seen.

(Cellphone rings at about the 19-second mark; total length of clip is just 41 seconds.)

This is really cool. Music browsing by dragging a point between four 'poles' - Energetic (North) - Dark (West) - Positive (East) - and Calm (South).

Courtesy of Mythago, an old friend I recently stumbled upon at LinkedIn, and then whose blog I happened upon during a random web search last night searching for stuff on Patrick CalifiaAnyway, I ( Read more... )

So, one of my fellow riders on the RoadHouse list, Damien, is in a band called Tempest. Cool, sez I - they're on tour, and happen to be in Dayton, which is pretty close to here. :)

And I look up the details and find out that who should be opening for them but some *other* friends of mine, Karl and Deborah of ChangelingWhat an amazing coincidence ( Read more... )

Courtesy of cjdoyle...

You've probably seen it by now, but.... if not, you must.

Sheer brilliance.

And for contrast...

the Johnny Cash version...

Which always brings me near to tears...

So, one of the U's residence hall libraries is closing. Or maybe two, I can't recall ( Read more... )

PZ reminds me that Roy ZImmerman of the Foremen is still doing his hilarious thing....

More videos of Roy's satire here. I find his stuff to be a bit hit-and-miss, and prefer the lovely four-part harmony of the Foremen, but it's still good stuff. ;)