Big Ass Truck funks like no other. Ya don’t know Big Ass Truck?! Well, it’s now time to get schooled, so step right up! (Edit: just noticed I had repeated the K-Tel ad originally here. The correct video has now been added!)
Big Ass Truck funks like no other. Ya don’t know Big Ass Truck?! Well, it’s now time to get schooled, so step right up! (Edit: just noticed I had repeated the K-Tel ad originally here. The correct video has now been added!)
I was most pleased to see this land in my mailbox. The Kaiser Chiefs have a new record, Yours Truly, Angry Mob, set to drop on March 27. Here’s a stream to the first single, “Ruby.” Didn’t exactly blow my doors off like “I Predict a Riot” did, but it’s still a damn catchy tune. Enjoy.
…then you’re also one of those people who generally waits until immediately after Christmas to pick up their Christmas music. I mean, after all, it’s invariably on sale, y’know? Anyway, here are two suggestions to keep an eye out for:
Christmas with Dino: Thirteen classic Christmas songs as interpreted by that little ol’ wine drinker him. But what’s this? There are actually seventeen tracks…? That’s because the album is filled out by three bonus alternate versions of “Winter Wonderland,” “White Christmas,” and “Let It Show! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” Okay, Mr. Mathematician, so you noticed we’re still one track short. Well, trust me, you’re better off skipping the first song; it’s a newly-created “duet” between Dean Martin and Martin McBride, and while Dean’s buddy Frank managed to do two albums worth of duets without actually sharing a studio with any of his collaborators, at least Frank was still among the living. This thing is just tacky.
Christmas with the Rat Pack: But, hey, as long as we’re bringing Frank into this, let’s head into this collection of material by Sinatra, Martin, and Sammy Davis, Jr.. It’s 21 tracks, with one of them previously unreleased: Sammy’s “Christmas Time All Over The World.” Funny how there’s nothing here by Peter Lawford or Joey Bishop. Actually, no, it isn’t, come to think of it. (Have you ever heard those guys sing…?)
Now you, too, can understand why Norm Macdonald’s “Weekend Update” joke was so funny:
What is the Internet good for if not bringing everyone some holiday cheer? Well the folks over at Last Christmas have been busy seeking out any and all bands who have covered the classic (?) Wham! song and bringing the goodness to your ears. Frankly, I get pretty sick of Xmas music around the day after Thanksgiving, but a lot of people really dig it. There’s definitely nothing better than shopping in the mall and hearing 50 million different versions of all the Xmas classics in a few hours. Well nothing better until now, that is.
Luckily, I have yet to hear “The Twelve Days of Christmas” so far in any form this year, and yes that’s including the equally overplayed Bob and Doug Mackenzie version. Bah, humbug.
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