By Jeff on Jul 31, 2011 in Music, Unearthed Videos, Videos | 9 Comments
I’m talking to you — my friends and fellow Fourth-Level Dwarves with hit points to spare — the basement-dwelling, video-obsessed music nerds who watched the once-great video channel from day one (August 1, 1981) and who thoroughly enjoyed seeing the eclectic mix of artists and songs like “No Time to Lose” by the Tarney-Spencer Band and “So Long” by Fischer Z played at least six times day, every day. MTV sure had a lot of time to fill, here are some standouts.
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By Jeff on Mar 14, 2011 in Music, Unearthed Videos, Videos | 4 Comments
Here’s some of my favorite bands from the Emerald Isle, both North and South, old and new.
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By Jeff on Dec 12, 2010 in Daily Distractions, Daily Scare, Unearthed Videos | 0 Comments
Despite the incoherent video, poorly-written lyrics and the oddly oedipal subject matter, I really like this song. Three reasons why: the “mama mama please” chorus is painfully catchy, the pronunciation of “jaguars” is awesome and most importantly, the bass player is a dead ringer for Rupert Holmes. I fondly remember this video being a staple of early MTV when the fledgling station only had Split Enz, Donny Iris and Danny Joe Brown Band videos to fill up the air time. I know this because I watched the channel 24/7.
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By Jeff on Dec 9, 2010 in Music, Unearthed Videos, Videos | 0 Comments
Man, The Go-Betweens certainly were a fun and extremely talented bunch of Aussies, as you can see in this video for “Was There Anything I Could Do?” Their poppy but nowhere near cutesy sound and style bring to mind other 80s bands like Let’s Active, Prefab Sprout, The House of Love and The Mighty Lemon Drops, who were a much-needed contrast to the Descendents, Bad Brains and Naked Raygun that were blaring through my Walkman headphones at the time. Rest in peace, Grant McLennan.
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By Jeff on Sep 23, 2010 in Daily Distractions, Unearthed Videos, Videos | 1 Comment
I’m not crazy, this song and video is great, right? Still holds up? And Graham Bonnet had some killer pipes? And the dancing queen was, shall we say, smoking hot and good at bouncing? The answer to all these questions is YES.
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By Jeff on Jul 23, 2010 in Music, Unearthed Videos, Videos | 0 Comments
So freaking bad-ass! Every Brit over the age of 30 worth his salt should know all the words to this classic drinking, sword-fight song. Also check out “Wunderbar”.
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By Jeff on Jul 14, 2010 in Music, Unearthed Videos, Videos | 0 Comments
Rest in Peace, Michael Dahlquist.
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By Jeff on Jul 12, 2010 in Unearthed Videos, Videos | 1 Comment
I love this song. You probably do too but just won’t admit it. C’mon, don’t be a tough guy, admit it.
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By Jeff on Jan 23, 2010 in Music, Unearthed Videos, Videos | 0 Comments
One of my favorite records from the early 2000s, Get Saved. Still holds up nicely. Video is a hoot too, here are some more funny videos for killer songs. More: Pilot To Gunner
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By Jeff on Jan 21, 2010 in Music, Unearthed Videos, Videos | 0 Comments
The Posies? Sugar? Why these two videos you may ask? Because this lucky boy is going to see Mr. Mould & Jon Auer (The Posies, Big Star) in NYC tomorrow night at some fancy place called The City Winery.
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