Soul Queen Sharon Jones says: “They Jumped on Us”

My great amount of respect for Sharon Jones – the fiery Brooklyn soul singer – jumped a few notches today after reading this profile in the NYTimes.
She takes to task those who have lately jumped on the so-called ‘retro-soul’ bandwagon through the music of Amy Winehouse. Winehouse, the hugely successful, rake-thin British singer, and her [...]

Zombies in the Budget

YouTube is full of all matter of video editing foolishness and cut-and-paste stupidity.
But this one, which switches between Pres. Bush’s answers at a press conference and questions regarding the threat of zombies to the American public, succeeds. I think it’s this line that got me:
“Zombies. Who eat brains. Let’s make sure we’re on the same [...]

Les Savy Fav Video Contest is Youtubeilicious!

The NY post-punk band Les Savy Fav are using all the tools of YouTube to their advantage by inviting fans to post homemade videos for one of the band’s new songs called The Equestrian. I like this because it uses YouTube’s bandwidth and search capabilities to the band’s advantage, and I also like the fact [...]