I’ve never seen this deleted scene from the brilliant Spinal Tap and it just hit the spot. Totally ridiculously hilarious….

I’d just like to throw this question out there: Have you ever wondered what happens when you put James Brown, Michael Jackson and Prince together on the same stage? Well, wonder no more.  Its 1987 and James Brown is having a coked out telethon where  nothing makes sense and the props aren’t properly secured onto the stage. MJ? Very cool indeed, makes you instantly wonder, "damn, wtf happened to this guy..?" Then comes Prince. Makes you instantly wonder, "daaaamn, wtf is this guy ON?" I can safely say that this is one of the best things I’ve seen in a while. If its too much for you to take then at least watch the last few seconds. It… really couldn’t end any better… (extra points if you can spot the Santa that Prince rides in on.)
Mucho thanks to Señor Steve for passing this gem along.  

As tax day approaches and most everyone I know (including me) is found wasting this beautiful day holed up inside looking for receipts, reviewing W-2’s, 1098-T’s, 1040EZ’s and other sad pieces of junk-paper, I am posting a most wonderful example of people getting together to accomplish great things. Behold the Complaints Choirs of the World. This particular vid features the Helsinki choir whose lyrics are totally awesome. Cuz seriously; I’m sick and tired of people in saunas not asking if its okay to throw water on the stove. WTF, people?  Big ups to Madame Nef who turned me on to this awesome phenomenon. See more complaint choirs around the world here.

I’m forcing myself to post something daily this week. Which means that you can now learn how to dance like James Brown.

Have you ever heard of Norman McLaren? He’s an incredible artist and sound/animation pioneer who created this piece here. Its insane how he did it. He basically recorded images and patterns onto the soundtrack portion of 35mm film. This piece involved a set of cards representing a full range of pitch and volume which he photographed right onto the soundtrack of the film. He then photographed the soundtrack back onto the visible part of the film so that the images match the sound. Can we say crazy? And this sounds hard enough to do with even with all the supercomputers we have at our fingertips, let alone doing it sometime in the early 70s! Norman McLaren, I salute you. Peeps, enjoy. (careful; dont get any seizures while watching).

Jon Klassen: An Eye for Annai

Boo, looks like my mini video post went all wonky so I took it off. I’ll try to repost it tomorrow. All I can do now is share this vintage Japanese Hitachi commercial featuring violin-plyaing grasshoppers. (via TV In Japan)

This is quite possibly the best fight scene in a film, EVER. You’ve got mad finger-snapping a la West Side Story, incredible audio editing and sound effects, conveniently placed brick towers for villains to crash into and drama, drama, drama. Yes. This is the same movie that brought you Jesus-disco-dancing fever. And yes, this movie only gets better and better.

And because of all the recent Bollywood madness I figured it was time to post a link to a most monumental recent find: Bombay TV. Its like Manna from heaven. This site lets you make your very own Bollywood micro-film complete with your choice of scenes and personalized subtitles. I know, I know. Its way too much goodness for one person to take. And frankly, the scene selection and plotline combinations can be dizzying but well worth the mental overload. Click on image above to try it out.

You know, its little things like this that get you through your day. Thank god for the Japanese. (via TV In Japan)