The Mad Magazine TV Special from 1974
In 1974, Mad Magazine made its mark on television with The Mad Magazine TV Special, an animated pilot that sought to bring the iconic satirical publication to life. Although it never aired as a full series, the special captured the zany humor, biting satire, and offbeat style that made Mad Magazine a cultural staple.
Jimmy Fallon, The Who & The Roots Sing “Won’t Get Fooled Again” on Classroom Instruments
Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey of The Who join Jimmy Fallon and The Roots perform their hit classic “Won’t Get Fooled Again” with classroom instruments. Love live The Who.
https://youtu.be/Ks8s1hC9y7c
How To Make an Electric Guitar out of Car Scraps
How to Make Everything explores turning scrapyard parts into a homemade electric guitar, complete with a flamethrower!
“You shouldn’t let poets lie to you” – Bjork in 1988 showing how imagination and science created a heartwarming result
I wish Björk could explain everything. I would pay to hear her do a Masterclass on whatever she’d want to talk about.
Cheech and Chong’s “Basketball Jones” Featuring George Harrison, Billy Preston, and Carole King
Cheech and Chong’s “Basketball Jones featuring Tyrone Shoelaces” first appeared on the 1973 album Los Cochinos. The songs opening lyric, “basketball jones, I got a basketball jones”, references “jones” as slang for craving or addiction. A “basketball jones” thus refers to loving basketball so much that it overtakes all other thoughts.
Sung in falsetto by Cheech Marin, playing the title character Tyrone (as in “tie-your-own”) Shoelaces, musicians who appeared on the record included George Harrison, Billy Preston, Tom Scott, and Carole King (so the record became the highest peaking single on which she appeared during 1973). The Blossoms and Michelle Phillips (from The Mamas & the Papas) performed vocals as cheerleaders on the track.
Other members of the ad-hoc all-stars included Nicky Hopkins (piano), Tom Scott (sax), Billy Preston (organ), Jimmy Karstein (drums) and Jim Keltner (percussion).
Here’s The First Trailer For Hulu’s Biopic Series ‘Wu-Tang: An American Saga’
“You listening to beats — you ain’t listening to the whispers out in the streets.” “Wu-Tang: An American Saga” premiered on Hulu on September 4.
https://youtu.be/ov0VN0HPiPI
Guy Performs Eminem Cover Of ‘The Real Slim Shady’ Played on a Custom Triple Neck Guitar
Will the real Luca Stricagnoli please stand up, please stand up, please sta…oh…wait. can he even stand up with his custom namesake triple neck guitar crafted by Italian Luthier Davide? Let’s watch how Serracini performed a really impressive and soulful instrumental cover of the Eminem song The Real Slim Shady.
The last interview with jazz legend Chet Baker months before his death in 1987
Forward to the end and hear Chet play Auld Lang Syne in Amsterdam, DEecember 31, 1987. He was found dead on the street below his room in Hotel Prins Hendrik, Amsterdam, 5 months later with serious wounds to his head, apparently having fallen from the second floor window.
Dickie Goodman’s “Mr. Jaws” from 1975. This novelty hit based on the movie that reached #4 on the Billboard charts.
“Mr. Jaws” by Dickie Goodman was released on Cash Records in 1975. And yes, I bought it.
This record is a parody of the 1975 summer blockbuster film Jaws, with Goodman interviewing the shark – whom he calls “Mr. Jaws” – as well as the film’s main characters, Brody, Hooper, and Quint. Goodman makes full use of his practice of “break-in” music sampling, in which all of the interview answers are lyrics from popular songs from that year.
The single peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1975. On the Cash Box Top 100 it fared even better, reaching #1.