A Message From Bill Murray About John Prine
Bill Murray tells us the story of how he got his sense of humor back, thanks to “the humor of John Prine.”
Big Band Covers “Yoshi’s Island”
The 8-Bit Big Band presents a wonderfully fun and jazzy cover version of the Atlantic Theme from the Nintendo classic Yoshi’s Island.
Father His Two Young Kids Adorably Perform Depeche Mode Classics
DMK is a Depeche Mode cover band from Bogotá, Colombia. The group comprises Dicken Schrader and his two children, Milah and Korben. DMK debuted on YouTube with a cover of Shake the Disease. In the wake of that video’s success, they’ve gone on to cover most of Depeche Mode’s hits, including Everything Counts, Enjoy the Silence, Strangelove, and Personal Jesus.
Meet “The Grungies” From The Ben Stiller Show Parodying 1990s Seattle
The Ben Stiller Show aired on MTV from 1989 to 1990, and then on Fox from late 1992 to early 1993. The Fox program starred Ben Stiller, Andy Dick, Janeane Garofalo and Bob Odenkirk. The program featured numerous filmed comedy segments, many of which parodied mid 1980s to early 1990s pop culture, so parodying the grunge bands and fashion was ripe for the ribbing.
John Legend Tests The Internet’s Favorite Wine Hacks
John Legend tries out popular wine hacks to help you live like a legend.
Mister Rogers Tells David Letterman In 1982 That Things Don’t Always Go As Planned In The Neighborhood
Fred Rogers’ only appearance on the 11th episode of Late Night with David Letterman.
The Clash’s Joe Strummer Ran 3 Marathons Without Training. Here’s How He Did It.
Before the album Combat Rock by The Clash was released in 1982, lead singer and guitarist Joe Strummer went into hiding and the band’s management said that he had “disappeared”. Bernie Rhodes, the band’s manager, pressured Joe to do so because tickets were selling slowly for the Scottish leg of an upcoming tour. It was planned for Strummer to travel, in secret, to Texas and stay with his friend, musician Joe Ely. Uneasy with his decision, Strummer instead decided to genuinely disappear and “dicked around” in France. During this time, Strummer ran the Paris Marathon in April 1982. He claimed his training regimen consisted of 10 pints of beer the night before the race.
In 1999, Strummer discussed his showing at the Paris Marathon of April 1982 with American magazine Steppin’ Out.
Steppin’ Out: Didn’t you once run in the Paris Marathon?
Joe Strummer: Yep. I ran three of them.
SO: Correct me if I’m wrong but is it also true that you never trained for any of them?
JS: You shouldn’t really ask me about my training regime, you know.
SO: Why?
JS: Because it’s not good and I wouldn’t want people to copy it.
SO: Don’t make me beat it out of you.
JS: Okay, you want it, here it is. Drink 10 pints of beer the night before the race. Ya got that? And don’t run a single step at least four weeks before the race.
SO: No running at all?
JS: No, none at all. And don’t forget the 10 pints of beer the night before. But make sure you put a warning in this article, “Do not try this at home.” I mean, it works for me and Hunter Thompson but it might not work for others. I can only tell you what I do.
The Paris Marathon story remains unsubstantiated. But Joe talks about what happened in the video below – the Paris segment begins just after 4:30.
