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Tag Archives: parody
Fair Use versus Corporate Avarice — A Rant
Consider the following case, of Stephanie Lenz, who made a home video of her 13-month-old son dancing to Prince’s song “Let’s Go Crazy” and then posted the 29-second video on YouTube:
Posted in Bizarre, Heh Heh, In The News, Insane, Miscellany, Personal
Tagged copyright, corporate avarice, fair use, irony, parody, satire
5 Comments
The Monks — Bad Habits
Remaining with the theme of satire and parody in popular music, The Monks were an English punk band formed in the 1970s by former members of Strawbs – Richard Hudson, John Ford and Terry Cassidy, along with Clive Pearce (drums). … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Heh Heh, Miscellany, Music, Pop Cult, YouTubery
Tagged debut album, parody, satire, the monks, video
13 Comments
You Gotta Have Goals, Guys…
On the bright side, at least you aren’t Canadian (these evil sons-a-bitches have been planning world domination ever since 1867…just watch ’em). Take the music of Celine Dion, for instance (an insidious effort to turn everyone into Canadians, one person … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Heh Heh, Insane, Miscellany, Personal
Tagged comedy, denis leary, humor, parody, satire, stand-up
19 Comments
ZINES! ZINES! ZINES!
What happens when a life-long “Zappa Freak” decides to “Freak Out”? Huh? And what if said “Zappa Freak” was both a writer, a micro-press publisher, and had access to a state-of-the-art computer as well as desktop publishing software? And what … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Community, Music, Personal
Tagged parody, satire, streaming audio, zappa-esque, zines
6 Comments