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Tag Archives: satire
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
Gruppo Sportivo — Live @ P60, Holland, 2008
The Band: Hans Vandenburg – guitar/leadvocal Peter Calicher – vocals/keys Max Mollinger – drums Joris Lutz – bass Lies Schilp – (lead)vocals Inge Bonthond – (lead)vocals Gruppo Sportivo, a Dutch pop band from The Hague, formed in 1976, enjoyed some … Continue reading
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