What’s the point of robots unless you can make them annoying?
The Yellow Drum Machine:
“Like a hyperactive 3 year old, the little Yellow Drum Machine Robot wanders around the house looking for objects to drum on.”
(via Notcot)
Check out this amazing and cute performance by YoungWoong Ha a.k.a. “Hero,” who was 3 when this was filmed (he’s now 4 and a half). Not bad for a kid who has never been trained in music or English, and has never been to an English speaking country!
(Thanks to The Gigglepuss for the linkage)
Lil Wayne + The Bravery. Make it Rain + Unconditional. The result? You be the judge. My opinion? Indie Electronica Rap ain’t half bad.
Make It Rain Unconditionally - Mashup by Johnny Haze, 2008
I love my ipod. I talk to it. “I love you, ipod.” I have it full of obnoxious Justin Timberlake videos. But, I had no idea I could love it this way. Dang.
“Simply plug OhMiBod into your iPod® or any music player and it automatically vibrates to the rhythm and intensity of the music. Let your body feel the vibrations as you get down with your favorite tunes”.
Also check out Boditalk - “Boditalk™ is activated by calls made to or from your cell phone when in close range. The cell signal triggers a unique 3 pattern vibrating sequence that lasts for the entire call – enabling you to “get off while you’re on.”"
I have no idea what “Dong Dong Mao” means, but you know it’s going to be good when the description says:
“桃花朵朵开 peach blossom one after another.”
My personal hypothesis: this is a Chinese boy-band audition tape.
(via Susan)
This month, I’m throwing funk into the mashup mix, with Herbie Hancock’s “Chameleon” as the backdrop for yet another Jay-Z A Capella, “Girls, Girls, Girls.”
Check out “Herbie, Herbie, Herbie” — click the image below to listen to the track.
Herbie, Herbie, Herbie - Mashup by Johnny Haze, 2008
A spectacular gallery of old school rap/hip-hop party flyers.
This is like an archaeological record of the early history of hip-hop.
Also, they make great laptop wallpapers.
This is too cool not to share– Andrea Vadrucci lays down some sweeeeeet drum beats over the oh-so-lovable 8-bit Super Mario Brothers 2 soundtrack. Definitely a case of the sum of parts being greater than the means.
(from SteveB; via WiiFanBoy)
To celebrate 2008, I threw it back 40 years to Jimi Hendrix’s 1968 cover of “All along the Watchtower,” mashed up with Jay-Z’s “H to the Izzo.”
Check out “H to the Watchtower” — click the image below to listen to the track.
H to the Watchtower - Mashup by Johnny Haze, 2008
Two years ago, The Sneeze posted what may be the worst rendition of “O Holy Night” ever. In fact, this may be the the worst rendition of anything, ever. This song makes Baby Jesus cry.
Follow these directions:
•Turn the volume up as loud as it will go.
•Play this song.
•Halfway through the song, be prepared to pee a little bit; expect minor bleeding from the eardrums.
On an ascending scale of painful noises:
1 - car alarm
2 - mating humpback whales
3 - Minnie Riperton’s “Lovin’ You”
4 - German Shepherd kicked in the crotch
5 - crying sick infant
6 - cat in heat
7 - Vietnamese pop music
8 - crying sick infant being beaten with a cat in heat
9 - Chinese opera
10 - this song
(via The Sneeze. God bless you, Steve)
About a year ago I saw a homemade flier at a coffee shop from a local band of punk rock middle school kids called Jackie Rocks. It was so hardcore and cute at the same time — like a kitten in biker leather — that it stuck in my head and I finally got around to checking out their myspace page tonight.
The internet and myspace has forever changed the landscape for the adolescent rockstars-to-be. They have videos and recorded tracks (available on I-tunes), and a link to a site where you can buy their t-shirts.
They also have their own website: http://www.jackierocks.com
Look out Donnas, Jackie really does rock, and she even writes her own music. Their musical influences include Avril Lavigne, Linda Rondstadt, and the Cure. Awesome.
I wish I’d been that cool at 13. Actually, I wish I was that cool at 31.
In December’s monthly mashup, old meets new once again. Queen’s anthem “We Will Rock You” meets 50 Cent & Akon’s new track, “I’ll Still Kill.” And yes, I did have to pay 50 & Akon extra to get them to wear those wigs. Click the image to listen.
I’ll Still Rock You - Johnny Haze
(Right click above and “Save Link As…” to download the track)
Newspapers & Friendship bracelets…what more can one want?
(via Galyn)
The guys at JamPhat put together an amazing collection of rap songs, graphically depicted. Here are a few of my favorites :
(via Liz)
Nearly every sinister aspect of the “Satanic Heavy Metal Band” stereotype holds true for Norwegian black metal band Mayhem [a.k.a. - "The True Mayhem"]: murder, suicide, Satanic worship (including the arson of churches), and rumored cannibalism.
During the band’s golden era, their shows included ‘Lord of the Flies’ decor: pigs’ heads on stakes, which were also sometimes worn by band members [NSFL - Not Safe For Lunch].
Here is a brief outline of Mayhem’s macabre history:
1984 - Mayhem was founded by guitarist/vocalist Euronymous [Øystein Aarseth], bassist Necrobutcher [Jørn Stubberud], and Manheim [Kjetil Manheim]. They later added vocalists Messiah [Eirik Nordheim] and Maniac [Sven Erik Kristiansen].
1987 - Manheim left the band, tired of the lifestyle; Maniac left the band, institutionalized for depression after a failed suicide attempt.
1988 - Swedish vocalist Dead [Per Yngve Ohlin] joined the band in 1987, and drummer Hellhammer [Jan Axel Blomberg] joined in 1988. Dead was notoriously morbid: wearing rotting clothes and flayed pig skins and cutting himself on stage.
1991 - Euronymous opened-up the band’s independent music outlet in Oslo, called Helvete (”Hell’s Punishment”). This outlet was considered a center for the Satanic cult-like “Norwegian Black Metal Inner Circle”. According to Euronymous, the store’s grim decor was supposed to be “…like a black church in the future. We’ve thought about having total darkness inside, so that people would have to carry torches to be able to see the records.”
1991 Suicide - 22 year old lead singer Dead was found deceased in the home he shared with other band members - the result of an attempted suicide (by knife) and a successful suicide (by shotgun). Euronymous was the first to discover his body; he took photographs - one of which was stolen and became the cover art for a bootleg album of their music [NSFL - Not Safe For Lunch]. Dead left a note saying “Excuse all the blood.” It was rumored that Euronymous ate pieces of Dead’s brain; Euronymous admitted he never did, though he said he had considered it. It is also reported that Euronymous and Hellhammer made necklaces from fragments of Dead’s skull.
1993 Arson - Necrobutcher left the band after the death of Dead and Hungarian black metal vocalist Attila Csihar and bassist Varg Vikernes joined the thinning band. Vikernes was found guilty of the 1992 arsons of Holmenkolle Chapel (Oslo), Skjold Church, and Åsane Church.
1993 Murder - Euronymous owed Vikernes a reported 30,000 Krone for album sales and related costs, which he refused to pay. Vikernes (and 21 year old Blackthorn [Snorre Ruch] from the band “Thorns”) came to Euronymous’s home; Euronymous was found dead with 23 stab wounds, the one in his forehead may have been the fatal blow. Vikernes, who is now serving time for the murder, claims Euronymous fell on broken glass.
1995 - present day - the band has continued on, currently with Attila Csihar on vocals, Blasphemer on lead guitar, Necrobutcher on bass, and Hellhammer on drums.
Their music is avaible for purchase on their Myspace page.
[If you haven't seen this already, it's time you do]:
“Thriller” performed by a reported 1,500+ inmates at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center, the Philippines.
A prison sentence offers a lot of free time to practice these kinds of things [and of course, the female lead is played by a man].
(via Memepool, again)
It’s almost hypnotic - I’ve already watched this video three times and still want more. These women are ready for their own stage show:
(via Jodi)
Prepare yourself folks, this is a Blogadilla exclusive.
Based on Timbotron’s inspiration, I’ve crossed Tay Zonday’s YouTube hit Chocolate Rain with one of the classic rap songs of the 1990s: Busta Rhymes’ “Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See.” The result? You be the judge.
Put Your Chocolate Rain Where My Eyes Can See - Remix by Johnny Haze, 2007
(right click the above link and choose “Save As…” to download the mix.)
October brings us a combination of genres, with Starsailor’s disco-anthem “Four to the Floor” backing up Fat Joe’s “New York.” Enjoy!
Four to NewYork - Remix by Johnny Haze
(right click the above link and choose “Save As…” to download the mix.)
For more frequent mashups, check out my myspace page: myspace.com/johnnyhaze727
