Something Shiny

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That’s right, I said STRING METAL… the video below is not well produced or even necessarily their best tune, but it is the best WTF-experience I could find for the band. A violin, cello, and drum set can do THAT? Well done guys. Check them out Wednesday at the 400 Bar. Tix are $8.

More info on Judgment Day at their site, http://www.stringmetal.com.

I’m not sure what bugs me so much about Har Mar Superstar. Is it the fact he  kinda reminds me of Ron Jeremy with more delicate eyebrows? Is it his, “I’m acting all sexy when clearly I am not sexy? schtick? Is it the fact that his popularity makes me think I’m missing something? Hard to say. I do admit that I want to hate Tall Boywith every fiber if my being, but it’s actually pretty catchy. Damn you Ron Jeremy, uh, I mean Har Mar Superstar…

Oh, and about that title, he’s playing the Weisman Museum this Saturday, but it’s sold out.

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And to get you into the spirit (before you get into the spirits later), here’s some Dropkick Murphy’s for your listening pleasure.

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Ok, so they’re here in support of what is likely their day job at this point, Yo Gabba Gabba, but it doesn’t mean the big kids can’t have fun too. After two shows for the little kiddies at the Target Center, The Aquabats are off to the Triple Rock.

Unfamiliar? Check out some of their tracks below. Or some of the other related posts here on the site.

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I like the idea of Kirsten Dunst, but rarely anything she does. I like the idea of this video, but… well… the cover is a little weak.

For those unfamiliar with Slacker Radio, it’s similar to Pandora but with a larger library including some comedy stations, oh yeah, and it has stations (pre-configured genre-based streams that are still configurable via your likes/dislikes).

If you’re a Slacker Radio fan with a WebOS device, check it out. Both of you.

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I haven’t figured out if I like The Lost Fingers or not, but I’ve decided to keep listening until I figure it out…

I tend to feel better about things if I can categorize them. So far, the best I’ve been able to come up with is “What if The Squirrel Nut Zippers were a cover band?”

Alright, so as if Burning Down the House as covered by Tom Jones AND The Cardigans wasn’t weird enough, they followed it up with The Lost Fingers covering You Give Love a Bad Name.

BTW, if you like that Lost Fingers tune, apparently they have a bunch of other 80′s covers to explore.

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Cover of And Justice For All

Alright, fun time is over, back to the soul-sucking grind. Having some trouble getting going this first business day of the new year? Perhaps One off of Metallica’s And Justice for All will help kick start your day, or even your year.

Wish I’d known about this earlier, as in, before it sold out, But apparently Mates of State is (are?) playing this Saturday at the Weisman museum on the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus. To console myself, I’ve posted Ha Ha off of their Team Boo album here for your listening pleasure, I hope you enjoy it. And, if you happen to catch the show, let me know how it worked out at the Weisman.

After missing last week due to Thanksgiving, I’m back with another random 5 tracks

1. I Never by Rilo Kiley from More Adventurous
2. Thalassocracy by Frank Black from Teenager of the Year
3. King Kong by The Groovie Ghoulies from Appetite for Adrenochrome
4. What U See/We All Bleed Red by Mutha’s Day Out from Mortal Kombat: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
5. Take Me Back by Siouxsie and the Banshees from Hyaena

The WOXY holiday mixer is up again. I’ve embedded my favorite addition for this year below.

Frequent visitors to the site, probably already know I’m a fan of the fictitious, animated band Dethklok from Adult Swim‘s Metalocalypse. Recently the third season of the show started and their second album (covering their second season) has been released.

Dethalbum II isn’t as spectacular as the first album, but still thoroughly entertaining.

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As I’d mentioned previously, Ministry hung up their collective, proverbial hat a year or two back. They released Cover Up, a collection of covers, at about the same time. While it’s no Psalm 69, it’s worth a listen. It kinda fun without being cheesy.