Looking like he just left a Shalamar audition, Jarrell and his hair salon in St. Louis produced what is likely to be the best ’80s ad ever. Don’t bother calling the number – the place doesn’t exist, and apparently Jarrell now lives in Las Vegas.
Zach Galifianakis Visits ‘Sesame Street’ to Learn About the Word ‘Nimble’
Today Murray recites the nursery rhyme, “Zach Be Nimble.” Do you know what nimble means? To be nimble is to be quick and light. Watch Zach Galifianakis demonstrate nimble as he jumps quickly and lightly over a candlestick.
Patti Smith’s new memoir, M Train, will be published in October
From Patti Smith, music goddess and National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids, her new memoir M Train an unforgettable odyssey into the mind of this legendary artist, told through the prism of cafés and haunts she has visited and worked in around the world.
M Train is a journey through eighteen “stations.” It begins in the tiny Greenwich Village café where Smith goes every morning for black coffee, ruminates on the world as it is and the world as it was, and writes in her notebook. We then travel, through prose that shifts fluidly between dreams and reality, past and present, across a landscape of creative aspirations and inspirations: from Frida Kahlo’s Casa Azul in Mexico, to a meeting of an Arctic explorer’s society in Berlin; from the ramshackle seaside bungalow in New York’s Far Rockaway that Smith buys just before Hurricane Sandy hits, to the graves of Genet, Plath, Rimbaud, and Mishima. Woven throughout are reflections on the writer’s craft and on artistic creation, alongside signature memories including her life in Michigan with her husband, guitarist Fred Sonic Smith, whose untimely death was an irremediable loss. For it is loss, as well as the consolation we might salvage from it, that lies at the heart of this exquisitely told memoir, one augmented by stunning black-and-white Polaroids taken by Smith herself. M Train is a meditation on endings and on beginnings: a poetic tour de force by one of the most brilliant multiplatform artists at work today.
You can pre-order it here.
That Time WHAM! Did TV Ads For Japan’s Maxell Cassettes
During the height of the Compact Audio Cassette’s popularity, Maxell’s audio cassettes were held in high regard, producing some of the finest examples of the standard available. And if you happen to be big enough in the music world, like the British pop duo WHAM!, Maxell asked you to endorse them, with the ads not being shown in the UK or North America for fear of ‘selling out’. Here are the series of TV ads made in 1985 for the Japanese company’s brand audio cassettes.
Branford Marsalis on Why Celebrities Act Like They Do
In the days of the ultra-celebrity, one has to wonder: why do these people act the way they do? In a few seconds, everyone gets to decide if they’re going to be nice or nasty. In this short clip, Jazz legend Branford Marsalis explains.
That Time Bill Murray Appeared On SCTV
Bill Murray appeared in three sketches on the season four episode “The Days of the Week/Street Beef,” including the fake commercial “DiMaggio’s on the Wharf,” as The New York Yankee slugger Joe DiMaggio himself.
Take An Interactive Virtual Tour INSIDE Abbey Road Studios
Inside Abbey Road is a site built by Google in partnership with Abbey Road Studios. The aim is to enable anyone in the world to follow in the footsteps of musical legends, and step inside the famous British recording studio as it’s never been seen before. Once inside, you can explore every nook and cranny of the three recording studios, and discover stories, images, videos and music spanning the decades. You can also be guided around by producer Giles Martin, Head of Audio Products Mirek Stiles, or broadcaster Lauren Laverne, and even play with interactive versions of pioneering Abbey Road Studios equipment.
Video: Anthony Hopkins wrote a waltz and it’s awesome
André Rieu & His Johann Strauss Orchestra performing “And The Waltz Goes On” in Maastricht. A Waltz composed by Dr. Hannibal Lecter…errr..Sir Anthony Hopkins.
Here’s Jimmy Page Singing For The First (And Last) Time On His Solo Single From 1965
Here’s Jimmy Page moving away from his time as a session musician back in 1965. The result was the solo single “She Just Satisfies,” co-written with Barry Mason, which came out on Fontana Records in February of that year. Page produced, played all the instruments except the drums, and — for what seems to be the first and only time — handling lead vocals.
Dear Tegan and Sara: Inside the Band’s Bond With Fans
For 20 years, Tegan and Sara have been forging a unique relationship with their fans. But what happens when a band’s aspirations start to outpace their audience’s expectations? The sisters examine their intimate bonds with their fans in this exclusive documentary.
