Tuesday, May 5, 2009

PURE ...CHEESE

Remember the kids in your high school vocal jazz group who seriously thought they were god's gift to talent?

They graduated.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

FACEPALM

Just when you think marching band already reached record nerd peaks:

EDDIE VAN NAILIN' IT



Courtesy of the brilliant StSanders. Watch all of them. I am still crying.

HE GOT SEOUL



Courtesy of Hermitology: The Most Amazing Drummer That Has Ever and Will Ever Walk The Figurative Face of All Known Humanity.

Monday, April 20, 2009

PARADITTLES WITH THOM YORKE

In case you were living under a rock, Thom Yorke and Johnny Greenwood of Radiohead invited USC's Trojan marching band to back them up on 15 Step for a performance at this year's Grammy's.

Here's the set-up:



And here's the final product:



USC gets a lot of shit for being packed with trust fund babies. Unfair when you consider some, not all, of the brightest musicians in the world are funneled in this very school.

SHLAPPIN' DE BASS, MAHN



Andy from The Office rules.

Thursday, April 16, 2009

FUCKIN' LASERS, BRO



Beamz is a MIDI machine controlled by lasers. NOW YOU, TOO, MAY BE A MUSICIAN!

Watch out for the guy at 0:52 ...he is lethal.

And the guys in the jam session at 2:07? Totally not bonin'.

The parody is even better:


Wednesday, April 15, 2009

KELLY CLARINETSON



Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You (Clarinet Cover)

When the harmonies come in the chorus it's like a unicorn's jizzing rainbows all over me.

RIGHT LEFT RIGHT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT LEFT



My favorite part is the guy in the audience who, at the very end of the piece, goes, "...YEAH" in total agreement.

YOU KNOW YOUR MUSIC, MAN!

If you've ever been in marching band, this performance of Clapping Music by American composer Steve Reich should only bring back memories of drum line rehearsing the field show with claps at every opportune moment.

Still, though, I truly miss marching band. Shit was legit, son.