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Bowling For Soup - “Real” (by bowlingforsouptv)

The official video for “Real” off Bowling For Soup’s new album “Lunch. Drunk. Love.” I’m really enjoying the new album (PledgeMusic backers have already received it), and you should look for it tomorrow.


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Chris Thile - Bach, G Minor Sonata, “Presto” (by megaphono79)

This is not exactly what I saw last night, but goddamn is it close.

I’ve heard the Bach G Minor Sonata on violin tens of times, but I never really heard it until Chris Thile played it on the mandolin.

This should have hundreds of thousands of views, not 96.

This is what Bach wrote.

Actual playing of music starts about a minute in. This needs to be a purchasable, downloadable MP3.


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Flatfoot 56 - I Believe It from Anchor Guitars on Vimeo.

The boys in Flatfoot 56 are no strangers to touring. They have been holding their own for over ten years, and this year was no exception. Releasing new full length album ‘Toil’ on Florida based label Paper and Plastic. There schedule has sent them across the USA and Canada multiple times this year, with trips to Russia and Europe as well!!!

They showed up in Vancouver on October 16 having been on the road with Less Than Jake for just shy of two months. We were able to film their Victoria and Vancouver show, as well as two sound checks and an in-studio performance, the result is the video you are about to watch.

This song titled 'I Believe It’, is one of the singles on their new album 'Toil’. Released this last summer on the 24th of July.

Go and Download Toil!
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Performance - Flatfoot 56
Recording - Chris Lemky
Video production - Anchor Guitar Studio


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You’ve heard a portion of Tim McMorris’ “Overwhelmed” in recent commercials for Sam Adams beer. Now you can see his official music video for the song.


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You have your comfort music. I have mine. (Taken with Instagram)


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Children of the ‘80s, you may have to explain this one to the younger generations.


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Studio 60 O Holy Night (by Oceandreams313)

Look, I get it, not everyone liked Studio 60. It wasn’t as even or as steady as West Wing, and for that it was (unjustly) pilloried. But, if there’s one hour of it that you should watch it’s “The Christmas Episode” if just for this scene, in its whole context.

Follow it up with Pahrump. Trust me.

My wife and I watched Studio 60 and were disappointed when it was cancelled. This is easily the scene I remember most, and I would have to say is my favorite of the short-lived series.


The More I Believe

The life that I’ve been living From the day I first drew breath Has been my way of forgetting I’m on the journey to my death You make my soul rise up You make my eyes to see When I place my faith in you And I lose my belief in me

The less I believe in me The more I believe in thee The less I believe in me The more I believe in thee

I don’t believe in beads or crystals Instant karma or mother earth I don’t believe that what I think Makes any difference to what I’m worth I don’t believe in reincarnation I’m not coming back as a flower I don’t bow my head to kings or priests ‘Cos I believe in your higher power

The less I believe in me The more I believe in thee The less I believe in me The more I believe in thee

Oh you’ve given me a plan That I don’t understand 'Cos I’ve wandered over half the world But I’ve remained an ignorant man One thing That I know Is when the final bell tolls Human love won’t be enough Good deeds can’t save my soul

Well I’m not afraid of dying But I am afraid of you Because you hear me when I’m lying And you see the things I do So the hands go round the clock As the light goes from the room And I can’t help thinking to myself I’m going to find out much to soon

The less I believe in me The more I believe in thee The less I believe in me The more I believe in thee

Oh you’ve given me a plan That I just don’t understand 'Cos I’ve wandered over half the world But I’ve remained a ignorant man One thing that I know Is when the final bell tolls Human love won’t be enough Good deeds can’t save my soul

I believe I believe I believe I believe I believe I believe I believe I believe

You make my soul rise up You make my eyes to see When I place my faith in you And I lose my belief in me

The less I believe in me The more I believe in thee The less I believe in me The more I believe in thee

–Charlie and Craig Reid, 1994

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Michael Winslow (sound effects guy from the Police Academy movies) blows your mind with Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love”.

How the hell does he do that electric guitar sound?!?!?

[via Tom on IM, who saw it from Kottke.]


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On October 4, 2011, I went with some friends to see Frank Turner at The Loft in Dallas. We’d discovered Frank the year before, when he was one of the opening acts for Social Distortion, and he put on a great show. Then we dove into his music and fell in love with it.

So when Frank got his own headlining tour, we got tickets as soon as was possible.

Frank’s best-known song is “Photosynthesis” (iTunes link) and he closed the show with it. This is the edited cut, where I deleted about 5 minutes worth in the middle of the video, of introducing the band and ginning the crowd up.

Please forgive the frequent out-of-focusing; the dim and changing lighting, not to mention the band’s motion on stage, made it difficult for my little Canon point-and-shoot.


Frank Turner - “I Still Believe”


Jesus loves dinner time

Tonight at the dinner table, Samuel decided it was time to do a little singing.



Dancing in the Minefields


Andrew Peterson's latest single. Great song.


Hey, everyone, it's Brent's birthday...

...so let's all celebrate by: + jamming out to Social Distortion, Pennywise, Son Volt, Pearl Jam, and Nirvana + having a good laugh while watching stupid-funny movies + diving into a good book + passionately teach a group of high schoolers how much God loves them, and how they can love Him + show off our family through Proud Dad & Uncle Alerts + fill up a journal with our innermost thoughts and secrets, even if we never share them with anyone else + do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with our God Happy birthday, bro. Love ya.


Get well soon, Charlie.

Because: "That's how you do it, son."

(I love the little point with the breadstick at the end. My favorite part.)


Because it'll make you smile




Because I know it will drive Brent bonkers


Brilliant mash-up.


Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger"

Except you haven't heard it like this:



Today's Shuffle 10

I haven't done this in a while, so here are the first ten songs from the iPod's shuffle mode today: "Remedy" - David Crowder Band
"Already" - Rush of Fools
"The Fist Fight/The Flying Wing" - Raiders of the Lost Ark Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
"Once Again" - Matt Redman
"666 Degrees" - Ceili Rain
"There's No Way" - Alabama
"There's a Mother Always Waiting at Home" - Johnny Cash *
"Go" - MercyMe
"Dr. Feelgood" - Motley Crue
"The Wall" - Johnny Cash As usual, all links are to the song on the Amazon MP3 store, except those marked with an asterisk. Those links are to the physical CD, as the song isn't sold in MP3 format.


Today's Genius function result

We've all had that song that gets stuck in our head. That happened to me today. Not sure how it happened, since I didn't hear the song in a commercial or TV show, or anything like that. Just one second, it was there. The song? "Edge of Seventeen," by Stevie Nicks. So when it came time to go pick D up from school, as we departed from the house, I cranked that very song in the truck for S and I to enjoy. While sitting at a stop light, I decided to use the Genius function to create a playlist of like-minded songs, and here's the result: * "Edge of Seventeen" -- Stevie Nicks * "The Chain" -- Fleetwood Mac * "Magic Man" -- Heart * "Wheel in the Sky" -- Journey * "Hungry Like the Wolf" -- Duran Duran * "Heat of the Moment" (Acoustic) -- Asia * "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic" -- The Police * "Hold The Line" -- Toto * "Sharp Dressed Man" -- ZZ Top * "Brass in Pocket" -- The Pretenders * "Your Love" -- The Outfield * "These Dreams" -- Heart * "Baby, I Love Your Way" -- Peter Frampton * "Leather and Lace" (with Don Henley) -- Stevie Nicks * "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)" -- Dead Or Alive * "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" -- Rod Stewart * "Go Your Own Way" -- Fleetwood Mac * "Renegade" -- Styx * "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" -- Journey * "Crazy On You" -- Heart * "So Caught Up In You" -- 38 Special * "Dream Weaver" -- Gary Wright * "Just What I Needed" -- The Cars * "Here I Go Again" -- Whitesnake * "Won't Get Fooled Again" -- The Who The inclusion of "The Chain" raised my eyebrows. I expected Fleetwood Mac to make an appearance, given Nicks' membership in the band. The rest of the list, mostly staples of the '80s, is also not surprising, except for "Dream Weaver" and "Here I Go Again". Losing the former makes the playlist that much better, and the only reason it's in my library is because it was on a soundtrack (likely Wayne's World) or compilation.