Clever use of household implements to create a one-man band. “Paint” week continues!
Comments closedMeet Jon Cozart (aka Paint).
When you look up Chutzpah in the dictionary (no, not Wikipedia, because they’re lame! Also Wikipedia…), you should see this guy’s face. Terrific song writing and mad video editing skilz all at the same time. He’s been at this for a while now.
This is what YouTube is for: Highlighting the abilities of people the rest of the world hasn’t had the time or attention to learn about…yet. I hope this stuff leads to something awesome for him. Spending the week highlighting Jon’s work. Enjoy!
Comments closedI’m not a big fan of revisions, especially since there are plenty of things that look different in context, but I’m having a very hard time negotiating the minefield that is Bill Cosby’s career, reconciling it with what we know now and what is still pending in the courts.
The original video is down, and I’m not going to replace it until after I know the outcome of the lawsuits. You’re welcome to find “Bill Cosby: Himself” (which is where this routine derived).
Sexual exploitation and lawsuits that allege same have existed since the first silent era films. Go look up Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle if you don’t know what I mean.
It’s sad, too, since this routine is one of the funniest in Cosby’s career.
Comments closedSeriously. Thomas Dolby AND Buzz Aldrin. Yes, that’s THE Buzz Aldrin. Science, indeed! Making due with awesome, because it’s Thomas Dolby. (Moving on to a new theme tomorrow…)
And, because I found a replacement live version before the Buzz Aldrin version hit, here’s the one I was going to publish instead of the original video. (NOTE: The original video, which you should see because it’s full of mad scientists, is not available in the US thanks to EMI’s stranglehold on YouTube, but parts of it are included in this live version which I think is slightly more interesting – Mr. Dolby’s a one-man music shop!
1 CommentNot everything on The Flat Earth is mellow. This, for example. The live version is here.
YouTube apparently resists posting the video (thanks, publisher that will go nameless), so this is an ephemeral version of the original video (1984):
Comments closedAnother track from The Flat Earth. Solid work.
Comments closedThomas Dolby was one of the few who took serious advantage of the medium of music video to create something as visually interesting as it sounded. The Flat Earth follow-up to Golden Age of Wireless has a completely different sound, more mellow but a fresher fusion of New Wave and Jazz. At least, for some of the tracks…
Comments closedGuaranteed earworm. With harmonica. And Pirate Twins. Last one from Golden Age of Wireless (for now).
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