The latest Harper's "Weekly Review"

had this at the bottom:

"... and two teams of physicists, one in Calgary and the other in Tokyo, successfully stored nothing within a gas, in the form of squeezed vacuum composed of uncertainty. They then retrieved the nothing."

Sheer poetry.

Harper's Weekly Review

What Johnny Cash thinks of those who prey on the weak

Or old.

MENOMENA - "Wet And Rusting"

OK, this is one of my Favorite Videos Of All Time. Watch it.



I really like all parts of this video, and I dig the song. What else is there?
(Notice that there is obviously some old typewriter collector. Who knew?)

Best version here.

THE SLEEPY JACKSON - "Good Dancers"

Again I am drawn to a compelling video, then listen to the song.



HERE'S the nice big clean version.

GUSTER - "Satellite"

Just freaking cool. I love stuff like this, that actually requires some physical creativity and vision, not computer-generation.



The song is meh.

CURSIVE - "Big Bang"

I have no idea what they are doing to these people, but it's pretty entertaining!



HERE!

THE STILLS - "Helicopter"

I like this one for some reason... maybe the plot of the vid is better than the song, eh?



Better .mov version. I dunno, maybe it was the "grifters in the mall setting" thing that I liked, as I have spent an inordinate amount of time in malls in my life, from hanging out as a teenager, to working in malls.

THE MALES - "Slit Wrist Teen Queen"

Another favorite:



HERE'S the better version.

Yow! Rockingirl groups leave me weak.

PATRICK WOLF - "The Magic Position"

This one is so goddam '80s it'll kill you.



Man, he hits every single '80s music video convention, doesn't he? Yes, I know this isn't from the '80s, but still!

M. WARD - "Requiem"

Hopefully all of us will reach this point in our lifetimes...



He was a good man, but now he's gone.

FATBOY SLIM - "Bird Of Prey"

'60s-era acid-induced high-speed jet flight... is there any better headrush?



I know I have a better version of this around somewhere...

What gives McDonald burgers that certain flavor?

Must be the Special Sauce...

M.I.A. - "Galang"

I love the unfamiliar rhythms (to me) that Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam weaves through her songs... there's so much neat stuff around the world that I've never heard.



And HERE'S a somewhat better version.

Oh, and her dad is a Tamil Tiger.

THERMALS - "How We Know"

This video is pretty cool from a low-tech effects aspect, which they pull off pretty well.



And I love left-handed female bassists...

THERMALS - "Pillar of Salt"

Another top-notch video, brimming with energy and fun:



HERE'S a much nicer version.

SUPERCAR - "White Surf Style Five"

Another amazing video featuring SUPERCAR.



(And apparently there was a real Japanese cartoon character who fired breast bombs, just like in the video.)

SUPERCAR - "Be"

Highly disturbing, yet equally compelling:



Here's the translations for the subtitles:

The father to whom he owed so much
The mother to whom he owed so much
The sister to whom he owed so much
The grandfather to whom he owed so much
The grandmother to whom he owed so much
Friend
Friend's friend
Friend's friend's friend
Boss
High school teacher
Neighborhood convenience store worker
Woman at company cafeteria
Waitress from family restaurant he went to
Nurse from hospital he visited
First love
Taxi driver from yesterday
Foreigner who asked directions earlier
Girl he did one time
Guy who did him one time
Couple who just happened by
J-Leaguer
Pet turtle
The alien to whom he owed so much
The porn actress to whom he owed so much
Supercar that just happened by
Wife

Freaky, no?

SCISSOR SISTERS - "I Don't Feel Like Dancing"

I really hate Disco, having had to listen to it incessantly via my siblings from the early '70s funk on through the Bee Gees Dominance Era of the late '70s... but these guys just hit it right freaking ON.



Mindless, kooky, flamboyant Disco.

Serious Cat

HOWLING BELLS - "Low Happening"

Just plain cool:

LCD SOUNDSYSTEM - "North American Scum"

Another great video from a band who is working their way into my "favorites" list. I like most of what I hear from them and their videos are entertaining. You'll be seeing more from them in the future...

oh i don't know, i don't know, oh, where to begin
we are north americans
and for those of you who still think we're from england
we're not, no.

Cool beans.

DeCADENCE - "Bitches Ain't Shit" (a capella)

Posted without comment.

IGGY POP and DEBBIE HARRY - "Well Did You Evah?"

OK, this is one of my favorite videos... two great artists acting out an end-of-the-world scenario... a true classic, directed by Alex Cox (REPO MAN). Plus RHODAN! Watch this extended clip to see Sinatra and Der Bingle singing their version...



And go HERE to watch a better version...

TV ON THE RADIO - "Wolf Like Me"

Cool song, cool video.



Here's the higher-grade version.

And here they are performing "Wolf Like Me" on Letterman:

One of my favorite comic book covers

Is this:


That thick-browed thug is completely screwed... as he shoves the body of the headless blonde in the red dress down the manhole... a cop car crests the ridge and pins him in its headlights. He's doomed. Good luck lawyering your way out of that one.

MAHOGANY - "Neo-Plastic Boogie Woogie"

Speaking of plots, I love this video... makes me feel good.



Check it out in a cleaner version HERE.

MINT ROYALE - "Blue Song"

I really like music videos that tell a story... and this one really delivers. What a fokkin nut!



I got no better version, dammit.

JARVIS - "Don't Let Him Waste Your Time"

This is why I don't take cabs:



And HERE is a better version for you.

(By the way, Joe has taught me that PULP rules! And he's right.)

LADY SOVEREIGN - "Love Me Or Hate Me"

Apparently Lady Sovereign is big in the UK:



I just like the TETRIS thing.

Oh, and HERE'S the better version.

KILLERS - "Bones"

Here's one that reminds me of my misspent youth at the Lincoln Drive-In (sadly gone, replaced by a RV sales lot):



Tim Burton made this.

And HERE is where you will find a (somewhat) better version...