Die Antwoord in "Straight From the Horse's Piel" Film

New album coming soon!

The only real things in life is the unexpected things, everything else is just an illusion. - Ninja

Be warned:  This video is NSFW.

"Straight From the Horse's Piel" Directed by Kobus Holnaaier.

STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE'S PIEL from Die Antwoord on Vimeo.

Jerry Lee Lewis "Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On"

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Jerry Lee Lewis!

A truly insane clip of "The Killer" Jerry Lee Lewis tearing up Steve Allen's studio and banging out a rip-roaring version of "Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On." I can't imagine what people must have thought when they first laid eyes on this maniac - a hardcore punk attitude from way back in the day...but first this word from Johnson's new Stride Wax...




Thanks to thrund for the upload to YouTube.

Vampire Weekend at the Hollywood Bowl

I took my family to a really amazing Vampire Weekend show at the Hollywood Bowl last night.  The sound was great and the band was spot on. Opening acts The Very Best and Beach House also put on some great performances.  A highlight of the evening was when a police helicopter flew over the Bowl and shined a search light over the Hollywood sign.  While they may have been looking for trespassers it was our own "private" light show and Hollywood moment.

Check here to see when Vampire Weekend is playing in your town.

Edwin Starr "War"

I just learned that Edwin Starr's "War" was originally recorded by The Temptations. I always thought it was the other way around and that their version was a cover of Starr's hit. As it turns out The Temptations recorded the song first, but it was never released as a single. The song gained popularity with the anti-Vietnam movement, and the public requested that the label release it as a single. Motown feared that it might ruin the reputations of one of their biggest acts, or, at the very least, surround them in what they considered unnecessary controversy so they decided to re-record the tune with a totally different performer, Edwin Starr. Starr's version in June of 1970 became a huge hit and held the #1 position on the Bilboard charts for three weeks. Starr's "War" is probably the most well-known anti-war song ever recorded.



Sadly, the song is as meaningful today, and resonates with the same intensity, as it did forty years ago.


and The Temptations original recording...


     















Thanks to kingdaka5006 and tuzwol for the uploads to YouTube.

Wayne Coyne "Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell"

I love this beautiful backstage moment from Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips...



For more cool clips from a rockstar's life be sure to follow him on Twitter here: @waynecoyne

Kanye West "Monster"

Kanye West is giving away his new album, and I bet you'll want to send him some cash after you take a listen. Download the tracks while you can from Kanye's website.

It may seem strange that I arrived to Kanye by starting with a little Eric B. and dancing through Midnight Star...but here we are! So go with the flow, and check out "Monster" featuring Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Bon Iver and some really sweet rhymes by Nicki Minaj.



Thanks to TheLatestMusicTV for the upload to YouTube.

Midnight Star "No Parking On The Dance Floor"

Excuse me Madame, you're standing still in a no parking zone. If you don't get a move on that body, I'll be forced to give you a ticket...so Get With It!

Midnight Star was a band that knew how to make a music video!





Thanks to UnidiscMusic for the upload to YouTube.

Eric B. & Rakim "Paid In Full"

Eric B. & Rakim - This is a journey into sound...a journey, which along the way will bring to you new color, new dimension, new value...Pump Up The Volume - in addition to pumping up the volume, you might want to go Full Screen as well...

Fiddler On The Roof "Tevye's Dream"

September 22, 1964 "Fiddler On The Roof" opens on Broadway and runs for a record setting total of 3,242 performances! The production was directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins and the set design by Boris Aronson was inspired by the works of Marc Chagall. Zero Mostel played the role of Tevye the Milkman in the stage show and Topol in Norman Jewison's 1971 film adaptation.

Sleigh Bells "Infinity Guitars"

Fire! Fire! Fire! - Beavis & Butt-head

There is no doubt that Beavis and Butt-head would have loved this video from my favorite new band, Sleigh Bells.  What's not to love about a Ferrari driving, baseball bat wielding schoolgirl marching through a tough neighborhood with her hard-rocking guitar playing pal at her side while cheerleaders pose against an old wall?  It's really too good to be true!

I challenge you not to watch it twenty times in a row!

Sleigh Bells "Infinity Guitars" from Phil Pinto on Vimeo.

A Band of Bees "I Really Need Love"

Who doesn't love a band that has to change their name, probably for legal reasons, for their USA audience - The Beat...The English Beat - Need I say more?

The Bees, or as they are known in the United States, A Band of Bees, have a new album coming out in October called "Every Step's A Yes." Here the smooth-groovy single "I Really Need Love."

I Put A Spell On You Tribute

A tribute to the greatness that was Screamin' Jay Hawkins and his 1956 classic "I Put A Spell On You..."

Nina Simone


Creedence Clearwater Revival


Joe Cocker


Bette Midler


Marilyn Manson


Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds


Joss Stone and Jeff Beck


Crazy World of Arthur Brown


Alan Price


The Animals


Shane MacGowan and Friends - A bit of We Are the Weird fundraiser for Haiti Earthquake Relief


Bryan Ferry

Which version of "I Put A Spell On You" did you like best?

• Nina Simone
• Creedence Clearwater Revival
• Joe Cocker
• Bette Midler
• Marilyn Manson
• Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
• Joss Stone and Jeff Beck
• Crazy World of Arthur Brown
• Alan Price
• The Animals
• Shane MacGowan & Friends
• Bryan Ferry

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Screamin' Jay Hawkins "I Put A Spell On You"

Rudi Protrudi from the Fuzztones and others recount their days with Screamin' Jay Hawkins.

I wish that Netflix carried the documentary that this clip is from, Screamin' Jay Hawkins: I Put A Spell On Me by Nicholas Triandafyllidis. It looks like you can pick it up from Amazon for the low price of $189.99...I don't think so!

The cat was just like A-OK!
-Bo Diddley





















Thanks to electricbanana69 for the upload to YouTube.

Deerhoof "Dummy Discards a Heart"

Brilliant drummer and sonic nuclear bomb, Greg Saunier leads Deerhoof in this nice rendition of "Dummy Discards a Heart" from their album "Apple O'."

"Sing to the one you love the best..."

Performance for Fox Rox Vids recorded September 7, 2006.

Ben Folds Five "Brick"

My entry last week about Arcade Fire's The Downtown Wilderness put me in mind of another music video that also used Google Maps-like elements to convey emotion and a sense of returning to a place of youth - only this video was created about eight years before the invention of Google Maps.

Watch Ben Folds Five perform the only hit pop song I can think of about the feelings one goes through while driving his girlfriend to get an abortion.

Happy Anniversary Modern Neon Sound

Today marks the one year anniversary of Modern Neon Sound!

In the last year there have been 156 posts, 2,780 Visits by 1,688 Unique Visitors from 81 countries.  Those visitors viewed 4,689 pages and stayed on the site an average of two and a half minutes.

The five most popular entries have been:

1. Peter Tosh's "Rastafari Is"
2. Dave Days cover of Mia's "Paper Planes"
3. Peter Tosh Live at the 1979 Montreux Jass Festival
4. In Praise of Lady Gaga - Breaking Down "Paparazzi" Music Video
5. Bobbie Gentry's "Ode to Billie Joe"

I'm pretty sure I will need a whole mess more viewers if any of the affiliate links on the site should amount to anything.  So far those links have earned a whopping:

• iTunes:  .50 cents
• Amazon:  .90 cents
• Google Adsense:  .03 cents

Obviously, I won't be getting rich anytime soon from sharing these videos with you, but I do enjoy posting these tidbits that amuse me and make me happy. I hope they do the same for you as well.

Here are five of my personal favorite entries (in no particular order) from the last year:

1. Care Bears on Fire "Everybody Else"
2. Murder in the Funk Degree
3. Sinead O'Connor "War"
4. The Rattles "The Witch"
5. The Minutemen's 1985 Acoustic Performance

...and if you haven't listened to Sleigh Bells' "Infinity Guitars" yet - you should do yourself a favor and do so straight away!

Thanks for tuning in...I hope you'll stick around.