TWISTED TUESDAY: Two critical points need to be made about this week's pick. The first is that this is one of the funniest videos I've seen in a long time. The second is that most of the footage comes from a crowd-funded feature film called King Fury, which I'd argue is the most entertaining release of 2015. First the clip itself: And if you enjoyed that, you have to … [Read more...]
Frank Ifield – The Wayward Wind
TWISTED TUESDAY: 1963 - it's a decade and year that rock was king. The Beatles released their first two albums in this year, but there were other artists doing very well on a non-rock basis. Take this classic from Frank Ifield: A western-themed with some brief yodelling appearances - what else would you want? … [Read more...]
Elliphant – Revolusion
TWISTED TUESDAY: Revolusion comes from 2014 and the clip is rather, um, colourful! As always, if you have a suggestion for a video, let us know! … [Read more...]
Billy Ocean – Loverboy
TWISTED TUESDAY: The word twisted isn't something you'd usually associate with Billy Ocean, but the video clip accompanying this 1984 single release is pretty damn surreal. … [Read more...]
Knower – The Government Knows
TWISTED TUESDAY: This very recently released clip confirms all your worst nightmares - and is funny to boot. Definitely not safe for work or kids, you've been warned. Thanks to Bunny Knutson for the heads-up and definitely check out Knower's website - it's a treat on its own. … [Read more...]
Headless Chickens – Gaskrankinstation
Twisted Tuesday: I still remember seeing this clip for the first time late one night in 1991. They're a much underrated New Zealand outfit and a perfect for our Twisted Tuesday slot: … [Read more...]
The Flying Pickets – Psycho Killer
TWISTED TUESDAYS: Combine a classic Talking Heads song and renowned acapella group The Flying Pickets and you have a pretty striking result from 1984: … [Read more...]
Weird Al Yankovic – Albuquerque
TWISTED TUESDAY: Weird Al Yankovic is a stayer, still going extremely strong after 30+ years of producing great parodies. A more casual observer of Weird Al's work may not realise he has a solid body of his own compositions. One of the most well know is this 11-minute masterpiece: I guarantee you'll want to play that song more than once. … [Read more...]
Mashup – Virgin O’Riley
TWISTED TUESDAY: We love a good mashup, and this one is one of the better ones. The Who and Madonna actually seem meant for each other, see for yourself courtesy of Go Home Productions: … [Read more...]
Frank Zappa – Black Napkins
TWISTED TUESDAY: It's Halloween 1977 and Frank Zappa is on stage at the Palladium in New York. 'Black Napkins' is on the set list and in his usual style, Zappa nails it to the wall. One for instrumental and guitar aficionados: … [Read more...]