3.75 Reasons Jonathan Coulton Is More Interesting than Radiohead

In Jonathan Coulton’s Portal post, I find 6 things very interesting. He: was commissioned (I’m assuming) to write a song for a video game ($$$) likes the video game (is this an ad or a recommendation to his fans?) includes the lyrics in the post includes the chords in the post thanks the video game …

The Future Soon Flickr Flick

I got another Jonathan Coulton tune stuck in my head last week. As I’ve discovered, the best way to get the earworm out is to make a music video for it (i.e. purposefully listen to it repeatedly hundreds of times). Inspired by JC’s classic Flickr, and the recently launched JoCoPro, I present you: Future Flickr …

Shop Vac in the Suburbs Music Video

Almost 50 years ago, Redbook magazine and On Film made In the Suburbs, a promotional video for suburban life. A few weeks back, Jonathan Coulton released “Shop Vac” a catchy little theme song for suburban life. I wondered what they’d look like together. Behold the power of Creative Commons and archive.org: Shop Vac in the …

Tuesday Triple Play – The ER Being Like an After Bar

This triple play was tough, two of these songs were sitting in the queue for a while now awaiting a third. This morning inspiration struck – like that scene from Pulp Fiction. Conventional wisdom says there’s a fine line separating pleasure and pain. These three songs aren’t sure which side they’re on. Stevie Nix from …

Tuesday’s Triple Play – Let’s Go Shopping

The day after Thanksgiving (or Halloween, or Arbor Day, or St. Patrick’s Day) marks the start of the holiday shopping season. This week’s Tuesday Triple Play is dedicated to the entertainment of retail. High at Home Depot from Minneapolis’ Diesel Jenny IKEA from Jonathan Coulton’s Smoking Monkey Sandbox [real] from Too Much Joy’s Cereal Killers …

Tuesday’s Triple Play – The Robots We Love and Hate

Sony’s dog is just the first step in machines taking over – via our hearts. This week’s triple play is dedicated the androids so near to us me must destroy them. “Small Wonder” from the Vandals’ Fear of a Punk Planet “Todd the T1000” from Jonathan Coulton’s Our Bodies, Ourselves, Our Cybernetic Arms “My Girlfriend’s …