It had to happen sooner or later… the Beastie Boys do the singing, Spike Jonze put the video together, the Abominable Snowman tags along as muscle, and the Zombies do the dying. The production is just cheesy enough to be camp, and looks like it was fun to build.
Not really a lot to be said about this one; it is the kind of thing that happens when you combine a singing program, some animation software, a good imagination, and some serious skill sets. This was put together by Vocaloid artist Oster Project using music from her her fourth album, Cinnamon Philosophy. Thanks to Crunchyroll for the heads up on this one.
The AV Club is an interesting web site that does a lot of things, one of which is the Undercover Project each year, in which a band covers a song by a different band. As soon as a band covers a song, it is removed from the list of songs to be covered. One of the choices this year was the They Might Be Giants song Birdhouse In Your Soul, which was covered by Titus Andronicus. Some folks didn’t like that version, but many did, including John Flansburgh, who dragged his band into the studio to cover yet another song on the Undercovered list, Chumbawamba’s Tubthumping. If you didn’t already know, John’s band is They Might Be Giants. There were a ton of other great bands doing covers there as well (what a surprise). Another kick ass song from a great band is Whirring from The Joy Formidable; Enjoy!
They Might Be Giants covers Chumbawamba
They should actually call themselves Key of Silly and Politically Incorrect, but they have put together a bunch of geek-oriented music, including the triptych presented here. This is a song in three parts, with part one being Sexy Cyborg from Another Dimension, part two is Moon Girl, and it concludes with Tron Girl. Thanks to Barely Political for the great attitude!
I can’t help enjoying quality Nerd Music, so here are a few more songs I really like listening to, starting with Don’t Unplug Me by All Caps, a great tune about robots in love. Next up is the Gryffindor Rally Cry which is (surprise, surprise) from the Harry Potter universe. Finally, the TWILIGHT SUCKS! Emo Vampire Song rounds out the series. Some of these videos are actually fun!
The band is called Chameleon Circuit, and their music is all about Doctor Who. The first song in this sample set is Type 40, which is all about the Tardis itself, and the second is An Awful Lot of Running Around, which is pretty much the Companions job description.