Mark Deutsch puts about 30 sympathetic strings on a 5-string upright bass and calls it a Bazantar.
Direct yt link
Higher quality video at Vimeo
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Everything I needed to know about 9/11 I learned from Star Trek.
December 16, 2009Riker: “9/11 was an inside job.”
See also (not as funny, kinda long, but y’know)
Death Metal Muppets on YouTube
December 19, 2008“It doesn’t represent anything.” “You said you saw a penis in it.”
December 3, 2008Bryophytes in action.
December 1, 2008It’s tough to be a girl musician…
November 14, 2008Direct YouTube link
Spike Jones fan site, on Wikipedia, and according to Thomas Pynchon.
American Hardcore (Sony release, still news to me).
November 10, 2008American Hardcore (loud siezure inducing Flash intro at link, see also Wikipedia ) is a documentary about Wuziristani TV jingles, which hardly breaks new ground or offers new perspective but does have good interviews, most remarkably with several members of Bad Brains including H.R. Also, big points for acknowledging the existence of the Big Boys. And you can watch it on YouTube (direct YT link, natch). Dig also the book.
Forbidden Music 