Although it does have to be said that there is a fairly major difference between Bill Bailey and the subject of this blog. Namely that B.B. is a classically trained musician, skilled in the use of various instruments. Beardyman, on the other hand is, on the whole, his own instrument.

With the exception of a keyboard, Beardyman is a beatboxer par excellance, using electronic trickery to loop, combine and warp his vocal acrobatics. Not only that, but he’s also possessed of a fine, dry wit.

Take a look at this film, although be warned on two counts: First, it’s long. At just a minute or so under an hour, yer best advised to set this up in a window of its own while it loads. Secondly, he – and the audience – are Scottish. Hence, much of what’s said may not be clear – apart from the frequent f-bombs…
So yeah.. NSFW, methinks.

Many thanks to Stuart fer finding this one. I think I’ll be subscribing to this guy’s Youtube channel.

It’s a bit long, like an actual Academy Award wining movie.

I wish I would have did more lighting in film school and so do these guys. Otherwise it is funny.

I posted the latest OK Go clip the other day (internal link!). You’re probably a little tired of their slick-as-fu…hell videos, but try and think back to their very first clip…
“A Million Ways” had the guys dancing/mucking about in the back garden. Thought up, choreographed and produced by themselves, it was fun, but about as slick and smooth as a teenager’s face.

Getting back to that level, may I present to ye a couple of guys going by the name of French Horn Rebellion. I know, I know; the name’s a bit WTF, but bear in mind that they can’t be what yer thinking if they’re supporting Hot Chip on tour.*
Listening to their music, it’s almost as if the 1970s were disco’d-up by white kids with computers. Insistent beats and a great guitar/vocal line work well, and they do like the synth…
Take a look and enjoy yerself if Hot Chip and MGMT are your thing.
Oh… btw… major WTF alert…

Heh – gotta love the creepy fanboy.
Cheers to Matty fer pointing these guys out.

*Having said that, one of them is an accomplished French horn player…

An update to an old story.

via Abstruse Goose

This promo by San Francisco comedy group Kasper Hauser reminds me of a few cheesy corporate videos I’ve seen.

via Laughing Squid

In all probability, ye know about XKCD, the incredibly sharp, amazingly lo-fi and unutterably geeky cartoon strip.
Well, meet the relative it hates to see arriving at family parties; Cyanide and Happiness is about as lo-fi in production values. However, there are some things that should not be said. C&H says them. With brass knobs on. And rubs yer face in it…
Yes, I would definitely place much of their output in the NSFW category.
Most of the time, it’s a static panel or strip, drawn by one of three regulars. On occasion though, they like to make a foray into animation – still using the stick figures, of course.
Here’s one such offering. It’s a bit short, coming in at just a shade under a minute. Hang on… the credits go on fer long than the feature??

I’m really hoping the blog title is pretty clear by now. If not, click HERE.

I could have just threw this aside and tastefully put it in my monthly link dump. However, I feared you wouldn’t click through to see the perverse genius of this typeface. So, in my own filthy way I pirated a few letters to give you a look in hopes that you’ll click through and check out this or his other work.

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