Youtube of the Week: Vol.1, Episode 6

We have two videos this week! Yeah! So the first of the two is of the UK beatboxing champion, Beardyman. In this video Beardyman does a kitchen themed beatbox. I am still amazed by this video each time I see it. Check out his other videos while you are on youtube. The second video of the week is probably one of the most phenomenal rollerblading sections in the history of rolllerblading. The skater is Pat Lennen and in this edit from "Leading the Blind" he goes bigger than any rollerblader would dare to go. Even if you don't rollerblade you have to admit that this takes some serious skills. I would never be able to do this in my life.

Enjoy!

Youtube of the Week: Vol.1, Episode 5

Is Jesus a friend of yours? Well he sure is to these guys. This video is of the Christian band, Sonseed. This is possibly one of the funniest videos I have ever seen on the internet. Just look at the people, what they are wearing, the facial expressions, and of course the lyrics. Now without further-a-do, I present to you Sonseed performing Jesus is a Friend of Mine.



If you are itching for more, head on over to http://www.jesusismyfriend.info/

Man Escapes Jail, Solid Snake Style

Yesterday, a 42 year old Turkish Man escaped from a German jail while inside a cardboard box. At the end of his shift of his prison job, the man hid in a box and was carried out by the courier service with other boxes. When he was put into the truck he escaped. He cut a hole in the tarp of the truck and jumped out of it when it was just outside of the prison grounds. The truck driver noticed the flapping tarp and immediately contacted the police. Most likely, the man had accomplices to help him when he was outside the prison. Now a manhunt has commenced in Western Germany. Warden Beate Peters says that the escape was "an embarrassing incident."

The Ledgendary Dummer, Mitch Mitchell, Dies at 61

Mitch Mitchell, former drummer of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, was found dead today at 3 a.m. in his room at the Benson Hotel in Portland, Oregon. He was the last remaining member of the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Luckily, his death was of natural causes, unlike Hendrix whose death has been questioned for years. Mitch was there for all of the classic.iconic hendrix moments. Woodstock, Monterey, Isles of Wight, you name it and he was there behind his drum set letting Jimi feed off of his beats to create some of the most well known music of this century.

Mitchell's final performance was on Friday night at Portland's Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. This was the last stop on the West Coast leg of the Experience Hendrix tour. According to Terry Currier, owner of the Music Millenium Shop, Mitchell was looking pale and tired. He only ended up playing one song before the sold-out concert.

May the soul of Mitch Mitchell rest in peace. May he be reunited with Hendrix and Noel Redding in heaven to play their music for all eternity. Mitch Mitchell, you will be missed dearly in the world of music just as we miss those like Dimebag Darrel, Jimi Hendrix, Curt Cobain, and Freddie Mercury.



RIP MITCH MITCHELL

Rammstein Recording New Album

Yesterday, Rammstein entered the studio once again to record their next album. This industrial metal powerhouse from Germany released this message on their website:

"Now that the band has finished pre-production in Berlin for its new album, Operation "Album 6" is going forward full steam ahead. Christoph Schneider arrived in Los Angeles last week to meet with Jacob Hellner and production team (i.e., currently Ulf Kruckenberg and Florian Ammon) to undertake preparations for recording of all the drum tracks.

"Also to arrive in L.A. this week for the drum sessions, Paul and Richard. Finally, a studio has been rented near San Francisco for the bulk of the main recording work, and the band will go into retreat there for several weeks starting on November 9th, 2008. Clear the decks, the Rammstein tanker is once again under steam!"

If you have never heard of Rammstein before and would like to try out some of their music, I would suggest the single "Du Hast" or anything from the album "Mutter."

Youtube of the Week: Vol.1, Episode 4

From a series of dubbed videos comes my personal favorite of the series. This video is of the guitarist of Dream Theater, John Petrucci. The overdubs are hilarious. If you want to find more videos from the series, search for "John Petrucci Psycho Exercises." Now lets just hope that John Petrucci doesn't kill any more innocent lives with his uber fast playing and pedalboard of death while working on the band's 10th studio album.
Enjoy!

The Beatles Get a Video Game

The news is in and the beatles are going to be featured in their own game! The game will be produced by Harmonix, the creators of Rock Band. The game will not be titled Rock Band: The Beatles, although it will work with all of your Rock Band peripherals. A keyboard may even be introduced into the game. The game will feature sampling of music and imagery from throughout the band's career, from "Please Please Me" (1963) through "Let It Be" (1970). This game should help expose the generation to The Beatles, just like Guitar Hero: Aerosmith did, and Guitar Hero: Metallica will help do.
There are no official dates for the release as of yet, but the developers are saying that it should be ready by the 2009 holiday season.