Hey folks, The Most Offensive Video Crew is at it again with this internet gem. Oh yeah, I wouldn’t recommend you watching this at work or anywhere in the proximity of anyone who’s easily offended.

This year’s Grammys had a somber tone due to the passing of now R&B legend Whitney Houston. I’m not going to act like I was a humongous fan of hers but a true talent was lost. In fact, my dad interviewed her back in ‘85. My thoughts are with her family. A common theme throughout the show was recognizing the loss of musical icons such as Jimmy Castor, Don Cornelius, Etta James and countless others.

The performances were okay…here a few that stick out in my mind at the moment. These aren’t in sequential order, just what stuck out memory wise

Bruno Mars attempt at a 60’s soul pastiche had him looking like the illegitimate love child of GWAR character Sleazy P. Martini and James Brown. From the reaction of the crowd, it went over okay. At this point, you have to take what you get.

Chris Brown and his backup dancers performance looked like a great homage to the classic arcade game Q*bert.

Alicia Keys and Bonnie Raitt performing a tribute to Etta James by playing “Sunday Kind of Love” was dignified. I noticed Bonnie Raitt got a bigger reaction than Alicia Keys though.

A vignette with Jack Black outside of the Grammys with a crowd where he touted up indie cred was an amusing lead in to The Foo Fighters playing in an outside tent. Oddly enough The Foo Fighters consists of former members of Scream, The Germs and Sunny Day Real Estate. It was cool to see Dave Grohl for wearing a “Slayer” band tee during his performance.

Rihanna and Coldplay performed together…it wasn’t bad. Rihanna reminds me of a digital Donna Summers nowadays.

Bon Iver (real name Justin Vernon) won for best new artist over Nicki Minaj, The Band Perry, J. Cole and Skrillex. I’m not really a fan of Bon Iver, in fact I’m more of a Skrillex guy but honestly, it was like choosing between how can I put this eloquently…garbage, bile and feces. Actually I’ve been mispronouncing Bon Iver’s name, I’ve been referring to him as Bon eye-ver… my mistake.

Jennifer Hudson’s tribute to Whitney Houston was well done and respectful. You could feel the emotion in the room.

Naturally Adele cleaned up award-wise winning Best Song of the Year, Best Pop Performance, Best Pop Vocal album. Also who doesn’t like a great comeback story and soulful vocals?

The Beach Boys homage was okay. The lead dude from Foster the People looked nervous but pulled it off. That’s no disrespect intended, honestly if I had to do a tribute to Funkadelic, Alice in Chains or any band I’d admired I’d probably be in the bathroom blasting Nestle Quik!

The Glen Campbell homage was great, knowing that he’s fighting Alzheimer’s (not All Timer’s) and performing that well is something to respect.

The moment of attempted controversy was Nicki Minaj live exorcism bit. Some were shocked, some were offended I just felt it’s been done. Sorry folks I grew up on Alice Cooper, Marilyn Manson, Three Six Mafia, Robert Johnson, The Misfits and the rap subgenre horrorcore. I’ve seen it done better.

Joe Walsh, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen and Dave Grohl playing guitar at the same time was…well reminiscent of too many guys trying to rap onstage. It sounded like a cluster of badly played stock licks played over a backing vamp that you would hear in a car commercial.

Honestly, I can’t really act like I was that excited or really hyped up over the Grammys this year.

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http://idolator.com/6097162/2012-grammy-nominations

Hey folks,

I know the updates on the site have been scarce to almost nonexistent. I’ve been busy as of late and kind of in the midst of well pretty much being burnt out writing wise. Seriously, you have any idea how difficult it is to write out a well thought out article on a daily basis for almost three years? It’s exhausting! I’m not trying to complain but I just needed a break. I’m in the midst of trying experiment with this podcast thing and also this band project that I’ll keep you guys posted on. Anyway, thanks for checking out my articles even when I’m on break.

-John M. Ellison IV

review coming soon.

On December 11th, 2011 BlankTV uploaded Sutter Kain and Darko’s video for “UFO Transmissions.”
Aside from music, one of Sutter Kain’s other avenues of interest include film. So, it’s not surprising that Kain directs his own videos. In this case, the video consists of black and white shots of a long winding road with Darko rapping and Sutter Kain on the chorus, the red splashes gives the video a more sinister feel.

Production wise, it‘s a fusion of emotionally charged rapping—well more like “emotional recitation” and Donnie Darko over chugging, down tuned guitars. In this case DJ Bless’s aggressive chanting compliments Darko’s venting. After repeated listens, I noticed that”U.F.O Transmissions” is kind of reminiscent of another rap song with an intergalactic theme…Kanye West’s waltz timed “Spaceship.” I mean, aside from concept of space travel, the similar theme of both songs is hoping for a better present than the one that they’re experiencing at the time being. In closing, I feel that DJ Bless use of djent (…metalcore maybe) band “I The Breather” compliments the delivery of Darko’s delivery.

In closing, for a no frills video that compliments the song and sets a mood, Check out “UFO Transmissions”

Let’s face it folks, it just isn’t Christmas without a Charlie Brown special…and it just isn’t punk rock without Bad Brains. We live in an era where we can bring the best of both worlds and create something unique…or total garbage. In this case, it’s the former and not the latter. This isn’t the first time somebody has mashed up the dance sequence from A Charlie Brown Christmas to a song though. For example, the scene has been mashed up with “Hey Ya” by Outkast, “Sexyback” by Justin Timberlake and also there has been a heavy metal version by Torniquet that used their song “Good Night for a Hanging.” But in this case, you have somebody using “Pay to Cum” by Bad Brains. So, enjoy what I call “A Charlie Brown Moshpit.” Peace!

Well folks, it’s that time of year… since November 1st The holiday seasons mean two things. An exercise in patience and increased sales in alcohol over the next 8 weeks…but it’s not all bad though. You get Christmas specials like “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer”…okay two out of three aren’t bad. Well, I have a treat for you. Remember rummaging through your dad or uncle’s old CD collection and finding a copy of “This Ain’t No White Christmas?” by Rudy Ray Moore *cricket noise* okay just me? *Scoffs*…liars. Well, years ago I stumbled across this series of videos called “Most Offensive Videos.”

I think I ran across it on Youtube after looking up “Linus and Lucy” by Vince Guraldi. I stumbled across something that said “A Charlie Brown Kwanzaa” I watched it and instead of the voice of then child actor Peter Robbins as Charlie Brown it was this overdub of somebody mimicking a cliché urban dialect. I was shocked, caught off guard and was trying to catch my breath from laughing so hard. The series is a mash up of inappropriate nostalgia. From dialogue that references to Fat Albert & the Cosby Kids, Dolemite, Lee Hazelwood and blaxploitation flicks over the original Vince Guraldi score.

Notice though, this parody follows the storyline of the original “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” In this case, “Charlie Brown” is a hapless jive talking kid who’s searching for the meaning of the season. So he gets roped into directing Lucy’s Kwanzaa play at church. Now nearing 2012, it’s been almost 10 years since the original was released, the creator released a 10 year anniversary edit of the original “A Charlie Brown Kwanzaa.” Included is more offensive dialogue that got dropped from the original. So, if you’re a fan of Rudy Ray Moore, Blaxploitation flicks and quick jokes that you might have to catch again after repeated viewings, this is definitely something to view. Also, I wouldn’t recommend you watching this at work on full blast.

Most Offensive Videos

Hey folks I know I haven’t updated much as of late. I’m not going to divulge in details at the moment but I’ll explain more over time. Anyway, my bandmate Danielle got me into this band called “The Memorials.” I was familiar with them before but didn’t sit down and really listen though until the first initial band practice and she had some songs by them on her phone. What I heard was amazing and even said “I don’t consider them rock though…they’re too damn good to be considered rock!” I want to do a full fledged article on them when I get the chance and when things settle down on my end. Until then, check out “We Go to War” featuring a cameo by Kreyshawn.