The Gimcrack Miscellany

Chewbacca Chord On Guitar

Posted by The Gimcracker in Amazing, Music on 02. Apr, 2009 | 912Commentshttp://www.thegimcrackmiscellany.com/2009/04/chewbacca-chord-on-guitar/Chewbacca+Chord+On+Guitar2009-04-02+16%3A32%3A25The+Gimcracker

You know how it seems like there’s nothing left to discover?

Soundtrack To Get You Going At Work

Posted by The Gimcracker in Movies, Music on 05. Jan, 2009 | 857Commentshttp://www.thegimcrackmiscellany.com/2009/01/soundtrack-to-get-you-going-at-work/Soundtrack+To+Get+You+Going+At+Work2009-01-05+15%3A00%3A34The+Gimcracker

I need to be inspired to be productive. There is no intrinsic desire within me to work, trust me. There are lots of things that can inspire me to work, most of them having to do with music. We all have playlists of our favorite songs to get us motivated to work, hype us up for sports, or prepare us to party on a Friday night.

There are a lot of good songs out there to listen to for any number of reasons. But there is nothing like a good film score to motivate you. I’ve got plenty of soundtracks queued up in iTunes for just such occasions, and I tap my film score playlist up to 2-3 times per week.

Aquarium

Posted by The Gimcracker in Music on 14. Nov, 2008 | 828Commentshttp://www.thegimcrackmiscellany.com/2008/11/aquarium/Aquarium2008-11-14+19%3A02%3A34The+Gimcracker

So THAT’S the name of this song! I heard it on a Simpsons episode. I didn’t know the name of the episode, so I had to search for “the Simpsons where they spoof The Perfect Storm”. I found out the name of the episode is The Wife Aquatic. Then I searched Google for “simpsons: the [...]

Why I Read “Basic Instructions”

Posted by The Gimcracker in Music, ROFL, Sports, Stuff On The Internet on 09. Oct, 2008 | 801Commentshttp://www.thegimcrackmiscellany.com/2008/10/why-i-read-basic-instructions/Why+I+Read+%22Basic+Instructions%222008-10-09+14%3A05%3A56The+Gimcracker

A while back, a good friend introduced me to the web comic called Basic Instructions. As I’m writing this the website is down, and I’m pretty sure it’s because today’s strip is hilarious and everyone’s reading it. It must have gotten submitted to Digg or something. If you don’t read this comic, you should. I’m [...]

Slo-Mo Face Punching

Posted by The Gimcracker in Amazing, Gaming, Music, ROFL on 29. Sep, 2008 | 794Commentshttp://www.thegimcrackmiscellany.com/2008/09/slo-mo-face-punching/Slo-Mo+Face+Punching2008-09-29+16%3A23%3A56The+Gimcracker

Need I say more? Best video evar. You can view it embedded below, but there’s an even better version of it that I highly recommend here: Slo-Mo Face Punching.

5 Best Uses Of Music In A Commercial

Posted by The Gimcracker in Music, Television, Top Fivers on 24. Sep, 2008 | 772Commentshttp://www.thegimcrackmiscellany.com/2008/09/5-best-uses-of-music-in-a-commercial/5+Best+Uses+Of+Music+In+A+Commercial2008-09-24+19%3A13%3A14The+Gimcracker

You know how the taste of something is like 50% based on smell, and communication is like 90% based on your body language? Well I submit that commercials are 100% based on the background music.

The genius ad agencies are the ones that grab your attention. It’s hard to grab peoples’ attention using visuals since most people look away during the commercials, plus the fact that we’re constantly barraged with visuals as we’re watching TV, so our eyes become used to constant stimulus.

Radiohead @ Deer Creek

Posted by The Gimcracker in Music on 04. Aug, 2008 | 517Commentshttp://www.thegimcrackmiscellany.com/2008/08/radiohead-deer-creek/Radiohead+%40+Deer+Creek2008-08-04+18%3A53%3A09The+Gimcracker

Yes I called it Deer Creek. And the Colts play in the Hoosier Dome, FYI. Plus I still don’t recognize Mizzoora.
This is the first time I have ever seen Radiohead. We were in the pavilion, but we might as well have been in the lawn because of how far back we were. I have never [...]

Top Fiver: TheSixtyOne Bands

Posted by The Gimcracker in Music, Top Fivers on 25. Jul, 2008 | 509Commentshttp://www.thegimcrackmiscellany.com/2008/07/top-fiver-thesixtyone-bands/Top+Fiver%3A+TheSixtyOne+Bands2008-07-25+20%3A51%3A11The+Gimcracker

TheSixtyOne has held me in its musical grip since January and it doesn’t look to be letting go any time soon. I’ve already tried to explain to you why it’s so good. Let me see if I can put it another way in an attempt to lure you into the all-consuming fire.
You know how [...]

Flight Of The Bumblebee pt. 2: Fastest Guitarist In The World

Posted by The Gimcracker in Amazing, Music on 18. Jul, 2008 | 448Commentshttp://www.thegimcrackmiscellany.com/2008/07/flight-of-the-bumblebee-pt-2-fastest-guitarist-in-the-world/Flight+Of+The+Bumblebee+pt.+2%3A+Fastest+Guitarist+In+The+World2008-07-18+15%3A51%3A48The+Gimcracker

It’s Friday. That means multiple posts chocked full of stuff I find on Digg. Hold on to your butts.
If you’ve seen my first post about Flight Of The Bumblebee performances, you know where I’m going with this. There is some new video footage of the fastest guitarist in the world. Officially the fastest. That’s not [...]

Weezer Internet Celebrity Tribute

Posted by The Gimcracker in Music, Stuff On The Internet on 16. Jul, 2008 | 422Commentshttp://www.thegimcrackmiscellany.com/2008/07/weezer-internet-celebrity-tribute/Weezer+Internet+Celebrity+Tribute2008-07-16+20%3A08%3A41The+Gimcracker

Well, I was gonna post about how 99% of cops are complete idiots, but that is going to be a more involved post that I don’t feel like doing right now. In the meantime I stumbled upon a little gem on Digg today. So, here’s a little more light-hearted fun for you:
Step 1: Read this [...]