Without a doubt the best discovery I have made on the internet of late is Gogol Bordello.*
Here they are with ‘Immigraniada’:
Oh, and look, here they are again, ‘When universes collide’:
How ‘bout you? Got any Best of the Internet to share? Videos, critiques, music, blogs, other hidden jewels, they’re all welcome, just leave them below.
*Gratitude to @r0adsideservice (of Jew on this and Colonial Inscriptions) for introducing me to the best thing on the internet.
Well, I’m not sure I can top Gogol Bordello. But, the best thing I found this week is the SpringGun Press journal.
The e-poetry there is quite extraordinary.
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Well, if you wanted to hear the Dr Who theme played on a melodica (and who doesn’t?), this would be the best thing on the internet.
Oh, but we have a new contender …
Thanks for Gogol Bordello. They have to be the best thing on the internet.
I’m bringing civility to this clip-off:
I reckon anything from the film ‘Latcho Drom’ is music for the heart, the head and the soul. Many of the songs are about persecution and even though they’re not in English, you feel the pain and injustice in the music, in the lyrics and in the faces of the people who perform them. You can listen to most of the tracks on YouTube but better still, get the DVD out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS-_W-dOYeo
Or perhaps
If you read this http://bit.ly/c366iO and then watched the clip below
… then you’d appreciate the full genius of this